Bud Thackery
Cinematographer · Died July 15, 1990, aged 87 · Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA
- January 31, 1903
- July 15, 1990 (aged 87)
- Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA
- Cinematographer
- 31 on MovieCove · 93 credits in all
What are Bud Thackery's films like?
Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 26
Light 18 · Serious 8 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 16 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 1
Gentle 12 · Charged 14 · Intense 2
Steady 17 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 2
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 2
Casual 18 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 24 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 0
Resolved 24 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy21
- Bittersweet7
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 Bud Thackery's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945) · cinematographer · free
- Sons of the Pioneers (1942) · cinematographer · free
- Stardust on the Sage (1942) · cinematographer · free
- Saddle Pals (1947) · cinematographer · free
- Sunset Serenade (1942) · cinematographer · free
- Out California Way (1946) · cinematographer · free
- Best Westerns Ever, show their 2 titles on Best Westerns Ever
- Shout! TV, show their 2 titles on Shout! TV
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- Dove Channel, show their title on Dove Channel
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Subscription and free streaming for Bud Thackery'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
93 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page.
Bridger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Runaway! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Coogan's Bluff(1968)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Split Second to an Epitaph (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
The Hell with Heroes(1968)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
The Outsider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Stranger on the Run(1967)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Tammy and the Millionaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Winchester '73(1967)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Wings of Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Code Name: Heraclitus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Beau Geste (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
The Plainsman(1966)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Cyclotrode 'X'(1966)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
D-Day on Mars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
The Claw Monsters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
The Hanged Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Nightmare in Chicago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
The Raiders(1963)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
The Grim Reaper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Suspicion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Wagon Train(1957)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
Accused of Murder(1956)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
The Man Is Armed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
A Strange Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Thunder Over Arizona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Terror at Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Stranger at My Door(1956)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Flame of the Islands(1955)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
No Man's Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Santa Fe Passage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Panther Girl of the Kongo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
The Twinkle in God's Eye(1955)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Man with the Steel Whip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Phantom Stallion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Stories of the Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Trader Tom of the China Seas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Red River Shore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Shadows of Tombstone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Bandits of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
San Antone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Fair Wind to Java(1953)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Black Hills Ambush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Outcasts of the Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Prince of the Plains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Saddle Pals(1947)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Son of Zorro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
The Crimson Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Traffic in Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Daughter of Don Q (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Man from Rainbow Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Sun Valley Cyclone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
King of the Forest Rangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Alias Billy the Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
The Phantom Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Out California Way(1946)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
The Purple Monster Strikes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
The Fatal Witness(1945)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Oregon Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
Trail of Kit Carson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
Federal Operator 99 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
The Vampire's Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Sheriff of Cimarron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
Great Stagecoach Robbery(1945)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Firebrands of Arizona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
Sheriff of Sundown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
Code of the Prairie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
The Girl Who Dared(1944)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Goodnight, Sweetheart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
Cheyenne Wildcat(1944)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Zorro's Black Whip(1944)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
O, My Darling Clementine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
Here Comes Elmer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
Sleepy Lagoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
The Blocked Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
G-men vs. the Black Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
Valley of Hunted Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
Stardust on the Sage(1942)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The Girl from Alaska (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
King of the Mounties(1942)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Sons of the Pioneers(1942)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Sunset Serenade(1942)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Gangs of Sonora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
The Gay Vagabond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
Modern Times(1936)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 82 titles from 1936 to 1976.
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 Bud Thackery's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 30; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th14
- 25th to 49th10
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
15 of their 31 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed5
- Mixed15
Reviewers score the cinematography 50/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 61, detractors 35. 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 Bud Thackery work with?
People who share at least 2 of Bud Thackery's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lesley Selander shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Lesley SelanderShared titles: Saddle Pals (1947), Out California Way (1946), Great Stagecoach Robbery (1945), The Fatal Witness (1945), Cheyenne Wildcat (1944)See all 5 shared titles with Lesley Selander
- Herschel DaughertyShared titles: Winchester '73 (1967), The Raiders (1963), The Slowest Gun in the West (1960)See all 3 shared titles with Herschel Daugherty
- William WitneyShared titles: Cyclotrode 'X' (1966), Stranger at My Door (1956), King of the Mounties (1942)See all 3 shared titles with William Witney
- Joseph KaneShared titles: Accused of Murder (1956), Sons of the Pioneers (1942), Sunset Serenade (1942)See all 3 shared titles with Joseph Kane
Writers
- Basil DickeyShared titles: Cyclotrode 'X' (1966), Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945), Zorro's Black Whip (1944)See all 3 shared titles with Basil Dickey
- Jesse DuffyShared titles: Cyclotrode 'X' (1966), Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945), Zorro's Black Whip (1944)See all 3 shared titles with Jesse Duffy
- Joseph F. PolandShared titles: Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945), Zorro's Black Whip (1944), King of the Mounties (1942)See all 3 shared titles with Joseph F. Poland
- Dean RiesnerShared titles: Coogan's Bluff (1968), Stranger on the Run (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Dean Riesner
Actors
- Roy BarcroftShared titles: Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945), Cheyenne Wildcat (1944), The Girl Who Dared (1944), Stardust on the Sage (1942), Sunset Serenade (1942)See all 5 shared titles with Roy Barcroft
- Kenne DuncanShared titles: Cyclotrode 'X' (1966), Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945), Cheyenne Wildcat (1944), The Girl Who Dared (1944)See all 4 shared titles with Kenne Duncan
- Francis McDonaldShared titles: Saddle Pals (1947), Great Stagecoach Robbery (1945), Cheyenne Wildcat (1944), Zorro's Black Whip (1944)See all 4 shared titles with Francis McDonald
- Tom LondonShared titles: Saddle Pals (1947), Out California Way (1946), Cheyenne Wildcat (1944), Zorro's Black Whip (1944)See all 4 shared titles with Tom London
Composers and editors
- Murray SeldeenShared titles: Great Stagecoach Robbery (1945), The Girl Who Dared (1944), Sons of the Pioneers (1942), Stardust on the Sage (1942)See all 4 shared titles with Murray Seldeen
- Cliff Bell Sr.Shared titles: Cyclotrode 'X' (1966), Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945), Zorro's Black Whip (1944)See all 3 shared titles with Cliff Bell Sr.
- Harold MinterShared titles: Cyclotrode 'X' (1966), Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945), Zorro's Black Whip (1944)See all 3 shared titles with Harold Minter
- Mort GlickmanShared titles: Saddle Pals (1947), Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945), King of the Mounties (1942)See all 3 shared titles with Mort Glickman
Producers
- Richard E. LyonsShared titles: Coogan's Bluff (1968), Stranger on the Run (1967), Winchester '73 (1967), The Plainsman (1966)See all 4 shared titles with Richard E. Lyons
- Ronald DavidsonShared titles: Cyclotrode 'X' (1966), Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945), Zorro's Black Whip (1944), King of the Mounties (1942)See all 4 shared titles with Ronald Davidson
- Louis GrayShared titles: Out California Way (1946), Great Stagecoach Robbery (1945), Cheyenne Wildcat (1944)See all 3 shared titles with Louis Gray
- Sidney PickerShared titles: Stranger at My Door (1956), Saddle Pals (1947)See all 2 shared titles with Sidney Picker