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Sol Polito

Cinematographer | * 11/12/1892 († 67, 05/23/1960) | Palermo, Sicily (Italy)
Sol Polito, A.S.C. (born Salvatore Polito, November 12, 1892 – May 23, 1960) was a Sicilian-American cinematographer. He is best known for his work with directors Michael Curtiz and Mervyn LeRoy at Warner Bros. studios in the 1930s and 1940s. ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes on ...

Sergeant York

NR

1941 | 3.7/5 | 2h 14min
History, Romance / Love, War
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Robin Hood fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian. ...

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Certification unknown

1938 | 3.8/5 | 1h 42min
Adventure, Romance / Love, History
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Inspired by Churchill's Dunkirk speech, brash, undisciplined Canadian bush pilot Brian MacLean and three friends enlist in the RCAF. ...

Captains of the Clouds

NR

1942 | 3.4/5 | 1h 54min
Action, Drama, War
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Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against marriage, suddenly falls in love and gets married; but when he makes a quick trip home to tell his t ...

Arsenic and Old Lace

Certification unknown

1944 | 3.8/5 | 1h 58min
Comedy, Crime
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Awards & Nominations for Sol Polito

2x Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-And-White
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Movies with Sol Polito as Crew(110)

Camera/Director of Photography1949 Anna Lucasta
Camera/Director of Photography1948 Sorry, Wrong Number
Camera/Director of Photography1947 The Voice of the Turtle
Camera/Director of Photography1947 The Long Night
Camera/Director of Photography1947 Escape Me Never
Camera/Director of Photography1946 A Stolen Life
Camera/Director of Photography1946 Cloak and Dagger
Camera/Director of Photography1946 Cinderella Jones
Camera/Director of Photography1945 The Corn Is Green
Camera/Director of Photography1945 Rhapsody in Blue
Camera/Director of Photography1944 Arsenic and Old Lace
Camera/Director of Photography1944 The Adventures of Mark Twain
Camera/Director of Photography1943 This Is the Army
Camera/Director of Photography1943 Old Acquaintance
Camera/Director of Photography1942 Now, Voyager
Camera/Director of Photography1942 Captains of the Clouds
Camera/Director of Photography1942 The Gay Sisters
Camera/Director of Photography1941 Sergeant York
Camera/Director of Photography1941 The Sea Wolf
Camera/Director of Photography1940 The Sea Hawk
Camera/Director of Photography1940 City for Conquest
Camera/Director of Photography1940 Virginia City
Camera/Director of Photography1940 Santa Fe Trail
Camera/Director of Photography1939 Dodge City
Camera/Director of Photography1939 You Can't Get Away with Murder
Camera/Director of Photography1939 Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Camera/Director of Photography1939 Four Wives
Camera/Director of Photography1939 The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Camera/Director of Photography1938 Valley of the Giants
Camera/Director of Photography1938 The Adventures of Robin Hood
Camera/Director of Photography1938 Angels with Dirty Faces
Camera/Director of Photography1938 Gold Is Where You Find It
Camera/Director of Photography1938 Boy Meets Girl
Camera/Director of Photography1938 Gold Diggers in Paris
Camera/Director of Photography1937 The Prince and the Pauper
Camera/Director of Photography1937 Varsity Show
Camera/Director of Photography1937 Ready, Willing and Able
Camera/Director of Photography1936 The Charge of the Light Brigade
Camera/Director of Photography1936 Colleen
Camera/Director of Photography1936 Sons o' Guns
Camera/Director of Photography1936 Three Men on a Horse
Camera/Director of Photography1936 The Petrified Forest
Camera/Director of Photography1935 Shipmates Forever
Camera/Director of Photography1935 Frisco Kid
Camera/Director of Photography1935 'G' Men
Camera/Director of Photography1935 The Woman in Red
Camera/Director of Photography1935 In Caliente
Camera/Director of Photography1934 Dark Hazard
Camera/Director of Photography1934 Wonder Bar
Camera/Director of Photography1934 Flirtation Walk
Camera/Director of Photography1934 Dr. Monica
Camera/Director of Photography1934 Hi, Nellie!
Camera/Director of Photography1934 Sweet Adeline
Camera/Director of Photography1934 Dames
Camera/Director of Photography1934 Madame Du Barry
Camera/Director of Photography1933 Picture Snatcher
Camera/Director of Photography1933 The Working Man
Camera/Director of Photography1933 42nd Street
Camera/Director of Photography1933 Gold Diggers of 1933
Camera/Director of Photography1933 The Mind Reader
Camera/Director of Photography1932 Union Depot
Camera/Director of Photography1932 I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Camera/Director of Photography1932 Blessed Event
Camera/Director of Photography1932 The Dark Horse
Camera/Director of Photography1932 It's Tough to Be Famous
Camera/Director of Photography1932 Fireman, Save My Child
Camera/Director of Photography1932 Three on a Match
Camera/Director of Photography1932 Two Seconds
Camera/Director of Photography1931 Woman Hungry
Camera/Director of Photography1931 The Ruling Voice
Camera/Director of Photography1931 Suicide Fleet
Camera/Director of Photography1931 The Hot Heiress
Camera/Director of Photography1931 Big Business Girl
Camera/Director of Photography1931 Local Boy Makes Good
Camera/Director of Photography1931 Five Star Final
Crew/Cinematography1931 The Bargain
Crew/Cinematography1930 The Girl of the Golden West
Camera/Director of Photography1930 Numbered Men
Camera/Director of Photography1930 Playing Around
Camera/Director of Photography1930 No, No, Nanette
Camera/Director of Photography1930 Going Wild
Camera/Director of Photography1930 The Widow from Chicago
Camera/Director of Photography1930 Show Girl in Hollywood
Camera/Director of Photography1929 The Man and the Moment
Camera/Director of Photography1929 Paris
Camera/Director of Photography1929 Seven Footprints to Satan
Camera/Director of Photography1929 Broadway Babies
Camera/Director of Photography1928 The Shepherd of the Hills
Camera/Director of Photography1928 Scarlet Seas
Camera/Director of Photography1928 Burning Daylight
Camera/Director of Photography1928 Heart to Heart
Camera/Director of Photography1928 The Border Patrol
Camera/Director of Photography1927 Gun Gospel
Crew/Cinematography1927 Hard-Boiled Haggerty
Camera/Director of Photography1927 The Overland Stage
Camera/Director of Photography1927 The Land Beyond the Law
Camera/Director of Photography1927 Lonesome Ladies
Camera/Director of Photography1926 Senor Daredevil
Camera/Director of Photography1926 The Unknown Cavalier
Camera/Director of Photography1925 Soft Shoes
Camera/Director of Photography1924 Why Men Leave Home
Camera/Director of Photography1924 The Siren Of Seville
Camera/Director of Photography1924 The Lightning Rider
Camera/Director of Photography1924 Roaring Rails
Camera/Director of Photography1923 The Bishop of the Ozarks
Camera/Director of Photography1920 Alias Jimmy Valentine
Camera/Director of Photography1919 Should a Woman Tell?
Camera/Director of Photography1919 Bill Apperson's Boy
Camera/Director of Photography1919 Burglar by Proxy
Camera/Director of Photography1919 In Wrong

Full Name: Sol Polito
Born: Saturday, 11/12 1892 (November) in Palermo, Sicily (Italy)
Died: Monday, 05/23 1960 (May) in Hollywood (aged: 67)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN)
Children: Gene Polito
Other names for Sol Polito (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Salvador Polito"
Sol Polito frequently works together with these people:
Leo F. Forbstein (35x, Crew)
Orry-Kelly (30x, Crew)
Hal B. Wallis (29x, Crew)
Perc Westmore (26x, Crew)
Jack L. Warner (24x, Crew)
Max Steiner (20x, Crew)
Robert M. Haas (19x, Crew)
Jack Okey (14x, Crew)
Michael Curtiz (13x, Crew)
Mervyn LeRoy (13x, Crew)
Robert Lord (13x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:64265, Added: 05/23/2018, Last updated: 03/27/2024