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      Gregg Toland

      Gregg Toland

      Highest Rated: 100% Whoopee! (1930)

      Lowest Rated: 85% The Bishop's Wife (1947)

      Birthday: May 29, 1904

      Birthplace: Charleston, Illinois, USA

      During the deeply entrenched days of the Hollywood studio system, cinematographer Gregg Toland's technical and visual innovations set him apart from the flock of doctrinaire technicians and engineers embedded in the formulaic studio factories. He was that rarity among technicians--a cinematographer eager to accept technological advances and apply them creatively to the narrative film form. Toland's talent was readily accepted by the Hollywood establishment, who graced him with a charmed life amid the workmanlike atmosphere pervading most studio productions. Contracted throughout his career to Samuel Goldwyn (although he was lent to other producers), Toland was permitted more freedom than most cinematographers of his time, from being allowed his choice of crew and story properties to converting studio cameras to his own specifications. Working with such outstanding directors as Howard Hawks, William Wyler, John Ford and Orson Welles, Toland was in the unique position of incorporating technological innovations into equally innovative narrative frameworks.

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      CITIZEN KANE, director Orson Welles, Cinematographer Gregg Toland preparing to film a scene for 1941 THE LITTLE FOXES, Teresa Wright, Bette Davis, cinematographer Gregg Toland, on-set, 1941

      Filmography

      Movies

      Credit
      No Score Yet 73% Enchantment Cinematographer - 1948
      85% 80% The Bishop's Wife Cinematographer - 1947
      97% 93% The Best Years of Our Lives Cinematographer - 1946
      No Score Yet 67% December 7th Director - 1943
      100% 87% The Little Foxes Cinematographer - 1941
      99% 90% Citizen Kane Cinematographer $977.3K 1941
      100% 76% The Westerner Cinematographer - 1940
      100% 70% The Long Voyage Home Cinematographer - 1940
      100% 88% The Grapes of Wrath Cinematographer - 1940
      No Score Yet 64% The Cowboy and the Lady Cinematographer - 1938
      No Score Yet 33% The Goldwyn Follies Cinematographer - 1938
      No Score Yet 56% Woman Chases Man Cinematographer - 1937
      91% 77% Dead End Cinematographer - 1937
      100% 79% History Is Made at Night Cinematographer - 1937
      100% 75% These Three Cinematographer - 1936
      91% 68% Come and Get It Cinematographer - 1936
      No Score Yet 33% Beloved Enemy Cinematographer - 1936
      94% 78% The Dark Angel Cinematographer - 1935
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Wedding Night Cinematographer - 1935
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Public Hero No. 1 Cinematographer - 1935
      No Score Yet 33% We Live Again Cinematographer - 1934
      No Score Yet 67% Roman Scandals Cinematographer - 1933
      No Score Yet 88% The Kid From Spain Cinematographer - 1932
      No Score Yet 50% Man Wanted Cinematographer - 1932
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Tenderfoot Cinematographer - 1932
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Washington Masquerade Cinematographer - 1932
      No Score Yet 40% Palmy Days Cinematographer - 1931
      No Score Yet 40% Tonight or Never Cinematographer - 1931
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Unholy Garden Cinematographer - 1931
      No Score Yet 40% The Devil to Pay Cinematographer - 1930
      100% 65% Whoopee! Cinematographer - 1930