Henry Freulich

Henry Freulich (born April 14, 1906 in New York City , † December 4, 1985 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American cameraman .

Life

Henry Freulich came to film in 1923 and began his career as a camera assistant and still photographer at Universal Studios , where he stayed for four years. He then worked for seven years as a still photographer and second cameraman for First National Pictures . There he worked for example at the side of the head cameraman Sidney Hickox in the 1929 film " Footlight and Fools ".

After Warner Bros. took over the production studio, he moved to Columbia Pictures , where he later rose to become chief cinematographer. He only shot B and C productions (westerns, crime novels and comedies as well as various series products such as the Blondie films), including various Stooges films, and, after serving as a cameraman in the Pacific War in World War II , was until the end of his career 1968 involved in over 200 film and television productions.

He died in his sleep on December 4, 1985 in his Los Angeles home.

Filmography (selection)

• 1935: The public nuisance ( The Public Menace )
• 1935: Jewel thief number 1 ( The Lone Wolf Returns )
• 1935: Playing with Fire ( Grand Exit )
• 1936: Meet Nero Wolfe
• 1938: In the Name of the Law ( I Am the Law )
• 1938: There's Always a Woman
• 1938: Who Killed Gail Preston?
• 1938: Blondie
• 1939: Blondie Meets the Boss
• 1939: Blondie Takes a Vacation
• 1939: Blondie Brings Up Baby
• 1940: Blondie on a Budget
• 1942: Atlantic Convoy
• 1947: The Song of Six Pants ( Sing a Song of Six Pants )
• 1950: In the footsteps of Winnetou ( The Iroquois Trail )
• 1950: The year of the lie ( The Vicious Years )
• 1951: The second face of Dr. Jekyll ( The Son of Dr. Jekyll )
• 1951: The Night Rider ( The Lady and the Bandit )
• 1951: The Muzzle in Front of Your Eyes ( Under the Gun )
• 1952: His friend, the leather stocking ( The Pathfinder )
• 1953: On the warpath ( Conquest of Cochise )
• 1953: The red dagger ( Flame of Calcutta )
• 1953: Serpent of the Nile ( Serpent of the Nile )
• 1953: Caught in the Kasbah ( Prisoners of the Casbah )
• 1953: Pirates on board ( Prince of Pirates )
• 1953: The Hour of Reckoning ( Ambush at Tomahawk Gap )
• 1953: Magic Nights of the Orient ( Siren of Bagdad )
• 1954: The Gypsy Girl of Sebastopol ( Charge of the Lancers )
• 1954: The Kiss and the Sword ( The Iron Glove )
• 1954: Gangsters, Gamblers, and a Sheriff ( Masterson of Kansas )
• 1954: The rebels (The Saracen Blade)
• 1955: The Lurker Below ( It Came from Beneath the Sea )
• 1955: The Big Scam ( Chicago Syndicate )
• 1955: The Intrigue of Lily Scarlett ( Duel on the Mississippi )
• 1955: The Pirates of Tripoli ( Pirates of Tripoli )
• 1955: Chief Black Arrow ( Seminole Uprising )
• 1955: Ruler of the Jungle ( Jungle Moon Men )
• 1956: Alarm at Oil Tower 3 ( The Houston Story )
• 1956: Big Dan's Legacy ( He Laughed Last )
• 1956: Prairie Bandits ( Reprisal )
• 1957: The 27th Day ( The 27th Day )
• 1957: Ripe for the gallows ( The Hard Man )
• 1958: Tarawa bridgehead ( Tarawa Beachhead )
• 1959: The hangman is waiting ( Good Day for a Hanging )

literature

• International Motion Picture Almanac 1965, Quigley Publishing Company, New York 1964

Web links

• Henry Freulich in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Henry Freulich, Veteran Movie Cameraman, Dies , latimes.com