Metty

This was probably the first time Dorothy had ever called him anything but "Metty," by which nickname he was known at Bellvieu, where he had always lived, and where he had served as Aunt Betty's page and footman since he was old enough to appreciate the responsibilities of the position.

Dorothy's Triumph Evelyn Raymond 1876

The key thing about him, he always surrounded himself with brilliant people – especially directors of photography like Greg Toland and Russell Metty (who went on to work with Douglas Sirk on 10 films).

Orson’s Wellies « We Don't Count Your Own Visits To Your Blog 2006

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm specialist Metty (ph) from LSA Anaconda (ph).

CNN Transcript Nov 22, 2007 2007

While Frost, Warrior and Garriques survived Zander's arrival at the top, Zafirovski and Metty did not.

Motorola Rolls In The Wrong Direction Joan E. Lappin 2006

Metty got his start at RKO Radio Pictures in the early 1930s and photographed his first acknowledged classic less than a decade into his career: Howard Hawks' BRINGING UP BABY.

That Touch of Metty 2006

On all of these assignments, Metty proved himself one of the exemplars of film noir technique, a master of black-and-white who had no fear of plunging the screen into near-pitch.

That Touch of Metty 2006

A less happy collaboration came in 1960, when Metty butted horns with Stanley Kubrick over the cinematography of SPARTACUS -- which Metty had been hired to photograph (by fired director Anthony Mann), but which Kubrick (Mann's replacement, and a cameraman in his own right) saw differently.

That Touch of Metty 2006

What we do know is that Zander will be in court next week defending himself and Motorola against a sex discrimination suit filed by Metty.

Motorola Rolls In The Wrong Direction Joan E. Lappin 2006

Few cinematographers who distinguish themselves in black-and-white exert equal ability in the realm of color, but Metty was one of the exceptions to that rule.

That Touch of Metty 2006

Together, Sirk and Metty made MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION, ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS, and WRITTEN ON THE WIND now acknowledged classics of melodrama, the latter two available as Criterion DVDs, all of which broke new ground in terms of expressionistic and impressionistic uses of Technicolor photography and saturated gel lighting.

That Touch of Metty 2006