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American cinematographer. He worked on over seventy films, including Orson Welles' The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), Charles Laughton's The Night of the Hunter (1955), Nunnally Johnson's The Three Faces of Eve (1957), and Samuel Fuller's Shock Corridor (1963) and The Naked Kiss (1964).
Born
November 4, 1908
Died
December 23, 1997 (age 89)
Birthplace
New York, New York, USA
Filmography
59 films


Another Man, Another Chance
1977 · 2h 11m · FR
Young Jeanne falls in love with photographer Francis, who soon takes her with him when he emigrates to America. In a small town in the still wild west, they build up a small photo shop. Meanwhile, animal doctor David lives on his lonesome farm together with his unlucky wife. It takes years and two tragic accidents until Jeanne and David meet. She has already decided to return to France as soon as possible, but love, and fate, have other plans.


Doomsday Machine
1972 · 1h 23m · US
Following the discovery of a doomsday machine capable of destroying Earth, the launch of a US space mission to Venus is taken over by the military.


Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
1971 · 1h 13m · US
Four elderly ladies with a lot of time on their hands get the idea to create a fictional "girl" for a computer dating service. However, things take a turn for the worse when their description of the "girl" attracts a psychopath.


The Bridge at Remagen
1969 · 1h 57m · US
In March of 1945, as the War in Europe is coming to a close, fighting erupts between German and American troops at the last remaining bridgehead across the Rhine.


They Saved Hitler's Brain
1968 · 1h 33m · US
At the end of WWII, Nazi officials spirited the living head of Adolf Hitler out of Germany to a hiding place in the South American country of Mandoras, in order to revive the Third Reich at a later date. By the 1960s, the time has come, so a top scientist is kidnapped in order to help keep Hitler alive. This film is a re-edit of The Madmen of Mandoras released in theaters in 1963.


Blue
1968 · 1h 53m · US
A young man is torn between the woman he loves and his loyalty to his father, the leader of a Mexican gang.


The Navy vs. the Night Monsters
1966 · 1h 27m · US
US Navy battles monsters unearthed from the frozen arctic.


The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
1966 · 1h 22m · US
A corpse has 24 hours to mastermind a good deed without leaving his crypt, to go "up there" and have his youth restored.


The Naked Kiss
1964 · 1h 33m · US
A former prostitute works to create a new life for herself in a small town, but a shocking discovery could threaten everything.


The Madmen of Mandoras
1963 · 1h 14m · US
A group of Nazi survivors save Hitler's brain keeping it alive in a huge jar hooked up to a machine. The Nazis plan to release a deadly gas destroying all life on the planet. To ensure their success they kidnap Professor Coleman the only man on the planet with the antidote to the poison gas.


Shock Corridor
1963 · 1h 42m · US
With the help of his girlfriend Cathy and Dr. Fong, a psychiatrist, ambitious journalist Johnny Barrett poses as a madman in order to be admitted to a mental institution where a bloody murder has been committed.


Back Street
1961 · 1h 47m · US
Ambitious but thwarted, Rae Smith meets handsome U.S. Marine Paul Saxon, of the Saxon department store chain, as he passes through Lincoln, Nebraska, on his way home from World War II. There's a definite spark between them but circumstances intervene and he leaves town without her. Later she learns he's married. Determined to make it as a fashion designer, Rae moves to New York City and becomes a great success. One day she happens to meet Paul again and again there's that spark but he's still married so, as a form of escape, Rae moves to Rome to set up shop. Once again she meets Paul and finally they begin an actual affair since Paul's shrewish, drunken wife, Liz, won't give him a divorce. Time passes, the affair continues whenever time and place permit, but then, Paul's young son finds out about Rae and Rae's back-street world begins to crumble.


Dinosaurus!
1960 · 1h 25m · US
After undersea explosions near a Caribbean island, prehistoric creatures are unleashed on the unsuspecting population.


Vice Raid
1959 · 1h 11m · US
A prostitute sets out to frame a cop.


The Angry Red Planet
1959 · 1h 23m · US
The first manned flight to Mars returns after having been out of communications since it had arrived on Mars. What would it reveal?


Thunder in the Sun
1959 · 1h 21m · US
A band of Basque immigrants treks through the Old West toward California, where they hope to put down roots and open wineries. When the group's leader dies, his widow Gabrielle marries his brother in accordance with Basque tradition. But it's a loveless union; Gabrielle is smitten with Lon Bennett, the scout who's been hired to guide them on their journey.


The Three Faces of Eve
1957 · 1h 31m · US
A doctor treats a woman suffering from multiple personality disorder.


Top Secret Affair
1957 · 1h 40m · US
A publisher uses her magazine and charm to derail a general on the Washington fast track.


Man from Del Rio
1956 · 1h 22m · US
Mexican gunfighter Dave Robles outdraws the town's outlaw-turned-sheriff and is invited to fill the dead man's shoes. But a tin star doesn't bring automatic respectability and Robles is shunned by the town's leading citizens. His popularity with its less-savory element, particularly saloonkeeper Bannister, wanes dramatically, too, as he starts to take his job seriously. It is his love for a decent, caring woman that keeps Dave in town, but can she convince him to lay down his gun and start a new life?


The Night of the Hunter
1955 · 1h 33m · US
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.


Black Tuesday
1954 · 1h 20m · US
Vicious gangster Vincent Canelli pulls off a daring prison escape just moments before going to the electric chair, taking with him Peter Manning – a bank robber and cop killer who was to die right after him. Taking several hostages along, they try to get their hands on the loot from Manning’s robbery to finance their escape from the country.


Apache
1954 · 1h 27m · US
Following the surrender of Geronimo, Massai, the last Apache warrior is captured and scheduled for transportation to a Florida reservation. On the way he manages to escape and heads for his homeland to win back his girl and settle down to grow crops. His pursuers have other ideas though.


Riders to the Stars
1954 · 1h 21m · US
Three men gamble their lives in space to change the history of the world


The Diamond Queen
1953 · 1h 20m · US
A French jeweler travels to India in search of a fabulous diamond.


The Neanderthal Man
1953 · 1h 18m · US
A scientist develops a formula which will cause animals to regress to the form of their primitive ancestors, and tries it on himself with disastrous results.


Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
1952 · 1h 10m · US
Two hapless waiters in a tavern on the Spanish Main play cupid between aristocratic Lady Jane and tavern co-worker Bruce Martindale, but the two bumpkins mix-up a love letter with Captain Kidd's treasure map of Skull Island, leading to them being kidnapped and taken off to the notorious pirate's island.


Stronghold
1951 · 1h 12m · MX
In 1850s Mexico, the beautiful owner of a silver mine is kidnapped by a bandit leader, who needs money to finance his revolt against the Emperor Maximilian.


Fort Defiance
1951 · 1h 22m · US
It's just after the Civil War and Ben Shelby arrives looking for Johnny Tallon whom he plans to kill. Shelby was the only survivor of a battle due to the cowardice of Tallon. Thinking Tallon dead, another man who lost a brother at the same battle arrives to kill Tallon's blind brother. Tallon arrives to find Shelby and his brother fleeing. Then they are attacked by Indians and Shelby and Tallon must now fight together postponing the inevitable showdown.


The Admiral Was a Lady
1950 · 1h 27m · US
Ex-WAVE encounters four fun-loving, work-hating men, all of whom want to marry her.


The Underworld Story
1950 · 1h 31m · US
A blacklisted reporter brings his shady ways to a small-town newspaper after being fired from a big city daily.


The Man on the Eiffel Tower
1949 · 1h 37m · FR
A down-and-out student is hired to kill a wealthy woman. When someone else is suspected of the crime, the student taunts police until they realize that they may have to wrong man.


Smart Woman
1948 · 1h 33m · US
A crusading DA falls for a defense attorney with a criminal past.


Secret Beyond the Door
1947 · 1h 39m · US
After a whirlwind romance in Mexico, a beautiful heiress marries a man she barely knows with hardly a second thought. She finds his New York home full of his strange relations, and macabre rooms that are replicas of famous murder sites. One locked room contains the secret to her husband's obsession, and the truth about what happened to his first wife.


Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
1947 · 1h 43m · US
A nightclub singer uses alcohol in excess to sooth her painful life.


Since You Went Away
1944 · 2h 57m · US
In 1943, several people enter, re-enter, and exit the difficult life of a Midwestern family whose patriarch has been called up to war, leaving behind his wife and two teen daughters.


Flesh and Fantasy
1943 · 1h 33m · US
Anthology film of three tales of the supernatural. The first story is set at the Mardi Gras in New Orleans. The second involves a psychic who predicts murder. The third is about a man who literally meets the girl of his dreams.


The Powers Girl
1943 · 1h 33m · US
Two small-town sisters who've come to New York City for very different reasons find themselves competing for the affections of a brash magazine photographer. Comedy.


The Magnificent Ambersons
1942 · 1h 28m · US
The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.


Bombay Clipper
1942 · 54m · US
Someone has absconded with $4,000,000 worth of diamonds, and that someone may very well be a passenger on the Bombay Clipper.


Sealed Lips
1942 · 1h 2m · US
There's something very odd about Romano, a notorious gangster serving time in the federal pen. For one thing, Romano doesn't sound much like himself. For another, he always seems to be hiding something. Detective Lee suspects that something's amiss, and he's probably right!
Moonlight in Hawaii
Moonlight in Hawaii
1941 · 1h · US
Deciding to quit his singing act and become a tourist guide, Pete Fleming escorts wealthy Mrs. Floto and her three nieces to Hawaii for a vacation. Behind his back, Pete's three bandmates stowaway and tag along.


Badlands of Dakota
1941 · 1h 14m · US
In the Dakotas during the days of the Great Gold Boom, brothers Jim and Bob Holliday are bumping heads over the affections of pretty Anne Grayson. While all this is going on, Wild Bill Hickok does his best to neutralize the local criminal element-and to fend off the romantic overtures of boisterous Calamity Jane.


The Black Cat
1941 · 1h 10m · US
Greedy heirs wait in a mansion for a rich cat lover to die, only to learn her cats come first.


Meet the Wildcat
1940 · 1h 6m · US
Magazine photographer Ann Larkin is snapping photos at Mexico's National Museum when she sees Brod Williams steal a painting from its frame. Convinced that Brod is the notorious art thief known as "The Wildcat," Ann follows him into the street and accuses him of being the thief. Even though the police attest that Brod is a New York City police detective, Ann remains dubious.


The Leather Pushers
1940 · 1h 4m · US
A shifty boxing promoter places an amateur in fixed fights, then hands his contract over to an suspicious female investigative reporter as a raffle prize. He later regrets his actions, however, when the boxer becomes an honest champion.
For Love or Money
For Love or Money
1939 · 1h 16m · US
To dim-bulb accountants find themselves working for a bookie in this comedy. Their jobs and their lives are placed in jeopardy when they accidently fumble $50,000 worth of the bookie's cash over to the secretary who wastes no time in spending $44,000 of it in less than 8 hours. The bookkeepers are given 36 hours to get all of the money back by their infuriated boss.


Risky Business
1939 · 1h 5m · US
Radio commentator Dan Clifford takes desperate chances to save the life of a young girl who has been kidnapped.


Danger on the Air
1938 · 1h 10m · US
Trouble begins when a hated cad of a sponsor is found murdered during the climax of a live radio show. A radio engineer then tries to solve the murder.


Armored Car
1937 · 1h 4m · US
Larry Willis and Bill Wane are security guards who ride in the back of Banks Co. armored trucks. When they barely avoid a robbery, they return to headquarters, where their boss John Hale introduces them to detective Tom Sheridan, who will be working with them to uncover a new gang of robbers.