Joseph H. August
Cinematographer · Died September 25, 1947, aged 57 · Idaho Springs, Colorado, USA
Joseph H. August was an American cinematographer and co-founder of the American Society of Cinematographers.
Biography from TMDB.
- April 26, 1890
- September 25, 1947 (aged 57)
- Idaho Springs, Colorado, USA
- Cinematographer
- 31 on MovieCove · 112 credits in all
What are Joseph H. August's films like?
Across their 30 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 28
A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 11 · Dark 12
Grounded 14 · Stylized 14 · Heightened 2
Gentle 4 · Charged 16 · Intense 10
Steady 10 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 3
A split, not a type: Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 1
Casual 18 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 13 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 7
Resolved 29 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy15
- Bittersweet11
- Tragic3
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Joseph H. August's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).
- They Were Expendable (1945) · cinematographer · free
- Hell's Hinges (1916) · cinematographer · free
- Tumbleweeds (1925) · cinematographer · free
- Nurse Edith Cavell (1939) · cinematographer · free
- The Battle of Midway (1942) · cinematographer · free
- The Soldier and the Lady (1937) · cinematographer · free
- The Return of Draw Egan (1916) · cinematographer · free
- Men Without Women (1930) · cinematographer · free
- Melody Ranch (1940) · cinematographer · free
- Up the River (1930) · cinematographer · free
- The Black Watch (1929) · cinematographer · free
Subscription and free streaming for Joseph H. August's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
112 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page.
Portrait of Jennie(1948)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
They Were Expendable(1945)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
The Battle of Midway(1942)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Melody Ranch(1940)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Dance, Girl, Dance(1940)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Primrose Path(1940)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Nurse Edith Cavell(1939)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Man of Conquest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Gunga Din(1939)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Border G-Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
The Saint in New York(1938)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
This Marriage Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
A Damsel in Distress(1937)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Music for Madame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
Super-Sleuth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
There Goes My Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
The Soldier and the Lady(1937)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Sea Devils (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
The Plough and the Stars(1936)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Mary of Scotland(1936)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Every Saturday Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Sylvia Scarlett(1935)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The Informer(1935)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The Whole Town's Talking(1935)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Among the Missing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Black Moon(1934)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Twentieth Century(1934)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Woman Haters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Sisters Under the Skin(1934)
Whirlpool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
No Greater Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Master of Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
Man's Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
As the Devil Commands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
Cocktail Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
Parole Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
No More Orchids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
That's My Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
Vanity Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
Mystery Ranch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
The Silent Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
Charlie Chan's Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
Heartbreak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
The Brat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
The Black Camel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
Quick Millions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
The Seas Beneath(1931)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Up the River(1930)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
On Your Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
Double Cross Roads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
Men Without Women(1930)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Seven Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
Salute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
The Black Watch(1929)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Strong Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
Napoleon's Barber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
The Farmer's Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
Don't Marry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
Honor Bound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
Soft Living (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
Come to My House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)
The Beloved Rogue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)
Fig Leaves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)
The Fighting Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)
Lightnin' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)
Tumbleweeds(1925)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Dante's Inferno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)
The Vagabond Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)
The Temple of Venus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)
Big Dan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)
The Man Who Won (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)
Truxton King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)
A California Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)
Honor First (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)
Arabian Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)
Travelin' On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)
Three Word Brand(1921)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Whistle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)
The Testing Block (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)
The Cradle of Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)
Sand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)
The Toll Gate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)
Wagon Tracks(1919)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
The Money Corral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)
The Poppy Girl's Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)
Branding Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)
He Comes Up Smiling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)
Shark Monroe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)
The Tiger Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)
'Blue Blazes' Rawden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)
The Narrow Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)
The Silent Man(1917)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
The Regenerates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)
The Cold Deck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)
Golden Rule Kate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)
Wolf Lowry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)
The Desert Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)
The Gun Fighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)
The Return of Draw Egan(1916)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
The Dawn Maker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)
The Captive God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)
Civilization (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)
The Aryan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)
The Patriot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)
Hell's Hinges(1916)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Between Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)
The Coward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)
The Disciple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)
The Italian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)
The Bargain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)
Career shape
A full career of 111 titles from 1914 to 1948.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Joseph H. August's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of the 30 of 31 with a score; across their 30 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up9
- 50th to 74th10
- 25th to 49th11
Shape of the crowd
13 of their 30 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved4
- Crowd Pleaser13
- Broadly Agreed9
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the cinematography 72/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 57. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Joseph H. August work with?
People who share at least 2 of Joseph H. August's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Ford shares the most, 10.
Directors
- John FordShared titles: They Were Expendable (1945), The Battle of Midway (1942), Mary of Scotland (1936), The Plough and the Stars (1936), The Informer (1935), The Whole Town's Talking (1935), The Seas Beneath (1931), Men Without Women (1930), Up the River (1930), The Black Watch (1929)See all 10 shared titles with John Ford
- William S. HartShared titles: Tumbleweeds (1925), Three Word Brand (1921), Wagon Tracks (1919), The Silent Man (1917), Hell's Hinges (1916), The Return of Draw Egan (1916)See all 6 shared titles with William S. Hart
- William DieterleShared titles: Portrait of Jennie (1948), The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)See all 3 shared titles with William Dieterle
- George StevensShared titles: Gunga Din (1939), A Damsel in Distress (1937)See all 2 shared titles with George Stevens
Writers
- Dudley NicholsShared titles: The Battle of Midway (1942), Gunga Din (1939), Mary of Scotland (1936), The Plough and the Stars (1936), The Informer (1935), The Seas Beneath (1931), Men Without Women (1930)See all 7 shared titles with Dudley Nichols
- Mortimer OffnerShared titles: The Saint in New York (1938), The Soldier and the Lady (1937), Mary of Scotland (1936), Sylvia Scarlett (1935)See all 4 shared titles with Mortimer Offner
- C. Gardner SullivanShared titles: Tumbleweeds (1925), Wagon Tracks (1919), Hell's Hinges (1916), The Return of Draw Egan (1916)See all 4 shared titles with C. Gardner Sullivan
- Ben HechtShared titles: Portrait of Jennie (1948), Gunga Din (1939), Twentieth Century (1934)See all 3 shared titles with Ben Hecht
Actors
- Robert McKimShared titles: Wagon Tracks (1919), The Silent Man (1917), Hell's Hinges (1916), The Return of Draw Egan (1916)See all 4 shared titles with Robert McKim
- Edward BrophyShared titles: Dance, Girl, Dance (1940), The Soldier and the Lady (1937), The Whole Town's Talking (1935)See all 3 shared titles with Edward Brophy
- Lumsden HareShared titles: Gunga Din (1939), Black Moon (1934), The Black Watch (1929)See all 3 shared titles with Lumsden Hare
- Victor McLaglenShared titles: Gunga Din (1939), The Informer (1935), The Black Watch (1929)See all 3 shared titles with Victor McLaglen
Composers and editors
- Frank E. HullShared titles: They Were Expendable (1945), The Seas Beneath (1931), Up the River (1930)See all 3 shared titles with Frank E. Hull
- Alfred NewmanShared titles: The Battle of Midway (1942), Gunga Din (1939), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)See all 3 shared titles with Alfred Newman
- Robert WiseShared titles: The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941), Dance, Girl, Dance (1940), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)See all 3 shared titles with Robert Wise
- Roy WebbShared titles: The Saint in New York (1938), The Plough and the Stars (1936), Sylvia Scarlett (1935)See all 3 shared titles with Roy Webb
Producers
- Pandro S. BermanShared titles: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939), A Damsel in Distress (1937), The Soldier and the Lady (1937), Mary of Scotland (1936), Sylvia Scarlett (1935)See all 5 shared titles with Pandro S. Berman
- Thomas H. InceShared titles: Wagon Tracks (1919), Hell's Hinges (1916), The Return of Draw Egan (1916)See all 3 shared titles with Thomas H. Ince
- Samuel J. BriskinShared titles: A Damsel in Distress (1937), The Plough and the Stars (1936)See all 2 shared titles with Samuel J. Briskin
- Cliff ReidShared titles: The Plough and the Stars (1936), The Informer (1935)See all 2 shared titles with Cliff Reid