Skip to content
MovieCove

Lester White

Cinematographer · Died December 4, 1958, aged 51 · New York City, New York, USA

Lester White was born on 25 July 1907 in New York, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for The Fuller Brush Man (1948), Burn 'Em Up O'Connor (1939) and Speed (1936). He died on 4 December 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
July 25, 1907
Died
December 4, 1958 (aged 51)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 85 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 46% in 30 days

What are Lester White's films like?

Across their 34 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror 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
34%
Morality
28%
Self
13%
Power
12%
Society
6%
Survival
5%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love12 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 34 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 22 · Serious 10 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 23 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 14 · Charged 18 · Intense 2

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

Steady 22 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 6

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 14 · Relentless 4

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 28 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 33 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Warm
12
Joyful
12
Thrilling
10
Romantic
7
Other
24

How their films linger

Feel-good20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy28
  • Bittersweet6

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 Lester White's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lester White'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

85 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page.

  • Murder at N.B.C. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Writer

  • The Monster That Challenged the World(1957)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • 3D Jamboree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Camera Operator

  • No. 5 Checked Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Cinematographer

  • Top Gun(1955)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • 5 Against the House(1955)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Women's Prison(1955)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Overland Pacific(1954)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Pushover(1954)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Outlaw Stallion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Cinematographer

  • Massacre Canyon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Cinematographer

  • The Lone Gun(1954)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Drums of Tahiti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Cinematographer

  • Jesse James vs. the Daltons(1954)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Wyoming Renegades(1955)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Gun Fury(1953)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Sky Commando (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Cinematographer

  • The Stranger Wore a Gun(1953)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Spooks! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Cinematographer

  • The 49th Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Cinematographer

  • Fort Ti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Cinematographer

  • White Lightning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Cinematographer

  • Harem Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Cinematographer

  • Hurricane Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Cinematographer

  • The Bogus Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Cinematographer

  • When the Redskins Rode (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Cinematographer

  • New Mexico(1951)

    Additional Photography

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Gasoline Alley(1951)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • He's a Cockeyed Wonder(1950)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Fireball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Cinematographer

  • The Good Humor Man(1950)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Daring Caballero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Cinematographer

  • Jungle Jim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Cinematographer

  • The Fuller Brush Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Cinematographer

  • The Hidden Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Cinematographer

  • Watchtower Over Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Cinematographer

  • Blonde Fever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Cinematographer

  • Lost in a Harem(1944)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble(1944)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Whistling in Brooklyn(1943)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Seeing Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Cinematographer

  • White Savage(1943)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Sherlock Holmes in Washington(1942)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon(1942)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Invisible Agent(1942)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Miss Annie Rooney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Cinematographer

  • The Woman in the House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Cinematographer

  • The Courtship of Andy Hardy(1942)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • A Yank on the Burma Road(1942)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Babes on Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Cinematographer

  • Life Begins for Andy Hardy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Cinematographer

  • Ghost Treasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Cinematographer

  • Andy Hardy's Private Secretary(1941)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Cinematographer

  • Buyer Beware (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Cinematographer

  • Women in Hiding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Cinematographer

  • Beyond Tomorrow(1940)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Judge Hardy and Son(1939)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

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

    Cinematographer

  • Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever(1939)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Calling Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Cinematographer

  • The Hardys Ride High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Cinematographer

  • Out West with the Hardys(1938)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Love Finds Andy Hardy(1938)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • What Do You Think? Tupapaoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • Yellow Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • Judge Hardy's Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • The Ship That Died (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Cinematographer

  • Listen, Darling(1938)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • You're Only Young Once(1937)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Women Men Marry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • A Family Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Cinematographer

  • The Longest Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • Sworn Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • Absolute Quiet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Cinematographer

  • Exclusive Story(1936)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Speed(1936)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Murder Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • Calm Yourself (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • Times Square Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Cinematographer

  • Society Doctor(1935)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • A Wicked Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Cinematographer

  • Laughing Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Cinematographer

  • The Prizefighter and the Lady(1933)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Hold Your Man(1933)

    Second Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 82 titles from 1933 to 1966.

Highest rated

Pushover (1954)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing1 of 82: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleCinematography78 of 82: 78 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thOther crew3 of 82: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1930s25 · crew1940s26 · crew1950s30 · crew1960s1 · 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 Lester White's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 37; across their 34 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Approval · how many liked their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Reach · how many have seen their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th20
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

None of their 37 titles divides audiences: 21 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed11
  • Mixed5

Most loved · cinematographer

Pushover (1954)

Midcredits 83rd · 76% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 59/100 in their films, across 25 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 47. 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 Lester White work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lester White's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; George B. Seitz shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

  • Mickey Rooney9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Mickey Rooney
  • Fay Holden8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Fay Holden
  • Lewis Stone8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Lewis Stone
  • Sara Haden7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Sara Haden

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles