Edward Colman - Turner Classic Movies

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When it came to award accolades, cinematographer Edward Colman was frequently a bridesmaid, but never a bride. Still, he provided the photography for a number of enduring classics over the span of two decades, including a number of live action Walt Disney films, many of which were released in the late '50s and '60s. In 1959, he served as director of photography on "The Shaggy Dog," a fam...

Filmography

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The Sea Chase (1955)

My Dream Is Yours (1949)

The Million Dollar Duck (1971)

The Love Bug (1969)

Director of Photography

Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)

Director of Photography

The Happiest Millionaire (1967)

Director of Photography

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-30- (1959) -- (Movie Clip) Leaving Girls Around

-30- (1959) -- (Movie Clip) The Woman's Angle

Biography

When it came to award accolades, cinematographer Edward Colman was frequently a bridesmaid, but never a bride. Still, he provided the photography for a number of enduring classics over the span of two decades, including a number of live action Walt Disney films, many of which were released in the late '50s and '60s. In 1959, he served as director of photography on "The Shaggy Dog," a family-friendly fantasy about a young boy who changes into a sheepdog. It marked his first Disney feature, and was subsequently followed by collaborations with frequent "House of Mouse" director Robert Stevenson. The pair worked together on "That Darn Cat!" and "The Love Bug," as well as "The Absent-Minded Professor" and "Mary Poppins," for which Colman received Academy Award nominations. The early '60s also brought the cinematographer work on two Disney movies about young boys and faithful dogs, both helmed by Norman Tokar: "Big Red" and "Savage Sam." While films like "Mary Poppins" are fondly remembered for their use of vibrant, glorious Technicolor, he was equally adept at shooting in black and white; during the '50s, he worked with star and director Jack Webb on many projects sporting a monochromatic look, including the popular series "Dragnet" and the movie "The D.I.." Around this time, he also worked as camera operator for "The Mickey Mouse Club."

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

The Sea Chase (1955)

My Dream Is Yours (1949)

Cinematography (Feature Film)

The Million Dollar Duck (1971)

The Love Bug (1969)

Director of Photography

Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)

Director of Photography

The Happiest Millionaire (1967)

Director of Photography

The Gnome-Mobile (1967)

Director of Photography

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)

Director of Photography

The Ambushers (1967)

Director of Photography

The Ugly Dachshund (1966)

Director of Photography

The Monkey's Uncle (1965)

Director of Photography

Those Calloways (1965)

Director of Photography

That Darn Cat (1965)

Director of Photography

Mary Poppins (1964)

Director of Photography

The Misadventures of Merlin Jones (1964)

Director of Photography

Savage Sam (1963)

Director of Photography

Son of Flubber (1963)

Director of Photography

Director of Photography

Babes in Toyland (1961)

Director of Photography

The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)

Director of Photography

The Shaggy Dog (1959)

Director of Photography

Director of Photography

Director Of Photography

The D.I. (1957)

Director of Photography

Black Patch (1957)

Director of Photography

Director of Photography

The Valiant Hombre (1949)

Camera Operator

Joan of Arc (1948)

Camera Operator

Walk a Crooked Mile (1948)

Camera Operator

Sleep, My Love (1948)

Camera Operator

The Creeper (1948)

Idea Girl (1946)

The Runaround (1946)

She Wrote the Book (1946)

Salome, Where She Danced (1945)

Frontier Gal (1945)

The Naughty Nineties (1945)

Here Come the Co-Eds (1945)

Cinematography (Short)

24 Hour Alert (1955)

Cinematographer

Life Events

Videos

-30- (1959) -- (Movie Clip) Leaving Girls Around Closer to a love scene, or anything intimate or personal, than any producer, director and star Jack Webb (as editor Sam Gatlin) ever played on (TV’s) Dragnet(1951-1959), his young second wife Peggy (Whitney Blake) visits the newsroom, rain still falling, their topics hot then heavy, in the newspaper drama -30-, 1959.

-30- (1959) -- (Movie Clip) The Woman's Angle Neurotic but determined newsroom writer Jan (Nancy Valentine) is baffled when her assault on night-shift editor Sam Gatlin (producer and director Jack Webb) succeeds, city editor Bathgate (Willian Conrad) concurring, in -30-, 1959.

-30- (1959) -- (Movie Clip) Conditions That Prevail Opening scene, city editor Bathgate (William Conrad) toying with copy boy Collins (David Nelson, Ozzie and Harriet's son), veteran colleagues smirking, from director, producer and star Jack Webb's -30-, 1959tbd

Son Of Flubber (1963) -- (Movie Clip) Desireè De La Whatever Inventor-professor Ned (Fred MacMurray) and wife Betsy (Nancy Olson) are already tangling as she announces that her old flame (Elliott Reid) is coming to dinner, for unspecified reasons, and surprised when he brings Desireè (Joanna Moore), too, in Walt Disney's Son Of Flubber, 1963.

Son Of Flubber (1963) -- (Movie Clip) Weather Gun Professor Brainard (Fred MacMurray) conducts his first test of his new invention the "Weather Gun," getting his dog in trouble, Nancy Olson the Mrs., in Disney's Son Of Flubber, 1963.

Son Of Flubber (1963) -- (Movie Clip) Flubberoleum Upon watching a sales film for a prospective Flubber-based floor product, Professor Brainard (Fred MacMurray) blows it with financier Hurley (Ken Murray) in Disney's Son of Flubber, 1963.

Son Of Flubber (1963) -- (Movie Clip) We'll Hit The Beach On Capitol Hill! Joining the open in the sequel to the Disney hit The Absent-Minded Professor, 1961, Brainard (Fred MacMurray) and Biff (Tommy Kirk) fly to the Pentagon in their Flubber-powered car, for a meeting with the shameless secretary of defense (Edward Andrews), in Son Of Flubber, 1963.

Absent-Minded Professor, The (1961) -- (Movie Clip) I Dub Thee Flubber! A discouraged Professor Brainard (Fred MacMurray) suddenly discovers he's invented flying rubber, thus "flubber," in Walt Disney's The Absent-Minded Professor, 1961.

Absent-Minded Professor, The (1961) -- (Movie Clip) Get Married 8:30 Sharp! Landlady Mrs. Chatsworth (Belle Montrose) hopes to prevent Professor Brainard (Fred MacMurray) from missing his wedding for a third time, as he conducts an experiment, early in Disney's in The Absent-Minded Professor, 1961.

Absent-Minded Professor, The (1961) -- (Movie Clip) Let's Open Her Up! Professor Brainard (Fred MacMurray) takes his dog Charlie for a flight in his flubber-powered Model-T and drops in on girlfriend Betsy (Nancy Olson) in Disney's The Absent-Minded Professor, 1961.

Babes In Toyland (1961) -- (Movie Clip) I Can't Do The Sum The solo number by Annette Funicello as “Mary Contrary,” lamenting her finances, the song by George Bruns and Mel Leven, Eustace Lycett and Robert A. Mattey credited for special effects, in Walt Disney’s Babes In Toyland, 1961.

Babes In Toyland (1961) -- (Movie Clip) Does This Satisfy Your Greed? We meet Ray Bolger in his wild turn as villain Barnaby, observing the innocent Mary and Tom (Annette Funicello, Tommy Sands), with henchmen (Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon), some technical dazzle, and the top of another song by George Bruns and Mel Leven, in Disney’s Babes In Toyland , 1961.

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