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Ben F. Reynolds is a Director of Photography and Cinematography American born on 21 july 1890

Ben F. Reynolds

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Birth name Benjamin Franklin Reynolds
Nationality USA
Birth 21 july 1890
Death 14 february 1948 (at 57 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

Benjamin Franklin Reynolds, né le 21 juillet 1890 à Woodville (Michigan), mort le 14 février 1948 à Los Angeles (Californie), est un directeur de la photographie américain, membre de l'ASC.

Il est le plus souvent crédité Ben F. Reynolds ou Ben Reynolds (parfois Benjamin Reynolds).

Biography

Ben F. Reynolds débute comme chef opérateur sur le court métrage muet The Scrapper, western de (et avec) John Ford. Il travaille à ses côtés sur douze autres westerns muets jusqu'en 1919, ayant tous Harry Carey comme vedette, tel Le Cavalier fantôme (1918).

Autre fait notable, entre 1919 et 1929, il collabore avec Erich von Stroheim sur huit de ses réalisations, dont Folies de femmes (1922, avec Erich von Stroheim, Maude George et Mae Busch) et Les Rapaces (1924, avec Gibson Gowland, Zasu Pitts et Jean Hersholt). Et il assiste Henry Hathaway sur trois westerns avec Randolph Scott, sortis en 1933 (dont Man of the Forest), puis sur deux drames sortis en 1934.

En tout, Ben F. Reynolds contribue à quatre-vingt-un films américains (dont deux comme cadreur), les quatre derniers sortis en 1935, après quoi il se retire. Mentionnons encore Le Cirque du diable de Benjamin Christensen (1926, avec Norma Shearer) et Tillie and Gus de Francis Martin (1933, avec Alison Skipworth et W.

Usually with

Harry Carey
Harry Carey
(9 films)
John Ford
John Ford
(8 films)
Richard Day
Richard Day
(5 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Ben F. Reynolds (31 films)

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Cameraman

Men Without Names, 1h6
Directed by Ralph Murphy, Hal Walker
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Crime, Romance
Actors Fred MacMurray, Madge Evans, David Jack Holt, Lynne Overman, Elizabeth Patterson, Grant Mitchell
Roles Director of Photography
Rating64% 3.215133.215133.215133.215133.21513
Il met en scène le Ministère de la Justice des États-Unis et ses agents. Un gang impitoyable vole audacieusement un camion postal et s'enfuit vers l'ouest des États-Unis. Quand l'argent du vol arrive dans une petite ville du Kansas, le département envoie l'agent Dick Grant pour enquêter, se faisant passer pour un homme d'affaires. Il est gêné dans sa tâche par une journaliste locale, Helen Sherwood, et quand il tombe amoureux d'elle, il est incapable de lui révéler qui il est vraiment et pourquoi il est là.
The Witching Hour, 1h3
Directed by Henry Hathaway
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Guy Standing, John Halliday, William Frawley, Judith Allen, Tom Brown, Olive Tell
Roles Director of Photography
Rating60% 3.0455753.0455753.0455753.0455753.045575
One Hour Late, 1h14
Directed by Ralph Murphy
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Actors Helen Twelvetrees, Conrad Nagel, Ray Milland, Arline Judge, Gail Patrick, Toby Wing
Roles Director of Photography
Rating66% 3.3218253.3218253.3218253.3218253.321825
To the Last Man, 1h10
Directed by Henry Hathaway
Origin USA
Genres Romance, Western
Actors Randolph Scott, Esther Ralston, Buster Crabbe, Jack La Rue, Barton MacLane, Noah Beery Sr.
Roles Director of Photography
Rating62% 3.1437353.1437353.1437353.1437353.143735
A feud between the Colby and the Hayden families, starts in the hills of Kentucky and continues in the West after the American Civil War. Also involved is the conflict between vigilantism and the law in a frontier environment, and lovers from the two feuding families. At one point, one of the villains shoots the head off Shirley Temple's character's doll.
Queen Kelly, 1h15
Directed by Richard Boleslawski, Erich von Stroheim, Gloria Swanson, Irving Thalberg, Sam Wood, Edmund Goulding
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Monde imaginaire, Films about religion
Actors Gloria Swanson, Walter Byron, Seena Owen, Walter Byron, Tully Marshall, Sylvia Ashton
Roles Director of Photography
Rating70% 3.5441553.5441553.5441553.5441553.544155
Prince Wolfram (Byron) is the betrothed of mad Queen Regina V of Kronberg (Owen). As punishment for partying with other women, he is sent on manoeuvres. He sees Kitty Kelly (Swanson) walking with other convent students and flirts with her. She is embarrassed when he makes a comment after seeing that her underwear is visible, so she takes it off and throws it at him, to the horror of the nuns, who punish her for her "indecency".
Wide Open
Wide Open (1930)
, 1h9
Directed by Archie Mayo
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors Edward Everett Horton, Louise Fazenda, Patsy Ruth Miller, Vera Lewis, Louise Beavers, Edna Murphy
Roles Director of Photography
Rating60% 3.0006853.0006853.0006853.0006853.000685
Unassertive bookkeeper Simon Haldane (Horton) is the butt of everyone's jokes at work. Co-worker Agatha (Louise Fazenda) is desperately in love with him. One rainy night, Agatha's mother, with Agatha in tow, visits him at home to insist that he marry her. Outside, two detectives chase a mysterious young woman (Miller), who eludes them by slipping unnoticed into Simon's house and hiding in a closet. When the detectives enter the premises, Simon manages to get rid of them and Agatha and her mother.
The Wedding March, 1h53
Directed by Erich von Stroheim
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Erich von Stroheim, Fay Wray, George Fawcett, George Nichols, Matthew Betz, Zasu Pitts
Roles Director of Photography
Rating73% 3.6913053.6913053.6913053.6913053.691305
In Vienna in 1914, Prince Nicki is the scion of a rundown noble family rundown and is commander of a cavalry regiment.
The Devil's Circus, 1h10
Directed by Benjamin Christensen
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Circus films, Films about religion, Demons in film
Actors Norma Shearer, Charles Emmett Mack, Carmel Myers, John Miljan, Claire McDowell, Charles Murray
Roles Director of Photography
Rating65% 3.2827353.2827353.2827353.2827353.282735
Mary and Carlstop are a trapeze artist and a pickpocket who get themselves almost fatally involved with Lieberkind, a lion-tamer, and his jealous wife Yonna.
The Merry Widow, 1h52
Directed by Erich von Stroheim
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Monde imaginaire, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on operas, Operetta films
Actors Mae Murray, John Gilbert, Roy D'Arcy, George Fawcett, Josephine Crowell, Tully Marshall
Roles Director of Photography
Rating71% 3.593853.593853.593853.593853.59385
Prince Danilo falls in love with dancer Sally O'Hara. His uncle, King Nikita I of Monteblanco forbids the marriage because she is a commoner. Thinking she has been jilted by her prince, Sally marries old, lecherous Baron Sadoja, whose wealth has kept the kingdom afloat. When he dies suddenly, Sally must be wooed all over again by Danilo.
The Denial
The Denial (1925)
, 50minutes
Directed by Hobart Henley
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Claire Windsor, Bert Roach, William Haines, Lucille Ricksen, Robert Agnew, Emily Fitzroy
Roles Director of Photography

The past comes rushing back as a daughter (Lucille Ricksen) asks her Mother (Claire Windsor) to marry a young officer (Robert Agnew). The Mother's similar history from years past is presented in flashbacks.
His Secretary, 1h10
Directed by Hobart Henley
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Norma Shearer, Lew Cody, Willard Louis, Karl Dane, Gwen Lee, Mabel Van Buren
Roles Director of Photography
Rating60% 3.042643.042643.042643.042643.04264
Comedy about an ugly duckling who overhears her boss saying he wouldn't kiss her for a thousand dollars. She then goes to a beautician.