Hal Mohr

Hal Mohr

American cinematographer (1894–1974)

Harold Leon "Hal" Mohr, A.S.C. was a famed movie cinematographer, noted for shooting The Jazz Singer, Hollywood's landmark semi-talkie. Mohr won an Oscar for his work on the 1935 film, A Midsummer Night's Dream, another for the 1943 version of The Phantom of the Opera, and received an Oscar nomination for lensing the 1952 film of Jan de Hartog's The Fourposter.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 49 films (1192–1968) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 11 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1968 The Bamboo Saucer. National Telefilm Associates Inc. 103 min 16mm Color sound
1963 The Man From The Diner's Club. Dena Pictures Inc. & Ampersand Co. Inc. 96 min 35mm B&W sound
1955 Rookie Of The Year. Hal Roach Studios. 29 min. 16mm B&W sound
1954 The Wild One Columbia Picture Corp 79 min 16mm B&W sound
1948 An act of murder. Universal Pictures 3650 16mm B&W sound
1945 Salome, Where She Danced. B. Reeves Eason, Charles Lamont 10 reels Color sound
1944 The Climax ▶ George Waggner 86 min Color
1944 The Climax. Universal Pictures 9 reels 16mm Color sound
1943 Watch on the Rhine Warner Bros Pictures Inc 1:19:00 16mm B&W sound
1943 WATCH ON THE RHINE. Hal Mohr, Herman Shumlin 3300 16mm B&W sound
1941 CHEERS FOR MISS BISHOP Tay Garnett 95 min B&W
1939 BACK DOOR TO HEAVEN William K. Howard 85 min B&W
1939 Destry Rides Again Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 94 min 16mm B&W sound
1939 THE UNDER-PUP. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 9 reels B&W
1938 I MET MY LOVE AGAIN George Cukor, Joshua Logan, Arthur Ripley 77 min B&W
1938 I MET MY LOVE AGAIN Commonwealth Pictures Corporation 67min 16mm B&W Sound
1938 I MET MY LOVE AGAIN. Walter Wanger Productions Inc. 8 reels B&W
1937 WHEN LOVE IS YOUNG Hal Mohr B&W
1937 WHEN LOVE IS YOUNG. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 9 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1936 THE GREEN PASTURES. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 10 reels 16mm B&W
1935 A Midsummer night's dream united artists 117 mi 16mm B&W sound
1935 THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN. Fox Film Corp 80 min B&W
1934 CAROLINA. Fox Film Corp 85 min B&W
1934 DAVID HARUM. Fox Film Corp 83 min B&W
1934 SERVANTS' ENTRANCE. Fox Film Corp 88 min B&W
1933 THE DEVIL'S IN LOVE. Fox Film Corp 70 min B&W
1932 A WOMAN COMMANDS. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 9 reels Color & B&W
1932 THE FIRST YEAR. Fox Film Corp 6 reels B&W
1932 WEEK ENDS ONLY. Fox Film Corp 70 min B&W
1930 BIG BOY. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 9 reels B&W
1930 FREE LOVE. Universal Pictures Corp. 8 reels B&W
1930 King of jazz. Universal Pictures Corp. 12 reels 16mm Color & B&W sound
1930 Outward bound Robert Milton 83 min B&W
1930 Outward bound Robert Milton 83 min B&W
1930 Outward bound Robert Milton 83 min B&W
1930 The Front Page Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 101 min 16mm B&W sound
1929 SHANGHAI LADY. Universal Pictures Corp. 7 reels 16mm B&W Silent
1928 Glorious Betsy Warner Bros Pictures Inc 12000 16mm B&W silent
1927 A MILLION BID. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1927 BITTER APPLES. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 6 reels B&W
1927 Old San Francisco Warner Bros Pictures Inc 1:29:00 16mm B&W sound
1927 OLD SAN FRANCISCO. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 9 reels B&W
1927 THE HEART OF MARYLAND. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1927 The Jazz Singer Vitaphone Corp | Warner Bros Pictures (1923-1967) 1:29:00 16mm B&W sound
1926 Sparrows Pickford Corp. ; collaborators, Tom McNamara, Carl Harbaugh, Earle Brown ; adaptation, C. Gardner Sullivan ; story, Winifred Dunn ; direction, William Beaudine. 109 16mm B&W silent
1926 THE MARRIAGE CLAUSE. Universal Pictures Corp. 8 reels B&W
1926 THE THIRD DEGREE. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1924 VANITY'S PRICE. R-C Pictures Corp. 6 reels B&W
11926 Sparrows Carl Harbaugh, Earle Brown, William Beaudine, Tom McNamara 1:09 B&W