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Sol Polito (1892–1960)

Sol Polito, the Oscar-nominated cinematographer who helped create the distinct visual character of Warner Bros. films in the 1930s and 1940s, was born Salvador Polito on November 12, 1892, in Palermo, Sicily. While still young he emigrated to the US with his family, which settled in New York City, where he attended public school... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1949 Anna Lucasta
 
1948 Sorry, Wrong Number (director of photography)
 
1947 Escape Me Never
 
1947 The Long Night
 
1946 Cloak and Dagger (director of photography)
 
1946 A Stolen Life
 
1944 Arsenic and Old Lace (director of photography)
 
1943 Old Acquaintance (director of photography)
 
1943 This Is the Army (director of photography)
 
1942 Now, Voyager (director of photography)
 
1942 The Gay Sisters (director of photography)
 
1942 Captains of the Clouds (director of photography)
 
1941 Navy Blues (dance sequences)
 
1941 Sergeant York (director of photography)
 
1941 The Sea Wolf (director of photography)
 
1941 The Dog in the Orchard (short)
 
1940 Santa Fe Trail (director of photography)
 
1940 City for Conquest (director of photography)
 
1940 The Sea Hawk (director of photography)
 
1940 Virginia City (director of photography)
 
1939 Four Wives
 
1939 On Your Toes (ballet sequence: "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" photographed by)
 
1939 Essex and Elizabeth (director of photography)
 
1939 Sons of Liberty (short) (photographed by)
 
1939 Dodge City (photographed by)
 
1938 Angels with Dirty Faces (photography by)
 
1938 Boy Meets Girl (photographed by)
 
1938 The Adventures of Robin Hood (photography by)
 
1937 Varsity Show
 
1937 The Prince and the Pauper (photography by)
 
1936 The Charge of the Light Brigade (photography by)
 
1936 Sons o' Guns (photography by)
 
1936 Colleen (photographed by)
 
1936 The Petrified Forest (photography by)
 
1935 Frisco Kid (photographed by)
 
1935 In Caliente
 
1935 Go Into Your Dance (uncredited)
 
1935 'G' Men (photographed by)
 
1934 Sweet Adeline (photographed by)
 
1934 Flirtation Walk
 
1934 Madame Du Barry
 
1934 Dames
 
1934 Dr. Monica
 
1934 Wonder Bar
 
1934 Dark Hazard
 
1934 Hi, Nellie! (photographed by)
 
1933 Gold Diggers of 1933 (photography by)
 
1933 The Working Man (photography by)
 
1933 The Mind Reader (photographed by)
 
1933 42nd Street (photography by)
 
1932 I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (photography by)
 
1932 Blessed Event (photographed by)
 
1932 The Dark Horse
 
1932 Two Seconds
 
1932 Fireman, Save My Child (photography by)
 
1932 Union Depot
 
1931 Local Boy Makes Good (photography by)
 
1931 Suicide Fleet (photographed by)
 
1931 The Ruling Voice (photographed by)
 
1931 Five Star Final (photography by)
 
1931 The Bargain
 
1931 Woman Hungry
 
1931 The Hot Heiress (photographed by)
 
1930 Going Wild (photography by)
 
1930 Numbered Men
 
1930 Playing Around
 
1930 No, No, Nanette
 
1929 Paris
 
1929 Twin Beds
 
1929 Broadway Babies
 
1929 House of Horror
 
1928 Scarlet Seas
 
1928 Burning Bridges
 
1928 Show Girl
 
1928 Heart to Heart
 
1928 The Hawk's Nest
 
1927 Gun Gospel
 
1927 Lonesome Ladies
 
1926 Satan Town
 
1926 Senor Daredevil
 
1926 Driftin' Thru
 
1925 The Bad Lands
 
1925 Soft Shoes
 
1924 A Cafe in Cairo
 
1924 Roaring Rails
 
1923 The Bad Man
 
1922 The Loaded Door
 
1922 Trimmed
 
1921 The Roof Tree
 
1919 In Wrong
 
1918 Ruling Passions
 
1918 The Reckoning Day (uncredited)
 
1918 Treason
 
1917 The Runaway
 
1916/I Paying the Price (as Salvador Polito)
 
1915 The Cotton King
 
1915/I The Butterfly
 
1915 M'Liss
 
1915 Wildfire
 
1914/I Rip Van Winkle
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (2 titles)
1945 Pride of the Marines (fill-in photographer - uncredited)
 
1942 Yankee Doodle Dandy (photographer - uncredited)
 

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