Charles Lawton

Director Of Photography

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Also Known As

Charles C Lawton Jr.

Birth Place

Los Angeles, California, USA

Born

April 06, 1904

Died

July 11, 1965

Filmography

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Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad (1967)

A Rage To Live (1965)

Director of Photography

Ensign Pulver (1964)

Director of Photography

Youngblood Hawke (1964)

Director of Photography

Spencer's Mountain (1963)

Director of Photography

Rome Adventure (1962)

Director of Photography

Photos & Videos

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The Long Gray Line (1955) -- (Movie Clip) They Been Counting Their Fingers

Fingers At The Window (1942) — Can You Stand A Shock?

Biography

Filmography

Cinematography (Feature Film)

Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad (1967)

A Rage To Live (1965)

Director of Photography

Ensign Pulver (1964)

Director of Photography

Youngblood Hawke (1964)

Director of Photography

Spencer's Mountain (1963)

Director of Photography

Rome Adventure (1962)

Director of Photography

My Sister Eileen (1955)

Director of Photography

The Walking Hills (1949)

Director of Photography

Blondie Knows Best (1946)

See Here, Private Hargrove (1944)

Director of Photography

Young Ideas (1943)

Director of Photography

The Youngest Profession (1943)

Director of Photography

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943)

Director of Photography

The Vanishing Virginian (1942)

Director of Photography

This Time for Keeps (1942)

Director of Photography

Fingers at the Window (1942)

Director of Photography

A Yank at Eton (1942)

Director of Photography

Eyes in the Night (1942)

Director of Photography

Joe Smith, American (1942)

Director of Photography

The Affairs of Martha (1942)

Director of Photography

Maisie Was a Lady (1941)

Director of Photography

Ringside Maisie (1941)

Director of Photography

The Penalty (1941)

Free and Easy (1941)

Director of Photography

The Big Store (1941)

Director of Photography

Sky Murder (1940)

Director of Photography

Congo Maisie (1940)

Director of Photography

Forty Little Mothers (1940)

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)

Gold Rush Maisie (1940)

Director of Photography

Hullabaloo (1940)

Director of Photography

Miracles for Sale (1939)

Director of Photography

Within the Law (1939)

Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939)

Another Language (1933)

Camera Operator

Cinematography (Short)

FURTHER PROPHECIES OF NOSTRADAMUS (1942)

Cinematographer

Famous Boners (1942)

Cinematographer

More About Nostradamus (1940)

Cinematographer

The Giant of Norway (1939)

Cinematographer

Bravest of the Brave (1938)

Cinematographer

The King Without a Crown (1937)

Cinematographer

Life Events

Videos

The Long Gray Line (1955) -- (Movie Clip) They Been Counting Their Fingers John Ford's opening from the parade ground at West Point to the White House where Harry Carey Jr., plays President (and one-time cadet) Eisenhower receiving the 70-something hero, Tyrone Power as Marty Maher, flashing back 50 years earlier, shooting on location, Peter Graves his escort, in The Long Gray Line, 1955.

Fingers At The Window (1942) — Can You Stand A Shock? With Chicago terrorized by axe murderers we viewers know are not random maniacs, surprisingly intrepid unemployed actor Oliver (Lew Ayres) has snuck into smitten potential girlfriend Edwina's (Laraine Day) apartment, aiming to lure the one who’s been after her (Charles Wagenheim), in Fingers At The Window, 1942.

Fingers At The Window (1942) — There Are No Evil Spirits Ever more clever unemployed actor Oliver (Lew Ayres) poses as one of the the paranoid schizophrenics being rounded up in Chicago, so he can see files linking the already captured axe-murderers to the psychiatric clinic, Miles Mander his enthused doctor, then wangles a ride back to his girlfriend, in Fingers At The Window, 1942.

Gunman's Walk (1958) -- (Movie Clip) Yes, Big Brother Handsome opening by director Phil Karlson, photographed by Charles “Buddy” Lawton, introducing James Darren as voluble Davy, and avid horseman Tab Hunter as elder brother Ed, taciturn by comparison, and whistling, in the Columbia Technicolor Western, from a story by Ric Hardman and screenplay by Frank Nugent, Gunman’s Walk, 1958, starring Van Heflin.

Shockproof (1949) -- (Movie Clip) Change Your Brand Of Men Nifty opening by director Douglas Sirk and co-screenwriters Helen Deutsch and Samuel Fuller, introducing female lead Patricia Knight, who joins her then-husband Cornel Wilde, who reveals the nature of their character's business, in Shockproof, 1949.

Gold Rush Maisie (1940) -- (Movie Clip) Plenty Of Tears Ann Sothern (title character) is leaving town, from the diner where Harry (Irving Bacon) is sharing the big news, one customer (Henry Roquemore) leaving as another (Eddie Gribbon) arrives, and young Jubie (Virginia Weidler) appears seeking aid, in Gold Rush Maisie, 1940, the third in the MGM series.

Gold Rush Maisie (1940) -- (Movie Clip) I Wanna Be Just Like You! Now all-in with the family of hard-luck dirt farmer turned gold prospector Bert (John F. Hamilton), Ann Sothern (title character) meets friend Elmo (Louis Mason), who boasts of success, then chats with admiring daughter Jubie (Virginia Weidler), in Gold Rush Maisie, 1940.

Gold Rush Maisie (1940) -- (Movie Clip) What Kind Of A Town Is This? Third movie in the MGM series, this time the title character (Ann Sothern) has had a breakdown near an Arizona desert town, where, with some difficulty, she meets Lee Bowman as grumpy rancher Bill, who’s not much inclined to help, in Gold Rush Maisie, 1940, co-starring Virginia Weidler.

Jubal (1956) -- (Movie Clip) Most Horses Is Better Than Humans First scene after the opening, in which rancher Shep (Ernest Borgnine) found Glenn Ford (title character) staggering out of the Wyoming woods, introducing Pinky (Rod Steiger), Sam (Noah Beery Jr.) and Carson (John Dierkes), in Jubal, 1956, directed by Delmer Daves, often cited as a Western treatment of Shakespeare’s Othello.

Jubal (1956) -- (Movie Clip) They'll Steal You Blind Director Delmer Daves introduces key characters, as new ranch foreman Glenn Ford (title character) has to intervene when Pinky (Rod Steiger) and friends tangle with a caravan of Christian pilgrims (Basil Ruysdael as Shem Hoktor, Felicia Farr his daughter, Charles Bronson riding shotgun), in Jubal, 1956.

Jubal (1956) -- (Movie Clip) We're Ending This Before It Starts Joining dinner with big-hearted rancher Shep (Ernest Borgnine) who’s taken a liking to his new hand (Glenn Ford, title character) and offers him a job, with no idea about the misdeeds of his youthful Canadian wife Mae (English ingenue Valerie French, in her first Hollywood role), in director Delmer Daves’ dark Western, Jubal, 1956.

Jubal (1956) -- (Movie Clip) You Might Get Burned Glenn Ford (title character) is winning over folks at the Wyoming cattle ranch, where he was brought by the owner who found him wandering in the mountains, especially the rancher’s young wife Mae (Valerie French), whose intentions are barely disguised, in director Delmer Daves’ Jubal, 1956.

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