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David Abel (15 December 1883 – 12 November 1973) was a cinematographer. Born in Amsterdam to Russian parents, Abel began his career in 1916. He came to the United States as a child in the first decade of the 1900s and worked as a portrait photographer in New York before entering films with Flying A Studios in 1913. His credits include Grumpy (1930), The Virtuous Sin (1930), Huckleberry Finn (1931), The Gay Divorcee (1934), Top Hat (1935), Follow the Fleet (1936), and The Affairs of Susan (1945). At RKO Pictures during the 1930s, Abel was a favorite collaborator of director Mark Sandrich and was responsible for the photography of five Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers musicals (The Gay Divorcee, Top Hat, Follow the Fleet, Swing Time, and Shall We Dance).
Other credits include The Awful Truth, Huckleberry Finn, Hips, Hips, Hooray!, Grumpy, The Virtuous Sin, and History Is Made at Night. He filmed a total of 110 films.
He retired in 1937, but Sandrich persuaded him to come back as cameraman for the classic Holiday Inn (1942). After two more films, Follow the Boys (1944) and The Affairs of Susan (1945), Abel left Hollywood film work for good.
Filmography
all 100
Movies 100
Director 15
The Affairs of Susan (1945)
Follow the Boys (1944)
Holiday Inn (1942)
Shall We Dance (1937)
History Is Made at Night (1937)
Criminal Lawyer (1937)
Make Way for a Lady (1936)
Swing Time (1936)
Bunker Bean (1936)
Follow the Fleet (1936)
I Dream Too Much (1935)
Top Hat (1935)
The Case of the Curious Bride (1935)
A Notorious Gentleman (1935)
The Gay Divorcee (1934)
Bachelor Bait (1934)
Cockeyed Cavaliers (1934)
This Man Is Mine (1934)
Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934)
Ann Vickers (1933)
Rafter Romance (1933)
Pick-up (1933)
The Crime of the Century (1933)
Madame Butterfly (1932)
The Phantom President (1932)
Merrily We Go to Hell (1932)
Sky Bride (1932)
The Miracle Man (1932)
Ladies of the Big House (1931)
Rich Man's Folly (1931)
Huckleberry Finn (1931)
The Secret Call (1931)
Scandal Sheet (1931)
The Virtuous Sin (1930)
El Dios del Mar (1930)
The Santa Fe Trail (1930)
Grumpy (1930)
Swing High (1930)
The Grand Parade (1930)
The Racketeer (1929)
The Awful Truth (1929)
Square Shoulders (1929)
Geraldine (1929)
Ned McCobb's Daughter (1928)
Show Folks (1928)
Craig's Wife (1928)
Tenth Avenue (1928)
Midnight Madness (1928)
Stand and Deliver (1928)
The Forbidden Woman (1927)
The First Auto (1927)
Dearie (1927)
The Black Diamond Express (1927)
What Every Girl Should Know (1927)
Don't Tell the Wife (1927)
My Official Wife (1926)
The Honeymoon Express (1926)
Footloose Widows (1926)
The Cave Man (1926)
His Jazz Bride (1926)
Three Weeks in Paris (1925)
Rose of the World (1925)
Seven Sinners (1925)
Compromise (1925)
How Baxter Butted In (1925)
The Man Without a Conscience (1925)
Recompense (1925)
A Lost Lady (1924)
The Dark Swan (1924)
The Lover of Camille (1924)
Babbitt (1924)
Beau Brummel (1924)
Lovebound (1923)
The Buster (1923)
Mixed Faces (1922)
The Crusader (1922)
A Self-Made Man (1922)
The Primitive Lover (1922)
Where's My Wandering Boy Tonight? (1922)
Little Miss Smiles (1922)
Rip Van Winkle (1921)
Unseen Forces (1920)
The Woman Gives (1920)
A Daughter of Two Worlds (1920)
She Loves and Lies (1920)
The Isle of Conquest (1919)
The Way of a Woman (1919)
The Probation Wife (1919)
The New Moon (1919)
The Heart of Wetona (1919)
The Hun Within (1918)
The Lady of the Dugout (1918)
The Splendid Sinner (1918)
Thais (1917)
Madame Bo-Peep (1917)
A Woman's Awakening (1917)
The Bad Boy (1917)
The Heiress at Coffee Dan's (1916)
A Sister of Six (1916)
Youth's Endearing Charm (1916)
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Known ForCamera
GenderMale
Birthday1883-12-15
Deathday1973-11-12 (89 years old)
Birth PlaceAmsterdam, Netherlands
CitizenshipsKingdom of the Netherlands
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