Filmography
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Known For
The Wizard of Oz Cinematographer (1939) -
Singin' in the Rain Cinematographer (1952) -
The Asphalt Jungle Cinematographer (1950) -
Known For
The Garden of Allah Cinematographer (1936) -
Cinematographer
El Dorado (1966) -
Decision at Midnight (1965) -
Onionhead (1958) -
No Time for Sergeants (1958) -
The Enemy Below (1957) -
Conflict (1956) -
Cheyenne (1956) -
Toward the Unknown (1956) -
Warner Brothers Presents (1956) -
The Bad Seed (1956) -
![Pete Kelly's Blues]( "Pete Kelly's Blues")
Pete Kelly's Blues (1955) -
![Strange Lady in Town]( "Strange Lady in Town")
Strange Lady in Town (1955) -
![Ulysses]( "Ulysses")
Ulysses (1954) -
![Mambo]( "Mambo")
Mambo (1954) -
![The Actress]( "The Actress")
The Actress (1953) -
![Dangerous When Wet]( "Dangerous When Wet")
Dangerous When Wet (1953) -
![I Love Melvin]( "I Love Melvin")
I Love Melvin (1953) -
![The Story of Three Loves]( "The Story of Three Loves")
The Story of Three Loves (1953) -
![Singin' in the Rain]( "Singin' in the Rain")
Singin' in the Rain (1952) -
![Love Is Better Than Ever]( "Love Is Better Than Ever")
Love Is Better Than Ever (1952) -
![Lone Star]( "Lone Star")
Lone Star (1952) -
![The Red Badge of Courage]( "The Red Badge of Courage")
The Red Badge of Courage (1951) -
![To Please a Lady]( "To Please a Lady")
To Please a Lady (1950) -
![The Asphalt Jungle]( "The Asphalt Jungle")
The Asphalt Jungle (1950) -
![Key to the City]( "Key to the City")
Key to the City (1950) -
![On the Town]( "On the Town")
On the Town (1949) -
![Any Number Can Play]( "Any Number Can Play")
Any Number Can Play (1949) -
![The Stratton Story]( "The Stratton Story")
The Stratton Story (1949) -
![Command Decision]( "Command Decision")
Command Decision (1948) -
![Homecoming]( "Homecoming")
Homecoming (1948) -
![The Hucksters]( "The Hucksters")
The Hucksters (1947) -
![Living in a Big Way]( "Living in a Big Way")
Living in a Big Way (1947) -
![My Brother Talks to Horses]( "My Brother Talks to Horses")
My Brother Talks to Horses (1947) -
![Duel in the Sun]( "Duel in the Sun")
Duel in the Sun (1946) -
![No Leave, No Love]( "No Leave, No Love")
No Leave, No Love (1946) -
![Three Wise Fools]( "Three Wise Fools")
Three Wise Fools (1946) -
![Between Two Women]( "Between Two Women")
Between Two Women (1945) -
![Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo]( "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo")
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) -
![An American Romance]( "An American Romance")
An American Romance (1944) -
![Marriage Is a Private Affair]( "Marriage Is a Private Affair")
Marriage Is a Private Affair (1944) -
![Slightly Dangerous]( "Slightly Dangerous")
Slightly Dangerous (1943) -
![Tennessee Johnson]( "Tennessee Johnson")
Tennessee Johnson (1942) -
![Somewhere I'll Find You]( "Somewhere I'll Find You")
Somewhere I'll Find You (1942) -
![Tortilla Flat]( "Tortilla Flat")
Tortilla Flat (1942) -
![Johnny Eager]( "Johnny Eager")
Johnny Eager (1941) -
![The Chocolate Soldier]( "The Chocolate Soldier")
The Chocolate Soldier (1941) -
![Honky Tonk]( "Honky Tonk")
Honky Tonk (1941) -
![Washington Melodrama]( "Washington Melodrama")
Washington Melodrama (1941) -
![Men of Boys Town]( "Men of Boys Town")
Men of Boys Town (1941) -
![The Penalty]( "The Penalty")
The Penalty (1941) -
![Flight Command]( "Flight Command")
Flight Command (1940) -
![Dr. Kildare Goes Home]( "Dr. Kildare Goes Home")
Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940) -
![Boom Town]( "Boom Town")
Boom Town (1940) -
![Edison, the Man]( "Edison, the Man")
Edison, the Man (1940) -
A Door Will Open (1940)
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![I Take This Woman]( "I Take This Woman")
I Take This Woman (1940) -
![Forgotten Victory]( "Forgotten Victory")
Forgotten Victory (1939) -
![The Wizard of Oz]( "The Wizard of Oz")
The Wizard of Oz (1939) -
![Too Hot to Handle]( "Too Hot to Handle")
Too Hot to Handle (1938) -
![That Mothers Might Live]( "That Mothers Might Live")
That Mothers Might Live (1938) -
![A Yank at Oxford]( "A Yank at Oxford")
A Yank at Oxford (1938) -
![Double Wedding]( "Double Wedding")
Double Wedding (1937) -
![The Emperor's Candlesticks]( "The Emperor's Candlesticks")
The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937) -
![Captains Courageous]( "Captains Courageous")
Captains Courageous (1937) -
![They Gave Him a Gun]( "They Gave Him a Gun")
They Gave Him a Gun (1937) -
![The Garden of Allah]( "The Garden of Allah")
The Garden of Allah (1936) -
![The Devil Is a Sissy]( "The Devil Is a Sissy")
The Devil Is a Sissy (1936) -
![As You Like It]( "As You Like It")
As You Like It (1936) -
![The Man Who Could Work Miracles]( "The Man Who Could Work Miracles")
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![The Ghost Goes West]( "The Ghost Goes West")
The Ghost Goes West (1935) -
![The Scarlet Pimpernel]( "The Scarlet Pimpernel")
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) -
![Treasure Island]( "Treasure Island")
Treasure Island (1934) -
![The Girl from Missouri]( "The Girl from Missouri")
The Girl from Missouri (1934) -
![The Cat and the Fiddle]( "The Cat and the Fiddle")
The Cat and the Fiddle (1934) -
![This Side of Heaven]( "This Side of Heaven")
This Side of Heaven (1934) -
![Bombshell]( "Bombshell")
Bombshell (1933) -
![Penthouse]( "Penthouse")
Penthouse (1933) -
![Turn Back the Clock]( "Turn Back the Clock")
Turn Back the Clock (1933) -
![Hold Your Man]( "Hold Your Man")
Hold Your Man (1933) -
![The Barbarian]( "The Barbarian")
The Barbarian (1933) -
![Hell Below]( "Hell Below")
Hell Below (1933) -
![Red Dust]( "Red Dust")
Red Dust (1932) -
![Kongo]( "Kongo")
Kongo (1932) -
![Downstairs]( "Downstairs")
Downstairs (1932) -
![Red-Headed Woman]( "Red-Headed Woman")
Red-Headed Woman (1932) -
![When a Feller Needs a Friend]( "When a Feller Needs a Friend")
When a Feller Needs a Friend (1932) -
![Tarzan the Ape Man]( "Tarzan the Ape Man")
Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) -
![Are You Listening?]( "Are You Listening?")
Are You Listening? (1932) -
![The Cuban Love Song]( "The Cuban Love Song")
The Cuban Love Song (1931) -
![The Squaw Man]( "The Squaw Man")
The Squaw Man (1931) -
![Sporting Blood]( "Sporting Blood")
Sporting Blood (1931) -
![Son of India]( "Son of India")
Son of India (1931) -
![En cada puerto un amor]( "En cada puerto un amor")
En cada puerto un amor (1931) -
![Men Call It Love]( "Men Call It Love")
Men Call It Love (1931) -
![The Prodigal]( "The Prodigal")
The Prodigal (1931) -
![Passion Flower]( "Passion Flower")
Passion Flower (1930) -
![Madam Satan]( "Madam Satan")
Madam Satan (1930) -
![This Mad World]( "This Mad World")
This Mad World (1930) -
![Hello Sister]( "Hello Sister")
Hello Sister (1930) -
![South Sea Rose]( "South Sea Rose")
South Sea Rose (1929) -
![Frozen Justice]( "Frozen Justice")
Frozen Justice (1929) -
![The Far Call]( "The Far Call")
The Far Call (1929) -
![Trent's Last Case]( "Trent's Last Case")
Trent's Last Case (1929) -
![The Case of Lena Smith]( "The Case of Lena Smith")
The Case of Lena Smith (1929) -
![Three Week Ends]( "Three Week Ends")
Three Week Ends (1928) -
![The Docks of New York]( "The Docks of New York")
The Docks of New York (1928) -
![The Sawdust Paradise]( "The Sawdust Paradise")
The Sawdust Paradise (1928) -
![The Dragnet]( "The Dragnet")
The Dragnet (1928) -
![Abie's Irish Rose]( "Abie's Irish Rose")
Abie's Irish Rose (1928) -
![Gentlemen Prefer Blondes]( "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes")
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1928) -
![Open Range]( "Open Range")
Open Range (1927) -
![A Gentleman of Paris]( "A Gentleman of Paris")
A Gentleman of Paris (1927) -
![Service for Ladies]( "Service for Ladies")
Service for Ladies (1927) -
![Rough House Rosie]( "Rough House Rosie")
Rough House Rosie (1927) -
![Evening Clothes]( "Evening Clothes")
Evening Clothes (1927) -
![Getting Gertie's Garter]( "Getting Gertie's Garter")
Getting Gertie's Garter (1927) -
![Man Bait]( "Man Bait")
Man Bait (1927) -
![Jim, the Conqueror]( "Jim, the Conqueror")
Jim, the Conqueror (1926) -
![For Wives Only]( "For Wives Only")
For Wives Only (1926) -
![Almost a Lady]( "Almost a Lady")
Almost a Lady (1926) -
![Up in Mabel's Room]( "Up in Mabel's Room")
Up in Mabel's Room (1926) -
![Infatuation]( "Infatuation")
Infatuation (1925) -
![Classified]( "Classified")
Classified (1925) -
![The Street of Forgotten Men]( "The Street of Forgotten Men")
The Street of Forgotten Men (1925) -
![The Little French Girl]( "The Little French Girl")
The Little French Girl (1925) -
![A Man Must Live]( "A Man Must Live")
A Man Must Live (1925) -
![Too Many Kisses]( "Too Many Kisses")
Too Many Kisses (1925) -
![Manhattan]( "Manhattan")
Manhattan (1924) -
![The Story Without a Name]( "The Story Without a Name")
The Story Without a Name (1924) -
![Manhandled]( "Manhandled")
Manhandled (1924) -
![A Society Scandal]( "A Society Scandal")
A Society Scandal (1924) -
![Zaza]( "Zaza")
Zaza (1923) -
![Lawful Larceny]( "Lawful Larceny")
Lawful Larceny (1923) -
![The Glimpses of the Moon]( "The Glimpses of the Moon")
The Glimpses of the Moon (1923) -
![Quicksands]( "Quicksands")
Quicksands (1923) -
![Dark Secrets]( "Dark Secrets")
Dark Secrets (1923) -
![Garrison's Finish]( "Garrison's Finish")
Garrison's Finish (1923) -
![For the Defense]( "For the Defense")
For the Defense (1922) -
Through a Glass Window (1922)
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![The Cradle]( "The Cradle")
The Cradle (1922) -
A Homespun Vamp (1922)
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A Virginia Courtship (1921)
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Everything for Sale (1921)
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![Buried Treasure]( "Buried Treasure")
Buried Treasure (1921) -
![For Those We Love]( "For Those We Love")
For Those We Love (1921) -
![Heliotrope]( "Heliotrope")
Heliotrope (1920) -
![Polly of the Storm Country]( "Polly of the Storm Country")
Polly of the Storm Country (1920) -
![The Cinema Murder]( "The Cinema Murder")
The Cinema Murder (1919) -
The American Consul (1917)
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![Panthea]( "Panthea")
Panthea (1917) -
![The Victoria Cross]( "The Victoria Cross")
The Victoria Cross (1916) -
![Oliver Twist]( "Oliver Twist")
Oliver Twist (1916) -
Cinematographer
![The Honorable Friend]( "The Honorable Friend")
The Honorable Friend (1916) -
![David Harum]( "David Harum")
David Harum (1915) -
Camera and Electrical Department
![Tortilla Flat]( "Tortilla Flat")
Tortilla Flat (1942) -
![Gone with the Wind]( "Gone with the Wind")
Gone with the Wind (1939) -
Camera and Electrical Department
![Test Pilot]( "Test Pilot")
Test Pilot (1938) -
![Kongo]( "Kongo")
Kongo (1932) -
![The Dark Star]( "The Dark Star")
The Dark Star (1919) -
Additional Crew
![The Garden of Allah]( "The Garden of Allah")
The Garden of Allah (1936) -
Archive footage
![E! Mysteries & Scandals]( "E! Mysteries & Scandals")
E! Mysteries & Scandals (1998) -
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
![Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo]( "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo")
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
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Did You Know
Trivia
Had been a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 1927.
Nickname
Hal
Star Sign
Aries
Personal Details
Born
Harold G. Rosson
New York City, New York, USA
Died
(age 93)
Palm Beach, Florida, USA
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