Leo Tover

Personal Info

Know For

Camera

Gender

Male

Birthday

1902-12-06 (62 years old)

Deathday

1964-12-30

Place of Birth

New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Leo Tover

Biography

Leo Tover, A.S.C. (December 6, 1902 – December 30, 1964) was an American cinematographer, twice nominated for Academy Awards for his work on The Heiress (1949) and Hold Back the Dawn (1941). Among his other credits are the original silent version of The Great Gatsby, The Day the Earth Stood Still and Payment on Demand, both released in 1951. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut and died in Los Angeles, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leo Tover, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Production

1951

The Day the Earth Stood Still

as Director of Photography

1959

Journey to the Center of the Earth

as Director of Photography

1953

A Blueprint for Murder

as Director of Photography

1957

The Sun Also Rises

as Director of Photography

1947

I Walk Alone

as Director of Photography

1951

The Secret of Convict Lake

as Director of Photography

1949

The Heiress

as Director of Photography

1953

Man in the Attic

as Director of Photography

1948

The Snake Pit

as Director of Photography

1947

The Woman on the Beach

as Director of Photography

1950

Paid in Full

as Director of Photography

1956

Love Me Tender

as Director of Photography

1965

Strange Bedfellows

as Director of Photography

1941

Hold Back the Dawn

as Director of Photography

1950

The Secret Fury

as Director of Photography

1943

Young and Willing

as Director of Photography

1952

My Wife's Best Friend

as Director of Photography

1961

The Home Owner

as Director of Photography

1955

Untamed

as Director of Photography

1929

The Very Idea

as Director of Photography

1931

Traveling Husbands

as Director of Photography

1937

Ebb Tide

as Director of Photography

1942

Star Spangled Rhythm

as Director of Photography

1939

King of Chinatown

as Director of Photography

1938

The Arkansas Traveler

as Director of Photography

1939

Never Say Die

as Director of Photography

1942

The Major and the Minor

as Director of Photography

1932

Is My Face Red?

as Director of Photography

1930

The Fall Guy

as Director of Photography

1964

Island of the Blue Dolphins

as Director of Photography

1941

Life with Henry

as Director of Photography

1948

Sealed Verdict

as Director of Photography

1937

I Met Him in Paris

as Director of Photography

1932

Symphony of Six Million

as Director of Photography

1931

Bachelor Apartment

as Director of Photography

1951

Follow the Sun

as Director of Photography

1941

Bahama Passage

as Director of Photography

1939

Invitation to Happiness

as Director of Photography

1938

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

as Director of Photography

1953

The President's Lady

as Director of Photography

1951

Payment on Demand

as Director of Photography

1943

China

as Director of Photography

1934

You Belong to Me

as Director of Photography

1938

Cocoanut Grove

as Director of Photography

1943

The Crystal Ball

as Director of Photography

1956

The Revolt of Mamie Stover

as Director of Photography

1935

The Bride Comes Home

as Director of Photography

1937

Maid of Salem

as Director of Photography

1932

No Man of Her Own

as Director of Photography

1936

Valiant Is the Word for Carrie

as Director of Photography

1936

F-Man

as Director of Photography

1965

A Very Special Favor

as Director of Photography

1963

Sunday in New York

as Director of Photography

1961

Misty

as Director of Photography

1926

The Great Gatsby

as Director of Photography

1929

Street Girl

as Director of Photography

1939

The Night of Nights

as Director of Photography

1932

The Lost Squadron

as Director of Photography

1931

Transgression

as Director of Photography

1931

The Gay Diplomat

as Director of Photography

1931

Are These Our Children?

as Director of Photography

1932

Girl of the Rio

as Director of Photography

1932

State's Attorney

as Director of Photography

1932

Thirteen Women

as Director of Photography

1933

The Monkey's Paw

as Director of Photography

1936

The Arizona Raiders

as Director of Photography

1929

The Vagabond Lover

as Director of Photography

1927

The Flag Lieutenant

as Theatre Play

1940

The Farmer's Daughter

as Director of Photography

1956

The Conqueror

as Director of Photography

1933

The Great Jasper

as Director of Photography

1929

Tanned Legs

as Director of Photography

1952

My Pal Gus

as Director of Photography

1930

The Silver Horde

as Director of Photography

1950

When Willie Comes Marching Home

as Director of Photography

1935

The Big Broadcast of 1936

as Director of Photography

1952

We're Not Married!

as Director of Photography

1930

Girl of the Port

as Director of Photography

1962

Follow That Dream

as Director of Photography

1961

All Hands on Deck

as Director of Photography

1961

The Marriage-Go-Round

as Director of Photography

1960

From the Terrace

as Director of Photography

1959

Blue Denim

as Director of Photography

1959

Say One for Me

as Director of Photography

1958

1958

Fraulein

as Director of Photography

1949

My Friend Irma

as Director of Photography

1932

The Flag Lieutenant

as Theatre Play

1931

The Lady Refuses

as Director of Photography

1933

College Humor

as Director of Photography

1933

I'm No Angel

as Director of Photography

1933

Girl Without a Room

as Director of Photography

1934

Bolero

as Director of Photography

1934

Murder at the Vanities

as Director of Photography

1934

Shoot the Works

as Director of Photography

1934

College Rhythm

as Director of Photography

1935

Love in Bloom

as Director of Photography

1936

Rose of the Rancho

as Director of Photography

1936

Florida Special

as Director of Photography

1940

Victory

as Director of Photography

1956

The Lieutenant Wore Skirts

as Director of Photography

1956

Between Heaven and Hell

as Director of Photography

1931

The Royal Bed

as Director of Photography

1940

Untamed

as Director of Photography

1930

The Runaway Bride

as Director of Photography

1937

Night Club Scandal

as Director of Photography

1927

The Telephone Girl

as Director of Photography

1942

Night in New Orleans

as Director of Photography

1955

Soldier of Fortune

as Director of Photography

1955

The Tall Men

as Director of Photography

1946

Dead Reckoning

as Director of Photography

1930

Framed

as Director of Photography

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