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Elwood Bredell is a Actor, Director of Photography and Cinematography British born on 6 august 1884 at London (United-kingdom)

Elwood Bredell

Elwood Bredell
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Birth name Elwood Bailey Bredell
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 6 august 1884 at London (United-kingdom)
Death 22 may 1976 (at 91 years) at London (United-kingdom)

Elwood Bailey Bredell (6 August 1884 – 22 May 1976) was an English cinematographer and occasional actor. Bredell worked on such films as The Killers (1946), The Unsuspected (1947) and the 1955 B-movie Female Jungle. He is sometimes credited as Woody Bredell or Elwood Burdell.

Biography

Installé aux États-Unis où il mène toute sa carrière, Elwood Bredell débute au cinéma comme acteur, dans cinq films muets sortis en 1917-1918, cette première expérience restant sans lendemain. Comme chef opérateur, il débute sur un film muet sorti en 1927. Puis il est photographe de plateau sur onze tournages, de 1931 à 1934 (C'est pour toujours d'Henry Hathaway est son dernier film à ce titre).

Après deux films (sortis en 1936) comme premier assistant opérateur puis cadreur, il exerce régulièrement comme directeur de la photographie entre 1937 et 1954 (année où il se retire, après soixante-quinze films américains à ce poste), principalement au sein d'Universal Pictures et de la Warner Bros. Son dernier film est Female Jungle de Bruno VeSota, sorti en janvier 1955 (avec Jayne Mansfield). Il contribue notamment à des films fantastiques ou d'horreur produits par Universal, comme La Main de la momie de Christy Cabanne (1940, avec Dick Foran).

Parmi ses autres films notables, mentionnons le film noir Les Tueurs de Robert Siodmak (1946, avec Burt Lancaster et Ava Gardner), ainsi que le film d'aventure Les Aventures de Don Juan de Vincent Sherman (1948, avec Errol Flynn). Il collabore aussi à plusieurs films avec Deanna Durbin en vedette, tel La Sœur de son valet de Frank Borzage (1943).

Best films

Boom Town (1940)
(Director of Photography)
Adventures of Don Juan (1949)
(Director of Photography)
Romance on the High Seas (1948)
(Director of Photography)
She Done Him Wrong (1933)
(Still Photographer)
Can't Help Singing (1944)
(Director of Photography)

Usually with

Russel Gausman
Russel Gausman
(18 films)
Jack Otterson
Jack Otterson
(16 films)
Vera West
Vera West
(17 films)
Ted J. Kent
Ted J. Kent
(8 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Elwood Bredell (39 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
1956Female JungleDirector of Photography
1951Journey Into LightDirector of Photography, Cinematography
1949The Inspector GeneralDirector of Photography
1949Adventures of Don JuanDirector of Photography
1948Romance on the High SeasDirector of Photography
1947The UnsuspectedDirector of Photography
1946The KillersDirector of Photography
1946TangierDirector of Photography
1945Lady on a TrainDirector of Photography
1944Phantom LadyDirector of Photography
1944Christmas HolidayDirector of Photography
1944Can't Help SingingDirector of Photography, Cinematography
1943His Butler's SisterDirector of Photography
1943The Amazing Mrs. HollidayDirector of Photography
1943Follow the BandDirector of Photography, Cinematography
1943Hers to HoldDirector of Photography
1942Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of TerrorDirector of Photography, Cinematography
1942The Ghost of FrankensteinDirector of Photography
1942Private BuckarooDirector of Photography
1942The Mystery of Marie RogetDirector of Photography, Cinematography
1942Escape from Hong KongDirector of Photography, Cinematography
1942The Strange Case of Doctor RxDirector of Photography
1941Hellzapoppin'Director of Photography
1941Hold That GhostDirector of Photography
1941Horror IslandDirector of Photography
1941Man-Made MonsterDirector of Photography
1941South of TahitiDirector of Photography
1940Black FridayDirector of Photography
1940Boom TownDirector of Photography
1940The Invisible WomanDirector of Photography
1940The Mummy's HandDirector of Photography
1940Gangs of ChicagoDirector of Photography, Cinematography
1939Call a MessengerDirector of Photography
1939The Big GuyDirector of Photography
1933She Done Him WrongStill Photographer
1933The Billion Dollar ScandalStill Photographer
1932The Devil Is DrivingStill Photographer
1927SnowboundDirector of Photography, Cinematography
1917Up or Down?Actor