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Virgil Miller

Known for: Camera

Biography: 1886-12-20

Deathday: 1974-10-05 (87 years old)

Biography

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Virgil Miller (December 20, 1886 - October 5, 1974) was an American cinematographer who was the director of photography for 157 films between 1917 and 1956.

Miller's credits include The Phantom of the Opera (1925), Danger - Love at Work (1937), Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938), The Mummy's Curse (1944), Navajo (1952), Crazylegs (1953), and six Charlie Chan films.

Prior to working for Universal Studios and, eventually, most other major studios, Miller was a graduate from and a professor at Kansas State University teaching physics and electrical engineering.

In 1913 he became the first director and founder of the electrical department of Universal Studios. He also coordinated very early special effects including filming stampedes, explosions, and shrinking people.

Filmography

all 133

Movies 133

Virgil Miller

Biography

Filmography

all 133

Movies 133

Director 9

I Killed Wild Bill Hickok (1956)

Unchained (1955)

Captain Fathom (1955)

Crazylegs (1953)

Miss Robin Crusoe (1953)

Murder Without Tears (1953)

Navajo (1952)

Life on the Thames (1950)

The Land of Auld Lang Syne (1950)

To the Coast of Devon (1950)

Roaming Through Michigan (1950)

Land of Tradition (1950)

Glimpses of Old England (1949)

From Liverpool to Stratford (1949)

Roaming Through Northern Ireland (1949)

Playlands of Michigan (1949)

Calling on Michigan (1949)

Scholastic England (1948)

Night Life in Chicago (1948)

Wandering Through Wales (1948)

Chicago, the Beautiful (1948)

The Red Stallion (1947)

On the Shores of Nova Scotia (1947)

The Vigilantes Return (1947)

Over the Seas to Belfast (1946)

Looking at London (1946)

The Falcon in San Francisco (1945)

The Woman in Green (1945)

The House of Fear (1945)

The Mummy's Curse (1944)

The Pearl of Death (1944)

Trial by Trigger (1944)

Colorful Colorado (1944)

Mackinac Island (1944)

Weird Woman (1944)

Visiting St. Louis (1944)

Calling Dr. Death (1943)

Through the Colorado Rockies (1943)

Dr. Renault's Secret (1942)

Berlin Correspondent (1942)

Who Is Hope Schuyler? (1942)

Castle in the Desert (1942)

Right to the Heart (1942)

Small Town Deb (1941)

Man at Large (1941)

Private Nurse (1941)

Scotland Yard (1941)

Ride, Kelly, Ride (1941)

Jennie (1940)

Murder Over New York (1940)

Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940)

Pier 13 (1940)

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)

Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)

City in Darkness (1939)

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)

Chasing Danger (1939)

Inside Story (1939)

Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939)

Time Out for Murder (1938)

Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938)

The Singing Outlaw (1938)

Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938)

Walking Down Broadway (1938)

Thank You, Mr. Moto (1937)

Courage of the West (1937)

Danger – Love at Work (1937)

Find the Witness (1937)

Drift Fence (1936)

Pals of the Prairie (1929)

Laughing at Death (1929)

The Little Savage (1929)

The Amazing Vagabond (1929)

Come and Get It! (1929)

Known For
Camera

Gender
Male

Birthday
1886-12-20

Deathday
1974-10-05 (87 years old)

Birth Place
Coffeen, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Virgil Emmitt Miller, Virgil E. Miller