The Fountainhead
In the early years of his career as a DP at Warner Bros, Burks worked on reputable projects with esteemed directors including "Task Force" (Delmer Daves, 1948)", The Fountainhead" (King Vidor, 1949)", Beyond the Forest" (Vidor, 1949)", The Glass Menagerie" (Irving Rapper, 1950)", and The Enforcer" (Bretaigne Windust and Raoul Walsh, 1950)"." Burks' cinematography on "The Fountainhead" was recognized by the Motion Picture Academy on the short list for the ten best photographed black and white films of 1949.