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William C. Foster

Career

Active from 1916 to 1921, busiest in 1917 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Immigrant
The Immigrant
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William C. Foster Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.6, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.1, average 5.5
  • Family Dynamics
    2.0, average 4.8
  • Scare
    0.5, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Silent Film 4
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Physical Humor 3
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Silent Era Slapstick 2
  • Slapstick Comedy 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Historical Cinema 2
  • Early 20th Century 2
  • Melancholy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

24
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1920s

5 titles · average score 56
Too Wise Wives
Too Wise Wives (1921)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

Oliver Twist, Jr.
Oliver Twist, Jr. (1921)

Director of Photography

What's Worth While?
What's Worth While? (1921)

Director of Photography

When Dawn Came
When Dawn Came (1920)

Director of Photography

The Corsican Brothers
The Corsican Brothers (1920)

Director of Photography

1910s

19 titles · average score 69
The Man Who Turned White
The Man Who Turned White (1919)

Director of Photography

The Man Hunter
The Man Hunter (1919)

Director of Photography

True Blue
True Blue (1918)

Director of Photography

The Immigrant
The Immigrant (1917)
GoodWatch score 77

Director of Photography

The Adventurer
The Adventurer (1917)
GoodWatch score 71

Director of Photography

The Cure
The Cure (1917)
GoodWatch score 72

Director of Photography

A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities (1917)

Director of Photography

One A.M.
One A.M. (1916)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

The Rink
The Rink (1916)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

The Vagabond
The Vagabond (1916)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

The Floorwalker
The Floorwalker (1916)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

The Count
The Count (1916)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography