John Alton

American cinematographer of Austrian-Hungarian origin (1901-1996)

John Alton was an American cinematographer of Hungarian-Austrian origin. Alton photographed some of the most famous films noir of the classic period and won an Academy Award for the cinematography of An American in Paris (1951), becoming the first Hungarian-born person to do so in the cinematography category. He also worked as a director during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. His work has been honored at film festivals in Vienna, Japan, Argentina, Telluride, and San Francisco, as well as in retrospectives at the American Museum of the Moving Image and the Pacific Film Archives.

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Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 30 films (1939–1960) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 14 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲	Title	Creator	Length	Format	Color	Sound
1939	Meet Dr. Christian.	Stephens-Lang Productions	70min	16mm	B&W	silent
1940	DR. CHRISTIAN MEETS THE WOMEN.	William C. McGann			B&W
1940	Remedy for Riches	Erle C. Kenton		16mm	B&W
1940	Remedy for Riches.	Erle C. Kenton	68 min.	16mm	B&W	sound
1940	THE COURAGEOUS DR. CHRISTIAN.	RKO Radio Pictures Inc.	67 min.		B&W
1941	MELODY FOR THREE	Erle C. Kenton			B&W
1941	MELODY FOR THREE	Iowa Theatrical & Television Corporation	70min	16mm	B&W	Sound
1941	Melody For Three.	Erle C. Kenton	67 min.		B&W
1942	Ice-Capades Revue.	Bernard Vorhaus	8 reels		Color
1942	Pardon My Stripes.	John H. Auer	7 reels		Color
1944	Lake Placid Serenade.	Steve Sekely	10 reels		B&W
1944	Storm Over Lisbon.	George Sherman	9 reels		B&W
1945	Song Of Mexico.	James A. Fitzpatrick	6 reels		Color
1945	Winter wonderland.	Republic Pictures Corporation	71 min.	16mm	B&W	sound
1945	Winter Wonderland.	Bernard Vorhaus	1 reel	16mm	B&W	sound
1946	Affairs Of Geraldine.	George Blair	8 reels	35mm	Color	sound
1946	One Exciting Week.	William Beaudine	69 min.	35mm	Color & B&W	sound
1946	The Magnificent Rogue.	Albert S. Rogell	74 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1947	The Ghost Goes Wild.	George Blair	66 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1947	The Trespasser.	George Blair	71 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1948	T-Men.	Anthony Mann	92 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1950	Captain China.	Paramount Pictures Corp.	98 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1950	Father of the bride	Vincente Minnelli	92 min		Color & B&W
1951	An American in Paris	Films inc.	113 mi	16mm	Color	sound
1952	Talk About a Stranger	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp	1:05:00	16mm	B&W	sound
1952	Talk About A Stranger.	Loew’s Incorporated	65 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1953	COUNT THE HOURS	Don Siegel	2667	16mm	B&W	sound
1955	Tennessee’s Partner.	RKO Radio Pictures Inc.	87 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1957	Designing woman	Vincente Minnelli	118 min		Color
1960	12 To The Moon.	Columbia Pictures Corp.	74 min	35mm	B&W	sound