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Sol Polito

Career

Active from 1914 to 1949, busiest in 1932 and 1934 with 8 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Angels with Dirty Faces
Angels with Dirty Faces
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 51 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sol Polito Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6
  • Fantasy
    0.8, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 10
  • Historical Drama 8
  • Romantic Comedy 7
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Character-Driven 6
  • Historical Setting 6
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Tragic Romance 3
  • Silent Film 3
  • Mistaken Identity 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

128
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

24 titles ยท average score 67
Sorry, Wrong Number
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
GoodWatch score 79

Director of Photography

The Long Night
The Long Night (1947)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

A Stolen Life
A Stolen Life (1946)
GoodWatch score 71

Director of Photography

Cloak and Dagger
Cloak and Dagger (1946)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

The Corn Is Green
The Corn Is Green (1945)
GoodWatch score 74

Director of Photography

Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
GoodWatch score 83

Director of Photography

This Is the Army
This Is the Army (1943)
GoodWatch score 55

Director of Photography

Now, Voyager
Now, Voyager (1942)
GoodWatch score 78

Director of Photography

Sergeant York
Sergeant York (1941)
GoodWatch score 79

Director of Photography

The Sea Wolf
The Sea Wolf (1941)
GoodWatch score 78

Director of Photography

The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk (1940)
GoodWatch score 86

Director of Photography

Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail (1940)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

1930s

60 titles ยท average score 63
Dodge City
Dodge City (1939)
GoodWatch score 85

Director of Photography

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

Director of Photography

The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
GoodWatch score 89

Director of Photography

Angels with Dirty Faces
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
GoodWatch score 90

Director of Photography

The Petrified Forest
The Petrified Forest (1936)
GoodWatch score 84

Director of Photography

The Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

'G' Men
'G' Men (1935)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

In Caliente
In Caliente (1935)
GoodWatch score 51

Director of Photography

Wonder Bar
Wonder Bar (1934)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

Gold Diggers of 1933
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
GoodWatch score 89

Director of Photography

42nd Street
42nd Street (1933)
GoodWatch score 79

Director of Photography

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
GoodWatch score 77

Director of Photography

1920s

32 titles ยท average score 62
Seven Footprints to Satan
Seven Footprints to Satan (1929)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

The Man and the Moment
The Man and the Moment (1929)

Director of Photography

Broadway Babies
Broadway Babies (1929)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

Scarlet Seas
Scarlet Seas (1928)

Director of Photography

Burning Daylight
Burning Daylight (1928)

Director of Photography

Heart to Heart
Heart to Heart (1928)

Director of Photography

The Border Patrol
The Border Patrol (1928)

Director of Photography

Gun Gospel
Gun Gospel (1927)

Director of Photography

Soft Shoes
Soft Shoes (1925)

Director of Photography

Roaring Rails
Roaring Rails (1924)

Director of Photography

The Price of Redemption
The Price of Redemption (1920)

Director of Photography

Alias Jimmy Valentine
Alias Jimmy Valentine (1920)

Director of Photography

1910s

12 titles
In Wrong
In Wrong (1919)

Director of Photography

Should a Woman Tell?
Should a Woman Tell? (1919)

Director of Photography

Burglar by Proxy
Burglar by Proxy (1919)

Director of Photography

Bill Apperson's Boy
Bill Apperson's Boy (1919)

Director of Photography

Who Loved Him Best?
Who Loved Him Best? (1918)

Director of Photography

Her Second Husband
Her Second Husband (1917)

Camera Operator

Fruits of Desire
Fruits of Desire (1916)

Director of Photography

Fate's Boomerang
Fate's Boomerang (1916)

Director of Photography

The World Against Him
The World Against Him (1916)

Director of Photography

The Cotton King
The Cotton King (1915)

Director of Photography

The Butterfly
The Butterfly (1915)

Director of Photography

Rip Van Winkle
Rip Van Winkle (1914)

Director of Photography