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Roger Heman Sr. is a Assistant Director, Sound and Sound Recordist American born on 27 february 1898

Roger Heman Sr.

Roger Heman Sr.
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Nationality USA
Birth 27 february 1898
Death 14 march 1969 (at 71 years)

Roger Heman Sr. (February 27, 1898 – March 14, 1969) was an American sound engineer. He won an Academy Award for Best Special Effects and was nominated for four more in the same category. He worked on more than 350 films during his career. His son was also a sound engineer.

Best films

The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)
(Sound Designer)
All About Eve (1950)
(Sound)
Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
(Sound)
Guys and Dolls (1955)
(Sound)
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
(Sound)
The Black Swan (1942)
(Sound)

Usually with

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Filmography of Roger Heman Sr. (162 films)

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Director

The Bat Whispers, 1h23
Directed by Roland West
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Horror, Crime
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Chester Morris, Una Merkel, Chance Ward, Richard Tucker, Wilson Benge, Maude Eburne
Roles Assistant Director
Rating62% 3.1468953.1468953.1468953.1468953.146895
A mysterious criminal by the name of "The Bat" eludes police and then finally announces his retirement to the country, while a wealthy Cornelia Van Gorder takes up residence in the estate of a famous banker. Along with her maid Lizzie, her niece Dale, and a bank teller disguised as a gardener, she is terrorized by a series of strange events seemingly set in motion by the mysterious Bat. Possible suspects include a doctor, an elderly police lieutenant, a butler, a handyman, and a big-city cop.
Stella Dallas, 1h50
Directed by Henry King
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama
Actors Ronald Colman, Belle Bennett, Alice Joyce, Jean Hersholt, Lois Moran, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Roles Assistant Director
Rating72% 3.626983.626983.626983.626983.62698
Stella Dallas (Belle Bennett), a small town girl who is devastated by her father's death and quickly marries the upper class Stephen Dallas (Ronald Colman), with whom she has nothing in common. After the birth of a daughter, Laurel (Lois Moran), the Dallases go their separate ways.

Sound

Pork Chop Hill, 1h37
Directed by Lewis Milestone
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Historical
Themes Politique, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Gregory Peck, Rip Torn, George Peppard, Woody Strode, James Edwards, Harry Guardino
Roles Sound
Rating70% 3.5448553.5448553.5448553.5448553.544855
In April 1953, during the Korean War, a company of American infantry, led by Lieutenant Joe Clemons (Gregory Peck) are to recapture Pork Chop Hill from a larger Communist Chinese army force; they recapture the hill, but are depleted, only 25 of a 135-man unit are left. They prepare for a large-scale Chinese counter-attack which they know will overwhelm and kill them in vicious fire fights and hand-to-hand fighting while the Panmunjeom cease-fire negotiations continue.
Bailout at 43,000, 1h18
Directed by Francis D. Lyon
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors John Payne, Karen Steele, Paul Kelly, Richard Eyer, Constance Ford, Eddie Firestone
Roles Sound Recordist
Rating57% 2.858552.858552.858552.858552.85855
This script must be run from the command line
Time Limit
Time Limit (1957)
, 1h36
Directed by Karl Malden
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Politique, Prison films, Political films, Films based on plays
Actors Richard Widmark, Richard Basehart, Dolores Michaels, June Lockhart, Martin Balsam, Carl Benton Reid
Roles Sound
Rating72% 3.640193.640193.640193.640193.64019
Army Colonel William Edwards (Richard Widmark) is investigating the case of Major Harry Cargill (Richard Basehart), accused of collaborating with the enemy while he and his unit were held captive in a North Korean prisoner of war camp. Cargill willingly admits his guilt and brings forth evidence that proves that he signed a germ-warfare confession and broadcast anti-American speeches over the radio, seemingly an act of treason.
The Boss
The Boss (1956)
, 1h29
Directed by Byron Haskin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors John Payne, Doe Avedon, Rhys Williams, Roy Roberts, Joe Flynn, Johnny Flynn
Roles Sound
Rating63% 3.185983.185983.185983.185983.18598
Matt Brady comes home from World War I to a city where older brother Tim is a political kingpin. Matt meets an old friend, Bob Herrick, but an argument leads to a fistfight. He ends up late for a date with Elsie Reynolds, who is furious. Matt angrily replies that he wants nothing more to do with her.
Nightmare
Nightmare (1956)
, 1h29
Directed by Maxwell Shane
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Edward G. Robinson, Kevin McCarthy, Connie Russell, Rhys Williams, Virginia Christine, Barry Atwater
Roles Sound Recordist
Rating63% 3.1927553.1927553.1927553.1927553.192755
New Orleans big band clarinetist Stan Grayson has a nightmare in which he sees himself in a mirrored room, killing a man. He awakens to find blood on himself, bruises on his neck, and a key from the dream in his hand.
Flight to Hong Kong, 1h28
Directed by Joseph M. Newman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Rory Calhoun, Barbara Rush, Soo Yong, Patrick Douglas "Pat" Conway, Mel Welles, Timothy Carey
Roles Sound
Rating55% 2.768882.768882.768882.768882.76888
International smuggler Tony Dumont is aboard a plane carrying a shipment of industrial diamonds. It is hijacked by men who flee with the gems. Tony and other passengers, including famed author Pamela Vincent, are flown to Hong Kong, where he doesn't get to say goodbye because Pamela is mobbed by the press.
Guys and Dolls, 2h23
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Musical, Crime, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra, Vivian Blaine, Robert Keith, Stubby Kaye
Roles Sound
Rating70% 3.5462853.5462853.5462853.5462853.546285
Although there are detail differences between the stage and movie versions, the plot is essentially based on the activities of New York petty criminals and professional gamblers in the late 1940s.
New York Confidential, 1h27
Directed by Russell Rouse
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Actors Broderick Crawford, Richard Conte, Marilyn Maxwell, Anne Bancroft, J. Carrol Naish, Onslow Stevens
Roles Sound Designer
Rating70% 3.5371153.5371153.5371153.5371153.537115
Charlie Lupo is a gangster who runs the New York branch of a crime syndicate. He is a widower with a grown daughter, Kathy and a new lover, Iris.
New York Confidential
Directed by Russell Rouse
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors Broderick Crawford, Anne Bancroft, Richard Conte, Marilyn Maxwell, J. Carrol Naish, Onslow Stevens
Roles Sound Designer
Rating70% 3.5371153.5371153.5371153.5371153.537115
Installé à Chicago comme tueur à gages, Nick Magellan (Richard Conte) est appelé à New York par Charlie Lupo (Broderick Crawford), un puissant homme d'affaires corrompu qui dirige le lucratif syndicat du crime de Manhattan. Lors d'un règlement de comptes, trois des hommes de main de Lupo laissent de trop nombreuses traces de leurs passages. Pour se couvrir, Lupo charge Magellan de les éliminer. En parallèle à cette mission, Lupo lui demande de surveiller Katherine (Anne Bancroft), sa fille. Magellan tombe amoureux de la jeune femme et rate sa mission, mettant Lupo dans une situation délicate.
Carmen Jones, 1h45
Directed by Otto Preminger
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Théâtre, Musical films, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals, Films based on operas, Children's films
Actors Dorothy Dandridge, Pearl Bailey, Harry Belafonte, Roy Glenn, Diahann Carroll, Brock Peters
Roles Sound
Rating67% 3.393913.393913.393913.393913.39391
Set during World War II, the story focuses on Carmen Jones, a vixen who works in a parachute factory in North Carolina. When she is arrested for fighting with a co-worker who reported her for arriving late for work, foreman Sgt. Brown assigns young soldier Joe to deliver her to the authorities, much to the dismay of Joe's fiancée Cindy Lou, who had agreed to marry him during his leave.