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John Alton

Career

Active from 1933 to 1966, busiest in 1947 with 7 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Raw Deal
Raw Deal
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Alton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 7
  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Film Noir 6
  • Classic Western 4
  • Feel-Good 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Redemption Story 3
  • 1940s Setting 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Mid-Century Realism 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Betrayal 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

98
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

3 titles · average score 63
Birdman of Alcatraz
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
GoodWatch score 80

Director of Photography

Elmer Gantry
Elmer Gantry (1960)
GoodWatch score 86

Director of Photography

12 to the Moon
12 to the Moon (1960)
GoodWatch score 24

Director of Photography

1950s

32 titles · average score 61
The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov (1958)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

The Teahouse of the August Moon
The Teahouse of the August Moon (1957)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

Slightly Scarlet
Slightly Scarlet (1956)
GoodWatch score 51

Director of Photography

Tea and Sympathy
Tea and Sympathy (1956)
GoodWatch score 76

Director of Photography

The Catered Affair
The Catered Affair (1956)
GoodWatch score 44

Director of Photography

The Big Combo
The Big Combo (1955)
GoodWatch score 83

Director of Photography

Passion
Passion (1954)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

Witness to Murder
Witness to Murder (1954)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

Count the Hours!
Count the Hours! (1953)
GoodWatch score 47

Director of Photography

Father's Little Dividend
Father's Little Dividend (1951)
GoodWatch score 75

Director of Photography

Father of the Bride
Father of the Bride (1950)
GoodWatch score 76

Director of Photography

Mystery Street
Mystery Street (1950)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

1940s

44 titles · average score 62
He Walked by Night
He Walked by Night (1949)
GoodWatch score 74

Director of Photography

Reign of Terror
Reign of Terror (1949)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

Border Incident
Border Incident (1949)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

The Crooked Way
The Crooked Way (1949)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

Raw Deal
Raw Deal (1948)
GoodWatch score 86

Director of Photography

Hollow Triumph
Hollow Triumph (1948)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

The Amazing Mr. X
The Amazing Mr. X (1948)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography

T-Men
T-Men (1947)
GoodWatch score 85

Director of Photography

Driftwood
Driftwood (1947)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

The Pretender
The Pretender (1947)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

Bury Me Dead
Bury Me Dead (1947)
GoodWatch score 54

Director of Photography

The Lady and the Monster
The Lady and the Monster (1944)
GoodWatch score 42

Director of Photography

1930s

19 titles · average score 61
Puerta cerrada
Puerta cerrada (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography, Director

Caminito de Gloria
Caminito de Gloria (1939)

Director of Photography

Honeysuckle
Honeysuckle (1938)

Director of Photography

El último encuentro
El último encuentro (1938)

Cinematography

The Bohemian Life
The Bohemian Life (1938)

Director of Photography

El pobre Pérez
El pobre Pérez (1937)

Director of Photography

Palermo
Palermo (1937)

Cinematography

¡Goal!
¡Goal! (1936)

Director of Photography

Loco lindo
Loco lindo (1936)

Director of Photography

Amalia
Amalia (1936)

Cinematography

Escala en la ciudad
Escala en la ciudad (1935)

Director of Photography

The Three Amateurs
The Three Amateurs (1933)

Cinematography