- Films
- 62
- Avg rating
- 6.71
- Peak run
- 1939’40
- 7+ run
- 4 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
Oliver by the numbers
Average
6.71
36 rated films
Vote weighted
6.75
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.60
rating spread
Career
17y
1925 to 1941
Total votes
138K
across every film
Best
7.8
A Tale of Two Cities
Worst
6.6
The Great Ziegfeld
Newest first
Filmography
| 1941 | Lady Be Good | 6.4 | 1,346 |
| 1941 | Rage in Heaven | 6.4 | 1,450 |
| 1940 | Bitter Sweet | · | 599 |
| 1940 | I Love You Again | 7.4 | 4,313 |
| 1940 | Broadway Melody of 1940 | 7.2 | 3,100 |
| 1939 |  Another Thin Man | 7.4 | 8,974 |
| 1939 |  The Women | 7.7 | 16,323 |
| 1939 | It's a Wonderful World | 6.8 | 3,771 |
| 1939 | Broadway Serenade | · | 303 |
| 1939 | The Ice Follies of 1939 | 5.2 | 1,129 |
| 1938 | The Girl of the Golden West | · | 537 |
| 1938 | Sweethearts | · | 811 |
| 1938 | The Toy Wife | · | 436 |
| 1937 | Rosalie | · | 651 |
| 1937 | The Firefly | · | 459 |
| 1937 | Maytime | 7.2 | 1,291 |
| 1936 |  After the Thin Man | 7.6 | 13,331 |
| 1936 | Love on the Run | 6.0 | 1,468 |
| 1936 | His Brother's Wife | · | 775 |
| 1936 |  San Francisco | 7.1 | 6,728 |
Better together?
Oliver T. Marsh's regulars
- W.S. Van DykeCinematographer · 11 films · 6.96 avg
- Robert Z. LeonardCinematographer · 9 films · 6.62 avg
- Jack ConwayCinematographer · 7 films · 6.80 avg
- Clarence BrownCinematographer · 7 films · 6.73 avg
- John S. RobertsonCinematographer · 3 films · 6.50 avg
- Sam WoodCinematographer · 2 films
- George CukorCinematographer · 2 films · 7.50 avg
- Raoul WalshCinematographer · 2 films · 7.20 avg
- Ernst LubitschCinematographer · 2 films · 7.10 avg
- Edgar SelwynCinematographer · 2 films · 6.60 avg
- Harry BeaumontCinematographer · 2 films · 6.00 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: W.S. Van Dyke and Oliver T. Marsh movies · Robert Z. Leonard and Oliver T. Marsh movies · Jack Conway and Oliver T. Marsh movies · Clarence Brown and Oliver T. Marsh movies
Takes
On Oliver T. Marsh
2 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Cinematography (Color) · Academy Awards 1941Oliver T. Marsh, Allen Davey
- WonSpecial Award · Academy Awards 1939Oliver Marsh, Allen Davey
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