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Joseph Walker

Joseph Walker

Cinematographer · Died August 1, 1985, aged 92 · Denver, Colorado, USA

Born
August 22, 1892
Died
August 1, 1985 (aged 92)
From
Denver, Colorado, USA
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
42 on MovieCove · 103 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 29% in 30 days

What are Joseph Walker's films like?

Across their 40 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy20 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 91st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure 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
Bonds
34%
Morality
23%
Self
22%
Power
9%
Society
6%
Survival
4%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love18 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 40 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 21 · Serious 13 · Dark 6

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 25 · Stylized 14 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 14 · Charged 21 · Intense 5

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

Steady 23 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 2

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 14 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 13

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 19 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 24 · Engaged 15 · 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 19 · Affecting 14 · Heavy 7

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

Resolved 38 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Warm
16
Romantic
16
Joyful
12
Hopeful
12
Other
35

How their films linger

Feel-good24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy24
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Walker's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 42 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joseph Walker'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

103 credits, 42 with a MovieCove page.

  • Affair in Trinidad(1952)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Marrying Kind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Cinematographer

  • The Mob(1951)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Born Yesterday(1950)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Harriet Craig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Cinematographer

  • Never a Dull Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Cinematographer

  • No Sad Songs for Me(1950)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • A Woman of Distinction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Cinematographer

  • Tell It to the Judge(1949)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Soft Touch(1949)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Dark Past(1948)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Velvet Touch(1948)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Mating of Millie(1948)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Guilt of Janet Ames(1947)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Lady from Shanghai(1947)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • It's a Wonderful Life(1946)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Jolson Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Cinematographer

  • Tars and Spars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Cinematographer

  • She Wouldn't Say Yes(1945)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Roughly Speaking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Cinematographer

  • Together Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Cinematographer

  • The Impatient Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Cinematographer

  • Mr. Winkle Goes to War(1944)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • What a Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Cinematographer

  • First Comes Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Cinematographer

  • A Night to Remember(1942)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • My Sister Eileen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Cinematographer

  • Tales of Manhattan(1942)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • They All Kissed the Bride(1942)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Bedtime Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Cinematographer

  • You Belong to Me(1941)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Here Comes Mr. Jordan(1941)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Penny Serenade(1941)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Arizona(1940)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Too Many Husbands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Cinematographer

  • His Girl Friday(1940)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • This Thing Called Love(1940)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington(1939)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Only Angels Have Wings(1939)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • There's That Woman Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • You Can't Take It with You(1938)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Joy of Living (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • The Awful Truth(1937)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • It Happened in Hollywood(1937)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Lost Horizon(1937)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Theodora Goes Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • Mr. Deeds Goes to Town(1936)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • A Feather in Her Hat(1935)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Girl Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • Love Me Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • Eight Bells (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • Broadway Bill(1934)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Lady Is Willing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Cinematographer

  • One Night of Love(1934)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • It Happened One Night(1934)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Lady for a Day(1933)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Below the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Cinematographer

  • The Bitter Tea of General Yen(1932)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Virtue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Cinematographer

  • American Madness(1932)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Shopworn(1932)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Forbidden(1932)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Deceiver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Cinematographer

  • Platinum Blonde(1931)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Fifty Fathoms Deep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Cinematographer

  • The Miracle Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Cinematographer

  • Lover Come Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Cinematographer

  • Dirigible(1931)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Rain or Shine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Cinematographer

  • Ladies Must Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Cinematographer

  • Ladies of Leisure(1930)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Murder on the Roof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Cinematographer

  • Song of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Cinematographer

  • Flight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Cinematographer

  • The Eternal Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Cinematographer

  • Object: Alimony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Cinematographer

  • The Sideshow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Cinematographer

  • Submarine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Cinematographer

  • Nothing to Wear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Cinematographer

  • The Street of Illusion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Cinematographer

  • Court Martial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Cinematographer

  • Virgin Lips (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Cinematographer

  • Modern Mothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Cinematographer

  • That Certain Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Cinematographer

  • The Isle of Forgotten Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Cinematographer

  • Fire and Steel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Cinematographer

  • Tentacles of the North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Cinematographer

  • The Baited Trap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Cinematographer

  • The Dixie Flyer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Cinematographer

  • North Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Cinematographer

  • The Pleasure Buyers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Cinematographer

  • Fighting Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Cinematographer

  • Clash of the Wolves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Cinematographer

  • My Neighbor's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Cinematographer

  • The Girl on the Stairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Cinematographer

  • The Wise Virgin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Cinematographer

  • What Shall I Do? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Cinematographer

  • Richard the Lion-Hearted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Cinematographer

  • Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Cinematographer

  • The Girl from God's Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Cinematographer

  • A Bear, a Boy and a Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Cinematographer

  • Something New (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Cinematographer

  • Back to God's Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 101 titles from 1919 to 1952.

Biggest box office

Born Yesterday (1950)

$12M worldwide

Highest rated

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography101 of 101: 101 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score72nd

By decade

1910s1 · crew1920s30 · crew1930s35 · crew1940s27 · crew1950s8 · 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 Joseph Walker's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 42; across their 40 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 40

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 40

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 40

Midcredits score across 42 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 42 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved12
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser24
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · cinematographer

They All Kissed the Bride (1942)

77th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 69/100 in their films, across 32 reviewed titles; fans 75, 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 Joseph Walker's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles12–35 · median 29 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles3–21 · median 10 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles0–14 · median 3 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles28–38 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles4–29 · median 17 · mildlighter than most 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 Joseph Walker work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joseph Walker's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Frank Capra shares the most, 14.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers