Len Powers

Len Powers

Known for: Camera
Biography: 1894-12-12
Deathday: 1965-01-25 (70 years old)

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Biography

POWERS, LEN (Leonard Stephen Powers) Born December 12, 1892 (although he incorrectly gave 1894 on some documents), Rodney,


Iowa. Len grew up in Grant, Iowa with his grocer father Charles, mother May, and siblings Charles, Hazel and Clara. He went to school in Portland, Oregon and for a time was a professional boxer. Powers began work as a cinematographer with Reliance in 1914. He shot Blue Blood and Red (1916) for Raoul Walsh at Fox, and Headin’ South (1918) for Douglas Fairbanks, directed by Allan Dwan; he also worked for Magnetic, Mack Sennett, and Hank Mann Comedies. His first film for Hal Roach was the Our Gang short Young Sherlocks (1922). He directed or co-directed 14 Dippy Doo-Dad shorts for Roach in 1923 and ’24, and because of his success with all-animal casts he was asked to film a rooster crowing for the official Pathé logo. After that, Powers was a cameraman exclusively for Roach through 1933, mostly working with Charley Chase. (He moonlighted as a gagman for Mack Sennett in 1927.) With Laurel and Hardy he worked on From Soup to Nuts, Habeas Corpus, Unaccustomed As We Are, Berth Marks, The Hoose-Gow, and The Music Box. He worked at Universal in the early ’40s and was camera operator on some Johnny Mack Brown Westerns toward the end of the decade. His last known credit was photographing stills for Around the World in Eighty Days (1956). Powers’ wife, the former Muriel Elizabeth Davey, died in November. 1945, but he was survived by their daughter Murlen. Died January25, 1965, Hollywood, California, age 72; of a heart attack.

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Filmography

all 84

Movies 84

Director 16

Cinematographer
Hollywood Burlesque

Hollywood Burlesque (1949)

Movie
Crew Member (uncredited)
Slave Ship

Slave Ship (1937)

Movie
Cinematographer
Flirting in the Park

Flirting in the Park (1933)

Movie
Cinematographer
Arabian Tights

Arabian Tights (1933)

Movie
Director of Photography
The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble

The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble (1933)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Trial of Vince Barnett

The Trial of Vince Barnett (1933)

Movie
Cinematographer
Hunting Trouble

Hunting Trouble (1933)

Movie
Cinematographer
Yoo-Hoo

Yoo-Hoo (1932)

Movie
Cinematographer
Strange Innertube

Strange Innertube (1932)

Movie
Cinematographer
Wild Babies!

Wild Babies! (1932)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Chimp

The Chimp (1932)

Movie
9
Cinematographer
Too Many Women

Too Many Women (1932)

Movie
Cinematographer
Strictly Unreliable

Strictly Unreliable (1932)

Movie
Cinematographer
In Walked Charley

In Walked Charley (1932)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Music Box

The Music Box (1932)

Movie
10
Cinematographer
You're Telling Me

You're Telling Me (1932)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Nickel Nurser

The Nickel Nurser (1932)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Knockout

The Knockout (1932)

Movie
Cinematographer
Sealskins

Sealskins (1932)

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Cinematographer
The Tabasco Kid

The Tabasco Kid (1932)

Movie
Cinematographer
On the Loose

On the Loose (1931)

Movie
Cinematographer
Hey, skirts!

Hey, skirts! (1930)

Movie
Cinematographer
Doctor's Orders

Doctor's Orders (1930)

Movie
Cinematographer
Girl Shock

Girl Shock (1930)

Movie
Cinematographer
The King

The King (1930)

Movie
Cinematographer
Bear Shooters

Bear Shooters (1930)

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Cinematographer
Whispering Whoopee

Whispering Whoopee (1930)

Movie
Cinematographer
Berth Marks

Berth Marks (1929)

Movie
9
Cinematographer
The Big Squawk

The Big Squawk (1929)

Movie
Director of Photography
Unaccustomed as We Are

Unaccustomed as We Are (1929)

Movie
10
Cinematographer
Habeas Corpus

Habeas Corpus (1928)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Boy Friend

The Boy Friend (1928)

Movie
Cinematographer
Early to Bed

Early to Bed (1928)

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Cinematographer
Limousine Love

Limousine Love (1928)

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Cinematographer
From Soup to Nuts

From Soup to Nuts (1928)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Way of All Pants

The Way of All Pants (1927)

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Cinematographer
The Sting of Stings

The Sting of Stings (1927)

Movie
Cinematographer
Assistant Wives

Assistant Wives (1927)

Movie
Cinematographer
Us

Us (1927)

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Cinematographer
Jewish Prudence

Jewish Prudence (1927)

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Cinematographer
Love My Dog

Love My Dog (1927)

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Cinematographer
Forgotten Sweeties

Forgotten Sweeties (1927)

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Cinematographer
A One Mama Man

A One Mama Man (1927)

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Cinematographer
Are Brunettes Safe?

Are Brunettes Safe? (1927)

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Cinematographer
Many Scrappy Returns

Many Scrappy Returns (1927)

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Cinematographer
There Ain't No Santa Claus

There Ain't No Santa Claus (1926)

Movie
Director of Photography
Be Your Age

Be Your Age (1926)

Movie
Director of Photography
Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes

Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes (1926)

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Cinematographer
Bromo and Juliet

Bromo and Juliet (1926)

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Cinematographer
Crazy Like a Fox

Crazy Like a Fox (1926)

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Cinematography
Along Came Auntie

Along Came Auntie (1926)

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Cinematographer
Mighty Like a Moose

Mighty Like a Moose (1926)

Movie
Director
He Forgot to Remember

He Forgot to Remember (1926)

Movie
Director of Photography
Say It with Babies

Say It with Babies (1926)

Movie
Director of Photography
Wandering Papas

Wandering Papas (1926)

Movie
Cinematographer
All Wool

All Wool (1925)

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Cinematographer
Innocent Husbands

Innocent Husbands (1925)

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Cinematographer
Looking for Sally

Looking for Sally (1925)

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Cinematographer
Bad Boy

Bad Boy (1925)

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Cinematographer
Should Husbands Be Watched?

Should Husbands Be Watched? (1925)

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Director of Photography
Plain and Fancy Girls

Plain and Fancy Girls (1925)

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Cinematographer
Fighting Fluid

Fighting Fluid (1925)

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Cinematographer
Sittin' Pretty

Sittin' Pretty (1924)

Movie
Director of Photography
Stolen Goods

Stolen Goods (1924)

Movie
Director
Up and at 'Em

Up and at 'Em (1924)

Movie
Director
North of 50-50

North of 50-50 (1924)

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Director
Love's Reward

Love's Reward (1924)

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Cinematographer
All Wet

All Wet (1924)

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Director
Go West

Go West (1923)

Movie
Director
The Knockout

The Knockout (1923)

Movie
Director
Be Honest

Be Honest (1923)

Movie
Cinematographer
Dogs of War!

Dogs of War! (1923)

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Director
The Watch Dog

The Watch Dog (1923)

Movie
Cinematographer
Back Stage

Back Stage (1923)

Movie
Cinematographer
Giants vs. Yanks

Giants vs. Yanks (1923)

Movie
Cinematographer
Boys to Board

Boys to Board (1923)

Movie
Cinematographer
A Pleasant Journey

A Pleasant Journey (1923)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Big Show

The Big Show (1923)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Champeen

The Champeen (1923)

Movie
Cinematographer
Young Sherlocks

Young Sherlocks (1922)

Movie
Cinematographer
Broken Bubbles

Broken Bubbles (1920)

Movie
Camera Operator
The Yellow Dog Catcher

The Yellow Dog Catcher (1919)

Movie
Cinematographer
Headin' South

Headin' South (1918)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Honor System

The Honor System (1917)

Movie

Ratings

Average 5.15
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Information

Known For
Camera

Gender
Male

Birthday
1894-12-12

Deathday
1965-01-25 (70 years old)

Also Known As
Leonard S. Powers , Leonard Powers

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