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Videos (see all 3)
Power Dive (1941) -- Power Dive
An American in Paris (1951) -- Jerry Mulligan, a struggling American painter in Paris, is "discovered" by an influential heiress with an interest in more than Jerry's art...
Dr. Christian Meets the Women (1940) -- A "professor" hits Dr. Christian's town, promising the local women dramatic weight loss in a very short time if they follow his regimen of strict diet and a particular type of diet pill...

Overview

Date of Death:
2 June 1996, Santa Monica, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Starting out in 1924 as a lab technician at MGM, John Alton left there... more
Trivia:
In the early 1930s, Alton traveled to Argentina to help develop that country's... more
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)

Filmography

Cinematographer:
  1. "Mission: Impossible" (1 episode, 1966)
        - Pilot (1966) TV episode
  2. Elmer Gantry (1960)
  3. 12 to the Moon (1960)

  4. The Brothers Karamazov (1958)
    ... aka The Murderer Dmitri Karamazov
  5. Lonelyhearts (1958)
    ... aka Miss Lonelyheart
  6. Designing Woman (1957)
  7. The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956)
  8. Tea and Sympathy (1956)
  9. The Catered Affair (1956)
    ... aka Wedding Breakfast (UK)
  10. Slightly Scarlet (1956)
  11. Tennessee's Partner (1955)
  12. Pearl of the South Pacific (1955)
  13. Escape to Burma (1955)
  14. The Big Combo (1955)
  15. The Steel Cage (1954)
  16. Cattle Queen of Montana (1954)
  17. Passion (1954)
  18. Silver Lode (1954)
  19. Witness to Murder (1954)
  20. Duffy of San Quentin (1954)
    ... aka Men Behind Bars (UK)
  21. Take the High Ground! (1953)
  22. I, the Jury (1953)
  23. Count the Hours (1953)
    ... aka Every Minute Counts (UK)
  24. Battle Circus (1953)
  25. Apache War Smoke (1952)
  26. Washington Story (1952)
    ... aka Target for Scandal (UK)
  27. Talk About a Stranger (1952)
  28. It's a Big Country (1951)
  29. The People Against O'Hara (1951)
  30. Father's Little Dividend (1951)
    ... aka Laugh Track: Father's Little Dividend (USA: video title (redubbed comic version))
  31. Grounds for Marriage (1951)
  32. Devil's Doorway (1950)
  33. Mystery Street (1950)
    ... aka Murder at Harvard
  34. Father of the Bride (1950)
  35. Captain China (1950)

  36. Border Incident (1949)
  37. Reign of Terror (1949)
    ... aka The Black Book (UK)
  38. Red Stallion in the Rockies (1949)
  39. The Crooked Way (1949)
  40. He Walked by Night (1948) (director of photography)
  41. Hollow Triumph (1948) (director of photography)
    ... aka The Man Who Murdered Himself (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka The Scar (UK)
  42. The Amazing Mr. X (1948)
    ... aka The Spiritualist (UK)
  43. Canon City (1948)
  44. Raw Deal (1948)
  45. T-Men (1947) (director of photography)
  46. Bury Me Dead (1947)
    ... aka Back Home from the Dead
    ... aka Death by Proxy (USA: TV title)
  47. Driftwood (1947)
  48. The Pretender (1947)
  49. Wyoming (1947)
  50. The Trespasser (1947)
  51. Winter Wonderland (1947)
  52. Hit Parade of 1947 (1947)
    ... aka High and Happy (USA: reissue title)
  53. The Ghost Goes Wild (1947)
  54. Affairs of Geraldine (1946)
  55. The Magnificent Rogue (1946)
  56. One Exciting Week (1946)
  57. The Madonna's Secret (1946)
  58. A Guy Could Change (1946)
  59. Song of Mexico (1945)
    ... aka La canción de México (Mexico)
  60. Girls of the Big House (1945)
  61. Love, Honor and Goodbye (1945)
  62. I Was a Criminal (1945)
    ... aka Captain of Koepenick (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Passport to Heaven (USA: alternative title)
  63. Lake Placid Serenade (1944)
    ... aka Winter Serenade (USA: reissue title)
  64. Enemy of Women (1944)
    ... aka The Mad Lover (USA: reissue title)
  65. Storm Over Lisbon (1944)
    ... aka Inside the Underworld (USA: reissue title)
  66. Atlantic City (1944)
    ... aka Atlantic City Honeymoon (USA: reissue title)
  67. The Lady and the Monster (1944)
    ... aka Monster & Tiger Man (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka The Lady and the Doctor (UK)
    ... aka Tiger Man (USA: reissue title)
  68. The Sultan's Daughter (1944) (director of photography)
  69. Johnny Doughboy (1942)
  70. Ice-Capades Revue (1942)
    ... aka Ice-Capades
    ... aka Rhythm Hits the Ice (USA: reissue title)
  71. Moonlight Masquerade (1942)
  72. The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942)
    ... aka Unforgotten Crime (USA: TV title)
  73. Pardon My Stripes (1942)
  74. Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case (1941)
  75. The Devil Pays Off (1941)
  76. Forced Landing (1941)
  77. Power Dive (1941) (director of photography)
  78. Melody for Three (1941)
  79. Dr. Christian Meets the Women (1940)
  80. Three Faces West (1940)
    ... aka The Refugee (UK)
  81. The Courageous Dr. Christian (1940)
  82. Remedy for Riches (1940)

  83. Meet Dr. Christian (1939) (uncredited)
  84. Caminito de Gloria (1939)
  85. El matrero (1939)
    ... aka The Outlaw (USA)
  86. Doce mujeres (1939)
    ... aka 12 Women (USA)
    ... aka Twelve Women (USA)
  87. Puerta cerrada (1939)
    ... aka Closed Door (USA)
  88. Madreselva (1938)
    ... aka Honeysuckle (USA)
  89. El último encuentro (1938)
    ... aka The Last Meeting (USA)
  90. El pobre Pérez (1937)
    ... aka Poor Perez (USA)
  91. Cadetes de San Martín (1937)
    ... aka Cadets of St. Martin (USA)
  92. Loco lindo (1936)
    ... aka Crazy Dandy (USA)
  93. Compañeros (1936)
  94. Amalia (1936)
  95. Tararira (1936)
    ... aka La bohemia de hoy (Argentina: alternative title)
  96. Goal (1936)
  97. Big Calibre (1935)
  98. Crimen a las tres (1935)
  99. Escala en la ciudad (1935)
  100. El hijo de papá (1934)
  101. Los tres Berretines (1933) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Three Amateurs (USA)
Camera and Electrical Department:
  1. Hawken's Breed (1987) (key grip)

  2. Singin' in the Rain (1952) (additional photographer) (uncredited)
  3. An American in Paris (1951) (photographer: ballet)

  4. Murder in the Music Hall (1946) (cinematographer: ice skating numbers)
    ... aka Midnight Melody (USA: reissue title)
  5. Mexicana (1945) (assistant camera) (uncredited)
    ... aka Beyond the Border (USA: reissue title)

  6. Der Mann, der den Mord beging (1931) (cinematographer: Constantinople footage)
    ... aka The Man Who Committed the Murder (USA: informal literal English title)
  7. The Song of the Flame (1930) (cinematographer: Paris footage) (uncredited)

  8. The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927) (cinematographer: German footage) (uncredited)
    ... aka Old Heidelberg
    ... aka The Student Prince (UK)
Director:
  1. Puerta cerrada (1939)
    ... aka Closed Door (USA)
  2. La vida bohemia (1937)
  3. El hijo de papá (1934)
  4. Los tres Berretines (1933) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Three Amateurs (USA)
Writer:
  1. El hijo de papá (1934) (writer)
Producer:
  1. El hijo de papá (1934) (producer)
Archive Footage:
  1. Mystery Street: Murder at Harvard (2007) (V) .... Himself
  2. Glorious Technicolor (1998) (TV) .... Himself - Cinematographer


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Other Works:
Book: "Painting with Light", 1945. more
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