Portrait of Leon Shamroy

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Leon Shamroy

Career

Active from 1926 to 1970, busiest in 1953 with 7 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 64 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Leon Shamroy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.1, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1
  • Crime
    2.2, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 14
  • Historical Drama 8
  • Nostalgic 7
  • Social Commentary 7
  • Character Study 6
  • Historical Setting 6
  • Romantic Comedy 6
  • Melodrama 4
  • Biographical Drama 4
  • Family-Friendly 4
  • Nostalgic Charm 4
  • Tragic Romance 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

110
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title
Prudence and the Chief
Prudence and the Chief (1970)

Director of Photography

1960s

17 titles ยท average score 56
Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes (1968)
GoodWatch score 82

Director of Photography

Skidoo
Skidoo (1968)
GoodWatch score 43

Director of Photography

The Glass Bottom Boat
The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

The Agony and the Ecstasy
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
GoodWatch score 79

Director of Photography

Do Not Disturb
Do Not Disturb (1965)
GoodWatch score 52

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John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965)
GoodWatch score 34

Director of Photography

What a Way to Go!
What a Way to Go! (1964)
GoodWatch score 49

Director of Photography

Cleopatra
Cleopatra (1963)
GoodWatch score 64

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The Cardinal
The Cardinal (1963)
GoodWatch score 56

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Tender Is the Night
Tender Is the Night (1962)
GoodWatch score 58

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Snow White and the Three Stooges
Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961)
GoodWatch score 53

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North to Alaska
North to Alaska (1960)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

1950s

29 titles ยท average score 62
The Bravados
The Bravados (1958)
GoodWatch score 84

Director of Photography

South Pacific
South Pacific (1958)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

The King and I
The King and I (1956)
GoodWatch score 78

Director of Photography

The Girl Can't Help It
The Girl Can't Help It (1956)
GoodWatch score 75

Director of Photography

Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs (1955)
GoodWatch score 43

Director of Photography

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

There's No Business Like Show Business
There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
GoodWatch score 63

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The Egyptian
The Egyptian (1954)
GoodWatch score 63

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The Robe
The Robe (1953)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

The Snows of Kilimanjaro
The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

David and Bathsheba
David and Bathsheba (1951)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
GoodWatch score 76

Director of Photography

1940s

30 titles ยท average score 65
Twelve O'Clock High
Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
GoodWatch score 87

Director of Photography

Forever Amber
Forever Amber (1947)
GoodWatch score 40

Director of Photography

Daisy Kenyon
Daisy Kenyon (1947)
GoodWatch score 75

Director of Photography

Leave Her to Heaven
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
GoodWatch score 81

Director of Photography

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
GoodWatch score 88

Director of Photography

State Fair
State Fair (1945)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village (1944)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

Buffalo Bill
Buffalo Bill (1944)
GoodWatch score 55

Director of Photography

Crash Dive
Crash Dive (1943)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

Stormy Weather
Stormy Weather (1943)
GoodWatch score 84

Director of Photography

The Black Swan
The Black Swan (1942)
GoodWatch score 75

Director of Photography

Roxie Hart
Roxie Hart (1942)
GoodWatch score 74

Director of Photography

1930s

28 titles ยท average score 63
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
GoodWatch score 76

Director of Photography

Made for Each Other
Made for Each Other (1939)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)
GoodWatch score 62

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Second Fiddle
Second Fiddle (1939)
GoodWatch score 56

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The Young in Heart
The Young in Heart (1938)
GoodWatch score 71

Director of Photography

You Only Live Once
You Only Live Once (1937)
GoodWatch score 86

Director of Photography

She Married Her Boss
She Married Her Boss (1935)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

Behold My Wife!
Behold My Wife! (1934)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

Thirty Day Princess
Thirty Day Princess (1934)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

Her Bodyguard
Her Bodyguard (1933)

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At Twelve Midnight
At Twelve Midnight (1933)

Director of Photography

Three Cornered Moon
Three Cornered Moon (1933)
GoodWatch score 51

Director of Photography

1920s

5 titles ยท average score 68
The Telltale Heart
The Telltale Heart (1928)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Director of Photography

The Last Moment
The Last Moment (1928)

Director of Photography

Bitter Sweets
Bitter Sweets (1928)

Cinematography

Land of the Lawless
Land of the Lawless (1927)

Director of Photography

The Trunk Mystery
The Trunk Mystery (1926)

Director of Photography