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Charles Rosher (1885–1974)

Cinematographer | Miscellaneous Crew | Camera and Electrical Department

Among the foremost technical innovators in his field, a charter member of the American Society of Cinematographers, English-born Charles Rosher had initially aimed for a diplomatic career. Fortunately, he chose a different career option and attended lessons in photography at the London Polytechnic in Regent Street... See full bio »

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in London, England, UK

Died:

(age 88) in Lisbon, Portugal
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1955 Jupiter's Darling
 
1953 Kiss Me Kate (director of photography)
 
1953 Young Bess (director of photography)
 
1953 The Story of Three Loves
 
1952 Scaramouche (director of photography)
 
1951 Show Boat (director of photography)
 
1950 Pagan Love Song
 
1950 Annie Get Your Gun (director of photography)
 
1949 East Side, West Side (director of photography)
 
1949 The Red Danube
 
1949 Neptune's Daughter
 
1948 Words and Music
 
1948 On an Island with You (director of photography)
 
1947 Song of the Thin Man (director of photography)
 
1947 Dark Delusion
 
1947 Fiesta
 
1946 The Yearling (director of photography)
 
1945 Yolanda and the Thief (director of photography)
 
1945 Ziegfeld Follies (director of photography)
 
1944 Kismet (director of photography)
 
1943 Swing Fever
 
1943 I Dood It (uncredited)
 
1943 Assignment in Brittany
 
1942 Stand by for Action (director of photography)
 
1942 Pierre of the Plains
 
1942 Mokey (director of photography)
 
1941 One Foot in Heaven (director of photography)
 
1941 Million Dollar Baby
 
1941 Four Mothers
 
1940 My Love Came Back (director of photography)
 
1940 Three Cheers for the Irish (director of photography)
 
1940 Brother Rat and a Baby (director of photography)
 
1939 A Child Is Born (cinematography by)
 
1939 Espionage Agent (director of photography)
 
1939 Hell's Kitchen
 
1939 Yes, My Darling Daughter (photography by)
 
1939 Off the Record
 
1938 Hard to Get (photography)
 
1938 White Banners (photographed by)
 
1937 Hollywood Hotel (photography)
 
1937 The Perfect Specimen (photography)
 
1937 The Woman I Love
 
1936 Men Are Not Gods
 
1936 Small Town Girl
 
1936 Little Lord Fauntleroy (photographed by)
 
1935 Broadway Melody of 1936 (photographed by)
 
1935 The Call of the Wild (photography)
 
1935 After Office Hours
 
1934 What Every Woman Knows (photographed by)
 
1934 Outcast Lady (photographed by)
 
1934 The Affairs of Cellini (photography)
 
1934 Moulin Rouge
 
1933 After Tonight
 
1933 Flaming Gold (photographed by)
 
1933 Bed of Roses
 
1933 The Silver Cord
 
1933 Our Betters (photographed by)
 
1933 The Past of Mary Holmes
 
1932 Rockabye (photographed by)
 
1932 Two Against the World (photographed by)
 
1932 What Price Hollywood? (photographed by)
 
1931 Husband's Holiday
 
1931 Beloved Bachelor
 
1931 Silence
 
1931 This Modern Age
 
1931 Laughing Sinners
 
1931 Dance, Fools, Dance (photographed by)
 
1930 Paid (photographed by)
 
1930 War Nurse (photographed by / as Charles Roscher)
 
1930 Atlantis
 
1930 Zwei Welten
 
1930 Two Worlds
 
1930 The Price of Things
 
1930 Knowing Men
 
1930 The Road Is Fine
 
1930 Les deux mondes
 
1929 Atlantic
 
1929 Atlantik
 
1929 The Vagabond Queen
 
1929 Eternal Love
 
1929 Coquette (uncredited)
 
1928 Tempest
 
1927 My Best Girl (photography)
 
1927 Sunrise (photography)
 
1926 Sparrows (photography)
 
1925 Little Annie Rooney (photography)
 
1924 Three Women
 
1924 Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall
 
1923 Tiger Rose
 
1923 Rosita
 
1923 Sant'Ilario
 
1922 Tess of the Storm Country (photography)
 
1922 Smilin' Through
 
1921 Little Lord Fauntleroy
 
1921 Through the Back Door
 
1921 The Love Light (photography)
 
1920 Dinty
 
1920 The White Circle
 
1920 Suds
 
1920 Pollyanna (photography)
 
1919 Heart o' the Hills
 
1919 The Hoodlum
 
1919 Daddy-Long-Legs (photography)
 
1919 Captain Kidd, Jr.
 
1919 The Dub
 
1918 Too Many Millions
 
1918 Johanna Enlists
 
1918 How Could You, Jean?
 
1918 The White Man's Law
 
1918 The Honor of His House
 
1918 One More American
 
1918 The Widow's Might
 
1917 The Secret Game
 
1917 The Little Princess
 
1917 Hashimura Togo
 
1917 At First Sight
 
1917 The Primrose Ring
 
1917 A Mormon Maid
 
1917 On Record
 
1916 The Plow Girl
 
1916 The Heir to the Hoorah
 
1916 Anton the Terrible
 
1916 Common Ground
 
1916 The Clown
 
1916 The Sowers
 
1916 The Blacklist (as Charles G. Rosher)
 
1915 Blackbirds (as Charles G. Rosher)
 
1915 The Voice in the Fog
 
1915 Gene of the Northland (short)
 
1915 The Mad Maid of the Forest (short)
 
1915 The Smuggler's Lass (short)
 
1914 The Mystery of the Poison Pool (as Charles G. Rosher)
 
1914 The Oath of a Viking (short)
 
1914 The Next in Command
 
1914 Santo Icario
 
1913 With General Pancho Villa in Mexico
 
1912 Early Days in the West (short)
 
1912 The Indian Raiders (short)
 
1912 Life of Villa (documentary)
 
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1940 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (documentary short) (other contributor)
 
1926 Faust (photographic consultant)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (2 titles)
1929 Atlantik (camera operator: studio camera)
 
1915/I Carmen (camera operator)
 

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Personal Details

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Alternate Names:

Charles Roscher | Charles G. Rosher
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Pancho Villa wanted him to film the funeral of a friend. The funeral lasted three days, but Rosher only had material to film for half a day. So, he just acted as if he was filming, because he was afraid he would be shot. See more »

Nickname:

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Star Sign:

Scorpio