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W. Wallace Kelley

Cinematographer · Died September 27, 1982, aged 80 · New Jersey, USA

Born
February 2, 1902
Died
September 27, 1982 (aged 80)
From
New Jersey, USA
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
39 on MovieCove · 44 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 13% in 30 days

What are W. Wallace Kelley's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
Self
26%
Bonds
25%
Morality
22%
Society
17%
Survival
7%
Power
3%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 13 · Serious 5 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 14 · Intense 1

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 12

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 17 · 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 18 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
10
Joyful
9
Tense
8
Melancholic
5
Romantic
4
Other
13

How their films linger

Feel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy15
  • Bittersweet5

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. Wallace Kelley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 39 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for W. Wallace Kelley'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

44 credits, 39 with a MovieCove page.

  • Which Way to the Front?(1970)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Watermelon Man(1970)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Marooned(1969)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Comic(1969)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Hook, Line and Sinker(1969)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Day of the Evil Gun(1968)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Buckskin(1968)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Fastest Guitar Alive(1967)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Big Mouth(1967)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Red Tomahawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Cinematographer

  • Paradise, Hawaiian Style(1966)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Three on a Couch(1966)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Apache Uprising(1965)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Town Tamer(1965)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Family Jewels(1965)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Disorderly Orderly(1964)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Patsy(1964)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Who's Minding the Store?(1963)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Nutty Professor(1963)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • It's Only Money(1962)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Errand Boy(1961)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Blue Hawaii(1961)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Ladies Man(1961)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • One-Eyed Jacks(1961)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Look in Any Window (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Cinematographer

  • But Not for Me(1959)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Five Pennies(1959)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Trap(1959)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Vertigo(1958)

    Visual Effects

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Beau James (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

  • Hollywood or Bust(1956)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Ten Commandments(1956)

    Additional Photography

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Pardners(1956)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • To Catch a Thief(1955)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Living It Up(1954)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Jivaro(1954)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Those Redheads from Seattle(1953)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Sangaree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Cinematographer

  • The War of the Worlds(1953)

    Visual Effects

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Something to Live For(1952)

    Visual Effects

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Greatest Show on Earth(1952)

    Additional Photography

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Branded(1950)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • A Medal for Benny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Special Effects Assistant

  • No Time for Love(1943)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 43 titles from 1943 to 1970.

Biggest box office

The Nutty Professor (1963)

$54 worldwide

Highest rated

Who's Minding the Store? (1963)

Midcredits 72nd

Most popular right now

The Nutty Professor (1963)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography36 of 43: 36 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thOther crew7 of 43: 7 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score77th

By decade

1940s2 · crew1950s17 · crew1960s22 · crew1970s2 · 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. Wallace Kelley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 39; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 39 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th20
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 39 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser25
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · cinematographer

Which Way to the Front? (1970)

81st percentile spread · 53% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

To Catch a Thief (1955)

Midcredits 92nd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 61/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 46. 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. Wallace Kelley work with?

People who share at least 2 of W. Wallace Kelley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jerry Lewis shares the most, 11.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers