Jack Stevens (1903–1961) was an American
cinematographer
The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the recording of a film, television production, music video or other live-action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera ...
active during the
silent and early
sound era
A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image, as opposed to a silent film. The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took place in Paris in 1900, but decades passed befo ...
. He worked on several
Laurel and Hardy
Laurel and Hardy were a British-American double act, comedy duo during the early Classical Hollywood cinema, Classical Hollywood era of American cinema, consisting of Englishman Stan Laurel (1890–1965) and American Oliver Hardy (1892–1957) ...
films for
Hal Roach Studios
Hal Roach Studios was an American motion picture and, through its TV production subsidiary, Hal Roach Television Corporation, television production studio. Known as ''The Laugh Factory to the World'', it was founded by producer Hal Roach and busin ...
. He was the elder brother of the director
George Stevens
George Cooper Stevens (December 18, 1904 – March 8, 1975) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for ''A Place in the Sun (1951 film), A Place in the Sun'' (1951) ...
.
[Slide p.67]
Selected filmography
* ''
Mine to Keep'' (1923)
* ''
Other Men's Daughters'' (1923)
* ''
American Manners
''American Manners'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by James W. Horne. It was produced by Richard Talmadge, who also stars, and was distributed by FBO.
Preserved in the Library of Congress.
Plot
Cast
* Richard Talmadge as ...
'' (1924)
* ''
The Law Forbids
''The Law Forbids'' is a 1924 American drama film directed by Jess Robbins and written by Lois Zellner and Ford Beebe. The film stars Baby Peggy, Robert Ellis, Elinor Fair, Winifred Bryson, James Corrigan, and Anna Dodge. The film was release ...
'' (1924)
* ''
Stepping Lively'' (1924)
* ''
The Fighting Demon'' (1925)
* ''
The Isle of Hope
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The' ...
'' (1925)
* ''
The Broadway Gallant'' (1926)
* ''
The Night Patrol'' (1926)
* ''
The Merry Cavalier'' (1926)
* ''
The Better Man'' (1926)
* ''
The Blue Streak'' (1926)
* ''
The Cavalier'' (1928)
* ''
Another Fine Mess'' (1930)
* ''
Beau Hunks'' (1931)
* ''
Pardon Us
''Pardon Us'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Laurel and Hardy film. It was the team's first starring feature-length comedy film, produced by Hal Roach, directed by James Parrott, and originally distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1931.
Plot
Du ...
'' (1931)
* ''
Our Wife'' (1931)
* ''
Chickens Come Home
''Chickens Come Home'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code short film starring Laurel and Hardy, directed by James W. Horne and produced by Hal Roach. It was shot in January 1931 and released on February 21, 1931. It is a remake of ...
'' (1931)
* ''
Speed Madness'' (1932)
* ''
Get That Girl'' (1932)
* ''
On Your Guard'' (1933)
* ''
The Cuckoo Clock'' (1938)
References
Bibliography
* Bliss, Michael. ''Laurel and Hardy's Comic Catastrophes: Laughter and Darkness in the Features and Short Films''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2017.
* Slide, Anthony. ''She Could Be Chaplin!: The Comedic Brilliance of Alice Howell''. University Press of Mississippi, 2016.
External links
*
1903 births
1961 deaths
American cinematographers
People from Oakland, California
{{US-cinematographer-stub