Joseph Ruttenberg

Director Of Photography

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Also Known As

Joe Ruttenberg

Birth Place

Russia

Born

July 04, 1889

Died

May 01, 1983

Biography

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Former photojournalist and newsreel photographer-producer who served as a cinematographer with Fox (1915-26), MGM (1926-62) and Paramount. Ruttenberg was one of Hollywood's foremost directors of photography from the late 1930s through the 50s....

Filmography

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Speedway (1968)

Director of Photography

The Oscar (1966)

Director of Photography

Love Has Many Faces (1965)

Director of Photography

Cinematographer

Director of Photography

A Global Affair (1964)

Director of Photography

Photos & Videos

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Julius Caesar (1953) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Senseless Things

Julius Caesar (1953) -- (Movie Clip) I Never Stood On Ceremony

Biography

Former photojournalist and newsreel photographer-producer who served as a cinematographer with Fox (1915-26), MGM (1926-62) and Paramount. Ruttenberg was one of Hollywood's foremost directors of photography from the late 1930s through the 50s.

Filmography

Cinematography (Feature Film)

Speedway (1968)

Director of Photography

The Oscar (1966)

Director of Photography

Love Has Many Faces (1965)

Director of Photography

Cinematographer

Director of Photography

A Global Affair (1964)

Director of Photography

The Hook (1963)

Director of Photography

It Happened at the World's Fair (1963)

Director of Photography

Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963)

Cinematographer

Who's Got the Action? (1962)

Director of Photography

Bachelor in Paradise (1961)

Director of Photography

Two Loves (1961)

Director of Photography

The Subterraneans (1960)

Director of Photography

Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960)

BUtterfield 8 (1960)

Director of Photography

The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959)

Director of Photography

Green Mansions (1959)

Director of Photography

Director of Photography

The Reluctant Debutante (1958)

Director of Photography

Until They Sail (1957)

Director of Photography

The Vintage (1957)

Director of Photography

Man on Fire (1957)

Director of Photography

Invitation to the Dance (1956)

Director of Photographer "Sinbad the Sailor"

The Swan (1956)

Director of Photography

Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)

Director of Photography

Interrupted Melody (1955)

Director of Photography

The Prodigal (1955)

Director of Photography

Director of Photography

Brigadoon (1954)

Director of Photography

The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)

Director of Photography

Her Twelve Men (1954)

Director of Photography

The Great Diamond Robbery (1954)

Director of Photography

Small Town Girl (1953)

Director of Photography

Julius Caesar (1953)

Director of Photography

It's a Big Country: An American Anthology (1952)

Director of Photography

Latin Lovers (1952)

Director of Photography

The Prisoner of Zenda (1952)

Director of Photography

Young Man With Ideas (1952)

Director of Photography

Because You're Mine (1952)

Director of Photography

Kind Lady (1951)

Director of Photography

The Great Caruso (1951)

Director of Photography

Cause for Alarm! (1951)

Director of Photography

Too Young to Kiss (1951)

Director of Photography

The Magnificent Yankee (1951)

Director of Photography

The Miniver Story (1950)

Director of Photography

The Big Hangover (1950)

Director of Photography

Side Street (1950)

Director of Photography

Summer Stock (1950)

The Bribe (1949)

Director of Photography

That Forsyte Woman (1949)

Director of Photography

B. F.'s Daughter (1948)

Director of Photography

Julia Misbehaves (1948)

Director of Photography

Desire Me (1947)

Director of Photography

Killer McCoy (1947)

Director of Photography

Adventure (1946)

Director of Photography

The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)

Fill-in Director of Photographer

The Valley of Decision (1945)

Director of Photography

Madame Curie (1944)

Director of Photography

Mrs. Parkington (1944)

Director of Photography

Gaslight (1944)

Director of Photography

Presenting Lily Mars (1943)

Director of Photography

Crossroads (1942)

Mrs. Miniver (1942)

Director of Photography

Random Harvest (1942)

Woman of the Year (1942)

Director of Photography

Two-Faced Woman (1941)

Director of Photography

Ziegfeld Girl (1941)

Director of Photography

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)

Director of Photography

The Philadelphia Story (1940)

Director of Photography

Waterloo Bridge (1940)

Director of Photography

Comrade X (1940)

Director of Photography

Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)

Director of Photography

Balalaika (1939)

Director of Photography

Tell No Tales (1939)

The Women (1939)

Director of Photography

The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939)

On Borrowed Time (1939)

Dramatic School (1938)

Everybody Sing (1938)

The Great Waltz (1938)

Spring Madness (1938)

Three Comrades (1938)

The Shopworn Angel (1938)

The First Hundred Years (1938)

Big City (1937)

Double Wedding (1937)

Carmel-By-the Sea Photographer

A Day at the Races (1937)

Live, Love and Learn (1937)

Mad Holiday (1936)

Frankie and Johnnie (1936)

Piccadilly Jim (1936)

Three Godfathers (1936)

Man Hunt (1936)

The People's Enemy (1935)

Gigolette (1935)

Woman in the Dark (1934)

Gambling (1934)

Assistant Camera

The Struggle (1932)

Cinematographer

The Cheat (1931)

Summer Bachelors (1926)

Director of Photography

School for Wives (1925)

Director of Photography

The Fool (1925)

Director of Photography

Does It Pay? (1923)

Director of Photography

If Winter Comes (1923)

Director of Photography

The Town That Forgot God (1923)

Director of Photography

Silver Wings (1922)

Director of Photography

My Friend, The Devil (1922)

Director of Photography

Beyond Price (1921)

Director of Photography

A Virgin Paradise (1921)

Director of Photography

Know Your Men (1921)

Director of Photography

The Mountain Woman (1921)

Director of Photography

From Now on (1920)

The Tiger's Cub (1920)

The Shark (1920)

The Thief (1920)

A Fallen Idol (1919)

Woman, Woman! (1919)

My Little Sister (1919)

Doing Their Bit (1918)

The Woman Who Gave (1918)

A Heart's Revenge (1918)

The Debt of Honor (1918)

The Painted Madonna (1917)

Thou Shalt Not Steal (1917)

The Blue Streak (1917)

Wife Number Two (1917)

The Slave (1917)

Cast (Short)

You Can't Fool a Camera (1941)

Cinematography (Short)

Let's Ask Nostradamus (1953)

Cinematographer

Nostradamus and the Queen (1953)

Cinematographer

Life Events

1893

Immigrated to US at age 4 (date approximate)

1907

Became staff photographer for Boston Globe

1915

Hired as cameraman at Fox

1917

Debut as director of photography with "A Painted Madonna"

1926

Joined MGM

1935

Became member of American Society of Cinematographers

1962

Left MGM for Paramount

Photo Collections

Somebody Up There Likes Me - Behind-the-Scenes Photos

Here are a number of photos taken behind-the-scenes during production of MGM's Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956), starring Paul Newman and Pier Angeli, and directed by Robert Wise.

Random Harvest - Behind-the-Scenes Photos

Here are several behind-the-scenes photos taken during production of MGM's Random Harvest (1942), starring Ronald Colman and Greer Garson, and directed by Mervyn LeRoy.

Until They Sail - Behind-the-Scenes Photos

Here are some photos taken behind-the-scenes during production of MGM's Until They Sail (1957), starring Paul Newman and Jean Simmons and directed by Robert Wise.

Videos

Julius Caesar (1953) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Senseless Things Stately opening and comments from tribunes Flavius (Michael Pate) and Marullus (George MacReady), from Joseph L. Mankiewiecz's 1953 MGM production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, starring Marlon Brando, John GIelgud, Louis Calhern and James Mason.

Julius Caesar (1953) -- (Movie Clip) I Never Stood On Ceremony Calpurnia (Greer Garson) speaks at least one everlasting Shakespeare phrase, pleading with husband Caesar (Louis Calhern) to not go to the senate today, Decius (the "other" Brutus, John Hoyt) intruding, in the Joseph L. Mankiewicz and MGM 1953 version of Julius Caesar.

Julius Caesar (1953) -- (Movie Clip) Friends, Romans, Countrymen! Just the first portion of the famous speech, Marlon Brando as "Mark Antony," come not to praise but to bury, in Joseph L. Mankiewicz's production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, 1953.

Julius Caesar (1953) -- (Movie Clip) Beware The Ides Of March Caesar (Louis Calhern) returns to Rome, checks in with wife Calpurnia (Greer Garson) and under-dressed Antony (Marlon Brando), then a blind soothsayer (Richard Hale) with famous words of warning, also getting a reading off Brutus (James Mason) in Joseph L. Mankiewicz's production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, 1953.

Julius Caesar (1953) -- (Movie Clip) Not In Our Stars... On a balcony with a statue of Caesar, Cassius (John Gielgud) tempts Brutus (James Mason) with murderous ideas, in Joseph L. Mankiewicz's 1953 production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.

Too Young To Kiss (1951) -- (Movie Clip) In Winnipeg It Is Not Cold? After just a glance of co-star June Allyson in his waiting room, concert promoter Wainright (Van Johnson), blowing off a German tenor, makes excuses for French singer Denise (Paula, a.k.a. Rita, Corday) early in MGM’s Too Young To Kiss, , 1951 from a Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett screenplay.

Too Young To Kiss (1951) -- (Movie Clip) There's No Room At The Top Having just realized she could fake being a teenager in order to get an audition, ambitious classical pianist Cynthia (June Allyson) is intercepted at home by her boyfriend John (Gig Young), early in MGM’s Too Young To Kiss, , 1951, also starring Van Johnson.

Too Young To Kiss (1951) -- (Movie Clip) She's Box Office! Thinking he’s discovered a prodigy, concert promoter Wainright (Van Johnson) arrives with contracts at the apartment of pianist Cynthia (June Allyson) who, having posed at her audition as her fictional kid-sister Molly, takes a stab at making things right, in MGM’s Too Young To Kiss, , 1951.

Too Young To Kiss (1951) -- (Movie Clip) Revolutionary Etude Both billed above the title in their 4th picture starring together, June Allyson is twenty-something pianist Cynthia posing as her fictional kid sister Molly, and Van Johnson is Wainright, the impresario holding auditions for a youth orchestra, Hans Conreid introducing her, for the familiar Chopin composition, in MGM’s Too Young To Kiss, , 1951, with impressive fake playing by June, who had some piano training as a child.

B.F.'s Daughter (1948) -- (Movie Clip) Your Pretty Little Head Park Avenue, 1932, breakfasting with his wife (Spring Byington), industrialist B.F. Fulton (Charles Coburn) fumes over a radio commentator’s criticism as daughter Polly (Barbara Stanwyck) appears, sniffing a chance to help her fiancé (Richard Hart), opening MGM’s B.F.’s Daughter, 1948.

Woman Of The Year (1942) -- (Movie Clip) Should We Abolish Baseball? Opening scene, sports writer Sam (Spencer Tracy) joins pals (Roscoe Karns, William Tannen) and barkeep (William Bendix), as they hear high-brow columnist Tess (Katharine Hepburn) on the radio, in Woman Of The Year, 1942, original screenplay by Michael Kanin and Ring Lardner Jr.

Gaslight (1944) -- (Movie Clip) You Shall Have Your Dream Vacationing at Lake Como, new husband Gregory (Charles Boyer) mentions his apparently coincidental dream of a home in London, identical to the home in which his traumatized wife Paula (Ingrid Bergman) found her murdered aunt, early in George Cukor's Gaslight, 1944.

Gigi (1958) -- (Original Trailer) A Parisian girl (Leslie Caron) is raised to be a kept woman but dreams of love and marriage in Gigi (1958), directed by Vincente Minnelli.

Swan, The - (Original Trailer) On the eve of her marriage to a prince, a noblewoman falls for her brother's tutor in The Swan (1956) starring Grace Kelly.

Wreck of the Mary Deare, The -- (Original Trailer) The skipper of a sunken ship (Gary Cooper) stands trial for The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959). Co-starring Charlton Heston.

Latin Lovers - (Original Trailer) Expect Ricardo Montalban to give Lana Turner a taste for Latin Lovers (1953) in this Technicolor romance.

Live, Love and Learn - (Original Trailer) A bohemian artist (Robert Montgomery) and a society girl (Rosalind Russell) try to adjust to marriage. Co-starring Robert Benchley and Mickey Rooney.

Julius Caesar - (Re-issue Trailer) Marlon Brando heads an all-star cast in Joseph L. Mankiewicz's film of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar (1953).

First Hundred Years, The - (Original Trailer) A working woman (Virginia Bruce) doesn't want to give up her career when she marries. Co-starring Robert Montgomery and Warren William.

Crossroads (1942) - (Original Trailer) A French diplomat (William Powell) who's recovered from amnesia is blackmailed over crimes he can't remember.

Because You're Mine - (Original Trailer) After being drafted, an opera star (Mario Lanza) falls for his sergeant's sister in Because You're Mine (1952).

Her Twelve Men - (Original Trailer) A dedicated teacher turns around the troublesome students at a boy's school in Her Twelve Men (1954) starring Greer Garson.

Waterloo Bridge (1940) - (Re-issue Trailer) Vivien Leigh is the ballerina-turned-streetwalker after her fiance Robert Taylor is apparently killed in World War I in Waterloo Bridge (1940), directed by Mervyn LeRoy.

Presenting Lily Mars - (Original Trailer) A small-town girl fights for her chance on Broadway in Presenting Lily Mars (1943) starring Judy Garland.

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