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Jack A. Marta

Cinematographer · Died June 26, 1991, aged 88 · Laurin, Montana, USA

Born
March 4, 1903
Died
June 26, 1991 (aged 88)
From
Laurin, Montana, USA
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
93 on MovieCove · 164 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 15% in 30 days

What are Jack A. Marta's films like?

Across their 93 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 93 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 62 · Serious 23 · Dark 8

Grounded 61 · Stylized 30 · Heightened 2

Gentle 41 · Charged 44 · Intense 8

Steady 57 · Shifting 34 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced 31 · Some laughs 52 · Funny 10

Slow burn 30 · Even-paced 55 · Relentless 8

Casual 73 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 1

Resolved 86 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
48
Thrilling
47
Hopeful
38
Joyful
20
Warm
25
Other
64

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy71
  • Bittersweet17
  • Tragic3
  • 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 Jack A. Marta's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 63 of their 93 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (52).

Subscription and free streaming for Jack A. Marta'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

164 credits, 93 with a MovieCove page.

  • Billy Jack Goes to Washington(1977)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • The Master Gunfighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Cinematographer

  • Framed(1975)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • The Trial of Billy Jack(1974)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Chase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Cinematographer

  • Partners in Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Cinematographer

  • Walking Tall(1973)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • You'll Like My Mother(1972)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Emergency! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Cinematographer

  • Duel(1971)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • How to Steal an Airplane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Cinematographer

  • A Howling in the Woods(1971)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • The Deadly Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Cinematographer

  • The City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Cinematographer

  • Plaza Suite(1971)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Dial Hot Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Cinematographer

  • The Challengers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Cinematographer

  • Silent Night, Lonely Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Cinematographer

  • Any Second Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Cinematographer

  • The Perils of Pauline(1967)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Cat Ballou(1965)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Angel Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Cinematographer

  • The Spider(1958)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
  • The Man Who Died Twice(1958)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • War of the Colossal Beast(1958)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
  • The Bonnie Parker Story(1958)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Juvenile Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Cinematographer

  • The Crooked Circle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Cinematographer

  • Panama Sal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Cinematographer

  • The Wayward Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Cinematographer

  • Taming Sutton’s Gal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Cinematographer

  • Last Stagecoach West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Cinematographer

  • Beginning of the End(1957)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
  • Spoilers of the Forest(1957)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Affair in Reno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Cinematographer

  • Lisbon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Cinematographer

  • Come Next Spring(1956)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • The Last Command(1955)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Timberjack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Cinematographer

  • Hell's Outpost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Cinematographer

  • The Shanghai Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Cinematographer

  • Jubilee Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Cinematographer

  • Fair Wind to Java(1953)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Montana Belle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Cinematographer

  • Woman of the North Country(1952)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Oklahoma Annie(1952)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • Ride the Man Down(1952)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Honeychile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Cinematographer

  • In Old Amarillo(1951)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Oh! Susanna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Cinematographer

  • Spoilers of the Plains(1951)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Pals of the Golden West(1951)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • South of Caliente(1951)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • North of the Great Divide(1950)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • Sunset in the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Cinematographer

  • Trigger, Jr.(1950)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
  • Rock Island Trail(1950)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • The Kid from Cleveland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Cinematographer

  • Brimstone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Cinematographer

  • Hellfire(1949)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • The Last Bandit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Cinematographer

  • The Far Frontier(1948)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • The Plunderers(1948)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • Nighttime in Nevada(1948)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • The Gallant Legion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Cinematographer

  • Under Californian Stars(1948)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • Bill and Coo(1948)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • The Gay Ranchero(1948)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • Bells of San Angelo(1947)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • Apache Rose(1947)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • On the Old Spanish Trail(1947)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Springtime in the Sierras(1947)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • That Brennan Girl(1946)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Earl Carroll Sketchbook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Cinematographer

  • Murder in the Music Hall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Cinematographer

  • Dakota(1945)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Mexicana(1945)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Hitchhike to Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Cinematographer

  • Earl Carroll Vanities (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Cinematographer

  • Brazil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Cinematographer

  • The Port of 40 Thieves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Cinematographer

  • The Yellow Rose of Texas(1944)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Man from Frisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Cinematographer

  • My Best Gal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Cinematographer

  • Song of Nevada(1944)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Whispering Footsteps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Cinematographer

  • In Old Oklahoma(1943)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Nobody's Darling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Cinematographer

  • The West Side Kid(1943)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Someone to Remember (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Cinematographer

  • Bordertown Gun Fighters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Cinematographer

  • Tahiti Honey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Cinematographer

  • Hit Parade of 1943 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Cinematographer

  • London Blackout Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Cinematographer

  • Ridin' Down the Canyon(1942)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Heart of the Golden West(1942)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Flying Tigers(1942)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • In Old California(1942)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • The Girl from Alaska (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Cinematographer

  • Cowboy Serenade(1942)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • X Marks the Spot(1942)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
  • Red River Valley(1941)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Sierra Sue(1941)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Down Mexico Way(1941)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • Ice-Capades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Cinematographer

  • Mountain Moonlight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Cinematographer

  • Puddin' Head(1941)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Lady from Louisiana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Cinematographer

  • Sis Hopkins(1941)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • A Man Betrayed(1941)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Robin Hood of the Pecos(1941)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Behind the News (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Cinematographer

  • The Border Legion(1940)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
  • Hit Parade of 1941 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Cinematographer

  • Girl from God's Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Cinematographer

  • Grand Ole Opry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Cinematographer

  • Women in War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Cinematographer

  • Dark Command(1940)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Pioneers of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Cinematographer

  • Colorado(1940)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride(1940)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Thou Shalt Not Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Cinematographer

  • Smuggled Cargo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Cinematographer

  • Should Husbands Work? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Cinematographer

  • Mickey the Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Cinematographer

  • Blue Montana Skies(1939)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • The Night Riders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Cinematographer

  • Southward Ho!(1939)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • Rough Riders' Round-up(1939)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
  • S.O.S. Tidal Wave(1939)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Saga of Death Valley(1939)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Wall Street Cowboy(1939)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Red River Range(1938)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Come on, Rangers!(1938)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Under Western Stars(1938)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Invisible Enemy(1938)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Stardust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • Born to Be Wild(1938)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • Man from Music Mountain(1938)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • Rhythm of the Saddle(1938)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • The Night Hawk(1938)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Manhattan Merry-Go-Round(1937)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • The Perfect Specimen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Jim Hanvey, Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Hit the Saddle(1937)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Paradise Express(1937)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • Larceny on the Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Riders of the Whistling Skull(1937)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • Heart of the Rockies(1937)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Public Cowboy No. 1(1937)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Range Defenders(1937)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • The Mandarin Mystery(1936)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
  • Ghost Town Gold(1936)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • King of the Pecos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • The Leathernecks Have Landed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • Hearts in Bondage(1936)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • The Bold Caballero(1936)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • Waterfront Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Camera Operator

  • Streamline Express(1935)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
  • $1000 a Minute(1935)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • Sagebrush Troubadour(1935)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • The Red Dance(1928)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • The Loves of Carmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Assistant Camera

  • What Price Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 139 titles from 1926 to 1977.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography137 of 139: 137 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score39thOther crew2 of 139: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1920s3 · crew1930s26 · crew1940s56 · crew1950s32 · crew1960s5 · crew1970s17 · 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 Jack A. Marta's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 93; across their 93 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 93

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 93

Reach · how many have seen their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 93

Midcredits score across 93 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th23
  • 25th to 49th53
  • Below 25th14

Shape of the crowd

59 of their 93 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser22
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed59

Reviewers score the cinematography 57/100 in their films, across 63 reviewed titles; fans 64, 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 Jack A. Marta's 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 22 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 57 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Jack A. Marta work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jack A. Marta's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joseph Kane shares the most, 29.

Directors

Writers

Actors

  • Roy Rogers29 titles
    See newest 12 of 29 shared titles with Roy Rogers
  • Grant Withers13 titles
    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Grant Withers
  • Trigger13 titles
    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Trigger
  • Smiley Burnette12 titles
    See all 12 shared titles with Smiley Burnette

Composers and editors

  • Murray Seldeen24 titles
    See newest 12 of 24 shared titles with Murray Seldeen
  • Lester Orlebeck19 titles
    See newest 12 of 19 shared titles with Lester Orlebeck
  • Tony Martinelli18 titles
    See newest 12 of 18 shared titles with Tony Martinelli
  • R. Dale Butts14 titles
    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with R. Dale Butts

Producers

  • Edward J. White14 titles
    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Edward J. White
  • Sol C. Siegel9 titles
    See all 9 shared titles with Sol C. Siegel
  • Nat Levine9 titles
    See all 9 shared titles with Nat Levine
  • Harry Grey8 titles
    See all 8 shared titles with Harry Grey

Mixed roles