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William Rees(1906-1961)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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William Rees was born in 1906 in Miller County, Arkansas, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for From Headquarters (1929), Scarlet Pages (1930) and The Gamblers (1929). He died on 1 October 1961.
Born1906
DiedOctober 1, 1961
Born1906
DiedOctober 1, 1961
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Known for

From Headquarters
  • Cinematographer(as William Reese)
  • 1929
Marian Nixon in Scarlet Pages (1930)
Scarlet Pages
5.6
  • Cinematographer(photography)
  • 1930
The Gamblers (1929)
The Gamblers
4.9
  • Cinematographer(as William Reese)
  • 1929
Audrey Ferris in Fancy Baggage (1929)
Fancy Baggage
6.0
  • Cinematographer(as William Reis)
  • 1929

Credits

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Cinematographer



  • Lonesome Trailer (1935)
    Lonesome Trailer
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1935
  • Keystone Hotel (1935)
    Keystone Hotel
    6.3
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1935
  • Claire Dodd and Warren William in Don't Bet on Blondes (1935)
    Don't Bet on Blondes
    6.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 1935
  • Husband's Holiday
    Short
    • director of photography
    • 1935
  • Guy Kibbee and Zasu Pitts in Going Highbrow (1935)
    Going Highbrow
    6.1
    • Cinematographer (photography)
    • 1935
  • Enrico Caruso Jr. and Mona Maris in El cantante de Napoles (1935)
    El cantante de Napoles
    6.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1935
  • Mary Astor, Warren William, and Lightning in The Case of the Howling Dog (1934)
    The Case of the Howling Dog
    6.9
    • Cinematographer (photography by)
    • 1934
  • Bette Davis, George Brent, Ann Dvorak, and John Halliday in Housewife (1934)
    Housewife
    6.1
    • Cinematographer (photography)
    • 1934
  • Richard Barthelmess and Helen Chandler in Midnight Alibi (1934)
    Midnight Alibi
    6.4
    • Cinematographer (photography)
    • 1934
  • Pat O'Brien, Claire Dodd, and Glenda Farrell in The Personality Kid (1934)
    The Personality Kid
    5.8
    • Cinematographer (photography)
    • 1934
  • La buenaventura (1934)
    La buenaventura
    • Cinematographer
    • 1934
  • Richard Barthelmess and Jean Muir in A Modern Hero (1934)
    A Modern Hero
    6.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1934
  • Bette Davis, William Powell, Hugh Herbert, Frank McHugh, and Verree Teasdale in Fashions of 1934 (1934)
    Fashions of 1934
    6.6
    • Cinematographer (photography)
    • 1934
  • Mary Astor, Joan Blondell, Ruth Donnelly, Patricia Ellis, Guy Kibbee, Frank McHugh, Adolphe Menjou, and Dick Powell in Convention City (1933)
    Convention City
    6.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1933
  • George Brent and Margaret Lindsay in From Headquarters (1933)
    From Headquarters
    6.3
    • Cinematographer (as William Reese, photography by)
    • 1933

Camera and Electrical Department



  • James Cagney, Dorothy Dare, and Patricia Ellis in The St. Louis Kid (1934)
    The St. Louis Kid
    6.5
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Monte Collins, Bob Custer, and Buck Moulton in That Man Jack! (1925)
    That Man Jack!
    • additional photographer (as William Reis)
    • 1925
  • Ben Alexander, Irene Rich, and Henry B. Walthall in Boy of Mine (1923)
    Boy of Mine
    • additional photographer
    • 1923

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Bill Rees
  • Born
    • 1906
    • Miller County, Arkansas, USA
  • Died
    • October 1, 1961

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