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W. Howard Greene

Career

Active from 1936 to 1956, busiest in 1944 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born
GoodWatch score81/100

Awards

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

  • Academy Awards · Best Cinematography, Color

    1944 · Won · 16th Academy Awards

    Phantom of the Opera

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Cinematography, Color

    1938 · Won

    A Star Is Born

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Academy Honorary Award

    1937 · Won · 9th Academy Awards

    The Garden of Allah

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Cinematography, Color

    1937 · Won

    The Garden of Allah

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Cinematography, Color

    1952 · Nominated · 24th Academy Awards

    When Worlds Collide

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Cinematography, Color

    1943 · Nominated · 15th Academy Awards

    Arabian Nights

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Cinematography, Color

    1943 · Nominated · 15th Academy Awards

    Jungle Book

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Cinematography, Color

    1942 · Nominated · 14th Academy Awards

    Blossoms in the Dust

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Cinematography, Color

    1941 · Nominated · 13th Academy Awards

    North West Mounted Police

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Cinematography, Color

    1940 · Nominated · 12th Academy Awards

    The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
W. Howard Greene Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.9, average 5.4
  • Cringe Humor
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.2, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 5
  • Western 4
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Revenge Story 2
  • Spectacular Visuals 2
  • Jungle Adventure 2
  • Old Hollywood 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Historical Romance 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

37
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

8 titles · average score 59
Meet Mrs. Swenson
Meet Mrs. Swenson (1956)

Director of Photography

The Violent Men
The Violent Men (1955)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

The Girls of Pleasure Island
The Girls of Pleasure Island (1953)

Director of Photography

The Brigand
The Brigand (1952)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

When Worlds Collide
When Worlds Collide (1951)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

Al Jennings of Oklahoma
Al Jennings of Oklahoma (1951)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

Quebec
Quebec (1951)

Director of Photography

High Lonesome
High Lonesome (1950)
GoodWatch score 54

Director of Photography

1940s

16 titles · average score 57
Tycoon
Tycoon (1947)
GoodWatch score 50

Director of Photography

Salome, Where She Danced
Salome, Where She Danced (1945)
GoodWatch score 47

Director of Photography

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

Cobra Woman
Cobra Woman (1944)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

The Climax
The Climax (1944)
GoodWatch score 43

Director of Photography

Can't Help Singing
Can't Help Singing (1944)
GoodWatch score 55

Director of Photography

Phantom of the Opera
Phantom of the Opera (1943)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

Jungle Book
Jungle Book (1942)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

The Shepherd of the Hills
The Shepherd of the Hills (1941)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

Blossoms in the Dust
Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
GoodWatch score 50

Director of Photography

North West Mounted Police
North West Mounted Police (1940)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

Untamed
Untamed (1940)

Director of Photography

1930s

13 titles · average score 68
Jesse James
Jesse James (1939)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

The Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights (1939)

Director of Photography

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
GoodWatch score 73

Assistant Director of Photography

The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence (1938)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

Men with Wings
Men with Wings (1938)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born (1937)
GoodWatch score 81

Director of Photography

Nothing Sacred
Nothing Sacred (1937)
GoodWatch score 75

Director of Photography

Under Southern Stars
Under Southern Stars (1937)

Director of Photography

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

Give Me Liberty
Give Me Liberty (1936)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

Mystery of the Wax Museum
Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
GoodWatch score 79

Additional Camera

Doctor X
Doctor X (1932)
GoodWatch score 71

Camera Operator