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Camera

Known Credits

112

Gender

Male

Birthday

1902-12-06

Deathday

1964-12-30 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Leo Tover

Biography

Leo Tover, A.S.C. (December 6, 1902 – December 30, 1964) was an American cinematographer, twice nominated for Academy Awards for his work on The Heiress (1949) and Hold Back the Dawn (1941). Among his other credits are the original silent version of The Great Gatsby, The Day the Earth Stood Still and Payment on Demand, both released in 1951. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut and died in Los Angeles, California.

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1965		A Very Special Favor as Director of Photography
1965		Strange Bedfellows as Director of Photography

1964

Island of the Blue Dolphins as Director of Photography

1963

Sunday in New York as Director of Photography

1962

Follow That Dream as Director of Photography

1961		The Home Owner as Director of Photography
1961		Misty as Director of Photography
1961		All Hands on Deck as Director of Photography
1961		The Marriage-Go-Round as Director of Photography

1960

From the Terrace as Director of Photography

1959		Journey to the Center of the Earth as Director of Photography
1959		Blue Denim as Director of Photography
1959		Say One for Me as Director of Photography

1958		A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed as Director of Photography
1958		Fraulein as Director of Photography

1957

The Sun Also Rises as Director of Photography

1956		Love Me Tender as Director of Photography
1956		Between Heaven and Hell as Director of Photography
1956		The Revolt of Mamie Stover as Director of Photography
1956		The Conqueror as Director of Photography
1956		The Lieutenant Wore Skirts as Director of Photography

1955		The Tall Men as Director of Photography
1955		Soldier of Fortune as Director of Photography
1955		Untamed as Director of Photography

1953		Man in the Attic as Director of Photography
1953		A Blueprint for Murder as Director of Photography
1953		The President's Lady as Director of Photography

1952		My Pal Gus as Director of Photography
1952		My Wife's Best Friend as Director of Photography
1952		We're Not Married! as Director of Photography

1951		The Day the Earth Stood Still as Director of Photography
1951		The Secret of Convict Lake as Director of Photography
1951		Follow the Sun as Director of Photography
1951		Payment on Demand as Director of Photography

1950		The Secret Fury as Director of Photography
1950		When Willie Comes Marching Home as Director of Photography
1950		Paid in Full as Director of Photography

1949		My Friend Irma as Director of Photography
1949		The Heiress as Director of Photography

1948		Sealed Verdict as Director of Photography
1948		The Snake Pit as Director of Photography

1947		I Walk Alone as Director of Photography
1947		The Woman on the Beach as Director of Photography

1946

Dead Reckoning as Director of Photography

1943		China as Director of Photography
1943		Young and Willing as Director of Photography
1943		The Crystal Ball as Director of Photography

1942		The Major and the Minor as Director of Photography
1942		Night in New Orleans as Director of Photography
1942		Star Spangled Rhythm as Director of Photography

1941		Bahama Passage as Director of Photography
1941		Hold Back the Dawn as Director of Photography
1941		Life with Henry as Director of Photography

1940		Victory as Director of Photography
1940		Untamed as Director of Photography
1940		The Farmer's Daughter as Director of Photography

1939		The Night of Nights as Director of Photography
1939		Invitation to Happiness as Director of Photography
1939		King of Chinatown as Director of Photography
1939		Never Say Die as Director of Photography

1938		The Arkansas Traveler as Director of Photography
1938		Cocoanut Grove as Director of Photography
1938		Bluebeard's Eighth Wife as Director of Photography

1937		Ebb Tide as Director of Photography
1937		Night Club Scandal as Director of Photography
1937		I Met Him in Paris as Director of Photography
1937		Maid of Salem as Director of Photography

1936		Valiant Is the Word for Carrie as Director of Photography
1936		The Arizona Raiders as Director of Photography
1936		F-Man as Director of Photography
1936		Florida Special as Director of Photography
1936		Rose of the Rancho as Director of Photography

1935		The Bride Comes Home as Director of Photography
1935		The Big Broadcast of 1936 as Director of Photography
1935		Love in Bloom as Director of Photography

1934		College Rhythm as Director of Photography
1934		You Belong to Me as Director of Photography
1934		Shoot the Works as Director of Photography
1934		Murder at the Vanities as Director of Photography
1934		Bolero as Director of Photography

1933		Girl Without a Room as Director of Photography
1933		I'm No Angel as Director of Photography
1933		College Humor as Director of Photography
1933		The Great Jasper as Director of Photography
1933		The Monkey's Paw as Director of Photography

1932		No Man of Her Own as Director of Photography
1932		Thirteen Women as Director of Photography
1932		Is My Face Red? as Director of Photography
1932		State's Attorney as Director of Photography
1932		Symphony of Six Million as Director of Photography
1932		The Lost Squadron as Director of Photography
1932		Girl of the Rio as Director of Photography

1931		Are These Our Children? as Director of Photography
1931		The Gay Diplomat as Director of Photography
1931		Traveling Husbands as Director of Photography
1931		Transgression as Director of Photography
1931		Bachelor Apartment as Director of Photography
1931		The Lady Refuses as Director of Photography
1931		The Royal Bed as Director of Photography

1930		The Silver Horde as Director of Photography
1930		The Fall Guy as Director of Photography
1930		The Runaway Bride as Director of Photography
1930		Framed as Director of Photography
1930		Girl of the Port as Director of Photography

1929		The Vagabond Lover as Director of Photography
1929		Tanned Legs as Director of Photography
1929		The Very Idea as Director of Photography
1929		Street Girl as Director of Photography

1927

The Telephone Girl as Director of Photography

1926

The Great Gatsby as Director of Photography

Writing

1932

The Flag Lieutenant as Theatre Play

1927

The Flag Lieutenant as Theatre Play