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Gilbert Warrenton

Cinematographer · Died August 21, 1980, aged 86 · Paterson, New Jersey, USA

Gilbert Warrenton (March 7, 1894, Paterson, New Jersey - August 21, 1980, Riverside County, California) was a prominent American silent and sound film cinematographer. He filmed over 150 films before his death. Notable credits include The Cat and the Canary (1927) and several B-movies of the 1950s and 1960s

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Born
March 7, 1894
Died
August 21, 1980 (aged 86)
From
Paterson, New Jersey, USA
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
46 on MovieCove · 114 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 10% in 30 days

What are Gilbert Warrenton's films like?

Across their 45 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action 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
Morality
42%
Bonds
19%
Self
15%
Power
8%
Survival
8%
Society
6%
Ideas
2%
Justice13 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love10 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 45 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 24 · Serious 15 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 35 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 16 · Charged 26 · Intense 3

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

Steady 23 · Shifting 22 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 29 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 20 · Even-paced 24 · 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 30 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 41 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
33
Melancholic
14
Hopeful
13
Thrilling
11
Romantic
8
Other
34

How their films linger

Feel-good18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy24
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Gilbert Warrenton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 40 of their 46 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (23).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gilbert Warrenton'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

114 credits, 46 with a MovieCove page.

  • Operation Bikini(1963)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Panic in Year Zero!(1962)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Incident in an Alley(1962)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Beauty and the Beast(1962)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Saintly Sinners(1962)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Clown and the Kid(1961)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Gun Street(1961)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Boy Who Caught a Crook(1961)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Secret of Deep Harbor(1961)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Flight That Disappeared(1961)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Master of the World(1961)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • You Have to Run Fast(1961)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Atomic Submarine(1959)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow(1959)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Diary of a High School Bride(1959)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Legend of Tom Dooley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Cinematographer

  • Forbidden Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Cinematographer

  • Paratroop Command(1959)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Submarine Seahawk(1958)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Ghost of the China Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Cinematographer

  • High School Hellcats(1958)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Dragstrip Riot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Cinematographer

  • Naked Gun(1956)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Massacre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Cinematographer

  • The Black Pirates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Cinematographer

  • So You Want to Know Your Relatives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Cinematographer

  • The White Orchid(1954)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • So You Think You Can't Sleep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Cinematographer

  • Sins of Jezebel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Cinematographer

  • Mesa of Lost Women(1953)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Great Jesse James Raid(1953)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Aladdin and His Lamp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Cinematographer

  • Man from Sonora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Cinematographer

  • Outlaws of Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Cinematographer

  • Hot Rod(1950)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Cherokee Uprising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Cinematographer

  • County Fair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Cinematographer

  • Young Daniel Boone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Cinematographer

  • Cowboy and the Prizefighter(1949)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Fighting Redhead(1949)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Great Dan Patch(1949)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Alimony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Cinematographer

  • Roll, Thunder, Roll!(1949)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Parole, Inc.(1948)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • They Raid by Night(1942)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Barefoot Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • Port of Missing Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • Rose of the Rio Grande(1938)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Saleslady(1938)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • A Bride for Henry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Headline Crasher(1937)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Draegerman Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • Boy of the Streets(1937)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Paradise Isle(1937)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Telephone Operator(1937)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Spanish Cape Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • Here Comes Cookie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • Rainbow's End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • Champagne for Breakfast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • Born to Gamble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • Rescue Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • Sunset Range(1935)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Love Captive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Cinematographer

  • Woman Unafraid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Cinematographer

  • Beggars in Ermine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Cinematographer

  • The Loudspeaker(1934)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mama Loves Papa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Cinematographer

  • The Sphinx(1933)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Phantom Broadcast(1933)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • If I Had a Million(1932)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Last Frontier(1932)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ten Cents a Dance(1931)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Mother's Cry(1930)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Hide-Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Cinematographer

  • Captain of the Guard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Cinematographer

  • Hold Your Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Cinematographer

  • The Love Trap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Cinematographer

  • Scandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Cinematographer

  • Show Boat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Cinematographer

  • The Man Who Laughs(1928)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Mother Knows Best (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Cinematographer

  • Lonesome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Cinematographer

  • The Cat and the Canary(1927)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Love Thrill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Cinematographer

  • Taxi! Taxi! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Cinematographer

  • Surrender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Cinematographer

  • Prisoners of the Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Cinematographer

  • Tom and His Pals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Cinematographer

  • The Non-Stop Flight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Cinematographer

  • Somebody's Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Cinematographer

  • The Traffic Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Cinematographer

  • The Plastic Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Cinematographer

  • Smilin' at Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Cinematographer

  • The Other Woman's Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Cinematographer

  • The Last Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Cinematographer

  • Seven Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Cinematographer

  • California Straight Ahead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Cinematographer

  • Love and Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Cinematographer

  • Secrets of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Cinematographer

  • Flowing Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Cinematographer

  • Under the Red Robe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Cinematographer

  • Little Old New York(1923)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Leopardess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Cinematographer

  • Anna Ascends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Cinematographer

  • More to Be Pitied Than Scorned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Cinematographer

  • The Bachelor Daddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Cinematographer

  • Behind Masks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Cinematographer

  • The Land of Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Cinematographer

  • The Plaything of Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Cinematographer

  • Humoresque (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Cinematographer

  • Put up Your Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Cinematographer

  • Fair Enough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Cinematographer

  • The Golden Fleece (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Cinematographer

  • Kinkaid, Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 102 titles from 1916 to 1963.

Biggest box office

The Man Who Laughs (1928)

$4.3K worldwide

Highest rated

The Man Who Laughs (1928)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Master of the World (1961)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography102 of 102: 102 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score26th

By decade

1910s4 · crew1920s35 · crew1930s22 · crew1940s5 · crew1950s25 · crew1960s11 · 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 Gilbert Warrenton's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 23rd percentile, the median of all 46; across their 45 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Approval · how many liked their films

18thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Reach · how many have seen their films

14thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Midcredits score across 46 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th25

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 46 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed13
  • Mixed25

Most divisive · cinematographer

Rose of the Rio Grande (1938)

84th percentile spread · 63% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

The Man Who Laughs (1928)

Midcredits 95th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 47/100 in their films, across 32 reviewed titles; fans 60, 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 Gilbert Warrenton work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gilbert Warrenton's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert E. Kent shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles