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Louis DeWitt(1905-1992)

  • Visual Effects
  • Special Effects
  • Actor
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Louis DeWitt was born on 25 July 1905 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Killing (1956), The Night of the Hunter (1955) and Kronos (1957). He died on 18 August 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJuly 25, 1905
DiedAugust 18, 1992(87)
BornJuly 25, 1905
DiedAugust 18, 1992(87)
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Known for

Sterling Hayden and Marie Windsor in The Killing (1956)
The Killing
7.9
  • Visual Effects
  • 1956
Robert Mitchum and Shelley Winters in The Night of the Hunter (1955)
The Night of the Hunter
7.9
  • Special Effects(as Louis De Witt)
  • 1955
Barbara Lawrence and Jeff Morrow in Kronos (1957)
Kronos
5.7
  • Visual Effects
  • 1957
The Phantom Planet (1961)
The Phantom Planet
3.9
  • Visual Effects
  • 1961

Credits

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Visual Effects



  • Bob Terry in The Forsaken Westerns (2017)
    The Forsaken Westerns
    8.0
    TV Series
    • photographic effects
    • 2017
  • The Phantom Planet (1961)
    The Phantom Planet
    3.9
    • director of photographic effects
    • 1961
  • Men Into Space (1959)
    Men Into Space
    7.7
    TV Series
    • photographic effects
    • 1959–1960
  • Wally Cox in The Adventures of Hiram Holliday (1956)
    The Adventures of Hiram Holliday
    7.9
    TV Series
    • photographic effects
    • 1956–1959
  • Paul Dubov, Dick Foran, Arthur Franz, and Brett Halsey in The Atomic Submarine (1959)
    The Atomic Submarine
    5.1
    • special effects designer and creator
    • 1959
  • Lou Costello in The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock (1959)
    The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
    5.3
    • special photographic effects
    • 1959
  • The Giant Behemoth (1959)
    The Giant Behemoth
    5.7
    • special effects designer and creator (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Joan of Arkansas
    6.8
    TV Short
    • photographic effects
    • 1958
  • The Adventures of Superpup (1958)
    The Adventures of Superpup
    3.2
    TV Movie
    • special photographic effects
    • 1958
  • Murder by Contract (1958)
    Murder by Contract
    7.2
    • photographic effects
    • 1958
  • The Mugger (1958)
    The Mugger
    5.9
    • special photographic effects
    • 1958
  • Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • optical effects
    • special photographic effects
    • 1955–1958
  • Buck Class, Barry Coe, Audrey Dalton, Robert Dix, Dick Foran, and Rex Reason in Thundering Jets (1958)
    Thundering Jets
    6.4
    • visual effects coordinator
    • 1958
  • George Reeves in Adventures of Superman (1952)
    Adventures of Superman
    7.7
    TV Series
    • photographic effects (uncredited)
    • 1957–1958
  • Richard Boone in Have Gun - Will Travel (1957)
    Have Gun - Will Travel
    8.4
    TV Series
    • optical effects
    • 1957–1958

Special Effects



  • Bob Terry in The Forsaken Westerns (2017)
    The Forsaken Westerns
    8.0
    TV Series
    • special effects
    • opticals
    • 2017
  • Richard Boone in Have Gun - Will Travel (1957)
    Have Gun - Will Travel
    8.4
    TV Series
    • special photographic effects
    • 1957–1959
  • Mickey Rooney in The Last Mile (1959)
    The Last Mile
    6.5
    • special effects
    • 1959
  • Counterspy (1958)
    Counterspy
    4.8
    TV Movie
    • special photographic effects
    • 1958
  • Eartha Kitt in Anna Lucasta (1958)
    Anna Lucasta
    6.8
    • special photographic effects
    • 1958
  • Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • optical effects
    • special photographic effects
    • special effects
    • 1957–1958
  • Cop Hater (1958)
    Cop Hater
    6.4
    • special photographic effects
    • 1958
  • Macabre (1958)
    Macabre
    5.6
    • special effects
    • 1958
  • Tina Louise, Buddy Hackett, Aldo Ray, Robert Ryan, and Fay Spain in God's Little Acre (1958)
    God's Little Acre
    6.5
    • special photographic effects
    • 1958
  • Desert Hell (1958)
    Desert Hell
    5.2
    • special photographic effects
    • 1958
  • War of the Satellites (1958)
    War of the Satellites
    5.1
    • special effects
    • 1958
  • Blood Arrow (1958)
    Blood Arrow
    6.2
    • special photographic effects
    • 1958
  • Merry Anders and John Russell in The Dalton Girls (1957)
    The Dalton Girls
    5.7
    • photographic effects
    • 1957
  • Jim Backus, Claude Rains, Van Johnson, and Lori Nelson in The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957)
    The Pied Piper of Hamelin
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • special photographic effects
    • 1957
  • The Invisible Boy (1957)
    The Invisible Boy
    5.3
    • special effects
    • 1957

Actor



  • Betty Grable and Dick Haymes in The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947)
    The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
    6.4
    • Sketch Artist (uncredited)
    • 1947

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Louis De Witt
  • Born
    • July 25, 1905
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • August 18, 1992
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)

Did you know

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    He is best remembered for teaming up with Jack Rabin and Irving Block. The trio provided special effects for low budget productions, especially during the 1950s.

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