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Arthur P. Schmidt est un Producteur et Monteur Américain né le 21 aout 1912

Arthur P. Schmidt

Arthur P. Schmidt
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Nationalité Etats-Unis
Naissance 21 aout 1912
Mort 22 juillet 1965 (à 52 ans) à Los Angeles (Etats-Unis)

Arthur P. Schmidt (August 21, 1912 – July 22, 1965) was an American film editor and producer. He had more than sixty film credits for editing from 1934 through 1962. In the 1950s, Schmidt edited five films directed by Billy Wilder, who has been called one of the great 20th Century filmmakers. In the 1960s, Schmidt was the associate producer for seven Jerry Lewis comedies.

Schmidt's first editing credits are for films from RKO Pictures, which was one of the major Hollywood studios in the 1930s; his RKO credits include Anne of Green Gables (1934). By 1936 he was working at a second studio, Paramount Pictures, where he remained for twenty years. He worked on several of the Bulldog Drummond B-movies, The Blue Dahlia (1946) and When Worlds Collide (1951). He edited seven films directed by George Marshall, including three comedies starring Bob Hope (Monsieur Beaucaire (1946), Sorrowful Jones (1949), and Off Limits (1953)).

At Paramount, Schmit began his notable collaboration with director Billy Wilder. With Doane Harrison, he edited Sunset Boulevard (1950), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing. Harrison had been the editor for all of Wilder's films since his first American film as a director, The Major and the Minor (1942); ultimately, the two worked together on films for nearly thirty years. The reasons for Wilder and Harrison adding Schmidt to their team around 1950 apparently haven't been documented. Schmidt also edited Wilder's next film, Ace in the Hole (1951), with Harrison again being credited as "editorial supervisor". Roger Ebert recently commented on this film that, "There's not a wasted shot in Wilder's film, which is single-mindedly economical. Students of Arthur Schmidt's editing could learn from the way every shot does its duty. There's not even a gratuitous reaction shot."

Schmidt's third film with Wilder was Sabrina (1954), which was also Wilder's last film under his contract with Paramount; Harrison's credit had changed to "editorial advisor". By 1957 both Schmidt and Wilder were working independently of Paramount. Schmidt edited The Spirit of St. Louis (1957); by then, Harrison was being credited as a producer. Schmidt's editing of The Spirit of St. Louis still attracts critical attention long after the film's release; the film tells the story of Charles Lindbergh's historic, first aircraft crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in 1927. In 2004, Richard Armstrong wrote, "Lindbergh's takeoff is spellbinding. Like the aircraft, the editing is superbly designed. Editor Arthur Schmidt juggles shots of the runway, the plane, Lindbergh's goggled concentration, the muddying undercarriage, Mahoney, the girl, back to the plane, ... for as long as it takes Lindbergh to clear the telegraph wires and trees. Notice that the shots of the pilot find him visibly connected to the controls. Man and machine have never been more at one. It is an alarming passage, suggesting just how many are being "carried" by that flimsy little aircraft." Gene D. Phillips wrote in 2010 that, "The takeoff in the rain from Roosevelt Field in Long Island is a virtuoso set piece" that is "superbly edited by Schmidt".

In the same year as Spirit of Saint Louis, Schmidt and Philip W. Anderson were nominated for the Academy Award for their editing of Sayonara (1957-directed by Joshua Logan). Schmidt also edited The Old Man and the Sea (1958-directed by John Sturges). Schmidt's fifth, and final, film with Wilder was Some Like It Hot (1959); Daniel Mandell had edited Wilder's Witness for the Prosecution (1957), and subsequently edited Wilder's films through the 1960s.

The final phase of Schmidt's career was spent working on Jerry Lewis comedy films. He edited Cinderfella (1960) and It's Only Money (1962), which was his last editing credit. He was the associate producer for seven of Lewis' films, from The Errand Boy (1961) through The Family Jewels (1965). Schmidt died suddenly on July 22, 1965 in Los Angeles, California.

One of Schmidt's sons, Arthur R. Schmidt, is also a notable film editor who has won Academy Awards for Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) and Forrest Gump (1994).

Ses meilleurs films

Le Dernier des Mohicans (1992)
(Monteur)
Y a-t-il quelqu'un pour tuer ma femme ? (1986)
(Monteur)
Primary Colors (1998)
(Monteur)
Les Valeurs de la famille Addams (1993)
(Monteur)
Certains l'aiment chaud (1959)
(Monteur)
Sayonara (1957)
(Monteur)

Le plus souvent avec

Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis
(11 films)
Hans Dreier
Hans Dreier
(27 films)
Edith Head
Edith Head
(26 films)
Hal Pereira
Hal Pereira
(20 films)
Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder
(5 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmographie de Arthur P. Schmidt (69 films)

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AnnéeNomMétierRôle
1998Primary ColorsMonteur
1993Les Valeurs de la famille AddamsMonteur
1992Le Dernier des MohicansMonteur
1986Y a-t-il quelqu'un pour tuer ma femme ?Monteur
1982L'artiste de l'évasionMonteur
1969Scorpio Rising
1965Les tontons farceurs
1964Jerry, souffre-douleur
1964Jerry chez les cinoques
1963Docteur Jerry et Mister LoveProducteur
1963Un chef de rayon explosif
1962L'increvable JerryMonteur
1961Le tombeur de ces dames
1961Le zinzin d'Hollywood
1960Le Dingue du Palace
1960Cendrillon aux grands piedsMonteur
1959Certains l'aiment chaudMonteur
1959Li'l AbnerMonteur
1958Les Nus et les MortsMonteur
1958Le Vieil Homme et la MerMonteur
1957L'Odyssée de Charles LindberghMonteur
1957SayonaraMonteur
1956Le Roi des vagabondsMonteur
1955La Cuisine des angesMonteur
1954SabrinaMonteur
1954Jarretières rougesMonteur
1953Here Come the GirlsMonteur
1953Les étoiles chantentMonteur
1952Le fils de GéronimoMonteur
1952Les dégourdis de la M.P.Monteur
1951Le Choc des mondesMonteur
1951Le Gouffre aux chimèresMonteur
1951L'homme du MissouriMonteur
1950Boulevard du crépusculeMonteur
1949Sorrowful JonesMonteur
1949Top o' the MorningMonteur
1948L'homme aux aboisMonteur
1947Les Exploits de Pearl WhiteMonteur
1946Le Dahlia bleuMonteur
1946Le Joyeux BarbierMonteur
1945La Taverne de la FolieMonteur
1945A Medal for BennyMonteur
1945La Taverne de la FolieMonteur
1944Lona la sauvageonneMonteur
1944Rainbow IslandMonteur
1943The Good FellowsMonteur
1942Fly-by-NightMonteur
1942Street of ChanceMonteur
1941Aloma, princesse des îlesMonteur
1940Opened by MistakeMonteur
1940Queen of the MobMonteur
1940Le Retour des Texas RangersMonteur
1940Dix-septMonteur
1939La Police privée de Bulldog DrummondMonteur
1939DisbarredMonteur
1939Million Dollar LegsMonteur
1939All Women Have SecretsMonteur
1939Million Dollar LegsMonteur
1938Dangerous to KnowMonteur
1938Touchdown, ArmyMonteur
1937La revanche de Bulldog DrummondMonteur
1937Hotel HaywireMonteur
1936ChatterboxMonteur
1935Je te dresseraiMonteur
1935Le Retour de Peter GrimmMonteur
1935Chasing YesterdayMonteur
1934Anne of Green GablesMonteur
1934Filles d'AmériqueMonteur
1934Filles d'AmériqueMonteur