Archie Stout

Archie Stout
Born	Archibald Stout March 30, 1886 Renwick, Iowa, USA
Died	March 10, 1973 (aged 86) Los Angeles, California, USA
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	1921-1953

Archie Stout (March 30, 1886 – March 10, 1973), A.S.C. was a second unit photographer^[1] whose career spanned from 1921 to 1954. In a career largely confined to B movies, he provided cinematography assistance on such films as the original version of The Ten Commandments (1923) and several Hopalong Cassidy and Tarzan films. He enjoyed a long and fruitful association with John Ford, working on Fort Apache (1948), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) and The Quiet Man (1952), becoming the only 2nd unit cinematographer to receive an Academy Award.^[2] His last film was the airborne disaster movie The High and the Mighty in 1954.

Selected filmography

• The Ten Commandments (photographer) (1923)
• Varsity (1928)
• Dangerous Paradise (1930)
• The County Fair (1932)
• Sagebrush Trail (photography) (1933)
• Riders of Destiny (photography) (1933)
• The Man from Utah (photographed by) (1934)
• 'Neath the Arizona Skies (photography) (1934)
• The Lawless Frontier (photography) (1934)
• The Trail Beyond (photography) (1934)
• Randy Rides Alone (photographed by) (1934)
• The Star Packer (photographed by) (1934)
• Blue Steel (photographed by) (1934)
• West of the Divide (photographed by) (1934)
• The Lucky Texan (photographed by) (1934)
• Lawless Range (photography) (1935)
• Westward Ho (photography) (1935)
• Hop-a-long Cassidy (1935)
• Paradise Canyon (photography) (1935)
• The Dawn Rider (photography) (1935)
• The Desert Trail (photography) (1935)
• Texas Terror (photographed by, uncredited) (1935)
• Conflict (1936)
• Sea Spoilers (1936)
• Captain Kidd (1945)
• Abilene Town (director of photography) (1946)
• Angel and the Badman (photography) (1947)
• Fort Apache (1948)
• She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (camera operator: second unit - uncredited) / (director of photography: second unit - uncredited) (1949)
• Rio Grande (second unit photography) (1950)
• Wagon Master (second unit photography) (1950)
• The Quiet Man (second unit photography) (1952)
• Big Jim McLain (director of photography) (1952)
• Hondo (photography) (1953)
• Island in the Sky (photographed by) (1953)
• Trouble Along the Way (director of photography) (1953)
• The High and the Mighty (photographed by) (1954)

References

1. "The New Pictures". TIME. December 16, 1935. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
2. "The 25th Academy Awards (1953) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-20.

External links

• Archie Stout at the Internet Movie Database