Sol Polito

CinematographerCrew Nov 12 (died age 67) Palermo, Sicily, Italy 1914–1949 (35 year career)

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sol Polito, A.S.C. (born Salvatore Polito, November 12, 1892 — May 23, 1960) was an American cinematographer. He is best known for his work with directors Michael Curtiz and Mervyn LeRoy at Warner Bros. studios in the 1930s and 1940s. Salvatore Polito was born November 12, 1892, in Palermo, Italy, and immigrated to the United States in 1905. He attended school in New York City and began working in the motion picture industry as a still photographer. After …

Known For

Film

Arsenic and Old Lace

Director of Photography

Film

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Director of Photography

Film

Angels with Dirty Faces

Director of Photography

Film

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Director of Photography

Film

Now, Voyager

Director of Photography

Film

Sergeant York

Director of Photography

Film

The Petrified Forest

Director of Photography

Film

42nd Street

Director of Photography

Filmography

Crew (128)

Movies (128)

Anna Lucasta

1949

Director of Photography

3.5

Sorry, Wrong Number

1948

Director of Photography

6.8

Escape Me Never

1947

Director of Photography

4.3

The Long Night

1947

Director of Photography

5.6

The Voice of the Turtle

1947

Director of Photography

6.6

Cloak and Dagger

1946

Director of Photography

6.4

Cinderella Jones

1946

Director of Photography

2.8

A Stolen Life

1946

Director of Photography

6.3

The Corn Is Green

1945

Director of Photography

7.2

Rhapsody in Blue

1945

Director of Photography

6.4

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944

Director of Photography

7.6

The Adventures of Mark Twain

1944

Director of Photography

6.6

This Is the Army

1943

Director of Photography

5.6

Old Acquaintance

1943

Director of Photography

7.0

Now, Voyager

1942

Director of Photography

7.4

Captains of the Clouds

1942

Director of Photography

6.4

The Gay Sisters

1942

Director of Photography

6.5

Sergeant York

1941

Director of Photography

7.2

The Sea Wolf

1941

Director of Photography

Navy Blues

Cinematography

The Sea Hawk

Director of Photography

7.2

Santa Fe Trail

1940

Director of Photography

5.7

Virginia City

1940

Director of Photography

6.2

City for Conquest

1940

Director of Photography

6.7

Dodge City

1939

Director of Photography

6.9

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

1939

Director of Photography

6.3

Four Wives

1939

Director of Photography

5.3

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

1939

Director of Photography

6.0

You Can't Get Away with Murder

1939

Director of Photography

5.7

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1938

Director of Photography

7.5

Gold Diggers in Paris

1938

Director of Photography

5.7

Angels with Dirty Faces

1938

Director of Photography

7.5

Valley of the Giants

1938

Director of Photography

6.0

Gold Is Where You Find It

1938

Director of Photography

6.9

Boy Meets Girl

1938

Director of Photography

6.5

The Prince and the Pauper

1937

Director of Photography

6.8

Varsity Show

1937

Director of Photography

6.3

Ready, Willing and Able

1937

Director of Photography

5.1

The Charge of the Light Brigade

1936

Director of Photography

6.5

The Petrified Forest

1936

Director of Photography

7.1

Colleen

1936

Director of Photography

5.3

Sons o' Guns

1936

Director of Photography

4.3

Three Men on a Horse

1936

Director of Photography

6.2

'G' Men

1935

Director of Photography

6.6

In Caliente

1935

Director of Photography

6.3

Frisco Kid

1935

Director of Photography

6.8

The Woman in Red

1935

Director of Photography

6.0

Shipmates Forever

1935

Director of Photography

6.5

Wonder Bar

1934

Director of Photography

5.9

Hi, Nellie!

1934

Director of Photography

6.5

Dames

1934

Director of Photography

6.4

Sweet Adeline

1934

Director of Photography

5.7

Madame du Barry

1934

Director of Photography

4.2

Dr. Monica

1934

Director of Photography

4.3

Flirtation Walk

1934

Director of Photography

5.6

Dark Hazard

1934

Director of Photography

5.4

Picture Snatcher

1933

Director of Photography

6.8

42nd Street

1933

Director of Photography

6.9

Gold Diggers of 1933

1933

Director of Photography

7.2

The Working Man

1933

Director of Photography

6.6

The Mind Reader

1933

Director of Photography

6.0

Blessed Event

1932

Director of Photography

6.5

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932

Director of Photography

7.8

Union Depot

1932

Director of Photography

5.8

Two Seconds

1932

Director of Photography

6.0

Three on a Match

1932

Director of Photography

6.2

The Dark Horse

1932

Director of Photography

7.2

It's Tough to Be Famous

1932

Director of Photography

5.7

Fireman, Save My Child

1932

Director of Photography

5.5

The Ruling Voice

1931

Director of Photography

6.0

Woman Hungry

1931

Director of Photography

The Bargain

1931

Cinematography

Big Business Girl

1931

Director of Photography

6.0

The Hot Heiress

1931

Director of Photography

5.3

Five Star Final

1931

Director of Photography

6.5

Suicide Fleet

1931

Director of Photography

4.3

Local Boy Makes Good

1931

Director of Photography

6.0

The Widow from Chicago

1930

Director of Photography

6.1

The Girl of the Golden West

1930

Cinematography

Numbered Men

1930

Director of Photography

4.6

Show Girl in Hollywood

1930

Director of Photography

5.4

Going Wild

1930

Director of Photography

6.0

No, No, Nanette

1930

Director of Photography

6.0

Playing Around

1930

Director of Photography

4.3

The Man and the Moment

1929

Director of Photography

5.0

Paris

1929

Director of Photography

Twin Beds

1929

Cinematography

Seven Footprints to Satan

1929

Director of Photography

6.1

Broadway Babies

1929

Director of Photography

5.2

The Shepherd of the Hills

1928

Director of Photography

Heart to Heart

1928

Director of Photography

Scarlet Seas

1928

Director of Photography

2.7

The Border Patrol

1928

Director of Photography

Burning Daylight

1928

Director of Photography

4.3

The Hawk's Nest

1928

Cinematography

The Overland Stage

1927

Director of Photography

Gun Gospel

1927

Director of Photography

Somewhere in Sonora

1927

Director of Photography

Hard-Boiled Haggerty

1927

Cinematography

The Land Beyond the Law

1927

Director of Photography

Lonesome Ladies

1927

Director of Photography

The Unknown Cavalier

1926

Director of Photography

Satan Town

1926

Camera Operator

Senor Daredevil

1926

Director of Photography

The People vs. Nancy Preston

1925

Cinematography

Soft Shoes

1925

Director of Photography

7.0

The Siren Of Seville

1924

Director of Photography

Roaring Rails

1924

Director of Photography

6.8

The Lightning Rider

1924

Director of Photography

Why Men Leave Home

1924

Director of Photography

1.0

A Cafe in Cairo

1924

Cinematography

The Bishop of the Ozarks

1923

Director of Photography

The Bad Man

1923

Director of Photography

The Roof Tree

1921

Director of Photography

Alias Jimmy Valentine

1920

Director of Photography

The Price of Redemption

1920

Director of Photography

In Wrong

1919

Director of Photography

5.0

Should a Woman Tell?

1919

Director of Photography

5.5

Burglar by Proxy

1919

Director of Photography

5.0

Bill Apperson's Boy

1919

Director of Photography

Who Loved Him Best?

1918

Director of Photography

Her Second Husband

1917

Camera Operator

The World Against Him

1916

Director of Photography

Fruits of Desire

1916

Director of Photography

Fate's Boomerang

1916

Director of Photography

The Butterfly

1915

Director of Photography

The Cotton King

1915

Director of Photography

Rip Van Winkle

1914

Director of Photography

4.5