Lester White

出生 : 1907-07-25, New York City, New York, USA

死亡 : 1958-12-04

参加作品

The Monster That Challenged the World
Director of Photography
Giants Mollusks are released from the earth by an earthquake and start killing people.
3D Jamboree
Camera Operator
3D film showcasing the Mousketeers, produced for the Disneyland Resort.
No. 5 Checked Out
Director of Photography
A young deaf women confronts desperate crooks who are using one of her remote resort cabins for a hideout. Originally aired as episode 16 on the American TV series Screen Directors Playhouse.
Top Gun
Director of Photography
A gunslinger returns to his hometown to warn of an impending outlaw gang attack, but he's met with hatred and fear for his previous killings.
5 Against the House
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Former war-time Army buddies now students in college decide to rip off a Reno casino.
Women's Prison
Director of Photography
A crusading psychiatrist battles a sadistic female warden to improve conditions at a women's prison.
Overland Pacific
Director of Photography
A railroad investigator discovers that there's more than meets the eye to a series of reported Indian attacks against the railroad.
Pushover
Director of Photography
A police detective falls for the bank robber's girlfriend he is supposed to be tailing.
The Outlaw Stallion
Director of Photography
A young boy and a veterinarian in a red convertible help thwart a gang of horse thieves. Director Fred F. Sears' 1954 outdoor drama stars Billy Gray, Phil Carey, Roy Roberts, Dorothy Patrick, Gordon Jones, Trevor Bardette and Morris Ankrum.
Massacre Canyon
Director of Photography
A band of renegade Apaches attempts to steal a shipment of rifles being transported to Fort Collins.
The Lone Gun
Director of Photography
Cruze arrives in town and when he stands up to the three Moran brothers, he gets appointed Marshal. First the brothers kill a rancher while framing another man. But when the jailer is murdered, Cruze gets evidence the Morans did it. He tries to raise a posse to chase them down but the townsmen refuse to go. So he rides off by himself to face the three of them.
Drums of Tahiti
Director of Photography
A smuggler (Dennis O'Keefe) buys a bride (Patricia Medina) in San Francisco to help him run guns in 1877 Tahiti.
Jesse James vs. the Daltons
Director of Photography
Joe Branch, reputed to be the son of Jesse James, comes riding into Coffeyville Kansas, looking for proof one way or the other regarding the question of who his father was.
Wyoming Renegades
Director of Photography
Brady Sutton returns from three years in prison and tries to go straight. One a member of the Butch Cassidy gang, he is still suspected of being cahoots with them. When Cassidy and his men rob the bank, he is blamed. Escaping from the townspeople, he once again joins up with Cassidy to wait for a chance to help bring him in.
Gun Fury
Director of Photography
After a stagecoach holdup, Frank Slayton's notorious gang leave Ben Warren for dead and head off with his fiancée. Warren follows, and although none of the townspeople he comes across are prepared to help, he recruits two others who have sworn revenge on the ruthless Slayton.
Sky Commando
Director of Photography
Colonel Ed Wyatt is regarded by pilots under his command as being a ruthless disciplinarian. His co-pilot, Lt. Hobson Lee, and Jo McWethy, a war correspondent assigned to the squadron become more friendly than meets Wyatt's approval. When Wyatt's plane is forced down behind enemy lines, he orders his crew to proceed to the American lines with the vital film they have shot, while he remains behind to hold off the enemy.
The Stranger Wore a Gun
Director of Photography
Having been a spy for Quantrill's raiders during the Civil War, Jeff Travis thinking himself a wanted man, flees to Prescott Arizona where he runs into Jules Mourret who knows of his past. He takes a job on the stage line that Mourret is trying to steal gold from. When Mourret's men kill a friend of his he sets out to get Mourret and his men. When his plan to have another gang get Mourret fails, he has to go after them himself.
The 49th Man
Director of Photography
Two federal agents do not believe an atomic-bomb threat is just another war game.
Fort Ti
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Future horror-film entrepreneur William Castle warmed the director's chair for Fort Ti. Set in the 18th century, the film recounts the exploits of Rogers' Rangers, a band of adventurers devoted to seeking out a "northwest passage" through Canada. At this juncture, however, Major Rogers (Howard Petrie) is more concerned with helping the British forces at Fort Ticonderoga during a series of French and Indian raids. Top billing is bestowed upon George Montgomery as Captain Pedediah Horn, Rogers' right-hand man. The film boasts two leading ladies: Joan Vohs, as a suspected French spy, and Phyllis Fowler as a married Indian woman who falls in love with Captain Horn. Fort Ti was filmed in 3D, and in typical William Castle fashion the stereoscopic gimmick is exploited to the hilt.
White Lightning
Director of Photography
The Red Devils, a professional ice hockey team, owned by Jack Monohan, is in the midst of a long losing streak, due to bribes being accepted from gamblers by the star player. When the team is joined by cocky Mike Connors, a boyhood friend of Jack's, they begin to regain their former winning ways.
Harem Girl
Director of Photography
The palace secretary to a princess foils a sheik's plot to grab royal oil.
Hurricane Island
Director of Photography
Ponce de Leon searches for the Fountain of Youth, but it's not an easy quest, thanks to bad weather, a treacherous lady pirate, warring Florida tribesmen, and a ship's cargo of man-hungry, marriage-minded maidens.
When the Redskins Rode
Director of Photography
A French spy (Mary Castle) flirts with an Indian chief's son (Jon Hall) amid war in 1753 Williamsburg, Va.
New Mexico
Additional Photography
Captain Hunt of the cavalry is trying to promote good relations with the Indian chief Acoma. But Hunt's superiors in the military insist on pursuing policies that will provoke a conflict, and Chief Acoma is not willing to let himself be insulted.
Gasoline Alley
Director of Photography
A young man tries to get rich by opening a diner. Comedy based on the popular comic strip.
The Fireball
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Johnny Casar runs away from the orphanage to start a successful career as a roller skater and after setbacks learns to curb his ruthlessness and ambition.
The Good Humor Man
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Biff Jones is a driver/salesman for the Good Humor ice-cream company. He hopes to marry his girl Margie, who works as a secretary for Stuart Nagel, an insurance investigator. Margie won't marry Biff, though, because she is the sole support of her kid brother, Johnny. Biff gets involved with Bonnie, a young woman he tries to rescue from gangsters. But Biff's attempts to help her only get him accused of murder. When the police refuse to believe his story, it's up to Biff and Johnny to prove Biff's innocence and solve the crime.
He's a Cockeyed Wonder
Director of Photography
An orange packer (Mickey Rooney) foils robbers with magic and wins the boss's (William Demarest) daughter (Terry Moore).
The Daring Caballero
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Daring Cabellero was the third of producer Phil Krasne's Cisco Kid "B" westerns. Duncan Renaldo and Leo Carrillo return as Cisco and Pancho, roles they'd carry over into a popular 1950s TV series. Once more stumbling into a dangerous situation, Cisco and Pancho risk their own necks by saving an innocent man from hanging. Eventually, our heroes learn that a corrupt political machine is behind the killing. Leading lady Kippie Valez is cast as "herself," which must have meant more in 1949 than it does today. Unlike the subsequent TV series, Daring Caballero does not end with the leading actors reciting their standard mantra "Oh, Pancho! Oh, Cisco!"
Jungle Jim
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Lady scientist, Hilary Parker is searching for a rare drug to help combat polio. Opportunist Bruce Edwards joins the quest but is actually after gold and buried treasure.
The Fuller Brush Man
Director of Photography
Poor Red Jones gets fired from every job he tries. His fiancée gives him one last chance to make good when he becomes a Fuller Brush man. His awkward attempts at sales are further complicated when one of his customers is murdered and he becomes the prime suspect.
The Hidden Eye
Director of Photography
A perfumed message provides the only clue for a blind detective bent on clearing a man accused of murder.
Watchtower Over Tomorrow
Director of Photography
Short documentary film about the Dumbarton Oaks plan and the proposed formation of the United Nations.
Blonde Fever
Director of Photography
Peter (Philip Dorn) and Delilah (Mary Astor) are a married couple running a roadside café in Nevada. Their stable partnership turns rocky, though, with the arrival of the sultry Sally (Gloria Grahame), a waitress who catches Peter's wandering eye. Delilah strikes back by hiring Sally's boyfriend (Marshall Thompson) as a waiter. Sally is initially dismissive of Peter's advances, but when he wins $40,000 in a lottery, she quickly pounces, turning on the charm and eyeing the easy life.
Lost in a Harem
Director of Photography
Two bumbling magicians help a Middle Eastern prince regain his rightful throne from his despotic uncle.
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Director of Photography
Andy is going to Wainwright College as did his father. He sees a pretty blonde on the train and he is alternately winked at or slapped every time he sees her. Andy is clueless. On the train Andy meets Kay and Dr. Standish who are both headed for Wainwright. Andy likes Kay, but Dr. Standish also seems to take an interest in her. Things are going well at College with Kay, but the blonde is nice one minute and ignores Andy the next. When Andy finds out that the blonde is really identical twins, he tries to help them out with their father but gets caught at their rooming house after midnight.
Whistling in Brooklyn
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Radio crime show host "The Fox" finds himself on the trail of a serial killer while a suspect himself.
Seeing Hands
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This serious Pete Smith Specialty series entry encourages industry to hire people with disabilities to help with the war effort. As a boy, Ben Helwig was blinded in an accident while playing baseball. He eventually acquired a guide dog and now works in a defense plant.
White Savage
Director of Photography
A native boy plays Cupid for a shark fisherman and a South Sea Islands princess.
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Director of Photography
In World War II, a British secret agent carrying a vitally important document is kidnapped en route to Washington. The British government calls on Sherlock Holmes to recover it.
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Director of Photography
In the midst of World War II, Sherlock Holmes rescues the Swiss inventor of a new bomb-sight from the Gestapo and brings him to England, where he shortly falls into the clutches of Professor Moriarty.
透明スパイ
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The Invisible Man's grandson uses his secret formula to spy on Nazi Germany in this comedy-thriller.
Miss Annie Rooney
Director of Photography
A poor girl falls for a wealthy young man. He invites her to his gala birthday party, but she doesn't have the right kind of dress to wear, so her family and friends band together to raise money to get her the proper dress.
The Woman in the House
Director of Photography
This short looks at the illness anthropophobia, the fear of people. In 1901, young Catherine Starr, who lives in a small English coastal town, has an argument with her fiancé. He leaves her house, goes off to serve in the Boer War, and dies of malaria. Catherine blames herself for his death and fears others will also blame her. She does not leave her house for forty years. Groceries are delivered to the house, but no one sees who retrieves them. When the Nazis bomb her house in September 1941, she is forced to cope with the outside world.
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
Director of Photography
While Judge Hardy handles a couple's divorce, Andy takes a shine to their shy daughter.
A Yank on the Burma Road
Director of Photography
A celebrated New York cabbie is pressed into service for a perilous journey through World War II China.
Babes on Broadway
Director of Photography
Penny Morris and Tommy Williams are both starstruck young teens but nobody seems to give them any chance to perform. Instead, they decide to put up their own show to collect money for a summer camp for the kids.
Life Begins for Andy Hardy
Director of Photography
With his high school graduation behind him, Andy Hardy decides that as an adult, it's time to start living his life. Judge Hardy had hoped that his son would go to college and study law, but Andy isn't sure that's what he wants to do so he heads off to New York City to find a job. Too proud to accept any help from Betsy Booth, Andy finds that living on his own isn't so easy. With perseverance he eventually finds a job and even gets to date the pretty receptionist in his office. He also has to face several of life's lessons leading him to conclude that he may still have a bit of growing up to do.
Ghost Treasure
Director of Photography
This short film presents three legends of hidden gold in California's Death Valley.
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
Director of Photography
All set to graduate from high school , Andy Hardy flunks his English exam -- in spite of the fact that Aunt Milly is his teacher, and that the Judge has gone to all the trouble of getting him his very own private secretary.
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Director of Photography
This short documentary, presented and directed by MGM sound engineer Douglas Shearer, goes behind the scenes to look at how the sound portion of a talking picture is created.
Buyer Beware
Director of Photography
This entry in MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series deals with shady companies selling fake merchandise.
Women in Hiding
Director of Photography
In this Crime Does Not Pay series short, a young woman wants to save her baby, but is afraid of telling her parents and has no money to pay the hospital costs involved. She falls prey to a baby-for-sale racket with quack doctors performing their services.
Beyond Tomorrow
Director of Photography
The ghosts of three elderly industrialists killed in an airplane crash return to Earth to help reunite a young couple whom they initially brought together.
Judge Hardy and Son
Director of Photography
Judge Hardy guides Andy through problems with girls, money and an essay contest.
Henry Goes Arizona
Director of Photography
A New Yorker moves West when he inherits an Arizona ranch.
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
Director of Photography
Young Andy develops a crush on his drama teacher. When his play is chosen as the school's annual production, Andy seizes the opportunity to spend as much time as possible with his pretty teacher. Meanwhile, Judge Hardy has his own problems when he gets conned into forming a phony aluminum corporation.
Calling Dr. Kildare
Director of Photography
Following an argument with his young protege, the curmudgeonly Dr. Gillespie dumps Jimmy Kildare in a street clinic, hoping to teach him a lesson. While working there Kildare meets pretty nurse Mary Lamont, and ends up treating a hoodlum with a gunshot wound. He purposely fails to write a report on it, and soon finds himself in a heap of trouble. Who else would come to his rescue but good old Dr. Gillespie?
The Hardys Ride High
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Sixth of the Judge Hardy series. Judge James K. Hardy is brought the fabulous news from attorney George Irving, that he could be the heir to 2 million dollars. In order to claim the inheritance, he and his family must leave for Detroit. The disinherited heir Philip 'Phil' Westcott, adopted son of the deceased relative, has to leave the fabulous mansion Detroit. But the playboy Phil ain't going down without a fight. He decides on a charm offensive. First with Polly Benedict and foremost Andrew 'Andy' Hardy, the son of Judge Hardy.
Out West with the Hardys
Cinematography
Judge Hardy goes to his friend's Arizona ranch to help her in a legal dispute, and he takes his family with him.
Love Finds Andy Hardy
Director of Photography
Andy Hardy becomes entangled with three different girls all at the same time.
What Do You Think? Tupapaoo
Director of Photography
An American trader disrupts life on a Polynesian island.
Yellow Jack
Director of Photography
A fairly accurate historical account of Walter Reed's search for the cause of "Yellow Jack" or Yellow Fever and those who risked their lives in the pursuit.
Judge Hardy's Children
Director of Photography
Judge Hardy takes a business trip to Washington, DC, where Andy promptly falls for the French ambassador's daughter.
The Ship That Died
Cinematography
This MGM An Historical Mystery short traces the final voyage of the Mary Celeste, a ship discovered at sea, in December 1872, devoid - for no discernible reason - of crew, passengers and captain. At "the famed nautical court of Gibraltar", investigators propose three hypotheses.
You're Only Young Once
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Andy Hardy and his sister find romance during a family vacation in Catalina.
A Family Affair
Director of Photography
Judge Hardy faces problems at work and at home. Powerful men in town are upset with his decisions and want to see him impeached; his daughters, Joan and Marion, have romantic problems; and his son, Andy discovers Polly Benedict. As usual, Judge Hardy is concerned with everyone in the family and lends wisdom and calmness to all.
The Longest Night
Cinematography
Love with a clerk and a robbery by gangsters preoccupy a department store's new owner.
Sworn Enemy
Director of Photography
A law student poses as a fight promoter to catch a notorious gangster.
Absolute Quiet
Director of Photography
Escaped convicts Jack and Judy stumble upon an airstrip on the Western ranch of arrogant business tycoon Gerald Axton. Taking Axton and his secretary hostage, the convicts inadvertently cause the crash-landing of a small plane ferrying Axton's political adversary, Gov. Sam Pruden, and a nosy reporter. As the long night unfolds, each person's rivalries and weaknesses are prodded by the others.
Exclusive Story
Director of Photography
A reporter and his newspaper's attorney try to gather evidence that will put a notorious gangster behind bars.
The Murder Man
Director of Photography
Steve Grey, reporter for the Daily Star, has a habit of scooping all the other papers in town. When Henry Mander is investigated for the murder of his shady business partner, Grey is one step ahead of the police to the extent that he often dictates his story in advance of its actual occurrence. He leads the police through an 'open and shut' case resulting in Mander being tried, convicted and sentenced to death. Columnist Mary Shannon is in love with Steve but she sees him struggle greatly with his last story before Mander's execution. When she starts typing out the story from his recorded dictation, she realizes why.
Calm Yourself
Director of Photography
A recently-fired advertising executive starts his own company, Confidential Services, to help clients solve their unusual and problematic situations.
Times Square Lady
Director of Photography
A young Iowa woman inherits her late estranged father's New York business, but the dead man's crooked associates think they can outwit the naive heir and seize control.
A Wicked Woman
Director of Photography
A woman and her children escape severe poverty and abuse. She successfully betters her family's condition while living with the secret that she killed her abusive husband in order to protect her children from him.
Laughing Boy
Director of Photography
A young Navajo defies tribal custom to marry an outcast.
The Prizefighter and the Lady
Director of Photography
An ex-sailor turned boxer finds romance and gets a shot at the heavyweight title.