- Films
- 52
- Avg rating
- 6.65
- Peak run
- 1927’33
- 7+ run
- 3 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a cinematographer, films with 1,000+ votes
Ernest by the numbers
Average
6.65
12 rated films
Vote weighted
6.70
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.75
rating spread
Career
32y
1919 to 1950
Total votes
54.1K
across every film
Best
7.7
City Girl
Worst
5.3
Just Imagine
Newest first
Filmography
| 1950 |  Broken Arrow | 7.1 | 10,949 |
| 1948 | Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! | · | 441 |
| 1946 | Centennial Summer | · | 475 |
| 1946 | Three Little Girls in Blue | · | 344 |
| 1945 | The Dolly Sisters | · | 901 |
| 1945 | Diamond Horseshoe | · | 333 |
| 1944 | Something for the Boys | · | 401 |
| 1944 | Pin Up Girl | · | 913 |
| 1943 | Coney Island | · | 621 |
| 1943 | Sweet Rosie O'Grady | · | 406 |
| 1942 | Thunder Birds: Soldiers of the Air | · | 658 |
| 1942 | Springtime in the Rockies | · | 828 |
| 1942 | My Gal Sal | · | 953 |
| 1942 | Song of the Islands | · | 314 |
| 1941 | Week-End in Havana | · | 801 |
| 1941 | Belle Starr | 5.7 | 1,156 |
| 1941 | Blood and Sand | 6.7 | 3,481 |
| 1941 | Tall, Dark and Handsome | · | 323 |
| 1940 | Chad Hanna | · | 392 |
| 1940 | The Great Profile | · | 283 |
Better together?
Ernest Palmer's regulars
- Irving CummingsCinematographer · 6 films · 5.70 avg
- David ButlerCinematographer · 6 films · 5.30 avg
- Walter LangCinematographer · 5 films
- H. Bruce HumberstoneCinematographer · 3 films
- Frank BorzageCinematographer · 3 films · 7.35 avg
- Frank LloydCinematographer · 3 films · 6.50 avg
- Hamilton MacFaddenCinematographer · 2 films
- Henry KingCinematographer · 2 films
- F.W. MurnauCinematographer · 2 films · 7.70 avg
- Lewis SeilerCinematographer · 2 films · 7.10 avg
- Tay GarnettCinematographer · 2 films · 6.90 avg
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: Irving Cummings and Ernest Palmer movies · David Butler and Ernest Palmer movies · Walter Lang and Ernest Palmer movies · H. Bruce Humberstone and Ernest Palmer movies
Takes
On Ernest Palmer
3 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Cinematography (Color) · Academy Awards 1951Ernest Palmer
- WonBest Cinematography (Color) · Academy Awards 1942Ernest Palmer, Ray Rennahan
- NominatedBest Cinematography · Academy Awards 1930Ernest Palmer
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.