Harry_j._wild

Harry J. Wild, A.S.C. (1900 - 1961) was a film and television cinematographer. Wild worked at RKO Pictures studios from 1931 through the 1950s. In total Wild was involved in 91 major film projects and two extended television series.Harry J. Wild at the Internet Movie Database.

In 1931, he began his career and was hired as second cameraman and operator on nine projects, most notably Fred Niblo\'s Young Donovan\'a Kid (1931). In 1936, Wild shot his first feature, Wallace Fox\'s sports drama The Big Game.The Oscar Site. Web site, 2008. Last accessed: February 20, 2008. Two years later he shared an Academy Award nomination for the Republic Pictures film Army Girl (1938).

According to film critic Spencer Selby, Wild was a prolific film noir cinematographer, shooting 13 of them, including: Dmytryk\'s Murder, My Sweet (1944), Johnny Angel (1945), Nocturne (1946), the Jean Renoir-directed The Woman on the Beach (1947), They Won\'t Believe Me (1947), and others.Selby, Spencer. Dark City: The Film Noir, page 239, 1984. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers.

Filmography

Television

• The Bob Cummings Show (1955-1958)
• Law of the Plainsman (1959)
• Wanted: Dead or Alive (1959-1960)
• The Twilight Zone (1960 ("Third from the Sun" episode)

Awards

Nominations

• Academy Awards: Oscar, Best Cinematography, for Army Girl (1938).

References

External links

• Harry J. Wild at the Internet Movie Database.
• Harry J. Wild at All Movie Guide.

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