Jack Draper (1892–1962) was an American

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 ...

.Berg p.195 He worked in Mexico for most of his career, where he was a leading film worker of the

Golden Age of Mexican cinema The Golden Age of Mexican cinema ( es, Época de Oro del Cine Mexicano) is a period in the history of the Cinema of Mexico between 1930 and 1969 when the Mexican film industry reached high levels of production, quality and economic success of its ...

Selected filmography

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Pony Express Rider ''Pony Express Rider'' is a 1976 American Western film directed by Robert Totten and starring Henry Wilcoxon, Maureen McCormick and Joan Caulfield. In 1860 young Jimmie Richardson joins the Pony Express to help find the man he believes killed h ...

'' (1926) * '' Across the Plains'' (1928) * ''

Cheyenne Trails ''Cheyenne Trails'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Robert J. Horner and starring Ted Wells, Bud Osborne and William Barrymore. Cast * Ted Wells * Bud Osborne * Ione Reed * William Barrymore * Bill Nestell Bill Nes ...

'' (1928) * '' Jazzland'' (1928) * '' Trails of Treachery'' (1928) * ''

The Phantom ''The Phantom'' is an American adventure comic strip, first published by Lee Falk in February 1936. The main character, the Phantom, is a fictional costumed crime-fighter who operates from the fictional African country of Bangalla. The charact ...

'' (1931) * ''

Here's the Point ''You're Missing the Point'' (Spanish: ''Ahí está el detalle'') is a 1940 Mexican comedy film starring Cantinflas. It was produced by Jesús Grovas and directed by Juan Bustillo Oro, and also features Joaquín Pardavé, Sara García, Sofía Á ...

'' (1940) * ''

In the Times of Don Porfirio ''In the Times of Don Porfirio'' (Spanish:''En tiempos de Don Porfirio'') is a 1939 Mexican musical film directed by Juan Bustillo Oro and starring Fernando Soler, Marina Tamayo, Emilio Tuero and Joaquín Pardavé. The film, adapted from a novel ...

'' (1940) * ''

I'm a Real Mexican ''I'm a Real Mexican'' (Spanish: ''Soy puro mexicano'') is a 1942 Mexican comedy thriller film directed by Emilio Fernández and starring Pedro Armendariz, Janet Alcoriza and David Silva. Its plot has drawn comparisons to the American '' All Throug ...

'' (1942) * ''

Simón Bolívar Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios (24 July 1783 – 17 December 1830) was a Venezuelan military and political leader who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and B ...

'' (1942) * ''

Romeo and Juliet ''Romeo and Juliet'' is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetim ...

'' (1943) * '' The Two Orphans'' (1944) * ''

My Memories of Mexico ''My Memories of Mexico'' (Spanish:''México de mis recuerdos'') is a 1944 Mexican historical musical film directed by Juan Bustillo Oro and starring Fernando Soler, Sofía Álvarez, Joaquín Pardavé, Dolores Camarillo and Salvador Quiroz.Segre p ...

'' (1944) * ''

Mischievous Susana ''Mischievous Susana'' (Spanish: ''La pícara Susana'') is a 1945 Mexican musical comedy film directed by Fernando Cortés and starring Mapy Cortés, Luis Aldás, Fortunio Bonanova and Fernando Cortés.Rivera p.43 Cast * Mapy Cortés as Susana Mar ...

'' (1945) * ''

I Am a Fugitive ''I Am a Fugitive'' (Spanish: ''Soy un prófugo'') is a 1946 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Emilia Guiú and Daniel "Chino" Herrera.Pilcher p.132 The film's sets were designed by Manuel Fontanals. Plot ...

'' (1946) * ''

Ramona ''Ramona'' is a 1884 American novel written by Helen Hunt Jackson. Set in Southern California after the Mexican–American War, it portrays the life of a mixed-race Scottish– Native American orphan girl, who suffers racial discrimination and ...

'' (1946) * ''

Fly Away, Young Man! ''Fly Away, Young Man!'' (Spanish: ''¡A volar joven!'') is a 1947 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Julio Villarreal, Miroslava and Ángel Garasa. It was produced by Posa Films and distributed internationa ...

'' (1947) * '' Over the Waves'' (1950) * ''

Kill Me Because I'm Dying! ''Kill Me Because I'm Dying!'' (Spanish: ''¡¡¡Mátenme porque me muero!!!'') is a 1951 Mexican comedy film directed by Ismael Rodríguez and starring Germán Valdés, Óscar Pulido and Yolanda Montes.Agrasánchez p.40 Cast * Germán Valdés as ...

'' (1951) * '' Full Speed Ahead'' (1951) * ''

What Has That Woman Done to You? What or WHAT may refer to: * What, an interrogative pronoun and adverb * "What?", one of the Five Ws used in journalism Film and television * ''What!'' (film) or ''The Whip and the Body'', a 1963 Italian film directed by Mario Bava * '' Wha ...

'' (1951) * ''

The Night Falls ''The Night Falls'' (Spanish: ''La noche avanza'') is a 1952 Mexican crime film directed by Roberto Gavaldón and starring Pedro Armendáriz, Anita Blanch and Rebeca Iturbide.Hernandez-Rodriguez p.62 Armendariz delivers a particularly energetic per ...

'' (1952) * ''

The Atomic Fireman ''The Atomic Fireman'' (Spanish: ''El bombero atómico'') is a 1952 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Roberto Soto and Gilberto González.Stavans p.91 The film's art direction was by Gunther Gerszo. Plot ...

'' (1952) * ''

Tehuantepec Tehuantepec (, in full, Santo Domingo Tehuantepec) is a city and municipality in the southeast of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is part of the Tehuantepec District in the west of the Istmo Region. The area was important in pre Hispanic period ...

'' (1954) * ''

Acapulco Acapulco de Juárez (), commonly called Acapulco ( , also , nah, Acapolco), is a city and major seaport in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, south of Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semicircular bay and has bee ...

'' (1956) * ''

Puss Without Boots ''Puss Without Boots'' (Spanish:''El gato sin botas'') is a 1957 Mexican comedy film directed by Fernando Cortés and starring Germán Valdés, Martha Valdés and Nono Arsu.Monsiváis & Kraniauskas p.117 Cast * Germán Valdés as Agustín Tancredo ...

'' (1957) * '' A Thousand and One Nights'' (1958) * '' The Phantom of the Operetta'' (1960) * ''

To Each His Life ''To Each His Life'' (Spanish:''Cada quién su vida'') is a 1960 Mexican drama film directed by Julio Bracho and starring Ana Luisa Peluffo, Emma Fink and Carlos Navarro.Goble p.28 A collection of prostitutes and others disappointed in life gathe ...

'' (1960) * ''

Three Black Angels ''Three Black Angels'' (Spanish: ''Tres angelitos negros'') is a 1960 Mexican comedy film directed by Fernando Cortés and starring Miguel Aceves Mejía, Yolanda Varela and Pedro Vargas.Amador & Blanco p.158 Cast * Miguel Aceves Mejía as Ángel ...

'' (1960) * '' Love in the Shadows'' (1960) * '' Don Quixote de Orson Welles'' (1992)

References

Bibliography

* Charles Ramírez Berg. ''The Classical Mexican Cinema: The Poetics of the Exceptional Golden Age Films''. University of Texas Press, 2015.

External links

* 1892 births 1962 deaths American cinematographers American emigrants to Mexico {{US-cinematographer-stub