Carl Berger
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Carl George Berger was a cinematographer
who photographed Frank Buck
’s film Bring 'Em Back Alive (1932).
hired him to photograph Bring 'Em Back Alive (1932) with Frank Buck
. Footage that Berger filmed was later incorporated into Jungle Cavalcade
(1941).
, as well as many other movies. In the early 1950s Berger moved to television and photographed episodes of TV series, among them Maverick
and 77 Sunset Strip
. Berger was a member of the American Society of Cinematographers
.
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
who photographed Frank Buck
Frank Buck (animal collector)
Frank Howard Buck was a hunter and "collector of wild animals," as well as a movie actor, director, writer and producer...
’s film Bring 'Em Back Alive (1932).
Early years
Berger was born in Oklahoma, lived in New York, and went to work for Hollywood in the late 1920s. Van Beuren StudiosVan Beuren Studios
Van Beuren Studios was an American animation studio that produced theatrical cartoons from 1928 to 1936.Producer Amedee J. van Beuren first became involved in the animation industry in 1920, when he formed a partnership with Paul Terry and formed the "Aesop's Fables Studio" for the production of...
hired him to photograph Bring 'Em Back Alive (1932) with Frank Buck
Frank Buck (animal collector)
Frank Howard Buck was a hunter and "collector of wild animals," as well as a movie actor, director, writer and producer...
. Footage that Berger filmed was later incorporated into Jungle Cavalcade
Jungle Cavalcade (1941 film)
Jungle Cavalcade is a compilation of footage from Frank Buck’s first three films depicting his adventures capturing animals for the world's zoos.-Scenes:Among the scenes in the film:...
(1941).
Later career
Berger photographed another jungle picture, Booloo, for director Clyde E. ElliottClyde E. Elliott
-Filmography:* Jacare * Booloo * The Devil Tiger * Bring 'Em Back Alive * Western Ways * A Winter's Tale * The City * Le voyageur * A Bit Old Fashioned * My Barefoot Boy...
, as well as many other movies. In the early 1950s Berger moved to television and photographed episodes of TV series, among them Maverick
Maverick (TV series)
Maverick is a western television series with comedic overtones created by Roy Huggins. The show ran from September 22, 1957 to July 8, 1962 on ABC and stars James Garner as Bret Maverick, a cagey, articulate cardsharp. Eight episodes into the first season, he was joined by Jack Kelly as his brother...
and 77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip is an hour-length American television private detective series created by Roy Huggins and starring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Roger Smith, and Edd Byrnes....
. Berger was a member of the American Society of Cinematographers
American Society of Cinematographers
The American Society of Cinematographers is an educational, cultural, and professional organization. It is not a labor union, and it is not a guild. Membership is by invitation and is extended only to directors of photography and special effects experts with distinguished credits in the film...
.