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Allen M. Davey(1894-1946)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Additional Crew
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Allen M. Davey was born on 15 May 1894 in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. Allen M. was a cinematographer, known for Sweethearts (1938), The Wizard of Oz (1939) and Bitter Sweet (1940). Allen M. was married to Margaret Genevieve Rennahan and Margarett May Bronaugh. Allen M. died on 5 March 1946 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornMay 15, 1894
DiedMarch 5, 1946(51)
BornMay 15, 1894
DiedMarch 5, 1946(51)
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  • Nominated for 4 Oscars
    • 1 win & 4 nominations total

Known for

Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in Sweethearts (1938)
Sweethearts
6.2
  • Cinematographer(as Allen Davey)
  • 1938
Judy Garland, Billie Burke, Ray Bolger, Margaret Hamilton, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, and Frank Morgan in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Wizard of Oz
8.1
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as Allen Davey)
  • 1939
Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in Bitter Sweet (1940)
Bitter Sweet
5.7
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1940
Cover Girl (1944)
Cover Girl
6.7
  • Cinematographer
  • 1944

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, Allison Argo, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
    Nature
    8.9
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1999
  • Paul Muni, Merle Oberon, and Cornel Wilde in A Song to Remember (1945)
    A Song to Remember
    6.6
    • director of photography
    • 1945
  • Cover Girl (1944)
    Cover Girl
    6.7
    • director of photography
    • 1944
  • Lynn Bari, Alice Faye, Jack Oakie, and John Payne in Hello Frisco, Hello (1943)
    Hello Frisco, Hello
    6.5
    • director of photography (as Allen Davey)
    • 1943
  • Spanish Fiesta (1942)
    Spanish Fiesta
    6.4
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1942
  • Sterling Hayden and Madeleine Carroll in Bahama Passage (1941)
    Bahama Passage
    5.8
    • director of photography
    • 1941
  • Betty Grable in Moon Over Miami (1941)
    Moon Over Miami
    6.7
    • director of photography
    • 1941
  • Randolph Scott, Robert Young, Virginia Gilmore, and Dean Jagger in Western Union (1941)
    Western Union
    6.7
    • director of photography
    • 1941
  • Dorothy Lamour and Robert Preston in Typhoon (1940)
    Typhoon
    5.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 1940
  • Buster Keaton, Don Ameche, Hank Mann, Eddie Collins, Heinie Conklin, Alan Curtis, Stuart Erwin, Alice Faye, and James Finlayson in Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)
    Hollywood Cavalcade
    6.6
    • director of photography
    • 1939
  • Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in Sweethearts (1938)
    Sweethearts
    6.2
    • photography by: Technicolor (as Allen Davey)
    • 1938
  • Walter Cassel and Anne Nagel in Romance Road (1938)
    Romance Road
    4.7
    Short
    • Cinematographer (as Allen Davey)
    • 1938
  • The Man Without a Country (1937)
    The Man Without a Country
    5.6
    Short
    • Cinematographer (as Allen Davey)
    • 1937
  • The Sunday Round-Up (1936)
    The Sunday Round-Up
    5.7
    Short
    • photographed by (as Allen Davey)
    • 1936
  • Echo Mountain (1936)
    Echo Mountain
    5.5
    Short
    • Cinematographer (as Allen Davey)
    • 1936

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Gregory Peck, Joseph Cotten, and Jennifer Jones in Duel in the Sun (1946)
    Duel in the Sun
    6.7
    • additional cinematographer (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Warner Anderson and Robert Shayne in Trial by Trigger (1944)
    Trial by Trigger
    5.8
    Short
    • cinematographer: Valley of the Giants footage (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Randolph Scott, Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes, Claire Trevor, and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams in The Desperadoes (1943)
    The Desperadoes
    6.5
    • Technicolor photography
    • 1943
  • Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in Bitter Sweet (1940)
    Bitter Sweet
    5.7
    • technicolor photography
    • 1940
  • Judy Garland, Billie Burke, Ray Bolger, Margaret Hamilton, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, and Frank Morgan in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
    The Wizard of Oz
    8.1
    • associate: Technicolor photography (as Allen Davey)
    • 1939
  • Charles Bickford, Wayne Morris, and Claire Trevor in Valley of the Giants (1938)
    Valley of the Giants
    6.2
    • technicolor photography
    • 1938
  • Olivia de Havilland, Errol Flynn, and Basil Rathbone in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
    The Adventures of Robin Hood
    7.9
    • associate director of photography: Technicolor (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • George Brent and Beverly Roberts in God's Country and the Woman (1937)
    God's Country and the Woman
    5.7
    • associate cinematographer (as Allen Davey)
    • 1937
  • The Garden of Allah (1936)
    The Garden of Allah
    5.8
    • second camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Charles Kaley and Marion Shilling in Lord Byron of Broadway (1930)
    Lord Byron of Broadway
    5.4
    • second camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1930

Additional Crew

  • Olivia de Havilland, Claude Rains, and George Brent in Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)
    Gold Is Where You Find It
    6.2
    • photographic advisor: Technicolor
    • 1938

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Allan N. Davey
  • Born
    • May 15, 1894
    • Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • March 5, 1946
    • Hollywood, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Margaret Genevieve RennahanSeptember 14, 1918 - March 5, 1946 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
    • Allen M. Davey
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    His second wife's brother Ray Rennahan was also a cinematographer.

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