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Luci Ward

Writer · Died November 30, 1969, aged 62 · Ouachita Parish, Monroe, Louisiana, USA

Born
November 30, 1907
Died
November 30, 1969 (aged 62)
From
Ouachita Parish, Monroe, Louisiana, USA
Works as
Writer
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 43 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 26% in 30 days

What are Luci Ward's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Western2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Western 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
58%
Bonds
18%
Society
10%
Self
5%
Power
5%
Survival
5%
Justice12 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 11 · Serious 6 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 12 · Intense 0

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 12 · 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 12 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Thrilling
9
Hopeful
6
Romantic
3
Warm
2
Other
10

How their films linger

Fun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy15
  • Bittersweet1
  • 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 Luci Ward's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Luci 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

43 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Ride to Hangman's Tree(1967)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Rifleman(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Night the World Exploded(1957)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Blackjack Ketchum Desperado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Screenplay

  • Rustlers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Screenplay

  • The Last Bandit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Story

  • Cheyenne Cowboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Frontier Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Screenplay

  • Return of the Bad Men(1948)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Black Bart(1948)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Dick Tracy vs. Cueball(1946)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Badman's Territory(1946)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Frozen Ghost(1945)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Sagebrush Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Screenplay

  • Cowboy from Lonesome River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Screenplay

  • Raiders of Ghost City(1944)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Riding West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Screenplay

  • Sundown Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Screenplay

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

    Writer

  • Calling Wild Bill Elliott (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Story

  • The Fighting Buckaroo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Screenplay

  • Vengeance of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Screenplay

  • Bad Men of the Hills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Screenplay

  • Lawless Plainsmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Screenplay

  • The Lone Star Vigilantes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Beyond the Sacramento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Screenplay

  • The Kansas Terrors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Story

  • The Arizona Kid(1939)

    Original Story · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • New Frontier(1939)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Colorado Sunset(1939)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Mexicali Rose(1939)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Red River Range(1938)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Santa Fe Stampede(1938)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Overland Stage Raiders(1938)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Man from Music Mountain(1938)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Panamint's Bad Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Screenplay

  • Call the Mesquiteers(1938)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Cherokee Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Screenplay

  • Melody for Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Writer

  • Mountain Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Screenplay

  • Land Beyond the Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Screenplay

  • Murder by an Aristocrat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Screenplay

  • The Law in Her Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 43 titles from 1936 to 1967.

Highest rated

Badman's Territory (1946)

Midcredits 54th

Most popular right now

Return of the Bad Men (1948)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing43 of 43: 43 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score38th

By decade

1930s17 · crew1940s22 · crew1950s3 · crew1960s1 · 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 Luci Ward's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 18 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · writer

Call the Mesquiteers (1938)

65th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

The Rifleman (1958)

Midcredits 93rd · 92% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 44/100 and the plot and story 44/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Luci Ward work with?

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

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers