Floyd Crosby

American cinematographer (1899-1985)

Floyd Delafield Crosby, ASC was an American cinematographer. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in 1931 for Tabu: A Story of the South Seas, his debut film, before going on to shoot over 120 productions in a career spanning over 40 years. Beginning in the 1950s, he was the regular cinematographer for Roger Corman, totaling 21 films together. He also worked with directors like Fred Zinnemann, John Sturges, and Buzz Kulik.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 33 films (1937–1965) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 11 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1937 The river Farm Security Administration Film Unit ; directed, written and edited by Pare Lorentz. 32 16mm B&W sound
1946 Traffic With The Devil. Gunther von Fritsch 2 reels 35mm B&W sound
1949 Heart To Heart L A County Heart Assn 21 min. 16mm B&W sound
1952 High noon telefilm 84 16mm B&W sound
1952 High Noon Fred Zinnemann 85 min 16mm B&W
1954 Five Guns West. Palo Alto Productions Inc. 78 min. 35mm Color sound
1956 The Old Man and the Sea WNET/13 86 min 16mm B&W
1956 The old man and the sea John Sturges 86 min Color
1957 Carnival Rock. Howco Productions Inc. 75 min. 35mm B&W sound
1957 Hell Canyon Outlaws. Republic Pictures Corp 8 reels 35mm B&W sound
1958 I, Mobster. Alco Pictures Corp. 80 min. 35mm B&W sound
1958 Suicide Battalion. Zuma Productions 79 min. 35mm B&W sound
1958 Teenage Caveman. Malibu Productions 66 min. 35mm B&W sound
1958 War Of The Satellites. Allied Artists Pictures Corp. 66 min. 35mm B&W sound
1958 Wolf Larsen. Allied Artists Pictures Corp. 83 min. 35mm B&W sound
1959 BLOOD AND STEEL. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 5 reels 35mm B&W sound
1959 The Miracle Of The Hills. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 73 min. 35mm B&W sound
1959 THE ROOKIE. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 1 reel 35mm B&W sound
1960 Freckles. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 8 reels 35mm Color sound
1960 THE LITTLE SHEPHERD OF KINGDOM COME. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 8 reels 35mm Color sound
1960 Twelve Hours To Kill. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 83 min 35mm B&W sound
1961 Seven Women From Hell. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 88 min 35mm B&W sound
1961 The Broken Land. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 70 min 35mm Color sound
1961 The Pit and the pendulum Time-Life 80 16mm Color sound
1961 The Purple Hills. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 35mm Color sound
1961 The Two Little Bears Ideal Pictures Inc 81 min 16mm Color sound
1961 The Two Little Bears. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 35mm B&W sound
1963 Black Zoo. Allied Artists Pictures Corp. 88 min 35mm Color sound
1963 The Yellow Canary Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. 9May63 35mm B&W sound
1963 The Young Racers Alta Vista Productions 84 16mm Color sound
1963 X - The Man With The X - Ray Eyes Amer International Pictures 80 16mm Color sound
1965 Beach Ball. Paramount Pictures Corp. 35mm Color sound
1965 How To Stuff A Wild Bikini. American International Productions 93 min 35mm Color sound