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Ray Rennahan

Cinematographer · Died May 19, 1980, aged 84 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Born
May 1, 1896
Died
May 19, 1980 (aged 84)
From
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
51 on MovieCove · 82 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 20% in 30 days

What are Ray Rennahan's films like?

Across their 46 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama23 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation 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
32%
Morality
30%
Power
13%
Self
12%
Society
8%
Survival
2%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love19 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice14 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom6 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 46 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 23 · Serious 15 · Dark 8

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

Grounded 13 · Stylized 25 · Heightened 8

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

Gentle 13 · Charged 27 · Intense 6

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

Steady 24 · Shifting 21 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 20 · Some laughs 19 · Funny 7

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 33 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 33 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 42 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
26
Joyful
14
Romantic
17
Thrilling
10
Hopeful
12
Other
36

How their films linger

Fun22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy27
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

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 Ray Rennahan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 51 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ray Rennahan'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

82 credits, 51 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • I Love a Mystery(1973)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Prescription: Murder(1968)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Daniel Boone: The Warrior's Path (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Cinematographer

  • Terror in a Texas Town(1958)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Leave It to Beaver(1957)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • The Guns of Fort Petticoat(1957)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Halliday Brand(1957)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • 7th Cavalry(1956)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Friendly Persuasion(1956)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Texas Lady(1955)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • A Lawless Street(1955)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Rage at Dawn(1955)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Stranger on Horseback(1955)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • La Gazza Ladra Overture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Cinematographer

  • The Strauss Fantasy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Cinematographer

  • Flight to Tangier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Cinematographer

  • Arrowhead(1953)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Pony Express(1953)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Hurricane Smith(1952)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Denver & Rio Grande(1952)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • At Sword's Point(1952)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Flaming Feather(1952)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Silver City(1951)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Warpath(1951)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Great Missouri Raid(1951)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The White Tower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Cinematographer

  • Streets of Laredo(1949)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court(1949)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Paleface(1948)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Whispering Smith(1948)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Unconquered(1947)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Perils of Pauline(1947)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • California(1947)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Duel in the Sun(1946)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Incendiary Blonde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Cinematographer

  • It's a Pleasure(1945)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • A Thousand and One Nights(1945)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Belle of the Yukon(1944)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Three Caballeros(1944)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Up in Arms(1944)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Lady in the Dark(1944)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • For Whom the Bell Tolls(1943)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Louisiana Purchase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Cinematographer

  • Belle Starr(1941)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Blood and Sand(1941)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • That Night in Rio(1941)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Chad Hanna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Cinematographer

  • Down Argentine Way(1940)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Drums Along the Mohawk(1939)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Kentucky(1938)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Out Where the Stars Begin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • Her Jungle Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • Ebb Tide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • A Day at Santa Anita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • The Romance Of Robert Burns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Vogues of 1938(1937)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Wings of the Morning(1937)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • La Fiesta de Santa Barbara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • Starlit Days at the Lido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • Becky Sharp(1935)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Two Hearts in Wax Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • Memories and Melodies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • Gypsy Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • La Cucaracha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Cinematographer

  • The Cat and the Fiddle(1934)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Mrs. Mortimer Jones Prepares "Dinner for Eight" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Cinematographer

  • Mystery of the Wax Museum(1933)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Doctor X(1932)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Flowers and Trees(1932)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Fanny Foley Herself (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Cinematographer

  • The Runaround (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Cinematographer

  • Whoopee!(1930)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • King of Jazz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Cinematographer

  • The Vagabond King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Cinematographer

  • Matchmaking Mamma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Cinematographer

  • The Campus Vamp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Cinematographer

  • The Wedding March(1928)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Campus Carmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Cinematographer

  • The Love Charm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Cinematographer

  • Run, Girl, Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Cinematographer

  • The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Cinematographer

  • Blood Test (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 76 titles from 1923 to 1968.

Biggest box office

Duel in the Sun (1946)

$20M worldwide

Highest rated

Prescription: Murder (1968)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Three Caballeros (1944)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography76 of 76: 76 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score54th

By decade

1920s8 · crew1930s23 · crew1940s21 · crew1950s22 · crew1960s2 · 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 Ray Rennahan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 50; across their 46 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Midcredits score across 51 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th23
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

26 of their 51 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser26
  • Broadly Agreed18
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · cinematographer

I Love a Mystery (1973)

74th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Prescription: Murder (1968)

Midcredits 97th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 71/100 in their films, across 45 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 56. 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 Ray Rennahan'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

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

Who does Ray Rennahan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ray Rennahan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul Sawtell shares the most, 11.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles