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Joseph H. August

Career

Active from 1914 to 1948, busiest in 1916 and 1917 with 8 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for All That Money Can Buy
All That Money Can Buy
GoodWatch score87/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

    1949 · Nominated · 21st Academy Awards

    Portrait of Jennie

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

    1940 · Nominated · 12th Academy Awards

    Gunga Din

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joseph H. August Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.6, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 8
  • Early Cinema 7
  • Period Piece 6
  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Romantic Comedy 5
  • Silent Film Era 5
  • Silent Film 4
  • Silent Western 4
  • Redemption 4
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Romantic Drama 3
  • Class Conflict 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

111
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

7 titles · average score 73
Portrait of Jennie
Portrait of Jennie (1948)
GoodWatch score 85

Director of Photography

They Were Expendable
They Were Expendable (1945)
GoodWatch score 72

Director of Photography

The Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway (1942)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

All That Money Can Buy
All That Money Can Buy (1941)
GoodWatch score 87

Director of Photography

Dance, Girl, Dance
Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
GoodWatch score 74

Director of Photography

Primrose Path
Primrose Path (1940)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

Melody Ranch
Melody Ranch (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

1930s

46 titles · average score 62
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
GoodWatch score 75

Director of Photography

Gunga Din
Gunga Din (1939)
GoodWatch score 79

Director of Photography

A Damsel in Distress
A Damsel in Distress (1937)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

Super-Sleuth
Super-Sleuth (1937)
GoodWatch score 42

Director of Photography

Mary of Scotland
Mary of Scotland (1936)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

The Plough and the Stars
The Plough and the Stars (1936)
GoodWatch score 48

Director of Photography

The Whole Town's Talking
The Whole Town's Talking (1935)
GoodWatch score 86

Director of Photography

The Informer
The Informer (1935)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

Sylvia Scarlett
Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

No Greater Glory
No Greater Glory (1934)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

Twentieth Century
Twentieth Century (1934)
GoodWatch score 78

Director of Photography

Men Without Women
Men Without Women (1930)
GoodWatch score 51

Director of Photography

1920s

30 titles · average score 56
Salute
Salute (1929)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

The Black Watch
The Black Watch (1929)
GoodWatch score 38

Director of Photography

Strong Boy
Strong Boy (1929)

Director of Photography

Honor Bound
Honor Bound (1928)

Director of Photography

Napoleon's Barber
Napoleon's Barber (1928)

Director of Photography

The Beloved Rogue
The Beloved Rogue (1927)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

Fig Leaves
Fig Leaves (1926)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

Dante's Inferno
Dante's Inferno (1924)
GoodWatch score 52

Director of Photography

The Vagabond Trail
The Vagabond Trail (1924)

Director of Photography

The Temple of Venus
The Temple of Venus (1923)

Director of Photography

The Cradle of Courage
The Cradle of Courage (1920)

Director of Photography

The Toll Gate
The Toll Gate (1920)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

1910s

28 titles · average score 60
Wagon Tracks
Wagon Tracks (1919)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

Shark Monroe
Shark Monroe (1918)

Director of Photography

'Blue Blazes' Rawden
'Blue Blazes' Rawden (1918)

Director of Photography

He Comes Up Smiling
He Comes Up Smiling (1918)

Director of Photography

The Regenerates
The Regenerates (1917)

Director of Photography

The Silent Man
The Silent Man (1917)

Director of Photography

Hell's Hinges
Hell's Hinges (1916)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

Civilization
Civilization (1916)
GoodWatch score 55

Director of Photography

The Return of Draw Egan
The Return of Draw Egan (1916)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

The Coward
The Coward (1915)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

The Italian
The Italian (1915)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

The Bargain
The Bargain (1914)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography