Sam Leavitt

Nascimento : 1904-02-06, New York City, New York, USA

Morte : 1984-03-21

Filmes

The Man in the Glass Booth
Director of Photography
Arthur Goldman is a rich Jewish industrialist, living in luxury in a Manhattan high-rise. He banters with his assistant Charlie, often shocking Charlie with his outrageousness and irreverence about aspects of Jewish life. Nonetheless, Charlie is astonished when, one day, Israeli secret agents burst in and arrest Goldman for being not a Jewish businessman but a Nazi war criminal. Whisked to Israel for trial, Goldman forces his accusers to face not only his presumed guilt--but their own.
The Longest Night
Director of Photography
The daughter of a wealthy family is kidnapped and imprisoned underground in a custom-built, ventilated coffin while her family and the police search for her. But the battery that powers the ventilation is running out of juice and the ransom drop has been botched. This movie was originally shown as an ABC Movie of the Week on September 12, 1972. The story is based on the 1968 kidnapping of Barbara Mackle by Gary Krist.
O Perverso Roy Slade
Director of Photography
Orphaned and left in the desert as an infant, Evil Roy Slade (John Astin) grew up alone—save for his teddy bear—and mean. As an adult, he is notorious for being the "meanest villain in the West"—so he's thrown for quite a loop when he falls for sweet schoolteacher Betsy Potter (Pamela Austin). There's also Nelson L. Stool (Mickey Rooney), a railroad tycoon, who, along with his dimwitted nephew Clifford (Henry Gibson), is trying to get revenge on Evil Roy Slade for robbing him.
Um Grito de Mulher
Director of Photography
A wealthy former mental patient goes home to her estate to rest and recuperate. While walking the grounds one day she hears the screams of a woman coming from underneath the ground. Her family, however, refuses to believe her story, and sees the incident as an opportunity to prove the woman's mind has snapped so they can take control of her money.
Star Spangled Girl
Director of Photography
A pair of 60's hippies fall in love with the girl next door, who is exactly the kind of square that they are fighting against.
The Grasshopper
Director of Photography
A British Columbia teenager dreams of show business but winds up as a call girl in Las Vegas.
Trágica Sentença
Director of Photography
A Confederate and his sons become postwar marauders and face another son who left them, in Texas.
Arma Secreta Contra Matt Helm
Director of Photography
Quando o Conde Contini tenta destruir a economia mundial, planejando o roubo de US $ 1 bilhão em ouro dos EUA, o chefe da ICE MacDonald convoca o agente secreto Matt Helm para detê-lo.
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
Director of Photography
Mother Superior of St. Francis Academy is challenged by a modern young nun when they take the girls on a bus trip across the country.
Adivinhe Quem Vem Para Jantar
Director of Photography
Joey foi criada por seus pais para ter a mente aberta, mas a situação muda quando ela traz um noivo negro para casa. Embora decidida a se casar apesar de qualquer objeção, seu noivo quer a aprovação dos pais dela e dos seus também.
Matt Helm Contra o Mundo do Crime
Director of Photography
The handsome top agent Matt dies a tragic death in his bath tub - the women mourn about the loss. However it's just faked for his latest top-secret mission: He shall find Dr. Solaris, inventor of the Helium laser beam, powerful enough to destroy a whole continent. It seems Dr. Solaris has been kidnapped by a criminal organization. The trace leads to the Cote D'Azur.
I Deal In Danger
Director of Photography
Compilation of the show Blue Light.
An American Dream
Director of Photography
Stephen Rojack is a decorated war vet who has now found success as an outspoken television personality. During a vicious argument with his wife, Deborah, Stephen snaps and pushes her from his high-rise apartment to her death. He manages to convince the authorities that she killed herself, then reignites an old affair with singer Cherry McMahon -- which doesn't sit well with her jealous mobster boyfriend, Nicky.
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
Director of Photography
In this campy spy movie spoof Dr. Goldfoot (Vincent Price) has invented an army of bikini-clad robots who are programmed to seek out wealthy men and charm them into signing over their assets. Secret agent Craig Gamble (Frankie Avalon) and millionaire Todd Armstrong set out to foil his fiendish plot.
Brainstorm
Director of Photography
Scientist Jim Grayam saves his boss' wife from suicide but then falls in love with her.
Juramento de Vingança
Director of Photography
Durante o último inverno da Guerra Civil, o oficial de cavalaria Amos Dundee lidera uma contingente de soldados do exército, prisioneiros confederados e batedores numa expedição ao México para destruir um bando de Apaches que estão atacando fortes no Texas. 3 versões de montagem: 123 min = Lançamento 136 min = Restauração de 2005 152 min = Director's Cut não lançada
My Blood Runs Cold
Director of Photography
Wealthy, reckless Californian Julie Merriday, accompanied by her boyfriend Harry Lindsay, an attorney, narrowly avoids crashing into a motorcycle driven by young Ben Gunther. Ben temporarily abandons his damaged cycle and accepts a ride from Julie but insists upon calling her Barbara. Later, at the Merriday beach house, Julie's Aunt Sarah tells Julie that her great great grandmother was named Barbara, and furthermore, that ancestress had an illegitimate child fathered by one Benjamin Gunther.
Two on a Guillotine
Director of Photography
The daughter of a dead magician who accidentally killed his wife, her mother, while performing a guillotine trick must spend the night in his house in order to collect her inheritance. Is the house haunted or is it all magic?
Shock Treatment
Cinematography
A private investigator endures the rigors of an insane asylum in order to locate $1 million in stolen loot.
Johnny Cool
Director of Photography
A deported gangster trains an Italian convict to take over his operations in the U.S.
Os Tiranos Também Amam
Director of Photography
Rich Hawaiian pineapple grower and US Senatorial candidate Richard Howland tries to control everything and everyone around him, including his headstrong sister, Slone.
Tempestade sobre Washington
Director of Photography
Indicado pelo Presidente dos Estados Unidos para o cargo de Secretário de Estado, Robert Leffingwell comparece perante uma comissão do Senado, presidida pelo senador idealista Brig Anderson, que deve decidir se ele é a pessoa certa para o cargo.
O Circulo Do Medo
Director of Photography
Após cumprir pena Max Cady (Robert Mitchum), um perigoso psicopata, pretende se vingar de Sam Bowden (Gregory Peck), um advogado que testemunhou decisivamente para a sua condenação. Extremamente frio e calculista, ele planeja se vingar do advogado e da sua família.
Exodus
Director of Photography
Based on Leon Uris' novel, this historical epic provides a dramatic backstory to the creation of the state of Israel in 1948, in the aftermath of World War II. Ari Ben Canaan, a passionate member of the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah, attempts to transport 600 Jewish refugees on a dangerous voyage from Cyprus to Palestine on a ship named the Exodus. He faces obstruction from British forces, who will not grant the ship passage to its destination.
Sete Ladrões
Director of Photography
Em Monte Carlo, Theo Wilkins recruta o seu jovem protegido Paul Mason - recem saído da prisão - para ajudá-lo a roubar US $ 4 milhões do famoso cassino. O plano é simples. Na noite do Baile do Governador, Theo irá criar uma distração no casino com um membro da equipe simulando um colapso que requer atenção médica urgente. Enquanto isso Paul e outro membro da equipe vão até o dinheiro do cofre. Quando a ambulância chegar, o dinheiro vai sair com o homem doente. O plano é uma boa, mas nem todos irão sobreviver ao assalto e ninguém vai ficar rico com isso.
O Quimono Escarlate
Director of Photography
Os detetives Charlie Bancroft (Glenn Corbett) e Joe Kojaku (James Shigeta) combateram juntos na Guerra da Coréia e desenvolveram uma forte amizade. Agora, a dupla trabalha na divisão de homicídios da polícia de Los Angeles e tem um caso complicado para investigar: O assassinato de uma dançarina. Enquanto tentam solucionar o caso, os dois acabam se envolvendo em um perigoso triângulo amoroso com uma sedutora e misteriosa mulher.
Anatomia de um crime
Director of Photography
Em um julgamento de assassinato, o advogado do réu alega que ele teve insanidade temporária, depois que a vítima estuprou sua esposa. Qual é a verdade?
Os Bravos Morrem de Pé
Director of Photography
Soldados americanos devem retomar uma árida colina na Coreia que foi tomada pelas tropas chinesas vermelhas. A batalha que se segue torna-se um moedor de carne para americanos e chineses.
Fabricantes do Medo
Director of Photography
Veterano da guerra da Coréia retorna ao seu local de trabalho e o encontra totalmente modificado e passa a desconfiar das atividades que o caracterizam.
Acorrentados
Director of Photography
John 'Joker' Jackson e Noah Cullen são dois condenados presos um ao outro por uma corrente e que se odeiam. Depois de um acidente com o caminhão da prisão que os transportava, eles fogem e são perseguidos pela polícia. Enquanto eles estão acorrentados, os dois são dependentes um do outro. Quando eles finalmente se livram de suas correntes, sua hostilidade já tinha se alterado para companheirismo e respeito.
A Cigana Espanhola
Director of Photography
Merritt Blake, an American architect who is travelling in Spain, contracts the services of beautiful local interpreter Mari Zarubia. Sensing there may be something more going on, her jealous lover is not happy about the arrangement.
Para Que os Outros Possam Viver
Director of Photography
Military investigator Colonel Edwards is assigned a case involving Major Cargill, a Korean War POW who is accused of treason. Although Cargill admits his guilt and Edwards' superiors are impatiently pushing Edwards to move this case to court martial, Edwards becomes convinced of Cargill's innocence.
The Careless Years
Director of Photography
A high school girl from a wealthy family falls for a fellow student from a poor family. Both families disapprove, and, unable to stand the pressure, the couple quit school and flee to Mexico.
Terra de Assassinos
Director of Photography
A prospector becomes a small town outcast after he rescues a man about to be lynched.
The Wild Party
Director of Photography
An ex-football brute (Anthony Quinn) and his beatnik gang take a rich girl (Carol Ohmart) and her boyfriend hostage (Arthur Franz) at a jazz joint.
Juventude em Perigo
Director of Photography
A social worker tries to end juvenile crime by getting involved with a street gang.
O Preço da Audácia
Director of Photography
An assortment of American types come together in the Italian campaign of 1944.
A Corte Marcial de Billy Mitchell
Director of Photography
A dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High Command's dismissal and neglect of the aerial fighting forces.
O Homem do Braço de Ouro
Director of Photography
Um jogador que sonha em se tornar baterista de uma banda de jazz sai da prisão e retorna à sua cidade. Enquanto tenta se livrar da dependência das drogas e administra a complicada relação com sua esposa inválida, também se envolve com uma bela mulher, que lhe empresta o apartamento para praticar música.
Carmen Jones
Director of Photography
Versão contemporânea da ópera de Bizet, com novas letras e um elenco afro-americano. A história da produtora de cigarros Carmen e do soldado espanhol da cavalaria Don Jose é transposta na história moderna de uma operária de pára-quedas e um soldado robusto chamado Joe, que está prestes a ir para a escola de vôo. O conflito surge quando um campeão do ringue captura o coração de Carmen depois que ela seduziu Joe e o levou a ficar inoperante.
Nasce uma Estrela
Director of Photography
Esther Blodgett (Judy Garland) é uma sonhadora artista que deseja se tornar uma grande estrela do cinema americano. Seu sonho se torna realidade quando ela conhece o astro de Hollywood Norman Maine, e os dois se apaixonam. Depois de um tempo, eles se casam, e a carreira de Esther começa realmente a decolar, e ela passa a ser chamada pelo nome artístico de Vicky Lester. Só que enquanto sua fama aumenta, seu marido está cada vez mais decadente e afundado no álcool, o que começa a abalar a carreira da esposa. Segunda versão da clássica história e primeiro filme colorido do diretor George Cukor.
Southwest Passage
Director of Photography
Director Ray Nazarro's 1954 western, originally filmed in 3-D, stars John Ireland and Joanne Dru as fugitive bank robbers who hide out by joining a government expedition bound for California.
The Thief
Director of Photography
1952 black and white Cold War spy film, entirely without dialog
In the Good Old Summertime
Camera Operator
Two co-workers in a music shop dislike one another during business hours but unwittingly carry on an anonymous romance through the mail.
Escola de Sereias
Camera Operator
O compositor de canções românticas Steve (Red Skelton) ingressa numa faculdade feminina para tentar reconquistar sua esposa Caroline (Esther Williams), uma treinadora de natação. A partir daí começam muitas confusões, risadas garantidas e memoráveis balés aquáticos. Skelton em ótima forma e Esther Williams abalando os corações com seu corpo escultural, sem contar com inúmeras beldades como alunas da bela Williams. Uma comédia deliciosa.
Undercover Men
Director of Photography
For showing cowardice during a holdup, bank teller Bob Hunter is fired. He joins the Mounties and is assigned to look for those robbers. To have him work undercover, the Inspector's scheme is to have Bob supposedly kicked out of the Mounties.