Harry C. Neumann (sometimes billed as Harry Neuman, Harry Newman, or Harry Newmann; February 11, 1891 – January 14, 1971) of

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, was a Hollywood

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whose career spanned over forty years, including work on some 350 productions in a wide variety of genres, with much of his work being in

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(including several

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films), and

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s. He began working as a cinematographer or director of photography in 1918, the Golden Age of the silent film era; his last film was the 1959

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, ''

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''. Over the course of his career, he also worked on early attempts at a

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, including

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' last film, '' The Maze''. Neumann also did cinematography for episodes of TV series, including '' The Court of Last Resort'', '' The Adventures of Champion'', and ''

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''. Neumann died on January 14, 1971, in

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Partial filmography

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A Hoosier Romance ''A Hoosier Romance'' is a 1918 Selig Polyscope silent film, featuring actress Colleen Moore. Plot Pretty Patience Thompson, a "girl with a singing soul," lives with her cold-hearted and avaricious father, Jeff Thompson, on their Indiana farm. H ...

'' (1918) * '' The Yellow Dog'' (1918) * ''

The Still Alarm ''The Still Alarm'' is a melodramatic play by Joseph Arthur (playwright), Joseph Arthur and Andrew Carpenter Wheeler, A.C. Wheeler that debuted in New York in 1887 and enjoyed great success, and was adapted to silent films in 1911, 1918, and 19 ...

'' (1918) *'' Bulldog Courage'' (1922) * ''

Ridgeway of Montana ''Ridgeway of Montana'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Jack Hoxie, Olive Hasbrouck, and Herbert Fortier. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Buck Ridgeway, wealthy ranchman, capture ...

'' (1924) * '' Fighting Fury'' (1924) * '' The Back Trail'' (1924) *'' The Calgary Stampede'' (1925) * '' Ridin' Thunder'' (1925) * '' Flying Hoofs'' (1925) *'' The Arizona Sweepstakes'' (1926) *'' Chip of the Flying U'' (1926) *'' The Phantom Bullet'' (1926) * '' Western Pluck'' (1926) *'' The Buckaroo Kid'' (1926) *'' The Denver Dude'' (1927) *''

Hey! Hey! Cowboy ''Hey! Hey! Cowboy'' is a lost film, lost 1927 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Lynn Reynolds and Edward Laemmle and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced and released by Universal Pictures. Cast * Hoot Gi ...

'' (1927) *'' Painted Ponies'' (1927) *'' A Trick of Hearts'' (1928) *'' The Wild West Show'' (1928) *'' Burning the Wind'' (1929) *'' King of the Rodeo'' (1929) *'' Smilin' Guns'' (1929) * '' False Fathers'' (1929) *'' The Mounted Stranger'' (1930) * '' Beyond the Law'' (1930) *'' Cavalier of the West'' (1931) *'' Hard Hombre'' (1931) *'' Cowboy Counsellor'' (1932) *''

The Girl from Calgary ''The Girl from Calgary'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code musical comedy film directed by Phil Whitman, and starring Fifi D'Orsay and Paul Kelly (actor), Paul Kelly. Plot summary A French-Canadian girl is a champion bronc rider ...

'' (1932) *''

The Local Bad Man ''The Local Bad Man'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Western (genre), Western film directed by Otto Brower. Plot Cast * Hoot Gibson as Jim Bonner * Sally Blane as Marion Meade * Hooper Atchley as Joe Murdock * Guy Edward Hearn, Edward Hearn as ...

'' (1932) * '' Guilty or Not Guilty'' (1932) *''

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'' (1932) *'' The Thirteenth Guest'' (1932) *'' Unholy Love'' (1932) *'' Vanity Fair'' (1932) * '' The Gay Buckaroo'' (1932) * ''

A Man's Land ''A Man's Land'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Western film, written by Adele Buffington and directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Hoot Gibson, Marion Shilling, and Robert Ellis, and was released on June 11, 1932. Plot Tex Mason's ranch is facing ...

'' (1932) * '' The Iron Master'' (1933) *''

A Shriek in the Night ''A Shriek in the Night'' is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery crime film with elements of romance directed by Albert Ray and starring Ginger Rogers, Lyle Talbot, and Harvey Clark. It was produced by the independent studio Allied Pictures, and ...

'' (1933) *'' Tarzan the Fearless'' (1933) *'' The Dude Bandit'' (1933) * '' The Fighting Parson'' (1933) *'' The Wolf Dog'' (1933) *'' Picture Brides'' (1934) *'' Once to Every Bachelor'' (1934) * '' Take the Stand'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1934) *'' Frisco Waterfront'' (1935) *'' Keeper of the Bees'' (1935) *'' The Healer'' (1935) *'' The Hoosier Schoolmaster'' (1935) *'' The Mysterious Mr. Wong'' (1935) *'' The Mystery Man'' (1935) *'' The New Frontier'' (1935) *'' The Nut Farm'' (1935) *'' The Old Homestead'' (1935) *''

Two Sinners ''Two Sinners'' is a 1935 film directed by Arthur Lubin. Plot In London, Henry Vane gets out of prison after serving fifteen years for murder and tries to rebuild his life. Cast * Otto Kruger as Henry Vane * Martha Sleeper as Elsie Summerstone * ...

(1935) *'' Hats Off'' (1936) *'' Let's Sing Again'' (1936) *'' California Straight Ahead!'' (1937) *''

It Happened Out West ''It Happened Out West'' is a 1937 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Earle Snell and John Roberts. The film stars Paul Kelly (actor), Paul Kelly, Judith Allen, Johnny Arthur, LeRoy Mason, Lew Ke ...

'' (1937) *'' I Cover the War'' (1937) *'' Idol of the Crowds'' (1937) *'' Roll Along, Cowboy'' (1937) *'' Air Devils'' (1938) *'' Gangster's Boy'' (1938) *'' Mr. Wong, Detective'' (1938) *''

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'' (1938) *'' Boys' Reformatory'' (1939) *'' Heroes in Blue'' (1939) *'' Irish Luck'' (1939) *''

Mr. Wong in Chinatown ''Mr. Wong in Chinatown'' is a 1939 American mystery film directed by William Nigh and starring Boris Karloff as Mr. Wong.Stephen Jacobs, ''Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster'', Tomahawk Press 2011 p 246 The film is the third in the series of ...

'' (1939) *'' Mutiny in the Big House'' (1939) *'' The Mystery of Mr. Wong'' (1939) *'' The Phantom Stage'' (1939) *'' The Streets of New York'' (1939) *'' Chasing Trouble'' (1940) *'' Doomed to Die'' (1940) *'' Queen of the Yukon'' (1940) *'' Son of the Navy'' (1940) *'' The Ape'' (1940) *'' The Fatal Hour'' (1940) *'' The Last Alarm'' (1940) *'' Hidden Enemy'' (1940) *'' The Old Swimmin' Hole'' (1940) *'' Arizona Bound'' (1941) *''

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'' (1941) *''

I Killed That Man ''I Killed That Man'' is a 1941 American mystery film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Ricardo Cortez, Joan Woodbury and Iris Adrian. Produced by the King Brothers Productions, King Brothers for release by Monogram Pictures, it is a remake of ...

'' (1941) * '' No Greater Sin'' (1941) *'' Roar of the Press'' (1941) *'' The Apache Kid'' (1941) *'' Uncle Joe'' (1941) *''

Under Fiesta Stars ''Under Fiesta Stars'' is a 1941 American Western (genre), western film directed by Frank McDonald (director), Frank McDonald and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Carol Hughes (actress), Carol Hughes. Based on a story by Karl Brown, the ...

'' (1941) *'' Dawn on the Great Divide'' (1942) *'' Heart of the Rio Grande'' (1942) *'' Man with Two Lives'' (1942) *'' Road to Happiness'' (1942) *'' South of Santa Fe'' (1942) *'' A Gentle Gangster'' (1943) *''

Are These Our Parents? ''Are These Our Parents?'' is a 1944 American romantic drama film directed by William Nigh. It stars Helen Vinson, Lyle Talbot, Ivan Lebedeff. Plot A mother's preference for partying, boozing, and running around with an assortment of sleazy ch ...

'' (1944) *'' Law Men'' (1944) *'' Marked Trails'' (1944) *'' Raiders of Ghost City'' (1944) *'' The Great Alaskan Mystery'' (1944) *'' The Utah Kid'' (1944) *''

Allotment Wives ''Allotment Wives'' is a 1945 American film noir directed by William Nigh and starring Kay Francis. Its plot is about an army investigator who tries to shut down a scam that preys on soldiers, and unknowingly falls in love with the woman behind i ...

'' (1945) *'' Black Market Babies'' (1945) *'' Captain Tugboat Annie'' (1945) *'' The Cisco Kid Returns'' (1945) *''

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'' (1945) *''

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'' (1945) *''

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'' (1945) * '' Flame of the West'' (1945) *'' The Jade Mask'' (1945) * '' Sunbonnet Sue'' (1945) *'' Spook Busters'' (1946) * '' Trigger Fingers'' (1946) *'' Swing Parade of 1946'' (1946) *'' The Gay Cavalier'' (1946) *'' Wife Wanted'' (1946) *'' Cowboy Cavalier'' (1948) *''

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'' (1948) *'' The Hunted'' (1948) * '' Silver Trails'' (1948) * ''

Back Trail ''Back Trail'' is a 1948 American Western film, directed by Christy Cabanne. It stars Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, and Mildred Coles, and was released on July 18, 1948. Plot Bob Frazer is a businessman in Brentwood. When he was younger a ...

'' (1948) * ''

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'' (1948) * '' Triggerman'' (1948) * '' Trails End'' (1949) * '' Across the Rio Grande'' (1949) *''

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'' (1949) *'' Two Lost Worlds'' (1950) * '' Gunslingers'' (1950) * '' West of Wyoming'' (1950) *'' Flight to Mars'' (1951) *'' I Was An American Spy'' (1951) *'' The Highwayman'' (1951) *'' Flat Top'' (1952) *''

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'' (1952) *''

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'' (1952) * '' Outlaw Women'' (1952) * ''

Wild Stallion ''Wild Stallion'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Ben Johnson, Edgar Buchanan and Martha Hyer. The film's sets were designed by the art director Martin Obzina. Plot Cast * Ben Johnson as Dan Light ...

'' (1952) *'' The Rose Bowl Story'' (1952) *'' Wagons West'' (1952) *'' Clipped Wings'' (1953) *'' Fighter Attack'' (1953) *''

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'' (1953) *'' Kansas Pacific'' (1953) *'' Loose in London'' (1953) *'' Roar of the Crowd'' (1953) *'' The Maze'' (1953) *'' Dragonfly Squadron'' (1954) *'' Jungle Gents'' (1954) *'' Paris Playboys'' (1954) *'' Pride of the Blue Grass'' (1954) *'' The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters'' (1954) *''

A Bullet for Joey ''A Bullet for Joey'' is a 1955 film noir directed by Lewis Allen and starring Edward G. Robinson and George Raft. The picture involves a gangster who sneaks into Canada to kidnap a scientist for the communists. The supporting cast features A ...

'' (1955) *'' Bowery to Bagdad'' (1955) *'' Dig That Uranium'' (1955) *''

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'' (1955) *'' Spy Chasers'' (1955) *''

The Phenix City Story ''The Phenix City Story'' is a 1955 American film noir crime film directed by Phil Karlson for Allied Artists, written by Daniel Mainwaring and Crane Wilbur and starring John McIntire, Richard Kiley, and Kathryn Grant. It had a triple premie ...

'' (1955) * '' Calling Homicide'' (1956) *'' Crashing Las Vegas'' (1956) *'' Fighting Trouble'' (1956) *'' Hot Shots'' (1956) *'' The Women of Pitcairn Island'' (1956) *'' Screaming Eagles'' (1956) *'' Hold That Hypnotist'' (1957) *'' Looking for Danger'' (1957) *'' Sabu and the Magic Ring'' (1957) *'' My Gun Is Quick'' (1957) *'' Spook Chasers'' (1957) *''

Up in Smoke ''Up in Smoke'' (also referred to as ''Cheech & Chong's Up in Smoke'') is a 1978 American buddy stoner comedy film directed by Lou Adler and starring Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Tom Skerritt, Edie Adams, Strother Martin, and Stacy Keach. It ...

'' (1957) *''

In the Money ''In the Money'' is a 1958 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on February 16, 1958, by Monogram Pictures, Allied Artists Pictures and is the 48th and final film in the series. It ...

'' (1958) *''

'' (1959)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Neumann, Harry C. 1891 births 1971 deaths American cinematographers Artists from Chicago