---
name: "Gordon Jennings"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gordon-jennings"
fi1m_id: "gordon-jennings"
imdb_id: "nm0421157"
tmdb_id: 10521
wikidata_id: "Q8644"
roles: ["Visual effects"]
born: "25 June 1896"
died: "11 January 1953"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 11
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_over: 11
updated: "2026-09-25T06:02:40.140602+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Gordon Jennings

## Identity

Gordon Jennings

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/gordon-jennings
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** gordon-jennings
- **IMDb ID:** nm0421157
- **TMDB ID:** 10521
- **Wikidata ID:** Q8644
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Jennings, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8644, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0421157/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10521

Visual effects. Born 25 June 1896 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Died 11 January 1953.

## Details

- **Work:** Visual effects
- **Born:** 25 June 1896, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- **Died:** 11 January 1953
- **Active:** 1923–1953
- **Academy Awards:** 3 Oscars (3 won · 5 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1920s 81 (1), 1930s 82 (2), 1940s 74 (5), 1950s 85 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 82 to 77 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 7 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 9, Romance 6, Comedy 3, History 2, Western 2, Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 20 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $79m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Jennings, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8644, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0421157/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10521

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Our Hospitality*](https://film.one/film/our-hospitality.md) (81)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Gordon Jennings (1896–1953) was an American cinematographer and special effects artist. He began working in Hollywood in 1919 as a camera assistant and contributed to the visual and special effects of more than 180 films from 1932 until his death.

Jennings received seven Academy Awards, principally for Best Special Effects, and was nominated for eight more. His credits include special effects on *Stalag 17* (1953), *A Place in the Sun* (1951), *I Married a Witch* (1942), *Sorry, Wrong Number* (1948) and *For Whom the Bell Tolls* (1943). He also worked as cinematographer on *Our Hospitality* (1923). His older brother was cinematographer Devereaux Jennings.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (11)

- *Shane* (1953), Fi1m 83, Visual Effects — [page](https://film.one/film/shane.md)
- *A Place in the Sun* (1951), Fi1m 81, Special Effects — [page](https://film.one/film/a-place-in-the-sun.md)
- *Sunset Boulevard* (1950), Fi1m 91, Visual Effects — [page](https://film.one/film/sunset-boulevard.md)
- *The Heiress* (1949), Fi1m 90, Visual Effects — [page](https://film.one/film/the-heiress.md)
- *The Paleface* (1948), Fi1m 68, Special Effects — [page](https://film.one/film/the-paleface.md)
- *The Lost Weekend* (1945), Fi1m 82, Visual Effects — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lost-weekend.md)
- *Going My Way* (1944), Fi1m 74, Special Effects — [page](https://film.one/film/going-my-way.md)
- *For Whom the Bell Tolls* (1943), Fi1m 58, Special Effects — [page](https://film.one/film/for-whom-the-bell-tolls.md)
- *Make Way for Tomorrow* (1937), Fi1m 91, Visual Effects — [page](https://film.one/film/make-way-for-tomorrow.md)
- *Peter Ibbetson* (1935), Fi1m 74, Visual Effects — [page](https://film.one/film/peter-ibbetson.md)
- *Our Hospitality* (1923), Fi1m 81, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/our-hospitality.md)

## Complete filmography (80)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Forever Female* (1953), Visual Effects
- *Here Come the Girls* (1953), Special Effects
- *Little Boy Lost* (1953), Special Effects
- *Stalag 17* (1953), Special Effects
- *Scared Stiff* (1953), Special Effects
- *Shane* (1953), Visual Effects — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/shane.md)
- *The War of the Worlds* (1953), Visual Effects
- *Come Back, Little Sheba* (1953), Visual Effects
- *Off Limits* (1952), Special Effects
- *Road to Bali* (1952), Special Effects
- *Just for You* (1952), Special Effects
- *Son of Paleface* (1952), Special Effects
- *The Turning Point* (1952), Visual Effects
- *Jumping Jacks* (1952), Special Effects
- *My Son John* (1952), Visual Effects
- *Sailor Beware* (1952), Special Effects
- *My Favorite Spy* (1951), Special Effects
- *The Stooge* (1951), Special Effects
- *Here Comes the Groom* (1951), Special Effects
- *A Place in the Sun* (1951), Special Effects — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/a-place-in-the-sun.md)
- *Sunset Boulevard* (1950), Visual Effects — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/sunset-boulevard.md)
- *The Furies* (1950), Visual Effects
- *Fancy Pants* (1950), Special Effects
- *My Friend Irma Goes West* (1950), Special Effects
- *No Man of Her Own* (1950), Special Effects
- *The Great Lover* (1949), Special Effects
- *The File on Thelma Jordon* (1949), Special Effects
- *My Friend Irma* (1949), Special Effects
- *The Heiress* (1949), Visual Effects — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/the-heiress.md)
- *Sorrowful Jones* (1949), Special Effects
- *The Great Gatsby* (1949), Special Effects
- *The Accused* (1949), Visual Effects
- *The Paleface* (1948), Special Effects — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-paleface.md)
- *Whispering Smith* (1948), Visual Effects
- *Sorry, Wrong Number* (1948), Special Effects
- *A Foreign Affair* (1948), Special Effects
- *Hazard* (1948), Visual Effects
- *The Sainted Sisters* (1948), Visual Effects
- *The Big Clock* (1948), Special Effects
- *Road to Rio* (1947), Special Effects
- *Saigon* (1947), Visual Effects
- *Where There's Life* (1947), Special Effects
- *Unconquered* (1947), Visual Effects Director
- *My Favorite Brunette* (1947), Special Effects, Visual Effects
- *California* (1947), Visual Effects, Special Effects
- *Calcutta* (1946), Visual Effects
- *Monsieur Beaucaire* (1946), Special Effects
- *The Bride Wore Boots* (1946), Visual Effects
- *The Virginian* (1946), Visual Effects
- *Road to Utopia* (1946), Special Effects
- *The Lost Weekend* (1945), Visual Effects — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lost-weekend.md)
- *Kitty* (1945), Visual Effects
- *Murder, He Says* (1945), Visual Effects
- *A Medal for Benny* (1945), Special Effects
- *Our Hearts Were Young and Gay* (1944), Visual Effects
- *Going My Way* (1944), Special Effects — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/going-my-way.md)
- *So Proudly We Hail* (1943), Special Effects, Visual Effects
- *For Whom the Bell Tolls* (1943), Special Effects — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/for-whom-the-bell-tolls.md)
- *China* (1943), Visual Effects
- *No Time for Love* (1943), Visual Effects
- *Road to Morocco* (1942), Special Effects
- *I Married a Witch* (1942), Special Effects
- *This Gun for Hire* (1942), Special Effects
- *Reap the Wild Wind* (1942), Visual Effects
- *The Mad Doctor* (1940), Special Effects
- *North West Mounted Police* (1940), Visual Effects
- *Rulers of the Sea* (1939), Visual Effects
- *Union Pacific* (1939), Special Effects
- *If I Were King* (1938), Visual Effects, Special Effects
- *Wells Fargo* (1937), Special Effects
- *Artists & Models* (1937), Special Effects
- *Make Way for Tomorrow* (1937), Visual Effects — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/make-way-for-tomorrow.md)
- *The General Died at Dawn* (1936), Visual Effects
- *Peter Ibbetson* (1935), Visual Effects — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/peter-ibbetson.md)
- *The Scarlet Empress* (1934), Special Effects
- *Death Takes a Holiday* (1934), Visual Effects
- *Three Cornered Moon* (1933), Visual Effects
- *King of the Jungle* (1933), Special Effects
- *Our Hospitality* (1923), Director of Photography — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/our-hospitality.md)
- *The Blot* (1921), Director of Photography

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 3 won, 5 nominated

- 1948: Best Special Effects (nominated), for *Unconquered*
- 1945: Technical Achievement (won)
- 1945: Best Special Effects (nominated), for *The Story of Dr. Wassell*
- 1944: Best Special Effects (nominated), for *So Proudly We Hail!*
- 1943: Best Special Effects (won), for *Reap the Wild Wind*
- 1942: Best Special Effects (won), for *I Wanted Wings*
- 1941: Best Special Effects (nominated), for *Typhoon*
- 1940: Best Special Effects (nominated), for *Union Pacific*

### Other awards — 2 won

- Scientific and Engineering Award 1952: Scientific and Engineering Award (won)
- Academy Honorary Award 1939: Academy Honorary Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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