The Sultan's Daughter (1943) The Lady and the Monster (1944) Lake Placid Serenade (1944) Storm Over Lisbon (1944) Enemy of Women (1944) Atlantic City (1944) The Captain from Köpenick (1945) Girls of the Big House (1945) Song of Mexico (1944) Love, Honor and Goodbye (1945) I Was a Criminal (1945) Affairs of Geraldine (1946) A Guy Could Change (1946) The Madonna's Secret (1946) Murder in the Music Hall (1946) One Exciting Week (1946) The Magnificent Rogue (1947) The Ghost Goes Wild (1947) Hit Parade of 1947 (1947) T-Men (1947) The Trespasser (1947) Winter Wonderland (1947) Wyoming (1947) Bury Me Dead (1947) The Pretender (1947) Driftwood (1947) He Walked by Night (1948) Hollow Triumph (1948) The Amazing Mr. X (1948) Canon City (1948) Raw Deal (1948) Border Incident (1949) The Crooked Way (1949) Captain China (1949) Reign of Terror (1949) Red Stallion in the Rockies (1949) Mystery Street (1950) Father of the Bride (1950) Grounds for Marriage (1950) Devil's Doorway (1950) An American in Paris (1951) (ballet photography) The People Against O'Hara (1951) Father's Little Dividend (1951) It's a Big Country (1951) Talk About a Stranger (1952) Washington Story (1952) Apache War Smoke (1952) Count the Hours (1952) Battle Circus (1953) Take the High Ground! (1953) I, the Jury (1953) Cattle Queen of Montana (1954) Silver Lode (1954) Witness to Murder (1954) Duffy of San Quentin (1954) Passion (1954) Tennessee's Partner (1955) The Big Combo (1955) Pearl of the South Pacific (1955) Escape to Burma (1955) The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956) Slightly Scarlet (1956) The Catered Affair (1956) Tea and Sympathy (1956) Designing Woman (1957) The Brothers Karamazov (1958) Lonelyhearts (1958) 12 to the Moon (1960) Elmer Gantry (1960) Sources: Accolades Wins Academy Awards: Oscar, Best Cinematography, Color; An American in Paris, shared with: Alfred Gilks; 1951. Nominations Laurel Awards: Golden Laurel, Top Cinematography, Color, The Brothers Karamazov, 4th place; 1959. Other honors Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards: Career Achievement Award; 1992. References Sources Harry Tomicek: Das grosse Schwarz. Border Incident, von Anthony Mann, Kamera: John Alton (1949). In: Christian Cargnelli, Michael Omasta (eds.): Schatten. Exil. Europäische Emigranten im Film noir. PVS, Vienna 1997. . External links John Alton at Painting With Light John Alton images and analysis at Images Journal John Alton at Film Reference (7min:41secs) 1901 births 1996 deaths American cinematographers Best Cinematographer Academy Award winners Hungarian cinematographers Hungarian emigrants to the United States People from