Camera
Arthur Edeson
EN, XX cinema · 109 credits
Born
24 October 1891
Died
14 February 1970 (aged 78)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
From Wikipedia Arthur Edeson, A.S.C. (October 24, 1891 – February 14, 1970) was a film cinematographer, born in New York City. He was nominated for three Academy Awards in his career in cinema. Edeson began his career as a still photographer, but turned to movies in 1911 as a camera operator at the American Éclair Studio in Fort Lee, New Jersey when it and many other early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based there at the beginning of the 20th century. When the Éclair Studio was reorganized as the World Film Company, he was promoted to chief cinematographer assigned to the star Clara Kimball Young. Throughout the twenties, Edeson photographed a number of important films, including Douglas Fairbanks' Robin Hood (1922) and The Thief of Bagdad (1924), and the ground breaking special effects film The Lost World (1925). When sound came in, Edeson experimented with camouflaging the microphones in exterior shots. In Old Arizona (1929), the first sound film to be shot outside a studio, provided evidence to Hollywood executives that talking pictures need not be confined to the sound stage. The western was also the first film to be made in the 70mm widescreen process, known as "Fox Grandeur". In the early thirties, perhaps his most memorable creative partnership was formed with director James Whale, for whom he photographed the first three of Whale's quartet of horror films: Frankenstein (1931), The Old Dark House (1932), and The Invisible Man (1933). His principal work was on the side of realism, which is considered by most film historians to represent the "zenith of Hollywood photography." Edeson built on the influence of German Expressionism, brought to the America cinema by German cinematographers during the 1920s. In 1919, Edeson was one of the founders of the American Society of Cinematographers.
Known for
Filmography
The Fighting O'Flynn
Director of Photography
Two Guys from Texas
Director of Photography
My Wild Irish Rose
Director of Photography
Stallion Road
Director of Photography
Three Strangers
Director of Photography
Nobody Lives Forever
Director of Photography
Never Say Goodbye
Director of Photography
Two Guys from Milwaukee
Director of Photography
The Time, The Place and The Girl
Director of Photography
The Conspirators
Director of Photography
The Mask of Dimitrios
Director of Photography
Shine on Harvest Moon
Director of Photography
Casablanca
Director of Photography
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Director of Photography
Across the Pacific
Director of Photography
The Male Animal
Director of Photography
The Maltese Falcon
Director of Photography
Kisses for Breakfast
Director of Photography
Sergeant York
Additional Photography
Castle on the Hudson
Director of Photography
They Drive by Night
Director of Photography
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
Director of Photography
Lady with Red Hair
Director of Photography
Kid Nightingale
Director of Photography
Nancy Drew... Reporter
Director of Photography
No Place to Go
Director of Photography
Each Dawn I Die
Director of Photography
Wings of the Navy
Director of Photography
Sweepstakes Winner
Director of Photography
Mr. Chump
Cinematography
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Director of Photography
Swing Your Lady
Director of Photography
Racket Busters
Director of Photography
The Kid Comes Back
Director of Photography
They Won't Forget
Director of Photography
The Footloose Heiress
Director of Photography
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
Director of Photography
Submarine D-1
Director of Photography
The Go-Getter
Director of Photography
China Clipper
Director of Photography
Hot Money
Director of Photography
Satan Met a Lady
Director of Photography
Gold Diggers of 1937
Director of Photography
Ceiling Zero
Director of Photography
The Golden Arrow
Director of Photography
Mutiny on the Bounty
Director of Photography
Dinky
Director of Photography
Devil Dogs of the Air
Director of Photography
While the Patient Slept
Director of Photography
Maybe It's Love
Director of Photography
Here Comes the Navy
Director of Photography
Palooka
Director of Photography
The Merry Frinks
Director of Photography
The Invisible Man
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
The Constant Woman
Director of Photography
A Study in Scarlet
Director of Photography
The Big Brain
Director of Photography
His Double Life
Director of Photography
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
Director of Photography
The Impatient Maiden
Director of Photography
Flesh
Director of Photography
Red Dust
Director of Photography
The Last Mile
Director of Photography
Strangers of the Evening
Director of Photography
Those We Love
Director of Photography
The Old Dark House
Director of Photography
Fast Companions
Director of Photography
Frankenstein
Director of Photography
The Man Who Came Back
Director of Photography
Waterloo Bridge
Director of Photography
All Quiet on the Western Front
Director of Photography
The Big Trail
Director of Photography
The Cock-Eyed World
Director of Photography
Girls Gone Wild
Director of Photography
In Old Arizona
Director of Photography
A Thief in the Dark
Cinematography
The Gorilla
Director of Photography
The Patent Leather Kid
Director of Photography
The Drop Kick
Director of Photography
Partners Again
Director of Photography
Sweet Daddies
Director of Photography
The Bat
Director of Photography
Subway Sadie
Director of Photography
Just Another Blonde
Director of Photography
The Lost World
Director of Photography
Stella Dallas
Director of Photography
Her Sister from Paris
Director of Photography
Waking Up the Town
Director of Photography
The Talker
Cinematography
One Way Street
Director of Photography
The Thief of Bagdad
Director of Photography
Inez from Hollywood
Cinematography
Robin Hood
Director of Photography
The Three Musketeers
Director of Photography
Good Women
Director of Photography
The Forbidden Woman
Director of Photography
For the Soul of Rafael
Director of Photography
Mid-Channel
Cinematography
The Better Wife
Director of Photography, Cinematography
Eyes of Youth
Director of Photography
The Savage Woman
Cinematography
The Social Leper
Director of Photography
Nearly Married
Director of Photography
The Price of Pride
Director of Photography
In Again, Out Again
Director of Photography
His Brother's Wife
Cinematography
Bought and Paid For
Director of Photography
The Master Hand
Director of Photography, Assistant Director