Harold Rosson

CinematographerCrew Apr 6 (died age 93) New York City, New York, USA 1916–1966 (50 year career)

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Biography

From Wikipedia Harold G. "Hal" Rosson, A.S.C. (April 6, 1895 – September 6, 1988) was an American cinematographer who worked during the early and classical Hollywood cinema. He is best known for his work on the 1939 fantasy film The Wizard of Oz. Harold Rosson began his film career in 1908 as an actor at the Vitagraph Studios in the Flatbush area of Brooklyn, New York City. He became the assistant to Irvin Willat at the Mark Dintenfass Studios. In 1912 he divided his time as an office boy in a…

Known For

Film

The Wizard of Oz

Director of Photography

Film

Singin' in the Rain

Director of Photography

Film

The Asphalt Jungle

Director of Photography

Film

El Dorado

Director of Photography

Film

On the Town

Director of Photography

Film

The Bad Seed

Director of Photography

Film

Captains Courageous

Director of Photography

Film

The Enemy Below

Director of Photography

Filmography

Crew (119)

Movies (119)

El Dorado

1966

Director of Photography

7.4

The Enemy Below

1957

Director of Photography

7.0

The Bad Seed

1956

Director of Photography

7.1

Toward the Unknown

1956

Director of Photography

5.7

Pete Kelly's Blues

1955

Director of Photography

6.1

Strange Lady in Town

1955

Director of Photography

4.5

Ulysses

1954

Director of Photography

6.5

Mambo

1954

Director of Photography

5.5

The Story of Three Loves

1953

Director of Photography

5.8

I Love Melvin

1953

Director of Photography

6.0

The Actress

1953

Director of Photography

6.4

Dangerous When Wet

1953

Director of Photography

5.9

Singin' in the Rain

1952

Director of Photography

8.1

Love Is Better Than Ever

1952

Director of Photography

6.1

Lone Star

1952

Director of Photography

5.6

The Red Badge of Courage

1951

Director of Photography

6.4

The Asphalt Jungle

1950

Director of Photography

7.5

Key to the City

1950

Director of Photography

6.2

To Please a Lady

1950

Director of Photography

6.3

On the Town

1949

Director of Photography

7.0

The Stratton Story

1949

Director of Photography

6.6

Any Number Can Play

1949

Director of Photography

6.9

Command Decision

1948

Director of Photography

6.4

Homecoming

1948

Director of Photography

7.0

The Hucksters

1947

Director of Photography

6.9

Living in a Big Way

1947

Director of Photography

5.0

Duel in the Sun

1946

Director of Photography

6.3

Three Wise Fools

1946

Director of Photography

5.0

No Leave, No Love

1946

Director of Photography

6.0

Between Two Women

1945

Director of Photography

5.9

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944

Director of Photography

6.6

An American Romance

1944

Director of Photography

5.9

Slightly Dangerous

1943

Director of Photography

6.0

Somewhere I'll Find You

1942

Director of Photography

5.6

Tennessee Johnson

1942

Director of Photography

6.1

Johnny Eager

1941

Director of Photography

6.1

Honky Tonk

1941

Director of Photography

6.3

Washington Melodrama

1941

Director of Photography

5.0

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

1940

Director of Photography

6.8

I Take This Woman

1940

Director of Photography

5.6

Boom Town

1940

Director of Photography

6.9

The Wizard of Oz

1939

Director of Photography

7.6

Forgotten Victory

1939

Director of Photography

A Yank at Oxford

1938

Cinematography

6.7

Too Hot to Handle

1938

Director of Photography

5.8

That Mothers Might Live

1938

Director of Photography

6.1

Captains Courageous

1937

Director of Photography

7.4

They Gave Him a Gun

1937

Director of Photography

6.2

The Emperor's Candlesticks

1937

Director of Photography

4.7

Double Wedding

1937

Director of Photography

6.4

As You Like It

1936

Director of Photography

5.1

The Garden of Allah

1936

Cinematography

5.8

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

1936

Director of Photography

5.8

The Devil Is a Sissy

1936

Director of Photography

6.9

The Ghost Goes West

1935

Director of Photography

6.6

Treasure Island

1934

Director of Photography

6.5

This Side of Heaven

1934

Director of Photography

7.0

The Scarlet Pimpernel

1934

Director of Photography

6.9

The Cat and the Fiddle

1934

Director of Photography

6.9

Hold Your Man

1933

Director of Photography

6.1

The Barbarian

1933

Director of Photography

4.9

Bombshell

1933

Director of Photography

6.4

Penthouse

1933

Director of Photography

6.7

Turn Back the Clock

1933

Director of Photography

4.9

Red-Headed Woman

1932

Director of Photography

6.5

Kongo

1932

Director of Photography

6.4

Tarzan the Ape Man

1932

Director of Photography

6.6

Red Dust

1932

Director of Photography

6.9

Downstairs

1932

Director of Photography

6.5

Sporting Blood

1931

Director of Photography

5.1

The Cuban Love Song

1931

Director of Photography

4.3

Men Call It Love

1931

Director of Photography

4.5

Son of India

1931

Director of Photography

5.0

The Squaw Man

1931

Director of Photography

5.0

Love in Every Port

1931

Cinematography

Passion Flower

1930

Director of Photography

5.1

This Mad World

1930

Director of Photography

7.0

Madam Satan

1930

Director of Photography

5.8

South Sea Rose

1929

Director of Photography

Trent's Last Case

1929

Director of Photography

Frozen Justice

1929

Cinematography

1.0

The Case of Lena Smith

1929

Director of Photography

5.2

The Far Call

1929

Cinematography

The Docks of New York

1928

Director of Photography

6.9

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

1928

Director of Photography

The Sawdust Paradise

1928

Director of Photography

Abie's Irish Rose

1928

Director of Photography

Three Week Ends

1928

Director of Photography

The Drag Net

1928

Director of Photography

6.0

A Gentleman of Paris

1927

Director of Photography

Man Bait

1927

Director of Photography

Rough House Rosie

1927

Director of Photography

Getting Gertie's Garter

1927

Director of Photography

7.3

Service for Ladies

1927

Director of Photography

Open Range

1927

Cinematography

Evening Clothes

1927

Director of Photography

Almost a Lady

1926

Director of Photography

Jim the Conqueror

1926

Cinematography

For Wives Only

1926

Cinematography

Up in Mabel's Room

1926

Director of Photography

6.5

The Little French Girl

1925

Cinematography

A Man Must Live

1925

Director of Photography

Too Many Kisses

1925

Director of Photography

5.5

Manhandled

1924

Director of Photography

Manhattan

Cinematography

A Society Scandal

Director of Photography

The Glimpses of the Moon

1923

Director of Photography

Zaza

1923

Director of Photography

6.0

Big Brother

1923

Director of Photography

Dark Secrets

1923

Director of Photography

Quicksands

1923

Director of Photography

5.0

Through a Glass Window

1922

Director of Photography

Buried Treasure

1921

Director of Photography

4.3

A Virginia Courtship

1921

Cinematography

Heliotrope

1920

Camera Operator

The Cinema Murder

1919

Director of Photography

Panthea

1917

Director of Photography

The American Consul

1917

Director of Photography

Oliver Twist

1916

Director of Photography