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Willard Van Enger(1901-1947)

  • Special Effects
  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Willard Van Enger was born on 25 October 1901 in New York, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for Casablanca (1942), Mildred Pierce (1945) and Steel Against the Sky (1941). He died on 22 February 1947 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornOctober 25, 1901
DiedFebruary 22, 1947(45)
BornOctober 25, 1901
DiedFebruary 22, 1947(45)
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Known for

Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Claude Rains, Sydney Greenstreet, Paul Henreid, and Conrad Veidt in Casablanca (1942)
Casablanca
8.5
  • Special Effects
  • 1942
Eve Arden, Joan Crawford, Ann Blyth, Bruce Bennett, and Zachary Scott in Mildred Pierce (1945)
Mildred Pierce
7.9
  • Special Effects
  • 1945
Alexis Smith in Steel Against the Sky (1941)
Steel Against the Sky
5.8
  • Special Effects
  • 1941
Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, and Roland Got in Across the Pacific (1942)
Across the Pacific
6.8
  • Special Effects
  • 1942

Credits

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Special Effects

  • Errol Flynn, Ida Lupino, and Eleanor Parker in Escape Me Never (1947)
    Escape Me Never
    5.9
    • special effects
    • 1947
  • Ronald Reagan, Zachary Scott, and Alexis Smith in Stallion Road (1947)
    Stallion Road
    5.9
    • special effects
    • 1947
  • Robert Mitchum and Teresa Wright in Pursued (1947)
    Pursued
    7.2
    • special effects
    • 1947
  • Humoresque (1946)
    Humoresque
    7.3
    • special effects
    • 1946
  • Errol Flynn, Patti Brady, Eleanor Parker, S.Z. Sakall, and Lucile Watson in Never Say Goodbye (1946)
    Never Say Goodbye
    6.8
    • special effects
    • 1946
  • John Garfield and Geraldine Fitzgerald in Nobody Lives Forever (1946)
    Nobody Lives Forever
    7.1
    • special effects
    • 1946
  • Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart in The Big Sleep (1946)
    The Big Sleep
    7.9
    • special effects (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Bette Davis, Walter Brennan, Glenn Ford, Dane Clark, and Charles Ruggles in A Stolen Life (1946)
    A Stolen Life
    7.2
    • special effects
    • 1946
  • Errol Flynn and Alexis Smith in San Antonio (1945)
    San Antonio
    6.3
    • special effects
    • 1945
  • Eve Arden, Joan Crawford, Ann Blyth, Bruce Bennett, and Zachary Scott in Mildred Pierce (1945)
    Mildred Pierce
    7.9
    • special effects
    • 1945
  • Robert Alda, Al Jolson, Joan Leslie, Tom Patricola, and Alexis Smith in Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
    Rhapsody in Blue
    7.1
    • special photographic effects
    • 1945
  • Helmut Dantine, Philip Dorn, and Jean Sullivan in Escape in the Desert (1945)
    Escape in the Desert
    5.9
    • special effects
    • 1945
  • Hedy Lamarr and Paul Henreid in The Conspirators (1944)
    The Conspirators
    6.6
    • special effects
    • 1944
  • Jack Carson, Irene Manning, and Jane Wyman in Make Your Own Bed (1944)
    Make Your Own Bed
    5.5
    • special effects
    • 1944
  • Cary Grant and John Garfield in Destination Tokyo (1943)
    Destination Tokyo
    7.1
    • special effects
    • 1943

Cinematographer

  • Margot Grahame in Illegal (1932)
    Illegal
    5.7
    • photographed by
    • 1932
  • School Daze
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1930
  • She Who Gets Slapped (1930)
    She Who Gets Slapped
    5.9
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1930
  • Reno or Bust
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1930
  • Judy Garland, Mary Jane Gumm, Virginia Gumm, and The Vitaphone Kiddies in Bubbles (1930)
    Bubbles
    4.9
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1930
  • Helen Ferguson and Franklin Pangborn in Poor Aubrey (1930)
    Poor Aubrey
    5.6
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1930
  • For Sale (1929)
    For Sale
    4.7
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1929
  • Guido Deiro: World's Foremost Piano-Accordionist (1929)
    Guido Deiro: World's Foremost Piano-Accordionist
    5.3
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1929
  • Ship Ahoy (1929)
    Ship Ahoy
    4.6
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1929
  • Lee Barth in Pigskin Troubles (1929)
    Pigskin Troubles
    4.1
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1929
  • The Rangers, Harry Furney, P.H. Ricketts, Stanley Vermilyea, Walter Dupre, Raymond Boole, and J.L. Forstner in After the Round-Up (1929)
    After the Round-Up
    4.4
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1929
  • Richard Bennett, Gladys Brockwell, and Doris Kenyon in The Home Towners (1928)
    The Home Towners
    • Cinematographer
    • 1928
  • Hugh Allan, Florence Fair, John Miljan, and Warner Oland in What Happened to Father (1927)
    What Happened to Father
    • Cinematographer
    • 1927

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Walter Huston, Dickie Moore, and Frances Starr in The Star Witness (1931)
    The Star Witness
    6.2
    • additional camera: Leeds home exterior (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • James Cagney in The Public Enemy (1931)
    The Public Enemy
    7.5
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Parisian Nights
    Short
    • camera operator
    • 1930
  • William Bakewell, Joe E. Brown, Betty Compson, Madeline Fairbanks, Marion Fairbanks, Louise Fazenda, Sam Hardy, Arthur Lake, and Sally O'Neil in On with the Show! (1929)
    On with the Show!
    5.8
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1929
  • Monte Blue and Patsy Ruth Miller in Wolf's Clothing (1927)
    Wolf's Clothing
    • assistant camera
    • 1927
  • Irene Rich and Conway Tearle in My Official Wife (1926)
    My Official Wife
    • assistant camera
    • 1926
  • Virginia Lee Corbin and Helene Costello in The Honeymoon Express (1926)
    The Honeymoon Express
    5.1
    • assistant camera
    • 1926
  • Dolores Costello in The Little Irish Girl (1926)
    The Little Irish Girl
    2.1
    • additional photographer
    • 1926
  • Ronald Colman, Bert Lytell, May McAvoy, and Irene Rich in Lady Windermere's Fan (1925)
    Lady Windermere's Fan
    7.2
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1925
  • Monte Blue, Leon Holmes, and Patsy Ruth Miller in Hogan's Alley (1925)
    Hogan's Alley
    • assistant camera
    • 1925

Personal details

  • Born
    • October 25, 1901
    • New York, USA
  • Died
    • February 22, 1947
    • Hollywood, California, USA
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  • Trivia
    Brother of cinematographer Charles Van Enger

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