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Sidney Hickox

Cinematographer · Died May 16, 1982, aged 86 · New York City, New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sidney Hickox, A.S.C. (July 15, 1895 – May 16, 1982) was an American film and television cinematographer. New York City-born Hickox started his film career at the age of 20 as an assistant cameraman at Manhattan's Biograph Studios and quickly became a full-time director of photography with Gloria's Romance in 1916. Following World War I, where he was a photographer for the US Naval Air Service, he relocated to Hollywood and joined the staff of First National Pictures. When the studio was absorbed by Warner Bros. in 1928, he remained there and worked on hundreds of projects until his retirement from feature films. Hickox also directed multiple episodes of the TV series I Love Lucy and The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour during their final seasons, as well as most of the episodes of The Andy Griffith Show during its lengthy run.

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Born
July 15, 1895
Died
May 16, 1982 (aged 86)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
62 on MovieCove · 132 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 15% in 30 days

What are Sidney Hickox's films like?

Across their 58 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama22 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

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

share of theme weight
Morality
32%
Bonds
29%
Self
19%
Survival
8%
Power
6%
Society
3%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love19 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception12 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 58 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 23 · Serious 21 · Dark 14

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 28 · Stylized 25 · Heightened 5

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 8 · Charged 38 · Intense 12

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 24 · Shifting 31 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 30 · Some laughs 19 · Funny 9

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 38 · Relentless 7

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 43 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 29 · Affecting 21 · Heavy 8

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 52 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
41
Melancholic
20
Romantic
17
Joyful
10
Warm
10
Other
48

How their films linger

Bittersweet25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy25
  • Bittersweet27
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous2
  • Other1

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 Sidney Hickox's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 62 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sidney Hickox'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

132 credits, 62 with a MovieCove page.

  • Mayberry R.F.D.(1968)

    Show 5 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • The Andy Griffith Show(1960)

    Show 249 episodes · Cinematographer · as Cameraman

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Man in the Funny Suit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Cinematographer

  • NBC Sunday Showcase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

  • The Texan(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Fountain of Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Cinematographer

  • The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Battle Cry(1955)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Drum Beat(1954)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Them!(1954)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Blowing Wild(1953)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • So You Want to Learn to Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Cinematographer

  • The Winning Team(1952)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Distant Drums(1951)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Fort Worth(1951)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Along the Great Divide(1951)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Lightning Strikes Twice(1951)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The West Point Story(1950)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Three Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Cinematographer

  • The Great Jewel Robber(1950)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • White Heat(1949)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Colorado Territory(1949)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • One Sunday Afternoon(1948)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Fighter Squadron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Cinematographer

  • Silver River(1948)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Dark Passage(1947)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Cheyenne(1947)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Possessed(1947)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Man I Love(1946)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Big Sleep(1946)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Horn Blows at Midnight(1945)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • God Is My Co-Pilot(1945)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • To Have and Have Not(1944)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • I Am an American (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Cinematographer

  • Uncertain Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Cinematographer

  • Northern Pursuit(1943)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Voice That Thrilled the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Cinematographer

  • Edge of Darkness(1943)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Gentleman Jim(1942)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Big Shot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Cinematographer

  • Always in My Heart(1942)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • All Through the Night(1942)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Law of the Tropics(1941)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Underground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Cinematographer

  • Thieves Fall Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Cinematographer

  • The Wagons Roll at Night(1941)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Flowing Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Cinematographer

  • The Man Who Talked Too Much (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Cinematographer

  • Tear Gas Squad(1940)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Doctor Takes a Wife(1940)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Alex in Wonderland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Cinematographer

  • East of the River(1940)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • King of the Lumberjacks(1940)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Return of Doctor X(1939)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Everybody's Hobby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Camera Operator

  • Indianapolis Speedway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Cinematographer

  • The Kid from Kokomo(1939)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Women in the Wind(1939)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Blackwell's Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Cinematographer

  • King of the Underworld(1939)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • British Intelligence(1939)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Secrets of an Actress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • My Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • Men Are Such Fools(1938)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • A Slight Case of Murder(1938)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Missing Witnesses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • First Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Slim(1937)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • San Quentin(1937)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Stolen Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Give Me Your Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • Trailin' West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • Two Against the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • The Case of the Velvet Claws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • The Law in Her Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • Brides Are Like That (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • Freshman Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • I Found Stella Parish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • The Goose and the Gander (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • Special Agent(1935)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Bright Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • Stranded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • Living on Velvet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • The Right to Live(1935)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The St. Louis Kid(1934)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • I Sell Anything (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Cinematographer

  • A Lost Lady(1934)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Dames(1934)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Twenty Million Sweethearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Cinematographer

  • Registered Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Cinematographer

  • Heat Lightning(1934)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Big Shakedown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Cinematographer

  • Female(1933)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Sensation Hunters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Cinematographer

  • The Avenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Cinematographer

  • Mary Stevens, M.D.(1933)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Little Giant(1933)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Central Airport(1933)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Grand Slam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Cinematographer

  • Frisco Jenny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Cinematographer

  • Central Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Cinematographer

  • A Bill of Divorcement(1932)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Purchase Price(1932)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Love is a Racket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Cinematographer

  • So Big! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Cinematographer · Editor

  • The Crowd Roars(1932)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Safe in Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Cinematographer

  • The Sea Ghost(1931)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Convicted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Cinematographer

  • Blonde Crazy(1931)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Last Flight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Cinematographer

  • Too Young to Marry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Cinematographer

  • Demon of the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Cinematographer

  • Party Husband(1931)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Counter-Investigation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Additional Photography

  • Top Speed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Cinematographer

  • Sweet Mama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Cinematographer

  • The Flirting Widow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Cinematographer

  • Those Who Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Cinematographer

  • Strictly Modern (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Cinematographer

  • Footlights and Fools (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Cinematographer

  • Smiling Irish Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Cinematographer

  • Why Be Good? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Cinematographer

  • Synthetic Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Cinematographer

  • Lilac Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Cinematographer

  • Oh Kay! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Cinematographer

  • Sailors' Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Cinematographer

  • Marriage Morals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Cinematographer

  • School Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Cinematographer

  • The Soul of Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Camera Operator

Career shape

A full career of 128 titles from 1921 to 1968.

Biggest box office

The Crowd Roars (1932)

$1.7M worldwide

Highest rated

White Heat (1949)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

The Big Sleep (1946)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 128: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleCinematography125 of 128: 123 only cinematography, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndEditing1 of 128: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew3 of 128: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1920s10 · crew1930s66 · crew1940s31 · crew1950s18 · crew1960s3 · 1 acting · 3 crew

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 Sidney Hickox's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 59; across their 58 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Midcredits score across 62 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th29
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

40 of their 62 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser40
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · cinematographer

Party Husband (1931)

58th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

White Heat (1949)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 63/100 in their films, across 47 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 54. 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.

Is Sidney Hickox's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 5 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 1 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 40 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Sidney Hickox work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sidney Hickox's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jack L. Warner shares the most, 18.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

  • Jack L. Warner18 titles    See newest 12 of 18 shared titles with Jack L. Warner
  • Hal B. Wallis15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Hal B. Wallis
  • Bryan Foy10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Bryan Foy
  • Samuel Bischoff6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Samuel Bischoff