- Writing films
- 25
- Writing avg
- 6.53
- Oscar wins
- 1 of 1
Writing films, by TMDB rating
The career
Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.
As a writer, films with 25+ votes
William by the numbers
Average
6.53
3 rated films
Vote weighted
6.54
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.31
rating spread
Career
24y
1938 to 1961
Total votes
559
across every film
Best
6.8
Love Crazy
Worst
6.2
Love Finds Andy Hardy
Newest first
Filmography
| 1961 |  Back Street | · | 19 |
| 1957 |  Gun Glory | · | 21 |
| 1957 |  Ten Thousand Bedrooms | · | 8 |
| 1955 |  Oklahoma! | 6.6 | 197 |
| 1955 |  Interrupted Melody | · | 13 |
| 1955 |  Hit the Deck | · | 17 |
| 1954 |  Athena | · | 8 |
| 1954 |  The Student Prince | · | 16 |
| 1952 |  The Merry Widow | · | 12 |
| 1951 |  It's a Big Country | · | 9 |
| 1951 | The Great Caruso | · | 20 |
| 1950 |  Shadow on the Wall | · | 19 |
| 1949 |  Challenge to Lassie | · | 19 |
| 1949 |  The Sun Comes Up | · | 6 |
| 1948 |  Hills of Home | · | 18 |
| 1946 |  Love Laughs at Andy Hardy | · | 14 |
| 1944 |  An American Romance | · | 11 |
| 1944 |  Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble | · | 10 |
| 1942 |  Journey for Margaret | · | 20 |
| 1941 |  Love Crazy | 6.8 | 39 |
Better together?
William Ludwig's regulars
- Richard ThorpeWriter · 7 films
- George B. SeitzWriter · 4 films · 6.20 avg▼−0.21
- Curtis BernhardtWriter · 2 films
- Roy RowlandWriter · 2 films
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: Richard Thorpe and William Ludwig movies · George B. Seitz and William Ludwig movies · Curtis Bernhardt and William Ludwig movies · Roy Rowland and William Ludwig movies
Takes
On William Ludwig
1 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- WonBest Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1956William Ludwig, Sonya Levien