Karl Struss

Karl Struss

American photographer and cinematographer (1886-1981)

Karl Struss, A.S.C. was an American photographer and a cinematographer of the 1900s through the 1950s. He was also one of the earliest pioneers of 3-D films. While he mostly worked on films, such as F. W. Murnau's Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans and Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator and Limelight, he was also one of the cinematographers for the television series Broken Arrow and photographed 19 episodes of My Friend Flicka.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 65 films (1192–1959) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 2 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
11926 Sparrows Carl Harbaugh, Earle Brown, William Beaudine, Tom McNamara 1:09 B&W
1921 FOOL'S PARADISE Cecil B. DeMille 1:30 16mm B&W
1921 THE LAW AND THE WOMAN. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 7 reels B&W
1922 Saturday Night Famous Players-Lasky Corporation 90 min 16mm B&W silent
1924 IDLE TONGUES. Thomas H. Ince 6 reels B&W
1926 MEET THE PRINCE. Metropolitan Pictures Corp. of Calif. 7 reels B&W
1927 BABE COMES HOME. First National Pictures Inc. 6 reels B&W
1927 Sunrise a song of two humans F. W. Murnau 91 min B&W
1930 DANGER LIGHTS. RKO Productions Inc. 8 reels B&W
1930 LUMMOX. Feature Productions Inc. 9 reels B&W
1930 ONE ROMANTIC NIGHT. united artists 8 reels B&W
1931 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Rouben Mamoulian 1000 ft B&W
1931 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Rouben Mamoulian 92 min 16mm B&W
1931 UP POPS THE DEVIL. Paramount Publix Corp. 8 reels B&W
1931 WOMEN LOVE ONCE. Paramount Publix Corp. 8 reels B&W
1932 Island of Lost Souls Paramount Pictures Inc | Paramount Productions Inc 1:08:00 16mm B&W sound
1932 Island of Lost Souls Erle C. Kenton 70 min 16mm B&W
1932 THE SIGN OF THE CROSS. Paramount Publix Corp. 14 reels B&W
1932 TWO KINDS OF WOMEN. Paramount Publix Corp. 8 reels B&W
1933 THE GIRL IN 419. Paramount Productions Inc. 7 reels B&W
1933 THE STORY OF TEMPLE DRAKE Stephen Roberts 70 min 16mm B&W sound
1933 THE STORY OF TEMPLE DRAKE. Paramount Productions Inc. 8 reels B&W
1933 THE WOMAN ACCUSED. Paramount Productions Inc. 8 reels B&W
1933 TONIGHT IS OURS. Paramount Productions Inc. 8 reels B&W
1933 TORCH SINGER. Paramount Productions Inc. 8 reels B&W
1934 Belle of the nineties. Paramount Productions Inc. 8 reels 16mm B&W sound
1934 Four frightened people 1934) (theatrical): Distributor 1:18:00 16mm B&W sound
1934 HERE IS MY HEART. Paramount Productions Inc. 9 reels B&W
1934 The pursuit of happiness. Paramount Productions Inc. 8 reels 16mm B&W sound
1935 GOIN' TO TOWN. Paramount Productions Inc. 8 reels B&W
1935 TWO FOR TONIGHT. Paramount Productions Inc. 7 reels B&W
1936 ANYTHING GOES. Paramount Productions Inc. 10 reels B&W
1936 THE PREVIEW MURDER MYSTERY. Paramount Productions Inc. 7 reels B&W
1936 TOO MANY PARENTS. Paramount Productions Inc. 8 reels B&W
1937 Mountain Music Robert Florey B&W
1937 Mountain music Robert Florey B&W
1937 MOUNTAIN MUSIC. Paramount Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1937 THUNDER TRAIL. Paramount Pictures Inc. 6 reels B&W
1937 WAIKIKI WEDDING. Paramount Pictures Inc. 10 reels B&W
1938 THANKS FOR THE MEMORY. Paramount Pictures Inc. 8 reels 16mm B&W sound
1939 The star maker. Paramount Pictures Inc. 10 reels 16mm B&W sound
1940 The Great Dictator Charles Chaplin Film Corporation 1:25 16mm B&W sound
1944 Rainbow Island. Ralph Murphy 10 reels sound
1945 Tarzan And The Leopard Woman. Kurt Neumann 72 min. B&W
1946 MR. ACE. Edwin L. Marin 82 min. 35mm B&W sound
1948 Tarzan's Magic Fountain. Lee Sholem 73 min. 35mm B&W sound
1949 Call Of The Forest. Lippert Productions Inc. 57 min. 35mm B&W sound
1949 Siren Of Atlantis. Gregg G. Tallas 75 min. 35mm B&W sound
1949 Tarzan's magic fountain. Lee Sholem 2367 16mm B&W sound
1950 Hello Out There James Whale 31 min 16mm B&W sound