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W. Howard Greene

Cinematographer · Died February 28, 1956, aged 60 · River Point, Rhode Island, USA

Born
August 16, 1895
Died
February 28, 1956 (aged 60)
From
River Point, Rhode Island, USA
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 42 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 5% in 30 days

What are W. Howard Greene's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Adventure8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
26%
Self
18%
Power
9%
Society
7%
Survival
5%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love12 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 10 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 18 · Intense 5

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 18 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 25 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Romantic
18
Thrilling
8
Melancholic
10
Hopeful
5
Other
16

How their films linger

Bittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic1
  • 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 W. Howard Greene's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for W. Howard Greene'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

42 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page.

  • Meet Mrs. Swenson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Cinematographer

  • Three for Jamie Dawn(1956)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Violent Men(1955)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Girls of Pleasure Island(1953)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Gun Belt(1953)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Raiders of the Seven Seas(1953)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Brigand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Cinematographer

  • When Worlds Collide(1951)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Quebec(1951)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Al Jennings of Oklahoma(1951)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • High Lonesome(1950)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Big Cat(1949)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Tycoon(1947)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Slave Girl(1947)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Salome, Where She Danced(1945)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Can't Help Singing(1944)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Climax(1944)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Gypsy Wildcat(1944)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Cobra Woman(1944)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves(1943)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Phantom of the Opera(1943)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • It's All True (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Cinematographer

  • Salute to the Marines(1943)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Arabian Nights(1942)

    Assistant Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Jungle Book(1942)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Blossoms in the Dust(1941)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Shepherd of the Hills(1941)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • North West Mounted Police(1940)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Untamed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Cinematographer

  • The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex(1939)

    Assistant Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Bill of Rights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Cinematographer

  • Jesse James(1939)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Declaration of Independence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • Men with Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • Nothing Sacred(1937)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • A Star Is Born(1937)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Under Southern Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Give Me Liberty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • The Garden of Allah(1936)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Trail of the Lonesome Pine(1936)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Mystery of the Wax Museum(1933)

    Additional Camera

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Doctor X(1932)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 37 titles from 1932 to 1956.

Biggest box office

The Jungle Book (1942)

$3.9M worldwide

Highest rated

A Star Is Born (1937)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Phantom of the Opera (1943)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography35 of 37: 35 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score52ndOther crew2 of 37: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1930s13 · crew1940s16 · crew1950s8 · 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 W. Howard Greene's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 33; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 33 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · cinematographer

Slave Girl (1947)

69th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

A Star Is Born (1937)

Midcredits 90th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 76/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 64. 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.

Who does W. Howard Greene work with?

People who share at least 2 of W. Howard Greene's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Edward Ward shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles