Jack Marta

Jack A. Marta (March 5, 1903 – June 26, 1991) was a cinematographer who was active in hundreds of movies throughout his life.

Personal data

Marta was born in Laurin, Montana and died in Sheridan, Montana.[1]

Shows

Marta worked on the following films and shows:[2]

• Hawaii Five-O
• Billy Jack Goes to Washington
• The Master Gunfighter
• Chase
• Partners in Crime
• Framed
• The Trial of Billy Jack
• Walking Tall
• You’ll Like My Mother
• Emergency!
• How to Steal an Airplane
• Duel
• A Howling in the Woods
• Company of Killers
• The Deadly Dream
• The Birdmen
• The City
• Plaza Suite
• The Name of the Game
• Dial Hot Line
• The Challenges
• Silent Night, Lonely Night
• Any Second Now
• Dundee and the Culhane
• The Perils of Pauline
• T.H.E. Cat
• The Green Hornet
• The Rat Patrol
• The Monroes
• Batman
• Cat Ballou
• Route 66
• Angel Baby
• Tallahassee 7000
• Earth vs the Spider
• The Man Who Died Twice
• Girl in the Woods
• War of the Colossal Beast
• Man or Gun
• The Bonnie Parker Story
• Juvenile Jungle
• Young and Wild
• The Notorious Mr. Monks
• Gunfire at Indian Gap
• The Crooked Circle
• Panama Sal
• The Wayward Girl
• Taming Sutton's Gal
• The Last Stagecoach West
• Beginning of the End
• The Lawless Eighties
• Spoilers of the Forest
• Affair in Reno
• Duel at Apache Wells
• Lisbon
• The Maverick Queen
• Come Next Spring
• The Last Command
• Timberjack
• Hell's Outpost
• The Shanghai Story
• Jubilee Trail
• Fair Wind to Java
• A Perilous Journey
• Ride the Man Down
• Montana Belle
• The WAC from Walla Walla
• Woman of the North Country
• The Fabulous Senorita
• Oklahoma Annie
• Pals of the Golden West
• Honeychile
• South of Caliente
• In Old Amarillo
• Oh! Susanna
• Spoilers of the Plains
• North of the Great Divide
• Sunset in the West
• Trigger, Jr.
• Rock Island Trail
• Belle of Old Mexico
• The Golden Stallion
• The Kid from Cleveland
• Brimstone
• Hellfire
• The Last Bandit
• The Far Frontier
• The Plunderers
• Night Time in Nevada
• Eyes of Texas
• The Gallant Legion
• Under California Stars
• Bill and Coo The Gay Ranchero
• On the Old Spanish Trail
• Springtime in the Sierras
• Bells of San Angelo
• Apache Rose
• That Brennan Girl
• Earl Carroll Sketchbook
• In Old Sacramento
• Murder in the Music Hall
• Dakota
• An Angel Comes to Brooklyn
• Mexicana
• Hitchhike to Happiness
• Earl Carroll Vanities
• Brazil
• Port of 40 Thieves
• Song of Nevada
• The Yellow Rose of Texas
• Man from Frisco
• My Best Gal
• Whispering Footsteps
• In Old Oklahoma
• Nobody's Darling
• The West Side Kid
• Someone to Remember
• Bordertown Gun Fighters
• Tahiti Honey
• Hit Parade of London Blackout Murders
• Ridin' Down the Canyon
• Heart of the Golden West
• X Marks the Spot
• Flying Tigers
• In Old California
• The Girl from Alaska
• Sleepytime Gal
• Cowboy Serenade
• Red River Valley
• A Missouri Outlaw
• Sierra Sue
• Down Mexico Way
• Ice-Capades
• Mountain Moonlight
• Puddin' Head
• Lady from Louisiana
• Sis Hopkins
• A Man Betrayed
• Petticoat Politics
• Robin Hood of the Pecos
• Behind the News
• The Border Legion
• Hit Parade of 1941
• Colorado
• Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
• Earl of Puddlestone
• Girl from God's Country
• Grand Ole Opry
• Women in War
• Rocky Mountain Rangers
• Dark Command
• Pioneers of the West
• Thou Shalt Not Kill
• Saga of Death Valley
• Main Street Lawyer
• Smuggled Cargo
• Wall Street Cowboy
• Should Husbands Work?
• Mickey the Kid
• S.O.S. Tidal Wave
• My Wife's Relatives
• Blue Montana Skies
• Forged Passport
• The Night Riders
• Southward Ho
• Rough Riders' Round-up
• Pride of the Navy
• Fighting Thoroughbreds
• Red River Range
• Come On, Rangers
• Rhythm of the Saddle
• I Stand Accused
• The Night Hawk
• Man from Music Mountain
• A Desperate Adventure
• Ladies in Distress
• Under Western Stars
• Invisible Enemy
• The Higgins Family
• II Stardust
• King of the Newsboys
• Born to Be Wild
• Outside of Paradise
• Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
• The Perfect Specimen
• Heart of the Rockies
• The Sheik Steps Out
• Public Cowboy No. 1
• Range Defenders
• It Could Happen to You!
• Michael O'Halloran
• Jim Hanvey, Detective
• Navy Blues
• Hit the Saddle
• Circus Girl
• Paradise Express
• Larceny on the Air
• The Riders of the Whistling Skull
• The Mandarin Mystery
• The Bold Caballero
• Ghost-Town Gold
• Bulldog Edition
• The Gentleman from Louisiana
• Mariners of the Sky/Navy Born
• Hearts in Bondage
• The Girl from Mandalay
• The House of a Thousand Candles (1936)
• King of the Pecos
• The Leathernecks Have Landed
• Dancing Feet
• The Leavenworth Case
• Hitch Hike Lady
• The Fighting Marines
• Sagebrush Troubadour
• Harmony Lane
• 1,000 Dollars a Minute
• Confidential
• Streamline Express
• Behind the Green Lights
• The Red Dance
• What Price Glory

Acclaim

Steven Spielberg said: “Jack was a sweetheart. He was just a kind, gentle soul who you know had never worked that fast in his entire career; none of us had, and yet there was nothing he didn’t do or couldn’t do, and he really enjoyed himself.”[3]

In 1972, Marta was nominated for the Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Entertainment Programming - For a Special or Feature Length Program Made for Television.[4]

References

1. "Jack A. Marta". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
2. "Jack A. Marta (1903–1991)". IMDB. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
3. "Wild Bill Wednesday #6: Jack A. Marta". Fifties Westerns. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
4. "Jack A. Marta". Emmys. Retrieved 2 February 2015.