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Charles G. Clarke

Charles G. Clarke

Cinematographer · Died July 1, 1983, aged 84 · Potter Valley, California, USA

Charles G. Clarke ASC (March 10, 1899 – July 1, 1983) was an American cinematographer who worked in Hollywood for over 40 years.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 10, 1899
Died
July 1, 1983 (aged 84)
From
Potter Valley, California, USA
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
48 on MovieCove · 119 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 18% in 30 days

What are Charles G. Clarke's films like?

Across their 44 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Musical2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Musical 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
33%
Morality
24%
Self
15%
Power
9%
Society
8%
Survival
7%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love16 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds12 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 44 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 17 · Serious 16 · Dark 11

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 21 · Stylized 20 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 10 · Charged 25 · Intense 9

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

Steady 19 · Shifting 22 · Whiplash 3

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 22 · Some laughs 18 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 27 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 21 · Engaged 22 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 38 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
28
Melancholic
17
Romantic
11
Joyful
10
Warm
10
Other
38

How their films linger

Feel-good18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy23
  • Bittersweet17
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Charles G. Clarke's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 48 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Charles G. Clarke'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

119 credits, 48 with a MovieCove page.

  • Sigrid Holmquist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • Land of the Giants(1968)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Lost in Space(1965)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Return to Peyton Place(1961)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Madison Avenue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Cinematographer

  • Flaming Star(1960)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • A Private's Affair(1959)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Holiday for Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Cinematographer

  • These Thousand Hills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Cinematographer

  • The Sound and the Fury(1959)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Barbarian and the Geisha(1958)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Hunters(1958)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Stopover Tokyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Cinematographer

  • The Wayward Bus(1957)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Oh, Men! Oh, Women!(1957)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Three Brave Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Cinematographer

  • The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit(1956)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Carousel(1956)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Virgin Queen(1955)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Violent Saturday(1955)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Black Widow(1954)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Suddenly(1954)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Night People(1954)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • City of Bad Men(1953)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • White Witch Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

  • Destination Gobi(1953)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Stars and Stripes Forever(1952)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Kangaroo(1952)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Red Skies of Montana(1952)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Golden Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Cinematographer

  • I'll Get By (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Cinematographer

  • The Big Lift(1950)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Slattery's Hurricane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • That Wonderful Urge(1948)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Iron Curtain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Cinematographer

  • Green Grass of Wyoming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Cinematographer

  • Captain from Castile(1947)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Thunder in the Valley(1947)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Miracle on 34th Street(1947)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Margie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Cinematographer

  • Three Little Girls in Blue(1946)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Junior Miss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Cinematographer

  • Molly and Me(1945)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Thunderhead: Son of Flicka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • Greenwich Village(1944)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Guadalcanal Diary(1943)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Hello Frisco, Hello(1943)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Time to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Cinematographer

  • Careful, Soft Shoulders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Cinematographer

  • Thru Different Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Cinematographer

  • Moontide(1942)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Sex Hygiene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Cinematographer

  • A Gentleman at Heart(1942)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • It Happened in Flatbush(1942)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Perfect Snob (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Cinematographer

  • Cadet Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Cinematographer

  • Marry the Boss's Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Cinematographer

  • Last of the Duanes(1941)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Accent on Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Cinematographer

  • Dead Men Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Cinematographer

  • Viva Cisco Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Cinematographer

  • The Grapes of Wrath(1940)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Frontier Marshal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Cinematographer

  • Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation(1939)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Return of the Cisco Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Cinematographer

  • Pardon Our Nerve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Cinematographer

  • Charlie Chan in Honolulu(1938)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Safety in Numbers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • Stand-In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Pigskin Champions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • The Thirteenth Chair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Under Cover of Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Man of the People(1937)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Annie Laurie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • Trouble for Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • Moonlight Murder(1936)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Garden Murder Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • Mutiny on the Bounty(1935)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Pursuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • Woman Wanted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • The Casino Murder Case(1935)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Shadow of Doubt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Camera Operator

  • The Winning Ticket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • Evelyn Prentice(1934)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Viva Villa! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Cinematographer

  • Tarzan and His Mate(1934)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Cat and the Fiddle(1934)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Hot Pepper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Cinematographer

  • Too Busy to Work (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Cinematographer

  • Good Sport (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Cinematographer

  • Annabelle's Affairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Cinematographer

  • Girls Demand Excitement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Cinematographer

  • Oh, for a Man! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Cinematographer

  • So This Is London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Cinematographer

  • Nix on Dames (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Cinematographer

  • Words and Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Cinematographer

  • Not Quite Decent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Cinematographer

  • The Exalted Flapper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Cinematographer

  • The Veiled Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Cinematographer

  • The Sin Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Cinematographer

  • The Red Dance(1928)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Riley the Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Cinematographer

  • Plastered in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Cinematographer

  • Four Sons(1928)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Ham and Eggs at the Front (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Cinematographer

  • Singed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Cinematographer

  • Upstream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Cinematographer

  • Going Crooked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Cinematographer

  • One Minute to Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Cinematographer

  • Without Mercy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Cinematographer

  • The Dawn of a Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Cinematographer

  • The Light That Failed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Cinematographer

  • Slippy McGee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Editor

  • You Can't Fool Your Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Assistant Camera

  • Java Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Assistant Camera

  • The Half Breed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Cinematographer

  • The Son of Tarzan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Arab Slave Trader

Career shape

A full career of 113 titles from 1920 to 2010.

Biggest box office

Flaming Star (1960)

$4.4M worldwide

Highest rated

Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

Midcredits 97th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 113: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting1 of 113: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleCinematography107 of 113: 107 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdEditing1 of 113: 1 only editing, 0 with another roleOther crew3 of 113: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1920s23 · 1 acting · 22 crew1930s31 · crew1940s27 · crew1950s26 · crew1960s5 · crew2010s1 · 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 Charles G. Clarke's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 46; across their 44 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Reach · how many have seen their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Midcredits score across 48 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th26
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

31 of their 48 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser31
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · cinematographer

Thunder in the Valley (1947)

74th percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

Midcredits 98th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 68/100 in their films, across 38 reviewed titles; fans 74, 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 Charles G. Clarke's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 52 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 26 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 9 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 46 · 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 Charles G. Clarke work with?

People who share at least 2 of Charles G. Clarke's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Cyril J. Mockridge shares the most, 11.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles