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Harry Forbes(1888-1939)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Harry Forbes was born on 4 May 1888 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for What Price Vengeance (1937), What Price Crime (1935) and Clipped Wings (1937). He died on 17 August 1939 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 4, 1888
DiedAugust 17, 1939(51)
BornMay 4, 1888
DiedAugust 17, 1939(51)
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Known for

Lyle Talbot in What Price Vengeance (1937)
What Price Vengeance
4.8
  • Cinematographer
  • 1937
Al Baffert, Virginia Cherrill, Noel Madison, and Charles Starrett in What Price Crime (1935)
What Price Crime
5.4
  • Cinematographer
  • 1935
Lloyd Hughes and Rosalind Keith in Clipped Wings (1937)
Clipped Wings
4.0
  • Cinematographer
  • 1937
Janet Chandler, William Farnum, Reed Howes, and Tarzan in Million Dollar Haul (1935)
Million Dollar Haul
5.1
  • Cinematographer
  • 1935

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Dorothy Bradshaw, Sheila Bromley, Walter Byron, Edgar Edwards, and Jameson Thomas in Death Goes North (1939)
    Death Goes North
    6.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1939
  • The Alamo: Shrine of Texas Liberty (1938)
    The Alamo: Shrine of Texas Liberty
    6.6
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1938
  • Alicia Adams, Grant Mitchell, Betty Roadman, and Evelyn Venable in The Headleys at Home (1938)
    The Headleys at Home
    • Cinematographer
    • 1938
  • Gene Austin in Songs and Saddles (1938)
    Songs and Saddles
    4.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1938
  • Ralph Forbes, Reginald Hincks, and Alice Moore in Woman Against the World (1937)
    Woman Against the World
    5.8
    • photography
    • 1937
  • Lyle Talbot in What Price Vengeance (1937)
    What Price Vengeance
    4.8
    • photography
    • 1937
  • Lloyd Hughes and Rosalind Keith in Clipped Wings (1937)
    Clipped Wings
    4.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 1937
  • William Gargan and Molly Lamont in Fury and the Woman (1936)
    Fury and the Woman
    5.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1936
  • Rex Bell in Too Much Beef (1936)
    Too Much Beef
    5.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1936
  • Judith Allen and William Boyd in Burning Gold (1936)
    Burning Gold
    6.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1936
  • William Boyd and Irene Ware in Federal Agent (1936)
    Federal Agent
    6.5
    • photography
    • 1936
  • Robert Armstrong, Grace Bradley, Jack Holt, and Charles Murray in Dangerous Waters (1936)
    Dangerous Waters
    6.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1936
  • José Crespo and Lupita Tovar in Alas sobre El Chaco (1935)
    Alas sobre El Chaco
    • Cinematographer
    • 1935
  • Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas in Little Papa (1935)
    Little Papa
    6.9
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1935
  • Captured in Chinatown (1935)
    Captured in Chinatown
    5.1
    • photography
    • 1935

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Alice the Piper (1924)
    Alice the Piper
    5.7
    Short
    • camera operator: live-action scenes (uncredited)
    • 1924
  • Alice Gets in Dutch (1924)
    Alice Gets in Dutch
    5.5
    Short
    • camera operator: live-action scenes (uncredited)
    • 1924
  • Virginia Davis in Alice the Peacemaker (1924)
    Alice the Peacemaker
    5.5
    Short
    • camera operator: live-action scenes (uncredited)
    • 1924
  • Alice and the Dog Catcher (1924)
    Alice and the Dog Catcher
    4.9
    Short
    • camera operator: live-action scenes (uncredited)
    • 1924

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Harry W. Forbes
  • Height
    • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
  • Born
    • May 4, 1888
    • Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • August 17, 1939
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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    Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC).

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