Billy Bitzer

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Billy Bitzer

1872Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA268 Movies

Gottfried Wilhelm "Billy" Bitzer (April 21, 1872 – April 29, 1944) was a pioneering American cinematographer notable for his close association with D. W. Griffith.

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The Méliès Mystery

Self (archive footage)

The Méliès Mystery

The Camera Speaks

The Camera Speaks

Hotel Variety

Director of Photography

Hotel Variety

The Battle of the Sexes

Director of Photography

The Battle of the Sexes

The Midnight Girl

Director of Photography

The Midnight Girl

America

Director of Photography

America

The White Rose

Director of Photography

The White Rose

Sure-Fire Flint

Director of Photography

Sure-Fire Flint

Orphans of the Storm

Director of Photography

Orphans of the Storm

Way Down East

Director of Photography

Way Down East

The Love Flower

Director of Photography

The Love Flower

The Idol Dancer

Director of Photography

The Idol Dancer

The Greatest Question

Director of Photography

The Greatest Question

Scarlet Days

Director of Photography

Scarlet Days

The Mother and the Law

Director of Photography

The Mother and the Law

The Fall of Babylon

Director of Photography

The Fall of Babylon

True Heart Susie

Director of Photography

True Heart Susie

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

Director of Photography

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

The Girl Who Stayed at Home

Director of Photography

The Girl Who Stayed at Home

A Romance of Happy Valley

Director of Photography

A Romance of Happy Valley

The Greatest Thing in Life

Director of Photography

The Greatest Thing in Life

The Great Love

Director of Photography

The Great Love

Hearts of the World

Director of Photography

Hearts of the World

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Director of Photography

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

The Birth of a Nation

Director of Photography

The Birth of a Nation

The Avenging Conscience

Director of Photography

The Avenging Conscience

The Escape

Director of Photography

The Escape

Home, Sweet Home

Director of Photography

Home, Sweet Home

Brute Force

Brute Force

Judith of Bethulia

Director of Photography

Judith of Bethulia

The Battle at Elderbush Gulch

Director of Photography

The Battle at Elderbush Gulch

Two Men of the Desert

Director of Photography

Two Men of the Desert

An Indian's Loyalty

Director of Photography

An Indian's Loyalty

The Mothering Heart

Director of Photography

The Mothering Heart

Olaf—An Atom

Director of Photography

Olaf—An Atom

The Wanderer

Director of Photography

The Wanderer

The Lady and the Mouse

Director of Photography

The Lady and the Mouse

The Little Tease

Director of Photography

The Little Tease

Near To Earth

Camera Operator

Near To Earth

The Unwelcome Guest

Director of Photography

The Unwelcome Guest

Broken Ways

Director of Photography

Broken Ways

The Coming of Angelo

The Coming of Angelo

The Massacre

Director of Photography

The Massacre

The Burglar’s Dilemma

Director of Photography

The Burglar’s Dilemma

The New York Hat

Director of Photography

The New York Hat

My Baby

Director of Photography

My Baby

The Musketeers of Pig Alley

Director of Photography

The Musketeers of Pig Alley

The Painted Lady

Director of Photography

The Painted Lady

A Feud in the Kentucky Hills

Director of Photography

A Feud in the Kentucky Hills

So Near, Yet So Far

Director of Photography

So Near, Yet So Far

Friends

Director of Photography

Friends

An Unseen Enemy

Director of Photography

An Unseen Enemy

A Pueblo Legend

A Pueblo Legend

The School Teacher and the Waif

Director of Photography

The School Teacher and the Waif

Lena and the Geese

Director of Photography

Lena and the Geese

A Temporary Truce

Director of Photography

A Temporary Truce

A Beast at Bay

Director of Photography

A Beast at Bay

A Lodging for the Night

Director of Photography

A Lodging for the Night

The Lesser Evil

Director of Photography

The Lesser Evil

One Is Business, the Other Crime

Director of Photography

One Is Business, the Other Crime

The Girl and Her Trust

Director of Photography

The Girl and Her Trust

The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch

Director of Photography

The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch

The Root of Evil

Director of Photography

The Root of Evil

Iola's Promise

Director of Photography

Iola's Promise

A String of Pearls

Director of Photography

A String of Pearls

The Sunbeam

Director of Photography

The Sunbeam

The Sands of Dee

The Sands of Dee

The Mender of Nets

Director of Photography

The Mender of Nets

The Voice of the Child

Director of Photography

The Voice of the Child

Saved from Himself

Saved from Himself

The Miser's Heart

Director of Photography

The Miser's Heart

The Trail of Books

Director of Photography

The Trail of Books

The Battle

Director of Photography

The Battle

The Long Road

Director of Photography

The Long Road

The Adventures of Billy

The Adventures of Billy

The Making of a Man

Director of Photography

The Making of a Man

The Revenue Man and His Girl

The Revenue Man and His Girl

The Squaw's Love

The Squaw's Love

Swords and Hearts

Director of Photography

Swords and Hearts

The Rose of Kentucky

Director of Photography

The Rose of Kentucky

The Last Drop of Water

Director of Photography

The Last Drop of Water

A Country Cupid

A Country Cupid

The Indian Brothers

The Indian Brothers

Bobby the Coward

Bobby the Coward

Fighting Blood

Fighting Blood

The Primal Call

Director of Photography

The Primal Call

Enoch Arden: Part II

Director of Photography

Enoch Arden: Part II

Enoch Arden

Director of Photography

Enoch Arden

Enoch Arden: Part I

Director of Photography

Enoch Arden: Part I

Madame Rex

Madame Rex

The Lonedale Operator

Director of Photography

The Lonedale Operator

The Diamond Star

The Diamond Star

Fisher Folks

Director of Photography

Fisher Folks

What Shall We Do with Our Old?

What Shall We Do with Our Old?

Heart Beats of Long Ago

Heart Beats of Long Ago

Fate's Turning

Fate's Turning

His Trust Fulfilled

Director of Photography

His Trust Fulfilled

His Trust

Director of Photography

His Trust

The Italian Barber

The Italian Barber

When a Man Loves

Director of Photography

When a Man Loves

Winning Back His Love

Winning Back His Love

The Lesson

Director of Photography

The Lesson

The Golden Supper

The Golden Supper

Sunshine Sue

Director of Photography

Sunshine Sue

The Fugitive

Director of Photography

The Fugitive

Waiter No. 5

Director of Photography

Waiter No. 5

That Chink at Golden Gulch

That Chink at Golden Gulch

Rose o' Salem Town

Director of Photography

Rose o' Salem Town

The Oath and the Man

The Oath and the Man

The Modern Prodigal

The Modern Prodigal

Wilful Peggy

Director of Photography

Wilful Peggy

The Sorrows of the Unfaithful

The Sorrows of the Unfaithful

The Usurer

Director of Photography

The Usurer

The House with Closed Shutters

Director of Photography

The House with Closed Shutters

An Arcadian Maid

An Arcadian Maid

A Flash of Light

Director of Photography

A Flash of Light

What the Daisy Said

Director of Photography

What the Daisy Said

Muggsy's First Sweetheart

Muggsy's First Sweetheart

A Child's Impulse

A Child's Impulse

In the Border States

Director of Photography

In the Border States

A Child of the Ghetto

A Child of the Ghetto

Ramona

Director of Photography

Ramona

Over Silent Paths

Over Silent Paths

The Two Brothers

The Two Brothers

Love Among the Roses

Love Among the Roses

The Unchanging Sea

Director of Photography

The Unchanging Sea

As It Is in Life

As It Is in Life

Faithful

Faithful

In Old California

In Old California

The Newlyweds

The Newlyweds

Her Terrible Ordeal

Her Terrible Ordeal

The Rocky Road

The Rocky Road

The Day After

Director of Photography

The Day After

To Save Her Soul

Director of Photography

To Save Her Soul

A Trap for Santa Claus

Director of Photography

A Trap for Santa Claus

A Corner in Wheat

Director of Photography

A Corner in Wheat

The Redman's View

Director of Photography

The Redman's View

Through the Breakers

Director of Photography

Through the Breakers

The Mountaineer's Honor

Director of Photography

The Mountaineer's Honor

The Light That Came

The Light That Came

The Restoration

The Restoration

Nursing a Viper

Nursing a Viper

The Gibson Goddess

The Gibson Goddess

What's Your Hurry?

What's Your Hurry?

Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

Director of Photography

Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

A Change of Heart

A Change of Heart

Fools of Fate

Fools of Fate

Pippa Passes

Pippa Passes

The Awakening

The Awakening

In Old Kentucky

In Old Kentucky

The Broken Locket

Director of Photography

The Broken Locket

Getting Even

Director of Photography

Getting Even

Comata, the Sioux

Director of Photography

Comata, the Sioux

1776, or The Hessian Renegades

Director of Photography

1776, or The Hessian Renegades

The Sealed Room

Director of Photography

The Sealed Room

The Little Darling

Director of Photography

The Little Darling

Oh, Uncle!

Oh, Uncle!

The Indian Runner's Romance

The Indian Runner's Romance

They Would Elope

Director of Photography

They Would Elope

Mr. Jones’ Burglar

Mr. Jones’ Burglar

The Mended Lute

The Mended Lute

A Strange Meeting

A Strange Meeting

The Slave

The Slave

Sweet and Twenty

Director of Photography

Sweet and Twenty

The Renunciation

The Renunciation

Tender Hearts

Tender Hearts

The Cardinal's Conspiracy

The Cardinal's Conspiracy

The Country Doctor

Director of Photography

The Country Doctor

The Necklace

Director of Photography

The Necklace

The Way of Man

Director of Photography

The Way of Man

The Peachbasket Hat

The Peachbasket Hat

Her First Biscuits

Her First Biscuits

The Faded Lilies

The Faded Lilies

The Son's Return

Director of Photography

The Son's Return

The Lonely Villa

Director of Photography

The Lonely Villa

The Violin Maker of Cremona

The Violin Maker of Cremona

What Drink Did

Director of Photography

What Drink Did

His Duty

His Duty

The Cricket on the Hearth

The Cricket on the Hearth

Two Memories

Director of Photography

Two Memories

Resurrection

Resurrection

The Suicide Club

Director of Photography

The Suicide Club

Lucky Jim

Lucky Jim

Lady Helen's Escapade

Lady Helen's Escapade

Confidence

Confidence

A Drunkard's Reformation

Director of Photography

A Drunkard's Reformation

The Voice of the Violin

The Voice of the Violin

The Lure of the Gown

The Lure of the Gown

The Salvation Army Lass

The Salvation Army Lass

At the Altar

Director of Photography

At the Altar

The Politician's Love Story

The Politician's Love Story

The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals

Director of Photography

The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals

The Curtain Pole

The Curtain Pole

Edgar Allan Poe

Director of Photography

Edgar Allan Poe

The Girls and Daddy

The Girls and Daddy

The Cord of Life

Director of Photography

The Cord of Life

Those Awful Hats

Director of Photography

Those Awful Hats

Mr. Jones Has a Card Party

Director of Photography

Mr. Jones Has a Card Party

Mr. Jones at the Ball

Director of Photography

Mr. Jones at the Ball

Money Mad

Director of Photography

Money Mad

The Song of the Shirt

The Song of the Shirt

The Taming of the Shrew

Director of Photography

The Taming of the Shrew

After Many Years

After Many Years

The Call of the Wild

The Call of the Wild

Romance of a Jewess

Romance of a Jewess

The Planter's Wife

The Planter's Wife

Father Gets in the Game

Director of Photography

Father Gets in the Game

The Zulu's Heart

Director of Photography

The Zulu's Heart

A Smoked Husband

A Smoked Husband

Where the Breakers Roar

Where the Breakers Roar

Betrayed by a Handprint

Betrayed by a Handprint

A Calamitous Elopement

A Calamitous Elopement

Deceived Slumming Party

Deceived Slumming Party

The Black Viper

The Black Viper

The Adventures of Dollie

The Adventures of Dollie

Over the Hills to the Poor House

Director of Photography

Over the Hills to the Poor House

The Invisible Fluid

Director of Photography

The Invisible Fluid

Mixed Babies

Mixed Babies

When Knights Were Bold

Director of Photography

When Knights Were Bold

The Music Master

Director of Photography

The Music Master

The Sculptor's Nightmare

The Sculptor's Nightmare

Her First Adventure

Her First Adventure

Jamestown Exposition

Camera Operator

Jamestown Exposition

Fights of Nations

Director of Photography

Fights of Nations

Trial Marriages

Director of Photography

Trial Marriages

Married for Millions

Director of Photography

Married for Millions

From Leadville to Aspen: A Hold-Up in the Rockies

Director of Photography

From Leadville to Aspen: A Hold-Up in the Rockies

Logging in Maine

Logging in Maine

A Pipe Dream

A Pipe Dream

2 A.M. in the Subway

2 A.M. in the Subway

New York Subway

New York Subway

Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son

Director of Photography

Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son

Children in the Surf at Coney Island

Children in the Surf at Coney Island

The Chicken Thief

Director of Photography

The Chicken Thief

The Hero of Liao-Yang

Director of Photography

The Hero of Liao-Yang

A Cake Walk on the Beach at Coney Island

A Cake Walk on the Beach at Coney Island

Automobiling Among the Clouds

Director of Photography

Automobiling Among the Clouds

Personal

Director of Photography

Personal

Westinghouse Employees, Westinghouse Works

Westinghouse Employees, Westinghouse Works

Panoramic View, Aisle B, Westinghouse Works

Panoramic View, Aisle B, Westinghouse Works

Coil Winding Machines

Coil Winding Machines

Testing a Rotary

Director of Photography

Testing a Rotary

Steam Hammer

Steam Hammer

Tapping a Furnace

Tapping a Furnace

Casting a Guide Box

Casting a Guide Box

Westinghouse Air Brake Co. (Moulding Scene)

Westinghouse Air Brake Co. (Moulding Scene)

Westinghouse Air Brake Co. (Casting Scene)

Westinghouse Air Brake Co. (Casting Scene)

Welding the Big Ring

Welding the Big Ring

The Battle of the Yalu

The Battle of the Yalu

The Widow and the Only Man

The Widow and the Only Man

The Fate of the Artist's Model

Director of Photography

The Fate of the Artist's Model

Orphans in the Surf

Orphans in the Surf

The Dude and the Burglars

Director of Photography

The Dude and the Burglars

Strictly Fresh Eggs

Camera Operator

Strictly Fresh Eggs

Pres. Roosevelt's Fourth of July Oration

Pres. Roosevelt's Fourth of July Oration

The Haymarket

Director of Photography

The Haymarket

Betsy Ross Dance

Director of Photography

Betsy Ross Dance

Happy Hooligan Interferes

Director of Photography

Happy Hooligan Interferes

The Georgetown Loop (Colorado)

Director of Photography

The Georgetown Loop (Colorado)

President McKinley Inauguration

President McKinley Inauguration

Across Brooklyn Bridge

Across Brooklyn Bridge

Panorama from the Tower of the Brooklyn Bridge

Panorama from the Tower of the Brooklyn Bridge

Stealing a Dinner

Director of Photography

Stealing a Dinner

At the Top of Brooklyn Bridge

At the Top of Brooklyn Bridge

American Falls from Goat Island

American Falls from Goat Island

American Falls from Luna Island

American Falls from Luna Island

Hard Wash

Hard Wash

Little Egypt

Camera Operator

Little Egypt