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Cinematographer · 1891 to 1970

Arthur Edeson

Best rated: Casablanca (8.5)

Films
65
Avg rating
6.94
Peak run
1940’42
7+ run
4 films
CompareBacon number
Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Arthur Edeson, cinematography career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1940 to 1942, 7.4056789192019251930193519401945Casablanca 8.5Across the Pacific 6.8Career avg 6.94

Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.

Arthur Edeson's career barcodecoolhot
191965 films1948
Current formLast 5: 6.92 vs career 6.94 (−0.02)
  1. WThe Mask of Dimitrios1944 · 7.2+0.3
  2. LThe Conspirators1944 · 6.6−0.3
  3. WThree Strangers1946 · 6.90.0
  4. WNobody Lives Forever1946 · 7.1+0.2
  5. LNever Say Goodbye1946 · 6.8−0.1
As a cinematographer, films with 1,000+ votes

Arthur by the numbers

Average
6.94
32 rated films
Vote weighted
7.05
bigger films count more
Median
7.0
half are better
Consistency
±0.69
rating spread
Career
30y
1919 to 1948
Total votes
1.17M
across every film
Best
8.5
Casablanca
Worst
6.8
Across the Pacific
Newest first

Filmography

Cinematography filmography
1948Two Guys from Texas·493
1947My Wild Irish Rose·474
1947Stallion Road·328
1946The Time, the Place and the Girl·398
1946Never Say Goodbye6.81,470
1946Nobody Lives Forever7.12,317
1946Two Guys from Milwaukee·789
1946Three Strangers6.92,971
1944The Conspirators6.61,803
1944The Mask of Dimitrios posterThe Mask of Dimitrios7.24,608
1944Shine on Harvest Moon·524
1943Thank Your Lucky Stars6.72,344
1942Casablanca posterCasablanca8.5662K
1942Across the Pacific posterAcross the Pacific6.85,889
1942The Male Animal6.61,591
1941The Maltese Falcon posterThe Maltese Falcon7.9176K
1941Kisses for Breakfast·262
1940Lady with Red Hair·438
1940Tugboat Annie Sails Again·272
1940They Drive by Night posterThey Drive by Night7.210,187
Better together?

Arthur Edeson'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 Edeson movies · David Butler and Arthur Edeson movies · James Whale and Arthur Edeson movies · Jean Negulesco and Arthur Edeson movies

Takes

On Arthur Edeson

3 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

  • Best Cinematography (Black-and-White) · Academy Awards 1944
    Arthur Edeson
    Nominated
  • Best Cinematography · Academy Awards 1930
    Arthur Edeson
    Nominated
  • Best Cinematography · Academy Awards 1930
    (Arthur Edeson)
    Nominated