Vernon L. Walker

Biography

Vernon L. Walker (May 2, 1894 – March 1, 1948) was an American special effects artist and cinematographer. He was nominated for four Academy Awards for Best Special Effects. He worked on more than 220 films during his career, starting out as a head cameraman for Otis B. Thayer's Art-O-Graf Film Company in 1919.

Personal Facts

Known For

Crew

Gender

male

Known Credits

157

Birth Date

1894-05-02 00:00:00

Birth Place

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Known For

• 

  Citizen Kane
• 

  The Hunchback of Notre Dame
• 

  Bringing Up Baby
• 

  Notorious
• 

  Cat People
• 

  Back to Bataan

Credits

• crew (139 credits)

  • Mourning Becomes Electra

    special effects

    crew
    1947
  • Sinbad the Sailor

    special effects

    crew
    1947
  • Genius at Work

    special effects

    crew
    1946
  • Notorious

    special effects

    crew
    1946
  • Till the End of Time

    special effects

    crew
    1946
  • The Bamboo Blonde

    special effects

    crew
    1946
  • Bedlam

    special effects

    crew
    1946
  • Deadline at Dawn

    special effects

    crew
    1946
  • From This Day Forward

    special effects

    crew
    1946
  • The Spiral Staircase

    special effects

    crew
    1946
  • The Bells of St. Mary's

    special effects

    crew
    1945
  • A Game of Death

    special effects

    crew
    1945
  • Man Alive

    special effects

    crew
    1945
  • Johnny Angel

    special effects

    crew
    1945
  • George White's Scandals

    special effects

    crew
    1945
  • The Spanish Main

    special effects

    crew
    1945
  • Radio Stars on Parade

    special effects

    crew
    1945
  • The Falcon in San Francisco

    special effects

    crew
    1945
  • Back to Bataan

    special effects

    crew
    1945
  • China Sky

    special effects

    crew
    1945
  • The Brighton Strangler

    special effects

    crew
    1945
  • Two O'Clock Courage

    special effects

    crew
    1945
  • Having Wonderful Crime

    special effects

    crew
    1945
  • Pan-Americana

    special effects

    crew
    1945
  • Experiment Perilous

    special effects

    crew
    1944
  • Murder, My Sweet

    special effects

    crew
    1944
  • The Falcon in Hollywood

    special effects

    crew
    1944
  • Heavenly Days

    special effects

    crew
    1944
  • None But the Lonely Heart

    special effects

    crew
    1944
  • Tall in the Saddle

    special effects

    crew
    1944
  • My Pal, Wolf

    special effects

    crew
    1944
  • Youth Runs Wild

    special effects

    crew
    1944
  • The Falcon in Mexico

    special effects

    crew
    1944
  • Mademoiselle Fifi

    special effects

    crew
    1944
  • Bride by Mistake

    special effects

    crew
    1944
  • Days of Glory

    special effects

    crew
    1944
  • Gildersleeve's Ghost

    special effects

    crew
    1944
  • Tender Comrade

    special effects

    crew
    1944
  • Seven Days Ashore

    special effects

    crew
    1944
  • The Ghost Ship

    special effects

    crew
    1943
  • Around the World

    special effects

    crew
    1943
  • The Falcon and the Co-Eds

    special effects

    crew
    1943
  • Gangway for Tomorrow

    special effects

    crew
    1943
  • The Fallen Sparrow

    special effects

    crew
    1943
  • Behind the Rising Sun

    special effects

    crew
    1943
  • The Sky's the Limit

    special effects

    crew
    1943
  • Mr. Lucky

    special effects

    crew
    1943
  • Bombardier

    special effects

    crew
    1943
  • This Land Is Mine

    special effects

    crew
    1943
  • Forever and a Day

    special effects

    crew
    1943
  • Journey into Fear

    special effects

    crew
    1943
  • Hitler's Children

    special effects

    crew
    1943
  • Cat People

    special effects

    crew
    1942
  • Once Upon a Honeymoon

    special effects

    crew
    1942
  • Seven Days' Leave

    special effects

    crew
    1942
  • The Navy Comes Through

    special effects

    crew
    1942
  • Here We Go Again

    special effects

    crew
    1942
  • The Big Street

    special effects

    crew
    1942
  • The Magnificent Ambersons

    special effects

    crew
    1942
  • Obliging Young Lady

    special effects

    crew
    1942
  • Sing Your Worries Away

    special effects

    crew
    1942
  • Call Out the Marines

    special effects

    crew
    1942
  • Valley of the Sun

    special effects

    crew
    1942
  • Four Jacks and a Jill

    special effects

    crew
    1942
  • Look Who's Laughing

    special effects

    crew
    1941
  • Suspicion

    special effects

    crew
    1941
  • Unexpected Uncle

    special effects

    crew
    1941
  • All That Money Can Buy

    special effects

    crew
    1941
  • Parachute Battalion

    special effects

    crew
    1941
  • Tom, Dick and Harry

    special effects

    crew
    1941
  • Sunny

    special effects

    crew
    1941
  • Citizen Kane

    special effects

    crew
    1941
  • The Devil and Miss Jones

    special effects

    crew
    1941
  • A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

    special effects

    crew
    1941
  • Mr. & Mrs. Smith

    special effects

    crew
    1941
  • Play Girl

    special effects

    crew
    1941
  • The Saint In Palm Springs

    special effects

    crew
    1941
  • Kitty Foyle

    special effects

    crew
    1940
  • You'll Find Out

    special effects

    crew
    1940
  • They Knew What They Wanted

    special effects

    crew
    1940
  • I'm Still Alive

    special effects

    crew
    1940
  • Men Against the Sky

    special effects

    crew
    1940
  • Dance, Girl, Dance

    special effects

    crew
    1940
  • Wildcat Bus

    special effects

    crew
    1940
  • Stranger on the Third Floor

    special effects

    crew
    1940
  • Lucky Partners

    special effects

    crew
    1940
  • Millionaires in Prison

    special effects

    crew
    1940
  • Cross-Country Romance

    special effects

    crew
    1940
  • Irene

    special effects

    crew
    1940
  • Primrose Path

    special effects

    crew
    1940
  • The Saint's Double Trouble

    special effects

    crew
    1940
  • That's Right – You're Wrong

    special effects

    crew
    1939
  • The Day the Bookies Wept

    special effects

    crew
    1939
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    special effects

    crew
    1939
  • Bachelor Mother

    special effects

    crew
    1939
  • Five Came Back

    special effects

    crew
    1939
  • Panama Lady

    special effects

    crew
    1939
  • Love Affair

    special effects

    crew
    1939
  • The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

    special effects

    crew
    1939
  • Twelve Crowded Hours

    special effects

    crew
    1939
  • Gunga Din

    special effects

    crew
    1939
  • Pacific Liner

    special effects

    crew
    1939
  • Fugitives for a Night

    special effects

    crew
    1938
  • Carefree

    special effects

    crew
    1938
  • Sky Giant

    special effects

    crew
    1938
  • Having Wonderful Time

    special effects

    crew
    1938
  • Joy of Living

    special effects

    crew
    1938
  • Go Chase Yourself

    special effects

    crew
    1938
  • Bringing Up Baby

    special effects

    crew
    1938
  • Crashing Hollywood

    special effects

    crew
    1938
  • A Damsel in Distress

    special effects

    crew
    1937
  • Danger Patrol

    special effects

    crew
    1937
  • High Flyers

    special effects

    crew
    1937
  • There Goes the Groom

    special effects

    crew
    1937
  • Music for Madame

    special effects

    crew
    1937
  • Annapolis Salute

    special effects

    crew
    1937
  • Super-Sleuth

    special effects

    crew
    1937
  • New Faces of 1937

    special effects

    crew
    1937
  • There Goes My Girl

    special effects

    crew
    1937
  • Shall We Dance

    special effects

    crew
    1937
  • The Woman I Love

    special effects

    crew
    1937
  • The Soldier and the Lady

    special effects

    crew
    1937
  • Don't Tell the Wife

    special effects

    crew
    1937
  • Walking on Air

    special effects

    crew
    1936
  • Love on a Bet

    special effects

    crew
    1936
  • I Dream Too Much

    special effects

    crew
    1935
  • She

    special effects

    crew
    1935
  • Murder on a Honeymoon

    special effects

    crew
    1935
  • The Little Minister

    special effects

    crew
    1934
  • The Gay Divorcee

    special effects

    crew
    1934
  • Ace of Aces

    special effects

    crew
    1933
  • Melody Cruise

    special effects

    crew
    1933
  • The Conquerors

    special effects

    crew
    1932
  • The Life of the Party

    special effects

    crew
    1930
  • Cold Turkey

    cinematography

    crew
    1925
  • The Way of a Man

    cinematography

    crew
    1923
  • The Purple Dawn

    cinematography

    crew
    1923
  • Forbidden Trails

    cinematography

    crew
    1920
  • Would You Forgive?

    cinematography

    crew
    1920

• visual effects (8 credits)

  • The Truth About Murder

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1946
  • The Woman in the Window

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1944
  • Swing Time

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1936
  • Follow the Fleet

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1936
  • Top Hat

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1935
  • Romance in Manhattan

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1934
  • Finishing School

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1934
  • Flying Down to Rio

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1933

• camera (10 credits)

  • The Son of Kong

    director of photography

    camera
    1933
  • King Kong

    director of photography

    camera
    1933
  • Ten Nights in a Bar-room

    director of photography

    camera
    1931
  • Smith's Army Life

    director of photography

    camera
    1928
  • Run, Girl, Run

    director of photography

    camera
    1928
  • The Long Loop on the Pecos

    director of photography

    camera
    1927
  • Spanking Breezes

    director of photography

    camera
    1926
  • The Hansom Cabman

    director of photography

    camera
    1924
  • The Right of the Strongest

    director of photography

    camera
    1924
  • A Front Page Story

    director of photography

    camera
    1922