# Walter A. Thompson

Walter A. Thompson (May 8, 1903 – December 17, 1975) was an American film editor with 69 film credits from 1930 to 1975. He was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for This Above All (1942) and for The Nun's Story (1959). He was also nominated for an ACE Eddie Award for The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962).
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.

## Selected filmography

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 ClarkArmand Schaefer | |
| 1935 | The Phantom Empire | Otto BrowerB. Reeves Eason | |
| 1935 | The New Adventures of Tarzan | Edward A. KullWilbur McGaugh | |
| 1936 | Tundra | Norman Dawn | |
| 1937 | Wee Willie Winkie | John Ford | Second collaboration with John Ford |
| 1937 | Wife, Doctor and Nurse | Walter Lang | First collaboration with Walter Lang |
| 1937 | Second Honeymoon | Walter Lang | Second collaboration with Walter Lang |
| 1938 | Sally, Irene and Mary | William A. Seiter | |
| 1938 | Little Miss Broadway | Irving Cummings | First collaboration with Irving Cummings |
| 1938 | Just Around the Corner | Irving Cummings | Second collaboration with Irving Cummings |
| 1939 | Wife, Husband and Friend | Gregory Ratoff | |
| 1939 | The Story of Alexander Graham Bell | Irving Cummings | Third collaboration with Irving Cummings |
| 1939 | Young Mr. Lincoln | John Ford | Third collaboration with John Ford |
| 1939 | Hollywood Cavalcade | Irving Cummings | Fourth collaboration with Irving Cummings |
| 1939 | Everything Happens at Night | Irving Cummings | Fifth collaboration with Irving Cummings |
| 1940 | Lillian Russell | Irving Cummings | Sixth collaboration with Irving Cummings |
| 1940 | The Return of Frank James | Fritz Lang | |
| 1940 | Tin Pan Alley | Walter Lang | Third collaboration with Walter Lang |
| 1941 | That Night in Rio | Irving Cummings | Seventh collaboration with Irving Cummings |
| 1941 | Moon Over Miami | Walter Lang | Fourth collaboration with Walter Lang |
| 1941 | Wild Geese Calling | John Brahm | |
| 1941 | Swamp Water | Jean Renoir | |
| 1942 | Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake | John Cromwell | |
| 1942 | This Above All | Anatole Litvak | |
| 1942 | Thunder Birds | William A. Wellman | |
| 1943 | Crash Dive | Archie Mayo | |
| 1943 | Jane Eyre | Robert Stevenson | |
| 1947 | The Other Love | Andre de Toth | First collaboration with Andre de Toth |
| 1947 | The Gangster | Gordon Wiles | |
| 1948 | So This Is New York | Richard Fleischer | |
| 1948 | Pitfall | Andre de Toth | Second collaboration with Andre de Toth |
| 1949 | The Big Wheel | Edward Ludwig | |
| 1950 | Guilty of Treason | Felix E. Feist | |
| 1950 | Quicksand | Irving Pichel | |
| 1950 | The Second Woman | James V. Kern | |
| 1959 | The Nun's Story | Fred Zinnemann | First collaboration with Fred Zinnemann |
| 1962 | Samar | George Montgomery | |
| 1962 | The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm | Henry LevinGeorge 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 | |
| 1966 | Rage | Gilberto Gazcón | |
| 1966 | Murderers' Row | Henry Levin | Second collaboration with Henry Levin |
| 1968 | A Flea in Her Ear | Jacques Charon | |
| 1969 | Model Shop | Jacques Demy | |
| 1969 | Marooned | John Sturges | |
| 1970 | The Baby Maker | James Bridges | First collaboration with James Bridges |
| 1971 | Skin Game | Paul Bogart | |
| 1971 | The Todd Killings | Barry Shear | |
| 1972 | Fat City | John Huston | |
| 1972 | The Magnificent Seven Ride! | George McCowan | |
| 1973 | Shamus | Buzz Kulik | |
| 1973 | Bad Charleston Charlie | Iván Nagy | |
| 1973 | 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 |
| 1975 | Farewell, My Lovely | Dick Richards | 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 | Production associate | 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 ToddMike Todd Jr.HimselfFred 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 |
| 1931 | All Gummed Up | Harry Sweet |
| 1931 | Lemon Meringue | Harry Sweet |
| 1931 | That's News to Me | Arvid E. Gillstrom |
| 1931 | Beach Pajamas | Roscoe Arbuckle |
| 1931 | Easy to Get | Howard Bretherton |
| 1932 | Only Men Wanted | Ralph Ceder |
| 1932 | Blondes by Proxy | Edgar Kennedy |
| 1932 | 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 |
| 1952 | Hollywood Opening Night | 2 episodes |
| 1952 | The Campbell Playhouse | 1 episode |
| 1952 | Invitation Playhouse: Mind Over Murder | 3 episodes |