Hal Mohr

Personal Info

Know For

Camera

Gender

Male

Birthday

1894-08-02 (80 years old)

Deathday

1974-05-10

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Hal Mohr

Biography

Hal Mohr, A.S.C. (August 2, 1894 in San Francisco – May 10, 1974 in Santa Monica, California) was a famed movie cinematographer. He is known for his Oscar-winning work on the 1935 film, A Midsummer Night's Dream. He was awarded another Oscar for his work on The Phantom of the Opera in 1943, and received a nomination for The Four Poster in 1952. From a young age, Hal Mohr wanted to pursue a career in cinematography because he was curious to learn about how to make pictures move onscreen. He worked as a photo finisher in a photo lab to gain experience with the camera. When he was 19 years old, he filmed his first movie, Pam's Daughter, which, ...

Acting

1938

I Met My Love Again

as College Student (uncredited)

1979

The Man You Loved to Hate

as Self (archive audio)

Production

1927

The Jazz Singer

as Director of Photography

1936

The Walking Dead

as Director of Photography

1925

The Monster

as Director of Photography

1936

Bullets or Ballots

as Director of Photography

1950

Woman on the Run

as Director of Photography

1952

Rancho Notorious

as Director of Photography

1957

Baby Face Nelson

as Director of Photography

1951

The Big Night

as Director of Photography

1950

The Second Woman

as Director of Photography

1931

The Big Gamble

as Director of Photography

1939

Destry Rides Again

as Director of Photography

1956

The Boss

as Director of Photography

1947

The Lost Moment

as Director of Photography

1946

Because of Him

as Director of Photography

1934

Change of Heart

as Director of Photography

1928

The Last Warning

as Director of Photography

1929

The Last Performance

as Director of Photography

1948

Another Part of the Forest

as Director of Photography

1948

An Act of Murder

as Director of Photography

1944

Enter Arsène Lupin

as Director of Photography

1943

Top Man

as Director of Photography

1926

The Third Degree

as Director of Photography

1931

A Woman of Experience

as Director of Photography

1945

Her Lucky Night

as Director of Photography

1943

Phantom of the Opera

as Director of Photography

1927

The Heart of Maryland

as Director of Photography

1932

Tess of the Storm Country

as Director of Photography

1933

The Warrior's Husband

as Director of Photography

1929

Broadway

as Director of Photography

1928

Noah's Ark

as Director of Photography

1930

Big Boy

as Director of Photography

1933

The Devil's in Love

as Director of Photography

1939

Back Door to Heaven

as Director of Photography

1928

Tenderloin

as Director of Photography

1927

Old San Francisco

as Director of Photography

1933

State Fair

as Director of Photography

1931

Devotion

as Director of Photography

1933

I Loved You Wednesday

as Director of Photography

1961

Underworld U.S.A.

as Director of Photography

1939

Rio

as Director of Photography

1934

David Harum

as Director of Photography

1930

Outward Bound

as Director of Photography

1928

Glorious Betsy

as Director of Photography

1925

Little Annie Rooney

as Director of Photography

1947

I'll Be Yours

as Director of Photography

1930

King of Jazz

as Director of Photography

1935

Captain Blood

as Director of Photography

1936

The Green Pastures

as Director of Photography

1943

Watch on the Rhine

as Director of Photography

1917

The Big Idea

as Director of Photography

1917

The Big Idea

as Writer

1917

The Big Idea

as Director

1947

Song of Scheherazade

as Director of Photography

1934

Servants' Entrance

as Director of Photography

1937

1962

The Creation of the Humanoids

as Director of Photography

1932

A Woman Commands

as Director of Photography

1935

A Midsummer Night's Dream

as Director of Photography

1932

Week Ends Only

as Director of Photography

1940

When the Daltons Rode

as Director of Photography

1958

No Time at All

as Cinematography

1944

The Climax

as Director of Photography

1945

Salome, Where She Danced

as Director of Photography

1938

I Met My Love Again

as Director of Photography

1932

The First Year

as Director of Photography

1941

International Lady

as Director of Photography

1936

Ladies in Love

as Director of Photography

1955

Day is Done

as Cinematography

1952

The Four Poster

as Director of Photography

1968

The Bamboo Saucer

as Director of Photography

1967

Jack and the Beanstalk

as Director of Photography

1963

The Man from the Diners' Club

as Director of Photography

1958

The Gun Runners

as Director of Photography

1958

The Lineup

as Director of Photography

1960

The Last Voyage

as Director of Photography

1952

The Member of the Wedding

as Director of Photography

1953

The Wild One

as Director of Photography

1949

Johnny Holiday

as Director of Photography

1929

The Honeymoon

as Cinematography

1956

Hot Cargo

as Director of Photography

1926

Sparrows

as Director of Photography

1926

The Marriage Clause

as Director of Photography

1930

The Czar of Broadway

as Director of Photography

1923

Bag and Baggage

as Director of Photography

1969

Topaz

as Technical Advisor

1929

Shanghai Lady

as Director of Photography

1932

Lady with a Past

as Director of Photography

1941

Pot o' Gold

as Director of Photography

1924

Vanity's Price

as Cinematography

1965

Invisible Diplomats

as Director of Photography

1942

Lady in a Jam

as Director of Photography

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