Gordon Jennings

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Gordon Jennings, A.S.C. (1896 – January 11, 1953) was an American special effects artist. He received seven Academy Awards (mainly for Best Special Effects) and was nominated for eight more in the same category. After starting in 1919 in Hollywood as a camera assistant, he worked from 1932 until 1953 on the visual and special effects of more than 180 films. His older brother was cinematographer Devereaux Jennings (1884-1952), who filmed, for instance, Buster Keaton's monumental The General in 1926.

Most Popular Gordon Jennings Trailers

Total trailers found: 79

Sunset Boulevard Trailer (1950)

10 August 1950

A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.

Hazard Trailer (1948)

28 May 1948

A compulsive gambler bets her freedom against a $16,000 debt to a crime boss…and loses. But before he can collect, she skips town, with a private detective hot on her trail.

Off Limits Trailer (1952)

30 December 1952

Wally Hogan has things going his way. He is the manager-trainer of Bullet Bradley, a fighter who has just won the lightweight championship.

Calcutta Trailer (1946)

20 December 1946

Neale and Pedro fly cargo between Chungking and Calcutta. When their buddy Bill is murdered they investigate.

Unconquered Trailer (1947)

10 October 1947

England, 1763. After being convicted of a crime, the young and beautiful Abigail Hale agrees, to escape the gallows, to serve fourteen years as a slave in the colony of Virginia, whose inhabitants begin to hear and fear the sinister song of the threatening drums of war that resound in the wild Ohio valley.

Here Comes the Groom Trailer (1951)

20 September 1951

Foreign correspondent Pete Garvey has 5 days to win back his former fiancée, or he'll lose the orphans he adopted.

No Man of Her Own Trailer (1950)

21 February 1950

A penniless pregnant woman adopts the identity of a rich woman killed in a train crash.

The Blot Trailer (1921)

04 September 1921

Professor Griggs, teaching at the college, doesn't get paid a living wage; his next door neighbor, successful shoemaker Olsen, has money and plentiful food, while the Griggses have hardly any.

The Great Lover Trailer (1949)

23 November 1949

The French Surete and private eye Higgins are after a killer who uses innocent young Americans in a crooked gambling racket, and who sets sail on an ocean liner that also carries inept scoutmaster Freddie Hunter and his troop of boys.

The War of the Worlds Trailer (1953)

03 April 1953

The residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills, until they discover it is the first of many transport devices from Mars bringing an army of invaders invincible to any man-made weapon, even the atomic bomb.

Shane Trailer (1953)

23 April 1953

A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.

If I Were King Trailer (1938)

28 September 1938

King Louis XI masquerades as a commoner in Paris, seeking out the treachery he is sure lurks in his kingdom.

Make Way for Tomorrow Trailer (1937)

09 May 1937

An elderly couple are forced to separate themselves from each other after their children refuse to take both into one house.

A Medal for Benny Trailer (1945)

16 April 1945

Outcast Benny Martin joined the army to escape public scorn. But when townspeople learn that he is to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, they pretend that he and his family are cherished, eminent citizens.

Just for You Trailer (1952)

27 September 1952

Jordan Blake (a widower) is a successful Broadway Producer who has always been to busy for his children, Barbara and Jerry.

Rulers of the Sea Trailer (1939)

08 November 1939

The struggle of a man to build a steam ship to take him across the Atlantic in spite of all setbacks, and his win against a crack sailing boat in the early 19th century.

A Place in the Sun Trailer (1951)

12 June 1951

A young social climber wins the heart of a beautiful heiress but his former girlfriend's pregnancy stands in the way of his ambition.

Sorrowful Jones Trailer (1949)

04 July 1949

A young girl is left with the notoriously cheap Sorrowful Jones as a marker for a bet. When her father doesn't return, he learns that taking care of a child interferes with his free-wheeling lifestyle.

This Gun for Hire Trailer (1942)

24 April 1942

Sadistic killer-for-hire Philip Raven becomes enraged when his latest job is paid off in marked bills.

The Virginian Trailer (1946)

05 May 1946

Arriving at Medicine Bow, eastern schoolteacher Molly Woods meets two cowboys, irresponsible Steve and the "Virginian," who gets off on the wrong foot with her.

Here Come the Girls Trailer (1953)

22 October 1953

Bob Hope stars as an inept member of the chorus boy in a turn of the century stage show. After being fired, he finds himself starring acting as a decoy when a killer goes after the real star.

Sailor Beware Trailer (1952)

08 February 1952

Meeting in a navy recruiting line, Al Crowthers and Melvin Jones become friends. Al has tried to enlist before, but was always rejected.

California Trailer (1947)

21 February 1947

"Wicked" Lily Bishop joins a wagon train to California, led by Michael Fabian and Johnny Trumbo, but news of the Gold Rush scatters the train.

The Lost Weekend Trailer (1945)

29 November 1945

Longtime alcoholic Don Birnam has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious.

The Bride Wore Boots Trailer (1946)

05 June 1946

A bookish husband tries to win back the affections of his horse-breeding wife.

The Paleface Trailer (1948)

17 December 1948

Bob Hope stars in this laugh-packed wild west spoof co-starring Jane Russell as a sexy Calamity Jane, Hope is a meek frontier dentist, "Painless" Peter Potter, who finds himself gunslinging alongside the fearless Calamity as she fights off outlaws and Indians.

Stalag 17 Trailer (1953)

29 May 1953

After two American prisoners are killed by guards in the act of escaping from a German POW camp in World War II, barracks black marketeer J.

Whispering Smith Trailer (1948)

09 December 1948

Smith is an iron-willed railroad detective. When his friend Murray is fired from the railroad and begins helping Rebstock wreck trains, Smith must go after him.

Road to Rio Trailer (1947)

25 December 1947

Scat Sweeney and Hot Lips Barton, two out of work musicians, stow away onboard a ship bound for Rio, after accidentally setting fire to the big top of a circus.

Jumping Jacks Trailer (1952)

11 June 1952

Nightclub entertainer Hap Smith has a new act since his former partner Chick Allen joined the army. With his lovely new female partner, Hap now plays a clownish parody of a soldier.

The File on Thelma Jordon Trailer (1949)

04 November 1949

Cleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with a troubled past.

The Stooge Trailer (1951)

15 November 1951

Bill Miller is an unsuccessful Broadway performer until his handlers convince him to enhance his act with a stooge—Ted Rogers, a guy positioned in the audience to be the butt of Bill's jokes.

King of the Jungle Trailer (1933)

10 March 1933

A white youth raised in the jungle by animals is captured by a safari and brought back to civilization as an attraction in a circus.

Reap the Wild Wind Trailer (1942)

26 March 1942

The Florida Keys in 1840, where the implacable hurricanes of the Caribbean scream, where the salvagers of Key West, like the intrepid and beautiful Loxi Claiborne and her crew, reap, aboard frail schooners, the harvest of the wild wind, facing the shark teeth of the reefs to rescue the sailors and the cargo from the shipwrecks caused by the scavengers of the sea.

My Favorite Brunette Trailer (1947)

19 March 1947

Ronnie Jackson is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private detective. When a lovely baroness actually mistakes him for one and asks him to help locate her missing husband, Baron Montay, Ronnie finds himself agreeing.

Peter Ibbetson Trailer (1935)

07 November 1935

When his mother dies, young Peter Ibbetson leaves Paris and his best friend, Mary, behind to live with a severe uncle in England.

Sorry, Wrong Number Trailer (1948)

24 September 1948

Leona Stevenson is confined to bed and uses her telephone to keep in contact with the outside world. One day she overhears a murder plot on the telephone and is desperate to find out who is the intended victim.

For Whom the Bell Tolls Trailer (1943)

12 July 1943

Spain in the 1930s is the place to be for a man of action like Robert Jordan. There is a civil war going on and Jordan—who has joined up on the side that appeals most to idealists of that era—has been given a high-risk assignment up in the mountains.

Murder, He Says Trailer (1945)

23 June 1945

Pete Marshall is sent as a replacement to the mountain district town of Plainville when a public opinion surveyor who went there goes missing.

I Married a Witch Trailer (1942)

30 October 1942

A 17th-century witch returns to wreak havoc in the life of a descendant of the Puritan witch hunter who burned her, but runs afoul of her father when she discovers that her mischief might have found her true love.

The Sainted Sisters Trailer (1948)

30 April 1948

Two female con artists from New York City, fleeing the law with money from their latest scam, hide out in a small town in Maine, near the Canadian border.

Going My Way Trailer (1944)

01 January 1944

Youthful Father Chuck O'Malley led a colorful life of sports, song, and romance before joining the Roman Catholic clergy.

My Son John Trailer (1952)

08 April 1952

In this Cold War drama, a woman suspects her son is a Communist spy.

The Heiress Trailer (1949)

06 October 1949

In 1840s New York, the uneventful and boring days of the daughter of a wealthy doctor come to an end when she meets a dashing poorer man — who may or may not be after her inheritance.

The Furies Trailer (1950)

22 July 1950

A New Mexico cattle man and his strong-willed daughter clash over land and love.

So Proudly We Hail Trailer (1943)

09 September 1943

During the start of the Pacific campaign in World War II, Lieutenant Janet Davidson is the head of a group of U.

Kitty Trailer (1945)

16 October 1945

Pickpocket Kitty's life changes when painter Thomas Gainsborough makes her portrait. The artwork gains the attention of Sir Hugh Marcy, who later decides to use her for his benefit.

A Foreign Affair Trailer (1948)

20 August 1948

In occupied Berlin, an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi café singer and the US congresswoman investigating her.

Our Hospitality Trailer (1923)

19 November 1923

A young man falls for a young woman on his trip home; unbeknownst to him, her family has vowed to kill every member of his family.

Wells Fargo Trailer (1937)

31 December 1937

In the 1840s, Ramsey MacKay, the driver for the struggling Wells Fargo mail and freight company, will secure an important contract if he delivers fresh oysters to Buffalo from New York City.

Three Cornered Moon Trailer (1933)

04 August 1933

Elizabeth Rimplegar inhabits a household populated by virtual lunatics. Her mother, Nellie, mishandled the family fortune, and, alas, the stock market crash has depleted their worth.

Road to Morocco Trailer (1942)

10 November 1942

Two carefree castaways on a desert shore find an Arabian Nights city, where they compete for the luscious Princess Shalmar.

China Trailer (1943)

21 April 1943

Shortly before Pearl Harbor, American opportunist Jones and partner Johnny are in China to sell oil to the invading Japanese army.

Fancy Pants Trailer (1950)

19 July 1950

An American actor, impersonating an English butler, is hired by a rich woman from New Mexico to refine her husband and headstrong daughter.

Road to Utopia Trailer (1946)

27 February 1946

While on a ship to Skagway, Alaska, Duke and Chester find a map to a secret gold mine, which had been 'stolen' by thugs.

Where There's Life Trailer (1947)

21 November 1947

In a far off country, their king is critically wounded after an assassination attempt and the only heir is a timid New York radio personality, Michael Valentine (Bob Hope).

Come Back, Little Sheba Trailer (1953)

06 March 1953

A mismatched couple's marital problems come to the surface when the husband develops an interest in their pretty boarder.

The Big Clock Trailer (1948)

18 March 1948

George Stroud, a crime magazine's crusading editor, has to postpone a vacation with his wife - again - when a glamorous blonde is murdered and he is assigned by his publishing boss to find the killer.

Union Pacific Trailer (1939)

05 May 1939

One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California.

North West Mounted Police Trailer (1940)

22 October 1940

Texas Ranger Dusty Rivers ("Isn't that a contradiction in terms?", another character asks him) travels to Canada in the 1880s in search of Jacques Corbeau, who is wanted for murder.