James S. Brown Jr.
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Also Known As
James Spencer Brown Jr.,
James Brown,
James Brown Jr.,
James S. Brown
Birth Place
New Jersey, USA
Born
March 16, 1892
Died
June 01, 1949
Cause of Death
Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound
Biography
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Prolific, long-time cinematographer for Columbia Pictures, who began his career with Edison in the 1910s. Never in the front ranks (probably due to a rough life of hard drinking, which he, unlike other alcoholic "masters of light," could not keep under control) Brown was a competent craftsman whose speed made him ideal for numerous B productions for various low-rent studios, as well as s...
Filmography
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The Owl and the Pussycat
(1970)
Camera crew
An Evening With Batman and Robin
(1965)
Director of Photography
Zamba
(1949)
Director of Photography
The Prairie
(1949)
Director of Photography
Midnight Frolics
(1949)
Photography
Frontier Revenge
(1948)
Director of Photography
Family & Companions
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Katharine W Brown
Wife
Susan Brown
Wife
Biography
Prolific, long-time cinematographer for Columbia Pictures, who began his career with Edison in the 1910s. Never in the front ranks (probably due to a rough life of hard drinking, which he, unlike other alcoholic "masters of light," could not keep under control) Brown was a competent craftsman whose speed made him ideal for numerous B productions for various low-rent studios, as well as several Columbia serials, notably "Ellery Queen" and "Crime Doctor." Brown made the front page of Los Angeles newspapers in 1949 after shooting himself to death before his pleading wife and neighbors.
Filmography
Cinematography (Feature Film)
The Owl and the Pussycat
(1970)
Camera crew
An Evening With Batman and Robin
(1965)
Director of Photography
Zamba
(1949)
Director of Photography
The Prairie
(1949)
Director of Photography
Midnight Frolics
(1949)
Photography
Frontier Revenge
(1948)
Director of Photography
The Counterfeiters
(1948)
Director of Photography
Deadline
(1948)
Camera
Stage to Mesa City
(1948)
Director of Photography
Tornado Range
(1948)
Director of Photography
Dragnet
(1947)
Director of Photography
Ridin' Down the Trail
(1947)
Director of Photography
The Case of the Baby Sitter
(1947)
Cinematographer
The Hat-box Mystery
(1947)
Cinematographer
Devil Bat's Daughter
(1946)
Director of Photography
Strangler of the Swamp
(1946)
Director of Photography
Renegade Girl
(1946)
Director of Photography
Shadows on the Range
(1946)
Director of Photography
The Great Flamarion
(1945)
Photography
Shadows in the Night
(1944)
Director of Photography
The Whistler
(1944)
Director of Photography
Crime Doctor
(1943)
Director of Photography
The Crime Doctor's Strangest Case
(1943)
Director of Photography
No Place for a Lady
(1943)
Director of Photography
Batman
(1943)
Cinematographer
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
(1942)
Director of Photography
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
(1942)
Director of Photography
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
(1942)
Director of Photography
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
(1941)
Director of Photography
The Great Swindle
(1941)
Director of Photography
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
(1941)
Director of Photography
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
(1941)
Director of Photography
Fugitive from a Prison Camp
(1940)
Photography
Passport to Alcatraz
(1940)
Photography
The Great Plane Robbery
(1940)
Photography
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
(1940)
Director of Photography
Outside the 3-Mile Limit
(1940)
Photography
Frontiers of '49
(1939)
Photography
The Law Comes to Texas
(1939)
Photography
Lone Star Pioneers
(1939)
Photography
Whispering Enemies
(1939)
Photography
Trapped in the Sky
(1939)
Photography
Hidden Power
(1939)
Photography
Fugitive at Large
(1939)
Photography
Crime Takes a Holiday
(1938)
Photography
In Early Arizona
(1938)
Photography
Reformatory
(1938)
Photography
Making the Headlines
(1938)
Photography
Phantom Gold
(1938)
Photography
Flight into Nowhere
(1938)
Photography
Stagecoach Days
(1938)
Photography
Pioneer Trail
(1938)
Photography
Rolling Caravans
(1938)
Photography
Outside the Law
(1938)
Photography
Shadows of the Orient
(1937)
Photography
Law of the Ranger
(1937)
Photography
Trouble in Morocco
(1937)
Photography
Outlaws of the Orient
(1937)
Photography
Under Suspicion
(1937)
Photography
The Ranger Steps In
(1937)
Photography
Roaring Timber
(1937)
Photography
Trapped by G-Men
(1937)
Photography
Rich Relations
(1937)
Photography
The Fugitive Sheriff
(1936)
Photography
Ranger Courage
(1936)
Photography
Avenging Waters
(1936)
Photography
Rio Grande Ranger
(1936)
Photography
Heroes of the Range
(1936)
Photography
The Unknown Ranger
(1936)
Photography
North of Nome
(1936)
Photography
Western Frontier
(1935)
Photography
Get That Man
(1935)
Photography
The Perfect Clue
(1935)
Photography
Reckless Roads
(1935)
Camera
Calling All Cars
(1935)
Photography
Murder by Television
(1935)
Photography
Manhattan Butterfly
(1935)
Photography
Back Page
(1934)
Photography
Dancing Man
(1934)
Photography
Night Alarm
(1934)
Photography
The Scarlet Letter
(1934)
Photography
The Fighting Rookie
(1934)
Camera
Badge of Honor
(1934)
Photography
She Had to Choose
(1934)
Photography
Her Forgotten Past
(1933)
Photography
What's Your Racket
(1933)
Photography
The Big Bluff
(1933)
Camera
Cheating Blondes
(1933)
Photography
Secret Sinners
(1933)
Photography
The Vanishing Frontier
(1932)
Photography
Air Eagles
(1931)
Photography
Defenders of the Law
(1931)
Photography
Mystery Train
(1931)
Photography
With Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre
(1927)
Director of Photography
Home Sweet Home
(1926)
Director of Photography
Film Production - Main (Feature Film)
Perils of the Royal Mounted
(1942)
Photography
The Secret Code
(1942)
Photography
Captain Midnight
(1942)
Photography
The Green Archer
(1941)
Photography
The Iron Claw
(1941)
Photography
The Spider Returns
(1941)
Photography
The Shadow
(1940)
Photography
Deadwood Dick
(1940)
Photography
Film Production - Video (Feature Film)
Labor Day
(2013)
Video Assist/Playback
Life Events
1912
Entered films; joined Edison studios (date approximate)
1927
Joined American Society of Cinematographers; first feature as ASC member, "When Trails Begin"
Family
James S Brown
Father
Physician.
James Spencer Brown III
Son
Mother, Katharine Brown.
Adaline Jessup Brown
Daughter
Mother, Katharine Brown.
Companions
Katharine W Brown
Wife
Susan Brown
Wife
