White Shadows in the South Seas (1928)

Born in Sedalia, Missouri; educated at the University of Arkansas. A cinematographer from 1915, De Vinna was behind the camera on dozens of films for many different studios, but did much work for Thomas Ince and MGM. De Vinna didn't care for studio-shot films, and preferred films that were to be shot on location, where he did much of his best work. Notable silent feature credits include THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1916), WHITHER THOU GOEST and THE FLAME OF THE YUKON (both 1917), MAID O' THE STORM and THE WHITE LIE (both 1918), PLAYTHINGS OF PASSION and ADELE (both 1919), LEAVE IT TO ME and THE IRON RIDER (both 1920), THE CHEATER REFORMED and FACE OF THE WORLD (both 1921), YELLOW MEN AND GOLD (1922), CRIMSON GOLD and THE WILD PARTY (both 1923), SPORTING YOUTH (1924), BEN-HUR (1925), WAR PAINT (1926), WINNERS OF THE WILDERNESS, CALIFORNIA, THE FRONTIERSMAN, FOREIGN DEVILS and SPOILERS OF THE WEST (all 1927). Making the transition to sound, De Vinna's notable credits include WHITE SHADOWS IN THE SOUTH SEAS (1928), THE PAGAN (1929), THE GREAT MEADOW, SHIPMATES and TRADER HORN (all 1931), TARZAN THE APE MAN and BIRD OF PARADISE (both 1932), ESKIMO (1933), TARZAN AND HIS MATE and TREASURE ISLAND (both 1934), WEST POINT OF THE AIR, AH, WILDERNESS! and LAST OF THE PAGANS (a.k.a. TYPEE) (all 1935), OLD HUTCH (1936), THE GOOD OLD SOAK and THE BAD MAN OF BRIMSTONE (both 1937), OF HUMAN HEARTS and PASSING PARADE (both 1938), BLACKMAIL and BRIDAL SUITE (both 1939), WYOMING (1940), FIGHTIN' FOOLS, BARNACLE BILL, THE PEOPLE VS. DR. KILDARE and TARZAN'S SECRET TREASURE (all 1941), JACKASS MAIL and WHISTLING IN DIXIE (both 1942), IMMORTAL SERGEANT (1943), THE BATTLE FOR THE MARIANAS (as Capt. Clyde DeVinna) (1944), CARIBBEAN MYSTERY and WITHIN THESE WALLS (both 1945), IT'S A JOKE, SON (1947), SWORD OF THE AVENGER (1948) and THE JUNGLE (1952). In 1952, De Vinna worked on the TV series "I Married Joan."  Cinematography 1928-29: WHITE SHADOWS IN THE SOUTH SEAS 1 nomination, 1 Award