Ted Tetzlaff


Ted Dale Tetzlaff was an American Academy Award-nominated cinematographer active in the 1930s and 1940s.

Career

Tetzlaff was particularly favored by the actress Carole Lombard, whom he photographed in 10 films.
After World War II service as a US Army Major, he became a film director, and directed about a dozen films from 1947 to 1957, including the film noir classic The Window.
His father was racecar driver and film stuntman Teddy Tetzlaff.

Selected filmography

As cinematographer

Atta Boy Sunshine of Paradise Alley Ragtime Polly of the Movies

As director