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Clarence Slifer is a Assistant Camera, Visual Effects and Special Effects American born on 31 august 1904

Clarence Slifer

Clarence Slifer
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Nationality USA
Birth 31 august 1904
Death 1 january 1993 (at 88 years)

Clarence Slifer (February 1912 – 1993) was an American special effects artist. He won an Academy Award for Best Special Effects and was nominated for another one in the same category.

Best films

Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind
(1939)
(Special Effects) Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun
(1946)
(Visual Effects) Spellbound
Spellbound
(1945)
(Special Effects) Since You Went Away
Since You Went Away
(1944)
(Special Effects) Portrait of Jennie
Portrait of Jennie
(1948)
(Special Effects) Holiday
Holiday
(1930)
(Assistant Camera)

Usually with

David Selznick
David Selznick
(8 films)
Daniel Mandell
Daniel Mandell
(7 films)
Ben Hecht
Ben Hecht
(6 films)
William Cameron Menzies
William Cameron Menzies
(3 films)
Max Steiner
Max Steiner
(6 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Clarence Slifer (23 films)

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Cameraman

The Son of Kong
The Son of Kong (1933)
, 1h9
Directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, La préhistoire, Transport films, Animaux préhistoriques, Films about apes, King Kong films, Giant monster films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Disaster films
Actors Robert Armstrong, Helen Mack, Frank Reicher, Victor Wong, Clarence Wilson, Ralf Wolter
Roles Assistant Camera
Rating55% 2.798852.798852.798852.798852.79885
The story picks up about a month after the dramatic finale of the previous film and follows the further adventures of filmmaker Carl Denham, now implicated in numerous lawsuits following the destruction wrought by Kong. Denham leaves New York with the captain of the Venture, Captain Englehorn, who is certain it is just a matter of time before he is similarly served. Their efforts to make money shipping cargo around the Orient are less than successful. In the Dutch port of Dakang, Denham is amused to see there's a "show" being presented, so he and Englehorn attend. It turns out to be a series of performing monkeys, capped by a song ("Runaway Blues") sung by a young woman named Hilda.
Me and My Gal
Me and My Gal (1932)
, 1h19
Directed by Raoul Walsh, Philip Dunne
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Marion Burns, George Walsh, J. Farrell MacDonald, Noel Madison
Roles Assistant Camera
Rating65% 3.2958553.2958553.2958553.2958553.295855
In this wisecracking comedy, Dan Dolan (Spencer Tracy) is a cop whose beat is the New York waterfront. Dan has a soft spot for Helen Riley (Joan Bennett), a sharp-tongued waitress at a cheap diner, while her scatter-brained sister Kate (Marion Burns) is in love with Duke Castage (George Walsh), a sleazy low-level mobster. While Duke makes a play for Kate, both Helen and Dan know that he's bad news, and Dan wants to put Duke behind bars before he can break Kate's heart. Me and My Gal was directed by Raoul Walsh, one of the great craftsmen of the studio system -- and also the brother of George Walsh, who plays the villain.
Panama Flo
Panama Flo (1932)
, 1h14
Directed by Tay Garnett, Ralph Murphy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Helen Twelvetrees, Robert Armstrong, Charles Bickford, Paul Hurst, Maude Eburne, Hans Joby
Roles Assistant Camera
Rating63% 3.1916553.1916553.1916553.1916553.191655
This script must be run from the command line
Young Bride
Young Bride (1932)
, 1h16
Directed by William A. Seiter
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Helen Twelvetrees, Eric Linden, Arline Judge, Roscoe Ates, Blanche Friderici, Cliff Edwards
Roles Assistant Camera
Rating61% 3.094793.094793.094793.094793.09479
This script must be run from the command line
Bad Company
Bad Company (1931)
, 1h16
Directed by Tay Garnett
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Helen Twelvetrees, Ricardo Cortez, John Garrick, Paul Hurst, Frank Conroy, Harry Carey
Roles Assistant Camera
Rating61% 3.085523.085523.085523.085523.08552
Rich and beautiful Helen King is about to marry Steve Carlyle, a wealthy young professional. Unknown to Helen and her family, Steve is a legal advisor to a megalomaniac gangster Goldie Gorio.

Visual effects

Ice Station Zebra
Ice Station Zebra (1968)
, 2h28
Directed by John Sturges
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Spy
Themes Spy films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Underwater action films, Submarine films, Political films, Arme nucléaire
Actors Rock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine, Patrick McGoohan, Tony Bill, Lloyd Nolan, Alf Kjellin
Roles Visual Effects
Rating65% 3.297133.297133.297133.297133.29713
A satellite reenters the atmosphere and ejects a capsule which parachutes to the Arctic, coordinates 85N 21W (approx 320 miles WNW of Nord, Greenland, in the Arctic Ocean ice pack). During an ice storm, a figure soon approaches, guided by a homing beacon, while a second person secretly watches from nearby.
Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun (1946)
, 2h9
Directed by William Dieterle, Otto Brower, David Selznick, Josef von Sternberg, King Vidor, William Cameron Menzies, Sidney Franklin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Romance, Western
Themes Films about capital punishment
Actors Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Gregory Peck, Lionel Barrymore, Herbert Marshall, Lillian Gish
Roles Visual Effects
Rating66% 3.346263.346263.346263.346263.34626
Pearl Chavez (Jennifer Jones) is orphaned after her father Scott Chavez (Herbert Marshall) kills her mother (Tilly Losch), having caught his wife with a lover (Sidney Blackmer). Before Scott Chavez is executed as a punishment for killing his wife, he arranges for his daughter Pearl to live with his second cousin and old sweetheart, Laura Belle (Lillian Gish).
Up in Arms
Up in Arms (1944)
, 1h46
Directed by Elliott Nugent
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Military humor in film, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Danny Kaye, Dinah Shore, Dana Andrews, Knox Manning, Constance Dowling, Dorothy Patrick
Roles Visual Effects
Rating61% 3.098773.098773.098773.098773.09877
Film musical, relatant les péripéties vécues par un garçon d'ascenseur un tantinet hypocondriaque, réussissant à obtenir un poste dans un hôpital espérant des consultations médicales plus faciles de cette façon et qui sympathise avec de charmantes infirmières. Las, la guerre avec les japonais le rattrape et il se retrouve propulsé dans le pacifique où il finit plus ou moins héroïquement, à la mode hollywoodienne de l'époque.

Team

Ice Station Zebra
Ice Station Zebra (1968)
, 2h28
Directed by John Sturges
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Spy
Themes Spy films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Underwater action films, Submarine films, Political films, Arme nucléaire
Actors Rock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine, Patrick McGoohan, Tony Bill, Lloyd Nolan, Alf Kjellin
Roles Special Effects
Rating65% 3.297133.297133.297133.297133.29713
A satellite reenters the atmosphere and ejects a capsule which parachutes to the Arctic, coordinates 85N 21W (approx 320 miles WNW of Nord, Greenland, in the Arctic Ocean ice pack). During an ice storm, a figure soon approaches, guided by a homing beacon, while a second person secretly watches from nearby.
The Diamond Queen
The Diamond Queen (1953)
, 1h20
Directed by John Brahm
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Romance
Actors Fernando Lamas, Arlene Dahl, Gilbert Roland, Sheldon Leonard, Michael Ansara, Jay Novello
Roles Special Effects
Rating49% 2.4521552.4521552.4521552.4521552.452155
Adventurer and gem expert Jean Baptiste Tavernier promises a diamond to cap King Louis XIV's crown for the coronation, but the reckless haste of the king's emissary, Baron Paul de Cabannes, causes the jewel to be cut badly and ruined.