Cinema: Picture Man's Picture

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Late in 1931, Tony Gaudio had a spat with Director Lewis Milestone during the filming of The Front Page, walked off the set in a huff. For a year he couldn't get a job or even an interview despite his standing as one of the top cameramen in town. When Brother Jack Warner, whom he calls "Mr. Warner Brothers," finally hired him to shoot screen tests, Tony discovered the cold shoulder came from a whispering campaign that his eyesight was failing—the kiss of death for any cameraman. The rumor finally dispelled, Tony is now well back in the swim, crucifying the King's English, doing his important share of the business of getting America's Best Entertainment into the cans. The Letter was No. 1,012 (including shorts) for him.

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