Walter L. Griffin

Walter L. Griffin

American cinematographer (1889–1954)

Walter L. Griffin was a founder of the American Society of Cinematographers. Griffin started working in pictures in 1912 and spent a year and a half in the lab before he first cranked a camera for Universal Pictures. In 1915, he joined the Exposition Players' Corporation, official cinematographers of the Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, where he headed photographic and lab operations. When the exposition closed in 1916, he spent four months in Colorado, making scenic films for the Denver Tourist Bureau.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 5 films (1920–1926) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 1 other record (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1926 DAME CHANCE. David Hartford Productions. B&W
1926 THEN CAME THE WOMAN. David Hartford Productions Inc. 7 reels B&W
1925 OUTWITTED. Independent Pictures Corp. 6 reels B&W
1921 NOMADS OF THE NORTH. First National. 109 min B&W
1920 Nomads of the North SCOE 3:00 B&W