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George Robinson

Cinematographer · Died August 30, 1958, aged 68 · California, USA

Born
April 2, 1890
Died
August 30, 1958 (aged 68)
From
California, USA
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
58 on MovieCove · 147 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 39% in 30 days

What are George Robinson's films like?

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

Genres

Drama19 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Fantasy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Fantasy movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror 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
27%
Self
18%
Power
9%
Survival
9%
Society
4%
Ideas
1%
Justice16 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds14 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption12 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

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

Light 34 · Serious 13 · Dark 11

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 25 · Stylized 24 · Heightened 9

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

Gentle 22 · Charged 29 · Intense 7

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

Steady 37 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 1

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 24 · Some laughs 19 · Funny 15

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

Slow burn 24 · Even-paced 33 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 40 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 55 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
36
Joyful
18
Dread
15
Thrilling
14
Absurd
12
Other
46

How their films linger

Fun31 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good28 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy38
  • Bittersweet14
  • 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 George Robinson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 58 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for George Robinson'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

147 credits, 58 with a MovieCove page.

  • Joe Dakota(1957)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Night Runner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Cinematographer

  • Gun for a Coward(1956)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Dance with Me, Henry(1956)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Rock, Pretty Baby(1956)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Francis in the Haunted House(1956)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Toy Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Cinematographer

  • The Kettles in the Ozarks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Cinematographer

  • The Square Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Cinematographer

  • Tarantula(1955)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy(1955)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Destry(1954)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Yellow Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Cinematographer

  • Ricochet Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Cinematographer

  • Black Horse Canyon(1954)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde(1953)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The World's Most Beautiful Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Cinematographer

  • Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Cinematographer

  • Lost in Alaska(1952)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Jack and the Beanstalk(1952)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Tales of Robin Hood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Cinematographer

  • Comin' Round the Mountain(1951)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man(1951)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion(1950)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Free For All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Cinematographer

  • Walk a Crooked Mile(1948)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Creeper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Cinematographer

  • Blonde Ice(1948)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Vicious Circle(1948)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • 13 Lead Soldiers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Cinematographer

  • The Challenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Cinematographer

  • Open Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Cinematographer

  • Heading for Heaven(1947)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Slave Girl(1947)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Slightly Scandalous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Cinematographer

  • The Runaround (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Cinematographer

  • The Cat Creeps(1946)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Idea Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Cinematographer

  • The Scarlet Horseman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Cinematographer

  • Frontier Gal(1945)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • House of Dracula(1945)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Naughty Nineties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Cinematographer

  • Sudan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Cinematographer

  • Here Come the Co-eds(1945)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Destiny(1944)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • House of Frankenstein(1944)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Murder in the Blue Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Cinematographer

  • Gypsy Wildcat(1944)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Allergic to Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Cinematographer

  • The Scarlet Claw(1944)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Cobra Woman(1944)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves(1943)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Son of Dracula(1943)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Get Going (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Cinematographer

  • Captive Wild Woman(1943)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Mister Big (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Cinematographer

  • Rhythm of the Islands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Cinematographer

  • It Comes Up Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Cinematographer

  • Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man(1943)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • What We Are Fighting For (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Cinematographer

  • When Johnny Comes Marching Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Cinematographer

  • The Great Impersonation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Cinematographer

  • Madame Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Cinematographer

  • Behind the Eight Ball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Cinematographer

  • The Mummy's Tomb(1942)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Eyes of the Underworld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Cinematographer

  • Sin Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Cinematographer

  • Give Out, Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Cinematographer

  • Drums of the Congo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Cinematographer

  • Top Sergeant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Cinematographer

  • The Falcon Takes Over(1942)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Treat 'Em Rough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Cinematographer

  • Overland Mail(1942)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Son of Monte Cristo(1940)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • If I Had My Way(1940)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Charlie McCarthy, Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Cinematographer

  • Tower of London(1939)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • One Hour to Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Cinematographer

  • Unexpected Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Cinematographer

  • The Sun Never Sets(1939)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • East Side of Heaven(1939)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Son of Frankenstein(1939)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Little Tough Guys in Society(1938)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Service de Luxe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • The Road to Reno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • Young Fugitives(1938)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Wives Under Suspicion(1938)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Sinners in Paradise(1938)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Goodbye Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • You're a Sweetheart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Some Blondes Are Dangerous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Carnival Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • The Man Who Cried Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • The Road Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Night Key(1937)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • When's Your Birthday?(1937)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Plainsman(1936)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Easy to Take (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • Postal Inspector(1936)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Parole! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • Dracula's Daughter(1936)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Sutter's Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • The Invisible Ray(1936)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • 3 Kids and a Queen(1935)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • King Solomon of Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • Diamond Jim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • Chinatown Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • Mister Dynamite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • Mystery of Edwin Drood(1935)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Great Expectations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Cinematographer

  • Gift of Gab (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Cinematographer

  • Million Dollar Ransom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Cinematographer

  • Half a Sinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Cinematographer

  • Glamour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Cinematographer

  • The Poor Rich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Cinematographer

  • Cross Country Cruise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Cinematographer

  • Love, Honor and Oh, Baby! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Cinematographer

  • Playthings of Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Minor Role

  • Her First Mate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Cinematographer

  • Horse Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Cinematographer

  • The Big Cage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • Nagana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Cinematographer

  • Once in a Lifetime(1932)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The All-American (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Cinematographer

  • Racing Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Cinematographer

  • The Spirit of Notre Dame(1931)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • East of Borneo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Cinematographer

  • Homicide Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Cinematographer

  • Drácula(1931)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Don Juan diplomático (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Cinematographer

  • The Will of the Dead Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Cinematographer

  • Hell's Heroes(1929)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • College Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Cinematographer

  • Wild Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Cinematographer

  • Phyllis of the Follies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Cinematographer

  • The Irresistible Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Cinematographer

  • The Wrong Mr. Wright (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Cinematographer

  • The Silent Vow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Cinematographer

  • The Moral Code (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Cinematographer

  • A Plunge from the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as 3rd Foreign Agent

  • Tapped Wires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Actor

  • The Open Track (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as 2nd Counterfeiter

  • The Runaway Boxcar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as Warner - Express Messenger

  • A Railroader's Bravery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as Henry

  • Getting to the Ball Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    Actor

  • The Politician (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as Spike

Career shape

A full career of 146 titles from 1913 to 1957.

Biggest box office

Son of Frankenstein (1939)

$127 worldwide

Highest rated

The Scarlet Claw (1944)

Midcredits 87th

Most popular right now

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting8 of 146: 8 only acting, 0 with another roleCinematography138 of 146: 137 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thOther crew1 of 146: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1910s8 · 7 acting · 1 crew1920s7 · crew1930s57 · 1 acting · 56 crew1940s50 · crew1950s24 · 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 George Robinson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 58; across their 58 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Midcredits score across 58 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th23
  • 25th to 49th23
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 58 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser28
  • Broadly Agreed12
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · cinematographer

3 Kids and a Queen (1935)

76th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

The Scarlet Claw (1944)

Midcredits 87th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 64/100 in their films, across 44 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 51. 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 George Robinson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and profanity run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles29–45 · median 31 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles0–16 · median 3 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles0–3 · median 0 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles14–35 · median 24 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles29–59 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does George Robinson work with?

People who share at least 2 of George Robinson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Frank Skinner shares the most, 13.

Directors

Writers

Actors

  • Bud Abbott9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Bud Abbott
  • Lou Costello9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Lou Costello
  • Lon Chaney Jr.8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Lon Chaney Jr.
  • Boris Karloff6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Boris Karloff

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles