Harry J. Wild, A.S.C. (July 5, 1901 – February 24, 1961) was a film and television cinematographer. Wild worked at RKO Pictures studios from 1931 through the 1950s. In total Wild was involved in 91 major film projects and two extended television series. In 1931, he began his career and was hired as second cameraman and operator on nine projects, most notably Fred Niblo's ''Young Donovan'a Kid'' (1931). In 1936, Wild shot his first feature, Wallace Fox's sports drama ''The Big Game''. Two years later he shared an

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nomination for the Republic Pictures film ''Army Girl'' (1938). According to film critic Spencer Selby, Wild was a prolific ''film noir'' cinematographer, shooting 13 of them, including: Dmytryk's ''

Murder, My Sweet ''Murder, My Sweet'' (released as ''Farewell, My Lovely'' in the United Kingdom) is a 1944 American film noir, directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Dick Powell, Claire Trevor and Anne Shirley (in her final film before retirement). The film ...

'' (1944), ''

Johnny Angel ''Johnny Angel'' is a 1945 American film noir directed by Edwin L. Marin and written by Steve Fisher (adapted by Frank Gruber) from the 1944 novel ''Mr. Angel Comes Aboard'' by Charles Gordon Booth. The movie stars George Raft, Claire Trevor a ...

'' (1945), ''

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'' (1946), the Jean Renoir-directed ''

The Woman on the Beach ''The Woman on the Beach'' is a 1947 film noir directed by Jean Renoir and starring Joan Bennett, Robert Ryan and Charles Bickford. It was released by RKO Radio Pictures. The film is a love triangle drama about Scott, a conflicted U.S. Coast ...

'' (1947), '' They Won't Believe Me'' (1947), and others. He was also, in the early 1950s,

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's cinematographer; he worked on seven of her movies as an actress, three of which were released by other studios: '' His Kind of Woman'' (1951) and ''

Son of Paleface ''Son of Paleface'' is a 1952 American Comedy Western film directed by Frank Tashlin and starring Bob Hope, Jane Russell, and Roy Rogers. The film is a sequel to '' The Paleface'' (1948). Written by Tashlin, Joseph Quillan, and Robert L. Welch ...

'' (1952) for

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, and, his most widely seen movie, '' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'' (1953) for

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Filmography

* ''The Big Game'' (1936) * ''Racing Lady'' (1937) * ''Don't Tell the Wife'' (1937) * '' Portia on Trial'' (1937) * '' Lady Behave!'' (1938) * ''Painted Desert'' (1938) * ''

Army Girl ''Army Girl'' (also released as ''The Last of the Cavalry'') is a 1938 American comedy film directed by George Nicholls Jr. and starring Madge Evans and Preston Foster. It was a high budget film by Republic Pictures. Plot Captain Dike Conger, ...

'' (1938) * ''Lawless Valley'' (1938) * '' The Renegade Ranger'' (1938) * ''

Arizona Legion ''Arizona Legion'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by David Howard from a screenplay by Oliver Drake, based on Bernard McConville's story. Produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, it was released on January 20, 1939, and stars ...

'' (1939) * ''

The Rookie Cop ''The Rookie Cop'' is a 1939 film directed by David Howard and starring Tim Holt as a rookie cop who wants to prove his friend wasn't involved with a robbery. The film also stars Virginia Weidler, Janet Shaw, Frank M. Thomas, and Muriel Evans ...

'' (1939) * ''Racketeers of the Range'' (1939) * ''Timber Stampede'' (1939) * '' The Fighting Gringo'' (1939) * ''The Marshal of Mesa City'' (1939) * ''Trouble in Sundown'' (1939) * ''

The Fargo Kid ''The Fargo Kid'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Edward Killy starring Tim Holt. It was the second in Holt's series of Westerns for RKO. The film was shot in Kanab Canyon, Cave Lakes, and Johnson Canyon. The script was based on a ...

'' (1940) * ''

Bullet Code ''Bullet Code'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by David Howard and starring George O'Brien, Virginia Vale and Slim Whitaker. The screenplay was written by Doris Schroeder from a story by Bennett Cohen.. Plot In the Old West, cowhand ...

'' (1940) * ''Millionaires in Prison'' (1940) * '' Laddie'' (1940) * ''

Legion of the Lawless ''Legion of the Lawless'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by David Howard and starring George O'Brien, Virginia Vale, and Slim Whitaker. The screenplay was written by Doris Schroeder from a story by Berne Giler. Plot In the Old ...

'' (1940) * ''Prairie Law'' (1940) * ''

Wagon Train ''Wagon Train'' is an American Western series that aired 8 seasons: first on the NBC television network (1957–1962), and then on ABC (1962–1965). ''Wagon Train'' debuted on September 18, 1957, and became number one in the Nielsen ratings ...

'' (1940) * ''

The Saint in Palm Springs ''The Saint in Palm Springs'' is a crime melodrama released by RKO Pictures in early 1941. The film continued the screen adventures of the Robin Hood-inspired anti-hero, Simon Templar, alias "The Saint", created by Leslie Charteris. This sequel ...

'' (1941) * '' Cyclone on Horseback'' (1941) * ''

Robbers of the Range ''Robbers of the Range'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Edward Killy and starring Tim Holt, Virginia Vale, Ray Whitley, and Emmett Lynn Emmett Earl Lynn (February 14, 1897 – October 20, 1958) was an American actor of th ...

'' (1941) * '' Citizen Kane'' (1941, additional photography; uncredited) * ''

The Bandit Trail ''The Bandit Trail'' is a 1941 Western film.. Plot A cowboy helps rob a bank to get revenge on an unscrupulous banker. Cast * Tim Holt as Steve Haggerty * Ray Whitley as Smokey * Janet Waldo as Ellen Grant * Lee 'Lasses' White as Whopper * M ...

'' (1941) * ''

Dude Cowboy ''Dude Cowboy'' is a 1941 American western film. David Howard directed the film (his final one) and Morton Grant wrote the screenplay. The film stars Tim Holt as Terry McVey, Eddie Kane as Gordon West, Marjorie Reynolds as Barbara Adams (alia ...

'' (1941) * ''

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'' (1942) * ''

Riding the Wind ''Riding the Wind'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Edward Killy Edward Arthur Killy (January 26, 1903 – July 2, 1981) was an American director, assistant director and production manager in films and television. He was one ...

'' (1942) * ''

Land of the Open Range ''Land of the Open Range'' is a 1942 Western film. It uses out takes from ''Cimarron'' (1931). Plot Luke Archer's will stipulates that his huge land holding will be open for filing, but only to ex-convicts who served at least two years in priso ...

'' (1942) * '' Come on Danger'' (1942) * ''

The Magnificent Ambersons ''The Magnificent Ambersons'' is a 1918 novel by Booth Tarkington, the second in his ''Growth'' trilogy after ''The Turmoil'' (1915) and before ''The Midlander'' (1923, retitled ''National Avenue'' in 1927). It won the Pulitzer Prize for fict ...

'' (1942, additional photography; uncredited) * '' Six Gun Gold'' (1942) * '' It's All True'' (1942) * ''Rookies in Burma'' (1943) * ''

So This Is Washington ''So This Is Washington'' is a 1943 American film directed by Ray McCarey starring Chester Lauck. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound Recording ( James L. Fields). It is also known as ''Dollar A Year Man''. Plot Abner ...

'' (1943) * ''

Tarzan Triumphs ''Tarzan Triumphs'' is a 1943 adventure film in which Tarzan fights the Nazi Germany, Nazis. Johnny Weissmuller had portrayed the Edgar Rice Burroughs character in six films with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, but this was his first with the producer Sol ...

'' (1943) * ''

Stage Door Canteen The Stage Door Canteen was an entertainment venue for American and Allied servicemen that operated in the Broadway theatre district of New York City throughout World War II. Founded by the American Theatre Wing (ATW) in 1942, the entertainers we ...

'' (1943) * ''

Tarzan's Desert Mystery ''Tarzan's Desert Mystery'' is a 1943 American Tarzan film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and starring Johnny Weissmuller and Nancy Kelly. Like its immediate predecessor, ''Tarzan Triumphs'', the film mentions Tarzan's mate, Jane, but does not show ...

'' (1943) * ''

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'' (1944) * '' Mademoiselle Fifi'' (1944) * ''

'' (1944) * ''

The Falcon Out West ''The Falcon Out West'' (aka ''The Falcon in Texas'') is a 1944 American mystery film directed by William Clemens and starring Tom Conway, Joan Barclay and Barbara Hale. The film was part of RKO's The Falcon series of detective films, this ti ...

'' (1944) * ''Radio Stars on Parade'' (1945) * '' Cornered'' (1945) * ''

'' (1945) * '' West of the Pecos'' (1945) * ''Wanderer of the Wasteland'' (1945) * '' First Yank Into Tokyo'' (1945) * ''

'' (1946) * '' Till the End of Time'' (1946) * ''

'' (1946) * ''The Falcon's Adventure'' (1946) * '' They Won't Believe Me'' (1947) * ''

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'' (1947) * '' Pitfall'' (1948) * '' Station West'' (1948) * '' Strange Bargain'' (1949) * ''

The Big Steal ''The Big Steal'' is a 1949 American black-and-white film noir reteaming '' Out of the Past'' stars Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer. The film was directed by Don Siegel, based on the short story "The Road to Carmichael's" by Richard Wormser. Pl ...

'' (1949) * '' Easy Living'' (1949) * '' The Threat'' (1949) * ''

Walk Softly, Stranger ''Walk Softly, Stranger'' is a 1950 American romantic drama film starring Joseph Cotten and Alida Valli and directed by Robert Stevenson. Also regarded by some as either or both a film noir and crime film, it tells the story of a small-time crook ...

'' (1950) * ''

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'' (1951) * '' His Kind of Woman'' (1951) * '' Two Tickets to Broadway'' (1951) * ''

My Forbidden Past ''My Forbidden Past'' is a 1951 American historical film noir directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Robert Mitchum and Ava Gardner. Adapted by Leopold Atlas from Polan Banks' novel ''Carriage Entrance''. Plot The events take place in the 1 ...

'' (1951) * '' The Las Vegas Story'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1952) * ''

The French Line ''The French Line'' is a 1953 American musical film starring Jane Russell made by RKO Radio Pictures, directed by Lloyd Bacon and produced by Edmund Grainger, with Howard Hughes as executive producer. The screenplay was by Mary Loos and Richard ...

'' (1953) * '' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'' (1953) * ''

Affair with a Stranger ''Affair with a Stranger'' is a 1953 American comedy-drama directed by Roy Rowland and starring Jean Simmons and Victor Mature. It was originally to be released as ''Kiss and Run''. The film centres on the rumoured marital troubles of a succes ...

'' (1953) * '' She Couldn't Say No'' (1954) * ''Top of World'' (1955) * ''

Underwater! ''Underwater!'' is a 1955 adventure film directed by John Sturges and starring Jane Russell and Richard Egan. Plot synopsis Johnny and his wife Theresa, along with mercenary Dominic Quesada, priest Father Cannon and Gloria, the boat owner, sea ...

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Television

* ''

The Bob Cummings Show ''The Bob Cummings Show'' (also known in reruns as ''Love That Bob'') is an American sitcom starring Bob Cummings, which was broadcast from January 2, 1955, to September 15, 1959. The program began with a half-season run on NBC, then ran for tw ...

'' (1955–1958) * ''

Law of the Plainsman ''Law of the Plainsman'' is a Western (genre), Western television series starring Michael Ansara that aired on NBC from October 1, 1959, until September 22, 1960. The character of Native Americans in the United States, Native American United St ...

'' (1959) * '' Wanted: Dead or Alive'' (1959–1960) * ''

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'' (1960 ("

Third from the Sun "Third from the Sun" is episode 14 of the American television anthology series ''The Twilight Zone''. It is based on a short story of the same name by Richard Matheson which first appeared in the first issue of the magazine ''Galaxy Science Ficti ...

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Accolades

* Nomination, Academy Awards: Best Cinematography for ''Army Girl'' (1938)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wild, Harry J. 1901 births 1961 deaths American cinematographers