Chefkameramann (ASC, seit 1927) * 1913 Laufbursche [office boy] bei Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company in New York (City) * ca. 1914 Beginn seiner Filmkarriere als Kameraassistent [camera assistent] * mit 19 Jahren 2nd cameraman * 1919 Debüt als Chefkameramann * Vertrag bei Associated First National - arbeitet an West- und Ostküste * 1929-30 fotografiert einige Filme in Paramount Astoria Studios in New York (City) * Wechsel zu M-G-M (in Hollywood) * 1956-57 Präsident der American Society of Cinematographers [ASC] * (mit 13 Oscar-Nominierungen) einer der führenden und angesehensten Kameramänner in Hollywood ("He was among the trend setters in the gradual switch from harsh contrast to subtler, more softly lighted black-and-white cinematography.", Film Encyclopedia] * Vater des Cutters und Produzenten George Folsey, Jr.
The Hole in the Wall (1929-USA * Robert Florey)
Gentlemen of the Press (1929-USA * Millard Webb)
The Cocoanuts (1929-USA * Robert Florey, Joseph Santley)*
Applause (1929-USA * Rouben Mamoulian)
The Battle of Paris (1929-USA * Robert Florey)
Glorifying the American Girl (1929-USA * Millard Webb, John Harkrider)
The Laughing Lady (1929-USA * Victor Schertzinger)
The Big Pond (1930-USA * Hobart Henley)
+ La grande mare (1930 * Jacques Bataille-Henri) französische Version
Animal Crackers (1930-USA * Victor Heerman)
Dangerous Nan McGrew (1930-USA * Malcolm St. Clair)*
Laughter (1930-USA * Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast)
The Royal Family of Broadway (1930-USA * George Cukor, Cyril Gardner)
Stolen Heaven (1931-USA * George Abbott)°°
Honor among Lovers (1931-USA * Dorothy Arzner)
The Smiling Lieutenant (Der lächelnde Leutnant, 1931-USA * Ernst Lubitsch)
Secrets of a Secretary (1931-USA * George Abbott)
My Sin (1931-USA * George Abbott)
The Cheat (1931-USA * George Abbott)
The Wiser Sex (1931/32-USA * Berthold Viertel)
The Misleading Lady (1932-USA * Stuart Walker)
The Big Broadcast (1932-USA * Frank Tuttle)
The Animal Kingdom (1932-USA * Edward H. Griffith)
Men Must Fight (1932/33-USA * Edgar Selwyn)
Reunion in Vienna (Rendezvous in Wien, 1933-USA * Sidney Franklin)
Storm at Daybreak (1933-USA * Richard Boleslawski)
Stage Mother (1933-USA * Charles Brabin)
Going Hollywood (1933-USA * Raoul Walsh)
Men in White (1933/34-USA * Richard Boleslawski)
Operator 13 (1934-USA * Richard Boleslawski)
Chained (1934-USA * Clarence Brown)*
Forsaking All Others (Heirate nie beim ersten Mal, 1934-USA * W.S. Van Dyke) Co-Kamera: Gregg Toland
Reckless (1934/35-USA * Victor Fleming)
Page Miss Glory (1935-USA * Mervyn LeRoy)
I Live My Life (Wo die Liebe hinfällt, 1935-USA * W.S. Van Dyke)
Kind Lady (1935-USA * George B. Seitz)*
The Great Ziegfeld (Der große Ziegfeld, 1936-USA * Robert Z. Leonard) Kamera: Oliver T. Marsh | nur Ziegfeld-Dach-Sequenzen (mit Karl Freund)
Hearts Divided (1936-USA * Frank Borzage)*
The Gorgeous Hussy (1936-USA * Clarence Brown)
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1936/37-USA * Richard Boleslawski)
The Bride Wore Red (Die Braut trug rot, 1937-USA * Dorothy Arzner)
Mannequin (1937-USA * Frank Borzage)
Arsène Lupin Returns (1938-USA * George Fitzmaurice)
Hold That Kiss (1938-USA * Edwin L. Marin)
# The Shining Hour (Brennendes Feuer der Leidenschaft, 1938-USA * Frank Borzage) (Bühnenstück von Keith Winter) (08-10; 3811)
Fast and Loose (1938/39-USA * Edwin L. Marin)
Society Lawyer (1939-USA * Edwin L. Marin)
Lady of the Tropics (1939-USA * Jack Conway)
Remember ? (1939-USA * Norman Z. McLeod)
Two Girls on Broadway (1940-USA * S. Sylvan Simon)
Third Finger, Left Hand (1940-USA * Robert Z. Leonard)*
Come Live with Me (Komm, bleib bei mir, 1940-USA * Clarence Brown)
The Trial of Mary Dugan (1940-USA * Norman Z. McLeod)
Free and Easy (1940/41-USA * George Sidney) 56m | Co-Kamera: Charles Lawton, Jr
Dr Kildare's Wedding Day (Dr. Kildare: Der Hochzeitstag, 1941-USA * Harold S. Bucquet)
Lady Be Good (1941-USA * Norman Z. McLeod)* Co-Kamera: Oliver T. Marsh
Married Bachelor (1941-USA * Edward Buzzell)
Rio Rita (1941/42-USA * S. Sylvan Simon)
Grand Central Murder (1942-USA * S. Sylvan Simon)
Panama Hattie (Trubel in Panama, 1941/42-USA * Norman Z. McLeod)**
Seven Sweethearts (Sieben junge Herzen, 1942-USA * Frank Borzage)
Dr Gillespie's New Assistant (1942-USA * Willis Goldbeck)
Andy Hardy's Double Life (1942-USA * George B. Seitz)* Co-Kamera: John Mescall
Thousands Cheer (1942/43-USA * George Sidney)
Three Hearts for Julia (1943-USA * Richard Thorpe)
# A Guy Named Joe (Kampf in den Wolken, 1943-USA * Victor Fleming) (02-09/+11; 4312)
Meet Me in St. Louis (Meet Me in St. Louis, 1943/44-USA; R: Vincente Minnelli, B: I. Brecher, F.F. Finklehoffe, K: GJF, ML: George Stoll, D: Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor, Lucille Bremer, Leon Ames) 113m-Musical /Buch von Sally Benson/
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944-USA * Clarence Brown)
The Clock (Urlaub für die Liebe, 1944-USA; R: Vincente Minnelli, B: Robert Nathan, Joseph Schrank, K: GJF, M: George Bassman, D: Judy Garland, Robert Walker) 90m-Romanze
Ziegfeld Follies (Broadway Melodie 1950, 1944/45-USA * Vincente Minnelli)* Co-Kamera: Charles Rosher
The Harvey Girls (1945-USA * George Sidney)
Till the Clouds Roll By (Bis die Wolken vorüberzieh'n, 1945/46-USA * Richard Whorf) Co-Kamera: Harry Stradling
The Green Years (Das Vermächtnis, 1946-USA * Victor Saville)
The Secret Heart (Geheimnis des Herzens, 1946-USA * Robert Z. Leonard)
Green Dolphin Street (Taifun, 1947-USA * Victor Saville)
If Winter Comes (1947-USA * Victor Saville)
State of the Union (Der beste Mann, 1948-USA * Frank Capra)
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (Spiel zu dritt, 1948-USA * Busby Berkeley)
The Great Sinner (Der Spieler, 1948/49-USA * Robert Siodmak)
Malaya (Malaya, 1949-USA * Richard Thorpe)
Adam's Rib (Ehekrieg, 1949-USA * George Cukor)
# The Big Hangover (Von Katzen und Katern, 1949-USA * Norman Krasna) (08-09; 5005)
A Life of Her Own (1950-USA * George Cukor)
Vengeance Valley (Tal der Rache, 1950-USA * Richard Thorpe)
Mr. Imperium (1950/51-USA * Don Hartman)
Night into Morning (1951-USA * Fletcher Markle)
The Law and the Lady (Der Gauner und die Lady, 1951-USA * Edwin H. Knopf)
The Man with a Cloak (1951-USA * Fletcher Markle)
Shadow in the Sky (1951-USA * Fred M. Wilcox)
Lovely to Look At (Männer machen Mode, 1952-USA * Mervyn LeRoy)
# Million Dollar Mermaid (Die goldene Nixe, 1952-USA * Mervyn LeRoy) (01-04; 5212)
All the Brothers Were Valiant (Die schwarze Perle, 1953-USA * Richard Thorpe)
Tennessee Champ (1953-USA * Fred M. Wilcox)
Executive Suite (Die Intriganten, 1953-USA * Robert Wise)
Men of the Fighting Lady (Verwegene Landung, 1954-USA * Andrew Marton)
# Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Eine Braut für sieben Brüder, 1953/54-USA * Stanley Donen) (11-02; 5407)
# Deep in My Heart (Tief in meinem Herzen, 1954-USA * Stanley Donen) (Buch von Elliott Arnold) (04-06; 5412)
Hit the Deck (In Frisco vor Anker, 1954-USA * Roy Rowland)
The Cobweb (Die Verlorenen, 1955-USA * Vincente Minnelli)
Forbidden Planet (Alarm im Weltall, 1955-USA * Fred M. Wilcox)
The Fastest Gun Alive (Die erste Kugel trifft, 1956-USA * Russell Rouse)
These Wilder Years (Das Herz eines Millionärs, 1956-USA * Roy Rowland)
The Power and the Prize (Die Macht und ihr Preis, 1956-USA * Henry Koster)
Tip on a Dead Jockey (Luftfracht Opium, 1957-USA * Richard Thorpe)
House of Numbers (Der Henker nimmt Maß, 1957-USA * Russell Rouse)*
# Saddle the Wind (Vom Teufel geritten, 1957-USA * Robert Parrish) (03-07; 5803)
The High Cost of Loving (1957/58-USA * José Ferrer)*
Imitation General (1958-USA * George Marshall)
# Torpedo Run (Torpedo los!, 1958-USA * Joseph Pevney) (04-05; 5810)
Count Your Blessings (Französische Betten, 1958-USA * R: Jean Negulesco, B: Karl Tunberg, K: Milton Krasner, GJF, M: Franz Waxman, D: Deborah Kerr, Rossano Brazzi, Maurice Chevalier) 102m-Liebeskomödie /Roman von Nancy Mitford/
Cash McCall (Eine Frau für zwei Millionen, 1959-USA * Joseph Pevney)
I Passed for White (1959/60-USA * Fred M. Wilcox)
The Balcony (Der Balkon, 1962-USA * Joseph Strick)
Glass Houses (1969-USA * Alexander Singer)