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David Lewis

Producer · Died March 13, 1987, aged 83 · Trinidad, Colorado, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia David Lewis (14 December 1903 in Trinidad, Colorado – 13 March 1987 in Los Angeles), born David Levy, was a prominent Hollywood film producer in the 1940s and 1950s, who produced such films as Dark Victory (1939), Arch of Triumph (1948), and Raintree County (1957). He worked for Warner Brothers, Paramount and M-G-M and was elected a vice president of Enterprise Productions, Inc. in 1946. He was also the longtime companion of director James Whale from 1930 to 1952. Although they were separated at the time of Whale's death in 1957, Lewis later released the contents of Whale's suicide note. Whale was cremated per his request and his ashes were interred in the Columbarium of Memory at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale. When David Lewis died in 1987, his executor and Whale biographer James Curtis had his ashes interred in a niche across from Whale's. Lewis was portrayed in the 1998 film Gods and Monsters by David Dukes.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 14, 1903
Died
March 13, 1987 (aged 83)
From
Trinidad, Colorado, USA
Works as
Producer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 34 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 18% in 30 days

What are David Lewis' films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
34%
Morality
28%
Self
16%
Survival
12%
Power
8%
Society
3%
Romantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 13

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 9 · Intense 7

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 2

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

A split, not a type: Casual 8 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 11

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

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
15
Tense
12
Romantic
8
Hopeful
4
Bittersweet
3
Other
5

How their films linger

Bittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic5

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 David Lewis' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Lewis' 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

34 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • Static Codes(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Dangerous Curves(1988)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Le Feu sacré (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Producer

  • More(1969)

    Executive Producer · Presenter

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Raintree County(1957)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Seventh Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Producer

  • The End of the Affair(1955)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Arch of Triumph(1948)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Other Love(1947)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Tomorrow Is Forever(1946)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • It's a Pleasure(1945)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Frenchman's Creek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Associate Producer

  • Till We Meet Again(1944)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Kings Row(1942)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • In This Our Life(1942)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • 'Til We Meet Again(1940)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • All This, and Heaven Too(1940)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Each Dawn I Die(1939)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Dark Victory(1939)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Four's a Crowd(1938)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Men Are Such Fools(1938)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Camille(1936)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

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

    Associate Producer

  • Stingaree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Associate Producer

  • Where Sinners Meet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Associate Producer

  • Two Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Associate Producer

  • Blind Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Associate Producer

  • Headline Shooter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Associate Producer

  • Cross Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Associate Producer

  • Scarlet River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Associate Producer

  • The Cheyenne Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Associate Producer

  • Son of the Border(1933)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Come on Danger! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Writer

  • Sinners' Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Story

Career shape

A full career of 30 titles from 1928 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Kings Row (1942)

$5.1M worldwide

Highest rated

Dark Victory (1939)

Midcredits 92nd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing2 of 30: 2 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing27 of 30: 26 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thCinematography1 of 30: 1 only cinematography, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 30: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1920s1 · crew1930s15 · crew1940s7 · crew1950s3 · crew1960s1 · crew1970s1 · crew1980s1 · crew2020s1 · 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 David Lewis' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · cinematographer

Dangerous Curves (1988)

59th percentile spread · 64% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Dark Victory (1939)

Midcredits 92nd · 82% liked

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 David Lewis work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Lewis' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hal B. Wallis shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers