Harry Fischbeck

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Harry Fischbeck , also Harry A. Fishbeck (born June 3, 1879 in Hanover , Germany , † May 28, 1968 in Palm Springs , California , United States ) was a German-born photographer and cameraman for American silent and early sound films.

Life

Fischbeck probably emigrated to the USA towards the end of the 19th century . There he was naturalized on March 30, 1900 or 1906 by the Hudson County Court in Jersey City .

As a pioneer of American cinematography, the trained photographer Fischbeck had already made contact with film before the First World War. Fischbeck's importance grew in the 1920s: he photographed ambitious dramas, costume fabrics and melodramas in which legendary stars took part, including Rudolph Valentino , Gloria Swanson , Emil Jannings and Pola Negri . In 1925 he was behind the camera , together with his British colleague Harold 'Hal' Sintzenich, in two late productions by star director DW Griffith in which comedian WC Fields took on the male lead. Many of his late silent films were also shown in German-speaking countries.

Fischbeck's career experienced a massive slump with the introduction of the sound film. Soon he had to be content with cheap second- and third-rate films. In 1940 Harry Fischbeck , who was married to a Texan who was 25 years his junior, withdrew into private life.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1914: Life's Shop Window
  • 1916: The Ninety and Nine
  • 1917: The Lincoln Cycle
  • 1918: Wives of Men
  • 1919: Her Code of Honor
  • 1920: The Hidden Code
  • 1920: Woman's Man
  • 1921: The Devil
  • 1921: Disraeli
  • 1921: Nobody
  • 1921: Suspicious Wives
  • 1922: The Curse of Drink
  • 1922: The Man From Beyond
  • 1922: The Ruling Passion
  • 1922: The Man Who Played God
  • 1923: backbone
  • 1923: The Green Goddess
  • 1923: Mark of the Beast
  • 1923: Lisette, the Apachin (The Humming Bird)
  • 1924: Monsieur Beaucaire, the royal barber (Monsieur Beaucaire)
  • 1924: $ 20 a week
  • 1924: The Castros' Blood Wedding (A Sainted Devil)
  • 1925: Cobra
  • 1925: Sally of the Sawdust
  • 1925: Charleston, Love and Murder (That Royle Girl)
  • 1926: Lord Satanas (The Sorrows of Satan)
  • 1926: Aloma, the flower of the South Seas (Aloma of the South Seas)
  • 1927: Cabaret
  • 1927: Divorce before marriage (Honeymoon Hate)
  • 1927: Das Wiener Lied (Serenade)
  • 1927: The Secret Hour
  • 1928: The girl from the dance bar (The Fleet's In)
  • 1928: who is the murderer? (A Night of Mystery)
  • 1928: Manhattan Cocktail
  • 1928: The Maharajah of Domelanien (His Tiger Lady)
  • 1928: The King of Soho (Street of Sin)
  • 1928: A marquis for sale (Marquis Preferred)
  • 1928: The Canary Murder Case
  • 1929: illusion
  • 1929: The tightrope walker (Dangerous Curves )
  • 1929: The mysterious Dr. Fu Man Chu (The Mysterious Dr. Fu Man Chu)
  • 1930: The Devil's Holiday
  • 1930: Paramount Parade (Paramount on Parade)
  • 1930: Ladies Love Brutes
  • 1930: Her Wedding Night
  • 1930: The Spoilers
  • 1931: Gang Buster
  • 1931: Working Girls
  • 1932: Who is right here? (Lady and Gent)
  • 1932: If I Had a Million (If I Had a Million)
  • 1932: The Night of June 13
  • 1933: Terror Abroad
  • 1933: The Eagle and the Hawk
  • 1933: Her Bodyguard
  • 1933: Das Taucherduell (No More Women)
  • 1933: Search for Beauty
  • 1934: The skeleton in the house (Double Door)
  • 1934: Limehouse Blues
  • 1934: meeting point: Paris! (Now And Forever)
  • 1934: Stolen Harmony
  • 1935: Two-Fisted
  • 1935: Millions in the Air
  • 1935: Timothy's Quest
  • 1936: My American Wife
  • 1936: Border Wife
  • 1936: The Jungle Princess (The Jungle Princess)
  • 1937: King of the Gamblers
  • 1937: The Last Train From Madrid
  • 1937: Scotland Yard intervenes (Bulldog Drummond's Revenge)
  • 1938: The Big Broadcast of 1938
  • 1938: Prison Farm
  • 1938: King of Alcatraz
  • 1938: Disbarred
  • 1939: Grand Jury Secrets
  • 1939: Unmarried
  • 1939: Television Spy
  • 1939: Million Dollar Legs
  • 1939: Parole Fixer
  • 1940: Mystery Sea Raider

literature

  • Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 2: C - F. John Paddy Carstairs - Peter Fritz. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 687.

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personal data
SURNAME Fischbeck, Harry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fishbeck, Harry A.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-born photographer and cameraman for American silent and early sound films
DATE OF BIRTH June 3, 1879
PLACE OF BIRTH Hanover , Germany
DATE OF DEATH May 28, 1968
Place of death Palm Springs , California , United States