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Sidney Wagner

Cinematographer · Died July 7, 1947, aged 46 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Born
January 13, 1901
Died
July 7, 1947 (aged 46)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 57 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 20% in 30 days

What are Sidney Wagner's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th 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
Bonds
29%
Morality
22%
Self
16%
Power
16%
Survival
8%
Society
6%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 24 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 16 · Serious 2 · Dark 6

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 13 · Charged 6 · Intense 5

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

Steady 15 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 2

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 12 · Even-paced 11 · 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 6 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 23 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
12
Tense
10
Warm
10
Melancholic
7
Thrilling
5
Other
18

How their films linger

Hopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic2
  • 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 Sidney Wagner's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Tubi (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Sidney Wagner'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

57 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Romance of Rosy Ridge(1947)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • High Barbaree(1947)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Fiesta(1947)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Postman Always Rings Twice(1946)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Sailor Takes a Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Cinematographer

  • This Man's Navy(1945)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Dragon Seed(1944)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Rationing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Cinematographer

  • The Cross of Lorraine(1943)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Man from Down Under(1943)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Bataan(1943)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Cabin in the Sky(1943)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • A Stranger in Town(1943)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Madero of Mexico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Cinematographer

  • Apache Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Cinematographer

  • Tarzan's New York Adventure(1942)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Tortilla Flat(1942)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Kathleen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Cinematographer

  • Whistling in the Dark(1941)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Get-Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Cinematographer

  • I'll Wait for You(1941)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Blonde Inspiration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Cinematographer

  • Gallant Sons(1940)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Sporting Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Cinematographer

  • Andy Hardy Meets Debutante(1940)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Young Tom Edison(1940)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Jack Pot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Cinematographer

  • Northwest Passage(1940)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Alfalfa's Double (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Cinematographer

  • Henry Goes Arizona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Cinematographer

  • The Kid from Texas(1939)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Let Freedom Ring(1939)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Carol(1938)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Boys Town(1938)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Anaesthesia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • Joaquin Murrieta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • One Mile from Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Fair Warning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • To Mary - with Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • Mutiny on the Bounty(1935)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

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

    Cinematographer

  • Hide-Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Cinematographer

  • El caballero de la noche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Cinematographer

  • Runt Page (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Cinematographer

  • There Were Thirteen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Cinematographer

  • Law of the Harem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Cinematographer

  • Slaves of Fashion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Cinematographer

  • El impostor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Cinematographer

  • The Big Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Cinematographer

  • The Soul of a Peasant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Camera Operator

  • Chasing Through Europe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Cinematographer

  • Why Sailors Go Wrong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Cinematographer

  • Publicity Madness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Cinematographer

  • The Gay Retreat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Cinematographer

  • More Pay - Less Work (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Cinematographer

  • Roaring Lions at Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Cinematographer

  • The Cyclone Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 53 titles from 1924 to 1947.

Biggest box office

Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)

$5.9M worldwide

Highest rated

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

Midcredits 95th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography52 of 53: 52 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thOther crew1 of 53: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1920s8 · crew1930s20 · crew1940s25 · 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 Sidney Wagner's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 24; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Approval · how many liked their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Reach · how many have seen their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 24 titles divides audiences: 15 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed2

Most loved · cinematographer

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

Midcredits 95th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 65/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 52. 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 Sidney Wagner's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 40 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Sidney Wagner work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sidney Wagner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jack Conway shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers