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Lew Porter

Composer · Died January 29, 1956, aged 63 · New York City, New York, USA

Born
February 4, 1892
Died
January 29, 1956 (aged 63)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Composer
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 34% in 30 days

What are Lew Porter's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 9th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
57%
Bonds
30%
Self
8%
Society
5%
Justice11 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 13 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 10 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 7 · Charged 7 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 10 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 12 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
9
Tense
8
Hopeful
9
Absurd
4
Warm
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Fun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Lew Porter's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (21).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lew Porter's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

41 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

  • Shadows of Death(1945)

    as Gambler (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Prairie Rustlers(1945)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Blazing Frontier(1943)

    as Man at Auction

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Law of the Saddle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Barfly (uncredited)

  • The Kid Rides Again(1943)

    as Townsman

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Along the Sundown Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Piano Player (uncredited)

  • The Corpse Vanishes(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer

  • Rolling Down the Great Divide(1942)

    Composer · as Barfly (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Black Dragons(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Billy the Kid Trapped(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Wise Guy(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Sheriff of Sage Valley(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Fiesta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Songs

  • The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Barfly

  • Bowery Blitzkrieg(1941)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Billy the Kid in Santa Fe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Composer

  • Invisible Ghost(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Emergency Landing(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Riders from Nowhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • Pride of the Bowery(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Billy the Kid in Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Music Director

  • Boys of the City(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Wild Horse Range(1940)

    Music Director

  • Lightning Strikes West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • Phantom Rancher(1940)

    Music Director

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Cheyenne Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Piano Player

  • Danger Ahead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Songs

  • Billy the Kid's Gun Justice(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • East Side Kids(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • El Diablo Rides (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Piano Player

  • Outlaws' Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Piano Player

  • Code of the Cactus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Piano Player

  • Harlem Rides the Range(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Midnight Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Music Director

  • Six-Gun Rhythm(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Bronze Buckaroo(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Six-Gun Trail(1938)

    as Piano Player

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Songs and Bullets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Songs · as Lew, the piano player

  • The Rangers' Round-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Piano Player

  • Jaws of the Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 34 titles from 1936 to 1945.

Highest rated

Black Dragons (1942)

Midcredits 5th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting14 of 34: 13 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score27thMusic14 of 34: 13 only music, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score13thOther crew8 of 34: 6 only other crew, 2 with another role

By decade

1930s10 · 6 acting · 5 crew1940s24 · 8 acting · 16 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Lew Porter's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 24th percentile, the median of the 22 of 23 with a score; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 27th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

18thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

12thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 22 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · actor, composer

Rolling Down the Great Divide (1942)

73rd percentile spread · 71% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Bowery Blitzkrieg (1941)

Midcredits 63rd · 63% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 48/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Lew Porter work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lew Porter's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Johnny Lange shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers