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Dewey Wrigley(1898-1950)

  • Visual Effects
  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Dewey Wrigley was born on 21 June 1898 in Warsaw, Indiana, USA. Dewey was a cinematographer, known for Reap the Wild Wind (1942), Fighting the Flames (1925) and The Midnight Express (1924). Dewey died on 20 April 1950 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornJune 21, 1898
DiedApril 20, 1950(51)
BornJune 21, 1898
DiedApril 20, 1950(51)
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Known for

John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Ray Milland, Paulette Goddard, Raymond Massey, Lynne Overman, and Robert Preston in Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Reap the Wild Wind
6.6
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1942
Fighting the Flames (1925)
Fighting the Flames
6.6
  • Cinematographer
  • 1925
The Midnight Express (1924)
The Midnight Express
5.9
  • Cinematographer
  • 1924
Wendy Barrie, Johnny Downs, Robert Kent, and Kent Taylor in College Scandal (1935)
College Scandal
6.6
  • Visual Effects
  • 1935

Credits

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Visual Effects

  • Charlton Heston, Lizabeth Scott, and Jack Webb in Dark City (1950)
    Dark City
    6.7
    • transparencies (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • September Affair (1950)
    September Affair
    6.7
    • process photography (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Marlene Dietrich, Jean Arthur, and John Lund in A Foreign Affair (1948)
    A Foreign Affair
    7.3
    • process photography
    • 1948
  • William Holden, Veronica Lake, Ray Milland, and Brian Donlevy in I Wanted Wings (1941)
    I Wanted Wings
    6.2
    • transparency camera: second unit (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Brian Donlevy, Muriel Angelus, and Akim Tamiroff in The Great McGinty (1940)
    The Great McGinty
    7.2
    • transparencies (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Lynne Overman, Robert Preston, and Akim Tamiroff in Union Pacific (1939)
    Union Pacific
    7.0
    • process photography
    • 1939
  • Randolph Scott and Joan Bennett in The Texans (1938)
    The Texans
    6.3
    • special photographic effects
    • 1938
  • Fredric March in The Buccaneer (1938)
    The Buccaneer
    6.6
    • special photographic effects
    • 1938
  • Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur in The Plainsman (1936)
    The Plainsman
    6.8
    • special photographic effects
    • 1936
  • Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray in The Princess Comes Across (1936)
    The Princess Comes Across
    6.7
    • special photographic effects
    • 1936
  • John Boles and Gladys Swarthout in Rose of the Rancho (1936)
    Rose of the Rancho
    6.3
    • special photographic effects
    • 1936
  • Claudette Colbert, Robert Young, and Fred MacMurray in The Bride Comes Home (1935)
    The Bride Comes Home
    6.1
    • special photographic effects
    • 1935
  • Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray in Hands Across the Table (1935)
    Hands Across the Table
    6.9
    • special photographic effects (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Two Fisted (1935)
    Two Fisted
    6.4
    • special photographic effects
    • 1935
  • Walter C. Kelly in The Virginia Judge (1935)
    The Virginia Judge
    5.5
    • special photographic effects
    • 1935

Cinematographer

  • Laugh Jubilee
    • Cinematographer
    • 1946
  • Roddy McDowall, Preston Foster, and Rita Johnson in My Friend Flicka (1943)
    My Friend Flicka
    6.5
    • director of photography
    • 1943
  • Carole Landis and Henry Wilcoxon in Mystery Sea Raider (1940)
    Mystery Sea Raider
    6.6
    • director of photography
    • 1940
  • Under the Cock-Eyed Moon (1930)
    Under the Cock-Eyed Moon
    4.7
    Short
    • Cinematographer (photography)
    • 1930
  • Jean Harlow and Ben Lyon in Hell's Angels (1930)
    Hell's Angels
    7.3
    • Cinematographer (photography)
    • 1930
  • High Toned
    5.8
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1930
  • Marie Prevost in A Blonde for a Night (1928)
    A Blonde for a Night
    5.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1928
  • Tom Dugan, Elinor Fair, Ben Hendricks Jr., Jeanette Loff, Franklin Pangborn, and Tom Ricketts in My Friend from India (1927)
    My Friend from India
    6.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1927
  • Harrison Ford, Kathryn McGuire, and Marie Prevost in The Girl in the Pullman (1927)
    The Girl in the Pullman
    7.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1927
  • Marie Prevost in The Rush Hour (1927)
    The Rush Hour
    7.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 1927
  • A Harp in Hock (1927)
    A Harp in Hock
    • Cinematographer
    • 1927
  • Marie Prevost in The Night Bride (1927)
    The Night Bride
    • Cinematographer
    • 1927
  • Ladies of Leisure (1926)
    Ladies of Leisure
    6.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1926
  • Steppin' Out
    • Cinematographer
    • 1925
  • Fighting the Flames (1925)
    Fighting the Flames
    6.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 1925

Camera and Electrical Department

  • September Affair (1950)
    September Affair
    6.7
    • camera operator: European photography (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Under My Skin (1950)
    Under My Skin
    6.5
    • photography: Europe (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Hedy Lamarr and Victor Mature in Samson and Delilah (1949)
    Samson and Delilah
    6.8
    • photographer: holy land
    • 1949
  • John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Ray Milland, Paulette Goddard, Raymond Massey, Lynne Overman, and Robert Preston in Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
    Reap the Wild Wind
    6.6
    • underwater photography
    • 1942
  • Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard in Nothing But the Truth (1941)
    Nothing But the Truth
    7.1
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Eddie Bracken, Ellen Drew, and Joel McCrea in Reaching for the Sun (1941)
    Reaching for the Sun
    6.5
    • camera operator: second unit
    • 1941
  • Gary Cooper, Paulette Goddard, Madeleine Carroll, and Robert Preston in North West Mounted Police (1940)
    North West Mounted Police
    6.3
    • camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Cary Grant and Myrna Loy in Wings in the Dark (1935)
    Wings in the Dark
    6.4
    • aerial photographer
    • 1935
  • Charles Laughton, Carole Lombard, and Kent Taylor in White Woman (1933)
    White Woman
    6.1
    • background photography (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Seena Owen and Joseph Schildkraut in Shipwrecked (1926)
    Shipwrecked
    7.0
    • second camera operator
    • 1926
  • Jetta Goudal in Paris at Midnight (1926)
    Paris at Midnight
    5.7
    • additional photographer
    • 1926
  • The Million Dollar Handicap (1926)
    The Million Dollar Handicap
    • additional photographer
    • 1926

Personal details

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  • Born
    • June 21, 1898
    • Warsaw, Indiana, USA
  • Died
    • April 20, 1950
    • Hollywood, California, USA(heart attack)

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