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Clyde De Vinna is a Director of Photography and Cinematography American born on 13 july 1890 at Sedalia (USA)

Clyde De Vinna

Clyde De Vinna
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Nationality USA
Birth 13 july 1890 at Sedalia (USA)
Death 26 july 1953 (at 63 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Awards Academy Award, Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Clyde De Vinna (born July 13, 1890 in Sedalia, Missouri, died July 26, 1953 in Los Angeles, California) was an American film and television cinematographer and director of photography. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for White Shadows in the South Seas presented by American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1930 at their 2nd Academy Awards show.

Biography

Au cinéma, Clyde De Vinna est chef opérateur de plus de cent films américains (dont près de la moitié muets), entre 1916 et 1952. En particulier, il collabore à plusieurs films réalisés par W. S. Van Dyke (ex. : Les Écumeurs du Sud en 1927, avec Joan Crawford et Tim McCoy).

Il travaille également avec les réalisateurs Clarence Brown (ex. : Of Human Hearts en 1938, avec Walter Huston, James Stewart et Beulah Bondi), Jack Conway (ex. : Viva Villa ! en 1934, western avec Wallace Beery, qu'il retrouvera dans d'autres films du même genre), Victor Fleming (L'Île au trésor en 1934, avec Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper et Lionel Barrymore), Fred Niblo (Ben-Hur, version muette de 1925, avec Ramón Novarro dans le rôle-titre), ou encore Richard Thorpe (ex. : Le Trésor de Tarzan en 1941, avant-dernier des six films — il avait déjà contribué aux deux premiers — avec le couple Johnny Weissmuller-Maureen O'Sullivan), entre autres.

Ombres blanches (1928, avec Monte Blue et Raquel Torres), de W.S. Van Dyke et Robert J. Flaherty, permet à Clyde De Vinna de gagner l'Oscar de la meilleure photographie, lors de la 2e cérémonie des Oscars, en avril 1930.

À la télévision, il est directeur de la photographie sur trois séries, de 1950 à 1953, année de sa mort brutale, d'une crise cardiaque.

Best films

Trader Horn (1931)
(Director of Photography)
Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)
(Director of Photography)
Eskimo (1933)
(Director of Photography)
White Shadows in the South Seas (1928)
(Director of Photography)

Usually with

Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
(26 films)
W. S. Van Dyke
W. S. Van Dyke
(10 films)
Wallace Beery
Wallace Beery
(11 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Clyde De Vinna (57 films)

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Cameraman

The Jungle
The Jungle (1952)
, 1h13
Directed by William Berke
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Adventure
Actors Rod Cameron, Cesar Romero, Marie Windsor, M. N. Nambiar, Sulochana, David Abraham
Roles Director of Photography
Rating47% 2.399192.399192.399192.399192.39919
A great white hunter and an Indian princess trek into the Indian jungle to investigate a number of wild animal stampedes which have resulted in the deaths of many people. On their journey, they discover a herd of prehistoric wooly mammoths are responsible for the terror.
Air Cadet
Air Cadet (1951)
, 1h34
Directed by Joseph Pevney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Stephen McNally, Gail Russell, Richard Long, Alex Nicol, Rock Hudson, Charles Drake
Roles Aerial Director of Photography
Rating56% 2.8153952.8153952.8153952.8153952.815395
A group of cadets begin Air Force pilot training during the Korean War. After primary training at Randolph Field, they move to Williams Air Force Base for advanced training on jets. There cadet Russ Coulter (Richard Long) meets and falls in love with Janet Page (Gail Russell), the estranged wife of one of the instructors. The rivalry puts his future as a fighter pilot in jeopardy.
Sword of the Avenger, 1h16
Directed by Sidney Salkow
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Romance
Actors Sigrid Gurie, Ralph Morgan, Duncan Renaldo, Leonard Strong, Trevor Bardette, Cy Kendall
Roles Director of Photography
Rating57% 2.8640052.8640052.8640052.8640052.864005
The Caribbean Mystery, 1h5
Directed by Robert D. Webb
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors James Dunn, Sheila Ryan, Reed Hadley, Roy Roberts, Robert Shaw, William Forrest
Roles Director of Photography
Rating57% 2.867792.867792.867792.867792.86779
Within These Walls, 1h11
Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Thomas Mitchell, Mary Anderson, Mark Stevens, B.S. Pully, Roy Roberts, John Russell
Roles Director of Photography
Rating59% 2.9662052.9662052.9662052.9662052.966205
The Bugle Sounds, 1h42
Directed by S. Sylvan Simon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Political films
Actors Wallace Beery, Marjorie Main, Lewis Stone, Henry O'Neill, George Bancroft, Donna Reed
Roles Director of Photography
Rating60% 3.0017053.0017053.0017053.0017053.001705
In 1941, Colonel Lawton (Lewis Stone) of the 19th Cavalry Regiment has to convert his unit from horses to tanks. Sergeant Patrick Aloysius 'Hap' Doan (Wallace Beery) has a hard time with the adjustments.
Jackass Mail, 1h19
Directed by Norman Z. McLeod
Origin USA
Genres Romance, Western
Actors Wallace Beery, Marjorie Main, J. Carrol Naish, Darryl Hickman, William Haade, Dick Curtis
Roles Director of Photography
Rating60% 3.049283.049283.049283.049283.04928
Whistling in Dixie, 1h14
Directed by S. Sylvan Simon
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Red Skelton, Ann Rutherford, Guy Kibbee, Diana Lewis, George Bancroft, Peter Whitney
Roles Director of Photography
Rating64% 3.2454053.2454053.2454053.2454053.245405
Tarzan's Secret Treasure, 1h21
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about animals, Films about children, Le thème de l'enfant sauvage, Films about apes, L'enfance marginalisée, Tarzan films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, L'Or
Actors Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield, Barry Fitzgerald, Reginald Owen, Tom Conway
Roles Director of Photography
Rating63% 3.192473.192473.192473.192473.19247
An expedition team arrives on Tarzan's escarpment. By chance, the two villainous members Medford (Tom Conway) and Vandermeer (Philip Dorn) find out that there is plenty of gold on the escarpment. They kidnap Jane and Boy in order to make Tarzan show them the location of the gold. Soon the group is captured by natives, whereupon Tarzan comes to their rescue.
The Bad Man, 1h10
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Western
Actors Wallace Beery, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day, Ronald Reagan, Henry Travers, Chris-Pin Martin
Roles Director of Photography
Rating59% 2.9524452.9524452.9524452.9524452.952445
Gil Jones (Reagan) is an American who runs a Mexico ranch. A woman he loves, Lucia Pell (Laraine Day), has married a New York businessman, Morgan Pell (Tom Conway), possibly for his money.
Come Back, Miss Pipps
Directed by Edward L. Cahn
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors Robert Blake, George McFarland, Billy Laughlin, Darla Hood, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Clarence Wilson
Roles Director of Photography
Rating67% 3.351633.351633.351633.351633.35163
Upon learning that Mr. Pratt, the mean old school board chairman, has fired their beloved teacher Miss Pipps because she threw a birthday party for one of her students during class, the gang decides to invite their parents to a special performance of a play exposing Pratt's injustices in running the school. As a result, he's demoted to caretaker, while Mr. Swenson is justifiably promoted to Pratt's former position...and Miss Pipps returns. Yet, compassion is shown to Mr. Pratt when his birthday is honored.
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare, 1h18
Directed by Harold S. Bucquet
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day, Bonita Granville, Alma Kruger, Red Skelton
Roles Director of Photography
Rating62% 3.1472053.1472053.1472053.1472053.147205
Dr. Kildare (Lew Ayres) performs an emergency operation on crash victim Frances Marlowe (Bonita Granville), an ice-skating star. While recovering in Blair General Hospital, Frances discovers that her leg is paralyzed, and promptly sues Dr. Kildare and his hospital for negligence.
Bubbling Troubles, 10minutes
Directed by Edward L. Cahn
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors Carl Switzer, George McFarland, Darla Hood, Robert Blake, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Leonard Landy
Roles Director of Photography
Rating67% 3.36283.36283.36283.36283.3628
Butch wins the heart of Darla, leaving heartbroken Alfalfa to cry in his alphabet soup. Mistaking the boy's doldrums for indigestion, Alfalfa's dad prepares to give his son a good dose of "Settles-It" Powder. Later on, the kids pay a visit to Butch's jerry-built chemistry lab, where the young troublemaker is mixing up what he claims is an explosive. Recognizing the mixture as Settles-It Powder, the crafty Alfalfa offers himself as Butch's guinea pig, "bravely" downing the concoction in hopes of impressing Darla. Alas, the powders haven't been properly combined, and before long Alfalfa becomes drastically bloated and the rest of the gang is convinced that he has become a walking bomb.
20 Mule Team, 1h24
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Wallace Beery, Leo Carrillo, Marjorie Rambeau, Anne Baxter, Noah Beery, Jr, Douglas Fowley
Roles Director of Photography
Rating63% 3.1924753.1924753.1924753.1924753.192475
Dans les années 1890, des chariots tirés par 20 mules transportent du borax dans l'enfer de la Vallée de la Mort. Mais les gisements s'épuisent et la Desert Borax Company est proche de la banqueroute et ne peut plus payer Skinner Bill Bragg et les autres conducteurs d'attelage. Comme il ne peut plus payer son loyer, Bill se voit refuser l'accès de sa chambre au saloon de Furnace Flat par la propriétaire, Josie Johnson. Jean, la jeune et jolie fille de Josie, s'ennuie à Furnace Flat et voudrait vivre à la ville, sans tenir compte du fait qu'elle est courtisée par Mitch, un des employés de la compagnie. Josie croit le moment venu lorsqu'arrive à Furnace Flat Stag Roper, qui persuade le président de la banque locale d'émettre de nouvelles actions de la compagnie dans l'espoir de découvrir une nouvelle veine de minerai. Lorsque Stag découvre que Bill a trouvé un sac plein de cristaux de borax près du corps déshydraté de Chuckwalla, un prospecteur qui est mort dans le désert, il le fait chanter, en menaçant de révéler qu'il est recherché pour meurtre sous le nom d'Ambrose Murphy. Bill accepte alors de partir le lendemain chercher la mine de Chuckwalla avec son éclaireur Piute Pete, mais ils y sont accueillis par des coups de feu tirés par Mitch, qui était associé au prospecteur. Mitch est blessé et Bill retourne en ville prévenir Stag de sa résistance. Pendant ce temps, Josie a découvert que Jean est sur le point de partir avec Stag et, après l'avoir enfermée dans sa chambre, elle ordonne à Stag de quitter la ville en le menaçant d'une arme. Mais il tire sur elle et part avec son associé Salters prendre possession de la mine de Mitch. Bill se sent responsable de ce qui est arrivé à Josie et part avec Pete à la poursuite de Stag dans le désert, où il trouve Mitch inconscient, laissé pour mort par Stag. Après des échanges de tir au cours desquels Pete et les chevaux sont tués, Bill abat Stag puis renvoie Mitch en ville sur sa propre mule, alors qu'il reste en arrière. Plus tard, Mitch est nommé vice-président de la compagnie et part à Los Angeles avec sa jeune épouse Josie, tandis que Bill apprend qu'il est amnistié depuis 8 ans.