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Rex Wimpy (1899–1972)

Cinematographer | Special Effects | Camera and Electrical Department
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Born:

Rexford Wimpy
in Jonesboro, Indiana, USA

Died:

(age 73) in Los Angeles, California, USA

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1967 The Reluctant Astronaut (director of photography / as Rexford Wimpy)
 
1958 Bronco (TV series)
 
1952 Laramie Mountains (uncredited)
 
1950 Love at First Bite (short)
 
1950 Marinated Mariner (short) (uncredited)
 
1949 Laramie
 
1949 Desert Vigilante
 
1949 Challenge of the Range (director of photography)
 
1948 Smoky Mountain Melody
 
1948 Quick on the Trigger
 
1948 Go Chase Yourself (short)
 
1948 El Dorado Pass
 
1948 Singin' Spurs
 
1948 Arkansas Swing
 
1948 The Sheepish Wolf (short)
 
1948 Jitter Bughouse (short) (director of photography)
 
1937 Talent Scout (photography)
 
1937 The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (photography)
 
1930 Only Saps Work
 
1929 Pointed Heels (uncredited)
 
1929 Stairs of Sand
 
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1950 The Man Who Cheated Himself (special effects)
 
1946 Devotion (special effects)
 
1944 To Have and Have Not (special effects)
 
1944 Passage to Marseille (special effects - uncredited)
 
1943 Air Force (special effects)
 
1942 Bullet Scars (special effects)
 
1942 Captains of the Clouds (special effects)
 
1941 Dive Bomber (special effects)
 
1941 The Bride Came C.O.D. (special effects)
 
1941 Out of the Fog (special effects)
 
1941 Footsteps in the Dark (special effects)
 
1940 Knute Rockne All American (special effects)
 
1940 City for Conquest (special effects)
 
1940 All This, and Heaven Too (special effects)
 
1940 The Fighting 69th (special effects)
 
1939 Dodge City (special effects)
 
1937 The Perfect Specimen (special effects - uncredited)
 
1936 Two Against the World (special effects - uncredited)
 
1933 Mystery of the Wax Museum (special effects - uncredited)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (7 titles)
1963 Hud (second unit photography)
 
1961 The Misfits (photographer: second unit)
 
1960 Psycho (director of photography: Phoenix - uncredited, second camera operator - uncredited)
 
1952 Anything Can Happen (first camera: Gallup, New Mexico)
 
1945 Spellbound (second camera operator: dream sequence - uncredited)
 
1931 Cimarron (camera crew member: land rush scenes - uncredited)
 
1927 The Rough Riders (additional camera operator)
 
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1970 Darling Lili (special photographic effects)
 
1944 I'll Be Seeing You (transparency projection shots - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1945 Spellbound (transparency projection shots - uncredited)
 
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Rexford Wimpy
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