Portrait of John F. Seitz

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John F. Seitz

Career

Active from 1916 to 1960, with up to 8 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 62 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John F. Seitz Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.2, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 14
  • Historical Drama 12
  • Melodrama 10
  • Historical Setting 8
  • Nostalgic 8
  • Character-Driven 7
  • Social Commentary 7
  • Romance 6
  • Class Conflict 6
  • Classic Film Noir 5
  • Forbidden Love 5
  • 1930s 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

158
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title ยท average score 39
Guns of the Timberland
Guns of the Timberland (1960)
GoodWatch score 39

Director of Photography

1950s

27 titles ยท average score 57
The Man in the Net
The Man in the Net (1959)
GoodWatch score 49

Director of Photography

The Badlanders
The Badlanders (1958)
GoodWatch score 54

Director of Photography

Santiago
Santiago (1956)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

Many Rivers to Cross
Many Rivers to Cross (1955)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan (1954)
GoodWatch score 63

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Invaders from Mars
Invaders from Mars (1953)
GoodWatch score 73

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The Savage
The Savage (1952)
GoodWatch score 64

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Botany Bay
Botany Bay (1952)
GoodWatch score 64

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When Worlds Collide
When Worlds Collide (1951)
GoodWatch score 56

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Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
GoodWatch score 91

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Appointment with Danger
Appointment with Danger (1950)
GoodWatch score 51

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Captain Carey, U.S.A.
Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1950)
GoodWatch score 44

Director of Photography

1940s

29 titles ยท average score 65
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby (1949)
GoodWatch score 41

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The Big Clock
The Big Clock (1948)
GoodWatch score 88

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Night Has a Thousand Eyes
Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948)
GoodWatch score 76

Director of Photography

The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend (1945)
GoodWatch score 77

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Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity (1944)
GoodWatch score 90

Director of Photography

Casanova Brown
Casanova Brown (1944)
GoodWatch score 56

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The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)
GoodWatch score 78

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Hail the Conquering Hero
Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
GoodWatch score 86

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Five Graves to Cairo
Five Graves to Cairo (1943)
GoodWatch score 87

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This Gun for Hire
This Gun for Hire (1942)
GoodWatch score 84

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The Moon and Sixpence
The Moon and Sixpence (1942)
GoodWatch score 59

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Sullivan's Travels
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
GoodWatch score 86

Director of Photography

1930s

59 titles ยท average score 62
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

Madame X
Madame X (1937)
GoodWatch score 60

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Navy Blue and Gold
Navy Blue and Gold (1937)
GoodWatch score 60

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Captain January
Captain January (1936)
GoodWatch score 77

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Poor Little Rich Girl
Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)
GoodWatch score 72

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Curly Top
Curly Top (1935)
GoodWatch score 68

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Our Little Girl
Our Little Girl (1935)
GoodWatch score 52

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The Littlest Rebel
The Littlest Rebel (1935)
GoodWatch score 78

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The Farmer Takes a Wife
The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935)
GoodWatch score 63

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Mr. Skitch
Mr. Skitch (1933)

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Ladies They Talk About
Ladies They Talk About (1933)
GoodWatch score 62

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Careless Lady
Careless Lady (1932)

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1920s

30 titles ยท average score 63
The Squall
The Squall (1929)
GoodWatch score 45

Director of Photography

The Patsy
The Patsy (1928)
GoodWatch score 87

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The Trail of '98
The Trail of '98 (1928)
GoodWatch score 65

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Adoration
Adoration (1928)

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Across to Singapore
Across to Singapore (1928)
GoodWatch score 66

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The Divine Lady
The Divine Lady (1928)
GoodWatch score 45

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The Fair Co-Ed
The Fair Co-Ed (1927)
GoodWatch score 62

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The Magician
The Magician (1926)
GoodWatch score 56

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Scaramouche
Scaramouche (1923)
GoodWatch score 71

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The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda (1922)
GoodWatch score 65

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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
GoodWatch score 78

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The Conquering Power
The Conquering Power (1921)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

1910s

12 titles
The Westerners
The Westerners (1919)

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Beauty and the Rogue
Beauty and the Rogue (1918)

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Up Romance Road
Up Romance Road (1918)

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Powers That Prey
Powers That Prey (1918)

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The Serpent's Tooth
The Serpent's Tooth (1917)

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Whose Wife?
Whose Wife? (1917)

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Souls in Pawn
Souls in Pawn (1917)

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The Mate of the Sally Ann
The Mate of the Sally Ann (1917)

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The Bride's Silence
The Bride's Silence (1917)

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A Game of Wits
A Game of Wits (1917)

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The Ranger of Lonesome Gulch
The Ranger of Lonesome Gulch (1916)

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The Quagmire
The Quagmire (1916)

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