---
name: "Ira H. Morgan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ira-h-morgan"
fi1m_id: "ira-h-morgan"
imdb_id: "nm0005806"
tmdb_id: 30192
wikidata_id: "Q3154247"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "2 April 1889"
died: "10 April 1959"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T23:11:55.241158+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."
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# Ira H. Morgan

## Identity

Ira H. Morgan

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ira-h-morgan
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ira-h-morgan
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005806
- **TMDB ID:** 30192
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3154247
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_H._Morgan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3154247, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005806/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/30192

Cinematographer. Born 2 April 1889 in Fort Ross, California, USA. Died 10 April 1959.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 2 April 1889, Fort Ross, California, USA
- **Died:** 10 April 1959
- **Also known as:** Ira J. Morgan, Ira L. Morgan, Ira Morgan, Joe Morgan, Joseph Morgan
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_H._Morgan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3154247, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005806/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/30192

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Modern Times*](https://film.one/film/modern-times.md) (88)

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## Biography

Ira H. Morgan was an American cinematographer. Born on 2 April 1889 in Fort Ross, California, he began his career as a cameraman with Gaumont News before working at Essanay Films. In 1919 he joined director King Vidor and went on to photograph films for major and independent studios including MGM, Warner Bros., Paramount and Monogram Pictures.

Morgan is credited as director of photography on *Modern Times* (1936), working alongside Roland Totheroh. Other credits include *The Vampire Bat* (1933), *Jimmy the Gent* (1934) and serials such as *Jungle Jim* (1948). He also filmed adventure features for Frank Buck. A member of the American Society of Cinematographers, he retired around 1956 after a final credit on *The Cyclops* (1957). He died on 10 April 1959 in San Rafael, California.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Modern Times* (1936), Fi1m 88, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/modern-times.md)

## Complete filmography (110)

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

- *The Cyclops* (1957), Director of Photography
- *Adventures of Captain Africa* (1955), Director of Photography
- *Stone Age Romeos* (1955), Director of Photography
- *Riding with Buffalo Bill* (1954), Director of Photography
- *Fury of the Congo* (1951), Director of Photography
- *Revenue Agent* (1950), Director of Photography
- *Pygmy Island* (1950), Director of Photography
- *Atom Man vs. Superman* (1950), Director of Photography
- *Captive Girl* (1950), Director of Photography
- *State Penitentiary* (1950), Director of Photography
- *Cody of the Pony Express* (1950), Director of Photography
- *Mark of the Gorilla* (1950), Director of Photography
- *The Adventures of Sir Galahad* (1949), Cinematography
- *Barbary Pirate* (1949), Director of Photography
- *The Blazing Trail* (1949), Director of Photography
- *Batman and Robin* (1949), Director of Photography
- *The Mutineers* (1949), Director of Photography
- *The Lost Tribe* (1949), Director of Photography
- *Who Done It?* (1949), Director of Photography
- *Congo Bill* (1948), Director of Photography
- *Superman* (1948), Director of Photography
- *Blazing Across the Pecos* (1948), Director of Photography
- *Glamour Girl* (1948), Director of Photography
- *Sweet Genevieve* (1947), Director of Photography
- *The Sea Hound* (1947), Director of Photography
- *Last of the Redmen* (1947), Director of Photography
- *High School Hero* (1946), Director of Photography
- *Junior Prom* (1946), Director of Photography
- *Come Out Fighting* (1945), Cinematography
- *Jungle Raiders* (1945), Director of Photography
- *Mr. Muggs Rides Again* (1945), Director of Photography
- *Hollywood and Vine* (1945), Director of Photography
- *Fog Island* (1945), Director of Photography
- *Rogues' Gallery* (1944), Director of Photography
- *Gunsmoke Mesa* (1944), Director of Photography
- *When Strangers Marry* (1944), Director of Photography
- *Delinquent Daughters* (1944), Director of Photography
- *Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore* (1944), Director of Photography
- *Sweethearts of the U.S.A.* (1944), Director of Photography
- *Outlaw Roundup* (1944), Director of Photography
- *Jive Junction* (1943), Director of Photography
- *Trail of Terror* (1943), Director of Photography
- *Border Buckaroos* (1943), Director of Photography
- *Girls in Chains* (1943), Director of Photography
- *Corregidor* (1943), Director of Photography
- *The Payoff* (1942), Director of Photography
- *Damaged Goods* (1937), Director of Photography
- *I'd Give My Life* (1936), Director of Photography
- *Modern Times* (1936), Director of Photography — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/modern-times.md)
- *Redhead* (1934), Director of Photography
- *Unknown Blonde* (1934), Director of Photography
- *A Very Honorable Guy* (1934), Cinematography
- *Jimmy the Gent* (1934), Director of Photography
- *The Sin of Nora Moran* (1933), Director of Photography
- *Son of a Sailor* (1933), Director of Photography
- *Curtain at Eight* (1933), Director of Photography
- *The World Gone Mad* (1933), Director of Photography
- *The Vampire Bat* (1933), Director of Photography
- *Manhattan Tower* (1932), Director of Photography
- *Washington Merry-Go-Round* (1932), Director of Photography
- *Lena Rivers* (1932), Director of Photography
- *Whistlin' Dan* (1932), Director of Photography
- *Hotel Continental* (1932), Director of Photography
- *Captain Applejack* (1931), Director of Photography
- *Man to Man* (1930), Director of Photography
- *Brothers* (1930), Cinematography
- *Sinners' Holiday* (1930), Director of Photography
- *The Sea Bat* (1930), Director of Photography
- *The Girl Said No* (1930), Director of Photography
- *The Ship from Shanghai* (1930), Director of Photography
- *Chasing Rainbows* (1930), Director of Photography
- *The Unholy Night* (1929), Director of Photography
- *The Great Gabbo* (1929), Director of Photography
- *The Duke Steps Out* (1929), Director of Photography
- *The Flying Fleet* (1929), Director of Photography
- *The Mating Call* (1928), Director of Photography
- *West Point* (1928), Director of Photography
- *Buttons* (1927), Director of Photography
- *Spring Fever* (1927), Director of Photography
- *The Callahans and the Murphys* (1927), Director of Photography
- *The Taxi Dancer* (1927), Director of Photography
- *A Little Journey* (1927), Director of Photography
- *Tell It to the Marines* (1926), Director of Photography
- *Lovey Mary* (1926), Cinematography
- *Brown of Harvard* (1926), Director of Photography
- *Lights of Old Broadway* (1925), Director of Photography
- *The Mystic* (1925), Director of Photography
- *Pretty Ladies* (1925), Director of Photography
- *Janice Meredith* (1924), Director of Photography
- *Yolanda* (1924), Director of Photography
- *Little Old New York* (1923), Director of Photography
- *Enemies of Women* (1923), Director of Photography
- *When Knighthood Was in Flower* (1922), Director of Photography
- *Beauty's Worth* (1922), Director of Photography
- *The Bride's Play* (1922), Director of Photography
- *Enchantment* (1921), Director of Photography
- *The Jack-Knife Man* (1920), Director of Photography
- *Seeing It Through* (1920), Cinematography
- *Poor Relations* (1919), Cinematography
- *The Other Half* (1919), Director of Photography
- *The Ghost of Rosy Taylor* (1918), Director of Photography
- *The Sea Master* (1917), Director of Photography
- *Sands of Sacrifice* (1917), Director of Photography
- *Pride and the Man* (1917), Director of Photography
- *The Immigrant* (1917), First Assistant Camera
- *Shackles of Truth* (1917), Director of Photography
- *Dust* (1916), Director of Photography
- *The Inner Struggle* (1916), Director of Photography
- *The Reclamation* (1916), Director of Photography
- *Lying Lips* (1916), Director of Photography

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