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George Barnes

Career

Active from 1918 to 2025, with a break from 1954 to 2024, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mr. Lucky
Mr. Lucky
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 55 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
George Barnes Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.6, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 17
  • Historical Setting 7
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Historical Drama 6
  • Melodrama 5
  • Nostalgic 5
  • Romantic Comedy 5
  • Silent Film 4
  • Forbidden Love 4
  • Lighthearted 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Early Cinema 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

127
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Housejackers
Housejackers (2025)

Director of Photography

2010s

1 title · average score 75
Ordinary Love
Ordinary Love (2019)
GoodWatch score 75

Second Assistant "A" Camera

1950s

12 titles · average score 65
The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds (1953)
GoodWatch score 76

Director of Photography

Little Boy Lost
Little Boy Lost (1953)
GoodWatch score 69

Cinematography

The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
GoodWatch score 55

Director of Photography

Road to Bali
Road to Bali (1952)
GoodWatch score 66

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Something to Live For
Something to Live For (1952)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

Somebody Loves Me
Somebody Loves Me (1952)
GoodWatch score 75

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Just for You
Just for You (1952)
GoodWatch score 57

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Here Comes the Groom
Here Comes the Groom (1951)
GoodWatch score 60

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Force of Evil
Force of Evil (1950)
GoodWatch score 82

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Let's Dance
Let's Dance (1950)
GoodWatch score 61

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Mr. Music
Mr. Music (1950)
GoodWatch score 56

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Riding High
Riding High (1950)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

1940s

29 titles · average score 66
Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

The File on Thelma Jordon
The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

Good Sam
Good Sam (1948)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

The Boy with Green Hair
The Boy with Green Hair (1948)
GoodWatch score 71

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Sinbad the Sailor
Sinbad the Sailor (1947)
GoodWatch score 70

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Spellbound
Spellbound (1945)
GoodWatch score 79

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The Bells of St. Mary's
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
GoodWatch score 78

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Mr. Lucky
Mr. Lucky (1943)
GoodWatch score 85

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Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre (1943)
GoodWatch score 71

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Meet John Doe
Meet John Doe (1941)
GoodWatch score 74

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Rebecca
Rebecca (1940)
GoodWatch score 83

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The Return of Frank James
The Return of Frank James (1940)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

1930s

42 titles · average score 58
Jesse James
Jesse James (1939)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

Devil's Island
Devil's Island (1939)
GoodWatch score 55

Director of Photography

Stanley and Livingstone
Stanley and Livingstone (1939)
GoodWatch score 62

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Marked Woman
Marked Woman (1937)
GoodWatch score 69

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Black Legion
Black Legion (1937)
GoodWatch score 82

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In Caliente
In Caliente (1935)
GoodWatch score 51

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Dames
Dames (1934)
GoodWatch score 63

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Footlight Parade
Footlight Parade (1933)
GoodWatch score 81

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Blondie of the Follies
Blondie of the Follies (1932)
GoodWatch score 52

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The Wet Parade
The Wet Parade (1932)
GoodWatch score 54

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Five and Ten
Five and Ten (1931)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

Street Scene
Street Scene (1931)
GoodWatch score 80

Director of Photography

1920s

36 titles · average score 65
The Trespasser
The Trespasser (1929)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

Bulldog Drummond
Bulldog Drummond (1929)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

Condemned!
Condemned! (1929)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

Sadie Thompson
Sadie Thompson (1928)
GoodWatch score 77

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Our Dancing Daughters
Our Dancing Daughters (1928)
GoodWatch score 63

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The Love of Sunya
The Love of Sunya (1927)
GoodWatch score 68

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The Son of the Sheik
The Son of the Sheik (1926)
GoodWatch score 71

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The Winning of Barbara Worth
The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926)
GoodWatch score 56

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The Eagle
The Eagle (1925)
GoodWatch score 74

Director of Photography

Zander the Great
Zander the Great (1925)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

Janice Meredith
Janice Meredith (1924)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

Peg o' My Heart
Peg o' My Heart (1922)

Director of Photography

1910s

6 titles
Stepping Out
Stepping Out (1919)

Director of Photography

What Every Woman Learns
What Every Woman Learns (1919)

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The Law of Men
The Law of Men (1919)

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The Virtuous Thief
The Virtuous Thief (1919)

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The Haunted Bedroom
The Haunted Bedroom (1919)

Cinematography

Vive la France!
Vive la France! (1918)

Director of Photography