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Wilfred M. Cline is a Director of Photography, Assistant Director of Photography and Cinematography American born on 3 september 1903 at Los Angeles (USA)

Wilfred M. Cline

Wilfred M. Cline
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Nationality USA
Birth 3 september 1903 at Los Angeles (USA)
Death 9 april 1976 (at 72 years) at Orange County (USA)

Wilfred M. Cline (parfois crédité Wilfrid M. Cline), né le 3 septembre 1903 à Los Angeles (Californie), mort le 9 avril 1976 dans le comté d'Orange (lieu exact non-connu ; Californie), est un directeur de la photographie américain, membre de l'ASC.

Biography

Au cinéma, Wilfred M. Cline débute comme chef opérateur en 1928. En 1934, il se spécialise dans la photographie en couleur, selon le procédé Technicolor. Ainsi, il collabore à Aloma, princesse des îles d'Alfred Santell (1941, avec Dorothy Lamour, film qui lui vaut une nomination à l'Oscar de la meilleure photographie) et à Sénorita Toréador de Richard Thorpe (1947, avec Esther Williams).

Jusqu'en 1964, il contribue à plus de quatre-vingts films américains, dont de nombreux courts métrages (en début de carrière) et westerns (ex. : La Fureur des hommes d'Henry Hathaway en 1958, avec Don Murray ; La Dernière Caravane de Delmer Daves en 1956, avec Richard Widmark). En particulier, il est directeur de la photographie sur plusieurs films réalisés par David Butler — certains avec Doris Day en vedette, comme La Blonde du Far-West en 1953 —.

À la télévision, Wilfred M. Cline travaille sur seize séries, entre 1954 et 1971, dont soixante-quinze épisodes de la série-western La Grande Vallée (1965-1969), avec Barbara Stanwyck et Richard Long.

Best films

Romance on the High Seas (1948)
(Special Effects)
Calamity Jane (1953)
(Director of Photography)
Aloma of the South Seas (1941)
(Director of Photography)

Usually with

David Butler
David Butler
(9 films)
Irene Morra
Irene Morra
(9 films)
Doris Day
Doris Day
(9 films)
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
(7 films)
Perc Westmore
Perc Westmore
(7 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Wilfred M. Cline (48 films)

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Della
Della (1964)

Directed by Robert Gist
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Joan Crawford, Paul Burke, Diane Baker, Charles Bickford, Richard Carlson, Robert Sampson
Roles Director of Photography
Rating54% 2.7095152.7095152.7095152.7095152.709515
Della
Della (1964)

Directed by Robert Gist
Genres Drama
Actors Joan Crawford, Diane Baker, Charles Bickford, Paul Burke, Richard Carlson, Robert Sampson
Roles Director of Photography
Rating54% 2.7095152.7095152.7095152.7095152.709515
Della Chappell (Joan Crawford) is a reclusive wealthy woman, consumed by power and dedicated to protecting her daughter Jenny's (Diane Baker) future. Her father founded the town of Royal Bay and she still owns most of it. An outside company wants to buy parts of the town for development but Della refuses to consider the option. Barney Stafford (Paul Burke), a lawyer representing the developers' interests, butts heads with Della frequently.
Cast a Long Shadow, 1h22
Directed by Thomas Carr
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Western
Actors Audie Murphy, Terry Moore, John Dehner, Terry Moore, James Best, Denver Pyle
Roles Director of Photography
Rating61% 3.0508353.0508353.0508353.0508353.050835
Matt Brown inherits a cattle ranch which he discovers is deep in debt. He goes on a cattle drive to raise money.
Face of a Fugitive, 1h21
Directed by Paul Wendkos
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Actors Fred MacMurray, James Coburn, Alan Baxter, Myrna Fahey, Gina Gillespie, Herman Hack
Roles Director of Photography
Rating65% 3.2883053.2883053.2883053.2883053.288305
Bank robber Jim Larsen is handcuffed to Deputy Marshal George Allison (Francis De Sales) who is taking Larsen aboard a train to begin a 5–10 year prison sentence. Without animosity, Larsen tells the deputy that he will use his time in prison to plan more bank robberies. This new robbery would be foolproof as Larsen feels that he was only caught by using a partner; the next time will be singlehanded. Boarding the train, Larsen overpowers the deputy, takes his pistol and handcuffs one of his arms to the guardrail on the rear car of the train. Suddenly, Larsen's younger brother Danny (Ron Hayes) unexpectedly comes from the train to free Larsen, even though Larsen was handling his escape fine. The elder Larsen chides Danny that he does not need help from anyone.
The Giant Gila Monster, 1h14
Directed by Edgar Ray Kellogg
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about music and musicians, Giant monster films, Musical films, Disaster films
Actors Fred Graham, Shug Fisher
Roles Director of Photography
Rating37% 1.8562851.8562851.8562851.8562851.856285
The movie opens with a young couple parked in a bleak, rural locale overlooking a ravine. A giant gila monster attacks the car, sending it into the ravine and killing the couple. Later, some friends of the couple decide to assist the local sheriff (Fred Graham) in his search for the missing teens. Chase Winstead (Sullivan), a young mechanic and hot rod racer, locates the crashed car in the ravine and finds evidence of the giant lizard. However, it is only when the hungry reptile attacks a train (a model train set substituted as a low-budget effect) that the authorities realize they are dealing with a (roughly) 70-foot poisonous lizard. By this time, emboldened by its attacks and hungry for prey, the creature attacks the town. It makes straight for the local dance hall where all the teenagers had gathered for a sock hop. However, Chase packs his prized hot rod with nitroglycerin and rigs it to speed straight into the monster, terminating the lizard in a fiery explosion and heroically saving the town.
The Killer Shrews, 1h9
Directed by Edgar Ray Kellogg
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about music and musicians, Giant monster films, Musical films, Disaster films
Actors James Best, Ken Curtis, Baruch Lumet
Roles Director of Photography
Rating41% 2.054432.054432.054432.054432.05443
Captain Thorne Sherman and first mate Rook Griswold deliver supplies by boat to a group on a remote island. The group, consisting of scientist Marlowe Cragis, his research assistant Radford Baines, the scientist's daughter Ann, her recent fiancé Jerry Farrel, and a servant Mario, welcome the captain and his first mate, but subtly resist the visitors staying overnight, even though a hurricane approaches. Thorne goes with the group to their compound. Griswold stays with the boat, to come ashore later.
The Tingler, 1h22
Directed by William Castle
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities, Sign-language films, American Sign Language films, Films about language and translation
Actors Vincent Price, Judith Evelyn, Darryl Hickman, Patricia Cutts, William Castle, Dal McKennon
Roles Director of Photography
Rating65% 3.297973.297973.297973.297973.29797
A pathologist, Dr. Warren Chapin (Price), discovers that the tingling of the spine in states of extreme fear is due to the growth of a creature that every human being seems to have, called a "Tingler", a parasite attached to the human spine. It curls up, feeds and grows stronger when its host is afraid, effectively crushing the person's spine if curled up long enough. The host can weaken the creature and stop its curling by screaming.
From Hell to Texas, 1h40
Directed by Henry Hathaway
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Don Murray, Diane Varsi, John Larch, Chill Wills, Dennis Hopper, R.G. Armstrong
Roles Director of Photography
Rating68% 3.434573.434573.434573.434573.43457
Tod Lohman is on the run from a posse. The ruthless land baron Hunter Boyd has sent men, including sons Otis and Tom, in pursuit of Tod for having killed another son.
April Love
April Love (1957)
, 1h37
Directed by Henry Levin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Pat Boone, Shirley Jones, Dolores Michaels, Arthur O'Connell, Jeanette Nolan, Bradford Jackson
Roles Director of Photography
Rating61% 3.0997253.0997253.0997253.0997253.099725
Nick Conover (Pat Boone), a Chicago youth, is moving to the Kentucky horse farm of his Aunt Henrietta Bruce (Jeanette Nolan) and Uncle Jed Bruce (Arthur O'Connell), neither of whom has he seen since he was a child. This move, suggested by Aunt Henrietta, is part of Nick’s parole condition after being convicted for joyriding in a stolen vehicle with his friends. The judge agreed to this condition as it would get Nick away from those influences which are the cause of his criminal problems. However, Uncle Jed did not and does not want Nick in his home, and is openly hostile toward him upon his arrival. No one else in the area knows why Nick has moved here besides the local sheriff.
The Tall Stranger, 1h20
Directed by Thomas Carr
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Joel McCrea, Virginia Mayo, Barry Kelley, Michael Ansara, Whit Bissell, George N. Neise
Roles Director of Photography
Rating63% 3.1983253.1983253.1983253.1983253.198325
Ned Bannon est laissé pour mort par des brigands. Il est retrouvé à temps par un train qui appartient à son demi-frère ; bravant l'animosité de celui-ci, Bannon va essayer d'éviter un massacre.
Hidden Fear, 1h23
Directed by André de Toth
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors John Payne, Alexander Knox, Conrad Nagel, Kjeld Jacobsen, Anne Neyland, Mogens Brandt
Roles Director of Photography
Rating55% 2.7594152.7594152.7594152.7594152.759415
This script must be run from the command line
Dino
Dino (1957)
, 1h34
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Sal Mineo, Brian Keith, Susan Kohner, Frank Faylen, Joe De Santis, Richard Bakalyan
Roles Director of Photography
Rating68% 3.425483.425483.425483.425483.42548
The First Texan, 1h22
Directed by Byron Haskin
Origin USA
Genres War, Historical, Western
Themes Political films
Actors Joel McCrea, Felicia Farr, Jeff Morrow, Wallace Ford, Jody McCrea, Abraham Sofaer
Roles Director of Photography
Rating61% 3.098173.098173.098173.098173.09817
Sam Houston, a lawyer and former Governor of Tennessee, travels to San Antonio, Texas to begin a new life. He encounters Jim Bowie, who is determined to free the territory from Mexico's rule.
The Last Wagon, 1h38
Directed by Delmer Daves
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Western
Themes Children's films
Actors Richard Widmark, Felicia Farr, Susan Kohner, Tommy Rettig, Nick Adams, Stephanie Griffin
Roles Director of Photography
Rating69% 3.493493.493493.493493.493493.49349
Sheriff Bull Harper (George Mathews) is taking "Comanche" Todd (Richard Widmark), a white man who has lived most of his life among the Indians, to be tried for the murder of Harper's three brothers. The pair join a wagon train led by Colonel Normand (Douglas Kennedy). Harper's brutal treatment of Todd causes friction with some members of the wagon train. When the sheriff beats a lad for giving Todd a pipe to smoke, Todd takes advantage of the distraction to kill his tormentor with a dropped axe.
Ten Wanted Men, 1h20
Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Randolph Scott, Jocelyn Brando, Richard Boone, Alfonso Bedoya, Denver Pyle, Skip Homeier
Roles Director of Photography
Rating59% 2.999152.999152.999152.999152.99915
Adam Stewart, a lawyer heading west with grown son Howie, is persuaded by brother John Stewart to settle down near him in Ocatilla, Arizona, where he has a ranch and romantic interest in a widow, Corinne Michaels.