Walter A. Thompson

Thompson shared his last credit, Farewell, My Lovely (1975), with Joel Cox. It was Cox's first credit as an editor; he has gone on to a distinguished career working primarily with director Clint Eastwood.

• Name — Walter A. Thompson • Born — May 8, 1903 • Birthplace — Indiana, United States • Died — December 17, 1975 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, United States • Occupation — Film editor

Editor • Year — Film — Director — Notes • 1930 — Men Without Women — John Ford — First collaboration with John Ford • 1932 — Partners — Fred Allen • 1933 — Under Secret Orders — Sam Newfield • 1934 — Burn 'Em Up Barnes — * Colbert Clark * Armand Schaefer • 1935 — The Phantom Empire — * Otto Brower * B. Reeves Eason • The New Adventures of Tarzan — * Edward A. Kull * Wilbur McGaugh • 1936 — Tundra — Norman Dawn • 1937 — Wee Willie Winkie — John Ford — Second collaboration with John Ford • Wife, Doctor and Nurse — Walter Lang — First collaboration with Walter Lang • Second Honeymoon — Second collaboration with Walter Lang • 1938 — Sally, Irene and Mary — William A. Seiter • Little Miss Broadway — Irving Cummings — First collaboration with Irving Cummings • Just Around the Corner — Second collaboration with Irving Cummings • 1939 — Wife, Husband and Friend — Gregory Ratoff • The Story of Alexander Graham Bell — Irving Cummings — Third collaboration with Irving Cummings • Young Mr. Lincoln — John Ford — Third collaboration with John Ford • Hollywood Cavalcade — Irving Cummings — Fourth collaboration with Irving Cummings • Everything Happens at Night — Fifth collaboration with Irving Cummings • 1940 — Lillian Russell — Sixth collaboration with Irving Cummings • The Return of Frank James — Fritz Lang • Tin Pan Alley — Walter Lang — Third collaboration with Walter Lang • 1941 — That Night in Rio — Irving Cummings — Seventh collaboration with Irving Cummings • Moon Over Miami — Walter Lang — Fourth collaboration with Walter Lang • Wild Geese Calling — John Brahm • Swamp Water — Jean Renoir • 1942 — Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake — John Cromwell • This Above All — Anatole Litvak • Thunder Birds — William A. Wellman • 1943 — Crash Dive — Archie Mayo • Jane Eyre — Robert Stevenson • 1947 — The Other Love — Andre de Toth — First collaboration with Andre de Toth • The Gangster — Gordon Wiles • 1948 — So This Is New York — Richard Fleischer • Pitfall — Andre de Toth — Second collaboration with Andre de Toth • 1949 — The Big Wheel — Edward Ludwig • 1950 — Guilty of Treason — Felix E. Feist • Quicksand — Irving Pichel • The Second Woman — James V. Kern • 1959 — The Nun's Story — Fred Zinnemann — First collaboration with Fred Zinnemann • 1962 — Samar — George Montgomery • The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm — * Henry Levin * George Pal — First collaboration with Henry Levin • 1964 — Behold a Pale Horse — Fred Zinnemann — Third collaboration with Fred Zinnemann • 1965 — King Rat — Bryan Forbes • 1966 — Walk, Don't Run — Charles Walters • Rage — Gilberto Gazcón • Murderers' Row — Henry Levin — Second collaboration with Henry Levin • 1968 — A Flea in Her Ear — Jacques Charon • 1969 — Model Shop — Jacques Demy • Marooned — John Sturges • 1970 — The Baby Maker — James Bridges — First collaboration with James Bridges • 1971 — Skin Game — Paul Bogart • The Todd Killings — Barry Shear • 1972 — Fat City — John Huston • The Magnificent Seven Ride! — George McCowan • 1973 — Shamus — Buzz Kulik • Bad Charleston Charlie — Iván Nagy • The Paper Chase — James Bridges — Second collaboration with James Bridges • 1974 — Mixed Company — Melville Shavelson • 1975 — Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins — Dick Richards — First collaboration with Dick Richards • Farewell, My Lovely — Second collaboration with Dick Richards Editorial department • Year — Film — Director — Role • 1948 — Force of Evil — Abraham Polonsky — Editorial supervisor • 1950 — Guilty of Treason — Felix E. Feist — Supervising editor Additional crew • Year — Film — Director — Role — Notes — Other notes • 1951 — Pickup — Hugo Haas — Technical supervisor • 1957 — Sayonara — Joshua Logan — Production associate • 1960 — The Sundowners — Fred Zinnemann — Second collaboration with Fred Zinnemann — Uncredited Producer • Year — Film — Director — Credit • 1961 — Romanoff and Juliet — Peter Ustinov — Associate producer • Documentaries Additional crew • Year — Film — Director — Role • 1952 — This Is Cinerama — * Mike Todd * Mike Todd Jr. * Himself * Fred Rickey — Prologue supervisor Director • Year — Film — Notes • 1956 — Seven Wonders of the World • 1958 — South Seas Adventure — Second segment • Shorts Editor • Year — Film — Director • 1931 — Not So Loud — Harry Sweet • All Gummed Up • Lemon Meringue • That's News to Me — Arvid E. Gillstrom • Beach Pajamas — Roscoe Arbuckle • Easy to Get — Howard Bretherton • 1932 — Only Men Wanted — Ralph Ceder • Blondes by Proxy — Edgar Kennedy • Niagara Falls — Roscoe Arbuckle • TV movies Editor • Year — Film — Director • 1973 — The Man Who Could Talk to Kids — Donald Wrye • TV series Editor • Year — Title — Notes • 1951 — Stars Over Hollywood — 4 episodes • 1952 — Chevron Theatre — 1 episode • Hollywood Opening Night — 2 episodes • The Campbell Playhouse — 1 episode • Invitation Playhouse: Mind Over Murder — 3 episodes