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Special Effects:

• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s

1. The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) (special effects)
   ... aka George Stevens Presents The Greatest Story Ever Told (USA: complete title)
2. Atlantis, the Lost Continent (1961) (special effects)
3. Cimarron (1960) (special effects)
   ... aka Edna Ferber's Cimarron (USA: complete title)
4. Bells Are Ringing (1960) (special effects)
5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960) (special effects)
   ... aka Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' (USA: complete title)
   
   
6. Ben-Hur (1959) (special photographic effects)
   ... aka Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (USA: alternative title)
7. The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959) (special effects)
8. North by Northwest (1959) (special effects)
   ... aka Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (USA: complete title)
9. Green Mansions (1959) (special effects)
10. Torpedo Run (1958) (special effects)
11. Run Silent Run Deep (1958) (special photographic effects) (as Arnold Gillespie)
    ... aka Run Silent, Run Deep (USA: poster title)
12. Don't Go Near the Water (1957) (special effects)
13. Jailhouse Rock (1957) (special effects)
14. Until They Sail (1957) (special effects)
15. Tip on a Dead Jockey (1957) (special effects)
    ... aka Time for Action
16. Gun Glory (1957) (special effects)
17. Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957) (special effects)
18. The Wings of Eagles (1957) (special effects)
19. The Great American Pastime (1956) (special effects)
20. The Opposite Sex (1956) (special effects)
21. The Power and the Prize (1956) (special effects)
22. High Society (1956) (special effects)
23. Gaby (1956) (special effects)
24. Forbidden Planet (1956) (special effects)
25. The Prodigal (1955) (special effects)
26. Green Fire (1954) (special effects)
27. The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954) (special effects)
28. Rogue Cop (1954) (special effects)
29. Her Twelve Men (1954) (special effects)
    ... aka Her 12 Men
    ... aka Miss Baker's Dozen (USA)
30. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) (special effects)
31. Valley of the Kings (1954) (special effects)
32. Men of the Fighting Lady (1954) (special effects)
    ... aka Panther Squadron
33. Executive Suite (1954) (special effects)
34. Prisoner of War (1954) (special effects)
35. Rhapsody (1954) (special effects)
36. Rose Marie (1954) (special effects)
37. The Long, Long Trailer (1953) (special effects)
38. All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953) (special effects)
39. Latin Lovers (1953) (special effects)
40. Ride, Vaquero! (1953) (special effects)
41. Arena (1953) (special effects)
42. Dream Wife (1953) (special effects)
43. A Slight Case of Larceny (1953) (special effects)
44. Young Bess (1953) (special effects)
45. Scandal at Scourie (1953) (special effects)
46. Cry of the Hunted (1953) (special effects)
47. Code Two (1953) (special effects)
48. Bright Road (1953) (special effects)
49. Jeopardy (1953) (special effects)
50. I Love Melvin (1953) (special effects)
51. Battle Circus (1953) (special effects)
52. Above and Beyond (1952) (special effects)
53. The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) (special effects)
54. Million Dollar Mermaid (1952) (special effects)
    ... aka The One Piece Bathing Suit (UK)
55. Desperate Search (1952) (special effects)
56. Plymouth Adventure (1952) (special effects)
57. Apache War Smoke (1952) (special effects)
58. The Merry Widow (1952) (special effects)
59. Fearless Fagan (1952) (special effects)
60. Washington Story (1952) (special effects)
    ... aka Target for Scandal (UK)
61. Glory Alley (1952) (special effects)
62. Carbine Williams (1952) (special effects)
63. The Girl in White (1952) (special effects)
    ... aka So Bright the Flame (UK)
64. The Sellout (1952) (special effects)
65. Lovely to Look at (1952) (special effects)
66. Scaramouche (1952) (special effects)
67. Young Man with Ideas (1952) (special effects)
    ... aka Young Man in a Hurry (USA)
68. Talk About a Stranger (1952) (special effects)
69. Just This Once (1952) (special effects)
70. Lone Star (1952) (special effects)
71. Invitation (1952) (special effects)
72. The Light Touch (1952) (special effects)
73. It's a Big Country (1951) (special effects)
74. The Unknown Man (1951) (special effects)
75. Callaway Went Thataway (1951) (special effects)
    ... aka The Star Said No (UK)
76. Quo Vadis (1951) (special effects)
77. Angels in the Outfield (1951) (special effects)
    ... aka Angels and the Pirates (UK)
78. Texas Carnival (1951) (special effects)
79. The People Against O'Hara (1951) (special effects)
80. The Strip (1951) (special effects)
81. The Tall Target (1951) (special effects)
82. No Questions Asked (1951) (special effects)
83. Excuse My Dust (1951) (special effects)
    ... aka Mr. Belden's Amazing Gasmobile (USA: reissue title)
84. Go for Broke! (1951) (special effects)
85. Soldiers Three (1951) (special effects)
86. Inside Straight (1951) (special effects)
87. Three Guys Named Mike (1951) (special effects)
88. Pagan Love Song (1950) (special effects)
89. The Magnificent Yankee (1950) (special effects)
    ... aka The Man with Thirty Sons (UK)
90. Watch the Birdie (1950) (special effects)
91. Kim (1950) (special effects)
92. Dial 1119 (1950) (special effects)
    ... aka The Violent Hour (UK)
93. To Please a Lady (1950) (special effects)
    ... aka Red Hot Wheels (USA: reissue title)
94. Devil's Doorway (1950) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie)
95. The Toast of New Orleans (1950) (special effects)
96. A Lady Without Passport (1950) (special effects)
97. Crisis (1950) (special effects)
98. Annie Get Your Gun (1950) (special effects)
99. The Reformer and the Redhead (1950) (special effects)
100. The Yellow Cab Man (1950) (special effects)
101. Side Street (1950) (special effects)
102. Nancy Goes to Rio (1950) (special effects)
103. The Outriders (1950) (special effects)
104. Key to the City (1950) (special effects)
     
     
105. Malaya (1949) (special effects)
     ... aka East of the Rising Sun (UK)
106. East Side, West Side (1949) (special effects)
107. Adam's Rib (1949) (special effects)
108. Scene of the Crime (1949) (special effects)
109. The Secret Garden (1949) (special effects)
110. The Stratton Story (1949) (special effects)
111. The Bribe (1949) (special effects)
112. Command Decision (1948) (special effects)
113. The Kissing Bandit (1948) (special effects)
114. Luxury Liner (1948) (special effects)
115. On an Island with You (1948) (special effects)
116. State of the Union (1948) (special effects)
     ... aka The World and His Wife (UK)
117. Homecoming (1948) (special effects)
118. High Wall (1947) (special effects)
119. Cass Timberlane (1947) (special effects)
     ... aka Sinclair Lewis' Cass Timberlane (USA: promotional title)
120. Desire Me (1947) (special effects)
121. This Time for Keeps (1947) (special effects)
122. Green Dolphin Street (1947) (special effects)
123. The Hucksters (1947) (special effects)
124. High Barbaree (1947) (special effects)
125. The Sea of Grass (1947) (special effects)
126. The Beginning or the End (1947) (special effects)
127. Lady in the Lake (1947) (special effects)
128. The Green Years (1946) (special effects)
     ... aka A.J. Cronin's The Green Years (USA: complete title)
129. Up Goes Maisie (1946) (special effects)
     ... aka Up She Goes (UK)
130. They Were Expendable (1945) (special effects)
131. What Next, Corporal Hargrove? (1945) (special effects)
132. Yolanda and the Thief (1945) (special effects)
133. Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945) (special effects)
134. The Valley of Decision (1945) (special effects)
135. Son of Lassie (1945) (special effects)
136. The Clock (1945) (special effects)
     ... aka Under the Clock (UK)
137. Without Love (1945) (special effects)
138. This Man's Navy (1945) (special effects)
139. Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) (special effects)
140. Mrs. Parkington (1944) (special effects)
141. An American Romance (1944) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie)
142. Kismet (1944) (miniatures) (uncredited) (special photographic effects) (uncredited) (transparency shots) (uncredited)
     ... aka Oriental Dream (USA: TV title)
143. Dragon Seed (1944) (miniatures) (uncredited)
144. The White Cliffs of Dover (1944) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie)
145. The Heavenly Body (1944) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie)
146. Song of Russia (1944) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie)
147. A Guy Named Joe (1943) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie)
148. The Man from Down Under (1943) (special effects)
149. Salute to the Marines (1943) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie)
150. Pilot #5 (1943) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie)
     ... aka Pilot No. 5
151. Bataan (1943) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie)
152. Assignment in Brittany (1943) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie)
153. Stand by for Action (1942) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie)
     ... aka Cargo of Innocents (UK)
154. I Married an Angel (1942) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie)
155. Mrs. Miniver (1942) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie)
156. Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie)
157. The Bugle Sounds (1942) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie)
158. Flight Command (1940) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie)
159. Comrade X (1940) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie)
160. Boom Town (1940) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie)
     
     
161. The Wizard of Oz (1939) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie)
162. Too Hot to Handle (1938) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie)
163. Test Pilot (1938) (special effects)
164. Tarzan Escapes (1936) (special effects) (uncredited)
165. San Francisco (1936) (special effects) (uncredited)
166. Night Flight (1933) (special effects)
     

Art Department:

• 1930s
• 1920s

1. Captains Courageous (1937) (associate art director) (as Arnold Gillespie)
   ... aka Rudyard Kipling's Captains Courageous (USA: complete title)
2. The Good Earth (1937) (associate art director) (as Arnold Gillespie)
3. San Francisco (1936) (associate art director) (as Arnold Gillespie)
4. Speed (1936) (associate art director) (as Arnold Gillespie)
5. Small Town Girl (1936) (associate art director) (as Arnold Gillespie)
   ... aka One Horse Town (USA: TV title)
6. Last of the Pagans (1935) (associate art director) (as Arnold Gillespie)
   ... aka Typee (Australia)
7. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) (associate art director) (as Arnold Gillespie)
8. Naughty Marietta (1935) (associate art director) (as Arnold Gillespie)
9. Evelyn Prentice (1934) (associate art director)
10. Student Tour (1934) (associate art director)
11. The Girl from Missouri (1934) (associate art director) (as Arnold Gillespie)
    ... aka 100 Per Cent Pure (UK)
    ... aka Born to Be Kissed (USA)
12. Operator 13 (1934) (associate art director) (as Arnold Gillespie)
    ... aka Spy 13
    
    
13. Buttons (1927) (sets) (as Arnold Gillespie)
14. Body and Soul (1927) (sets) (as Arnold Gillespie)
15. Women Love Diamonds (1927) (sets) (as Arnold Gillespie)
16. Altars of Desire (1927) (sets) (as Arnold Gillespie)
17. Valencia (1926) (sets) (as Arnold Gillespie)
    ... aka The Love Song
18. There You Are! (1926) (sets) (as Arnold Gillespie)
19. Brown of Harvard (1926) (sets) (as Arnold Gillespie)
20. La boheme (1926) (sets) (as Arnold Gillespie)
21. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) (set designer)
    ... aka Ben-Hur (USA: short title)
22. Adam's Rib (1923) (assistant art director)
    

Art Director:

• 1930s
• 1920s

1. Tarzan and His Mate (1934) (as Arnold Gillespie)
2. Laughing Boy (1934) (as Arnold Gillespie)
3. Fugitive Lovers (1934) (as Arnold Gillespie)
   
   
4. The Latest from Paris (1928)
5. The Fair Co-Ed (1927)
6. Heaven on Earth (1927/I) (as Arnold Gillespie)
7. The Demi-Bride (1927)
8. Upstage (1926)
9. The Road to Mandalay (1926)
10. Memory Lane (1926) (as Arnold Gillespie)
    

Visual Effects:

• 1960s
• 1940s
• 1930s

1. The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) (special visual effects)
2. The Prize (1963) (special visual effects)
3. Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962) (special visual effects)
   ... aka Jumbo (International: English title: informal short title)
4. Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) (special visual effects)
5. How the West Was Won (1962) (special visual effects)
6. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962) (special visual effects)
   
   
7. Cry 'Havoc' (1943) (miniatures and transparency projection shots) (uncredited)
   
   
8. The Wizard of Oz (1939) (visual effects supervisor) (uncredited)
   

Set Decorator:

1. The Crowd (1928) (settings) (as Arnold Gillespie)
2. The Divine Woman (1928)
3. London After Midnight (1927) (settings) (as Arnold Gillespie)
   ... aka The Hypnotist (UK)
4. Tell It to the Marines (1926) (settings) (as Arnold Gillespie)
5. Lovey Mary (1926) (settings)
   ... aka Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
6. The Blackbird (1926) (settings) (as Arnold Gillespie)
   

Miscellaneous Crew:

1. The Thin Man Goes Home (1944) (transparency projection shots) (uncredited)
2. Maisie Goes to Reno (1944) (transparency projection shots) (uncredited)
   ... aka You Can't Do That to Me (UK)
   

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:

1. Easy Does It (1946) (director: animation sequences) (as Arnold Gillespie)
   

Camera and Electrical Department:

1. Keep Your Powder Dry (1945) (camera operator: transparency projection shots) (uncredited)
   

Self:

• 2000s
• 1980s

1. Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic (2004) (TV) .... Himself/interviewee (1976 interview)
   
   
2. "Hollywood" (1980) TV mini-series .... Himself
   ... aka "Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film" (USA: video box title)
   

Archive Footage:

1. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (1990) (TV) (as Buddy Gillespie) .... Himself