- Films
- 44
- Avg rating
- 6.87
- Peak run
- 1939’48
- 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
Joseph by the numbers
Average
6.87
18 rated films
Vote weighted
6.92
bigger films count more
Median
6.9
half are better
Consistency
±0.58
rating spread
Career
34y
1915 to 1948
Total votes
107K
across every film
Best
7.8
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Worst
7.2
Twentieth Century
Newest first
Filmography
| 1948 |  Portrait of Jennie | 7.6 | 8,554 |
| 1945 | They Were Expendable | 7.2 | 10,404 |
| 1941 |  The Devil and Daniel Webster | 7.5 | 6,650 |
| 1940 | Melody Ranch | · | 286 |
| 1940 | Primrose Path | 6.8 | 2,067 |
| 1939 |  The Hunchback of Notre Dame | 7.8 | 13,488 |
| 1939 | Nurse Edith Cavell | · | 452 |
| 1939 | Man of Conquest | · | 219 |
| 1939 |  Gunga Din | 7.2 | 13,786 |
| 1938 | The Saint in New York | 6.3 | 1,164 |
| 1937 | A Damsel in Distress | 6.8 | 2,640 |
| 1937 | Super-Sleuth | · | 403 |
| 1937 | The Soldier and the Lady | · | 302 |
| 1936 | The Plough and the Stars | · | 712 |
| 1936 | Mary of Scotland | 6.3 | 3,062 |
| 1935 |  Sylvia Scarlett | 6.2 | 4,930 |
| 1935 |  The Informer | 7.3 | 7,973 |
| 1935 |  The Whole Town's Talking | 7.3 | 3,986 |
| 1934 | The Captain Hates the Sea | · | 799 |
| 1934 | The Defense Rests | · | 256 |
Better together?
Joseph H. August's regulars
- John FordCinematographer · 10 films · 6.80 avg
- Reginald BarkerCinematographer · 3 films
- Lambert HillyerCinematographer · 3 films
- William DieterleCinematographer · 3 films · 7.63 avg
- George Nicholls Jr.Cinematographer · 2 films
- Thomas H. InceCinematographer · 2 films
- Howard HawksCinematographer · 2 films · 7.20 avg
- Frank BorzageCinematographer · 2 films · 7.10 avg
- George StevensCinematographer · 2 films · 7.00 avg
- Roy William NeillCinematographer · 2 films · 5.90 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: John Ford and Joseph H. August movies · Reginald Barker and Joseph H. August movies · Lambert Hillyer and Joseph H. August movies · William Dieterle and Joseph H. August movies
Takes
On Joseph H. August
2 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Cinematography (Black-and-White) · Academy Awards 1949Joseph August
- NominatedBest Cinematography (Black-and-White) · Academy Awards 1940Joseph H. August
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