Elwood Bredell

Elwood Bredell

Elwood Bailey Bredell (24 December 1902 – 26 February 1969) was an American cinematographer and child silent screen actor. He is sometimes credited as Woody Bredell or Elwood Dell. Although he worked in many genres, mostly at Universal, Bredell is best known for his film noir cinematography on such movies as Phantom Lady (1944), Lady on a Train (1945) The Killers (1946), and The Unsuspected (1947). Famed Warner Bros. editor George Amy said Bredell could “light a football stadium with a single match.” Bredell was the son of stage actress Mary Palmer Nields. He was named Jesse B. Bredell, Jr., after his father. Nields later married Vaughn "Val" Paul, a silent film actor turned production manager. (Paul's son with Nields, Vaughn Jr., was Deanna Durbin's first husband.) After working as an adolescent actor in silent films, Bredell took a job as a studio lab technician while he cultivated a talent for photography. From about 1929–34, Bredell worked as a still photographer at RKO and Paramount, coinciding with his stepfather's tenures at those studios. At Paramount, Bredell apprenticed under veteran cinematographers Charles Lang and Arthur C. Miller. In 1936, Val Paul brought Bredell to Universal, where he continued his training under the studio's best cinematographer, Joseph Valentine. Bredell was promoted to cinematographer the next year, when Val produced Reckless Living (1938). Bredell's work on horror films such as Black Friday (1940), The Mummy's Hand (1940), and Ghost of Frankenstein (1942), anticipated his work in film noir. He also photographed Deann Durbin musicals and comedies such as Hold That Ghost (1941), Hellzapoppin' (1941) and The Inspector General (1949). His final credit was on the 1955 B-movie Female Jungle. From the Wikipedia article 'Elwood Bredell'

  • Title: Elwood Bredell
  • Popularity: 0.565
  • Known For: Camera
  • Birthday: 1902-12-24
  • Place of Birth: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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  • Also Known As: Woody Bredell, Elwood Burdell
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Elwood Bredell Movies

  • 1917
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    Southern Justice

    Southern Justice

    1 1917 HD

    Three old men -- Judge Moran (George Hernandez), Roger Appleby (Jack Curtis) and Caleb Talbot (Jean Hersholt) -- are the caretakers of a young boy,...

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  • 1918
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    The Magic Eye

    The Magic Eye

    1 1918 HD

    During World War I, John Bowman, the captain of a tramp steamer, refuses to allow his wife and daughter Shirley to accompany him on a long voyage...

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  • 1942
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    The Ghost of Frankenstein

    The Ghost of Frankenstein

    5.819 1942 HD

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  • 1945
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    Lady on a Train

    Lady on a Train

    6.5 1945 HD

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  • 1940
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    The Mummy's Hand

    The Mummy's Hand

    5.8 1940 HD

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  • 1940
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    Black Friday

    Black Friday

    6 1940 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Unsuspected

    The Unsuspected

    6.6 1947 HD

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  • 1941
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    Hold That Ghost

    Hold That Ghost

    6.742 1941 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Killers

    The Killers

    7.3 1946 HD

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  • 1944
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    Phantom Lady

    Phantom Lady

    7 1944 HD

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  • 1956
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    Female Jungle

    Female Jungle

    5.4 1956 HD

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  • 1943
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    The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

    The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

    6.4 1943 HD

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  • 1940
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    Double Alibi

    Double Alibi

    4.5 1940 HD

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  • 1942
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    The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

    The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

    5.1 1942 HD

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  • 1933
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    She Done Him Wrong

    She Done Him Wrong

    5.8 1933 HD

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  • 1932
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    The Devil Is Driving

    The Devil Is Driving

    5 1932 HD

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  • 1939
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    Call a Messenger

    Call a Messenger

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1948
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    Romance on the High Seas

    Romance on the High Seas

    6.8 1948 HD

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  • 1946
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    Tangier

    Tangier

    6.2 1946 HD

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  • 1943
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    Hers to Hold

    Hers to Hold

    6.8 1943 HD

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  • 1944
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    Christmas Holiday

    Christmas Holiday

    6.4 1944 HD

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  • 1942
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    Private Buckaroo

    Private Buckaroo

    4.9 1942 HD

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  • 1943
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    His Butler's Sister

    His Butler's Sister

    7.1 1943 HD

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  • 1949
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    The Inspector General

    The Inspector General

    6.4 1949 HD

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  • 1942
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    Butch Minds the Baby

    Butch Minds the Baby

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1946
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    Smooth as Silk

    Smooth as Silk

    4.8 1946 HD

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  • 1941
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    Hellzapoppin'

    Hellzapoppin'

    7.1 1941 HD

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  • 1942
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    Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

    Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

    6.5 1942 HD

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  • 1941
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    South of Tahiti

    South of Tahiti

    6 1941 HD

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  • 1951
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    Journey Into Light

    Journey Into Light

    6 1951 HD

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  • 1940
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    The Invisible Woman

    The Invisible Woman

    5.7 1940 HD

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  • 1943
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    Cowboy in Manhattan

    Cowboy in Manhattan

    1 1943 HD

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  • 1941
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    Mob Town

    Mob Town

    1 1941 HD

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  • 1948
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    Adventures of Don Juan

    Adventures of Don Juan

    6.4 1948 HD

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  • 1941
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    Man-Made Monster

    Man-Made Monster

    6.1 1941 HD

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  • 1941
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    Horror Island

    Horror Island

    5.8 1941 HD

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  • 1943
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    So's Your Uncle

    So's Your Uncle

    5 1943 HD

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  • 1942
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    Tough as They Come

    Tough as They Come

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1943
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    Follow the Band

    Follow the Band

    1 1943 HD

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  • 1942
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    Escape from Hong Kong

    Escape from Hong Kong

    6 1942 HD

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  • 1944
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    Can't Help Singing

    Can't Help Singing

    5.1 1944 HD

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  • 1940
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    La Conga Nights

    La Conga Nights

    7.5 1940 HD

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  • 1942
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    The Mystery of Marie Roget

    The Mystery of Marie Roget

    5.5 1942 HD

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  • 1943
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    How's About It

    How's About It

    3.5 1943 HD

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  • 1940
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    Gangs of Chicago

    Gangs of Chicago

    5.3 1940 HD

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  • 1927
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    Snowbound

    Snowbound

    1 1927 HD

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  • 1937
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    Behind the Mike

    Behind the Mike

    1 1937 HD

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  • 1939
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    Ex-Champ

    Ex-Champ

    6 1939 HD

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  • 1933
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    The Billion Dollar Scandal

    The Billion Dollar Scandal

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1939
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    Two Bright Boys

    Two Bright Boys

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1939
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    The Big Guy

    The Big Guy

    1 1939 HD

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