Vernon L. Walker (1894-1948)

Alias:
Vern L. Walker
Verne Walker
Vern Walker
Vernon Walker

Birthplace:
Detroit, Michigan, USA

Born:
May 2, 1894

Died:
March 14, 1948

Vernon L. Walker (May 2, 1894 – March 1, 1948) was an American special effects artist and cinematographer. He was nominated for four Academy Awards for Best Special Effects. He worked on more than 220 films during his career, starting out as a head cameraman for Otis B. Thayer's Art-O-Graf Film Company in 1919.

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Cinematography:
1920  Forbidden Trails
1923  Robin Hood Jr
1925  Cold Turkey

Director of Photography:
1920  Forbidden Trails
1923  Robin Hood Jr
1924  The Hansom Cabman
1925  Cold Turkey
1926  Spanking Breezes
1928  Run, Girl, Run
1928  Smith's Army Life
1931  Ten Nights in a Bar-room
1933  King Kong
1933  The Son of Kong

Special Effects:
1920  Forbidden Trails
1923  Robin Hood Jr
1924  The Hansom Cabman
1925  Cold Turkey
1926  Spanking Breezes
1928  Run, Girl, Run
1928  Smith's Army Life
1930  The Life of the Party
1931  Ten Nights in a Bar-room
1932  The Conquerors
1933  Ace of Aces
1933  King Kong
1933  Melody Cruise
1933  The Son of Kong
1934  Finishing School
1934  The Gay Divorcee
1934  The Little Minister
1935  I Dream Too Much
1935  Murder on a Honeymoon
1935  She
1935  Top Hat
1936  Love on a Bet
1936  Swing Time
1936  Walking on Air
1937  A Damsel in Distress
1937  Annapolis Salute
1937  Danger Patrol
1937  Don't Tell the Wife
1937  High Flyers
1937  Music for Madame
1937  New Faces of 1937
1937  Shall We Dance
1937  Super-Sleuth
1937  The Soldier and the Lady
1937  The Woman I Love
1937  There Goes My Girl
1937  There Goes the Groom
1938  Bringing Up Baby
1938  Carefree
1938  Crashing Hollywood
1938  Fugitives for a Night
1938  Go Chase Yourself
1938  Having Wonderful Time
1938  Joy of Living
1938  Sky Giant
1939  Bachelor Mother
1939  Five Came Back
1939  Gunga Din
1939  Love Affair
1939  Pacific Liner
1939  Panama Lady
1939  That's Right - You're Wrong
1939  The Day the Bookies Wept
1939  The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939  The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939  Twelve Crowded Hours
1940  Cross-Country Romance
1940  I'm Still Alive
1940  Irene
1940  Kitty Foyle
1940  Men Against the Sky
1940  Millionaires in Prison
1940  The Saint's Double Trouble
1940  They Knew What They Wanted
1940  You'll Find Out
1941  A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941  All That Money Can Buy
1941  Citizen Kane
1941  Look Who's Laughing
1941  Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1941  Parachute Battalion
1941  Play Girl
1941  Sunny
1941  Suspicion
1941  The Devil and Miss Jones
1941  The Saint In Palm Springs
1941  Tom, Dick and Harry
1941  Unexpected Uncle
1942  Call Out the Marines
1942  Cat People
1942  Four Jacks and a Jill
1942  Here We Go Again
1942  Obliging Young Lady
1942  Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942  Seven Days' Leave
1942  Sing Your Worries Away
1942  The Big Street
1942  The Magnificent Ambersons
1942  The Navy Comes Through
1943  Around the World
1943  Behind the Rising Sun
1943  Bombardier
1943  Forever and a Day
1943  Gangway for Tomorrow
1943  Hitler's Children
1943  Journey into Fear
1943  Mr. Lucky
1943  The Falcon and the Co-Eds
1943  The Fallen Sparrow
1943  The Ghost Ship
1943  The Sky's the Limit
1943  This Land Is Mine
1944  Bride by Mistake
1944  Days of Glory
1944  Experiment Perilous
1944  Gildersleeve's Ghost
1944  Heavenly Days
1944  Mademoiselle Fifi
1944  Murder, My Sweet
1944  My Pal, Wolf
1944  None But the Lonely Heart
1944  Seven Days Ashore
1944  Tender Comrade
1944  The Falcon in Hollywood
1944  The Falcon in Mexico
1944  Youth Runs Wild
1945  A Game of Death
1945  Back to Bataan
1945  China Sky
1945  George White's Scandals
1945  Having Wonderful Crime
1945  Johnny Angel
1945  Man Alive
1945  Pan-Americana
1945  Radio Stars on Parade
1945  The Bells of St. Mary's
1945  The Brighton Strangler
1945  The Falcon in San Francisco
1945  The Spanish Main
1945  Two O'Clock Courage
1946  Bedlam
1946  Deadline at Dawn
1946  From This Day Forward
1946  Genius at Work
1946  Heartbeat
1946  Notorious
1946  The Bamboo Blonde
1946  The Spiral Staircase
1946  Till the End of Time
1947  Mourning Becomes Electra

Visual Effects:
1920  Forbidden Trails
1923  Robin Hood Jr
1924  The Hansom Cabman
1925  Cold Turkey
1926  Spanking Breezes
1928  Run, Girl, Run
1928  Smith's Army Life
1930  The Life of the Party
1931  Ten Nights in a Bar-room
1932  The Conquerors
1933  Ace of Aces
1933  King Kong
1933  Melody Cruise
1933  The Son of Kong
1934  Finishing School
1934  The Gay Divorcee
1934  The Little Minister
1935  I Dream Too Much
1935  Murder on a Honeymoon
1935  She
1935  Top Hat
1936  Love on a Bet
1936  Swing Time
1936  Walking on Air
1937  A Damsel in Distress
1937  Annapolis Salute
1937  Danger Patrol
1937  Don't Tell the Wife
1937  High Flyers
1937  Music for Madame
1937  New Faces of 1937
1937  Shall We Dance
1937  Super-Sleuth
1937  The Soldier and the Lady
1937  The Woman I Love
1937  There Goes My Girl
1937  There Goes the Groom
1938  Bringing Up Baby
1938  Carefree
1938  Crashing Hollywood
1938  Fugitives for a Night
1938  Go Chase Yourself
1938  Having Wonderful Time
1938  Joy of Living
1938  Sky Giant
1939  Bachelor Mother
1939  Five Came Back
1939  Gunga Din
1939  Love Affair
1939  Pacific Liner
1939  Panama Lady
1939  That's Right - You're Wrong
1939  The Day the Bookies Wept
1939  The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939  The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939  Twelve Crowded Hours
1940  Cross-Country Romance
1940  I'm Still Alive
1940  Irene
1940  Kitty Foyle
1940  Men Against the Sky
1940  Millionaires in Prison
1940  The Saint's Double Trouble
1940  They Knew What They Wanted
1940  You'll Find Out
1941  A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941  All That Money Can Buy
1941  Citizen Kane
1941  Look Who's Laughing
1941  Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1941  Parachute Battalion
1941  Play Girl
1941  Sunny
1941  Suspicion
1941  The Devil and Miss Jones
1941  The Saint In Palm Springs
1941  Tom, Dick and Harry
1941  Unexpected Uncle
1942  Call Out the Marines
1942  Cat People
1942  Four Jacks and a Jill
1942  Here We Go Again
1942  Obliging Young Lady
1942  Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942  Seven Days' Leave
1942  Sing Your Worries Away
1942  The Big Street
1942  The Magnificent Ambersons
1942  The Navy Comes Through
1943  Around the World
1943  Behind the Rising Sun
1943  Bombardier
1943  Forever and a Day
1943  Gangway for Tomorrow
1943  Hitler's Children
1943  Journey into Fear
1943  Mr. Lucky
1943  The Falcon and the Co-Eds
1943  The Fallen Sparrow
1943  The Ghost Ship
1943  The Sky's the Limit
1943  This Land Is Mine
1944  Bride by Mistake
1944  Days of Glory
1944  Experiment Perilous
1944  Gildersleeve's Ghost
1944  Heavenly Days
1944  Mademoiselle Fifi
1944  Murder, My Sweet
1944  My Pal, Wolf
1944  None But the Lonely Heart
1944  Seven Days Ashore
1944  Tender Comrade
1944  The Falcon in Hollywood
1944  The Falcon in Mexico
1944  The Woman in the Window
1944  Youth Runs Wild
1945  A Game of Death
1945  Back to Bataan
1945  China Sky
1945  George White's Scandals
1945  Having Wonderful Crime
1945  Johnny Angel
1945  Man Alive
1945  Pan-Americana
1945  Radio Stars on Parade
1945  The Bells of St. Mary's
1945  The Brighton Strangler
1945  The Falcon in San Francisco
1945  The Spanish Main
1945  Two O'Clock Courage
1946  Bedlam
1946  Deadline at Dawn
1946  From This Day Forward
1946  Genius at Work
1946  Heartbeat
1946  Notorious
1946  The Bamboo Blonde
1946  The Spiral Staircase
1946  The Truth About Murder
1946  Till the End of Time
1947  Mourning Becomes Electra

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