George F. Webber (10 May 1876 – 29 August 1967), was a
Canadian-born American
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cinematographer and actor. He cinematographed 171 films between
1914
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and
1949
Events
January
* January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022.
* January 2 – Luis ...
.
He was born in
Kingston, Ontario, Canada and died in
New York, New York
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, United States.
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Partial filmography
* ''
The Eternal Mother'' (1917)
* ''
An American Widow
''An American Widow'' is a 1917 silent comedy film directed by Frank Reicher and starring Ethel Barrymore. It is based on a 1909 play by Kellett Chambers. Metro Pictures produced and distributed.
Cast
* Ethel Barrymore as Elizabeth Carter
*Ir ...
'' (1917)
* ''
The Image Maker
''The Image Maker'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Eugene Moore and starring Valda Valkyrien, Harris Gordon and Inda Palmer.Soister p.293
Cast
* Valda Valkyrien as Ashubetis / Marian Bell
* Harris Gordon as Prince Tsa / John ...
'' (1917)
* ''
The Candy Girl
''The Candy Girl'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Eugene Moore and starring Gladys Hulette
Gladys Hulette (July 21, 1896 – August 8, 1991) was an American silent film actress from Arcade, New York, United States. Her car ...
'' (1917)
* ''
A Modern Monte Cristo'' (1917)
* ''
Go West, Young Man'' (1918)
* ''
A Man and His Money
''A Man and His Money'' is a 1919 American Silent film, silent comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Tom Moore (actor), Tom Moore and Seena Owen. It was produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures.
Cast
*Tom Moore (actor), Tom Moor ...
'' (1919)
* ''
The City of Comrades'' (1919)
* ''
One of the Finest
''One of the Finest'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Tom Moore, Seena Owen and Peaches Jackson.Langman p.396
Cast
* Tom Moore as Larry Hayes
* Seena Owen as Frances Hudson
* Peaches Jackson as Mar ...
'' (1919)
* ''
Jinx'' (1919)
* ''
The Gay Lord Quex'' (1919)
* ''
Lord and Lady Algy'' (1919)
* ''
Upstairs'' (1919)
* ''
The Slim Princess'' (1920)
* ''
Pinto
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'' (1920)
* ''
The Blooming Angel
''The Blooming Angel'' is a 1920 American silent comedy film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Madge Kennedy, Pat O'Malley, and Margery Wilson.Parish & Pitts p.336
Cast
* Madge Kennedy as Floss
* Pat O'Malley as Chester Framm
* ...
'' (1920)
* ''
The Concert'' (1921)
* ''
Cinderella of the Hills
''Cinderella of the Hills'' is a lost film, lost 1921 silent film, silent drama film directed by Howard M. Mitchell and starring Barbara Bedford (actress), Barbara Bedford and Barbara La Marr. It was produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporati ...
'' (1921)
* ''
Extra! Extra!
''Extra! Extra!'' is a 1922 American silent adventure romance film directed by William K. Howard and starring Edna Murphy, Johnnie Walker, Herschel Mayall, Clarence Wilson, and John Steppling. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on ...
'' (1922)
* ''
Head Over Heels'' (1922)
* ''
The Snow Bride
''The Snow Bride'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Henry Kolker, written by Julie Herne and Sonya Levien, and starring Alice Brady, Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn, Mario Majeroni, Nick Thompson, Jack Baston, and Stephen Grattan. It was ...
'' (1923)
* ''
The Exciters'' (1923)
* ''
The Purple Highway
''The Purple Highway'' is a lost film, lost 1923 American comedy-drama film directed by Henry Kolker and starring Madge Kennedy. It was released by Paramount Pictures. The film is based on a 1921 Broadway play, ''Dear Me'', by Hale Hamilton and L ...
'' (1923)
* ''
The Little Red Schoolhouse
''The Little Red Schoolhouse'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Frank Coghlan Jr., Lloyd Hughes and Dickie Moore.Pitts p.110 A boy runs away from school and heads for New York City
...
'' (1923)
* ''
Her Love Story
''Her Love Story'' is a 1924 American silent romantic drama film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Gloria Swanson. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky, distributed by Paramount Pictures, and based on the short story "Her Majesty, the Queen ...
'' (1924)
* ''
Madame Sans-Gene'' (1925)
* ''
Night Life of New York
''Night Life of New York'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Allan Dwan and written by Paul Schofield and Edgar Selwyn. The film stars Rod La Rocque, Ernest Torrence, Dorothy Gish, Helen Lee Worthing, George Hackathorne, and ...
'' (1925)
* ''
The Coast of Folly'' (1925)
* ''
Stage Struck'' (1925)
* ''
Fine Manners'' (1926)
* ''
The Joy Girl
''The Joy Girl'' is a 1927 American two-strip Technicolor silent comedy film directed by Allan Dwan, released by Fox Film Corporation, starring Olive Borden, Neil Hamilton, and Marie Dressler, and based on the short story of the same name by Ma ...
'' (1927)
* ''
East Side, West Side'' (1927)
* ''
Syncopation
In music, syncopation is a variety of rhythms played together to make a piece of music, making part or all of a tune or piece of music off-beat. More simply, syncopation is "a disturbance or interruption of the regular flow of rhythm": a "place ...
'' (1929)
* ''
Going Spanish'' (1934)
* ''
Downward Slope
''Downward Slope'' (Spanish:''Cuesta abajo'') is a 1934 American-Argentine musical film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Carlos Gardel, Mona Maris and Vicente Padula.Creekmur & Mokdad p.3
Cast
* Carlos Gardel as Carlos Acosta
* Mona ...
'' (1934)
* ''
Mixed Magic
''Mixed Magic'' is a 1936 American short comedy film starring Buster Keaton.
Cast
* Buster Keaton as Elmer 'Happy' Butterworth
* Eddie Lambert as Professor Spumoni
* Marlyn Stuart as Mary
* Ed Hall
* Jimmie Fox (as Jimmy Fox)
* Walter Fenner
* ...
'' (1936)
* ''
The Birth of a Baby
''The Birth of a Baby'' is a 1938 American educational film about childbearing
Pregnancy is the time during which one or more offspring develops ( gestates) inside a woman's uterus (womb). A multiple pregnancy involves more than one offspri ...
'' (1940)
* ''
Murder on Lenox Avenue
''Murder on Lenox Avenue'' is a 1941 American race film directed by Arthur Dreifuss.
Plot summary
In 1941 Harlem, New York City, someone gets framed for a murder while Pa Wilkins tries to replace the apartment building's former manager.
Cast ...
'' (1941)
* ''
Follies Girl
''Follies Girl'' is a 1943 American musical comedy film directed by William Rowland and starring Wendy Barrie, Doris Nolan and Gordon Oliver. It was made by the poverty row studio Producers Releasing Corporation. Much of the film takes place in or ...
'' (1943)
* ''
Sepia Cinderella
''Sepia Cinderella'' is a 1947 American musical race film directed by Arthur H. Leonard. The film is notable for musical numbers by vocalists Billy Daniels and Sheila Guyse, and for a brief guest appearance by former child star Freddie Bartholo ...
'' (1947)
References
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1876 births
1967 deaths
American cinematographers
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