Wilhelm Bitzer (April 21, 1872 – April 29, 1944) was an American cinematographer, notable for his close association and pioneering work with D. W. Griffith...
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Florida is a 1905 silent short actuality/documentary film photographed by G. W. Bitzer. It was produced and distributed by the American Mutoscope and Biograph...
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General Film Company. Williams directed and G. W. Bitzer, also known as Billy Bitzer, who was usually D. W. Griffith's cameraman, was the cinematographer...
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1905 in film (section W)
(France) A Trip to Salt Lake City, directed by G. W. Bitzer – (US) The Unfortunate Policeman, produced by Robert W. Paul – (GB) Le vrai jiu-jitsu (The True...
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1915, in the Library of Congress Newspaper Archives G. W. Bitzer (as Billy Bitzer) (1973). Billy Bitzer: His Story. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux....
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Girls Taking Time Checks is a 1904 silent actuality film photographed by G. W. Bitzer for the Biograph Company in conjunction with Westinghouse Electric &...
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American Mutoscope and Biograph Company (#2932) documentary short filmed by G. W. Bitzer features footage of the collecting of bodies on North Brother Island...
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A Corner in Wheat (category Films directed by D. W. Griffith)
The Birth of a Nation (1915). D. W. Griffith filmography Blanche Sweet filmography Woods, Frank E., Writing, G. W Bitzer, Frank E Powell, Grace Henderson...
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since before the American Civil War); directed by W. K. L. Dickson and photographed by G. W. Bitzer to be shown on flip-card style mutoscope machines...
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document various Westinghouse manufacturing plants. They were made by G. W. "Billy" Bitzer of the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, were shown at the...
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In Old California (1910 film) (category Films directed by D. W. Griffith)
It was the first film shot in Hollywood, California. It was directed by D. W. Griffith of the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company (then based in New...
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Edgar Allen Poe (film) (category Films directed by D. W. Griffith)
East 14th Street in New York City. Filming by company cinematographer G. W. Bitzer was completed in just two days, although records differ as to those exact...
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Successful Suitor Hector Sarno - The Miscreant Sailor (as Hector V. Sarno) W. Chrystie Miller - The Old Mate Harry Carey Donald Crisp Joseph McDermott...
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Cinematography J. Roy Hunt Frank Redman Jack MacKenzie G. W. Bitzer Arthur Marvin Edited by Edward W. Williams Jay Whittredge Music by Constantin Bakaleinikoff...
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A Sister's Love (category Films directed by D. W. Griffith)
silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. Wilfred Lucas Dorothy Bernard Blanche Sweet D. W. Griffith filmography Blanche Sweet...
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The Nearsighted School Teacher Starring Augusta Selmer Cinematography G. W. Bitzer Release date 1898 (1898) Country United States Language Silent film...
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The Wooden Leg (category Films directed by D. W. Griffith)
The Wooden Leg is a 1909 American silent short comedy film directed by D. W. Griffith. David Miles as Harry Florence Lawrence as Claire John R. Cumpson...
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Those Boys! (category Films directed by D. W. Griffith)
Those Boys! is a 1909 American silent short comedy film directed by D. W. Griffith. Anita Hendrie as The Mother Linda Arvidson as A Daughter Clara T....
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the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, where he met cameraman Billy Bitzer. In 1908, Biograph's main director Wallace McCutcheon Sr. fell ill, and...
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The Honor of Thieves (category Films directed by D. W. Griffith)
Honor of Thieves is a 1909 American silent short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Florence Lawrence as Rachel Einstein Harry Solter as Mr. Einstein...
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The Female of the Species (film) (category Films directed by D. W. Griffith)
The Female of the Species is a 1912 short film directed by D. W. Griffith. Charles H. West - The Miner Claire McDowell - The Miner's Wife Mary Pickford...
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New York, New York: Harper & Row, ISBN 0060960809, pp. 147–148 Bitzer, G. W. Billy Bitzer: His Story. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1973, pp. 50–51...
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Way Down East (category Films directed by D. W. Griffith)
Way Down East is a 1920 American silent romantic drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. It is one of four film adaptations of...
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Griffith were actually developed by Bitzer before they met. So Bitzer is the true father of film syntax. John G. Adolfi George Beranger Arthur Berthelet...
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by Wilfred Lucas Starring Blanche Sweet Mary Pickford Cinematography G. W. Bitzer Distributed by General Film Company Release date August 19, 1912 (1912-08-19)...
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Brothers (1913 film) (category Films directed by D. W. Griffith)
Brothers is a 1913 American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Charles Hill Mailes as The Father Robert Harron as The Father's Favorite Son Clara...
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Man's Lust for Gold (category Films directed by D. W. Griffith)
Man's Lust for Gold is a 1912 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. Blanche Sweet - The Prospector's Daughter...
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The Mistake (film) (category Films directed by D. W. Griffith)
The Mistake is a 1913 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Blanche Sweet as The Young Woman Henry B. Walthall as Jack, the Friend, a...
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The Devil (1908 film) (category Films directed by D. W. Griffith)
The Devil is a 1908 American silent short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. A print of the film exists in the film archive of the Library of Congress...
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The Long Road (film) (category Films directed by D. W. Griffith)
The Long Road is a 1911 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. Blanche Sweet as Edith Grace Henderson...
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