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Harold Rosson (1895–1988)

Cinematographer | Camera and Electrical Department | Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Harold G. "Hal" Rosson, a cinematographer known for his subtle and imaginative lighting, was born in Genaseo, New York, on August 24, 1895, although some sources cite his birthday as April 6, 1895, or in 1889. Rosson entered the movie industry in 1908 as an actor at the Vitagraph Studios in Brooklyn... See full bio »

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in New York City, New York, USA

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(age 93) in Palm Beach, Florida, USA
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1966 El Dorado (director of photography)
 
1963 Decision at Midnight
 
1958 Onionhead (director of photography)
 
1958 No Time for Sergeants
 
1957 The Enemy Below (director of photography)
 
1956 Cheyenne (TV series)
– Death Deals the Hand (1956)
 
1956 Toward the Unknown (director of photography / as Hal Rosson)
 
1956 The Bad Seed (as Hal Rosson)
 
1955 Pete Kelly's Blues (as Hal Rosson)
 
1955 Strange Lady in Town
 
1954 Ulysses
 
1954 Mambo
 
1953 The Actress (director of photography)
 
1953 Dangerous When Wet
 
1953 I Love Melvin
 
1953 The Story of Three Loves
 
1952 Singin' in the Rain (director of photography)
 
1952 Love Is Better Than Ever
 
1952 Lone Star
 
1951 The Red Badge of Courage (director of photography)
 
1950 To Please a Lady (director of photography)
 
1950 The Asphalt Jungle (director of photography)
 
1950 Key to the City
 
1949 On the Town (director of photography)
 
1949 Any Number Can Play
 
1949 The Stratton Story
 
1948 Command Decision
 
1948 Homecoming
 
1947 The Hucksters
 
1947 Living in a Big Way
 
1947 My Brother Talks to Horses
 
1946 Duel in the Sun (director of photography / as Hal Rosson)
 
1946 No Leave, No Love
 
1946 Three Wise Fools
 
1945 Between Two Women
 
1944 Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (director of photography)
 
1944 An American Romance
 
1944 Marriage Is a Private Affair (uncredited)
 
1943 Slightly Dangerous
 
1942 Tennessee Johnson
 
1942 Somewhere I'll Find You
 
1942 Tortilla Flat (uncredited)
 
1941 Johnny Eager
 
1941 The Chocolate Soldier (uncredited)
 
1941 Honky Tonk
 
1941 Washington Melodrama
 
1941 Men of Boys Town
 
1941 The Penalty
 
1940 Flight Command (director of photography)
 
1940 Dr. Kildare Goes Home
 
1940 Boom Town (director of photography)
 
1940 Edison, the Man (director of photography)
 
1940 A Door Will Open (short)
 
1940 I Take This Woman (director of photography)
 
1939 Forgotten Victory (short)
 
1939 The Wizard of Oz (photographed by: in Technicolor)
 
1938 Too Hot to Handle (photographed by)
 
1938 That Mothers Might Live (short)
 
1938 A Yank at Oxford (photographed by)
 
1937 Double Wedding (uncredited)
 
1937 The Emperor's Candlesticks
 
1937 Captains Courageous (photographed by)
 
1937 They Gave Him a Gun
 
1936 The Man Who Could Work Miracles
 
1936 The Garden of Allah (uncredited)
 
1936 The Devil Is a Sissy
 
1936 As You Like It
 
1935 The Ghost Goes West
 
1934 The Scarlet Pimpernel
 
1934 Treasure Island (photographed by)
 
1934 The Girl from Missouri (uncredited)
 
1934 The Cat and the Fiddle (photographed by)
 
1934 This Side of Heaven (photographed by)
 
1933 Bombshell (photographed by)
 
1933 Penthouse (photographed by)
 
1933 Turn Back the Clock (photographed by)
 
1933 Hold Your Man (photographed by)
 
1933 The Barbarian
 
1933 Hell Below (photographed by)
 
1932 Red Dust (photographed by)
 
1932 Kongo (photographed by)
 
1932 Downstairs
 
1932 Red-Headed Woman
 
1932 When a Fellow Needs a Friend
 
1932 Tarzan the Ape Man (photographed by)
 
1932 Are You Listening? (photographed by)
 
1931 The Cuban Love Song (photographed by)
 
1931 The Squaw Man (photographed by)
 
1931 Sporting Blood
 
1931 Son of India (photographed by)
 
1931 En cada puerto un amor
 
1931 Men Call It Love (photographed by)
 
1931 The Prodigal
 
1930 Passion Flower (photographed by / as Hal Rosson)
 
1930 Madam Satan (photographed by)
 
1930 This Mad World (as Hal Rosson)
 
1930 Hello Sister (as Hal Rosson)
 
1929 South Sea Rose
 
1929 Frozen Justice
 
1929 The Far Call
 
1929 Trent's Last Case
 
1929 The Case of Lena Smith (short)
 
1928 Three Weekends
 
1928 The Docks of New York
 
1928 Sawdust Paradise
 
1928 The Dragnet
 
1928 Abie's Irish Rose
 
1928 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (as Hal Rosson)
 
1927 Open Range (as Hal Rosson)
 
1927 A Gentleman of Paris
 
1927 Service for Ladies
 
1927 Rough House Rosie (as Hal Rosson)
 
1927 Evening Clothes (as Hal Rosson)
 
1927 Getting Gertie's Garter (as Hal Rosson)
 
1927 Man Bait
 
1926 Jim, the Conqueror
 
1926 For Wives Only (as Hal Rosson)
 
1926 Almost a Lady
 
1926 Up in Mabel's Room (as Hal Rosson)
 
1925 Infatuation (as Hal Rosson)
 
1925 Classified (as Hal Rosson)
 
1925 The Street of Forgotten Men (as Hal Rosson)
 
1925 The Little French Girl
 
1925 A Man Must Live
 
1925 Too Many Kisses (as Hal Rosson)
 
1924 Manhattan (as Hal Rosson)
 
1924 The Story Without a Name (as Hal Rosson)
 
1924 Manhandled
 
1924 A Society Scandal
 
1923 Zaza (as Hal Rosson)
 
1923 Lawful Larceny (as Hal Rosson)
 
1923 The Glimpses of the Moon
 
1923 Quicksands
 
1923 Dark Secrets
 
1923 Garrison's Finish
 
1922 For the Defense (as Hal Rosson)
 
1922 Through a Glass Window (as Hal Rosson)
 
1922 The Cradle (as Hal Rosson)
 
1922 A Homespun Vamp (as Hal Rosson)
 
1921 A Virginia Courtship (as Hal Rosson)
 
1921 Everything for Sale (as Hal Rosson)
 
1921 Buried Treasure (as Hal Rosson)
 
1920 Heliotrope (as Hal Rosson)
 
1920 Polly of the Storm Country (as Hal Rosson)
 
1919 The Cinema Murder (as Hal Rosson)
 
1917 The American Consul
 
1917 Panthea
 
1916 The Victoria Cross
 
1916 Oliver Twist
 
1916 The Honorable Friend
 
1915 David Harum
 
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1942 Tortilla Flat (photographer - uncredited)
 
1939 Gone with the Wind (director of photography: second unit - uncredited)
 
1932 Kongo (still photographer - uncredited)
 
1919 The Dark Star (assistant camera)
 
1944 Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (second unit director - uncredited)
 
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1936 The Garden of Allah (photographic advisor)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1934 Hollywood on Parade No. B-6 (short)
Himself (as Hal Rosson)
 

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He shot the burning of Atlanta sequence for Gone with the Wind under the direction of producer David O. Selznick, in December 1938. It was the first sequence shot for the film. See more »

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