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Ralph Hammeras(1894-1970)

  • Visual Effects
  • Special Effects
  • Cinematographer
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Ralph Hammeras was born on 24 March 1894 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), Just Imagine (1930) and The Lost World (1925). He was married to Fay Mansker and Emma May Flynn. He died on 3 February 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMarch 24, 1894
DiedFebruary 3, 1970(75)
BornMarch 24, 1894
DiedFebruary 3, 1970(75)
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  • Nominated for 3 Oscars
    • 3 nominations total

Known for

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
7.2
  • Visual Effects
  • 1954
Just Imagine (1930)
Just Imagine
5.3
  • Art Department
  • 1930
Wallace Beery, Arthur Conan Doyle, Lloyd Hughes, Bessie Love, and Lewis Stone in The Lost World (1925)
The Lost World
7.0
  • Visual Effects
  • 1925
Tyrone Power, Don Ameche, and Alice Faye in In Old Chicago (1938)
In Old Chicago
6.7
  • Special Effects
  • 1938

Credits

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Visual Effects

  • Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, and Rex Harrison in Cleopatra (1963)
    Cleopatra
    7.0
    • matte artist (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • The Black Scorpion (1957)
    The Black Scorpion
    5.5
    • additional effects (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
    20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
    7.2
    • effects photographer
    • 1954
  • Deep Waters (1948)
    Deep Waters
    6.8
    • special photographic effects (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Betty Grable, Reginald Gardiner, June Haver, Frank Latimore, John Payne, and S.Z. Sakall in The Dolly Sisters (1945)
    The Dolly Sisters
    6.2
    • miniatures (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Dana Andrews, Jeanne Crain, Fay Bainter, Vivian Blaine, Dick Haymes, and Charles Winninger in State Fair (1945)
    State Fair
    7.0
    • miniatures (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • A Bell for Adano (1945)
    A Bell for Adano
    6.7
    • miniatures (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Lynn Bari and Fred MacMurray in Captain Eddie (1945)
    Captain Eddie
    5.9
    • miniatures (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • June Haver, Joan Leslie, and Fred MacMurray in Where Do We Go from Here? (1945)
    Where Do We Go from Here?
    5.7
    • miniatures (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Betty Grable, Dick Haymes, and Phil Silvers in Diamond Horseshoe (1945)
    Diamond Horseshoe
    6.5
    • miniatures (uncredited)
    • 1945
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    Winged Victory
    6.4
    • miniatures (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Gregory Peck in The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
    The Keys of the Kingdom
    7.2
    • miniatures (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Wallace Beery, Arthur Conan Doyle, Lloyd Hughes, Bessie Love, and Lewis Stone in The Lost World (1925)
    The Lost World
    7.0
    • associate technical director
    • 1925

Special Effects

  • The Giant Gila Monster (1959)
    The Giant Gila Monster
    3.8
    • special photographic effects
    • 1959
  • The Giant Claw (1957)
    The Giant Claw
    4.6
    • technical effects creator
    • 1957
  • Linda Darnell, Rex Harrison, and Irene Dunne in Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
    Anna and the King of Siam
    7.0
    • miniatures (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Dragonwyck (1946)
    Dragonwyck
    6.9
    • miniatures (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Charles Chaplin and Paulette Goddard in The Great Dictator (1940)
    The Great Dictator
    8.4
    • special effects (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Tyrone Power, Annabella, and Loretta Young in Suez (1938)
    Suez
    6.5
    • process photography (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • David Niven, George Sanders, Richard Greene, William Henry, C. Aubrey Smith, and Loretta Young in Four Men and a Prayer (1938)
    Four Men and a Prayer
    6.1
    • process photography (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Tyrone Power, Don Ameche, and Alice Faye in In Old Chicago (1938)
    In Old Chicago
    6.7
    • special effects stager
    • 1938
  • Will Rogers in A Connecticut Yankee (1931)
    A Connecticut Yankee
    6.3
    • special effects
    • 1931
  • Body and Soul (1931)
    Body and Soul
    6.8
    • special effects
    • 1931
  • The Sky Hawk (1929)
    The Sky Hawk
    6.5
    • mechanical effects
    • 1929
  • Alice Adair, María Corda, and Alice White in The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927)
    The Private Life of Helen of Troy
    5.6
    • engineering effects
    • 1927

Cinematographer

  • Travis Lemmond and London in My Dog, Buddy (1960)
    My Dog, Buddy
    6.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1960
  • Oh, Johnny!
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1941
  • Always on the Bench
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1941
  • Richard Barthelmess in The Patent Leather Kid (1927)
    The Patent Leather Kid
    5.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1927

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 24, 1894
    • Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
  • Died
    • February 3, 1970
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Fay Mansker1932 - ?

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Hammeras is credited with developing and patenting the traveling glass matte process.

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