Ernest Haller

Ernest Haller

Ernest Jacob Haller (May 31, 1896 – October 21, 1970) was an American cinematographer. He was most notable for his involvement in Gone with the Wind (1939) and his close professional relationships with prominent actresses of the time, such as Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, and Ingrid Bergman. Haller was nominated for Academy Awards a total of seven times and won for Best Cinematography once.

Haller began his career as a cinematographer as an assistant cameraman to D. W. Griffith’s great cameraman Billy Bitzer. He next moved to Warner Brothers. Some of Haller’s recognized works include Weary River (1928), Dawn Patrol (1930), The Rich Are Always with Us (1931)— a film where he first photographed Bette Davis—, The Emperor Jones (1933), and Dangerous (1935). In 1938, Haller received his first Academy Awards nomination for Best Cinematography for the film Jezebel. This recognition caught the eyes of David O. Selznick who was impressed with Haller's work in Jezebel enough to borrow him from the Warner Bros. to participate in Gone with the Wind (1939), which granted Haller his first and only Oscar for Best Cinematography. Haller had five more nominations for an Academy Award, for All This, and Heaven Too (1940), Mildred Pierce (1945), The Flame and the Arrow (1950), What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962), and Lilies of the Field (1963). Haller initially announced his retirement in 1965 but managed to briefly come out of it in July 1965 upon the request of director James Goldstone to film the second pilot of the Star Trek episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before". He was killed in a car accident in Marina Del Rey, California, on October 21, 1970 at the age of 74.

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Heart Of Darkness

Director of Photography

1966

Star Trek

Director of Photography

1964

Dead Ringer

Director of Photography

1963

Lilies of the Field

Director of Photography

1962

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

Director of Photography

1962

Pressure Point

Director of Photography

1962

Married Too Young

Director of Photography

1961

Three Blondes In His Life

Director of Photography

1960

The 3rd Voice

Director of Photography

1959

The Miracle

Director of Photography

1958

Man of the West

Director of Photography

1958

God's Little Acre

Director of Photography

1958

Hell's Five Hours

Director of Photography

1957

Plunder Road

Director of Photography

1957

Back from the Dead

Director of Photography

1957

Men in War

Director of Photography

1956

The Come On

Director of Photography

1955

Rebel Without a Cause

Director of Photography

1954

Carnival Story

Director of Photography

1953

Jhansi Ki Rani

Director of Photography

1951

Jim Thorpe – All-American

Director of Photography

1951

On Moonlight Bay

Director of Photography

1950

Dallas

Director of Photography

1950

The Flame and the Arrow

Director of Photography

1950

Chain Lightning

Director of Photography

1949

Always Leave Them Laughing

Director of Photography

1949

My Dream Is Yours

Director of Photography

1948

Winter Meeting

Director of Photography

1948

My Girl Tisa

Director of Photography

1947

The Unfaithful

Director of Photography

1947

Humoresque

Director of Photography

1946

The Verdict

Director of Photography

1946

Deception

Director of Photography

1946

A Stolen Life

Director of Photography

1946

Devotion

Director of Photography

1945

Mildred Pierce

Director of Photography

1945

Rhapsody in Blue

Additional Photography

1944

The Doughgirls

Director of Photography

1944

Mr. Skeffington

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1943

Princess O'Rourke

Director of Photography

1943

Cavalcade of Dance

Director of Photography

1942

George Washington Slept Here

Director of Photography

1942

In This Our Life

Director of Photography

1942

The Gay Parisian

Director of Photography

1941

Blues in the Night

Director of Photography

1941

Manpower

Director of Photography

1941

The Bride Came C.O.D.

Director of Photography

1941

Footsteps in the Dark

Director of Photography

1941

Honeymoon for Three

Director of Photography

1940

No Time for Comedy

Director of Photography

1940

All This, and Heaven Too

Director of Photography

1940

It All Came True

Director of Photography

1939

Invisible Stripes

Director of Photography

1939

Gone with the Wind

Director of Photography

1939

The Roaring Twenties

Director of Photography

1939

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

Director of Photography

1939

Dark Victory

Director of Photography

1938

Four Daughters

Director of Photography

1938

Four's a Crowd

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1938

Jezebel

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1937

The Great Garrick

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1937

That Certain Woman

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1935

Captain Blood

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1935

Dangerous

Director of Photography

1935

Mary Jane's Pa

Director of Photography

1934

The Secret Bride

Director of Photography

1934

The Firebird

Director of Photography

1934

British Agent

Director of Photography

1934

Desirable

Director of Photography

1934

The Key

Director of Photography

1934

Merry Wives of Reno

Director of Photography

1934

Easy to Love

Director of Photography

1933

The House on 56th Street

Director of Photography

1933

Emperor Jones

Director of Photography

1933

International House

Director of Photography

1933

Murders in the Zoo

Director of Photography

1932

Scarlet Dawn

Director of Photography

1932

Night After Night

Director of Photography

1932

The Crash

Director of Photography

1932

Doctor X

Camera Operator

1932

Street of Women

Director of Photography

1932

The Rich Are Always with Us

Director of Photography

1931

Blonde Crazy

Director of Photography

1931

I Like Your Nerve

Director of Photography

1931

Chances

Director of Photography

1931

Millie

Director of Photography

1931

Ten Cents a Dance

Director of Photography

1930

The Dawn Patrol

Director of Photography

1929

Drag

Director of Photography

Crew

1942

Spanish Fiesta

Cinematography

1938

Brother Rat

Cinematography

1937

Call It a Day

Cinematography

1936

Public Enemy's Wife

Cinematography

Acting

1940

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

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Infos

Full Name
Ernest Haller
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
5/31/1896
Date of Death
10/21/1970
Also Known As

Ernie Haller

Ernest Jacob Haller

Ernie J. Haller

Ernest Hallor

Ernie Hallor