Harry Jackson (April 15, 1896 – August 3, 1953) was an American cinematographer.
Jackson was born in Nebraska, and was first employed in Hollywood as a still photographer for
Warner Brothers
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. As a cinematographer he was active through the end of the silent era in 1927, through his death in 1953, shooting about 75 films altogether. He was nominated for the
Academy Award
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for Color Cinematography for his work on 1947's ''
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The Sporting Chance
''The Sporting Chance'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Oscar Apfel and starring Lou Tellegen, Dorothy Phillips, and George Fawcett
George Fawcett (August 25, 1860 – June 6, 1939) was an American stage and film act ...
'' (1925)
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The Man in Hobbles
''The Man in Hobbles'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by George Archainbaud and starring John Harron, Lila Lee and Lucien Littlefield.Babington & Barr p.133 The film's sets were designed by the art director Hervey Libbert.
Ca ...
'' (1928)
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George Washington Cohen'' (1928)
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The Floating College
''The Floating College'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by George Crone and starring Sally O'Neil, William Collier Jr. and Georgia Hale. Two sisters fall in love with a swimming instructor.
Cast
* Sally O'Neil as Pat Bixby
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'' (1928)
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Ladies of the Night Club'' (1928)
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The Gun Runner'' (1928)
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Lucky Boy'' (1929)
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Broadway Scandals'' (1929)
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Guests Wanted
''Guests Wanted'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code short subject directed by Ralph Ceder.
Cast
*Benny Rubin as Benny
* Nell Breen as Nell
*Louise Carver as Mrs. Carver
*Charles Dorety as Second Miner
*Billy Franey as First Miner
*Bud Jamison
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'' (1932)
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Get That Girl'' (1932)
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Jungle Bride
''Jungle Bride'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code film directed by Harry O. Hoyt and Albert H. Kelley.
Plot
Doris Evans suspects that an actor has committed murder, so she and her fiancé follow him aboard a ship. Following a ...
'' (1933)
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Forbidden Melody'' (1933)
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She Learned About Sailors'' (1934)
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$10 Raise'' (1935)
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Think Fast, Mr. Moto
''Think Fast, Mr. Moto'' is a 1937 film directed by Norman Foster and featuring a mysterious Japanese detective named Mr. Moto. It is the first of eight films in the Mr. Moto series, all based on the character Mr. Moto created by John P. Marqu ...
'' (1937)
* ''
Circumstantial Evidence
Circumstantial evidence is evidence that relies on an inference to connect it to a conclusion of fact—such as a fingerprint at the scene of a crime. By contrast, direct evidence supports the truth of an assertion directly—i.e., without need ...
'' (1945)
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Wake Up and Dream'' (1946)
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Strange Triangle
''Strange Triangle'' is a 1946 American crime film noir directed by Ray McCarey and starring Signe Hasso, Preston Foster and Anabel Shaw..
Premise
A bank examiner becomes involved with a couple planning embezzlement, which leads them to murder. ...
'' (1946)
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Mother Wore Tights
''Mother Wore Tights'' is a 1947 Technicolor musical film starring Betty Grable and Dan Dailey as married vaudeville performers, directed by Walter Lang.
This was Grable and Dailey's first film together, based on a book of the same name by Mir ...
'' (1947)
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When My Baby Smiles at Me'' (1948)
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Dancing in the Dark'' (1949)
* ''
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend'' (1949)
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A Ticket to Tomahawk
''A Ticket to Tomahawk'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Richard Sale and starring Dan Dailey and Anne Baxter. It was released by 20th Century Fox. Marilyn Monroe appeared in one of her earliest roles.
Plot
In 1876, Johnny Jameson ...
'' (1950)
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Anne of the Indies
''Anne of the Indies'' is a 1951 Technicolor adventure film made by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Jacques Tourneur and produced by George Jessel.
The film stars Jean Peters and Louis Jourdan, with Debra Paget, Herbert Marshall, Thom ...
'' (1951)
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Pony Soldier
''Pony Soldier'' is a 1952 American Northern Western film set in Canada, but filmed in Sedona, Arizona. It is based on a 1951 ''Saturday Evening Post'' story "Mounted Patrol" by Garnett Weston. It was retitled ''MacDonald of the Canadian Mount ...
'' (1952)
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The Kid from Left Field'' (1953)
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1896 births
1953 deaths
American cinematographers