Harry Arthur Gant (February 11, 1881 - July 26, 1967) was a

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 ...

and film director whose work includes African American films. He directed for the

Lincoln Motion Picture Company The Lincoln Motion Picture Company was an American film production company founded in 1916 by Noble Johnson and George Perry Johnson. Noble Johnson was president of the company, and the secretary was actor Clarence A. Brooks. Dr. James T. Smith ...

. He was the only white person at the film company. He joined the African American film company after meeting

Noble Johnson Noble Johnson (April 18, 1881 – January 9, 1978), later known as Mark Noble, was an American actor and film producer. He appeared in films such as ''The Mummy'' (1932), ''The Most Dangerous Game'' (1932), ''King Kong'' (1933) and ''Son of ...

on a Universal Pictures set. Gant worked at the film company while also continuing to work for a major studio. He was also a stockholder in the fledgling film company.

UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California St ...

has a photograph of Gant and Johnson.

Filmography

* '' Behind the Lines'' (1916), cinematographer * ''

The Secret of the Swamp ''The Secret of the Swamp'' is a 1916 American drama film written and directed by Lynn Reynolds. The film stars George Hernandez, Myrtle Gonzalez, Fred Church, Frank MacQuarrie, Val Paul and Countess Du Cello. The film was released on July 31, ...

'' (1916), cinematographer * ''

The Realization of a Negro's Ambition ''The Realization of a Negro's Ambition'' is a 1916 American silent short film that is now lost. The film was directed by Harry A. Gant for the Los Angeles-based "Negro Firm" Lincoln Motion Picture Company The Lincoln Motion Picture Company ...

'' (1916), director *''

The Trooper of Troop K ''The Trooper of Troop K'' is a Lincoln Motion Picture Company film produced in 1917, directed by Harry A. Gant and starring Noble Johnson. It was the production company's second film. Set at the Battle of Carrizal, the film contains a battle s ...

'' (1916), director *'' A Man's Duty'' (1919) * '' By Right of Birth'' (1921), director

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gant, Harry Film directors from Iowa 1881 births 1967 deaths