- Editing films
- 19
- Editing avg
- 7.02
- Peak run
- 1946’53
- 7+ run
- 3 films
Editing films, by TMDB rating
The career
Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.
As an editor, films with 25+ votes
William by the numbers
Average
7.02
14 rated films
Vote weighted
7.15
bigger films count more
Median
7.0
half are better
Consistency
±0.65
rating spread
Career
26y
1934 to 1959
Total votes
8.47K
across every film
Best
8.3
It's a Wonderful Life
Worst
5.8
The Quiet American
Newest first
Filmography
| 1959 |  Suddenly, Last Summer | 7.3 | 329 |
| 1959 |  A Hole in the Head | 6.2 | 53 |
| 1958 |  I Want to Live! | 7.0 | 123 |
| 1958 |  The Quiet American | 5.8 | 34 |
| 1956 |  Giant | 7.6 | 781 |
| 1954 |  The Barefoot Contessa | 6.8 | 287 |
| 1953 |  Act of Love | · | 9 |
| 1953 |  Shane | 7.3 | 715 |
| 1952 |  Something to Live For | · | 9 |
| 1951 |  A Place in the Sun | 7.3 | 431 |
| 1950 | Riding High | · | 8 |
| 1949 |  The Heiress | 7.8 | 290 |
| 1948 |  State of the Union | 6.8 | 77 |
| 1947 |  Singapore | · | 22 |
| 1946 |  It's a Wonderful Life | 8.3 | 5,098 |
| 1943 |  Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia | 6.8 | 36 |
| 1943 |  Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer | · | 18 |
| 1942 |  Why We Fight: Prelude to War | 6.4 | 74 |
| 1934 |  The Scarlet Pimpernel | 7.0 | 72 |
Takes
On William Hornbeck
4 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Film Editing · Academy Awards 1959William Hornbeck
- NominatedBest Film Editing · Academy Awards 1957William Hornbeck, Philip W. Anderson, Fred Bohanan
- WonBest Film Editing · Academy Awards 1952William Hornbeck
- NominatedBest Film Editing · Academy Awards 1947William Hornbeck