Jack Murray

Jack Murray

American film editor (1900–1961)

Jack Murray was an American film editor with about 55 feature film credits between 1929 and 1961. Fifteen of these films were with the director John Ford. Their credited collaborations commenced with The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936), which was produced when both men were working at the 20th Century Fox studio. It encompassed such well-known films as The Quiet Man (1952) and The Searchers (1956), and ended only with Murray's death in 1961.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 22 films (1929–1958) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 20 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1929 THE LONE STAR RANGER. Fox Film Corp 7 reels B&W
1929 WHY LEAVE HOME. Fox Film Corp B&W
1930 Scotland Yard William K. Howard 75 min B&W
1930 SCOTLAND YARD. Fox Film Corp 75 min B&W
1931 STEPPING SISTERS. Fox Film Corp B&W
1931 TRANSATLANTIC. Fox Film Corp 78 min B&W
1932 The silent witness Fox Film Corporation ; screenplay, Douglas Doty ; contributing writer, William Rankin ; directed by Marcel Varnel and R.L. Hough. 70 16mm B&W sound
1933 SAILOR'S LUCK. Fox Film Corp B&W
1934 DAVID HARUM. Fox Film Corp 83 min B&W
1934 GRAND CANARY. Fox Film Corp 78 min B&W
1935 In old Kentucky. Fox Film Corp 7 reels 16mm B&W
1936 GIRLS' DORMITORY. Fox Film Corp 66 min B&W
1938 CHECKERS. Fox Film Corp 7 reels B&W
1948 Fort Apache John Ford 1:28 B&W
1948 Fort Apache. 129 N Vermont 128 min 35mm B&W sound
1949 She wore a yellow ribbon FILINC 103 min 16mm Color
1951 Tarzan's peril. Sol Lesser Productions Inc. 2900 16mm B&W sound
1952 The Quiet Man National Telefilm 1:29 16mm Color sound
1953 Sun shines bright Argosy Pictures Corp. ; John Ford and Merian C. Cooper's Argosy Production ; presenter, Herbert J. Yates ; writer, Laurence Stallings ; director, John Ford. 90 16mm B&W sound
1953 The Sun Shines Bright Ideal Pictures Inc 90 16mm B&W sound
1956 The Searchers John Ford 119 min 16mm Color
1958 The Last Hurrah John Ford 1:21 B&W