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Frank V. Phillips

Cinematographer · Died April 12, 1994, aged 82 · Illinois, USA

Born
April 7, 1912
Died
April 12, 1994 (aged 82)
From
Illinois, USA
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 48 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 26Up 12% in 30 days

What are Frank V. Phillips' films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation 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
42%
Self
13%
Morality
13%
Society
12%
Power
11%
Survival
6%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds16 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 29 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 24 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 17 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 16 · Charged 11 · Intense 2

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

Steady 23 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

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 6 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 16

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 13 · 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 26 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 24 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
19
Thrilling
13
Warm
10
Tense
6
Hopeful
7
Other
21

How their films linger

Feel-good21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy21
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous4

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 Frank V. Phillips' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Frank V. Phillips' 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

48 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page.

  • Big Bird in China (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Cinematographer

  • The Ambush Murders(1982)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies(1981)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Going Ape!(1981)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Herbie Goes Bananas(1980)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • All God's Children(1980)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Midnight Madness(1980)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Black Hole(1979)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again(1979)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Hot Lead and Cold Feet(1978)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Return from Witch Mountain(1978)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Pete's Dragon(1977)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Halloween Hall o' Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Cinematographer

  • The Shaggy D.A.(1976)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Gus(1976)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Treasure of Matecumbe(1976)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • No Deposit, No Return(1976)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Apple Dumpling Gang(1975)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Escape to Witch Mountain(1975)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Towering Inferno(1974)

    Additional Photography

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Return of the Big Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Cinematographer

  • Men of the Dragon(1974)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Herbie Rides Again(1974)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Hog Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Cinematographer

  • The Island at the Top of the World(1974)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • A Dream for Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Cinematographer

  • The Red Pony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Cinematographer

  • The World's Greatest Athlete(1973)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Now You See Him, Now You Don't(1972)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Snowball Express(1972)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Cinematographer

  • Bedknobs and Broomsticks(1971)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Scandalous John(1971)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Wild Country(1970)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Darker Than Amber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Cinematographer

  • Disneyland Showtime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Cinematographer

  • The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes(1969)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Secrets of the Pirate's Inn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Cinematographer

  • The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band(1968)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Mosby's Marauders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Cinematographer

  • Wild, Wild Winter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Cinematographer

  • Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N.(1966)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Disneyland 10th Anniversary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Cinematographer

  • Rider on a Dead Horse(1962)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Bad Seed(1956)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Seven Brides for Seven Brothers(1954)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Great Sinner(1949)

    Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 44 titles from 1949 to 1983.

Biggest box office

Pete's Dragon (1977)

$40M worldwide

Highest rated

Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

Pete's Dragon (1977)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography40 of 44: 40 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score42ndOther crew4 of 44: 4 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1940s1 · crew1950s2 · crew1960s6 · crew1970s28 · crew1980s7 · 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 Frank V. Phillips' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 34; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Midcredits score across 34 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 34 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · cinematographer

The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies (1981)

82nd percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)

Midcredits 81st · 72% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 57/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 43. 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 Frank V. Phillips' work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 21 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles4–16 · median 6 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 13 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 17 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 41 · moderateMedian 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 Frank V. Phillips work with?

People who share at least 2 of Frank V. Phillips' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ron Miller shares the most, 15.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers