John F. Seitz - Movie and Film Biography, Credits and Filmography

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1918 - 1960

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June 23, 1893 in Chicago, IL

by Sandra Brennan biography

John F. Seitz was a prominent American cinematographer during the silent and sound eras. Seitz, the younger brother of director George B. Seitz, began his film career as a 16-year-old lab technician; by 1916, he had become a cameraman for feature films. Seitz collaborated with director Rex Ingram on films such as The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse during the 1920s. It was in this time period that Seitz invented the matte shot (in which a large painting is photographed separately and later added to a scene to expand it, add unusual effects, or create a sense of depth in backgrounds); he also was noted for his innovations with low-key lighting. During the 1940s, he worked on many major productions, particularly those of Sturges and Wilder. Seitz retired from cinematography in 1960 and went on to perform many lab experiments resulting in 18 patents for his photographic inventions.

Title	Year	Editors' Rating		User Rating
Guns of the Timberlands Cinematographer	1960
Island of Lost Women Cinematographer	1959
The Man in the Net Cinematographer	1959
The Badlanders Cinematographer	1958
The Deep Six Cinematographer	1958
The Big Land Cinematographer	1957
A Cry in the Night Cinematographer	1956
Santiago Cinematographer	1956
Hell on Frisco Bay Cinematographer	1955
Many Rivers to Cross Cinematographer	1955
The McConnell Story Cinematographer	1955
Rogue Cop Cinematographer	1954
Saskatchewan Cinematographer	1954
The Rocket Man Cinematographer	1954
Botany Bay Cinematographer	1953
Desert Legion Cinematographer	1953
Invaders From Mars Cinematographer	1953
The Savage Cinematographer	1953
The Iron Mistress Cinematographer	1952
The San Francisco Story Cinematographer	1952
Appointment with Danger Cinematographer	1951
Dear Brat Cinematographer	1951
When Worlds Collide Cinematographer	1951
Captain Carey, U.S.A Cinematographer	1950
Sunset Boulevard Cinematographer	1950
The Goldbergs Cinematographer	1950
Chicago Deadline Cinematographer	1949
The Great Gatsby Cinematographer	1949
Beyond Glory Cinematographer	1948
Night Has a Thousand Eyes Cinematographer	1948
On Our Merry Way Cinematographer	1948
Saigon Cinematographer	1948
The Big Clock Cinematographer	1948
Calcutta Cinematographer	1947
The Imperfect Lady Cinematographer	1947
Wild Harvest Cinematographer	1947
Home Sweet Homicide Cinematographer	1946
The Well-Groomed Bride Cinematographer	1946
The Lost Weekend Cinematographer	1945
The Unseen Actor, Cinematographer	1945
Casanova Brown Cinematographer	1944
Double Indemnity Cinematographer	1944
Hail the Conquering Hero Cinematographer	1944
The Hour Before the Dawn Cinematographer	1944
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek Cinematographer	1944
Five Graves to Cairo Cinematographer	1943
The Moon and Sixpence Cinematographer	1943
Fly by Night Cinematographer	1942
Lucky Jordan Cinematographer	1942
This Gun for Hire Cinematographer	1942
Sullivan's Travels Cinematographer	1941
A Little Bit of Heaven Cinematographer	1940
Dr. Kildare's Crisis Cinematographer	1940
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case Cinematographer	1940
6,000 Enemies Cinematographer	1939
Bad Little Angel Cinematographer	1939
Sergeant Madden Cinematographer	1939
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Cinematographer	1939
The Hardys Ride High Cinematographer	1939
Thunder Afloat Cinematographer	1939
Lord Jeff Cinematographer	1938
Love Is a Headache Cinematographer	1938
Stablemates Cinematographer	1938
The Crowd Roars Cinematographer	1938
Young Dr. Kildare Cinematographer	1938
Between Two Women Cinematographer	1937
Madame X Cinematographer	1937
Navy Blue and Gold Cinematographer	1937
15 Maiden Lane Cinematographer	1936
Captain January Cinematographer	1936
Navy Wife Cinematographer	1936
Poor Little Rich Girl Cinematographer	1936
The Country Doctor Cinematographer	1936
Curly Top Cinematographer	1935
Helldorado Cinematographer	1935
One More Spring Cinematographer	1935
Our Little Girl Cinematographer	1935
Redheads on Parade Cinematographer	1935
The Farmer Takes a Wife Cinematographer	1935
The Littlest Rebel Cinematographer	1935
All Men Are Enemies Cinematographer	1934
Coming Out Party Cinematographer	1934
Marie Galante Cinematographer	1934
Springtime for Henry Cinematographer	1934
Adorable Cinematographer	1933
Dangerously Yours Cinematographer	1933
Ladies They Talk About Cinematographer	1933
Mr. Skitch Cinematographer	1933
Paddy, the Next Best Thing Cinematographer	1933
Careless Lady Cinematographer	1932
Passport to Hell Cinematographer	1932
She Wanted a Millionaire Cinematographer	1932
Six Hours to Live Cinematographer	1932
The Woman in Room 13 Cinematographer	1932
East Lynne Cinematographer	1931
Hush Money Cinematographer	1931
Men of the Sky Cinematographer	1931
Merely Mary Ann Cinematographer	1931
Misbehaving Ladies Cinematographer	1931
Over the Hill Cinematographer	1931
The Age for Love Cinematographer	1931
The Right of Way Cinematographer	1931
Young Sinners Cinematographer	1931
Back Pay Cinematographer	1930
In the Next Room Cinematographer	1930
Kismet Cinematographer	1930
Murder Will Out Cinematographer	1930
Road to Paradise Cinematographer	1930
Sweethearts and Wives Cinematographer	1930
The Bad Man Cinematographer	1930
A Most Immoral Lady Cinematographer	1929
Careers Cinematographer	1929
Hard to Get Cinematographer	1929
Her Private Life Cinematographer	1929
Saturday's Children Cinematographer	1929
The Divine Lady Cinematographer	1929
The Painted Angel Cinematographer	1929
The Squall Cinematographer	1929
Across to Singapore Cinematographer	1928
Adoration Cinematographer	1928
Outcast Cinematographer	1928
The Patsy Cinematographer	1928
The Trail of '98 Cinematographer	1928
The Fair Co-Ed Cinematographer	1927
Magician Cinematographer	1926
Mare Nostrum Cinematographer	1926
Classmates Cinematographer	1924
The Arab Cinematographer	1924
The Price of a Party Cinematographer	1924
Scaramouche Cinematographer	1923
Where the Pavement Ends Cinematographer	1923
The Prisoner of Zenda Cinematographer	1922
Trifling Women Cinematographer	1922
Turn to the Right Cinematographer	1922
The Conquering Power Cinematographer	1921
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Cinematographer	1921
Uncharted Seas Cinematographer	1921
Hearts Are Trumps Cinematographer	1920
Beauty and the Rogue Cinematographer	1918

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