Daniel L. Fapp
Cinematographer · Died July 19, 1986, aged 82 · Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Daniel L. Fapp, A.S.C. (April 21, 1904 – July 19, 1986) was an American cinematographer, best known as director of photography for West Side Story (1961), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Cinematography, and The Great Escape (1963). He also was nominated for Academy Awards for his cinematography for Desire Under the Elms (1958), The Five Pennies (1959), One, Two, Three (1961), The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964), Ice Station Zebra (1968) and Marooned (1969). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 21, 1904
- July 19, 1986 (aged 82)
- Kansas City, Kansas, USA
- Cinematographer
- 53 on MovieCove · 84 credits in all
What are Daniel L. Fapp's films like?
Across their 49 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
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 2 · Wry 2 · Earnest 44
Light 31 · Serious 9 · Dark 9
Grounded 19 · Stylized 24 · Heightened 6
A split, not a type: Gentle 21 · Charged 18 · Intense 10
Steady 27 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 5
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 25
Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 31 · Relentless 2
Casual 33 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 32 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 8
Resolved 44 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy29
- Bittersweet16
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous2
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 Daniel L. Fapp's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 53 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Daniel L. Fapp'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
84 credits, 53 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Marooned(1969)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
5 Card Stud(1968)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Ice Station Zebra(1968)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Sweet November(1968)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Double Trouble(1967)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Spinout(1966)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Lord Love a Duck(1966)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Our Man Flint(1966)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
I'll Take Sweden(1965)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
The Pleasure Seekers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Send Me No Flowers(1964)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Move Over, Darling(1963)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Fun in Acapulco(1963)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
A New Kind of Love(1963)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
The Great Escape(1963)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
The Pigeon That Took Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
One, Two, Three(1961)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
West Side Story(1961)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Bachelor Flat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Let's Make Love(1960)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
All the Young Men(1960)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Li'l Abner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
The Five Pennies(1959)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Trap(1959)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Kings Go Forth(1958)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Desire Under the Elms(1958)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
The Devil's Hairpin(1957)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Joker Is Wild(1957)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Hollywood or Bust(1956)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Pardners(1956)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
The Birds and the Bees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Artists and Models(1955)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
You're Never Too Young(1955)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
The Far Horizons(1955)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Run for Cover(1955)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Living It Up(1954)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Knock on Wood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Money from Home(1953)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
The Caddy(1953)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Jumping Jacks(1952)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Anything Can Happen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Sailor Beware(1952)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
The Stooge(1951)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Darling, How Could You!(1951)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
The Lemon Drop Kid(1951)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Union Station(1950)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
No Man of Her Own(1950)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
September Affair(1950)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Song of Surrender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Red, Hot and Blue(1949)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Sorrowful Jones(1949)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Bride of Vengeance(1949)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Dream Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Hazard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Golden Earrings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
Easy Come, Easy Go(1947)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Suddenly It's Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
To Each His Own(1946)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Hold That Blonde!(1945)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Kitty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
You Came Along (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
And Now Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
Henry Aldrich Swings It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Lady Bodyguard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
My Heart Belongs to Daddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
Priorities on Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
Henry and Dizzy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
True to the Army (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
Glamour Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
World Premiere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
Thirty Day Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Shanghai Express(1932)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
This Reckless Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
Rich Man's Folly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
Huckleberry Finn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
The Wild Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
Career shape
A full career of 83 titles from 1929 to 1969.
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 Daniel L. Fapp's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 53; across their 49 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up14
- 50th to 74th24
- 25th to 49th12
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
33 of their 53 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved4
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser33
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed10
Reviewers score the cinematography 63/100 in their films, across 37 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 52. 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 Daniel L. Fapp's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Daniel L. Fapp work with?
People who share at least 2 of Daniel L. Fapp's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dean Martin shares the most, 11.
Directors
- Norman TaurogShared titles: Double Trouble (1967), Spinout (1966), Pardners (1956), You're Never Too Young (1955), Living It Up (1954), The Caddy (1953), Jumping Jacks (1952), The Stooge (1951)See all 8 shared titles with Norman Taurog
- John SturgesShared titles: Marooned (1969), Ice Station Zebra (1968), The Great Escape (1963)See all 3 shared titles with John Sturges
- Mitchell LeisenShared titles: Darling, How Could You! (1951), No Man of Her Own (1950), Bride of Vengeance (1949)See all 3 shared titles with Mitchell Leisen
- Melville ShavelsonShared titles: A New Kind of Love (1963), The Five Pennies (1959), Living It Up (1954), Sorrowful Jones (1949)See all 4 shared titles with Melville Shavelson
Writers
- Hal KanterShared titles: Move Over, Darling (1963), Let's Make Love (1960), Artists and Models (1955), Money from Home (1953)See all 4 shared titles with Hal Kanter
- Jack RoseShared titles: The Five Pennies (1959), Living It Up (1954), Sorrowful Jones (1949)See all 3 shared titles with Jack Rose
- Edmund L. HartmannShared titles: The Caddy (1953), The Lemon Drop Kid (1951), Sorrowful Jones (1949)See all 3 shared titles with Edmund L. Hartmann
- James B. AllardiceShared titles: Money from Home (1953), Jumping Jacks (1952), Sailor Beware (1952)See all 3 shared titles with James B. Allardice
Actors
- Dean MartinShared titles: 5 Card Stud (1968), Hollywood or Bust (1956), Pardners (1956), Artists and Models (1955), You're Never Too Young (1955), Living It Up (1954), Money from Home (1953), The Caddy (1953), Jumping Jacks (1952), Sailor Beware (1952), The Stooge (1951)See all 11 shared titles with Dean Martin
- Jerry LewisShared titles: Hollywood or Bust (1956), Pardners (1956), Artists and Models (1955), You're Never Too Young (1955), Living It Up (1954), Money from Home (1953), The Caddy (1953), Jumping Jacks (1952), Sailor Beware (1952), The Stooge (1951)See all 10 shared titles with Jerry Lewis
- Fred ClarkShared titles: Move Over, Darling (1963), Living It Up (1954), The Caddy (1953), The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)See all 4 shared titles with Fred Clark
- Elvis PresleyShared titles: Double Trouble (1967), Spinout (1966), Fun in Acapulco (1963)See all 3 shared titles with Elvis Presley
Composers and editors
- Joseph J. LilleyShared titles: Fun in Acapulco (1963), The Caddy (1953), Jumping Jacks (1952), Sailor Beware (1952), The Stooge (1951), Red, Hot and Blue (1949)See all 6 shared titles with Joseph J. Lilley
- Walter ScharfShared titles: The Joker Is Wild (1957), Hollywood or Bust (1956), Artists and Models (1955), You're Never Too Young (1955)See all 4 shared titles with Walter Scharf
- Archie MarshekShared titles: Pardners (1956), You're Never Too Young (1955), Living It Up (1954), The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)See all 4 shared titles with Archie Marshek
- Elmer BernsteinShared titles: The Great Escape (1963), Desire Under the Elms (1958), Kings Go Forth (1958)See all 3 shared titles with Elmer Bernstein
Producers
- Hal B. WallisShared titles: 5 Card Stud (1968), Fun in Acapulco (1963), Hollywood or Bust (1956), Artists and Models (1955), Money from Home (1953), Jumping Jacks (1952), Sailor Beware (1952), The Stooge (1951), September Affair (1950)See all 9 shared titles with Hal B. Wallis
- Paul JonesShared titles: Pardners (1956), You're Never Too Young (1955), Living It Up (1954), The Caddy (1953), The Girls of Pleasure Island (1953), Hold That Blonde! (1945)See all 6 shared titles with Paul Jones
- Paul NathanShared titles: 5 Card Stud (1968), Fun in Acapulco (1963), Hollywood or Bust (1956), Artists and Models (1955)See all 4 shared titles with Paul Nathan
- Joseph H. HazenShared titles: 5 Card Stud (1968), Fun in Acapulco (1963)See all 2 shared titles with Joseph H. Hazen
Mixed roles
- Danny ArnoldShared titles: The Caddy (1953), Jumping Jacks (1952)See all 2 shared titles with Danny Arnold