AFI CATALOG OF FEATURE FILMS

THE FIRST 100 YEARS 1893–1993

Movie Title

Robert Burks

Also Known As: L. Robert Burks

75 Titles in Filmography PHOTOGRAPHY | SPECIAL EFFECTS | HISTORY

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PHOTOGRAPHY

TITLE
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
YEAR
USC VS. TULANE
Asst cam
1932
ON YOUR TOES
Spec eff
1939
MAKE YOUR OWN BED
Dir of photog
1944
ESCAPE IN THE DESERT
Dir of photog
1945
TO THE VICTOR
Dir of photog
1948
BEYOND THE FOREST
Dir of photog
1949
TASK FORCE
Dir of photog
1949
THE FOUNTAINHEAD
Dir of photog
1949
A KISS IN THE DARK
Dir of photog
1949
THE GLASS MENAGERIE
Dir of photog
1950
COME FILL THE CUP
Dir of photog
1951
CLOSE TO MY HEART
Dir of photog
1951
THE ENFORCER
Dir of photog
1951
TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY
Dir of photog
1951
STRANGERS ON A TRAIN
Dir of photog
1951
MARA MARU
Dir of photog
1952
ROOM FOR ONE MORE
Dir of photog
1952
THE DESERT SONG
Dir of photog
1953
SO THIS IS LOVE
Dir of photog
1953
I CONFESS
Dir of photog
1953
HOUSE OF WAX
Dir of photog
1953
DIAL M FOR MURDER
Dir of photog
1954
REAR WINDOW
Dir of photog
1954
THE BOY FROM OKLAHOMA
Dir of photog
1954
TO CATCH A THIEF
Dir of photog
1955
THE VAGABOND KING
Dir of photog
1956
THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH
Dir of photog
1956
THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY
Dir of photog
1956
THE WRONG MAN
Dir of photog
1957
THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS
Dir of photog
1957
VERTIGO
Dir of photog
1958
THE BLACK ORCHID
Dir of photog
1959
NORTH BY NORTHWEST
Dir of photog
1959
BUT NOT FOR ME
Dir of photog
1959
THE RAT RACE
Dir of photog
1960
THE PLEASURE OF HIS COMPANY
Dir of photog
1961
THE GREAT IMPOSTOR
Dir of photog
1961
THE MUSIC MAN
Dir of photog
1962
THE BIRDS
Dir of photog
1963
MARNIE
Dir of photog
1964
A PATCH OF BLUE
Dir of photog
1965
ONCE A THIEF
Dir of photog
1965
A COVENANT WITH DEATH
Dir of photog
1967
WATERHOLE #3
Cine
1967
CHUBASCO
Dir photog (see note)
1968
FIRECREEK
Cam
1968

SPECIAL EFFECTS

TITLE
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
YEAR
SATURDAY'S CHILDREN
Spec eff
1940
DR. EHRLICH'S MAGIC BULLET
Spec eff
1940
THE GREAT LIE
Spec eff
1941
HIGHWAY WEST
Spec eff
1941
INTERNATIONAL SQUADRON
Spec eff
1941
KINGS ROW
Spec eff
1942
IN OUR TIME
Spec eff
1944
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
Spec eff
1944
CONFIDENTIAL AGENT
Spec eff
1945
GOD IS MY CO-PILOT
Spec eff
1945
THE HORN BLOWS AT MIDNIGHT
Spec eff
1945
PRIDE OF THE MARINES
L. Robert Burks
Spec eff
1945
THE BIG SLEEP
Spec eff
1946
NIGHT AND DAY
Spec eff
1946
THE VERDICT
Spec eff
1946
CRY WOLF
Spec eff
1947
MY WILD IRISH ROSE
Spec eff
1947
POSSESSED
Spec eff
1947
THE TWO MRS. CARROLLS
Spec eff
1947
THE UNFAITHFUL
Spec eff
1947
THE UNSUSPECTED
Spec eff photog
1947
KEY LARGO
Spec eff
1948
ROMANCE ON THE HIGH SEAS
Spec eff photog
1948
SMART GIRLS DON'T TALK
Spec eff
1948
THE WOMAN IN WHITE
Spec eff
1948
JOHN LOVES MARY
Spec eff
1949
THE YOUNGER BROTHERS
Spec eff
1949
THE MIRACLE OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA
Spec eff
1952

HISTORY

TITLE
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
YEAR
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Partially Viewed
Offscreen Credit
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