Douglas Percival Cooper (1875-1950) was a British
cinematographer
The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...
. He is generally credited as D. P. Cooper.
[Chibnall & MacFarlane p.19]
He was the father of
Wilkie Cooper
Wilkie Cooper BSC (19 October 1911 – 15 December 2001) was a British cinematographer.
Cooper was born in London, the son of the silent era cinematographer Douglas Percival Cooper. His early career included ''Green for Danger'' (1946) ...
, who also became a cinematographer.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Indian Love Lyrics
''The Indian Love Lyrics'' is a 1923 British silent film, silent romantic drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Catherine Calvert, Owen Nares and Malvina Longfellow.Low p.387 It is based on the poem ''The Garden of Kama'' by Laurence ...
'' (1923)
* ''
A Woman Redeemed
''A Woman Redeemed'' is a 1927 British crime film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Joan Lockton, Brian Aherne and James Carew. The screenplay concerns a secret society that tries to steal sensitive information. The film was based on the ...
'' (1927)
* ''
The King's Highway
''The King's Highway'' is a 1927 British romantic adventure film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring James Carew, Gerald Ames, Matheson Lang and Joan Lockton. The film follows the romance and escapades of an eighteenth-century English highwa ...
'' (1927)
* ''
The Guns of Loos'' (1928)
* ''
A Royal Demand
''A Royal Demand'' a 1933 British historical drama directed by Gustav A. Mindzenti and starring Cyril McLaglen, Marjorie Hume and Fred Rains.Wood p.79 It was made as a quota quickie for release by Paramount Pictures. It is set during the English C ...
'' (1933)
* ''
Toilers of the Sea'' (1936)
* ''
Trunk Crime'' (1939)
* ''
Inquest
An inquest is a judicial inquiry in common law jurisdictions, particularly one held to determine the cause of a person's death. Conducted by a judge, jury, or government official, an inquest may or may not require an autopsy carried out by a coro ...
'' (1939)
* ''
The Greed of William Hart
''The Greed of William Hart'' is a 1948 British horror film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Tod Slaughter, Henry Oscar, Aubrey Woods, Patrick Addison, Jenny Lynn (star Tod Slaughter's real life wife), Winifred Melville and Arnold Bel ...
'' (1948)
References
Bibliography
* Stephen Chibnall & Brian McFarlane. ''Quota Quickies''. British Film Institute, 2007.
External links
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1875 births
1950 deaths
British cinematographers
People from Wiltshire
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