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Loyal Griggs (1906–1978)

Loyal Griggs entered the film industry in the mid-1920s, directly out of high school, as an assistant in the special effects department of Paramount. He was a cameraman for nearly 30 years before graduating to director of photography, and he proved his worth by winning an Academy Award for cinematography for Shane, just two years after his elevation to lighting cameraman. See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideCinematographer (42 titles)
1971 Bunny O'Hare
 
1968 In Enemy Country (director of photography)
 
1968 P.J. (director of photography)
 
1967 Banning
 
1967 Hurry Sundown
 
1965 The Slender Thread (director of photography)
 
1965 Tickle Me
 
1965 In Harm's Way
 
1962 Girls! Girls! Girls! (director of photography)
 
1962 The Lady and the Stock Exchange (documentary short)
 
1961 Man-Trap (director of photography)
 
1960 G.I. Blues
 
1960 Walk Like a Dragon (director of photography)
 
1960 Visit to a Small Planet (director of photography)
 
1959 The Jayhawkers!
 
1959 The Hangman
 
1959 Destination Space (TV movie)
 
1958 Tonka (director of photography)
 
1958 The Buccaneer
 
1958 Hot Spell
 
1957 The Sad Sack (director of photography)
 
1957 The Tin Star
 
1956 The Ten Commandments (director of photography)
 
1955 We're No Angels
 
1954 The Bridges at Toko-Ri (director of photography)
 
1954 3 Ring Circus (director of photography)
 
1954 White Christmas (director of photography)
 
1954 Elephant Walk
 
1953 Shane (director of photography)
 
1951 Crosswinds
 
1951 Passage West
 
Show ShowVisual Effects (36 titles)
1953 Little Boy Lost (process photography)
 
1952 My Son John (transparencies - uncredited)
 
1951 Detective Story (transparencies - uncredited)
 
1951 A Place in the Sun (process photography)
 
1950 Woman on the Run (process photography)
 
1947 Golden Earrings (special photographic effects assistant - uncredited)
 
1947 The Trouble with Women (process photography assistant - uncredited)
 
1947 Calcutta (transparency projection assistant - uncredited)
 
1947 Easy Come, Easy Go (special photographic effects assistant - uncredited)
 
1947 The Perfect Marriage (process photography assistant - uncredited)
 
1947 Ladies' Man (process photography assistant - uncredited)
 
1946 Monsieur Beaucaire (process photography assistant - uncredited)
 
1946 The Searching Wind (process photography assistant - uncredited)
 
1946 Our Hearts Were Growing Up (process photography assistant - uncredited)
 
1946 O.S.S. (transparency projection assistant - uncredited)
 
1946 The Bride Wore Boots (process photography assistant - uncredited)
 
1946 To Each His Own (transparency projection shots - uncredited)
 
1946 Two Years Before the Mast (process photography assistant - uncredited)
 
1946 Road to Utopia (process photography assistant - uncredited)
 
1945 The Lost Weekend (process photography assistant - uncredited)
 
1945 Hold That Blonde (special photographic effects assistant - uncredited)
 
1945 Kitty (process photography assistant - uncredited)
 
1945 Love Letters (process photography assistant - uncredited)
 
1945 You Came Along (process photography assistant - uncredited)
 
1945 Salty O'Rourke (process photography assistant - uncredited)
 
1944 Practically Yours (process photography assistant - uncredited)
 
1944 The Story of Dr. Wassell (transparencies: second unit - uncredited)
 
1941 I Wanted Wings (transparency camera: second unit - uncredited)
 
1938 Spawn of the North (process photography assistant - uncredited)
 
1938 Men with Wings (special photographic effects assistant - uncredited)
 
1937 Waikiki Wedding (transparencies - uncredited)
 
1936 Florida Special (special photographic effects)
 
1933 College Humor (special photographic effects associate - uncredited)
 
1933 Gambling Ship (special photographic effects associate - uncredited)
 
1933 International House (special photographic effects staff - uncredited)
 
1933 The Eagle and the Hawk (special photographic effects associate - uncredited)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (25 titles)
1970 Airport (second cinematographer - uncredited)
 
1969 Paint Your Wagon (photographer: second unit)
 
1963 A New Kind of Love (director of photography: second unit)
 
1962 Don't Knock the Twist (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1958 Vertigo (director of photography: second unit - uncredited)
 
1957 Wild Is the Wind (photographer: second unit)
 
1954 The Naked Jungle (photographer: second unit)
 
1953 Jamaica Run (camera operator: second unit - uncredited)
 
1953 The Stars Are Singing (camera operator: second unit - uncredited)
 
1952 Road to Bali (camera operator: second unit - uncredited)
 
1952 Sudden Fear (camera operator: second unit - uncredited)
 
1952 Jumping Jacks (camera operator: second unit - uncredited)
 
1950 Tripoli (director of cinematography: second unit)
 
1947 My Favorite Brunette (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1946 Blue Skies (camera operator)
 
1945 Masquerade in Mexico (first camera operator: Mexico - uncredited)
 
1943 Dixie (camera operator: second unit - uncredited)
 
1940 The Biscuit Eater (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1936 San Francisco (photographer: earthquake sequence - uncredited)
 
1929 The Marriage Playground (assistant camera - uncredited)
 
1929 The Love Parade (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1929 Marquis Preferred (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1928 Hot News (camera operator)
 
1928 Ladies of the Mob (assistant camera)
 
1928 The Legion of the Condemned (assistant camera)
 
Show ShowSpecial Effects (2 titles)
1932 Madame Butterfly (special effects assistant - uncredited)
 
1932 A Farewell to Arms (special effects assistant - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1939 Glove Slingers (short) (technical assistant - uncredited)
 
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