Charles P. Boyle (June 26, 1892 – May 28, 1968) was an American cinematographer.

Biography

Born in

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in 1892, Boyle enjoyed his first credit as a

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in 1925. Three years later, he was the director of photography on one of the silent cinema's biggest comedy hits, '' Tillie's Punctured Romance''. He was

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on the

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'' in 1938 and did additional work on '' Duel in the Sun'' in 1946. He was nominated for an

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for Best Cinematography in 1945 for his adventurous work on the

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musical, ''

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'', a film famous for Kelly's dance with Jerry (of

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fame). Boyle did a lot of work for the

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studios in the late 1940s and 1950s, including the live-action sections of ''

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'' (1947), ''

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier ''Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier'' is a 1955 American Western film produced by Walt Disney Productions. It is an edited and recut compilation of the first three episodes of the '' Davy Crockett'' television miniseries. The episodes us ...

'' (1955), and his last film, ''

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'' (1957). He died in

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in 1968.

Partial filmography

* '' A Regular Fellow'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1926) * '' The Runaway'' (1926) * ''

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'' (1926) * '' The Little Adventuress'' (1927) * '' The Ridin' Renegade'' (1928) * '' Tillie's Punctured Romance'' (1928) *'' In Old California'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1930) * ''

Follow Thru ''Follow Thru'' is a 1930 American pre-Code musical romantic comedy film photographed entirely in Technicolor. It was the second all-color all-talking feature to be produced by Paramount Pictures. The film was based on the hit 1929 Broadway m ...

'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1931) * ''

'' (1938) * ''

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'' (1942) * ''

'' (1945) * ''

Frontier Gal ''Frontier Gal'' is a 1945 American Western film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Yvonne De Carlo and Rod Cameron. Plot Johnny Hart heads for Red Gulch, looking for the mystery man who murdered his partner. He quickly meets Lorena Dumo ...

'' (1945) * ''

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'' (1946) * ''

The Road to Hollywood ''The Road to Hollywood'' is a 1947 American film released by Astor Pictures that is a combination of several of Bing Crosby's Educational Pictures short subjects. The title was designed to draft off Paramount Pictures' " Road to..." film series ...

'' (1947) * '' Saddle Tramp'' (1950) * ''

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'' (1951) * ''

Apache Drums ''Apache Drums'' is a 1951 American Western film directed by Hugo Fregonese and produced by Val Lewton. The drama features Stephen McNally, Coleen Gray, and Willard Parker. The film was based on an original story: ''Stand at Spanish Boot'', by ...

'' (1951) * ''

The Mark of the Renegade ''Mark of the Renegade'' is a 1951 American Adventure Western film directed by Hugo Fregonese starring Ricardo Montalbán and Cyd Charisse.Blottner p.157 The film is based on the novel ''Don Renegade'' by Johnston McCulley, and is set in Mexican ...

'' (1951) * ''

The Battle at Apache Pass ''The Battle at Apache Pass'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by George Sherman. The stars are John Lund as United States Army Maj. Colton and Jeff Chandler (in brownface) repeating the role of Apache chief Cochise, whom he had playe ...

'' (1951) * ''

The Cimarron Kid ''The Cimarron Kid'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Audie Murphy and Beverly Tyler. Plot Bill Doolin (Audie Murphy) is released from jail and is going home on the train when it is held up by his boyhoo ...

'' (1952) * '' Steel Town'' (1952) * ''

Untamed Frontier ''Untamed Frontier'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by Hugo Fregonese and starring Joseph Cotten, Shelley Winters and Scott Brady. The film, featuring the working title of ''The Untamed'' featured the feature film debuts of Suzan Ball ...

'' (1952) * ''

Gunsmoke ''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centers on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central character ...

'' (1953) * '' City Beneath the Sea'' (1953) * ''

The Stand at Apache River ''The Stand at Apache River'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by Lee Sholem and starring Stephen McNally, Julie Adams and Hugh Marlowe.Blottner p.262 Plot Cast * Stephen McNally as Lane Dakota * Julie Adams as Valerie Kendrick (as ...

'' (1953) * ''

'' (1955) * ''

Westward Ho the Wagons! ''Westward Ho the Wagons!'' is a 1956 American Western film starring Fess Parker and Kathleen Crowley and produced by Walt Disney Productions. Based on Mary Jane Carr's novel ''Children of the Covered Wagon'', the film was produced by Bill Wal ...

'' (1956) * ''

Johnny Tremain ''Johnny Tremain'' is a work of historical fiction written in 1943 by Esther Forbes that is set in Boston prior to and during the outbreak of the American Revolution. Intended for teen-aged readers, the novel's themes include apprenticeship, co ...

'' (1957) * ''

'' (1957)

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boyle, Charles 1892 births 1968 deaths American cinematographers