John F. Seitz

John F. Seitz

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John Francis Seitz, A.S.C. (June 23, 1892 – February 27, 1979) was an American cinematographer and inventor. He was nominated for seven Academy Awards.

Seitz's Hollywood career began in 1909 as a lab assistant with the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company in Chicago. He went to work as a lab technician for the American Film Manufacturing Company (known as "Flying A"), also in Chicago. In 1916, during the silent era, he established himself, achieving great successes with the Rudolph Valentino film The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921).

Highly regarded by director Billy Wilder, Seitz…

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Guns of the Timberland ★ 6.2 Guns of the Timberland 1960 The Man in the Net ★ 5.2 The Man in the Net 1959 Island of Lost Women ★ 4.5 Island of Lost Women 1959 The Badlanders ★ 6.2 The Badlanders 1958 The Deep Six ★ 5.7 The Deep Six 1958 The Big Land ★ 6.5 The Big Land 1957 A Cry in the Night ★ 5.4 A Cry in the Night 1956 Santiago ★ 5.8 Santiago 1956 Hell on Frisco Bay ★ 5.3 Hell on Frisco Bay 1955 The McConnell Story ★ 6.8 The McConnell Story 1955 Many Rivers to Cross ★ 6.5 Many Rivers to Cross 1955 Rogue Cop ★ 5.7 Rogue Cop 1954 The Rocket Man ★ 6.5 The Rocket Man 1954 Saskatchewan ★ 6.1 Saskatchewan 1954 Fort Algiers ★ 6.0 Fort Algiers 1953 Desert Legion ★ 6.1 Desert Legion 1953 Invaders from Mars ★ 5.9 Invaders from Mars 1953 Botany Bay ★ 6.6 Botany Bay 1952 The Iron Mistress ★ 5.3 The Iron Mistress 1952 The Savage ★ 6.3 The Savage 1952 The San Francisco Story ★ 4.9 The San Francisco Story 1952 Detective Story ★ 7.0 Detective Story 1951 When Worlds Collide ★ 6.4 When Worlds Collide 1951 Dear Brat ★ 4.5 Dear Brat 1951 The Goldbergs ★ 8.0 The Goldbergs 1950 Sunset Boulevard ★ 8.3 Sunset Boulevard 1950 Appointment with Danger ★ 5.7 Appointment with Danger 1950 Captain Carey, U.S.A. ★ 5.8 Captain Carey, U.S.A. 1950 Chicago Deadline ★ 6.7 Chicago Deadline 1949 The Great Gatsby ★ 5.4 The Great Gatsby 1949 Night Has a Thousand Eyes ★ 6.8 Night Has a Thousand Eyes 1948 Beyond Glory ★ 8.0 Beyond Glory 1948 The Big Clock ★ 7.3 The Big Clock 1948 On Our Merry Way ★ 5.7 On Our Merry Way 1948 Saigon ★ 6.0 Saigon 1947 Wild Harvest ★ 7.0 Wild Harvest 1947 Calcutta ★ 6.4 Calcutta 1946 The Imperfect Lady The Imperfect Lady 1946 Home Sweet Homicide ★ 4.5 Home Sweet Homicide 1946 The Well Groomed Bride ★ 5.7 The Well Groomed Bride 1946 The Lost Weekend ★ 7.6 The Lost Weekend 1945 The Unseen ★ 4.7 The Unseen 1945 The Miracle of Morgan's Creek ★ 6.9 The Miracle of Morgan's Creek 1944 Casanova Brown ★ 6.4 Casanova Brown 1944 Hail the Conquering Hero ★ 7.1 Hail the Conquering Hero 1944 Double Indemnity ★ 8.1 Double Indemnity 1944 The Hour Before the Dawn ★ 6.4 The Hour Before the Dawn 1944 Five Graves to Cairo ★ 7.0 Five Graves to Cairo 1943 Lucky Jordan ★ 7.4 Lucky Jordan 1942 The Moon and Sixpence ★ 6.3 The Moon and Sixpence 1942 Winning Your Wings ★ 6.0 Winning Your Wings 1942 This Gun for Hire ★ 7.0 This Gun for Hire 1942 Fly By Night ★ 6.7 Fly By Night 1942 Sullivan's Travels ★ 7.4 Sullivan's Travels 1941 Dr. Kildare's Crisis ★ 6.7 Dr. Kildare's Crisis 1940 A Little Bit of Heaven ★ 4.5 A Little Bit of Heaven 1940 Dr. Kildare's Strange Case ★ 4.8 Dr. Kildare's Strange Case 1940 Let's Talk Turkey ★ 6.5 Let's Talk Turkey 1939 Bad Little Angel ★ 5.5 Bad Little Angel 1939 Thunder Afloat ★ 6.1 Thunder Afloat 1939 Culinary Carving ★ 7.0 Culinary Carving 1939 6,000 Enemies ★ 6.1 6,000 Enemies 1939 Prophet Without Honor ★ 6.2 Prophet Without Honor 1939 Sergeant Madden ★ 7.5 Sergeant Madden 1939 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ★ 6.7 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1939 Young Dr. Kildare ★ 6.7 Young Dr. Kildare 1938 Stablemates ★ 6.3 Stablemates 1938 The Crowd Roars ★ 7.0 The Crowd Roars 1938 Lord Jeff ★ 7.3 Lord Jeff 1938 Love Is a Headache ★ 6.5 Love Is a Headache 1938 Navy Blue and Gold ★ 5.8 Navy Blue and Gold 1937 Madame X ★ 6.1 Madame X 1937 Between Two Women ★ 6.0 Between Two Women 1937 Carnival in Paris ★ 7.5 Carnival in Paris 1937 15 Maiden Lane ★ 8.0 15 Maiden Lane 1936 Poor Little Rich Girl ★ 6.6 Poor Little Rich Girl 1936 Captain January ★ 6.8 Captain January 1936 The Country Doctor ★ 6.5 The Country Doctor 1936 The Littlest Rebel ★ 6.4 The Littlest Rebel 1935 Navy Wife ★ 6.0 Navy Wife 1935