Harry J. Wild

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Harry J. Wild, A.S.C.
Born 1960
Died February 24, 1961
Occupation Cinematographer

Harry J. Wild, A.S.C. (1900 - 1961) was a film and television cinematographer. Wild worked at RKO Pictures studios from 1931 through the 1950s. In total Wild was involved in 91 major film projects and two extended television series.[1]

In 1931, he began his career and was hired as second cameraman and operator on nine projects, most notably Fred Niblo's Young Donovan'a Kid (1931). In 1936, Wild shot his first feature, Wallace Fox's sports drama The Big Game.[2] Two years later he shared an Academy Award nomination for the Republic Pictures film Army Girl (1938).

According to film critic Spencer Selby, Wild was a prolific film noir cinematographer, shooting 13 of them, including: Dmytryk's Murder, My Sweet (1944), Johnny Angel (1945), Nocturne (1946), the Jean Renoir-directed The Woman on the Beach (1947), They Won't Believe Me (1947), and others.[3]

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[edit] Filmography

  • The Big Game (1936)[4]
  • Racing Lady (1937)
  • Don't Tell the Wife (1937)
  • Portia on Trial (1937)
  • Lady Behave! (1938)
  • Painted Desert (1938)
  • Army Girl (1938)
  • Lawless Valley (1938)
  • The Renegade Ranger (1938)
  • Arizona Legion (1939)
  • The Rookie Cop (1939)
  • Racketeers of the Range (1939)
  • Timber Stampede (1939)
  • The Fighting Gringo (1939)
  • The Marshal of Mesa City (1939)
  • Trouble in Sundown (1939)
  • The Fargo Kid (1940)
  • Bullet Code (1940)
  • Millionaires in Prison (1940)
  • Laddie (1940)
  • Legion of the Lawless (1940)
  • Prairie Law (1940)
  • Wagon Train (1940)
  • The Bandit Trail (1941)
  • Dude Cowboy (1941)
  • The Saint in Palm Springs (1941)
  • Cyclone on Horseback (1941)
  • Robbers of the Range (1941)
  • Come on Danger (1942)
  • Riding the Wind (1942)
  • Valley of the Sun (1942)
  • Land of the Open Range (1942)
  • Six-Gun Gold (1942)
  • Rookies in Burma (1943)
  • So This is Washington (1943)
  • Tarzan Triumphs (1943)
  • Stage Door Canteen (1943)

[edit] Television

[edit] Awards

Nominations

  • Academy Awards: Oscar, Best Cinematography, for Army Girl (1938).

[edit] References

  1. ^ Harry J. Wild at the Internet Movie Database.
  2. ^ The Oscar Site. Web site, 2008. Last accessed: February 20, 2008.
  3. ^ Selby, Spencer. Dark City: The Film Noir, page 239, 1984. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers.
  4. ^ Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to World Film, since 1885. 2008. Index home page.

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