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Bernard Herzbrun is a Production Design American born on 10 january 1891 at New York City (USA)

Bernard Herzbrun

Bernard Herzbrun
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Nationality USA
Birth 10 january 1891 at New York City (USA)
Death 7 january 1964 (at 72 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

Bernard Herzbrun (10 January 1891 – 7 January 1964) was an American art director. He was nominated an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film Alexander's Ragtime Band. He worked on 275 films between 1930 and 1955.

He was born in New York City, New York and died in Los Angeles, California.

Best films

The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
(Art Direction)
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
(Art Direction)
Harvey (1950)
(Art Direction)
A Double Life (1947)
(Art Direction)
Kentucky (1938)
(Art Direction)

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Bernard Herzbrun (191 films)

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Art

Border River, 1h20
Directed by George Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Joel McCrea, Yvonne De Carlo, Pedro Armendáriz, Alfonso Bedoya, Howard Petrie, Renate Hoy
Roles Art Direction
Rating60% 3.003043.003043.003043.003043.00304
Pendant la Guerre de Sécession, Clete Mattson arrive à Zona Libre, un petit territoire de l'autre côté du fleuve qui forme frontière avec les États-Unis. Administré par le général Calleja, il constitue un sanctuaire pour les hors-la-loi. Mattson voudrait acheter des armes pour la Confédération.
Taza, Son of Cochise, 1h19
Directed by Douglas Sirk
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Romance, Western
Actors Rock Hudson, Barbara Rush, Gregg Palmer, Jeff Chandler, Rex Reason, Lance Fuller
Roles Art Direction
Rating56% 2.8036652.8036652.8036652.8036652.803665
Taza succède a son père Cochise, ardent défenseur de la paix avec les "visages pales". Mais son frère, Naiche, qui convoite la belle Oona promise à Taza, pactise avec Geronimo contre les hommes blancs.
Saskatchewan, 1h23
Directed by Raoul Walsh
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Western
Actors Alan Ladd, Shelley Winters, J. Carrol Naish, Hugh O'Brian, Robert Douglas, Antonio Moreno
Roles Art Direction
Rating62% 3.146383.146383.146383.146383.14638
North-West Mounted Police Sub-Inspector O'Rourke and his Cree half brother Cajou are returning from a trapping trip in northern Canada when they encounter a burned wagon train and sole survivor Grace. Despite the advice of the Metis scout Batouche the naive new Mountie commander Inspector Benton (recently arrived from England) believes it to be a Cree attack, however the Sioux from across the border are trying to force the Cree into being allies in their struggle with the U.S. 7th Cavalry .
Creature from the Black Lagoon, 1h19
Directed by Jack Arnold
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Adventure, Horror
Actors Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning, Ben Chapman, Antonio Moreno, Nestor Paiva
Roles Art Direction
Rating68% 3.448743.448743.448743.448743.44874
A geology expedition in the Amazon uncovers fossilized evidence from the Devonian period of a link between land and sea animals in the form of a skeletal hand with webbed fingers. Expedition leader Dr. Carl Maia (Antonio Moreno) visits his friend and former student, Dr. David Reed (Richard Carlson), an ichthyologist who works at an aquarium in California and has been a guest at Maia's marine biology institute in Brazil for over a month. Reed persuades his boss, the financially-minded Dr. Mark Williams (Richard Denning), to fund a return expedition to the Amazon to look for the remainder of the skeleton.
The Far Country, 1h37
Directed by Anthony Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Romance, Western
Actors James Stewart, Walter Brennan, Ruth Roman, Corinne Calvet, John McIntire, Jay C. Flippen
Roles Art Direction
Rating70% 3.547383.547383.547383.547383.54738
In 1896, Jeff Webster (James Stewart) hears of the Klondike gold rush and he and friend Ben Tatum (Walter Brennan) decide to drive a herd of cattle to Dawson City. On the way, he annoys self-appointed Skagway judge Gannon (John McIntire) by interrupting a hanging, so the "lawman" confiscates his herd. Jeff and Ben steal the animals back and take off with Gannon and his men in hot pursuit. After crossing the border into Canada, Jeff uses a few well-placed warning shots to persuade Gannon's gang to give up the chase, but the judge promises a hot reception when Jeff returns.
Ride Clear of Diablo, 1h20
Directed by Jesse Hibbs
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea, Susan Cabot, Russell Johnson, Ray Boyle, Lane Bradford
Roles Art Direction
Rating67% 3.3885453.3885453.3885453.3885453.388545
Sheriff Fred (Paul Birch) and lawyer Tom (William Pullen) conspire to have dance hall girl Kate (Abbe Lane) entertain the hired hands of the O'Mara ranch whilst the Sheriff and the lawyer rustle the O'Mara's stock. Tom shoots both the father and teenage O'Mara son to leave no witnesses.
Tanganyika
Tanganyika (1954)
, 1h31
Directed by André de Toth
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Van Heflin, Ruth Roman, Howard Duff, Jeff Morrow, Murray Alper, Noreen Corcoran
Roles Art Direction
Rating59% 2.955022.955022.955022.955022.95502
Un propriétaire foncier en Afrique coloniale mène un safari à travers le territoire de Nukumbi afin de capturer un criminel évadé.
Drums Across the River, 1h18
Directed by Nathan Juran
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Audie Murphy, Walter Brennan, Lyle Bettger, Hugh O'Brian, Lisa Gaye, Mara Corday
Roles Art Direction
Rating61% 3.094113.094113.094113.094113.09411
Gary Brannon (Murphy), is a peaceful homesteader living a quiet existence with his father Sam (Walter Brennan). Frank Walker (Lyle Bettger) is hoping to open up the Ute Indian territory for gold-mining purposes and tries to foment a war between the Utes and the local whites, while he steals a gold shipment and pins the blame on Gary. Gary starts off hating the Utes because they were responsible for killing his mother but gradually comes to be on their side and wants to expose the machinations of Walker.
The Glenn Miller Story, 1h55
Directed by Anthony Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Aviation films, Jazz films, Musical films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors James Stewart, June Allyson, Harry Morgan, Charles Drake, Barton MacLane, Irving Bacon
Roles Art Direction
Rating72% 3.6460753.6460753.6460753.6460753.646075
The film follows big band leader Glenn Miller (1904–1944) (James Stewart) from his early days in the music business in 1929 through to his 1944 death when the airplane he was flying in was lost over the English Channel during World War II. Prominent placement in the film is given to Miller's courtship and marriage to Helen Burger (June Allyson), and various cameos by actual musicians who were colleagues of Miller.
Magnificent Obsession, 1h48
Directed by Douglas Sirk
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama, Romance
Actors Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Barbara Rush, Agnes Moorehead, Otto Kruger, Gregg Palmer
Roles Art Direction
Rating69% 3.497563.497563.497563.497563.49756
Spoiled playboy Bob Merrick's (Rock Hudson) reckless behavior causes him to lose control of his speed boat. Rescuers send for the nearest resuscitator, located in Dr. Phillips's house across the lake. While the resuscitator is being used to save Merrick, Dr. Phillips suffers a heart attack and dies. Merrick ends up a patient at Dr. Phillips's clinic, where most of the doctors and nurses resent the fact that Merrick inadvertently caused Dr. Phillips's death.
War Arrow
War Arrow (1953)
, 1h18
Directed by George Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure, Romance, Western
Actors Jeff Chandler, Maureen O'Hara, John McIntire, Noah Beery, Jr, Dennis Weaver, Charles Drake
Roles Art Direction
Rating58% 2.9494052.9494052.9494052.9494052.949405
Alors que les tribus Kiowas ne cessent d'assaillir les colons de l'Oklahoma, le commandant Howell Brady est envoyé au Fort Clark pour trouver une solution. Il décide alors de recruter les Indiens séminoles pour l'aider à les combattre.
East of Sumatra, 1h22
Directed by Budd Boetticher
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Romance
Actors Jeff Chandler, Anthony Quinn, Marilyn Maxwell, Peter Graves, Scatman Crothers, John Sutton
Roles Art Direction
Rating54% 2.714072.714072.714072.714072.71407
Duke Mullane, directeur d'une mine en Malaisie, se rend dans une île peu connue pour ouvrir une nouvelle mine dans la jungle. Au début, les autochtones sont amicaux, mais une série d'incidents font changer l'attitude de Kiang, le roi de l'île.
All I Desire, 1h19
Directed by Douglas Sirk
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Melodrama, Romance
Actors Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Carlson, Lyle Bettger, Lori Nelson, Maureen O'Sullivan, Richard Long
Roles Art Direction
Rating69% 3.495913.495913.495913.495913.49591
Naomi Murdoch abandons her husband and children in Wisconsin, setting off to become an actress and also to flee from an aggressive former suitor, Dutch Heineman. She decides to return 10 years later at the invitation of daughter Lily, who is appearing in a high school play and about to graduate.
Wings of the Hawk, 1h20
Directed by Budd Boetticher
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Romance, Western
Actors Van Heflin, Julie Adams, George Dolenz, Noah Beery, Jr, Abbe Lane, Rodolfo Acosta
Roles Art Direction
Rating61% 3.093483.093483.093483.093483.09348
Mexico, 1911: An expatriate American known as "Irish" Gallagher joins up with Mexican revolutionaries when the mine where he and partner Marco have just struck gold is seized by Colonel Paco Ruiz, a corrupt official who rules the province. Marco is killed by Ruiz.
It Came from Outer Space, 1h21
Directed by Jack Arnold
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films based on science fiction novels
Actors Richard Carlson, Barbara Rush, Charles Drake, Joe Sawyer, Russell Johnson, Dave Willock
Roles Art Direction
Rating64% 3.247953.247953.247953.247953.24795
Author and amateur astronomer John Putnam (Richard Carlson) and schoolteacher Ellen Fields (Barbara Rush) watch a large meteorite crash near the small town of Sand Rock, Arizona. At the crash site, Putnam notices a strange, partially buried object lodged in the large crater; he comes to the realization that it wasn't a meteorite that crashed but a large alien spaceship. After a landslide completely covers the mysterious spacecraft, his story is later scoffed at by the townspeople of Sand Rock, including its sheriff (Charles Drake), and the local media.