Cinematography: Ira H. Morgan

The best movies, series, and documentaries with cinematography by Ira H. Morgan. Explore visually stunning titles that highlight an exceptional filmmaking.


Modern Times

1936 · Movie · 89 min. · United States

Direction Charles Chaplin

Cast Charles Chaplin · Paulette Goddard · Henry Bergman · Chester Conklin

Plot Chaplin is a factory worker in this hectic age - a minor cog in the grinding wheels of industry. His job -mechanically tightening bolts on a moving belt. The monotony...

Max

8.6

62K votes

8.6

62K votes

The Jack-Knife Man

1920 · Movie · 60 min. · United States

6.3

22 votes

6.3

22 votes

Superman (TV Miniseries)

1948 · Series · 244 min. · United States

Direction Spencer Gordon Bennet · Thomas Carr

Cast Kirk Alyn · Noel Neill · Tommy Bond · Carol Forman

Plot Superman comes to Earth as a child and grows up to be his home's first superhero with his first major challenge being to oppose The Spider Lady.

6.2

88 votes

6.2

88 votes

The Great Gabbo

1929 · Movie · 92 min. · United States

Direction Erich von Stroheim · James Cruze

Cast Erich von Stroheim · Betty Compson · Donald Douglas · Marjorie Kane

Plot An insanely, egocentric ventriloquist, even though he is possessed by his wooden dummy, is in love with a dancer who is in love with another. The dummy gives advice to...

6.0

120 votes

6.0

120 votes

The Mystic

1925 · Movie · 70 min. · United States

6.0

45 votes

6.0

45 votes

Jimmy the Gent

1934 · Movie · 67 min. · United States

Direction Michael Curtiz

Cast James Cagney · Bette Davis · Allen Jenkins · Alan Dinehart

Plot Unscrupulous Jimmy Corrigan (James Cagney) runs an agency that searches for heirs of those who have died without leaving a will and often provides phony claimants in order to collect...

5.9

60 votes

5.9

60 votes

When Strangers Marry

1944 · Movie · 67 min. · United States

Direction William Castle

Cast Dean Jagger · Robert Mitchum · Kim Hunter · Neil Hamilton

Plot A naive small-town girl comes to New York City to meet her husband, and discovers that he may be a murderer.

5.8

52 votes

5.8

52 votes

The Vampire Bat

1933 · Movie · 64 min. · United States

Direction Frank R. Strayer

Cast Lionel Atwill · Fay Wray · Melvyn Douglas · Maude Eburne

Plot In a small town in europe, people are dying. The blood is being drained from their bodies, and puncture wounds are found on the throat. The Burgermeister and his council...

5.4

91 votes

5.4

91 votes

Atom Man vs. Superman

1950 · Movie · 252 min. · United States

Direction Spencer Gordon Bennet

Cast Kirk Alyn · Noel Neill · Tommy Bond · Carol Forman

Plot Superman battles Lex Luthor who is using a teleportation device and a new identity as Atom Man in his criminal plans.

5.3

34 votes

5.3

34 votes

Charlie Chan in the Secret Service

1944 · Movie · 63 min. · United States

Direction Phil Rosen

Cast Sidney Toler · Mantan Moreland · Arthur Loft · Gwen Kenyon

Plot Charlie Chan is an agent of the U.S. government assigned to investigate the mysterious death of an inventor.

4.8

28 votes

4.8

28 votes

Batman and Robin (TV) (TV Miniseries)

1949 · Series · 263 min. · United States

Direction Spencer Gordon Bennet

Cast Robert Lowery · Johnny Duncan · Jane Adams · Lyle Talbot

Plot The plot dealt with the Dynamic Duo facing off against the Wizard, a hooded villain whose identity remains a mystery throughout the serial until the end.

4.7

138 votes

4.7

138 votes

Tell It to the Marines

1926 · Movie · 103 min. · United States

Direction George W. Hill

Cast Lon Chaney · William Haines · Eleanor Boardman · Eddie Gribbon

Plot U.S. Marine Sergeant O'Hara has his hands full training raw recruits, one of whom, 'Skeets' Burns, is a particular thorn in his side. If Burns's lackadaisical approach to the military...

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The Strange Mr. Gregory

1945 · Movie · 63 min. · United States

Direction Phil Rosen

Cast Edmund Lowe · Jean Rogers · Donald Douglas · Marjorie Hoshelle

Plot Famed magician Mr. Gregory is visited back stage one night by an amateur magician and his wife. Immediately smitten with Ellen Randall, Gregory plots to win her over. His plot...

Not rated

Not rated

The Bride's Play

1922 · Movie · 70 min. · United States

Direction George Terwilliger

Cast Marion Davies · John B. O'Brien · Frank Shannon · Wyndham Standing

Plot A young woman is courted first by an older gentleman who loves her, then by a young poet. Upon falling in love with the poet after his relentless pursuit of...

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The Other Half

1919 · Movie · 50 min. · United States

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Sinners' Holiday

1930 · Movie · 60 min. · United States

Direction John G. Adolfi

Cast Grant Withers · Lucille La Verne · Warren Hymer · James Cagney

Plot Ma Delano (La Verne) runs a boardwalk penny arcade, living upstairs with her sons (Cagney and Gallagher) and daughter (Knapp). Story involves rum running, accidental murder and a frame-up.

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Lights of Old Broadway

1925 · Movie · 70 min. · United States

Direction Monta Bell

Cast Marion Davies · Conrad Nagel · Frank Currier · George K. Arthur

Plot Marion Davies plays twins separated at birth: Anne becomes a society girl in New York and Fely becomes an Irish poor girl turning to the musical world. Dirk (Conrad Nagel),...

Not rated

Not rated

Captive Girl

1950 · Movie · 73 min. · United States

Direction William Berke

Cast Johnny Weissmuller · Buster Crabbe · Anita Lhoest · Rick Vallin

Plot Jungle Jim is out to save Joan Martindale from an evil witch doctor whilst simultaneously fighting Barton, an evil treasure hunter.

Not rated

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The Crusader

1932 · Movie · 65 min. · United States

Direction Frank R. Strayer

Cast Evelyn Brent · H.B. Warner · Lew Cody · Ned Sparks

Plot Gangsters scheme to get rid of a crusading District Attorney by blackmailing him through his daughter.

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Fury of the Congo

1951 · Movie · 69 min. · United States

Direction William Berke

Cast Johnny Weissmuller · Sherry Moreland · William Henry · Lyle Talbot

Plot Jungle Jim must protect rare pony-like animals whose glands produce a powerful narcotic. On the way, he fights a giant spider.

Not rated

Not rated