Oliver T. Marsh ( January 30 , 1892 in Kansas City , Missouri , United States &ndash; May 5 , 1941 in Hollywood , California , United States ) was a prolific Hollywood cinematographer . He worked on over eighty films just for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer alone . Some of the more notable productions he was involved with are : '' Sadie Thompson '' ( 1928 ) , '' Rain '' ( 1932 ) , '' The Merry Widow '' ( 1934 ) , '' David Copperfield '' ( 1935 ) , '' A Tale of Two Cities '' ( 1935 ) , '' The Great Ziegfeld '' ( 1936 ) , '' San Francisco '' ( 1936 ) and '' Another Thin Man '' ( 1939 ) . He and Allen Davey received Academy Honorary Awards " for the color cinematography of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production , '' Sweethearts '' " ( 1938 ) at the 11th Academy Awards . The pair were also nominated for Best Cinematography ( Color ) for '' Bitter Sweet '' ( 1940 )
11th Academy Awards
11th Academy Awards
Oliver T. Marsh