FrameThrower · Actors · Arthur O'Connell
Arthur O'Connell
2 films · 127 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1956–1959
Born 29 March 1908 · New York City, New York, USA · died 18 May 1981
Arthur O'Connell was an American stage and film actor. He appeared in films (starting with a small role in Citizen Kane) in 1941 and television programs (mostly guest appearances). Among his screen appearances were Picnic, Anatomy of a Murder, and as the watch-maker who hides Jews during WWII in The Hiding Place.
A veteran vaudevillian, O'Connell, from New York City, made his legitimate stage debut in the mid 1930s, at which time he fell within the orbit of Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre.…
How their films are shot
Measured across 127 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Arthur takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 2 films we hold, 49% of their frames are day, 47% low key — the look of the work Arthur takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
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