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John Alton A.S.C. (October 5, 1901 – June 2, 1996), born Johann Altmann, in Sopron/Ödenburg, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary, was an American cinematographer. Alton won an Academy Award for the cinematography of An American in Paris (1951), becoming the first Hungarian-born person to do so. He photographed some of the most famous film noirs of the classic period. He started out in Los Angeles as a lab technician in the 1920s, later becoming a cameraman within four years. He moved to France with Ernst Lubitsch to film backgrounds for The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927) and ended up staying for one year heading the camera department of Paramount Pictures's Joinville Studios. In 1932 he moved to Argentina where he shot many Spanish-language films and designed the country's first sound film studio for Lumiton and Argentina Sono Film. He returned to Hollywood in the late 1930s, with two dozen film credits, and became one of the most sought after cinematographers in American cinema. Alton was known for unconventional camera angles—especially low camera shots. His style is most notable in the film noirs: He Walked by Night, The Big Combo, The Amazing Mr. X, T-Men, and Raw Deal. Alton also photographed many color movies including Slightly Scarlet (a color film noir).
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1901-10-05
- event Death Date 1996-06-02
- school Known for: Camera
- star Popularity: 1.3
- info Birth Place Sopron, Austria-Hungary
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by John Alton
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Glorious Technicolor
1998-12-07
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Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir
1995-06-01
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Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006-07-18
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'S Wonderful: Creating An American in Paris
2008-09-16
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Mystery Street: Murder at Harvard
2007-07-31
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The Pretender
1947-08-11
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Madreselva
1938-01-10
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Father of the Bride
1950-05-18
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Elmer Gantry
1960-07-07
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The Big Combo
1955-02-13
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Hollow Triumph
1948-08-18
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He Walked by Night
1949-02-06
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T-Men
1947-12-15
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Slightly Scarlet
1956-02-29
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Border Incident
1949-10-28
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Silver Lode
1954-07-23
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Count the Hours!
1953-04-01
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Reign of Terror
1949-10-15
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Devil's Doorway
1950-09-15
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The People Against O'Hara
1951-09-01
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The Madonna's Secret
1946-02-16
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Bury Me Dead
1947-10-18
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The Amazing Mr. X
1948-07-29
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The Brothers Karamazov
1958-02-20
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I, the Jury
1953-08-14
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The Crooked Way
1949-04-22
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Ice Capades Revue
1942-12-24
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Canon City
1948-06-30
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Battle Circus
1953-03-06
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Doce mujeres
1939-03-08
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El hijo de papá
1933-10-23
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El hijo de papá
1933-10-23
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El hijo de papá
1933-10-23
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El matrero
1939-01-10
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El último encuentro
1938-05-25
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Palermo
1937-06-23
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Cadetes de San Martín
1937-03-03
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Los Tres Berretines
1933-05-19
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Crimen a las 3
1935-08-22
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Compañeros
1936-04-17
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Tararira (la bohemia de hoy)
1936-01-02
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Amalia
1936-07-08
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Talk About a Stranger
1952-04-18
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¡Goal!
1936-10-14
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Apache War Smoke
1952-09-25
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Mystery Street
1950-06-23
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Puerta cerrada
1939-02-01
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A Guy Could Change
1946-01-27
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Raw Deal
1948-05-21
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The Courageous Dr. Christian
1940-04-04
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Three Faces West
1940-07-03
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Dr. Christian Meets the Women
1940-08-05
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Remedy for Riches
1940-11-29
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Power Dive
1941-06-04
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Melody for Three
1941-06-19
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Forced Landing
1941-07-11
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Devil Pays Off
1941-11-10
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Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
1941-12-18
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12 to the Moon
1960-02-03
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Birdman of Alcatraz
1962-07-04
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Designing Woman
1957-05-16
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The Teahouse of the August Moon
1957-07-01
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Tea and Sympathy
1956-09-27
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The Catered Affair
1956-06-14
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Tennessee's Partner
1955-09-21
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Pearl of the South Pacific
1955-09-16
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Escape to Burma
1955-04-09
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The Steel Cage
1954-12-01
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Cattle Queen of Montana
1954-11-18
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Passion
1954-10-06
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Witness to Murder
1954-04-15
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Duffy of San Quentin
1954-03-16
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Take the High Ground!
1953-10-30
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Father's Little Dividend
1951-04-05
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Red Stallion In The Rockies
1949-05-02
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Moonlight Masquerade
1942-06-10
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Johnny Doughboy
1942-12-31
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Atlantic City
1944-09-15
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Love, Honor and Goodbye
1945-09-15
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One Exciting Week
1946-06-08
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The Magnificent Rogue
1946-11-07
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Affairs of Geraldine
1946-11-18
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Hit Parade of 1947
1947-03-22
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Driftwood
1947-09-15
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The Trespasser
1947-07-03
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Song of Mexico
1945-12-28
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The Ghost Goes Wild
1947-08-08
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Girls of the Big House
1945-11-02
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Puerta cerrada
1939-02-01
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The Sultan's Daughter
1943-12-16
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Lake Placid Serenade
1944-12-23
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La vida bohemia
1938-01-01
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The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942-03-27
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An American in Paris
1951-09-26
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Washington Story
1952-07-01
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Grounds for Marriage
1951-01-12
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Captain China
1950-02-02
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Wyoming
1947-07-28
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Storm Over Lisbon
1944-10-16
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I Was a Criminal
1941-01-01
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The Lady and the Monster
1944-04-17
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Lonelyhearts
1959-03-04
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Escala en la ciudad
1935-01-01
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El pobre Pérez
1937-10-02
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Caminito de Gloria
1939-09-20
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Loco lindo
1936-05-13
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Mission: Impossible
1966-09-17