James Van Trees

Biography

James Van Trees (August 13, 1890 - April 11, 1973), born James Crawford Van Trees, was a successful American cinematographer in Hollywood whose career spans the silent and sound eras. His mother was prolific early film director and writer Julia Crawford Ivers. Mother and son worked together on a few films more than likely becoming the first mother and son to direct and photograph productions. Van Trees was the President of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) during 1923-1924. His son James Van Trees, Jr. was a cameraman and worked for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer with his father.

Most Famous Work

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The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

(1950) Cinematography

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Baby Face

(1933) Director of Photography

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A Night in Casablanca

(1946) Director of Photography

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Taxi!

(1931) Director of Photography

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Stingaree

(1934) Director of Photography

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Over the Wall

(1938) Director of Photography

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Heroes for Sale

(1933) Director of Photography

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Let Them Live

(1937) Director of Photography

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1946	Minor Role (uncredited)	Angel on My Shoulder 1946-09-20 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1950	Cinematography	The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show 1950-10-12 TV Show
1945	Cinematography	The Great John L. 1945-05-25 Movie
1942	Cinematography	Secret Enemies 1942-09-17 Movie
1941	Cinematography	The Nurse's Secret 1941-05-24 Movie
1940	Cinematography	Young America Flies 1940-07-13 Movie
1932	Cinematography	A Successful Calamity 1932-09-17 Movie
1929	Cinematography	The Lone Wolf's Daughter 1929-02-18 Movie
1928	Cinematography	The Whip 1928-09-16 Movie
1925	Cinematography	If I Marry Again 1925-02-15 Movie
1920	Cinematography	Jenny Be Good 1920-04-30 Movie
	Cinematography	Judy of Rogues' Harbor 1920-02-29 Movie
1916	Cinematography	The Intrigue 1916-10-09 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1947	Director of Photography	The Fabulous Dorseys 1947-02-26 Movie
1946	Director of Photography	Angel on My Shoulder 1946-09-20 Movie
	Director of Photography	A Night in Casablanca 1946-05-10 Movie
1945	Director of Photography	Her Favorite Patient 1945-06-22 Movie
1944	Director of Photography	The Last Ride 1944-10-07 Movie
	Director of Photography	Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys 1944-09-02 Movie
	Director of Photography	Two-Man Submarine 1944-03-16 Movie
	Director of Photography	Nine Girls 1944-02-17 Movie
	Director of Photography	Gun to Gun 1944-01-08 Movie
1943	Director of Photography	Find the Blackmailer 1943-11-06 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Rear Gunner 1943-04-10 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Gorilla Man 1943-01-16 Movie
1942	Director of Photography	Busses Roar 1942-09-19 Movie
	Director of Photography	Escape from Crime 1942-07-25 Movie
1941	Director of Photography	Steel Against the Sky 1941-12-13 Movie
	Director of Photography	A Shot in the Dark 1941-04-05 Movie
	Director of Photography	Here Comes Happiness 1941-03-15 Movie
	Director of Photography	Flight from Destiny 1941-02-08 Movie
1939	Director of Photography	Smashing the Money Ring 1939-10-21 Movie
	Director of Photography	Waterfront 1939-07-15 Movie
1938	Director of Photography	Over the Wall 1938-04-02 Movie
1937	Director of Photography	It's Love I'm After 1937-10-08 Movie
	Director of Photography	Love Is on the Air 1937-10-02 Movie
	Director of Photography	Let Them Live 1937-04-25 Movie
1936	Director of Photography	Palm Springs 1936-06-05 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Unguarded Hour 1936-04-10 Movie
	Director of Photography	Her Master's Voice 1936-01-17 Movie
1935	Director of Photography	The Bishop Misbehaves 1935-09-13 Movie
	Director of Photography	Shanghai 1935-07-19 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Girl from 10th Avenue 1935-06-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	A Night at the Ritz 1935-03-23 Movie
	Director of Photography	Sweet Music 1935-02-23 Movie
1934	Director of Photography	West of the Pecos 1934-12-27 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Age of Innocence 1934-09-14 Movie
	Director of Photography	Stingaree 1934-05-24 Movie
	Director of Photography	Looking for Trouble 1934-03-28 Movie
1933	Director of Photography	Advice to the Lovelorn 1933-12-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Blood Money 1933-11-17 Movie
	Director of Photography	I Loved a Woman 1933-09-23 Movie
	Director of Photography	Baby Face 1933-07-13 Movie
	Director of Photography	Midnight Mary 1933-06-30 Movie
	Director of Photography	Heroes for Sale 1933-06-17 Movie
	Director of Photography	Lilly Turner 1933-05-13 Movie
	Director of Photography	The King's Vacation 1933-02-25 Movie
	Director of Photography	Parachute Jumper 1933-01-28 Movie
1932	Director of Photography	Silver Dollar 1932-12-22 Movie
	Director of Photography	They Call It Sin 1932-11-05 Movie
	Director of Photography	Big City Blues 1932-09-18 Movie
	Director of Photography	Life Begins 1932-09-10 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Man Who Played God 1932-02-09 Movie
1931	Director of Photography	Taxi! 1931-12-29 Movie
	Director of Photography	Alexander Hamilton 1931-09-12 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Star Witness 1931-08-22 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Reckless Hour 1931-08-15 Movie
	Director of Photography	Gold Dust Gertie 1931-06-27 Movie
1930	Director of Photography	Captain Thunder 1930-12-27 Movie
	Director of Photography	Viennese Nights 1930-11-25 Movie
	Director of Photography	Old English 1930-08-12 Movie
	Director of Photography	Sweet Kitty Bellairs 1930-08-09 Movie
	Director of Photography	She Couldn't Say No 1930-02-15 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Green Goddess 1930-02-13 Movie
1929	Director of Photography	The Sacred Flame 1929-11-24 Movie
	Director of Photography	So Long Letty 1929-10-16 Movie
1928	Director of Photography	The Noose 1928-01-29 Movie
1927	Director of Photography	The Crystal Cup 1927-10-16 Movie
1926	Director of Photography	Twinkletoes 1926-11-28 Movie
	Director of Photography	Midnight Lovers 1926-10-25 Movie
	Director of Photography	Don Juan's 3 Nights 1926-09-04 Movie
	Director of Photography	Fifth Avenue 1926-01-24 Movie
1924	Director of Photography	The Perfect Flapper 1924-05-25 Movie
	Director of Photography	Lilies of the Field 1924-02-29 Movie
1923	Director of Photography	The Huntress 1923-08-20 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Rustle of Silk 1923-05-13 Movie
	Director of Photography	The White Flower 1923-03-04 Movie
1922	Director of Photography	The Young Rajah 1922-11-11 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Bonded Woman 1922-08-21 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Top of New York 1922-06-18 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Green Temptation 1922-04-01 Movie
1921	Director of Photography	The Witching Hour 1921-04-10 Movie
1920	Director of Photography	The Furnace 1920-11-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Soul of Youth 1920-08-15 Movie
	Director of Photography	Nurse Marjorie 1920-04-03 Movie
1918	Director of Photography	A Lady's Name 1918-12-10 Movie
1917	Director of Photography	The Fair Barbarian 1917-12-17 Movie
1916	Director of Photography	The Heart of Paula 1916-04-03 Movie
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