Harry J. Wild
Harry J. Wild, A.S.C. (July 5, 1901 - February 24, 1961) was a film and television cinematographer. Wild worked at RKO Pictures studios from 1931 through the 1950s. In total Wild was involved in 91 major film projects and two extended television series. In 1931, he began his career and was hired as second cameraman and operator on nine projects, most notably Fred Niblo's Young Donovan'a Kid (1931). In 1936, Wild shot his first feature, Wallace Fox's sports drama The Big Game. Two years later he shared an Academy Award nomination for the Republic Pictures film Army Girl (1938). According to film critic Spencer Selby, Wild was a prolific film noir cinematographer, shooting 13 of them, including: Dmytryk's Murder, My Sweet (1944), Johnny Angel (1945), Nocturne (1946), the Jean Renoir-directed The Woman on the Beach (1947), They Won't Believe Me (1947), and others. He was also, in the early 1950s, Jane Russell's cinematographer; he worked on seven of her movies as an actress, three of which were released by other studios: His Kind of Woman (1951) and Son of Paleface (1952) for Paramount, and, his most widely seen movie, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) for Twentieth Century-Fox.
Known for
CameraBirthday
July 5, 1901Deathday
February 24, 1961Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
74Place of birth
New York City, New York, USAAlso known as
Harry Wild, Harry WildeCrew credits
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Director of PhotographyMurder, My Sweet
Director of PhotographyPitfall
Director of PhotographyMacao
Director of PhotographyThe Las Vegas Story
Director of PhotographyHis Kind of Woman
Director of PhotographyThey Won't Believe Me
Director of PhotographyCornered
Director of PhotographyStrange Bargain
Director of PhotographyJohnny Angel
Director of PhotographyThe Woman on the Beach
Director of PhotographyStation West
Director of PhotographyThe Falcon Out West
Director of PhotographyNocturne
Director of PhotographyGambling House
Director of PhotographyThe Falcon's Adventure
Director of PhotographyThe Big Steal
Director of PhotographyThe Threat
Director of PhotographyThe Saint In Palm Springs
Director of PhotographyWalk Softly, Stranger
Director of PhotographyMy Forbidden Past
Director of Photography