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Lee Garmes is a Director, Producer, Co-Director, Director of Photography, Editor and Cinematography American born on 27 may 1898 at Peoria (USA)

Lee Garmes

Lee Garmes
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Birth name Lee Dewey Garmes
Nationality USA
Birth 27 may 1898 at Peoria (USA)
Death 31 august 1978 (at 80 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Awards Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Lee Garmes, A.S.C. (May 27, 1898 - August 31, 1978) was an American cinematographer. During his career, he worked with directors Howard Hawks, Max Ophüls, Josef von Sternberg, Alfred Hitchcock, King Vidor, Nicholas Ray and Henry Hathaway, whom he had met as a young man when the two first came to Hollywood in the silent era. He also co-directed two films with legendary screenwriter Ben Hecht: Angels Over Broadway and Actor's and Sin.

Biography

Venu de l'Illinois, Lee Garmes travaille tout d'abord aux côtés de Thomas H. Ince. Dans les années 1930, sa fructueuse collaboration avec Josef Von Sternberg lui permet de montrer tout son talent. Sa photographie en noir et blanc se révèle exceptionnelle (notamment dans Shanghaï Express, pour lequel il reçoit l'Oscar). On le trouve à l'affiche de plusieurs grands films de la décennie comme Scarface d'Howard Hawks ou Révolte au zoo de Rowland V. Lee. Il s'attaque avec un égal bonheur à la couleur, où il signe de véritables réussites : Le Livre de la jungle de Zoltan Korda ou Duel au soleil de King Vidor. Il est également producteur et réalisateur, en travaillant pour Ben Hecht.

Best films

Gone with the Wind (1940)
(Director of Photography)
Duel in the Sun (1946)
(Director of Photography)
Since You Went Away (1944)
(Director of Photography)
Shanghai Express (1932)
(Director of Photography)
Smilin' Through (1932)
(Director of Photography)
The Barker (1928)
(Director of Photography)

Usually with

Ben Hecht
Ben Hecht
(12 films)
John Ireland
John Ireland
(1 films)
Howard Hawks
Howard Hawks
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Lee Garmes (92 films)

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Director

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive, 1h15
Directed by John Ireland, Lee Garmes
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Macdonald Carey, Joanne Dru, John Ireland, Tom Powers, Frank Ferguson, Stuart Randall
Rating60% 3.047213.047213.047213.047213.04721
Bus Crow (Macdonald Carey ), a professional gunfighter from Texas arrives in Pearl City looking for work, where he makes an impression on the locals at "Hannah's Place", a saloon run by Hallie(Joanne Dru). This leads to him being hired by ranchers to convince squatters to leave the area. U.S. Marshal Sam Rochelle (John Ireland) is brought in to investigate some murders and suspects Crow is responsible.
Actors and Sin, 1h22
Directed by Lee Garmes, Ben Hecht
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Edward G. Robinson, Eddie Albert, Dan O'Herlihy, Marsha Hunt, Peter Brocco, Jack Warner
Rating53% 2.67272.67272.67272.67272.6727
The film lampoons the Hollywood motion picture industry and is separated into two sections: The first section of the film is Actor's Blood, a morality play about legitimate theater. The second section is Woman of Sin, a send-up of Hollywood greed.
Angels Over Broadway, 1h19
Directed by Lee Garmes, Ben Hecht
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Noir, Crime
Actors Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Rita Hayworth, Thomas Mitchell, John Qualen, Constance Worth, Harry Antrim
Rating64% 3.242333.242333.242333.242333.24233
Bill O'Brien is a New York con man in search of a suitable gullible person to make some money on. In a fancy nightclub he finds Charles Engle, a man ridden by guilt and on the brink of committing suicide after embezzling a large sum of money that he has spent on his high-maintenance wife.
Beyond Tomorrow, 1h24
Directed by Lee Garmes, A. Edward Sutherland
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Christmas films, Ghost films
Actors Harry Carey, C. Aubrey Smith, Charles Winninger, Maria Ouspenskaïa, Rod La Rocque, Helen Vinson
Rating64% 3.246873.246873.246873.246873.24687
Engineers George Melton (Harry Carey) and Allan Chadwick (C. Aubrey Smith) work furiously to complete a design on time, even though it is Christmas Eve. Michael O'Brien (Charles Winninger), the third partner in the firm, arrives with presents for all and kindly lets their employees leave. The three old men then go home to the mansion they share with Madame Tanya (Maria Ouspenskaya), an elderly countess dispossessed by the Russian Revolution, for a dinner with prestigious guests.
Dreaming Lips, 1h34
Directed by Lee Garmes, Paul Czinner
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Elisabeth Bergner, Raymond Massey, Romney Brent, Joyce Bland, Felix Aylmer, J. Fisher White
Rating57% 2.898012.898012.898012.898012.89801
The wife (Bergner) of a violin player (Brent) in a famous orchestra, falls in love with her husband's friend and, tragically, drowns herself.

Producer

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive, 1h15
Directed by John Ireland, Lee Garmes
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Macdonald Carey, Joanne Dru, John Ireland, Tom Powers, Frank Ferguson, Stuart Randall
Roles Producer
Rating60% 3.047213.047213.047213.047213.04721
Bus Crow (Macdonald Carey ), a professional gunfighter from Texas arrives in Pearl City looking for work, where he makes an impression on the locals at "Hannah's Place", a saloon run by Hallie(Joanne Dru). This leads to him being hired by ranchers to convince squatters to leave the area. U.S. Marshal Sam Rochelle (John Ireland) is brought in to investigate some murders and suspects Crow is responsible.
Specter of the Rose, 1h30
Directed by Ben Hecht
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Dance films
Actors Judith Anderson, Michael Chekhov, Lionel Stander, Billy Gray, Ferike Boros
Roles Co-Producer
Rating57% 2.851152.851152.851152.851152.85115
A male ballet superstar (Kirov) is suspected of murdering his first wife (his former ballet partner) and now possibly threatening his new wife and ballet partner (Essen). Anderson plays an embittered ballet teacher, and Chekhov plays an impresario.
Lydia
Lydia (1941)
, 1h44
Directed by Julien Duvivier
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Merle Oberon, Edna May Oliver, Alan Marshal, Joseph Cotten, Hans Jaray, George Reeves
Roles Associate Producer
Rating62% 3.1483753.1483753.1483753.1483753.148375
An elderly woman named Lydia Macmillan (Merle Oberon), who is running a children's home, gets an unexpected visit from a long lost acquaintance, Dr. Michael Fitzpatrick (Joseph Cotten). They haven't met for forty years, when they were young and in love. The story of their lives unfold as they remember the past with great fondness.
Beyond Tomorrow, 1h24
Directed by Lee Garmes, A. Edward Sutherland
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Christmas films, Ghost films
Actors Harry Carey, C. Aubrey Smith, Charles Winninger, Maria Ouspenskaïa, Rod La Rocque, Helen Vinson
Roles Producer
Rating64% 3.246873.246873.246873.246873.24687
Engineers George Melton (Harry Carey) and Allan Chadwick (C. Aubrey Smith) work furiously to complete a design on time, even though it is Christmas Eve. Michael O'Brien (Charles Winninger), the third partner in the firm, arrives with presents for all and kindly lets their employees leave. The three old men then go home to the mansion they share with Madame Tanya (Maria Ouspenskaya), an elderly countess dispossessed by the Russian Revolution, for a dinner with prestigious guests.
Dreaming Lips, 1h35
Directed by Paul Czinner
Origin German
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Elisabeth Bergner, Rudolf Forster, Anton Edthofer, Margarete Hruby, Jaro Fürth, Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur
Roles Producer
Rating68% 3.41033.41033.41033.41033.4103
Peter, musicien d'orchestre, s'inquiète assez pour sa jeune femme, Gaby. Quand elle rencontre l'ami de Pierre, Michael, elle tombe amoureuse du virtuose du violon, mais à partir de là elle vit avec conscience. D'une part, elle ne croit pas à la continuité du mariage avec Peter, d'autre part, elle ne veut pas sortir d'une vie conjugale sûre. Quand Peter tombe gravement malade, elle se tourne vers son mari. Mais l'amour pour Michael est plus fort. Désespérée et sans foi dans une façon de sortir de son sentiment gênant, elle met fin à ses jours.

Director

Actors and Sin, 1h22
Directed by Lee Garmes, Ben Hecht
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Edward G. Robinson, Eddie Albert, Dan O'Herlihy, Marsha Hunt, Peter Brocco, Jack Warner
Roles Co-Director
Rating53% 2.67272.67272.67272.67272.6727
The film lampoons the Hollywood motion picture industry and is separated into two sections: The first section of the film is Actor's Blood, a morality play about legitimate theater. The second section is Woman of Sin, a send-up of Hollywood greed.
Specter of the Rose, 1h30
Directed by Ben Hecht
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Dance films
Actors Judith Anderson, Michael Chekhov, Lionel Stander, Billy Gray, Ferike Boros
Roles Co-Director
Rating57% 2.851152.851152.851152.851152.85115
A male ballet superstar (Kirov) is suspected of murdering his first wife (his former ballet partner) and now possibly threatening his new wife and ballet partner (Essen). Anderson plays an embittered ballet teacher, and Chekhov plays an impresario.
Angels Over Broadway, 1h19
Directed by Lee Garmes, Ben Hecht
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Noir, Crime
Actors Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Rita Hayworth, Thomas Mitchell, John Qualen, Constance Worth, Harry Antrim
Roles Co-Director
Rating64% 3.242333.242333.242333.242333.24233
Bill O'Brien is a New York con man in search of a suitable gullible person to make some money on. In a fancy nightclub he finds Charles Engle, a man ridden by guilt and on the brink of committing suicide after embezzling a large sum of money that he has spent on his high-maintenance wife.