Rex Wimpy
Crew · Special Effects · Director of Photography · Second Unit Director of Photography
Born Dec 18, 1899 · Jonesboro, Indiana, USA
Active 1929–1972
Rex Wimpy was an American special effects artist and cinematographer. He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Special Effects for the film Air Force.
Filmography
To Have and Have Not (1945) — Special EffectsHud (1963) — Second Unit Director of PhotographyThe Misfits (1961) — Second Unit Director of PhotographyDodge City (1939) — Special EffectsMystery of the Wax Museum (1933) — Special EffectsPassage to Marseille (1944) — Special EffectsAir Force (1943) — Special EffectsCity for Conquest (1940) — Special EffectsThe Man Who Cheated Himself (1950) — Special EffectsOut of the Fog (1941) — Special EffectsThe Reluctant Astronaut (1967) — Director of PhotographyDive Bomber (1941) — Special EffectsCaptains of the Clouds (1942) — Special EffectsKnute Rockne All American (1940) — Special EffectsFootsteps in the Dark (1941) — Special EffectsThe Wild Party (1929) — Camera OperatorThe Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937) — Director of PhotographyBullet Scars (1942) — Special EffectsDevotion (1946) — Special EffectsLove at First Bite (1950) — Director of PhotographyTwo Against the World (1936) — Special EffectsLaramie (1949) — Director of PhotographyPointed Heels (1929) — Director of PhotographyTalent Scout (1937) — Director of Photography