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Edward Ward

Composer · Died September 26, 1971, aged 71 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Born
April 3, 1900
Died
September 26, 1971 (aged 71)
From
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Works as
Composer
Titles
59 on MovieCove · 126 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 4% in 30 days

What are Edward Ward's films like?

Across their 49 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy22 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th 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
Bonds
40%
Morality
24%
Self
20%
Power
8%
Society
6%
Ideas
1%
Survival
1%
Romantic love18 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth7 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 49 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 37 · Serious 10 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 28 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 22 · Charged 24 · Intense 3

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

Steady 33 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 18 · Funny 17

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

Slow burn 23 · Even-paced 24 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 38 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 47 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
19
Tense
18
Romantic
19
Warm
17
Hopeful
11
Other
41

How their films linger

Feel-good28 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy37
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic1

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 Edward Ward's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 59 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on MGM+ (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Edward Ward'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

126 credits, 59 with a MovieCove page.

  • Man of a Thousand Faces(1957)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion(1950)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Babe Ruth Story(1948)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Copacabana(1947)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • It Happened on Fifth Avenue(1947)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Salome, Where She Danced(1945)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Climax(1944)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Gypsy Wildcat(1944)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Ghost Catchers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Composer

  • Cobra Woman(1944)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves(1943)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Phantom of the Opera(1943)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Nazty Nuisance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Composer

  • Yanks Ahoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Composer

  • Prairie Chickens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Composer

  • Taxi, Mister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Composer

  • Fall In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer

  • The Devil with Hitler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer

  • Flying with Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer · Songs

  • About Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer

  • Dudes Are Pretty People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer

  • Brooklyn Orchid(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Hay Foot(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

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

    Composer · Songs

  • Miss Polly(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • All-American Co-Ed(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Tanks a Million(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Whistling in the Dark(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Cheers for Miss Bishop(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Mr. & Mrs. Smith(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Son of Monte Cristo(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Dance, Girl, Dance(1940)

    Composer · Music Director · Songs

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Kit Carson(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Congo Maisie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • Third Finger, Left Hand(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Young Tom Edison(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Remember? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • Nick Carter, Master Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • Another Thin Man(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Bad Little Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • Thunder Afloat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • Blackmail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • The Women(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • These Glamour Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Stronger Than Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • Maisie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • 6,000 Enemies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Music Score Producer

  • It's a Wonderful World(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Broadway Serenade(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • They All Come Out(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The City of Little Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Composer

  • Man's Greatest Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Composer

  • The Shining Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Composer

  • Hot on Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Composer

  • Vacation from Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Composer

  • Boys Town(1938)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Chaser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Composer

  • The Shopworn Angel(1938)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Lord Jeff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Composer

  • The Toy Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Composer

  • Paradise for Three (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Composer

  • Hold That Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Composer

  • A Yank at Oxford(1938)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Mannequin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Composer

  • Love Is a Headache(1938)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Navy Blue and Gold(1937)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Last Gangster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Composer

  • Live, Love and Learn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Composer

  • Double Wedding(1937)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Women Men Marry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Composer

  • Saratoga(1937)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Night Must Fall(1937)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Good Old Soak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Composer

  • Night Key(1937)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Maytime(1937)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Mama Steps Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Composer

  • Man of the People(1937)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • After the Thin Man(1936)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Sinner Take All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Composer

  • Annie Laurie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Composer

  • The Longest Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Composer

  • Sworn Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Music Score Producer

  • Postal Inspector(1936)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Women Are Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Composer

  • The Devil-Doll(1936)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • San Francisco(1936)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Dracula's Daughter(1936)

    Conductor · Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Absolute Quiet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Additional Music

  • Moonlight Murder(1936)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Wife vs. Secretary(1936)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Perfect Set-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Composer

  • Exclusive Story(1936)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Riffraff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Composer

  • Speed(1936)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Whipsaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Composer

  • Kind Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Composer

  • The Bishop Misbehaves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Composer

  • China Seas(1935)

    Compositor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • No More Ladies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Composer

  • Public Hero Number 1(1935)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Murder in the Fleet(1935)

    Additional Music

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Baby Face Harrington (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Composer

  • Two Hearts in Wax Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Composer

  • Times Square Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Score Engineer

  • Memories and Melodies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Composer

  • Mystery of Edwin Drood(1935)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Composer

  • Ah Wilderness!(1935)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Here Comes the Band(1935)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Cheating Cheaters(1934)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Great Expectations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • Gift of Gab (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • Million Dollar Ransom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer · Music Director

  • Romance in the Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • Let’s Be Ritzy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • The Vanishing Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • Uncertain Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • The Countess of Monte Cristo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • Beggars in Ermine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Composer

  • I Like It That Way(1934)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hypnotized (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Composer

  • A Fool's Advice(1932)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Kismet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Composer

  • The Song of the Flame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Songs

Career shape

A full career of 116 titles from 1930 to 1957.

Biggest box office

Another Thin Man (1939)

$4.8M worldwide

Highest rated

After the Thin Man (1936)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Phantom of the Opera (1943)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music111 of 116: 106 only music, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thOther crew10 of 116: 5 only other crew, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score54th

116 titles, 5 with more than one role — music and other crew overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1930s83 · crew1940s31 · crew1950s2 · 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 Edward Ward's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 59; across their 49 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Reach · how many have seen their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Midcredits score across 59 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 59 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser28
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · composer

Cheating Cheaters (1934)

90th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

After the Thin Man (1936)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 59/100 in their films, across 30 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 44. 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.

Is Edward Ward's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 9 · minimalMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Edward Ward work with?

People who share at least 2 of Edward Ward's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hunt Stromberg shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles