Hal Mohr

Director Of Photography

About

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Birth Place

San Francisco, California, USA

Born

August 02, 1894

Died

May 10, 1974

Biography

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Innovative cinematographer best known for the sophisticated crane shots in "Broadway" (1929) and as one of the first cameramen to regularly and fluently use dolly and boom shots. Mohr demonstrated his technical proficiency on a number of highly regarded films (including the Oscar-winning "A Midsummer Night's Dream" 1935 and "The Phantom of the Opera" 1940), but from the mid-1950s did the...

Filmography

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When Love Is Young (1937)

The Man You Loved To Hate (1979)

Photographer cons

The Bamboo Saucer (1968)

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The Man From the Diners' Club (1963)

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The Creation of the Humanoids (1962)

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Photos & Videos

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Destry Rides Again (1939) — (Movie Clip) Trouble Is My Business

Underworld U.S.A. -- (Movie Clip) The Girl Backed Down

Family & Companions

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Evelyn Venable

Wife

Professor, actor. Third wife; eloped c. 1934; retired to raise Mohr's children; survived him.

Biography

Innovative cinematographer best known for the sophisticated crane shots in "Broadway" (1929) and as one of the first cameramen to regularly and fluently use dolly and boom shots. Mohr demonstrated his technical proficiency on a number of highly regarded films (including the Oscar-winning "A Midsummer Night's Dream" 1935 and "The Phantom of the Opera" 1940), but from the mid-1950s did the bulk of his work in TV. His third wife was actress Evelyn Venable.

Filmography

Director (Feature Film)

When Love Is Young (1937)

Cast (Feature Film)

The Man You Loved To Hate (1979)

Cinematography (Feature Film)

Photographer cons

The Bamboo Saucer (1968)

Director of Photography

The Man From the Diners' Club (1963)

Director of Photography

The Creation of the Humanoids (1962)

Director of Photography

Underworld U. S. A. (1961)

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The Last Voyage (1960)

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The Gun Runners (1958)

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The Lineup (1958)

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Baby Face Nelson (1957)

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The Boss (1956)

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The Wild One (1954)

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Jamboree (1954)

The Member of the Wedding (1953)

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The Four Poster (1953)

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Rancho Notorious (1952)

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Of Men and Music (1951)

Cinematographer

The Big Night (1951)

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Woman on the Run (1950)

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The Second Woman (1950)

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Johnny Holiday (1950)

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An Act of Murder (1948)

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Another Part of the Forest (1948)

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Song of Scheherazade (1947)

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Pirates of Monterey (1947)

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The Lost Moment (1947)

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I'll Be Yours (1947)

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A Night in Paradise (1946)

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Because of Him (1946)

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Salome, Where She Danced (1945)

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Her Lucky Night (1945)

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Shady Lady (1945)

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This Is the Life (1944)

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Follow the Boys (1944)

Director of Photographer of Delta Rhythm Boys seq

Enter Arsene Lupin (1944)

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The Climax (1944)

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Ladies Courageous (1944)

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My Gal Loves Music (1944)

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San Diego, I Love You (1944)

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Phantom of the Opera (1943)

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Watch on the Rhine (1943)

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Lady in a Jam (1942)

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Twin Beds (1942)

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International Lady (1941)

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Pot O' Gold (1941)

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Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941)

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When the Daltons Rode (1940)

Director of Photography

Destry Rides Again (1939)

Director of Photography

The Underpup (1939)

Director of Photography

Back Door to Heaven (1939)

I Met My Love Again (1938)

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Top of the Town (1937)

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Bullets or Ballots (1936)

The Walking Dead (1936)

Ladies in Love (1936)

The Green Pastures (1936)

A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)

The County Chairman (1935)

Under Pressure (1935)

Captain Blood (1935)

Charlie Chan's Courage (1934)

Change of Heart (1934)

Servants' Entrance (1934)

David Harum (1934)

Carolina (1934)

The Worst Woman in Paris? (1933)

As Husbands Go (1933)

I Loved You Wednesday (1933)

The Warrior's Husband (1933)

State Fair (1933)

The Devil's in Love (1933)

Week Ends Only (1932)

The First Year (1932)

A Woman Commands (1932)

Lady with a Past (1932)

Tess of the Storm Country (1932)

The Cohens and Kellys in Africa (1931)

Cinematographer

A Woman of Experience (1931)

The Big Gamble (1931)

The Common Law (1931)

Free Love (1931)

Devotion (1931)

King of Jazz (1930)

Cinematographer

Captain of the Guard (1930)

Director of Photography

Director of Photography

Outward Bound (1930)

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The Czar of Broadway (1930)

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The Cat Creeps (1930)

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Broadway (1929)

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Shanghai Lady (1929)

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Noah's Ark (1929)

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The Last Warning (1929)

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The Last Performance (1929)

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Glorious Betsy (1928)

The Wedding March (1928)

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Tenderloin (1928)

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Bitter Apples (1927)

Slightly Used (1927)

A Million Bid (1927)

The Heart of Maryland (1927)

Old San Francisco (1927)

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The Girl From Chicago (1927)

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The Jazz Singer (1927)

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Sparrows (1926)

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The Marriage Clause (1926)

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The Third Degree (1926)

The High Hand (1926)

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Little Annie Rooney (1925)

Director of Photography

The Monster (1925)

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Playing With Souls (1925)

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He Who Laughs Last (1925)

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Vanity's Price (1924)

Director of Photography

A Woman Who Sinned (1924)

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Bag and Baggage (1923)

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Watch Him Step (1922)

Director of Photography

The Unfoldment (1922)

Director of Photography

The Deceiver (1920)

The Golden Trail (1920)

Restitution (1918)

Director (Short)

The Big Idea (1918)

Cinematography (Short)

The Big Idea (1918)

Cinematographer

Writer (Short)

The Big Idea (1918)

Life Events

Videos

Destry Rides Again (1939) — (Movie Clip) Trouble Is My Business Now properly on the job and armed, the deputy sheriff and title character Tom (James Stewart) follows up on his initial brawling encounter with the singer-hustler-celebrity of Bottleneck, Frenchy (Marlene Dietrich, Lillian Yarbo her servant) in director George Marshall’s Destry Rides Again, 1939.

Underworld U.S.A. -- (Movie Clip) The Girl Backed Down Newly-paroled Tolly (Cliff Robertson), burgling in his quest for revenge, encounters Gus (Richard Rust) with failed drug-mule Cuddles (Dolores Dorn), in Samuel Fuller's Underworld U.S.A., 1961.

Underworld U.S.A. -- (Movie Clip) Meet Your Maker Tolly, now grown up to be Cliff Robertson, and in jail for 13 years since the murder of his career criminal father, donates blood in order to meet the prison doctor (Henry Norell), just to get at one of his dad's killers, Farrar (Peter Brocco), in writer-producer-director Samuel Fuller's Underworld U.S.A., 1961.

Underworld U.S.A. -- (Movie Clip) Stick Close To Him First syndicate boss Connors (Robert Emhardt) chairing a council, then on the phone with colleague Gela (Paul Dubov) with aide Gus (Richard Rust) and secret infiltrator Tolly (Cliff Robertson), in Samuel Fuller's Underworld U.S.A., 1961.

Big Night, The (1951) -- (Movie Clip) Make A Wish Downtrodden from the opening frame, still-teenaged John Barrymore Jr. as Georgie, bullied then consoled by bartender Flanagan (Howland Chamberlin) and his dad, Preston Foster, in The Big Night, 1951, screenplay by director Joseph Losey and Stanley Ellin, from his novel, with uncredited contributions from Ring Lardner Jr. and Hugo Butler.

Big Night, The (1951) -- (Movie Clip) Not Fighting Back Fuming after watching his bartender dad, whom he idolizes, willingly take a beating from a newspaper columnist named Judge, teen Georgie (John Barrymore Jr.) visits the store next door, hearing from a cop (Myron Healey), the uncredited shopkeeper and wife, also juggling a baby and a revolver, in director Joseph Losey’s The Big Night, 1951.

Big Night, The (1951) -- (Movie Clip) Not That Kind Of Doctor Joseph Losey directs John Barrymore Jr. as teen Georgie, at a prize-fight, who doesn’t realize he got conned out of the money he got for his father’s ticket, counseled by Cooper (Philip Bourneuf), who bought the ticket, aiming to chase columnist Judge (Howard St. John) who beat up the father earlier that night, in The Big Night, 1951.

Member Of The Wedding, The (1952) -- (Movie Clip) That Green And Crazy Summer Julie Harris (as "Frankie") with Ethel Waters (as "Berenice") and the rest of the cast, introduced in the opening scene of Fred Zinnemann's The Member of the Wedding, 1952, from Carson McCullers' novel and play.

Member Of The Wedding, The (1952) -- (Movie Clip) It Don't Do! Frankie (Julie Harris) and Berenice (Ethel Waters) disagree about her new dress, John Henry (Brandon de Wilde) observing, in The Member of the Wedding, 1952, from Carson McCullers' novel and play.

Member Of The Wedding, The (1952) -- (Movie Clip) His Eye Is On The Sparrow The evening before the wedding, Frankie (Julie Harris) having a crisis, the three central characters (Ethel Waters as Berenice, Brandon De Wilde as John Henry) and the gospel standard credited to Charles H. Gabriel and Civilla D. Martin, in Daniel Mann’s movie from the Carson McCullers novel, The Member Of The Wedding, 1952.

Wild One, The (1954) -- (Movie Clip) Whadda Ya Got? Scene which maybe over-emphasizes the famous line in which Johnny (Marlon Brando) is asked what he and the Black Rebels are rebelling against, in The Wild One, 1954, Brando more interested in waitress Kathie (Mary Murphy).

Wild One, The (1954) -- (Movie Clip) This Is The Main Event Improbably articulate Chino (Lee Marvin) has led his rival bike gang into town and is itching for a fight with ex-pal Johnny (Marlon Brando), leader of the Black Rebels, in The Wild One, 1954.

Underworld U.S.A. - (Original Trailer) Cliff Robertson plays the police against the mob to bust open Underworld U.S.A. (1961) directed by Samuel Fuller.

Green Pastures, The - (Original Trailer) God tests the human race in a reenactment of Bible stories set in the world of black American folklore in The Green Pastures (1936), starring Rex Ingram.

Man From the Diners' Club, The - (Original Trailer) A gangster tries to use a Diners' Club clerk (Danny Kaye) as the fall guy in a scheme to fake his own death in The Man From the Diners' Club (1963).

Rancho Notorious - (Original Trailer) A cowboy (Arthur Kennedy) infiltrates a bandit hideaway - the Chuck-a-Luck - in search of his girlfriend's killer in Rancho Notorious (1952), Fritz Lang's cult Western featuring Marlene Dietrich in one of her definitive screen portrayals.

Bullets or Ballots - (Original Trailer) A cop (Edward G. Robinson) goes undercover to crack an influential crime ring in Bullets or Ballots (1936) co-starring Humphrey Bogart.

Midsummer Night's Dream, A - (Wide Release Trailer) James Cagney and Olivia de Havilland star in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935), based on the William Shakespeare play.

Last Voyage, The - (Original Trailer) The actual ocean liner Ile de France took The Last Voyage (1960) in this sinking-ship drama starring Robert Stack and Dorothy Malone.

Outward Bound - (Original Trailer) Passengers on a cruise ship find they are on their way to the afterlife in Outward Bound (1930).

Captain Blood -- (Original Trailer) After being unjustly sentenced to prison, a doctor escapes and becomes a notorious pirate in Captain Blood (1935) starring Errol Flynn.

Noah's Ark (1929) -- (Re-issue Trailer) Noah's Ark (1929), an expensive Biblical epic made at the dawn of talkies.

Watch on the Rhine - (Original Trailer) Nazi agents pursue a German freedom-fighter and his family to Washington in Watch on the Rhine (1943), with Paul Lukas & Bette Davis, from Lillian Hellman's play.

Family

Delores Mohr

Daughter

Tour guide. Born on November 26, 1935.

Rosalia Mohr

Daughter

Born on March 26, 1937; named after Mohr's mother.

Companions

Evelyn Venable

Wife

Professor, actor. Third wife; eloped c. 1934; retired to raise Mohr's children; survived him.

Bibliography

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