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Billy Bitzer

Career

Active from 1896 to 1934, busiest in 1909 with 40 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Billy Bitzer Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.9, average 5.4
  • Wit & Wordplay
    1.8, average 3.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Dark Humor
    1.2, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 60
  • Silent Film 24
  • Social Commentary 17
  • Historical Drama 13
  • Historical Setting 11
  • Silent Era 10
  • Silent Film Era 10
  • Melodrama 10
  • Archival Footage 9
  • Nostalgic 8
  • Historical 7
  • Educational 7

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

374
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1930s

2 titles
The Camera Speaks
The Camera Speaks (1934)

Story

Hotel Variety
Hotel Variety (1933)

Director of Photography

1920s

9 titles · average score 67
The Battle of the Sexes
The Battle of the Sexes (1928)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

The Midnight Girl
The Midnight Girl (1925)

Director of Photography

America
America (1924)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

The White Rose
The White Rose (1923)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

Sure-Fire Flint
Sure-Fire Flint (1922)

Director of Photography

Orphans of the Storm
Orphans of the Storm (1921)
GoodWatch score 79

Director of Photography

Way Down East
Way Down East (1920)
GoodWatch score 83

Director of Photography

The Love Flower
The Love Flower (1920)
GoodWatch score 54

Director of Photography

The Idol Dancer
The Idol Dancer (1920)

Director of Photography

1910s

148 titles · average score 59
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl (1919)
GoodWatch score 82

Director of Photography

True Heart Susie
True Heart Susie (1919)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

A Romance of Happy Valley
A Romance of Happy Valley (1919)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

Hearts of the World
Hearts of the World (1918)
GoodWatch score 73

Director of Photography

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
GoodWatch score 85

Director of Photography

The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

Judith of Bethulia
Judith of Bethulia (1914)
GoodWatch score 53

Director of Photography

Home, Sweet Home
Home, Sweet Home (1914)
GoodWatch score 53

Director of Photography

The Avenging Conscience
The Avenging Conscience (1914)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

The Battle at Elderbush Gulch
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch (1913)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

The Musketeers of Pig Alley
The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

The New York Hat
The New York Hat (1912)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

1900s

206 titles · average score 52
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
1776, or The Hessian Renegades (1909)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

A Corner in Wheat
A Corner in Wheat (1909)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

Edgar Allen Poe
Edgar Allen Poe (1909)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

To Save Her Soul
To Save Her Soul (1909)

Director of Photography

They Would Elope
They Would Elope (1909)

Director of Photography

The Sealed Room
The Sealed Room (1909)
GoodWatch score 55

Director of Photography

The Redman's View
The Redman's View (1909)
GoodWatch score 55

Director of Photography

Those Awful Hats
Those Awful Hats (1909)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

The Lonely Villa
The Lonely Villa (1909)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals
The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals (1909)

Director of Photography

Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea (1909)

Director of Photography

The Adventures of Dollie
The Adventures of Dollie (1908)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

1890s

9 titles · average score 45
Panorama from the Tower of the Brooklyn Bridge
Panorama from the Tower of the Brooklyn Bridge (1899)
GoodWatch score 46

Director of Photography, Director

Across Brooklyn Bridge
Across Brooklyn Bridge (1899)

Director

Stealing a Dinner
Stealing a Dinner (1899)

Director of Photography

At the Top of Brooklyn Bridge
At the Top of Brooklyn Bridge (1897)

Director

McKinley at Home, Canton, Ohio
McKinley at Home, Canton, Ohio (1896)
GoodWatch score 45

Director of Photography

Little Egypt
Little Egypt (1896)

Camera Operator

Hard Wash
Hard Wash (1896)

Cinematography

American Falls from Goat Island
American Falls from Goat Island (1896)

Cinematography

American Falls from Luna Island
American Falls from Luna Island (1896)

Cinematography