--- title: 'Karl Struss' type: 'person' roles: - 'camera operator' - 'cinematographer' - 'photographer' born: '1886-11-30' died: '1981-12-16' birthplace: 'New York City' deathplace: 'Santa Monica' films_in_library: 100 reviews_of_their_work: 0 canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-struss' updated: '2026-08-07' wikipedia: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Struss' wikidata: 'Q1351247' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # Karl Struss camera operator, cinematographer, photographer. ## Filmography on CinePixo - 1959 · [The Alligator People](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-alligator-people-1959) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1959 · [The Rebel Set](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-rebel-set-1959) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1958 · [Machete](https://cinepixo.com/movies/machete-1958) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1958 · [The Fly](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-fly-1958) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1958 · [The Rawhide Trail](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-rawhide-trail-1958) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1957 · [The Deerslayer](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-deerslayer-1957) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1957 · [She Devil](https://cinepixo.com/movies/she-devil-1957) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1957 · [Kronos](https://cinepixo.com/movies/kronos-1957) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1956 · [Mohawk](https://cinepixo.com/movies/mohawk-1956) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1954 · [Poverty and Nobility](https://cinepixo.com/movies/poverty-and-nobility-1954) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1953 · [Cavalleria rusticana](https://cinepixo.com/movies/cavalleria-rusticana-1953) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1953 · [Two Nights with Cleopatra](https://cinepixo.com/movies/two-nights-with-cleopatra-1953) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1953 · [Mesa of Lost Women](https://cinepixo.com/movies/mesa-of-lost-women-1953) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1953 · [Tarzan and the She-Devil](https://cinepixo.com/movies/tarzan-and-the-she-devil-1953) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1952 · [Limelight](https://cinepixo.com/movies/limelight-1952) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1952 · [Face to Face](https://cinepixo.com/movies/face-to-face-1952) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1952 · [Lady Possessed](https://cinepixo.com/movies/lady-possessed-1952) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1952 · [Tarzan's Savage Fury](https://cinepixo.com/movies/tarzans-savage-fury-1952) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1952 · [Rose of Cimarron](https://cinepixo.com/movies/rose-of-cimarron-1952) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1951 · [Tarzan's Peril](https://cinepixo.com/movies/tarzans-peril-1951) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1950 · [Rocketship X-M](https://cinepixo.com/movies/rocketship-x-m-1950) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1950 · [The Texan Meets Calamity Jane](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-texan-meets-calamity-jane-1950) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1950 · [Tarzan's Magic Fountain](https://cinepixo.com/movies/tarzans-magic-fountain-1950) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1950 · [The Return of Jesse James](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-return-of-jesse-james-1950) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1950 · [Bad Boy](https://cinepixo.com/movies/bad-boy-1950) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1949 · [Siren of Atlantis](https://cinepixo.com/movies/siren-of-atlantis-1949) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1948 · [The Dude Goes West](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-dude-goes-west-1948) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1947 · [Heaven Only Knows](https://cinepixo.com/movies/heaven-only-knows-1947) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1947 · [The Macomber Affair](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-macomber-affair-1947) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1946 · [Mr. Ace](https://cinepixo.com/movies/mr-ace-1946) — Director of Photography, Editor · unreviewed here - 1946 · [Suspense](https://cinepixo.com/movies/suspense-1946) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1946 · [Tarzan and the Leopard Woman](https://cinepixo.com/movies/tarzan-and-the-leopard-woman-1946) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1944 · [And the Angels Sing](https://cinepixo.com/movies/and-the-angels-sing-1944) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1944 · [Rainbow Island](https://cinepixo.com/movies/rainbow-island-1944) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1943 · [Journey into Fear](https://cinepixo.com/movies/journey-into-fear-1943) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1941 · [Aloma of the South Seas](https://cinepixo.com/movies/aloma-of-the-south-seas-1941) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1940 · [The Great Dictator](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-dictator-1940) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1939 · [Zenobia](https://cinepixo.com/movies/zenobia-1939) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1939 · [Some Like It Hot](https://cinepixo.com/movies/some-like-it-hot-1939) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1939 · [The Star Maker](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-star-maker-1939) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1939 · [Paris Honeymoon](https://cinepixo.com/movies/paris-honeymoon-1939) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1938 · [Sing You Sinners](https://cinepixo.com/movies/sing-you-sinners-1938) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1938 · [Thanks for the Memory](https://cinepixo.com/movies/thanks-for-the-memory-1938) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1937 · [Double or Nothing](https://cinepixo.com/movies/double-or-nothing-1937) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1937 · [Every Day's a Holiday](https://cinepixo.com/movies/every-days-a-holiday-1937) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1937 · [Thunder Trail](https://cinepixo.com/movies/thunder-trail-1937) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1937 · [Waikiki Wedding](https://cinepixo.com/movies/waikiki-wedding-1937) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1936 · [Too Many Parents](https://cinepixo.com/movies/too-many-parents-1936) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1936 · [Go West, Young Man](https://cinepixo.com/movies/go-west-young-man-1936) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1936 · [Rhythm on the Range](https://cinepixo.com/movies/rhythm-on-the-range-1936) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1936 · [The Preview Murder Mystery](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-preview-murder-mystery-1936) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1936 · [Anything Goes](https://cinepixo.com/movies/anything-goes-1936) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1935 · [Mississippi](https://cinepixo.com/movies/mississippi-1935) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1935 · [Goin' to Town](https://cinepixo.com/movies/goin-to-town-1935) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1935 · [Two for Tonight](https://cinepixo.com/movies/two-for-tonight-1935) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1934 · [Four Frightened People](https://cinepixo.com/movies/four-frightened-people-1934) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1934 · [The Pursuit of Happiness](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-pursuit-of-happiness-1934) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1934 · [Belle of the Nineties](https://cinepixo.com/movies/belle-of-the-nineties-1934) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1934 · [Here is My Heart](https://cinepixo.com/movies/here-is-my-heart-1934) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1933 · [One Sunday Afternoon](https://cinepixo.com/movies/one-sunday-afternoon-1933) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1933 · [Tonight Is Ours](https://cinepixo.com/movies/tonight-is-ours-1933) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1933 · [The Girl in 419](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-girl-in-419-1933) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1933 · [The Story of Temple Drake](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-story-of-temple-drake-1933) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1933 · [The Woman Accused](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-woman-accused-1933) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1933 · [Torch Singer](https://cinepixo.com/movies/torch-singer-1933) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1932 · [The Man from Yesterday](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-man-from-yesterday-1932) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1932 · [The Sign of the Cross](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-sign-of-the-cross-1932) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1932 · [Island of Lost Souls](https://cinepixo.com/movies/island-of-lost-souls-1932) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1932 · [Two Kinds of Women](https://cinepixo.com/movies/two-kinds-of-women-1932) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1931 · [Women Love Once](https://cinepixo.com/movies/women-love-once-1931) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1931 · [The Road to Reno](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-road-to-reno-1931) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1931 · [Up Pops the Devil](https://cinepixo.com/movies/up-pops-the-devil-1931) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1931 · [Skippy](https://cinepixo.com/movies/skippy-1931) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1931 · [Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde](https://cinepixo.com/movies/dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-1931) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1931 · [Kiki](https://cinepixo.com/movies/kiki-1931) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1930 · [Lummox](https://cinepixo.com/movies/lummox-1930) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1930 · [One Romantic Night](https://cinepixo.com/movies/one-romantic-night-1930) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1930 · [Danger Lights](https://cinepixo.com/movies/danger-lights-1930) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1930 · [Abraham Lincoln](https://cinepixo.com/movies/abraham-lincoln-1930) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1930 · [The Bad One](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-bad-one-1930) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1930 · [Be Yourself!](https://cinepixo.com/movies/be-yourself-1930) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1929 · [Lady of the Pavements](https://cinepixo.com/movies/lady-of-the-pavements-1929) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1929 · [Coquette](https://cinepixo.com/movies/coquette-1929) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1929 · [The Taming of the Shrew](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-taming-of-the-shrew-1929) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1928 · [Drums of Love](https://cinepixo.com/movies/drums-of-love-1928) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1928 · [Night Watch](https://cinepixo.com/movies/night-watch-1928) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1928 · [The Battle of the Sexes](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-battle-of-the-sexes-1928) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1927 · [Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans](https://cinepixo.com/movies/sunrise-a-song-of-two-humans-1927) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1927 · [Babe Comes Home](https://cinepixo.com/movies/babe-comes-home-1927) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1926 · [Sparrows](https://cinepixo.com/movies/sparrows-1926) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1925 · [Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ](https://cinepixo.com/movies/ben-hur-a-tale-of-the-christ-1925) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1924 · [Idle Tongues](https://cinepixo.com/movies/idle-tongues-1924) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1924 · [Poisoned Paradise: The Forbidden Story of Monte Carlo](https://cinepixo.com/movies/poisoned-paradise-the-forbidden-story-of-monte-carlo-1924) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1924 · [White Man](https://cinepixo.com/movies/white-man-1924) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1923 · [The Hero](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-hero-1923) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1922 · [The Law and the Woman](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-law-and-the-woman-1922) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1922 · [Saturday Night](https://cinepixo.com/movies/saturday-night-1922) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1921 · [The Affairs of Anatol](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-affairs-of-anatol-1921) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1921 · [Fool's Paradise](https://cinepixo.com/movies/fools-paradise-1921) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here - 1920 · [Something to Think About](https://cinepixo.com/movies/something-to-think-about-1920) — Director of Photography · unreviewed here ## Criticism on CinePixo Nothing written about their work here yet. 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