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David Abel

David Abel

Known For Camera
Birthday Dec 15, 1883
Died Nov 12, 1973 (89)
Birthplace Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Apr 13, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia David Abel (15 December 1883 – 12 November 1973) was a cinematographer. Born in Amsterdam to Russian parents, Abel began his career in 1916. He came to the United States as a child in the first decade of the 1900s and worked as a portrait photographer in New Yo ... rk before entering films with Flying A Studios in 1913. His credits include Grumpy (1930), The Virtuous Sin (1930), Huckleberry Finn (1931), The Gay Divorcee (1934), Top Hat (1935), Follow the Fleet (1936), and The Affairs of Susan (1945). At RKO Pictures during the 1930s, Abel was a favorite collaborator of director Mark Sandrich and was responsible for the photography of five Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers musicals (The Gay Divorcee, Top Hat, Follow the Fleet, Swing Time, and Shall We Dance). Other credits include The Awful Truth, Huckleberry Finn, Hips, Hips, Hooray!, Grumpy, The Virtuous Sin, and History Is Made at Night. He filmed a total of 110 films. He retired in 1937, but Sandrich persuaded him to come back as cameraman for the classic Holiday Inn (1942). After two more films, Follow the Boys (1944) and The Affairs of Susan (1945), Abel left Hollywood film work for good.

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Filmography

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The Affairs of Susan

The Affairs of Susan

1945

Director of Photography

Follow the Boys

Follow the Boys

1944

Director of Photography

Holiday Inn

Holiday Inn

1942

Director of Photography

Criminal Lawyer

Criminal Lawyer

1937

Director of Photography

History Is Made at Night

History Is Made at Night

1937

Director of Photography

Shall We Dance

Shall We Dance

1937

Director of Photography

Bunker Bean

Bunker Bean

1936

Cinematography, Director of Photography

Swing Time

Swing Time

1936

Director of Photography

Make Way for a Lady

Make Way for a Lady

1936

Director of Photography

Follow the Fleet

Follow the Fleet

1936

Director of Photography

A Notorious Gentleman

A Notorious Gentleman

1935

Cinematography

I Dream Too Much

I Dream Too Much

1935

Director of Photography

Top Hat

Top Hat

1935

Director of Photography

The Case of the Curious Bride

The Case of the Curious Bride

1935

Director of Photography

Cockeyed Cavaliers

Cockeyed Cavaliers

1934

Director of Photography

Hips, Hips, Hooray!

Hips, Hips, Hooray!

1934

Director of Photography

This Man Is Mine

This Man Is Mine

1934

Director of Photography

The Gay Divorcee

The Gay Divorcee

1934

Director of Photography

Bachelor Bait

Bachelor Bait

1934

Director of Photography

Pick-up

Pick-up

1933

Director of Photography

The Crime of the Century

The Crime of the Century

1933

Director of Photography

Rafter Romance

Rafter Romance

1933

Director of Photography

Ann Vickers

Ann Vickers

1933

Director of Photography

Sky Bride

Sky Bride

1932

Director of Photography

The Phantom President

The Phantom President

1932

Director of Photography

Merrily We Go to Hell

Merrily We Go to Hell

1932

Director of Photography

The Miracle Man

The Miracle Man

1932

Director of Photography

Madame Butterfly

Madame Butterfly

1932

Director of Photography

Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn

1931

Director of Photography

Ladies of the Big House

Ladies of the Big House

1931

Director of Photography

The Secret Call

The Secret Call

1931

Director of Photography

Rich Man's Folly

Rich Man's Folly

1931

Director of Photography

Scandal Sheet

Scandal Sheet

1931

Director of Photography

Grumpy

Grumpy

1930

Director of Photography

The Virtuous Sin

The Virtuous Sin

1930

Director of Photography

The Grand Parade

The Grand Parade

1930

Director of Photography

Swing High

Swing High

1930

Director of Photography

The Racketeer

The Racketeer

1929

Director of Photography

Square Shoulders

Square Shoulders

1929

Director of Photography

Midnight Madness

Midnight Madness

1928

Director of Photography

Tenth Avenue

Tenth Avenue

1928

Director of Photography

Craig's Wife

Craig's Wife

1928

Director of Photography

Stand and Deliver

Stand and Deliver

1928

Director of Photography

Show Folks

Show Folks

1928

Director of Photography

The First Auto

The First Auto

1927

Director of Photography

The Forbidden Woman

The Forbidden Woman

1927

Director of Photography

Footloose Widows

Footloose Widows

1926

Director of Photography

The Cave Man

The Cave Man

1926

Director of Photography

The Honeymoon Express

The Honeymoon Express

1926

Director of Photography

Recompense

Recompense

1925

Director of Photography

Beau Brummel

Beau Brummel

1924

Director of Photography

The Dark Swan

The Dark Swan

1924

Director of Photography

Lovebound

Lovebound

1923

Director of Photography

Mixed Faces

Mixed Faces

1922

Director of Photography

The Primitive Lover

The Primitive Lover

1922

Director of Photography

Rip Van Winkle

Rip Van Winkle

1921

Cinematography

Unseen Forces

Unseen Forces

1920

Cinematography

The Woman Gives

The Woman Gives

1920

Director of Photography

A Daughter of Two Worlds

A Daughter of Two Worlds

1920

Director of Photography

She Loves and Lies

She Loves and Lies

1920

Director of Photography

The Heart of Wetona

The Heart of Wetona

1919

Director of Photography

The Way of a Woman

The Way of a Woman

1919

Director of Photography

The New Moon

The New Moon

1919

Director of Photography

The Isle of Conquest

The Isle of Conquest

1919

Director of Photography

The Probation Wife

The Probation Wife

1919

Director of Photography

Thais

Thais

1917

Director of Photography

Madame Bo-Peep

Madame Bo-Peep

1917

Director of Photography

A Woman's Awakening

A Woman's Awakening

1917

Director of Photography

The Bad Boy

The Bad Boy

1917

Director of Photography

A Sister of Six

A Sister of Six

1916

Cinematography

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