Lucien Ballard

Lucien Ballard

American cinematographer (1908-1988)

Lucien Ballard was an American cinematographer. He worked on more than 130 films during his 50-year career, collaborating multiple times with directors including Josef von Sternberg, John Brahm, Henry Hathaway, Budd Boetticher, Raoul Walsh, Sam Peckinpah and Tom Gries. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography for The Caretakers (1963).

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 51 films (1935–1970) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 2 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1935 CRIME AND PUNISHMENT. Columbia Pictures Corp. 9 reels B&W
1935 The Devil is a Woman Paramount Productions Inc. 79 16mm B&W sound
1936 Craig's Wife Columbia Picture Corp 73 min 16mm B&W sound
1936 CRAIG'S WIFE. Columbia Pictures Corp. 8 reels B&W
1936 The King Steps Out Columbia Pictures Corporation 1:25:00 16mm B&W sound
1936 THE KING STEPS OUT. Columbia Pictures Corp. 9 reels B&W
1937 CASH AND CARRY. Columbia Pictures Corp. 2 reels B&W
1937 RACKETEERS IN EXILE. Columbia Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1937 The devil's playground. Erle C. Kenton 2520 16mm B&W sound
1937 VENUS MAKES TROUBLE. Columbia Pictures Corp. 6 reels B&W
1938 FLAT FOOT STOOGES. Columbia Pictures Corp. 2 reels B&W
1938 THE LONE WOLF IN PARIS. Columbia Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1938 Violent is the Word for Curly Charley Chase 600 ft. B&W
1938 VIOLENT IS THE WORD FOR CURLY. Columbia Pictures Corp. 2 reels B&W
1940 No Census, No Feeling. Del Lord 2 reels B&W
1941 Swamp Water Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation 1:28:00 16mm B&W sound
1941 Swamp Water. Jean Renoir, Irving Pichel 7935 ft. B&W
1942 Orchestra Wives. Archie Mayo 8 784 ft. B&W
1942 Whispering Ghosts. Alfred L. Werker 6745 ft. Color
1944 SWEET AND LOW DOWN Archie Mayo 76 min 16mm B&W sound
1944 Sweet And Low Down. Archie Mayo 6 810 ft. B&W
1945 This Love Of Ours. William Dieterle 90 min. Color & B&W
1951 Fixed Bayonets. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 92 min. 35mm B&W sound
1951 Let’s Make It Legal. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 77 min. 35mm B&W sound
1951 The House On Telegraph Hill. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 93 min. 35mm B&W sound
1952 Diplomatic Courier. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 97 min. 35mm B&W sound
1952 Don’t Bother To Knock. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 76 min. 35mm B&W sound
1952 O. Henry's full house. Henry King, Jean Negulesco, Howard Hawks, Henry Koster, Henry Hathaway 3900 16mm Color & B&W sound
1952 Return Of The Texan. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 88 min. 35mm B&W sound
1953 The Desert Rats. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 88 min. 35mm B&W sound
1953 The Glory Brigade. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 81 min. 35mm B&W sound
1954 Prince Valiant. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 100 min 35mm Color sound
1954 THE RAID. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 82 min. 35mm Color sound
1955 Seven Cities Of Gold. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 103 min 35mm Color sound
1955 White Feather. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 12 reels 35mm Color sound
1956 I married a woman. RKO Teleradio Pictures Inc. 84 min. 35mm B&W sound
1956 New Faces . Family Circle Inc. 13 min. 16mm Color sound
1956 The Proud Ones. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 94 min. 35mm Color sound
1958 Anna Lucasta. Longridge Enterprises Inc. 97 min. 35mm B&W sound
1958 Murder By Contract. Columbia Pictures Corp. 81 min. 35mm B&W sound
1959 City Of Fear. Columbia Pictures Corp. 81 min. 35mm B&W sound
1960 Desire In The Dust. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 102 min 35mm B&W sound
1961 The Dick Powell show : Up jumped the devil / Four Star Television ; executive producer, Dick Powell, directed by Otto Lang. 43 16mm B&W sound
1963 Take Her, She's Mine. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 97 min 35mm Color sound
1964 Roustabout John Rich 101 min 16mm Color
1965 Dear Brigitte. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 100 min 35mm Color sound
1965 The Sons Of Katie Elder. Paramount Pictures Corp. Hal B. Wallis Joseph H. Hazen & John Wayne 122 min 35mm Color sound
1967 Will Penny Paramount Pictures Corp. 110 min 35mm Color sound
1968 The Party Blake Edwards 94 min Color
1969 True Grit. Paramount Pictures Corp. Hal B. Wallis & Joseph H. Hazen 128 min 35mm Color sound