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Alfred Gilks

Career

Active from 1920 to 1955, busiest in 1920 and 1939 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Old Ironsides
Old Ironsides
GoodWatch score83/100

Awards

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

  • Academy Awards ยท Best Cinematography, Color

    1952 ยท Won ยท 24th Academy Awards

    An American in Paris

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Alfred Gilks Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.0, average 5.5
  • Violence
    1.8, average 4.1
  • Scare
    0.5, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Silent Era 3
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Silent Film 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • 1950s 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

56
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

8 titles ยท average score 67
The Searchers
The Searchers (1956)
GoodWatch score 85

Second Unit Director of Photography

Just What I Needed
Just What I Needed (1955)

Director of Photography

Bright Road
Bright Road (1953)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

An American in Paris
An American in Paris (1951)
GoodWatch score 80

Director of Photography

The Painted Hills
The Painted Hills (1951)
GoodWatch score 32

Director of Photography

Two Weeks with Love
Two Weeks with Love (1950)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

Vendetta
Vendetta (1950)

Director of Photography

Did'ja Know?
Did'ja Know? (1950)

Director of Photography

1940s

2 titles ยท average score 53
You Can't Win
You Can't Win (1948)
GoodWatch score 53

Cinematography, Director of Photography

Mariona Rebull
Mariona Rebull (1947)

Director of Photography

1930s

20 titles ยท average score 59
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939)
GoodWatch score 44

Director of Photography

Calling Dr. Kildare
Calling Dr. Kildare (1939)
GoodWatch score 53

Director of Photography

These Glamour Girls
These Glamour Girls (1939)
GoodWatch score 54

Director of Photography

Dancing Co-Ed
Dancing Co-Ed (1939)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

Thunder in the City
Thunder in the City (1937)
GoodWatch score 47

Director of Photography

The Milky Way
The Milky Way (1936)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

The Sky Parade
The Sky Parade (1936)

Director of Photography

Ruggles of Red Gap
Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)
GoodWatch score 79

Director of Photography

Little Miss Marker
Little Miss Marker (1934)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

The Notorious Sophie Lang
The Notorious Sophie Lang (1934)

Director of Photography

Secrets of the French Police
Secrets of the French Police (1932)
GoodWatch score 62

Director of Photography

A Tailor-Made Man
A Tailor-Made Man (1931)

Director of Photography

1920s

26 titles ยท average score 70
Half Way to Heaven
Half Way to Heaven (1929)

Director of Photography

Sweetie
Sweetie (1929)

Director of Photography

The First Kiss
The First Kiss (1928)

Director of Photography

The Big Killing
The Big Killing (1928)

Director of Photography

Get Your Man
Get Your Man (1927)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

Old Ironsides
Old Ironsides (1926)
GoodWatch score 83

Director of Photography

The Air Mail
The Air Mail (1925)

Director of Photography

Beyond the Rocks
Beyond the Rocks (1922)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

My American Wife
My American Wife (1922)

Director of Photography

The Great Moment
The Great Moment (1921)

Director of Photography

Double Speed
Double Speed (1920)

Director of Photography

Her Beloved Villain
Her Beloved Villain (1920)

Director of Photography