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born: "4 January 1893"
died: "26 April 1944"
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# Harold Wenstrom

Cinematographer. Born 4 January 1893 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Died 26 April 1944.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 4 January 1893, Brooklyn, New York, USA
- **Died:** 26 April 1944
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Wenstrom, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3127653, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0921098/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/138221

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*The Big House*](https://film.one/film/the-big-house.md) (78)

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## Biography

Harold Wenstrom was an American cinematographer. Born Harald Oscar Ludwig Wenstrom on 4 January 1893 in Brooklyn, New York, he began working as a cameraman for Sidney Drew at Metro in New York City around 1914.

After service in the US Navy during the First World War, he moved to Hollywood. His credits include *The Saphead* (1920), *Zander the Great* (1925), *The Big House* (1930) and *The Lost Patrol* (1934). He died on 26 April 1944 in Washington, D.C.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Big House* (1930), Fi1m 78, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-big-house.md)

## Complete filmography (29)

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

- *The Arizonian* (1935), Director of Photography
- *Red Morning* (1934), Director of Photography
- *Ferry-Go-Round* (1934), Cinematography
- *Wednesday's Child* (1934), Director of Photography
- *Gift of Gab* (1934), Director of Photography
- *Their Big Moment* (1934), Director of Photography
- *Keep 'Em Rolling* (1934), Director of Photography
- *The Lost Patrol* (1934), Director of Photography
- *What! No Beer?* (1933), Director of Photography
- *Fast Life* (1932), Director of Photography
- *Speak Easily* (1932), Director of Photography
- *Huddle* (1932), Director of Photography
- *Hell Divers* (1932), Director of Photography
- *The Secret Six* (1931), Director of Photography
- *Min and Bill* (1930), Director of Photography
- *The Big House* (1930), Director of Photography — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-big-house.md)
- *Born to Battle* (1927), Director of Photography
- *The Midnight Watch* (1927), Director of Photography
- *The Lady in Ermine* (1927), Director of Photography
- *Into Her Kingdom* (1926), Director of Photography
- *Zander the Great* (1925), Director of Photography
- *The Great White Way* (1924), Director of Photography
- *Under the Red Robe* (1923), Director of Photography
- *The Go-Getter* (1923), Director of Photography
- *Adam and Eva* (1923), Director of Photography
- *Salome* (1923), Director of Photography
- *When Knighthood Was in Flower* (1922), Director of Photography
- *The Beauty Shop* (1922), Director of Photography
- *The Saphead* (1920), Director of Photography

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