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(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox biography vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">Walter A. Thompson</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data">May 8, 1903<br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace">Indiana, United States</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">December 17, 1975<br /><div style="display:inline" class="deathplace">Los Angeles, California, United States</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data role">Film editor</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Walter A. Thompson</b> (May 8, 1903 – December 17, 1975) was an American <a href="/wiki/Film_editor" class="mw-redirect" title="Film editor">film editor</a> with 69 film credits from 1930 to 1975. He was nominated twice for the <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Film_Editing" title="Academy Award for Best Film Editing">Academy Award for Best Film Editing</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/This_Above_All_(film)" title="This Above All (film)">This Above All</a></i> (1942)<sup id="cite_ref-Oscars1943_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Oscars1943-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Nun%27s_Story_(film)" title="The Nun's Story (film)">The Nun's Story</a></i> (1959).<sup id="cite_ref-Oscars1960_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Oscars1960-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was also nominated for an <a href="/wiki/American_Cinema_Editors" title="American Cinema Editors">ACE Eddie Award</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Wonderful_World_of_the_Brothers_Grimm" title="The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm">The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm</a></i> (1962). </p><p>Thompson shared his last credit, <i><a href="/wiki/Farewell,_My_Lovely_(1975_film)" title="Farewell, My Lovely (1975 film)">Farewell, My Lovely</a></i> (1975), with <a href="/wiki/Joel_Cox" title="Joel Cox">Joel Cox</a>. It was Cox's first credit as an editor; he has gone on to a distinguished career working primarily with director <a href="/wiki/Clint_Eastwood" title="Clint Eastwood">Clint Eastwood</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Selected_filmography">Selected filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Walter_A._Thompson&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Selected filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Editor </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Film </th> <th>Director </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1930 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Men_Without_Women_(film)" title="Men Without Women (film)">Men Without Women</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Ford" title="John Ford">John Ford</a> </td> <td>First collaboration with John Ford </td></tr> <tr> <td>1932 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Partners_(1932_film)" title="Partners (1932 film)">Partners</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fred_Allen_(film_editor)" title="Fred Allen (film editor)">Fred Allen</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1933 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Under_Secret_Orders_(1933_film)" title="Under Secret Orders (1933 film)">Under Secret Orders</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_Newfield" title="Sam Newfield">Sam Newfield</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1934 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Burn_%27Em_Up_Barnes" title="Burn 'Em Up Barnes">Burn 'Em Up Barnes</a></i> </td> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Colbert_Clark" title="Colbert Clark">Colbert Clark</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Armand_Schaefer" title="Armand Schaefer">Armand Schaefer</a></li></ul></div> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1935 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Phantom_Empire" title="The Phantom Empire">The Phantom Empire</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Otto_Brower" title="Otto Brower">Otto Brower</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/B._Reeves_Eason" title="B. Reeves Eason">B. Reeves Eason</a></li></ul></div> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_New_Adventures_of_Tarzan" title="The New Adventures of Tarzan">The New Adventures of Tarzan</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Edward_A._Kull" title="Edward A. Kull">Edward A. Kull</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Wilbur_McGaugh" title="Wilbur McGaugh">Wilbur McGaugh</a></li></ul></div> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1936 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Tundra_(1936_film)" title="Tundra (1936 film)">Tundra</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norman_Dawn" title="Norman Dawn">Norman Dawn</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1937 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Wee_Willie_Winkie_(film)" title="Wee Willie Winkie (film)">Wee Willie Winkie</a></i> </td> <td>John Ford </td> <td>Second collaboration with John Ford </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Wife,_Doctor_and_Nurse" title="Wife, Doctor and Nurse">Wife, Doctor and Nurse</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Walter_Lang" title="Walter Lang">Walter Lang</a> </td> <td>First collaboration with Walter Lang </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Second_Honeymoon_(1937_film)" title="Second Honeymoon (1937 film)">Second Honeymoon</a></i> </td> <td>Second collaboration with Walter Lang </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1938 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sally,_Irene_and_Mary_(1938_film)" title="Sally, Irene and Mary (1938 film)">Sally, Irene and Mary</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_A._Seiter" title="William A. Seiter">William A. Seiter</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Little_Miss_Broadway" title="Little Miss Broadway">Little Miss Broadway</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Irving_Cummings" title="Irving Cummings">Irving Cummings</a> </td> <td>First collaboration with Irving Cummings </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Just_Around_the_Corner_(1938_film)" title="Just Around the Corner (1938 film)">Just Around the Corner</a></i> </td> <td>Second collaboration with Irving Cummings </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">1939 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Wife,_Husband_and_Friend" title="Wife, Husband and Friend">Wife, Husband and Friend</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gregory_Ratoff" title="Gregory Ratoff">Gregory Ratoff</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Story_of_Alexander_Graham_Bell" title="The Story of Alexander Graham Bell">The Story of Alexander Graham Bell</a></i> </td> <td>Irving Cummings </td> <td>Third collaboration with Irving Cummings </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Young_Mr._Lincoln" title="Young Mr. Lincoln">Young Mr. Lincoln</a></i> </td> <td>John Ford </td> <td>Third collaboration with John Ford </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Cavalcade" title="Hollywood Cavalcade">Hollywood Cavalcade</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="3">Irving Cummings </td> <td>Fourth collaboration with Irving Cummings </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Everything_Happens_at_Night" title="Everything Happens at Night">Everything Happens at Night</a></i> </td> <td>Fifth collaboration with Irving Cummings </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1940 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Lillian_Russell_(film)" title="Lillian Russell (film)">Lillian Russell</a></i> </td> <td>Sixth collaboration with Irving Cummings </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Return_of_Frank_James" title="The Return of Frank James">The Return of Frank James</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fritz_Lang" title="Fritz Lang">Fritz Lang</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Tin_Pan_Alley_(film)" title="Tin Pan Alley (film)">Tin Pan Alley</a></i> </td> <td>Walter Lang </td> <td>Third collaboration with Walter Lang </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">1941 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/That_Night_in_Rio" title="That Night in Rio">That Night in Rio</a></i> </td> <td>Irving Cummings </td> <td>Seventh collaboration with Irving Cummings </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Moon_Over_Miami_(film)" title="Moon Over Miami (film)">Moon Over Miami</a></i> </td> <td>Walter Lang </td> <td>Fourth collaboration with Walter Lang </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Wild_Geese_Calling" title="Wild Geese Calling">Wild Geese Calling</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Brahm" title="John Brahm">John Brahm</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Swamp_Water" title="Swamp Water">Swamp Water</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jean_Renoir" title="Jean Renoir">Jean Renoir</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1942 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Son_of_Fury:_The_Story_of_Benjamin_Blake" title="Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake">Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Cromwell_(director)" title="John Cromwell (director)">John Cromwell</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/This_Above_All_(film)" title="This Above All (film)">This Above All</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anatole_Litvak" title="Anatole Litvak">Anatole Litvak</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Thunder_Birds_(1942_film)" title="Thunder Birds (1942 film)">Thunder Birds</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_A._Wellman" title="William A. Wellman">William A. Wellman</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1943 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Crash_Dive" title="Crash Dive">Crash Dive</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Archie_Mayo" title="Archie Mayo">Archie Mayo</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Jane_Eyre_(1943_film)" title="Jane Eyre (1943 film)">Jane Eyre</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Stevenson_(filmmaker)" title="Robert Stevenson (filmmaker)">Robert Stevenson</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1947 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Other_Love" title="The Other Love">The Other Love</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andre_de_Toth" title="Andre de Toth">Andre de Toth</a> </td> <td>First collaboration with Andre de Toth </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Gangster_(1947_film)" title="The Gangster (1947 film)">The Gangster</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Wiles" title="Gordon Wiles">Gordon Wiles</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1948 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/So_This_Is_New_York" title="So This Is New York">So This Is New York</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Fleischer" title="Richard Fleischer">Richard Fleischer</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pitfall_(1948_film)" title="Pitfall (1948 film)">Pitfall</a></i> </td> <td>Andre de Toth </td> <td>Second collaboration with Andre de Toth </td></tr> <tr> <td>1949 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Big_Wheel_(film)" title="The Big Wheel (film)">The Big Wheel</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_Ludwig" title="Edward Ludwig">Edward Ludwig</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1950 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Guilty_of_Treason" title="Guilty of Treason">Guilty of Treason</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Felix_E._Feist" title="Felix E. Feist">Felix E. Feist</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Quicksand_(1950_film)" title="Quicksand (1950 film)">Quicksand</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Irving_Pichel" title="Irving Pichel">Irving Pichel</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Second_Woman_(1950_film)" title="The Second Woman (1950 film)">The Second Woman</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_V._Kern" title="James V. Kern">James V. Kern</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1959 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Nun%27s_Story_(film)" title="The Nun's Story (film)">The Nun's Story</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fred_Zinnemann" title="Fred Zinnemann">Fred Zinnemann</a> </td> <td>First collaboration with Fred Zinnemann </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1962 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Samar_(1962_film)" title="Samar (1962 film)">Samar</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Montgomery_(actor)" title="George Montgomery (actor)">George Montgomery</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Wonderful_World_of_the_Brothers_Grimm" title="The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm">The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Levin_(director)" title="Henry Levin (director)">Henry Levin</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/George_Pal" title="George Pal">George Pal</a></li></ul></div> </td> <td>First collaboration with Henry Levin </td></tr> <tr> <td>1964 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Behold_a_Pale_Horse_(film)" title="Behold a Pale Horse (film)">Behold a Pale Horse</a></i> </td> <td>Fred Zinnemann </td> <td>Third collaboration with Fred Zinnemann </td></tr> <tr> <td>1965 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/King_Rat_(film)" title="King Rat (film)">King Rat</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Forbes" title="Bryan Forbes">Bryan Forbes</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1966 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Walk,_Don%27t_Run_(film)" title="Walk, Don't Run (film)">Walk, Don't Run</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Walters" title="Charles Walters">Charles Walters</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rage_(1966_film)" title="Rage (1966 film)">Rage</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gilberto_Gazc%C3%B3n" title="Gilberto Gazcón">Gilberto Gazcón</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Murderers%27_Row_(film)" title="Murderers' Row (film)">Murderers' Row</a></i> </td> <td>Henry Levin </td> <td>Second collaboration with Henry Levin </td></tr> <tr> <td>1968 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/A_Flea_in_Her_Ear_(film)" title="A Flea in Her Ear (film)">A Flea in Her Ear</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jacques_Charon" title="Jacques Charon">Jacques Charon</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1969 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Model_Shop_(film)" title="Model Shop (film)">Model Shop</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jacques_Demy" title="Jacques Demy">Jacques Demy</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Marooned_(1969_film)" title="Marooned (1969 film)">Marooned</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Sturges" title="John Sturges">John Sturges</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1970 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Baby_Maker" title="The Baby Maker">The Baby Maker</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Bridges" title="James Bridges">James Bridges</a> </td> <td>First collaboration with James Bridges </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1971 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Skin_Game" title="Skin Game">Skin Game</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Bogart" title="Paul Bogart">Paul Bogart</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Todd_Killings" title="The Todd Killings">The Todd Killings</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barry_Shear" title="Barry Shear">Barry Shear</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1972 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Fat_City_(film)" title="Fat City (film)">Fat City</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Huston" title="John Huston">John Huston</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Magnificent_Seven_Ride!" title="The Magnificent Seven Ride!">The Magnificent Seven Ride!</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_McCowan" title="George McCowan">George McCowan</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1973 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Shamus_(film)" title="Shamus (film)">Shamus</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Buzz_Kulik" title="Buzz Kulik">Buzz Kulik</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bad_Charleston_Charlie" title="Bad Charleston Charlie">Bad Charleston Charlie</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iv%C3%A1n_Nagy_(director)" title="Iván Nagy (director)">Iván Nagy</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Paper_Chase_(film)" title="The Paper Chase (film)">The Paper Chase</a></i> </td> <td>James Bridges </td> <td>Second collaboration with James Bridges </td></tr> <tr> <td>1974 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mixed_Company" title="Mixed Company">Mixed Company</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melville_Shavelson" title="Melville Shavelson">Melville Shavelson</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1975 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rafferty_and_the_Gold_Dust_Twins" title="Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins">Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Dick_Richards" title="Dick Richards">Dick Richards</a> </td> <td>First collaboration with Dick Richards </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Farewell,_My_Lovely_(1975_film)" title="Farewell, My Lovely (1975 film)">Farewell, My Lovely</a></i> </td> <td>Second collaboration with Dick Richards </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Editorial department </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Film </th> <th>Director </th> <th>Role </th></tr> <tr> <td>1948 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Force_of_Evil" title="Force of Evil">Force of Evil</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Abraham_Polonsky" title="Abraham Polonsky">Abraham Polonsky</a> </td> <td>Editorial supervisor </td></tr> <tr> <td>1950 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Guilty_of_Treason" title="Guilty of Treason">Guilty of Treason</a></i> </td> <td>Felix E. Feist </td> <td>Supervising editor </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Additional crew </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Film </th> <th>Director </th> <th>Role </th> <th>Notes </th> <th>Other notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1951 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pickup_(1951_film)" title="Pickup (1951 film)">Pickup</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hugo_Haas" title="Hugo Haas">Hugo Haas</a> </td> <td>Technical supervisor </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1957 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sayonara" title="Sayonara">Sayonara</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joshua_Logan" title="Joshua Logan">Joshua Logan</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">Production associate </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1960 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sundowners_(1960_film)" title="The Sundowners (1960 film)">The Sundowners</a></i> </td> <td>Fred Zinnemann </td> <td>Second collaboration with Fred Zinnemann </td> <td><small><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Uncredited</div></small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Producer </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Film </th> <th>Director </th> <th>Credit </th></tr> <tr> <td>1961 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Romanoff_and_Juliet_(1961_film)" title="Romanoff and Juliet (1961 film)">Romanoff and Juliet</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Ustinov" title="Peter Ustinov">Peter Ustinov</a> </td> <td>Associate producer </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Documentaries</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Additional crew </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Film </th> <th>Director </th> <th>Role </th></tr> <tr> <td>1952 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/This_Is_Cinerama" title="This Is Cinerama">This Is Cinerama</a></i> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Todd" title="Mike Todd">Mike Todd</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Todd_Jr." title="Mike Todd Jr.">Mike Todd Jr.</a></li><li>Himself</li><li>Fred Rickey</li></ul></div> </td> <td>Prologue supervisor </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Director </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Film </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1956 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Seven_Wonders_of_the_World_(film)" title="Seven Wonders of the World (film)">Seven Wonders of the World</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1958 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/South_Seas_Adventure" title="South Seas Adventure">South Seas Adventure</a></i> </td> <td>Second segment </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Shorts</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Editor </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Film </th> <th>Director </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6">1931 </td> <td><i>Not So Loud</i> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Harry_Sweet" title="Harry Sweet">Harry Sweet</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>All Gummed Up</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Lemon Meringue</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>That's News to Me</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arvid_E._Gillstrom" title="Arvid E. Gillstrom">Arvid E. Gillstrom</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Beach_Pajamas" title="Beach Pajamas">Beach Pajamas</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roscoe_Arbuckle" title="Roscoe Arbuckle">Roscoe Arbuckle</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Easy to Get</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Howard_Bretherton" title="Howard Bretherton">Howard Bretherton</a><i></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1932 </td> <td><i>Only Men Wanted</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Ceder" title="Ralph Ceder">Ralph Ceder</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Blondes by Proxy</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edgar_Kennedy" title="Edgar Kennedy">Edgar Kennedy</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Niagara_Falls_(1932_film)" title="Niagara Falls (1932 film)">Niagara Falls</a></i> </td> <td>Roscoe Arbuckle </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>TV movies</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Editor </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Film </th> <th>Director </th></tr> <tr> <td>1973 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Man_Who_Could_Talk_to_Kids" title="The Man Who Could Talk to Kids">The Man Who Could Talk to Kids</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Donald_Wrye" title="Donald Wrye">Donald Wrye</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>TV series</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Editor </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1951 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Stars_Over_Hollywood" title="Stars Over Hollywood">Stars Over Hollywood</a></i> </td> <td>4 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">1952 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Chevron_Theatre" title="Chevron Theatre">Chevron Theatre</a></i> </td> <td>1 episode </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Opening_Night" title="Hollywood Opening Night">Hollywood Opening Night</a></i> </td> <td>2 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Campbell_Playhouse_(TV_series)" title="The Campbell Playhouse (TV series)">The Campbell Playhouse</a></i> </td> <td>1 episode </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Invitation Playhouse: Mind Over Murder</i> </td> <td>3 episodes </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Walter_A._Thompson&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output 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