George Barnes

Known for
Camera
Born
October 16, 1892
Died
May 30, 1953 (aged 60)
Birthplace
Pasadena, California, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia George S. Barnes, A.S.C. (October 16, 1892 – May 30, 1953) was an American cinematographer from the era of silent films to the early 1950s. Over the course of his career, he was nominated for an Academy Award eight times, including his work on The Devil Dancer (1927) with Gilda Gray and Clive Brook. However, he only won once, for his work on the Alfred Hitchcock film Rebecca (1940). He died at the age of 60 in Los Angeles, California after having worked on at least 142 films. He was married to Joan Blondell from 1933 to 1936, and was the father of television executive Norman S. Powell.

Known For

Filmography

2025
Housejackers poster

Housejackers

Movie · Director of Photography

2019
Ordinary Love poster

Ordinary Love

Movie · Second Assistant "A" Camera

1953
The War of the Worlds poster

The War of the Worlds

Movie · Director of Photography

1952
Just for You poster

Just for You

Movie · Director of Photography

1952
Road to Bali poster

Road to Bali

Movie · Director of Photography

1952
Somebody Loves Me poster

Somebody Loves Me

Movie · Director of Photography

1952
Something to Live For poster

Something to Live For

Movie · Director of Photography

1952
The Greatest Show on Earth poster

The Greatest Show on Earth

Movie · Director of Photography

1951
Here Comes the Groom poster

Here Comes the Groom

Movie · Director of Photography

1950
Force of Evil poster

Force of Evil

Movie · Director of Photography

1950
Mr. Music poster

Mr. Music

Movie · Director of Photography

1950
Let's Dance poster

Let's Dance

Movie · Director of Photography

1950
Riding High poster

Riding High

Movie · Director of Photography

1949
The File on Thelma Jordon poster

The File on Thelma Jordon

Movie · Director of Photography

1949
Samson and Delilah poster

Samson and Delilah

Movie · Director of Photography

1948
The Emperor Waltz poster

The Emperor Waltz

Movie · Director of Photography

1948
No Minor Vices poster

No Minor Vices

Movie · Director of Photography

1948
Good Sam poster

Good Sam

Movie · Director of Photography

1948
The Boy with Green Hair poster

The Boy with Green Hair

Movie · Director of Photography

1947
Mourning Becomes Electra poster

Mourning Becomes Electra

Movie · Director of Photography

1947
Sinbad the Sailor poster

Sinbad the Sailor

Movie · Director of Photography

1946
From This Day Forward poster

From This Day Forward

Movie · Director of Photography

1945
Spellbound poster

Spellbound

Movie · Director of Photography

1945
The Bells of St. Mary's poster

The Bells of St. Mary's

Movie · Director of Photography

1945
The Spanish Main poster

The Spanish Main

Movie · Director of Photography

1944
None But the Lonely Heart poster

None But the Lonely Heart

Movie · Director of Photography

1944
Frenchman's Creek poster

Frenchman's Creek

Movie · Director of Photography

1943
Jane Eyre poster

Jane Eyre

Movie · Director of Photography

1943
Mr. Lucky poster

Mr. Lucky

Movie · Director of Photography

1942
Nightmare poster

Nightmare

Movie · Director of Photography

1942
Once Upon a Honeymoon poster

Once Upon a Honeymoon

Movie · Director of Photography

1942
Sex Hygiene poster

Sex Hygiene

Movie · Director of Photography

1942
Broadway poster

Broadway

Movie · Director of Photography

1941
Meet John Doe poster

Meet John Doe

Movie · Director of Photography

1941
That Uncertain Feeling poster

That Uncertain Feeling

Movie · Director of Photography

1941
Ladies in Retirement poster

Ladies in Retirement

Movie · Director of Photography

1941
Unholy Partners poster

Unholy Partners

Movie · Director of Photography

1940
Rebecca poster

Rebecca

Movie · Director of Photography

1940
Hudson's Bay poster

Hudson's Bay

Movie · Director of Photography

1940
The Return of Frank James poster

The Return of Frank James

Movie · Director of Photography

1940
Maryland poster

Maryland

Movie · Director of Photography

1939
Stanley and Livingstone poster

Stanley and Livingstone

Movie · Director of Photography

1939
Jesse James poster

Jesse James

Movie · Director of Photography

1939
Devil's Island poster

Devil's Island

Movie · Director of Photography

1938
Love, Honor and Behave poster

Love, Honor and Behave

Movie · Director of Photography

1937
Black Legion poster

Black Legion

Movie · Director of Photography

1937
Marked Woman poster

Marked Woman

Movie · Director of Photography

1936
Cain and Mabel poster

Cain and Mabel

Movie · Director of Photography

1936
Love Begins at Twenty poster

Love Begins at Twenty

Movie · Director of Photography

1936
The Singing Kid poster

The Singing Kid

Movie · Director of Photography

1935
The Irish in Us poster

The Irish in Us

Movie · Director of Photography

1935
In Caliente poster

In Caliente

Movie · Director of Photography

1935
Traveling Saleslady poster

Traveling Saleslady

Movie · Director of Photography

1934
Massacre poster

Massacre

Movie · Director of Photography

1934
Dames poster

Dames

Movie · Director of Photography

1934
Gambling Lady poster

Gambling Lady

Movie · Director of Photography

1934
Flirtation Walk poster

Flirtation Walk

Movie · Director of Photography

1934
He Was Her Man poster

He Was Her Man

Movie · Camera Operator

1934
Kansas City Princess poster

Kansas City Princess

Movie · Director of Photography

1933
Footlight Parade poster

Footlight Parade

Movie · Director of Photography

1933
Peg o' My Heart poster

Peg o' My Heart

Movie · Director of Photography

1933
Havana Widows poster

Havana Widows

Movie · Director of Photography

1933
Broadway Bad poster

Broadway Bad

Movie · Director of Photography

1933
Goodbye Again poster

Goodbye Again

Movie · Director of Photography

1932
Blondie of the Follies poster

Blondie of the Follies

Movie · Director of Photography

1932
The Greeks Had a Word for Them poster

The Greeks Had a Word for Them

Movie · Director of Photography

1932
The Wet Parade poster

The Wet Parade

Movie · Director of Photography

1932
Society Girl poster

Society Girl

Movie · Director of Photography

1932
Sherlock Holmes poster

Sherlock Holmes

Movie · Director of Photography

1931
The Unholy Garden poster

The Unholy Garden

Movie · Director of Photography

1931
Street Scene poster

Street Scene

Movie · Director of Photography

1931
Five and Ten poster

Five and Ten

Movie · Director of Photography

1930
The Devil to Pay! poster

The Devil to Pay!

Movie · Director of Photography

1930
Raffles poster

Raffles

Movie · Director of Photography

1930
One Heavenly Night poster

One Heavenly Night

Movie · Director of Photography

1930
A Lady's Morals poster

A Lady's Morals

Movie · Director of Photography

1930
What a Widow! poster

What a Widow!

Movie · Director of Photography

1929
Condemned! poster

Condemned!

Movie · Director of Photography

1929
This Is Heaven poster

This Is Heaven

Movie · Director of Photography

1929
The Rescue poster

The Rescue

Movie · Director of Photography

1929
Bulldog Drummond poster

Bulldog Drummond

Movie · Director of Photography

1929
The Trespasser poster

The Trespasser

Movie · Director of Photography

1928
Sadie Thompson poster

Sadie Thompson

Movie · Director of Photography

1928
Our Dancing Daughters poster

Our Dancing Daughters

Movie · Director of Photography

1928
The Awakening poster

The Awakening

Movie · Director of Photography

1928
Two Lovers poster

Two Lovers

Movie · Director of Photography

1927
The Night of Love poster

The Night of Love

Movie · Director of Photography

1927
The Devil Dancer poster

The Devil Dancer

Movie · Director of Photography

1927
The Magic Flame poster

The Magic Flame

Movie · Director of Photography

1927
Venus of Venice poster

Venus of Venice

Movie · Director of Photography

1927
The Love of Sunya poster

The Love of Sunya

Movie · Director of Photography

1926
The Winning of Barbara Worth poster

The Winning of Barbara Worth

Movie · Director of Photography

1926
The Son of the Sheik poster

The Son of the Sheik

Movie · Director of Photography

1926
Mademoiselle Modiste poster

Mademoiselle Modiste

Movie · Director of Photography

1925
The Eagle poster

The Eagle

Movie · Director of Photography

1925
Zander the Great poster

Zander the Great

Movie · Director of Photography

1925
The Dark Angel poster

The Dark Angel

Movie · Director of Photography

1924
Yolanda poster

Yolanda

Movie · Director of Photography

1924
Janice Meredith poster

Janice Meredith

Movie · Director of Photography

1923
The Love Piker poster

The Love Piker

Movie · Director of Photography

1922
Peg o' My Heart poster

Peg o' My Heart

Movie · Director of Photography

1922
The Real Adventure poster

The Real Adventure

Movie · Director of Photography

1922
Conquering the Woman poster

Conquering the Woman

Movie · Director of Photography

1922
Dusk to Dawn poster

Dusk to Dawn

Movie · Director of Photography

1921
The Beautiful Gambler

The Beautiful Gambler

Movie · Director of Photography

1921
Opened Shutters poster

Opened Shutters

Movie · Director of Photography

1920
The Woman in the Suitcase poster

The Woman in the Suitcase

Movie · Director of Photography

1920
Her Husband's Friend

Her Husband's Friend

Movie · Director of Photography

1920
Silk Hosiery poster

Silk Hosiery

Movie · Director of Photography

1919
What Every Woman Learns poster

What Every Woman Learns

Movie · Director of Photography

1919
Stepping Out poster

Stepping Out

Movie · Director of Photography

1919
The Virtuous Thief poster

The Virtuous Thief

Movie · Director of Photography

1919
The Law of Men poster

The Law of Men

Movie · Director of Photography

1918
Vive la France! poster

Vive la France!

Movie · Director of Photography