Victor Milner

Victor Milner (born December 15, 1893 in New York City , † October 29, 1972 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American cameraman .

Victor Milner began his career as a cameraman in 1917 and was one of the greats of his guild, especially in the 1930s. In a total of nine Oscar nominations for his work, he received the award for Cleopatra in 1935 . From 1937 to 1939 he was also President of the American Society of Cinematographers , of which he was one of the founders in 1919. In 1953 he made his last appearance with his work on Seconds of Fear . In total he was involved in more than 130 productions.

Filmography (a selection)

• 1924: The Red Lily - Director: Fred Niblo
• 1927: The Way of All Flesh (The Way of All Flesh) - Director: Victor Fleming
• 1929: Millions for a Woman (The Wolf of Wall Street) - Director: Rowland V. Lee
• 1929: Liebesparade (The Love Parade ) - Director: Ernst Lubitsch
• 1930: Paramount Parade (Paramount on Parade)
• 1930: Monte Carlo - Director: Ernst Lubitsch
• 1931: The man who drove his conscience (Broken Lullaby) - Director: Ernst Lubitsch
• 1932: One Hour with You - directed by George Cukor and Ernst Lubitsch
• 1932: Schönste, liebe mich (Love Me Tonight) - Director: Rouben Mamoulian
• 1932: Trouble in Paradise (Trouble in Paradise) - Director: Ernst Lubitsch
• 1933: Serenade for three (Design for Living) - Director: Ernst Lubitsch
• 1933: One Sunday Afternoon - directed by Stephen Roberts
• 1933: Das Hohe Lied (The Song of Songs) - Director: Rouben Mamoulian
• 1934: Cleopatra - Director: Cecil B. DeMille
• 1935: Crusader - Richard the Lionheart (The Crusades) - Director: Cecil B. DeMille
• 1935: The Gilded Lily - Directed by Wesley Ruggles
• 1936: The General Died at Dawn (The General Died at Dawn) - Director: Lewis Milestone
• 1936: The Plainsman (The Plainsman) - Director: Cecil B. DeMille
• 1937: Künstlerball (Artists and Models) - directed by Raoul Walsh
• 1938: Give Me a Sailor - Directed by Elliott Nugent
• 1938: The privateers of Louisiana (The Buccaneer) - Director: Cecil B. DeMille
• 1939: Union Pacific - Director: Cecil B. DeMille
• 1939: Three Quarter Time on Broadway (The Great Victor Herbert) - directed by Andrew L. Stone
• 1940: Christmas in July ; also: Das große Los (Christmas in July) - Director: Preston Sturges
• 1940: The Scarlet Horsemen (North West Mounted Police) - Director: Cecil B. DeMille
• 1941: The Lady Eve (The Lady Eve) - Director: Preston Sturges
• 1942: Pirates in the Caribbean Sea (Reap the Wild Wind) - Director: Cecil B. DeMille
• 1942: Breathless to Florida (The Palm Beach Story) - Directed by Preston Sturges
• 1944: Dr. Wassells Escape from Java (The Story of Dr. Wassell) - Director: Cecil B. DeMille
• 1944: Das Korsarenschiff (The Princess and the Pirate) - Director: David Butler
• 1945: The Wonder Man - Director: H. Bruce Humberstone
• 1946: The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (The Strange Love of Martha Ivers) - Director: Lewis Milestone
• 1948: Unfaithfully Yours - Directed by Preston Sturges
• 1950: Liebesrausch auf Capri (September Affair) - Director: William Dieterle
• 1950: Stadt im Dunkel (Dark City) - Director: William Dieterle
• 1950: The Farm Possessed (The Furies) - Director: Anthony Mann
• 1951: Spies, Liebe und die Feuerwehr (My Favorite Spy) - Director: Norman Z. McLeod
• 1952: Carrie - Directed by William Wyler
• 1953: Seconds of Fear (Jeopardy) - Director: John Sturges

Web links

• Victor Milner in the Internet Movie Database (English)