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Daniel B. Clark is a Director of Photography and Cinematography American born on 28 april 1890

Daniel B. Clark

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Birth name Daniel Bryan Clark
Nationality USA
Birth 28 april 1890
Death 14 november 1961 (at 71 years)

Daniel Bryan Clark — né le 28 avril 1890 au Missouri , mort le 14 novembre 1961 à San Bernardino (Californie) — est un directeur de la photographie américain (membre de l'ASC), connu comme Daniel B. Clark (souvent crédité Daniel Clark ou Dan Clark).

Biography

Au cinéma, Daniel B. Clark est chef opérateur de plus de quatre-vingt-dix films américains dès 1921 (donc durant la période du muet) et jusqu'en 1938.

Notamment, il dirige les prises de vues de nombreux westerns muets ou parlants ayant pour vedette Tom Mix, dont Three Jumps Ahead de John Ford (1923) et The Great K and A Train Robbery de Lewis Seiler (1926).

Mentionnons également plusieurs films de la série cinématographique dédiée au détective Charlie Chan (personnifié par Warner Oland), dont The Black Camel d'Hamilton MacFadden (1931, avec Sally Eilers et Béla Lugosi) et Charlie Chan aux jeux olympiques d'H. Bruce Humberstone (1937, avec Katherine DeMille et Pauline Moore).

Par ailleurs, citons aussi The Last of the Duanes d'Alfred L. Werker (1930, avec George O'Brien et Lucile Browne) et This Is the Life de Marshall Neilan (1935, avec Jane Withers et Sally Blane).

Après son retrait du grand écran, Daniel B. Clark revient comme directeur de la photographie à la télévision américaine, sur six séries de 1952 à 1954, dont Cisco Kid (sept épisodes, 1953-1954, avec Duncan Renaldo dans le rôle-titre).

Membre de l'American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), il en est le président de 1926 à 1928.

Usually with

Samuel Kaylin
Samuel Kaylin
(6 films)
James Tinling
James Tinling
(4 films)
John Stone
John Stone
(5 films)
Tom Mix
Tom Mix
(5 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Daniel B. Clark (18 films)

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Cameraman

Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo, 1h12
Directed by Eugene Forde
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Actors Warner Oland, Keye Luke, Virginia Field, Sidney Blackmer, Harold Huber, Kay Linaker
Roles Director of Photography
Rating66% 3.3459953.3459953.3459953.3459953.345995
Le détective Charlie Chan et son fils Lee enquêtent sur une affaire de meurtre et de chantage, de Monte-Carlo à Paris.
Charlie Chan at the Olympics, 1h11
Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Sports films, Films about the Olympic Games
Actors Warner Oland, Katherine DeMille, Keye Luke, Pauline Moore, Allan Lane, Paul Panzer
Roles Director of Photography
Rating69% 3.494373.494373.494373.494373.49437
When Chan's oldest son, Lee (Keye Luke), is chosen to compete in the Olympics, Chan is proud as can be. Meanwhile, over the skies of Chan's Honolulu, the "Hopkins plane" is demonstrating an improvement of remote radio control to the US military. However, the aircraft is hijacked by a concealed stowaway, the device stolen, and the test pilot murdered. When Chan, followed by his astute second son, Charlie Jr. (Layne Tom Jr.), tracks down the stowaway, he finds only the man's body.
Angel's Holiday, 1h16
Directed by James Tinling
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime, Romance
Actors Jane Withers, Joan Davis, Sally Blane, Robert Kent, Harold Huber, Frank Jenks
Roles Director of Photography
Rating62% 3.119533.119533.119533.119533.11953
Charlie Chan at the Circus, 1h12
Directed by Harry Lachman
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Themes Circus films, Children's films
Actors Warner Oland, Keye Luke, Francis Ford, George Brasno, John McGuire, J. Carrol Naish
Roles Director of Photography
Rating67% 3.39363.39363.39363.39363.3936
Charlie Chan takes his wife and twelve children on an outing to a circus after receiving a free pass from one of the owners, Joe Kinney. Kinney wants Chan to find out who is sending him anonymous threatening letters. Nearly all of the circus workers are suspects, since Kinney is very unpopular. However, when Chan goes to meet him during the night's performance, he finds the man dead, seemingly killed by a rampaging gorilla who somehow escaped from his cage.
Champagne Charlie, 1h
Directed by James Tinling
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Paul Cavanagh, Thomas Beck, Helen Wood, Minna Gombell, Herbert Mundin, Noel Madison
Roles Director of Photography
Rating59% 2.952392.952392.952392.952392.95239
Reunion
Reunion (1936)
, 1h19
Directed by Norman Taurog
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors Jean Hersholt, Rochelle Hudson, Slim Summerville, Robert Kent, Dorothy Peterson, Alan Dinehart, Sr.
Roles Director of Photography
Rating53% 2.6729052.6729052.6729052.6729052.672905
Newspapers around the world proclaim the birth of the 3,000th baby in Moosetown, Canada, who was delivered by Dr. John Luke, known for delivering the famous Wyatt quintuplets. To honor the doctor on his retirement and to publicize their town, the Moosetown Chamber of Commerce decides to hold a reunion of all the babies delivered by the doctor. Some of those babies have since become famous. The first baby he delivered, Phillip Crandall, is now a governor. One other is the motion picture star, Janet Fair.
Back to Nature, 57minutes
Directed by James Tinling
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Jed Prouty, Shirley Deane, Dixie Dunbar, Tony Martin, Spring Byington, June Carlson
Roles Director of Photography
Rating58% 2.928742.928742.928742.928742.92874
Smoky
Smoky (1933)
, 1h9
Directed by Eugene Forde
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Victor Jory, Irene Bentley, Frank Campeau, Hank Mann, LeRoy Mason, Wally Albright
Roles Director of Photography
Rating71% 3.5733353.5733353.5733353.5733353.573335
Destry Rides Again, 1h34
Directed by Benjamin Stoloff
Origin USA
Genres Romance, Western
Actors Tom Mix, Claudia Dell, Zasu Pitts, Stanley Fields, Earle Foxe, Edward Peil Sr.
Roles Director of Photography
Rating66% 3.320563.320563.320563.320563.32056
The Black Camel, 1h7
Directed by Hamilton MacFadden
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Children's films
Actors Warner Oland, Sally Eilers, Bela Lugosi, Victor Varconi, Dorothy Revier, Murray Kinnell
Roles Director of Photography
Rating65% 3.2924553.2924553.2924553.2924553.292455
Movie star Shelah Fayne is making a picture on location in Honolulu, Hawaii. She summons mystic adviser Tarneverro from Hollywood to help her decide whether to marry wealthy Alan Jaynes, a man she has only known for a week. Her friend Julie O'Neil worries, however, that the famous psychic has too much influence over her. Meanwhile, Julie has fallen in love herself with local publicity director Jimmy Bradshaw.
Rough Romance, 55minutes
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Western
Themes Children's films
Actors George O'Brien, Helen Chandler, Antonio Moreno, Roy Stewart, Harry Cording, Roy Stewart
Roles Director of Photography
Rating58% 2.90962.90962.90962.90962.9096
Working as lumberjacks in the Northwest, Billy West (George O'Brien) and his pal Laramie (Eddie Borden) spy two men stealing furs from a trap, but they arrive too late to save the trap owner from being shot. Billy suspects Loup LaTour (Antonio Moreno) and his partner Chick Carson (Harry Cording).