Harold Rosson

Cinematographer. Born 6 April 1895 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 6 September 1988.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Oscar nominations

Born

6 April 1895, New York City, New York, USA

Died

6 September 1988

Active

1928–1952

Frequently works with

Adolph Green, Arthur Freed, Betty Comden, Gene Kelly, Jean Hagen, Stanley Donen, Victor Fleming

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

91Fi1m

85Critics

We rate Harold’s work 6 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above6

60 to 790

Under 600

Of 6 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 6 films
Screen time: 10 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $48m across 4 films with figures
Academy Awards: 5 Oscar nominations
Active: 1928–1952

Genres

Drama3
Romance3
Adventure2
Comedy2
Family2
Crime1

Best and worst on Fi1m

93BestSingin' in the Rain1952

84WorstOn the Town1949

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

41910s

371920s

371930s

221940s

191950s

11960s

Awards

Academy Awards5 nominated

Nominated1957Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · The Bad Seed
Nominated1951Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · The Asphalt Jungle
Nominated1945Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Nominated1941Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · Boom Town
Nominated1940Best Cinematography, Color · The Wizard of Oz

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.