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Floyd Crosby

Floyd Crosby

Cinematographer · Died September 30, 1985, aged 85 · New York City, New York, USA

Born
December 12, 1899
Died
September 30, 1985 (aged 85)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
53 on MovieCove · 83 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 34% in 30 days

What are Floyd Crosby's films like?

Across their 52 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama19 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Horror8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 2nd percentile
: 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
Morality
22%
Self
22%
Bonds
21%
Survival
17%
Power
7%
Society
7%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love13 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity13 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 52 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 18 · Serious 15 · Dark 19

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 27 · Stylized 19 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 12 · Charged 29 · Intense 11

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

A split, not a type: Steady 28 · Shifting 21 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 35 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 8

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

Slow burn 21 · Even-paced 31 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 30 · Engaged 22 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 38 · Open-ended 13 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
41
Dread
15
Melancholic
23
Absurd
9
Joyful
7
Other
36

How their films linger

Fun17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet19
  • Tragic12
  • Ambiguous7
  • 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 Floyd Crosby's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 43 of their 53 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (27).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Floyd Crosby'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

83 credits, 53 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Cool Ones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Cinematographer

  • Fireball 500(1966)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Beach Ball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Cinematographer

  • Sergeant Dead Head(1965)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • How to Stuff a Wild Bikini(1965)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Beach Blanket Bingo(1965)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Pajama Party(1964)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Sex and the College Girl(1964)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Bikini Beach(1964)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Sallah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Cinematographer

  • The Comedy of Terrors(1963)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Haunted Palace(1963)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes(1963)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Black Zoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Cinematographer

  • The Yellow Canary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Cinematographer

  • The Raven(1963)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Terror(1963)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Young Racers(1963)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Tales of Terror(1962)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Terror at Black Falls(1962)

    Cinematographer

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

  • The Broken Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Cinematographer

  • The Premature Burial(1962)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Hand of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Cinematographer

  • The Pit and the Pendulum(1961)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • A Cold Wind in August(1961)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Night Tide(1961)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Operation Bottleneck(1961)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Explosive Generation(1961)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Gambler Wore a Gun(1961)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come(1961)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Two Little Bears(1961)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Freckles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Cinematographer

  • House of Usher(1960)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Blood and Steel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Cinematographer

  • Crime and Punishment, U.S.A.(1959)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Wonderful Country(1959)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Law of the Plainsman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

  • I Mobster(1959)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Wolf Larsen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Cinematographer

  • The Old Man and the Sea(1958)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Screaming Skull(1958)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Cry Baby Killer(1958)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Hot Rod Gang(1958)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • She Gods of Shark Reef(1958)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Teenage Cave Man(1958)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • War of the Satellites(1958)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Machine-Gun Kelly(1958)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Suicide Battalion(1958)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Ride Out for Revenge(1957)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Hell Canyon Outlaws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Cinematographer

  • Teenage Doll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Cinematographer

  • Carnival Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Cinematographer

  • Reform School Girl(1957)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Rock All Night(1957)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Attack of the Crab Monsters(1957)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Naked Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Cinematographer

  • Alaska Lifeboat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Cinematographer

  • Shack Out on 101(1955)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Apache Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Cinematographer

  • The Naked Street(1955)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Five Guns West(1955)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Beast with a Million Eyes(1955)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Fast and the Furious(1954)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Snow Creature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Cinematographer

  • Monster from the Ocean Floor(1954)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Stormy, the Thoroughbred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Cinematographer

  • The Steel Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Cinematographer

  • From Here to Eternity(1953)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Man in the Dark(1953)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • High Noon(1952)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Devil Take Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Cinematographer

  • The Fighter(1952)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Brave Bulls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Cinematographer

  • Heart to Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Cinematographer

  • It's All True (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Cinematographer

  • The Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Additional Director of Photography · Camera Operator

  • Power and the Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Cinematographer

  • The Fight for Life(1940)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • New York to Berlin in Twenty-Six Hours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Cinematographer

  • Matto Grosso, the Great Brazilian Wilderness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • The Nesting of the Sea Turtle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director

  • Tabu: A Story of the South Seas(1931)

    Camera Operator · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 76 titles from 1931 to 1967.

Biggest box office

From Here to Eternity (1953)

$37K worldwide

Highest rated

High Noon (1952)

Midcredits 97th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing2 of 76: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleCinematography75 of 76: 72 only cinematography, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score28thOther crew2 of 76: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

76 titles, 3 with more than one role — cinematography and directing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1930s5 · crew1940s5 · crew1950s38 · crew1960s28 · 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 Floyd Crosby's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 53; across their 52 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 52

Approval · how many liked their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 52

Reach · how many have seen their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 52

Midcredits score across 53 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th22

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 53 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned6
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · cinematographer

The Two Little Bears (1961)

74th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

High Noon (1952)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 58/100 in their films, across 42 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 43. 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 Floyd Crosby's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles36–45 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles5–34 · median 15 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles2–8 · median 5 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles32–55 · median 39 · moderatenear 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 Floyd Crosby work with?

People who share at least 2 of Floyd Crosby's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Roger Corman shares the most, 21.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles