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Tony Gaudio

Cinematographer · Died August 10, 1951, aged 67 · Cosenza, Calabria, Italy

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tony Gaudio, A.S.C. (20 November 1883 – 10 August 1951) was an Italian American cinematographer and is sometimes cited as the first to have created a montage sequence for a film. Born Gaetano Antonio Gaudio in Cosenza, Italy, he began his career shooting short subjects for Italian film companies. He moved to New York City in 1906 and worked in Vitagraph's film laboratory until 1909, when he began shooting shorts for the company. His credits include Hell's Angels (1930), Little Caesar (1931), The Lady Who Dared (1931), Tiger Shark (1932), Anthony Adverse (1936), The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936), The Life of Emile Zola (1937), God's Country and the Woman (Warner Brothers' first Three-strip Technicolor film, (1937), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), Juarez (1939), The Letter (1940), High Sierra (1941), Corvette K-225 (1943), Days of Glory (1944), A Song to Remember (1945), and The Red Pony (1949). Gaudio was a favorite of Bette Davis and worked on eleven of her films, including Ex-Lady, Fog Over Frisco, Front Page Woman, Bordertown, The Sisters, Juarez, The Letter, and The Great Lie. Gaudio won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Anthony Adverse and was nominated five additional times, for Hell's Angels, Juarez, The Letter, Corvette K-225, and A Song to Remember. He was among the founders of the American Society of Cinematographers. He died in 1951 and is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California. His brother Eugene Gaudio, also a cinematographer, died in 1920 at the age of 34.

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Born
November 20, 1883
Died
August 10, 1951 (aged 67)
From
Cosenza, Calabria, Italy
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
51 on MovieCove · 120 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 10% in 30 days

What are Tony Gaudio's films like?

Across their 49 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography 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
Morality
31%
Self
22%
Bonds
21%
Power
11%
Survival
10%
Society
3%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love16 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice10 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 49 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 19 · Serious 12 · Dark 18

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

Grounded 20 · Stylized 22 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 30 · Intense 15

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

Steady 18 · Shifting 28 · 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 26 · Some laughs 16 · Funny 7

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

Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 24 · Relentless 8

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

Casual 22 · Engaged 22 · Full focus 5

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 20 · Affecting 20 · Heavy 9

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

Resolved 44 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
30
Melancholic
23
Romantic
15
Thrilling
10
Joyful
9
Other
43

How their films linger

Fun19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy19
  • Bittersweet20
  • Tragic7
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical1

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 Tony Gaudio's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 51 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tony Gaudio'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

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

  • The Red Pony(1949)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Love from a Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Cinematographer

  • That's My Man(1947)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • I've Always Loved You(1946)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Bandit of Sherwood Forest(1946)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • A Song to Remember(1945)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • I'll Be Seeing You(1944)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Experiment Perilous(1944)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Days of Glory(1944)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Corvette K-225(1943)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Background to Danger(1943)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Constant Nymph(1943)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Action in the North Atlantic(1943)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Wings for the Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Cinematographer

  • Larceny, Inc(1942)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Came to Dinner(1941)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Navy Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Cinematographer

  • Affectionately Yours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Cinematographer

  • The Great Lie(1941)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • High Sierra(1941)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Letter(1940)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Knute Rockne All American(1940)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Brother Orchid(1940)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Fighting 69th(1940)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • 'Til We Meet Again(1940)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • We Are Not Alone(1939)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Old Maid(1939)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Juarez(1939)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Dawn Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • The Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse(1938)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Robin Hood(1938)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Torchy Blane in Panama(1938)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Garden of the Moon(1938)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • It's Love I'm After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Additional Photography

  • The Life of Emile Zola(1937)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Another Dawn(1937)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Kid Galahad(1937)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • God's Country and the Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Anthony Adverse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • The White Angel(1936)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Story of Louis Pasteur(1936)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Socrates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • The Case of the Lucky Legs(1935)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Little Big Shot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • Front Page Woman(1935)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Go Into Your Dance(1935)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The White Cockatoo(1935)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

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

    Cinematographer

  • Oil for the Lamps of China(1935)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Happiness Ahead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Cinematographer

  • The Dragon Murder Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Cinematographer

  • The Man with Two Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Cinematographer

  • Fog Over Frisco(1934)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Upperworld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Cinematographer

  • Mandalay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Cinematographer

  • Lady Killer(1933)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The World Changes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Cinematographer

  • Voltaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Cinematographer

  • The Narrow Corner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Cinematographer

  • Private Detective 62(1933)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Silk Express(1933)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Ex-Lady(1933)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Blondie Johnson(1933)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Mask of Fu Manchu(1932)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Tiger Shark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Cinematographer

  • Sky Devils (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Cinematographer

  • The Lady Who Dared (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Cinematographer

  • The Front Page(1931)

    Additional Photography · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Little Caesar(1931)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Hell's Angels(1930)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • General Crack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Cinematographer

  • On With the Show! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Cinematographer

  • She Goes to War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Cinematographer

  • The Racket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Cinematographer

  • The Gaucho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Cinematographer

  • Two Arabian Knights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Cinematographer

  • The Notorious Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Cinematographer

  • An Affair of the Follies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Cinematographer

  • The Blonde Saint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Cinematographer

  • Upstage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Cinematographer

  • The Temptress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Cinematographer

  • The Price of Success (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director

  • The Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Cinematographer

  • Husbands and Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Cinematographer

  • The Only Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Cinematographer

  • Secrets(1924)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Song of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Cinematographer

  • Ashes of Vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Cinematographer

  • Within the Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Cinematographer

  • Adam and Eva (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Cinematographer

  • The Voice from the Minaret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Cinematographer

  • The Woman He Loved (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Cinematographer

  • The Eternal Flame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Cinematographer

  • The Isle of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Cinematographer

  • The Sin of Martha Queed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Cinematographer

  • Pilgrims of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Cinematographer

  • The Ten Dollar Raise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Cinematographer

  • The Mark of Zorro(1920)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Whispering Devils(1920)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • An Adventuress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Cinematographer

  • The Inferior Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Cinematographer

  • The Fighting Shepherdess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Cinematographer

  • In Wrong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Cinematographer

  • The Red Lantern (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Cinematographer

  • A Man of Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Cinematographer

  • Pals First (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Cinematographer

  • The Landloper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Cinematographer

  • Broadway Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Cinematographer

  • Under Handicap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Cinematographer

  • The Hidden Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Cinematographer

  • The Hidden Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Cinematographer

  • Mister 44 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Cinematographer

  • The River of Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Cinematographer

  • The Masked Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Cinematographer

  • The Better Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    Cinematographer

  • The Fisher-Maid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    Cinematographer

  • The Mirror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    Cinematographer

  • Princess Nicotine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)

    Cinematographer

  • Lend Me Your Name (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 115 titles, 114 of them dated from 1909 to 1949.

Biggest box office

The Letter (1940)

$16K worldwide

Highest rated

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

Midcredits 97th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 115: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleCinematography112 of 115: 112 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thOther crew2 of 115: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1900s1 · crew1910s15 · crew1920s32 · crew1930s44 · crew1940s22 · 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 Tony Gaudio's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 51; across their 49 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Reach · how many have seen their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Midcredits score across 51 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th21
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 51 titles divides audiences: 35 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser35
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed4

Most loved · cinematographer

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 69/100 in their films, across 38 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 55. 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 Tony Gaudio's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 17 · 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 Tony Gaudio work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tony Gaudio's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hal B. Wallis shares the most, 20.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles