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Cinematographer · 1906 to 1991

Arthur E. Arling

Best rated: Pillow Talk (7.4)

Films
30
Avg rating
6.80
Peak run
1955’59
7+ run
3 films
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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Arthur E. Arling, cinematography career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1955 to 1959, 7.0656781950195519601965Pillow Talk 7.4Strait-Jacket 6.8Career avg 6.80

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Arthur E. Arling's career barcodecoolhot
194630 films1966
Current formLast 5: 6.58 vs career 6.80 (−0.22)
  1. WLover Come Back1961 · 7.1+0.3
  2. LBoys' Night Out1962 · 6.5−0.3
  3. LThe Notorious Landlady1962 · 6.7−0.1
  4. WStrait-Jacket1964 · 6.80.0
  5. LThe Secret Invasion1964 · 5.8−1.0
As a cinematographer, films with 1,000+ votes

Arthur by the numbers

Average
6.80
16 rated films
Vote weighted
6.82
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.38
rating spread
Career
21y
1946 to 1966
Total votes
83.1K
across every film
Best
7.4
Pillow Talk
Worst
6.8
Strait-Jacket
Newest first

Filmography

Cinematography filmography
1966Once Before I Die·325
1965Ski Party·989
1964The Secret Invasion5.81,505
1964Strait-Jacket posterStrait-Jacket6.87,930
1963My Six Loves·643
1962The Notorious Landlady6.73,379
1962Boys' Night Out6.52,666
1961Lover Come Back posterLover Come Back7.19,848
1960The Story of Ruth6.71,710
1959Take a Giant Step·574
1959Pillow Talk posterPillow Talk7.421,295
1958This Happy Feeling·457
1957Man in the Shadow6.81,403
1957Tammy and the Bachelor6.92,992
1957The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm·372
1956The Great American Pastime·398
1956Ransom!7.02,718
1955Three for the Show·566
1955I'll Cry Tomorrow7.22,805
1955Love Me or Leave Me posterLove Me or Leave Me7.15,326
Better together?

Arthur E. Arling's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.

Films together: Lloyd Bacon and Arthur E. Arling movies · Henry Koster and Arthur E. Arling movies · Michael Gordon and Arthur E. Arling movies

Takes

On Arthur E. Arling

2 nominations, 1 wins

Awards record

  • Best Cinematography (Black-and-White) · Academy Awards 1956
    Arthur E. Arling
    Nominated
  • Best Cinematography (Color) · Academy Awards 1947
    Charles Rosher, Leonard Smith, Arthur Arling
    Won

Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.

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