John Arthur Morrill

Filmes

Odd Birds
Cinematography
In 1965, an Asian-American girl wants to be an actress despite the odds. Her mother thinks it's just a silly dream. However, her quirky middle-aged high school teacher decides to help her try out for a Broadway musical.
The Day Time Ended
Director of Photography
A small family relocates to the Sonoran Desert, to be closer to the grandparents of the family. Though there are news reports of a spectacular triple supernova, and the young granddaughter has seen a glowing alien construction behind the barn, the family is at ease until, one night, a UFO soars over head and appears to land in the nearby hills. Apparently, the triple supernova has opened a rift in space and time.
Terror em Los Angeles
Director of Photography
Alguém está matando e mutilando pessoas durante a noite. Frustrado pela ineficiência da polícia, o pai da primeira vítima está procurando respostas, não importa o quão distantes elas estejam.
A Maldição das Aranhas
Director of Photography
Numa pacata cidade do Texas, um veterinário e um bióloga lutam para conter o avanço de uma infestação de tarântulas que passaram a ter seu comportamento alterado devido a ação humana. Elas passaram a avançar sobre a cidade e a atacar humanos e animais causando pavor e morte por onde passam.
Mr. Sycamore
Cinematography
Jason Robards is a man who decides he'd rather be a tree.
O Menino e seu Cachorro
Director of Photography
O jovem Vic vagueia pelo mundo devastado pela guerra nuclear, sobrevivendo com a ajuda de seu esperto cão Blood, que tem a habilidade de se comunicar telepaticamente com o seu dono. Vic então encontra um povo que vive no subterrâneo, preservando a sociedade pré-apocaliptica, mas logo descobre que há algo de errado com essas pessoas.
Truck Stop Women
Director of Photography
A mother and daughter who run a brothel for truckers fight back when the Mafia tries to take over their operation.
Steel Arena
Director of Photography
Dusty Russell shows off his talent as the greatest daredevil on the circuit. Later, he awaits the biggest challenge of his career.
Toothache of the Clown
Cinematography
A story of a circus clown with a toothache dramatizes the need for proper dental care. The dentist's work of repairing the cavity is demonstrated. For elementary grades. Part of the "Joy of Growing" series.
The Brotherhood of Satan
Director of Photography
A family is trapped in a desert town by a cult of senior-citizens who recruit the town's children to worship Satan.
My Name Is John Ford, I Make Westerns
Camera Operator
Interview with film director John Ford. A 30-minute edited version first aired on the BBC TV program "Film Night." The complete unedited 72-minute interview appears on the Criterion Collection 2010 release of STAGECOACH.
Savage Intruder
Cinematography
An enigmatic young man manipulates his way into working at the decaying mansion of a once prolific, but now reclusive and alcoholic, movie star named Katharine Packard. While the rest of the house staff become suspicious of Vic's intentions, the aging movie queen is smitten. But as Vic begins behaving in more and more erratic ways, it becomes clear that he's far more sinister than his demeanor implies.
The Witchmaker
Director of Photography
A psychic researcher and his assistants investigate a series of murders of beautiful young women.
The Quick and the Dead
Director of Photography
A small group of soldiers capture a German observation post, but in turn are captured themselves. They soon escape and--with the aid of two women--try to fight their way to safety.
Os Exilados
Director of Photography
A vida de índios nativos americanos na cidade de Los Angeles é acompanhada por 12 horas.
Hell Squad
Director of Photography
During World War II, a squad of five American soldiers become lost in Tunisia and are killed one by one in fights with German units. Finally only one man, Private Russo, is left, in the midst of a mine field, together with a German officer, locked in a stalemate. Russo has water, while the German claims to have a map revealing the mine positions. So Russo agrees to swap water for the map, but the German officer tries to double-cross him. This was Burt Topper's debut film, made on 16mm on weekends together with some friends in Indio, California. It was also Wally Campo's debut film, as well as script supervisor Joyce King's.