William H. Daniels

William Daniels

William Daniels — American cinematographer (1901-1970)

William H. Daniels ASC was a film cinematographer who was best-known as actress Greta Garbo's personal lensman. Daniels served as the cinematographer on all but three of Garbo's films during her tenure at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, including Torrent (1926), The Mysterious Lady (1928), The Kiss (1929), Anna Christie (1930), Grand Hotel (1932), Queen Christina (1933), Anna Karenina (1935), Camille (1936) and Ninotchka (1939). Early in his career, Daniels worked regularly with director Erich von Stroheim, providing cinematography for such films as The Devil's Pass Key (1920) and Greed (1924). Daniels went on to win an Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on The Naked City (1948).

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 81 films (1922–1969) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1951 Thunder On The Hill. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 84 min. 35mm B&W sound
1953 The Glenn Miller Story. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 116 min 35mm Color sound
1953 Thunder Bay. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 103 min 35mm Color sound
1954 The Far Country. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 97 min. 35mm Color sound
1954 War Arrow. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 78 min. 35mm Color sound
1955 Six Bridges To Cross. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 96 min. 35mm B&W sound
1955 The Benny Goodman Story. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 14 reels 35mm Color sound
1955 The Shrike. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 10 reels 35mm B&W sound
1956 Away All Boats. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 114 min 35mm Color sound
1956 Istanbul. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 84 min. 35mm Color sound
1956 The Unguarded Moment. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 95 min. 35mm Color sound
1957 [ISTANBUL] Joseph Pevney 84 min 16mm silent
1957 MY MAN GODFREY. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 92 min. 35mm Color sound
1957 Night Passage. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 10 reels 35mm Color sound
1958 A Stranger In My Arms. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 88 min. 35mm B&W sound
1958 Voice In The Mirror. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 102 min 35mm B&W sound
1960 All the Fine Young Cannibals Collectors Book Store 1:13 16mm Color
1960 All The Fine Young Cannibals. Loew's Inc. & Avon Productions Inc. 112 min 35mm Color sound
1960 Can-Can. Suffolk-Cummings Productions Inc. & Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. 131 min Color sound
1961 Come September Robert Mulligan 112 min Color
1961 Come September Robert Mulligan 112 min Color
1961 Come September. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 7 Pictures Corp. & Raoul Walsh Enterprises 112 min 35mm Color sound
1962 How the West Was Won John Ford, Henry Hathaway, George Marshall 12:00 Color
1963 The Prize Outreach Films / Cathedral Films Inc 134 min 16mm Color sound
1963 The Prize Mark Robson 12:00 Color
1963 The Prize Mark Robson 134 min Color
1965 Our Man Flint. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 108 min 35mm Color sound
1965 Von Ryan's Express. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. & P-R Productions 117 min 35mm Color sound
1967 In Like Flint. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 114 min 35mm Color sound
1967 Valley Of The Dolls. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. & Red Lion Productions Inc. 123 min 35mm Color sound
1969 The Maltese Bippy. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. 92 min 35mm Color sound