American cinematographer Charles B. Lang Jr. studied law at USC, but abandoned this when his father entreated him to take a film lab job at Realart Studios, a small movie firm of the '20s run by the senior Lang. Charles Jr. worked his way up to first cameraman on the films of Realart and other independent studios; when Realart was absorbed by Paramount, Lang secured a second-cameraman job at that studio. His first assignment was Ritzy (1927), a box-office fiasco which resulted in instant demotions for everyone involved, from star Betty Bronson to cameraman Lang. Regaining lost ground in the late '20s, Lang vowed never to make himself dispensable again; he accomplished this by developing his own cinematic style rather than imitating the work of others. In 1932, Lang won an Academy Award for the Paramount feature A Farewell to Arms; he would eventually rack up 18 Best Photography Oscar nominations, which still stands as a record for nominations in a single category. He remained at Paramount until 1952, then freelanced; though he was proficient in color, Lang preferred black and white, turning out dazzling work on such films as 1959's Some Like It Hot. In the early '60s, Lang became a favorite of screen star Audrey Hepburn, showing the actress off to best advantage in Charade (1963), How to Steal a Million (1967) and Wait Until Dark (1967). Retired by 1972, Charles Lang Jr. was honored with the American Society of Cinematographers' Lifetime Achievement Award in 1991. His credits are sometimes confused with actor Charles Lang, a Universal contractee of the '40s.
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Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography
Interviewee |
1993 | |||
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40 Carats
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1973 | |||
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Butterflies Are Free
Cinematographer |
1972 | |||
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The Love Machine
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1971 | |||
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A Walk in the Spring Rain
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1970 | |||
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Doctors' Wives
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1970 | |||
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Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
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1969 | |||
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Cactus Flower
Cinematographer |
1969 | |||
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How to Commit a Marriage
Cinematographer |
1969 | |||
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A Flea in Her Ear
Cinematographer |
1968 | |||
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The Stalking Moon
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1968 | |||
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Hotel
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1967 | |||
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The Flim-Flam Man
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1967 | |||
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Wait Until Dark
Cinematographer |
1967 | |||
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How to Steal a Million
Cinematographer |
1966 | |||
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Not with My Wife, You Don't!
Cinematographer |
1966 | |||
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Inside Daisy Clover
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1965 | |||
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Father Goose
Cinematographer |
1964 | |||
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Paris When It Sizzles
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1964 | |||
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Sex and the Single Girl
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1964 | |||
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Charade
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1963 | |||
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The Wheeler Dealers
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1963 | |||
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A Girl Named Tamiko
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1962 | |||
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Critic's Choice
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1962 | |||
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How the West Was Won
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1962 | |||
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Blue Hawaii
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1961 | |||
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One-Eyed Jacks
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1961 | |||
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Summer and Smoke
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1961 | |||
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Louisiana Hussy
Screenwriter |
1960 | |||
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Strangers When We Meet
Cinematographer |
1960 | |||
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The Facts of Life
Cinematographer |
1960 | |||
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The Magnificent Seven
Cinematographer |
1960 | |||
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Last Train From Gun Hill
Cinematographer |
1959 | |||
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Some Like It Hot
Cinematographer |
1959 | |||
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Separate Tables
Cinematographer |
1958 | |||
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The Matchmaker
Cinematographer |
1958 | |||
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Decision at Sundown
Screenwriter |
1957 | |||
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Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Cinematographer |
1957 | |||
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Loving You
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1957 | |||
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Wild Is the Wind
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1957 | |||
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Autumn Leaves
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1956 | |||
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The Rainmaker
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1956 | |||
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The Solid Gold Cadillac
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1956 | |||
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Female on the Beach
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1955 | |||
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Queen Bee
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1955 | |||
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The Long Gray Line
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1955 | |||
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The Man from Laramie
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1955 | |||
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It Should Happen to You
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1954 | |||
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Phffft!
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1954 | |||
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Sabrina
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1954 | |||
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Salome
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1953 | |||
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The Big Heat
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1953 | |||
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Aaron Slick From Punkin Crick
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1952 | |||
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Sudden Fear
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1952 | |||
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The Atomic City
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1952 | |||
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Ace in the Hole
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1951 | |||
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Peking Express
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1951 | |||
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Red Mountain
Cinematographer |
1951 | |||
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The Mating Season
Cinematographer |
1951 | |||
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Branded
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1950 | |||
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Copper Canyon
Cinematographer |
1950 | |||
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Fancy Pants
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1950 | |||
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September Affair
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1950 | |||
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Rope of Sand
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1949 | |||
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The Great Lover
Cinematographer |
1949 | |||
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A Foreign Affair
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1948 | |||
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Miss Tatlock's Millions
Cinematographer |
1948 | |||
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My Own True Love
Cinematographer |
1948 | |||
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Desert Fury
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1947 | |||
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The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
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1947 | |||
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The Unfaithful
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1947 | |||
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Where There's Life
Cinematographer |
1947 | |||
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Blue Skies
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1946 | |||
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Cross My Heart
Cinematographer |
1946 | |||
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Miss Susie Slagle's
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1945 | |||
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The Stork Club
Cinematographer |
1945 | |||
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Here Come the Waves
Cinematographer |
1944 | |||
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I Love a Soldier
Cinematographer |
1944 | |||
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Practically Yours
Cinematographer |
1944 | |||
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Standing Room Only
Cinematographer |
1944 | |||
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The Uninvited
Cinematographer |
1944 | |||
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No Time for Love
Cinematographer |
1943 | |||
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So Proudly We Hail!
Cinematographer |
1943 | |||
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True to Life
Cinematographer |
1943 | |||
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Are Husbands Necessary?
Cinematographer |
1942 | |||
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The Forest Rangers
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1942 | |||
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The Lady Has Plans
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1942 | |||
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Nothing But the Truth
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1941 | |||
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Skylark
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1941 | |||
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Sundown
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1941 | |||
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The Shepherd of the Hills
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1941 | |||
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Adventure in Diamonds
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1940 | |||
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Arise, My Love
Cinematographer |
1940 | |||
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Buck Benny Rides Again
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1940 | |||
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Dancing on a Dime
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1940 | |||
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The Ghost Breakers
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1940 | |||
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Women Without Names
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1940 | |||
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Midnight
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1939 | |||
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The Cat and the Canary
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1939 | |||
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The Gracie Allen Murder Case
Cinematographer |
1939 | |||
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Zaza
Cinematographer |
1939 | |||
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Doctor Rhythm
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1938 | |||
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Spawn of the North
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1938 | |||
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You and Me
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1938 | |||
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Angel
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1937 | |||
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Souls at Sea
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1937 | |||
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Tovarich
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1937 | |||
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Desire
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1936 | |||
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I Loved a Soldier
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1936 | |||
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Mississippi
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1935 | |||
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Peter Ibbetson
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1935 | |||
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The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
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1935 | |||
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Death Takes a Holiday
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1934 | |||
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Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
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1934 | |||
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She Loves Me Not
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1934 | |||
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We're Not Dressing
Cinematographer |
1934 | |||
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A Bedtime Story
Cinematographer |
1933 | |||
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Cradle Song
Cinematographer |
1933 | |||
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Gambling Ship
Cinematographer |
1933 | |||
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He Learned About Women
Cinematographer |
1933 | |||
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She Done Him Wrong
Cinematographer |
1933 | |||
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The Way to Love
Cinematographer |
1933 | |||
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A Farewell to Arms
Cinematographer |
1932 | |||
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No One Man
Cinematographer |
1932 | |||
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The Devil and the Deep
Cinematographer |
1932 | |||
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Thunder Below
Cinematographer |
1932 | |||
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Tomorrow and Tomorrow
Cinematographer |
1932 | |||
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Caught
Cinematographer |
1931 | |||
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Newly Rich
Cinematographer |
1931 | |||
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Once a Lady
Cinematographer |
1931 | |||
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The Magnificent Lie
Cinematographer |
1931 | |||
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The Vice Squad
Cinematographer |
1931 | |||
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Unfaithful
Cinematographer |
1931 | |||
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Anybody's Woman
Cinematographer |
1930 | |||
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Behind the Makeup
Cinematographer |
1930 | |||
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For the Defense
Cinematographer |
1930 | |||
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Sarah and Son
Cinematographer |
1930 | |||
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Seven Days Leave
Cinematographer |
1930 | |||
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Shadow of the Law
Cinematographer |
1930 | |||
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Street of Chance
Cinematographer |
1930 | |||
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The Light of Western Stars
Cinematographer |
1930 | |||
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The Right to Love
Cinematographer |
1930 | |||
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Tom Sawyer
Cinematographer |
1930 | |||
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Wiegenlied
Cinematographer |
1930 | |||
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Half Way to Heaven
Cinematographer |
1929 | |||
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Innocents of Paris
Cinematographer |
1929 | |||
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The Shopworn Angel
Cinematographer |
1928 | |||
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Ritzy
Cinematographer |
1927 | |||
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The Night Patrol
Cinematographer |
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