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J. Henry Kruse(1870-1954)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Additional Crew
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J. Henry Kruse was born on 20 March 1870 in Mendocino, California, USA. J. was a cinematographer, known for The Live Wire (1935), Circus Shadows (1935) and The Duke Is Tops (1938). J. died on 1 January 1954 in Marin County, California, USA.
BornMarch 20, 1870
DiedJanuary 1, 1954(83)
BornMarch 20, 1870
DiedJanuary 1, 1954(83)
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Known for

Richard Talmadge in The Live Wire (1935)
The Live Wire
4.8
  • Cinematographer
  • 1935
Russell Hopton, Kane Richmond, and Dorothy Wilson in Circus Shadows (1935)
Circus Shadows
  • Cinematographer
  • 1935
Lena Horne in The Duke Is Tops (1938)
The Duke Is Tops
5.4
  • Cinematographer(as Henry Kruse)
  • 1938
Mae Murray in Peacock Alley (1930)
Peacock Alley
4.4
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1930

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Lena Horne in The Duke Is Tops (1938)
    The Duke Is Tops
    5.4
    • photography (as Henry Kruse)
    • 1938
  • Rosita Díaz Gimeno and Gilbert Roland in La vida bohemia (1938)
    La vida bohemia
    • Cinematographer (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Margaret Morris and Conway Tearle in Desert Guns (1936)
    Desert Guns
    • Cinematographer
    • 1936
  • Jack Perrin and Jayne Regan in Texas Jack (1935)
    Texas Jack
    5.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1935
  • Richard Talmadge in The Live Wire (1935)
    The Live Wire
    4.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1935
  • Now or Never (1935)
    Now or Never
    4.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1935
  • Al Ferguson, Lew Meehan, and Tom Tyler in The Laramie Kid (1935)
    The Laramie Kid
    5.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 1935
  • Jayne Regan and Tom Tyler in The Silver Bullet (1935)
    The Silver Bullet
    6.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1935
  • Rin Tin Tin Jr. in The Test (1935)
    The Test
    5.3
    • photographed by
    • 1935
  • Russell Hopton, Kane Richmond, and Dorothy Wilson in Circus Shadows (1935)
    Circus Shadows
    • Cinematographer
    • 1935
  • Art Miles, Tom Tyler, and Rollo Dix in Silent Valley (1935)
    Silent Valley
    6.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 1935
  • Tom Tyler in Born to Battle (1935)
    Born to Battle
    5.5
    • photography
    • 1935
  • Charles Hutchison in On Probation (1935)
    On Probation
    4.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 1935
  • Tracy Rides (1935)
    Tracy Rides
    6.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1935
  • Earl Dwire, Lillian Gilmore, William Gould, and Jack Perrin in Wolf Riders (1935)
    Wolf Riders
    5.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1935

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels in The Lone Ranger (1956)
    The Lone Ranger
    6.5
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Olivia de Havilland, Errol Flynn, and Basil Rathbone in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
    The Adventures of Robin Hood
    7.9
    • camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • His Private Secretary (1933)
    His Private Secretary
    5.5
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Mae Murray in Peacock Alley (1930)
    Peacock Alley
    4.4
    • second camera operator: Technicolor
    • 1930
  • Scarface
    6.9
    Short
    • assistant camera
    • 1928
  • The Bride of Pennacook
    Short
    • first assistant camera
    • 1927

Additional Crew

  • Carmen Miranda, Cesar Romero, Alice Faye, John Payne, and Cobina Wright in Week-End in Havana (1941)
    Week-End in Havana
    6.5
    • second unit assistant: Technicolor (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Edmund Lowe and Ann Sothern in Let's Fall in Love (1933)
    Let's Fall in Love
    6.1
    • swedish technical director (uncredited)
    • 1933

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Henry Kruse
  • Born
    • March 20, 1870
    • Mendocino, California, USA
  • Died
    • January 1, 1954
    • Marin County, California, USA

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    Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC).

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