Dale H. "Ted" Tetzlaff (3 June 1903,

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– 7 January 1995,

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) was an

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-nominated Hollywood cinematographer active in the 1930s and 1940s.

Career

Tetzlaff was particularly favored by the actress Carole Lombard, whom he photographed in 10 films. After

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service as a US Army Major, he became a film director, and directed about a dozen films from 1947 to 1957, including the film noir classic '' The Window'' (1949). His father was

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and film stuntman

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(1883–1929).

Selected filmography

As cinematographer

* '' Atta Boy'' (1926) * '' Sunshine of Paradise Alley'' (1926) * ''

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'' (1927) * ''

Polly of the Movies ''Polly of the Movies'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Scott Pembroke and starring Jason Robards, Gertrude Short and Corliss Palmer. It is loosely based on Harry Leon Wilson's 1922 novel '' Merton of the Movies'' and its vario ...

'' (1927) *''

The Masked Angel ''The Masked Angel'' is a lost 1928 silent film romantic drama directed by Frank O'Connor and starring Betty Compson. It was produced and distributed by independent studio Chadwick Pictures. Cast *Betty Compson - Betty *Erick Arnold - Jimmy Prue ...

'' (1928) * '' The Apache'' (1928) *''

The Power of the Press ''The Power of the Press'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as an aspiring newspaper reporter and Jobyna Ralston as a young woman suspected of murder. In 2005, the film was select ...

'' (1928) * '' Into No Man's Land'' (1928) * '' Stool Pigeon'' (1928) * '' The Devil's Cage'' (1928) *'' The Donovan Affair'' (1929) *''

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'' (1929) *''

The Younger Generation ''The Younger Generation'' is a 1929 American part-talkie drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring Ricardo Cortez. It was produced by Jack Cohn for Columbia Pictures. It was Capra's first sound film. While mostly silent, the film has t ...

'' (1929) *'' Mexicali Rose'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929) * '' The Faker'' (1929) * ''

Hell's Island ''Hell's Island'' is a 1955 American film noir directed by Phil Karlson starring John Payne and Mary Murphy. The film was shot in the VistaVision wide-screen format. ''Hell's Island'' was re-released in 1962 under the title ''South Sea Fury''. ...

'' (1930) *'' Soldiers and Women'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1930) *''

The Squealer ''The Squealer'' is a 1930 American pre-Code crime film directed by Harry Joe Brown and starring Jack Holt, Dorothy Revier and Davey Lee.Stumpf, p. 129 The film's sets were designed by the art director Edward C. Jewell. Cast * Jack Holt as ...

'' (1930) *'' Tol'able David'' (1930) *'' Men in Her Life'' (1931) * ''

The Lightning Flyer ''The Lightning Flyer'' is a 1931 American pre-Code action film directed by William Nigh and starring James Hall, Dorothy Sebastian and Robert Homans.Martin p.188 Plot After graduating from college, the son of a railroad president takes a job ...

'' (1931) * '' The Last Parade'' (1931) * '' A Dangerous Affair'' (1931) *'' The Night Club Lady'' (1932) * ''

The Night Mayor ''The Night Mayor'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and starring Lee Tracy, Evalyn Knapp and Don Dillaway.Palmer, p. 132 Cast * Lee Tracy as Mayor Bobby Kingston * Evalyn Knapp as Doree Dawn * Don Dillaw ...

'' (1932) *''

Man Against Woman ''Man Against Woman'' is a 1932 American pre-Code crime film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Jack Holt, Lillian Miles (in her first starring role) and Walter Connolly. The film was originally known as ''Plainclothes Man''. Synopsis To ...

'' (1932) * ''

This Sporting Age ''This Sporting Age'' is a 1932 American sports drama film directed by Andrew Bennison and A.F. Erickson and starring Jack Holt, Evalyn Knapp and Walter Byron.Dooley p.540 Synopsis A top polo player's daughter is in love with a worthy young m ...

'' (1932) *'' Brief Moment'' (1933) *'' Child of Manhattan'' (1933) *''

Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round ''Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round'' is a 1934 American drama film with musical and comedic elements, directed by Benjamin Stoloff. Plot Gangster Lee Lother ( Sidney Blackmer) is shot and killed during an ocean liner cruise, and we're introduced in ...

'' (1934) *'' Fugitive Lovers'' (1934) *''

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'' (1935) *''

Hands Across the Table ''Hands Across the Table'' is a 1935 American romantic screwball comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen and released by Paramount Pictures. It stars Carole Lombard as a manicurist looking for a rich husband and Fred MacMurray as a poor playboy, ...

'' (1935) *''

Paris in Spring ''Paris in Spring'' (also released as ''Paris Love Song'') is a 1935 black and white musical comedy film directed by Lewis Milestone for Paramount Pictures. It is based on a play by Dwight Taylor, with a screen play by Samuel Hoffenstein an ...

'' (1935) *''

The Princess Comes Across ''The Princess Comes Across'' is a 1936 mystery/comedy film directed by William K. Howard and starring Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray, the second of the four times they were paired together. Lombard, playing an actress from Brooklyn preten ...

'' (1936) *'' My Man Godfrey'' (1936) *'' Easy Living'' (1937) *'' Swing High, Swing Low'' (1937) *''

True Confession ''True Confession'' is a 1937 American screwball comedy film directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, and John Barrymore. It was based on the 1934 play ''Mon Crime'', written by Georges Berr and Louis Verneuil. I ...

'' (1937) *'' Fools for Scandal'' (1938) *'' Artists and Models Abroad'' (1938) *''

Remember the Night ''Remember the Night'' is a 1940 American Christmas romantic comedy trial film starring Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray and directed by Mitchell Leisen. The film was written by Preston Sturges and was the last of his scripts shot by another d ...

'' (1940) *'' The Mad Doctor'' (1941) *'' The Road to Zanzibar'' (1941) *'' I Married a Witch'' (1942) *'' The Lady is Willing'' (1942) *'' The Talk of the Town'' (1942) –

nomination for Best Cinematography *''

You Were Never Lovelier ''You Were Never Lovelier'' is a 1942 American musical romantic comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth. The supporting cast also features Adolphe Menjou, Xavier Cugat and Adele Mara. The music was co ...

'' (1942) *''

The More the Merrier ''The More the Merrier'' is a 1943 American comedy film by Columbia Pictures starring Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea and Charles Coburn, and directed by George Stevens. The film script — from "Two's a Crowd", an original screenplay by Garson Kan ...

'' (1943) *'' The Enchanted Cottage'' (1945) *'' Notorious'' (1946)

As director

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'' (1947) *'' Fighting Father Dunne'' (1948) *'' The Window'' (1949) *'' Johnny Allegro'' (1949) *''

A Dangerous Profession ''A Dangerous Profession'' is a 1949 American film noir directed by Ted Tetzlaff, written by Warren Duff and Martin Rackin, and starring George Raft, Ella Raines, and Pat O'Brien.Everett Aaker, ''The Films of George Raft'', McFarland & Compan ...

'' (1949) *'' The White Tower'' (1950) *''

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'' (1951) *''

The Treasure of Lost Canyon ''The Treasure of Lost Canyon'' is a 1952 American Technicolor adventure Western film directed by Ted Tetzlaff and starring William Powell, Julie Adams, Charles Drake, Tommy Ivo and Rosemary DeCamp.Bryant p.172 It was based on Robert Louis S ...

'' (1952) *'' Terror on a Train'' (1953) (aka Time Bomb) *''

Son of Sinbad ''Son of Sinbad'' is a 1955 American adventure film directed by Ted Tetzlaff. It takes place in the Middle East and consists of a wide variety of characters, including over 127 women. The film was shot in 1953 and planned to be released in 3 ...

'' (1955) *''

The Young Land ''The Young Land'' is a 1959 American Western film directed by Ted Tetzlaff and starring Patrick Wayne, Yvonne Craig, Dennis Hopper and Dan O'Herlihy. The cinematography was by Technicolor developer Winton C. Hoch and Henry Sharp. The film wa ...

'' (1959)

References

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Ted Tetzlaff
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