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name: "John Arnold"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-arnold-29970"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "16 November 1889"
died: "11 January 1964"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 61
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-19T21:25:46.250211+00:00"
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# John Arnold

Cinematographer. Born 16 November 1889 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 11 January 1964.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 16 November 1889, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 11 January 1964
- **Frequently works with:** [Harry Rapf](https://film.one/person/harry-rapf.md), [Irving Thalberg](https://film.one/person/irving-thalberg.md)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Arnold_(cinematographer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1699167, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0036507/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/29970

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*The Hollywood Revue of 1929*](https://film.one/film/the-hollywood-revue-of-1929.md) (62)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*The Broadway Melody*](https://film.one/film/the-broadway-melody.md) (60)

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## Biography

John Arnold (1889–1964) was an American cinematographer. He began his career in 1914 and, over the following 15 years, photographed 86 films, many for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. His credits include *The Big Parade* (1925), *The Wind* (1928), *Show People* (1928), *The Broadway Melody* (1929) and *The Hollywood Revue of 1929* (1929).

From 1931 until his retirement in 1956 he headed MGM's camera department. He served multiple terms as president of the American Society of Cinematographers (1931–1937 and 1939–1941) and received two Academy Technical Achievement Awards, in 1938 and 1940, for innovations in camera equipment.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Broadway Melody* (1929), Fi1m 60, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-broadway-melody.md)
- *The Hollywood Revue of 1929* (1929), Fi1m 62, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hollywood-revue-of-1929.md)

## Complete filmography (65)

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

- *Cycle Vixens* (1978), Director, Writer
- *The Hollywood Revue of 1929* (1929), Director of Photography — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hollywood-revue-of-1929.md)
- *The Broadway Melody* (1929), Director of Photography — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/the-broadway-melody.md)
- *Show People* (1928), Director of Photography
- *The Wind* (1928), Director of Photography
- *The Cardboard Lover* (1928), Director of Photography
- *Detectives* (1928), Director of Photography
- *The Garden of Eden* (1928), Director of Photography
- *Mr. Wu* (1927), Director of Photography
- *The Understanding Heart* (1927), Director of Photography
- *The Show* (1927), Director of Photography
- *The Auction Block* (1926), Director of Photography
- *Dance Madness* (1926), Director of Photography
- *Sally, Irene and Mary* (1925), Director of Photography
- *The Big Parade* (1925), Director of Photography
- *Proud Flesh* (1925), Director of Photography
- *The Way of a Girl* (1925), Director of Photography
- *So This Is Marriage?* (1924), Director of Photography
- *Along Came Ruth* (1924), Cinematography
- *Sinners in Silk* (1924), Cinematography
- *Revelation* (1924), Director of Photography
- *Don't Doubt Your Husband* (1924), Director of Photography
- *In Search of a Thrill* (1923), Director of Photography
- *The Social Code* (1923), Director of Photography
- *Rouged Lips* (1923), Director of Photography
- *Her Fatal Millions* (1923), Director of Photography
- *The Fog* (1923), Director of Photography
- *Love in the Dark* (1922), Director of Photography
- *June Madness* (1922), Cinematography
- *They Like 'Em Rough* (1922), Cinematography
- *Seeing's Believing* (1922), Director of Photography
- *Very Truly Yours* (1922), Director of Photography
- *Glass Houses* (1922), Director of Photography
- *The Fourteenth Lover* (1922), Director of Photography
- *The Match-Breaker* (1921), Director of Photography
- *Life's Darn Funny* (1921), Director of Photography
- *Home Stuff* (1921), Cinematography
- *Puppets of Fate* (1921), Cinematography
- *The Off-Shore Pirate* (1921), Director of Photography
- *Cinderella's Twin* (1920), Director of Photography
- *Dangerous to Men* (1920), Director of Photography
- *The Willow Tree* (1920), Director of Photography
- *Please Get Married* (1919), Cinematography
- *The Microbe* (1919), Director of Photography
- *Some Bride* (1919), Director of Photography
- *False Evidence* (1919), Director of Photography
- *The Parisian Tigress* (1919), Director of Photography
- *Satan Junior* (1919), Cinematography, Director of Photography
- *The Gold Cure* (1919), Cinematography
- *Riders of the Night* (1918), Director of Photography
- *Opportunity* (1918), Cinematography
- *The Only Road* (1918), Director of Photography
- *Breakers Ahead* (1918), Cinematography
- *The Winding Trail* (1918), Cinematography
- *The Girl Without a Soul* (1917), Director of Photography
- *Aladdin's Other Lamp* (1917), Cinematography
- *Lady Barnacle* (1917), Cinematography
- *God's Law and Man's* (1917), Cinematography
- *The Mortal Sin* (1917), Director of Photography
- *Rosie O'Grady* (1917), Cinematography
- *The Gates of Eden* (1916), Cinematography
- *The Upheaval* (1916), Director of Photography
- *The Quitter* (1916), Director of Photography
- *Children of Eve* (1915), Director of Photography
- *Springtime* (1914), Cinematography

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Academy Scientific and Technical Award 1938: Academy Scientific and Technical Award (won)

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

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