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Ellsworth Fredericks

Cinematographer · Died August 16, 1993, aged 89 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Born
June 2, 1904
Died
August 16, 1993 (aged 89)
From
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 52 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 2% in 30 days

What are Ellsworth Fredericks' films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Western4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Western movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th 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
Bonds
28%
Morality
21%
Society
16%
Self
16%
Power
10%
Survival
8%
Ideas
2%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 17 · Intense 4

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 17 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 2

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

Easy watch 9 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Melancholic
10
Contemplative
7
Dread
5
Warm
6
Other
21

How their films linger

Bittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet12
  • 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 Ellsworth Fredericks' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ellsworth Fredericks' 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

52 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page.

  • Eye of the Cat(1969)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Charro!(1969)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • With Six You Get Eggroll(1968)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Power(1968)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Rowan & Martin at the Movies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Cinematographer

  • Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?(1968)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Scorpio Letters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Cinematographer

  • The Last Challenge(1967)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Return of the Gunfighter(1966)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones(1966)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Picture Mommy Dead(1966)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Mister Buddwing(1966)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Joy in the Morning(1965)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Young Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Cinematographer

  • Seven Days in May(1964)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Stripper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Cinematographer

  • Escape from Zahrain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Cinematographer

  • Sanctuary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Cinematographer

  • High Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Cinematographer

  • Wild River(1960)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Tall Story(1960)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Light in the Forest(1958)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Maracaibo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Cinematographer

  • Sayonara(1957)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Trooper Hook(1957)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Buckskin Lady(1957)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Friendly Persuasion(1956)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Canyon River(1956)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Hold Back the Night(1956)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • World Without End(1956)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers(1956)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Young Guns(1956)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • At Gunpoint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Cinematographer

  • Sudden Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Cinematographer

  • So You Want a Model Railroad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Cinematographer

  • General Electric Theater: Into the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Cinematographer

  • Shotgun(1955)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Seven Angry Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Cinematographer

  • Dial Red O (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Cinematographer

  • Bobby Ware Is Missing(1955)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • So You Want to Know Your Relatives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Cinematographer

  • So Big (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Cinematographer

  • The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

  • So You Want to Be a Musician (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Cinematographer

  • So You Want to Wear the Pants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Cinematographer

  • Carson City(1952)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Jim Thorpe -- All-American(1951)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Damned Don't Cry(1950)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Watch on the Rhine(1943)

    Second Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • China Seas(1935)

    Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Doctor X(1932)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Dawn Patrol(1930)

    Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 48 titles from 1930 to 1969.

Biggest box office

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

$4K worldwide

Highest rated

Seven Days in May (1964)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Friendly Persuasion (1956)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography41 of 48: 41 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score45thOther crew7 of 48: 7 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score75th

By decade

1930s3 · crew1940s1 · crew1950s25 · crew1960s19 · 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 Ellsworth Fredericks' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 33; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 33 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · cinematographer

Joy in the Morning (1965)

61st percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Seven Days in May (1964)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 66/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles; fans 73, 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 Ellsworth Fredericks' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 3 · minimalMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Ellsworth Fredericks work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ellsworth Fredericks' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard V. Heermance shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers