Personal Info

Known For

Crew

Known Credits

149

Gender

Male

Birthday

1894-05-02

Deathday

1948-03-14 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Also Known As

Vern L. Walker
Verne Walker
Vernon Walker
Vern Walker

Vernon L. Walker

Biography

Vernon L. Walker (May 2, 1894 – March 1, 1948) was an American special effects artist and cinematographer. He was nominated for four Academy Awards for Best Special Effects. He worked on more than 220 films during his career, starting out as a head cameraman for Otis B. Thayer's Art-O-Graf Film Company in 1919.

Known For

8.0%

Citizen Kane

Apr 17, 1941

7.7%

Notorious

Aug 21, 1946

7.6%

King Kong

Mar 15, 1933

7.5%

Bringing Up Baby

Feb 18, 1938

7.1%

Suspicion

Nov 14, 1941

6.9%

Cat People

Dec 5, 1942

7.3%

The Magnificent Ambersons

Jul 10, 1942

7.4%

The Woman in the Window

Oct 25, 1944

7.3%

Top Hat

Aug 29, 1935

7.1%

The Spiral Staircase

Jan 26, 1946

7.2%

Murder, My Sweet

Dec 14, 1944

6.8%

Swing Time

Aug 28, 1936

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Camera

1933		The Son of Kong as Director of Photography
1933		King Kong as Director of Photography

1931

Ten Nights in a Bar-room as Director of Photography

1928		Smith's Army Life as Director of Photography
1928		Run, Girl, Run as Director of Photography

1926

Spanking Breezes as Director of Photography

1924

The Hansom Cabman as Director of Photography

Crew

1947

Mourning Becomes Electra as Special Effects

1946		Genius at Work as Special Effects
1946		Notorious as Special Effects
1946		Till the End of Time as Special Effects
1946		The Bamboo Blonde as Special Effects
1946		Bedlam as Special Effects
1946		Heartbeat as Special Effects
1946		Deadline at Dawn as Special Effects
1946		From This Day Forward as Special Effects
1946		The Spiral Staircase as Special Effects

1945		The Bells of St. Mary's as Special Effects
1945		A Game of Death as Special Effects
1945		Man Alive as Special Effects
1945		Johnny Angel as Special Effects
1945		George White's Scandals as Special Effects
1945		The Spanish Main as Special Effects
1945		Radio Stars on Parade as Special Effects
1945		The Falcon in San Francisco as Special Effects
1945		Back to Bataan as Special Effects
1945		China Sky as Special Effects
1945		The Brighton Strangler as Special Effects
1945		Two O'Clock Courage as Special Effects
1945		Having Wonderful Crime as Special Effects
1945		Pan-Americana as Special Effects

1944		Experiment Perilous as Special Effects
1944		Murder, My Sweet as Special Effects
1944		The Falcon in Hollywood as Special Effects
1944		Heavenly Days as Special Effects
1944		None But the Lonely Heart as Special Effects
1944		My Pal, Wolf as Special Effects
1944		Youth Runs Wild as Special Effects
1944		The Falcon in Mexico as Special Effects
1944		Mademoiselle Fifi as Special Effects
1944		Bride by Mistake as Special Effects
1944		Days of Glory as Special Effects
1944		Gildersleeve's Ghost as Special Effects
1944		Tender Comrade as Special Effects
1944		Seven Days Ashore as Special Effects

1943		The Ghost Ship as Special Effects
1943		Around the World as Special Effects
1943		The Falcon and the Co-Eds as Special Effects
1943		Gangway for Tomorrow as Special Effects
1943		The Fallen Sparrow as Special Effects
1943		Behind the Rising Sun as Special Effects
1943		The Sky's the Limit as Special Effects
1943		Mr. Lucky as Special Effects
1943		Bombardier as Special Effects
1943		This Land Is Mine as Special Effects
1943		Forever and a Day as Special Effects
1943		Journey into Fear as Special Effects
1943		Hitler's Children as Special Effects

1942		Cat People as Special Effects
1942		Once Upon a Honeymoon as Special Effects
1942		Seven Days' Leave as Special Effects
1942		The Navy Comes Through as Special Effects
1942		Here We Go Again as Special Effects
1942		The Big Street as Special Effects
1942		The Magnificent Ambersons as Special Effects
1942		Obliging Young Lady as Special Effects
1942		Sing Your Worries Away as Special Effects
1942		Call Out the Marines as Special Effects
1942		Four Jacks and a Jill as Special Effects

1941		Look Who's Laughing as Special Effects
1941		Suspicion as Special Effects
1941		Unexpected Uncle as Special Effects
1941		All That Money Can Buy as Special Effects
1941		Parachute Battalion as Special Effects
1941		Tom, Dick and Harry as Special Effects
1941		Sunny as Special Effects
1941		Citizen Kane as Special Effects
1941		The Devil and Miss Jones as Special Effects
1941		A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob as Special Effects
1941		Mr. & Mrs. Smith as Special Effects
1941		Play Girl as Special Effects
1941		The Saint In Palm Springs as Special Effects

1940		Kitty Foyle as Special Effects
1940		You'll Find Out as Special Effects
1940		They Knew What They Wanted as Special Effects
1940		I'm Still Alive as Special Effects
1940		Men Against the Sky as Special Effects
1940		Dance, Girl, Dance as Special Effects
1940		Lucky Partners as Special Effects
1940		Millionaires in Prison as Special Effects
1940		Cross-Country Romance as Special Effects
1940		Irene as Special Effects
1940		Primrose Path as Special Effects
1940		The Saint's Double Trouble as Special Effects

1939		The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Special Effects
1939		That's Right – You're Wrong as Special Effects
1939		The Day the Bookies Wept as Special Effects
1939		Bachelor Mother as Special Effects
1939		Five Came Back as Special Effects
1939		Panama Lady as Special Effects
1939		Love Affair as Special Effects
1939		The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle as Special Effects
1939		Twelve Crowded Hours as Special Effects
1939		Gunga Din as Special Effects
1939		Pacific Liner as Special Effects

1938		Fugitives for a Night as Special Effects
1938		Carefree as Special Effects
1938		Sky Giant as Special Effects
1938		Having Wonderful Time as Special Effects
1938		Joy of Living as Special Effects
1938		Go Chase Yourself as Special Effects
1938		Bringing Up Baby as Special Effects
1938		Crashing Hollywood as Special Effects

1937		A Damsel in Distress as Special Effects
1937		Danger Patrol as Special Effects
1937		High Flyers as Special Effects
1937		There Goes the Groom as Special Effects
1937		Music for Madame as Special Effects
1937		Annapolis Salute as Special Effects
1937		Super-Sleuth as Special Effects
1937		New Faces of 1937 as Special Effects
1937		There Goes My Girl as Special Effects
1937		Shall We Dance as Special Effects
1937		The Woman I Love as Special Effects
1937		The Soldier and the Lady as Special Effects
1937		Don't Tell the Wife as Special Effects

1936		Walking on Air as Special Effects
1936		Love on a Bet as Special Effects

1935		I Dream Too Much as Special Effects
1935		She as Special Effects
1935		Murder on a Honeymoon as Special Effects

1934		The Little Minister as Special Effects
1934		The Gay Divorcee as Special Effects

1933		Ace of Aces as Special Effects
1933		Melody Cruise as Special Effects

1932

The Conquerors as Special Effects

1930

The Life of the Party as Special Effects

1925

Cold Turkey as Cinematography

1923		Robin Hood Jr as Cinematography
1923		The Purple Dawn as Cinematography

1920

Forbidden Trails as Cinematography

Visual Effects

1946

The Truth About Murder as Visual Effects

1944

The Woman in the Window as Visual Effects

1936		Swing Time as Visual Effects
1936		Follow the Fleet as Visual Effects

1935		Top Hat as Visual Effects
1935		Romance in Manhattan as Visual Effects

1934

Finishing School as Visual Effects

1933

Flying Down to Rio as Visual Effects