Russell Metty

American cinematographer (1906–1978)

Russell Louis Metty, ASC was an American cinematographer. Described by Charlton Heston as “unquestionably one of the great cameramen,” he worked on over 170 film and television productions between 1934 and 1977, and was noted for his versatility across many different genres and styles.

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Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 98 films (1937–1972) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 2 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲	Title	Creator	Length	Format	Color	Sound
19--	Dance, Girl, dance	a Films Incorporated production ; C & C Films, Inc. presents ; produced by Erich Pommer ; directed by Dorothy Arzner.	88	16mm	B&W	sound
1937	ANNAPOLIS SALUTE.	RKO Radio Pictures Inc.	7 reels		B&W
1937	BEHIND THE HEADLINES.	RKO Radio Pictures Inc.	6 reels		B&W
1937	FORTY NAUGHTY GIRLS.	RKO Radio Pictures Inc.	7 reels		B&W
1938	Bringing Up Baby	Films inc.	1:02	16mm	Color	sound
1938	Bringing Up Baby	Howard Hawks	102 min	16mm	B&W
1939	EVERYTHING'S ON ICE.	RKO Radio Pictures Inc.			B&W
1940	Curtain Call.	Frank Woodruff	63 min.		B&W
1940	Dance, Girl, Dance.	Dorothy Arzner	89 min.		B&W
1940	No, No, Nanette.	Herbert Wilcox	96 min.		B&W
1941	A Girl, A Guy And A Gob.	Richard Wallace	91 min.		B&W
1941	Sunny.	Herbert Wilcox	98 min.		B&W
1942	The Big Street.	Irving Reis	88 min.		B&W
1942	The Magnificent Ambersons.	Orson Welles	88 min.		B&W
1943	Behind The Rising Sun.	Edward Dmytryk	88 min.		B&W
1943	The Sky's the Limit	Edward H. Griffith	89	16mm	B&W	Sound
1943	The Sky's the Limit ▶	Rodney Jacobs and Freewheelin' Films	89 min		B&W
1944	Music In Manhattan.	John H. Auer	81 min.		B&W
1944	The Master Race.	Herbert Biberman	96 min.		B&W
1945	Betrayal From The East.	William Berke	82 min.		B&W
1945	It's In The Bag.	Richard Wallace	90 min.		Color & B&W
1946	Breakfast in Hollywood.	Harold D. Schuster		16mm	B&W	sound
1946	Breakfast In Hollywood.	Harold D. Schuster	91 min.		B&W
1946	The Stranger	Orson Welles	95		B&W
1946	The stranger	International Pictures, Inc. ; writer, Anthony Veiller ; adaptation, Victor Trivas and Decla Dunning ; story, Victor Trivas ; producer, S. P. Eagle ; director, Orson Welles.	95	16mm	B&W	sound
1946	The Stranger.	Orson Welles	95 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1948	MR. PEABODY AND THE MERMAID.	Irving Pichel	89 min		B&W
1949	We Were Strangers	John Huston	1:06		B&W
1950	Buccaneer’s Girl.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	77 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1950	Curtain Call At Cactus Creek.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	86 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1950	THE DESERT HAWK.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	78 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1950	Wyoming Mail.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	87 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1951	Flame Of Araby.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	77 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1951	LITTLE EGYPT.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	82 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1951	The Golden Horde.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	77 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1951	The Raging Tide.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	93 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1951	The Treasure Of Lost Canyon.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	9 reels	35mm	Color	sound
1951	Up front	Alexander Hall	92 min		B&W
1952	Against All Flags.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	84 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1952	Scarlet Angel.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	9 reels	35mm	Color	sound
1952	The World In His Arms.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	104 min	35mm	Color	sound
1952	Yankee Buccaneer.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	86 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1953	It Happens Every Thursday.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	80 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1953	Seminole.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	86 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1953	Take Me To Town.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	81 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1953	Taza, Son Of Cochise.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	79 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1953	The Man From The Alamo.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	79 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1953	Tumbleweed.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	79 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1954	Four Guns To The Border.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	9 reels	35mm	Color	sound
1954	Naked Alibi	Jerry Hopper	12:00		B&W