Benjamin H. Kline
Cinematographer · Died January 7, 1974, aged 79 · Birmingham, Alabama, USA
- July 11, 1894
- January 7, 1974 (aged 79)
- Birmingham, Alabama, USA
- Cinematographer
- 39 on MovieCove · 194 credits in all
What are Benjamin H. Kline's films like?
Across their 38 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
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 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 36
A split, not a type: Light 16 · Serious 14 · Dark 8
Grounded 26 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 2
Gentle 11 · Charged 23 · Intense 4
Steady 25 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 23 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 4
Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 2
Casual 28 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 23 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 3
Resolved 34 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy26
- Bittersweet7
- Tragic5
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 Benjamin H. Kline's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 39 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).
- Detour (1945) · cinematographer · free
- Journey's End (1930) · cinematographer · free
- Woman to Woman (1929) · cinematographer · free
- The Judge (1949) · cinematographer · free
- Texas Cyclone (1932) · cinematographer · free
- Rolling Home (1946) · cinematographer · free
- Danger Street (1947) · cinematographer · free
- Badman's Country (1958) · cinematographer · free
- Shoot to Kill (1947) · cinematographer · free
- No Escape (1953) · cinematographer · free
- The Giant Claw (1957) · cinematographer · free
- Detour (1945) · cinematographer · free
- The Munsters (1964) · cinematographer · free
- Journey's End (1930) · cinematographer · free
- Utah Blaine (1957) · cinematographer · free
- Five Little Peppers in Trouble (1940) · cinematographer · free
- Texas Cyclone (1932) · cinematographer · free
- The Night the World Exploded (1957) · cinematographer · free
Subscription and free streaming for Benjamin H. Kline'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
194 credits, 39 with a MovieCove page.

The Bull of the West(1972)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
The Man Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

Istanbul Express(1968)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
The Counterfeit Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

Munster, Go Home!(1966)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
The Munsters(1964)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
The Incredible Doktor Markesan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

The Fatal Impulse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

The Colter Craven Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

Badman's Country(1958)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Crash Landing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

The Tijuana Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

Escape from San Quentin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
The Giant Claw(1957)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
The Man Who Turned to Stone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

Zombies of Mora Tau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

Utah Blaine(1957)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Don't Knock The Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

Cha-Cha-Cha Boom! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

Miami Exposé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

Rock Around the Clock(1956)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
No Escape(1953)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Blades of the Musketeers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

Holiday Rhythm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

Operation Haylift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

Everybody's Dancin' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

Apache Chief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

On the Right Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

Omoo-Omoo the Shark God(1949)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Miss Mink of 1949(1949)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Judge(1949)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all filmsUnto Thyself Be True (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

Trouble Preferred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

Last of the Wild Horses(1948)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Night Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

Fighting Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

Arthur Takes Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

Half Past Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

Dangerous Years(1947)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Roses Are Red (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

The Invisible Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

Second Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

The Crimson Key (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

Shoot to Kill(1947)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Backlash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

Danger Street(1947)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Dangerous Millions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

Don Ricardo Returns(1946)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Strange Journey(1946)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Deadline for Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

Rolling Home(1946)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
The Wife of Monte Cristo(1946)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Detour(1945)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Club Havana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

If a Body Meets a Body (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

Sagebrush Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

Three Pests in a Mess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

Let's Go Steady(1945)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Ten Cents a Dance(1945)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Saddle Leather Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

She's a Sweetheart(1944)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Cyclone Prairie Rangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

Gents Without Cents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

Cowboy from Lonesome River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

She's a Soldier Too (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

Sundown Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

Cowboy in the Clouds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

Dizzy Pilots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

Higher Than a Kite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

Riders of the Northwest Mounted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

Dizzy Detectives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

Sock-a-Bye Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

The Lone Prairie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

Overland to Deadwood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

Three Smart Saps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

How Spry I Am (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

Cactus Makes Perfect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

The Lone Star Vigilantes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

She's Oil Mine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

Roaring Frontiers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

General Nuisance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

Thunder Over the Prairie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

Hands Across the Rockies(1941)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
All the World's a Stooge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

Dutiful But Dumb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

So You Won't Squawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

His Ex Marks the Spot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Before I Hang(1940)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
From Nurse to Worse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Babies for Sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Island of Doomed Men(1940)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Men Without Souls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

A Plumbing We Will Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

The Man with Nine Lives(1940)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Pardon My Berth Marks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Convicted Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Cafe Hostess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
My Son Is Guilty(1939)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Mandrake the Magician (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

A Woman Is the Judge(1939)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
South of Arizona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

West of Cheyenne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Law of the Plains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Call of the Rockies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Goofs and Saddles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Speed to Spare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Dizzy Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Westbound Mail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Grips, Grunts and Groans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Slippery Silks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Midnight Blunders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Whoops, I'm an Indian! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

False Alarms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

A Pain in the Pullman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Disorder in the Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Half Shot Shooters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Panic on the Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Movie Maniacs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Ants in the Pantry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

White Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
I Don't Remember (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
Hot Paprika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Super Speed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Three Little Beers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Hoi Polloi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Riding Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Men of the Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
His Bridal Sweet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

In Spite of Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Restless Knights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

I'll Fix It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

Men in Black (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

Girl in Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

The Hell Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

The Line-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

Whirlpool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

The 9th Guest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

Shadows of Sing Sing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

East of Fifth Avenue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

Fog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

Hold the Press (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

My Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

Police Car 17 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

The Woman I Stole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

End of the Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

Speed Demon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

The Western Code (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

The Last Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

War Correspondent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

Daring Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

Two-Fisted Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

The Riding Tornado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

South of the Rio Grande(1932)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Texas Cyclone(1932)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
The Final Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

The Shadow of the Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

The Fighting Fool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

Hello Trouble(1932)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Fighting Marshal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

The Lightning Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

The Range Feud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

The Galloping Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

The Vanishing Legion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

The Phantom of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

The Last of the Lone Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

Journey's End(1930)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
The Lone Defender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

Troopers Three (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

Peacock Alley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

Woman to Woman(1929)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
The Count of Ten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

Sensation Seekers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)
Daring Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

The Scarlet West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)
Red Clay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

Pure Grit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

A Chapter in Her Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

The Six-Fifty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

The Untameable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

Crossed Wires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

The Bolted Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

The First Degree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

The Flaming Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

Wolf Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

Sky High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

Trailin' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

The Rough Diamond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

The Lady from Longacre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

A Ridin' Romeo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

Hands Off! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)
Career shape
A full career of 186 titles from 1921 to 1972.

Biggest box office
Detour (1945)

Highest rated
Detour (1945)

Most popular right now
Istanbul Express (1968)
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 Benjamin H. Kline's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 32nd percentile, the median of all 38; across their 38 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th18
- Below 25th12
Shape of the crowd
18 of their 39 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned3
- Crowd Pleaser10
- Broadly Agreed8
- Mixed18
Reviewers score the cinematography 46/100 in their films, across 25 reviewed titles; fans 55, detractors 34. 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.
Who does Benjamin H. Kline work with?
People who share at least 2 of Benjamin H. Kline's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Fred F. Sears shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Fred F. SearsShared titles: Badman's Country (1958), The Giant Claw (1957), The Night the World Exploded (1957), Utah Blaine (1957), Rock Around the Clock (1956)See all 5 shared titles with Fred F. Sears

- Nick GrindeShared titles: Before I Hang (1940), The Man with Nine Lives (1940), A Woman Is the Judge (1939), The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)See all 4 shared titles with Nick Grinde

- Lambert HillyerShared titles: Hands Across the Rockies (1941), Hello Trouble (1932), South of the Rio Grande (1932)See all 3 shared titles with Lambert Hillyer

- Charles BartonShared titles: Five Little Peppers in Trouble (1940), Island of Doomed Men (1940), My Son Is Guilty (1939)See all 3 shared titles with Charles Barton

Writers
- Karl BrownShared titles: Before I Hang (1940), The Man with Nine Lives (1940), A Woman Is the Judge (1939), My Son Is Guilty (1939), The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)See all 5 shared titles with Karl Brown
- Harold ShumateShared titles: The Man with Nine Lives (1940), My Son Is Guilty (1939), South of the Rio Grande (1932)See all 3 shared titles with Harold Shumate
- Robert E. KentShared titles: Badman's Country (1958), Utah Blaine (1957), Rock Around the Clock (1956)See all 3 shared titles with Robert E. Kent
- Samuel NewmanShared titles: The Giant Claw (1957), The Judge (1949)See all 2 shared titles with Samuel Newman
Actors
- Don BeddoeShared titles: Before I Hang (1940), Island of Doomed Men (1940), My Son Is Guilty (1939), The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)See all 4 shared titles with Don Beddoe

- Jane FrazeeShared titles: Last of the Wild Horses (1948), Ten Cents a Dance (1945), She's a Sweetheart (1944)See all 3 shared titles with Jane Frazee

- Charles TrowbridgeShared titles: Shoot to Kill (1947), The Man with Nine Lives (1940), The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)See all 3 shared titles with Charles Trowbridge

- Byron FoulgerShared titles: Let's Go Steady (1945), The Man with Nine Lives (1940), The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)See all 3 shared titles with Byron Foulger

Composers and editors
- Al ClarkShared titles: The Night the World Exploded (1957), She's a Sweetheart (1944), The Man with Nine Lives (1940)See all 3 shared titles with Al Clark
- George DuningShared titles: Utah Blaine (1957), Let's Go Steady (1945), She's a Sweetheart (1944)See all 3 shared titles with George Duning

- Darrell CalkerShared titles: Danger Street (1947), Shoot to Kill (1947), Rolling Home (1946)See all 3 shared titles with Darrell Calker
- Jack MarshallShared titles: Something for a Lonely Man (1968), Munster, Go Home! (1966)See all 2 shared titles with Jack Marshall

Producers
- Irving BriskinShared titles: Five Little Peppers in Trouble (1940), The Man with Nine Lives (1940), A Woman Is the Judge (1939), South of the Rio Grande (1932), Texas Cyclone (1932)See all 5 shared titles with Irving Briskin
- Sam KatzmanShared titles: The Giant Claw (1957), The Night the World Exploded (1957), Utah Blaine (1957), Rock Around the Clock (1956)See all 4 shared titles with Sam Katzman

- Sol M. WurtzelShared titles: Miss Mink of 1949 (1949), Dangerous Years (1947), Strange Journey (1946)See all 3 shared titles with Sol M. Wurtzel

- Robert L. LippertShared titles: Last of the Wild Horses (1948), Rolling Home (1946)See all 2 shared titles with Robert L. Lippert




