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Roland Totheroh

Cinematographer · Died June 18, 1967, aged 76 · San Francisco, California, USA

Born
November 29, 1890
Died
June 18, 1967 (aged 76)
From
San Francisco, California, USA
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 36 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 14% in 30 days

What are Roland Totheroh's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.

Genres

Comedy11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 97th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Short5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile
: browse their Short 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
39%
Power
20%
Self
16%
Morality
13%
Survival
9%
Society
1%
Ideas
1%
Romantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 14 · Serious 3 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 11 · Charged 7 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 10 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 16

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 11 · 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 15 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
12
Absurd
9
Melancholic
5
Bittersweet
4
Hopeful
4
Other
14

How their films linger

Fun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous5

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 Roland Totheroh's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Roland Totheroh'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

36 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Limelight(1952)

    Camera Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Song of My Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Cinematographer

  • Monsieur Verdoux(1947)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Chaplin Cavalcade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Cinematographer

  • The Charlie Chaplin Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Cinematographer

  • The Great Dictator(1940)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Chaplin Carnival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • Modern Times(1936)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • City Lights(1931)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Circus(1928)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Gold Rush(1925)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Pilgrim(1923)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate(1923)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Pay Day(1922)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Idle Class(1921)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Kid(1921)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • A Day's Pleasure(1919)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Sunnyside(1919)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Shoulder Arms(1918)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • A Dog's Life(1918)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Adventurer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Cinematographer

  • The Immigrant(1917)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Cure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Cinematographer

  • Easy Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Cinematographer

  • The Rink(1916)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Behind the Screen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Cinematographer

  • The Pawnshop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Cinematographer

  • The Count (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Cinematographer

  • One A.M. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Cinematographer

  • The Vagabond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Cinematographer

  • The Floorwalker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Cinematographer

  • A Burlesque on Carmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Cinematographer

  • A Night in the Show(1915)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Work (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Cinematographer

  • The Making of Broncho Billy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    Actor

  • The Tomboy on Bar Z (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as Clerk (as Rollie Totheroh)

Career shape

A full career of 35 titles from 1912 to 1952.

Biggest box office

The Great Dictator (1940)

$972K worldwide

Highest rated

Modern Times (1936)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

The Great Dictator (1940)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 35: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleCinematography32 of 35: 32 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score92ndOther crew1 of 35: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1910s20 · 2 acting · 18 crew1920s6 · crew1930s3 · crew1940s5 · crew1950s1 · 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 Roland Totheroh's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 92nd percentile, the median of all 19; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 86th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 19 titles divides audiences: 10 are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Crowd Pleaser9

Most loved · cinematographer

Modern Times (1936)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 68/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 73, 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 Roland Totheroh's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles17–34 · median 26 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles3–11 · median 9 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles1–6 · median 3 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles12–37 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles13–31 · median 25 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Roland Totheroh work with?

People who share at least 2 of Roland Totheroh's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Charles Chaplin shares the most, 18.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles