Charles Van Enger

American cinematographer (1890-1980)

Charles Van Enger was an American cinematographer. In the 1920s Van Enger worked on all the silent films the German director Ernst Lubitsch made for Warner Bros. During the 1930s he worked in the British film industry. His later work was largely on supporting features for Universal Pictures and various independents.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 35 films (1920–1953) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 26 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1953 Combat Squad. Columbia Pictures Corp. 72 min. 35mm B&W sound
1953 Sabre Jet. Carl Krueger Productions Inc. 96 min. 35mm Color sound
1951 Ma And Pa Kettle Back On The Farm. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 81 min. 35mm B&W sound
1949 Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 83 min. 16mm B&W sound
1948 Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein Castle Films 1600 B&W
1946 Under Western Skies 60611 Pat Dowling Pictures 57 min 16mm B&W sound
1945 Under western skies Jean Yarbrough 57 min B&W
1944 Ghost catchers Edward F. Cline 16mm B&W sound
1944 Ghost Catchers. Edward F. Cline 8 reels B&W
1944 The spider woman. Universal Pictures 2175 16mm B&W sound
1943 HIT THE ICE Charles Lamont 83 min B&W
1943 Sherlock Holmes Faces Death. Universal Pictures 7 reels 16mm B&W sound
1943 The Spider Woman. Roy William Neill 7 reels B&W
1942 Night Monster. Ford Beebe 7 reels B&W
1941 Never Give A Sucker An Even Break. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 7 reels 16mm B&W sound
1935 [Boys will be boys]. William Beaudine 275 16mm B&W silent
1929 HOT FOR PARIS. Fox Film Corp 71 min B&W
1929 THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY. Vitaphone Corp. 1 reel B&W
1929 Words And Music Columbia Broadcasting System 2:00:00 16mm Color sound
1929 Words and music James Tinling 81 min B&W
1928 DOMESTIC TROUBLES. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 6 reels B&W
1928 THE CHORUS KID. Lumas Film Corp. 6 reels B&W
1928 THE PORT OF MISSING GIRLS. Brenda Pictures Corp. 8 reels B&W
1927 EASY PICKINGS. First National Pictures Inc. 6 reels B&W
1925 Lady Windermere's fan Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 70 16mm B&W silent
1924 BROADWAY AFTER DARK. warner brothers 7 reels B&W
1924 FORBIDDEN PARADISE. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 8 reels B&W
1924 The Marriage Circle Warner Bros Pictures Inc 1:25:00 16mm B&W silent
1924 THREE WOMEN. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1923 THE CHRISTIAN. Goldwyn Pictures Corp. 8 reels B&W
1923 THREE WISE FOOLS. Goldwyn Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1922 A doll's house. United Artists Corp. (Nazimova Productions author). 7 reels 16mm B&W sound
1921 BE MY WIFE. Goldwyn Pictures Corp. 5 reels B&W
1920 The County Fair Maurice Tourneur Productions 1 min 16mm B&W sound
1920 THE GREAT REDEEMER. Metro Pictures Corp. 5 reels B&W