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Cinematographer · 1890 to 1953

Clyde De Vinna

Best rated (cinematography): Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (7.3)

Cinematography films
25
Cinematography avg
6.32
Peak run
1925’34
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Cinematography films, by TMDB rating

The career

Clyde De Vinna, cinematography career by TMDB rating5-film averagePeak era
Peak 1925 to 1934, 6.44567819201925193019351940Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Ch… 7.3Bird of Paradise 5.0Career avg 6.32

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

Clyde De Vinna's career barcodecoolhot
191625 films1942
Current formLast 5: 6.27 vs career 6.32 (−0.05)
  1. WTarzan and His Mate1934 · 6.6+0.3
  2. WTreasure Island1934 · 6.6+0.2
  3. LChina Seas1935 · 6.3−0.1
  4. LOf Human Hearts1938 · 6.0−0.3
  5. LTarzan's Secret Treasure1941 · 5.9−0.4
As a cinematographer, films with 25+ votes

Clyde by the numbers

Average
6.32
9 rated films
Vote weighted
6.37
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.65
rating spread
Career
27y
1916 to 1942
Total votes
950
across every film
Best
7.3
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Worst
5.0
Bird of Paradise
Newest first

Filmography

Cinematography filmography
1942Whistling in Dixie posterWhistling in Dixie·4
1942The Bugle Sounds posterThe Bugle Sounds·4
1941Tarzan's Secret Treasure posterTarzan's Secret Treasure5.985
1941The People Vs. Dr. Kildare posterThe People Vs. Dr. Kildare·6
1941The Bad Man posterThe Bad Man·5
1940Wyoming posterWyoming·5
1940Phantom Raiders posterPhantom Raiders·16
194020 Mule Team poster20 Mule Team·5
1939Blackmail posterBlackmail·8
1939They All Come Out posterThey All Come Out·8
1938The Girl Downstairs posterThe Girl Downstairs·10
1938Fast Company posterFast Company·11
1938Of Human Hearts posterOf Human Hearts6.026
1935China Seas posterChina Seas6.341
1934Treasure Island posterTreasure Island6.681
1934Tarzan and His Mate posterTarzan and His Mate6.6157
1933Eskimo posterEskimo·15
1932Bird of Paradise posterBird of Paradise5.028
1932Tarzan the Ape Man posterTarzan the Ape Man6.6236
1931Politics posterPolitics·6
Better together?

Clyde De Vinna'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: W.S. Van Dyke and Clyde De Vinna movies · Richard Thorpe and Clyde De Vinna movies · Jacques Tourneur and Clyde De Vinna movies · S. Sylvan Simon and Clyde De Vinna movies

Takes

On Clyde De Vinna

1 nominations, 1 wins

Awards record

  • Best Cinematography · Academy Awards 1930
    Clyde De Vinna
    Won

Career statistics use TMDB ratings and 25+ votes per film.

Sources: TMDB (TMDB API terms and product-specific authorization, as of 2026-10-12T23:47:04.021Z), Wikidata (CC0).

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