A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Kennington, London, England, UK
Born:
July 5, 1894
Died:
January 23, 1976
Basil Emmott (5 July 1894 – 23 January 1976) was a prolific English cinematographer with 190 films to his credit, active from the 1920s to the 1960s. Emmott's career started in the silent era and continued through to the mid-1960s. His most prolific decade was the 1930s, when he was involved with almost 120 films, many of which were produced by noted documentary film-maker John Grierson. Emmott worked mainly in the field of quota quickies and B-movies. His output covered the entire spectrum of film genres, from comedy and musicals, through melodrama and thrillers, to crime and horror films. Directors Emmott worked with included Michael Powell, Arthur B. Woods, Val Guest and Lance Comfort.
Cinematography:
1936 Faithful
1939 Murder Will Out
1939 The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
1955 Secret Venture
1961 The Breaking Point
1962 The Painted Smile
Director of Photography:
1922 Rob Roy
1923 Young Lochinvar
1924 The Eleventh Commandment
1927 Quinneys
1927 The Arcadians
1927 The Glad Eye
1928 Sailors Don't Care
1929 Drifters
1929 The Co-Optimists
1929 The Feather
1929 To What Red Hell
1930 Big Business
1930 Spanish Eyes
1930 The Great Game
1931 Chin Chin Chinaman
1931 The Officers' Mess
1931 The Rosary
1932 Flat No. 9
1932 Frail Women
1932 Her Night Out
1932 In a Monastery Garden
1932 Lucky Ladies
1932 The Lodger
1932 The Marriage Bond
1932 The Missing Rembrandt
1932 The River House Ghost
1932 The Silver Greyhound
1932 When London Sleeps
1933 As Good as New
1933 Her Imaginary Lover
1933 High Finance
1933 I Adore You
1933 Mayfair Girl
1933 The Bermondsey Kid
1933 This Acting Business
1934 Something Always Happens
1934 The Church Mouse
1935 Crime Unlimited
1935 Get Off My Foot
1935 Man of the Moment
1935 Mr. Cohen Takes a Walk
1935 So You Won't Talk
1935 The Black Mask
1936 Crown v. Stevens
1936 Educated Evans
1936 Faithful
1936 The Brown Wallet
1937 You Live and Learn
1938 Thank Evans
1938 They Drive by Night
1939 A Gentleman's Gentleman
1939 Confidential Lady
1939 Murder Will Out
1939 The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
1940 Dr. O'Dowd
1940 George and Margaret
1940 Hoots Mon
1940 That’s The Ticket
1940 The Briggs Family
1940 The Midas Touch
1941 Atlantic Ferry
1941 The Prime Minister
1942 Flying Fortress
1943 Miss London Ltd.
1943 The Peterville Diamond
1944 Bell-Bottom George
1944 It Happened One Sunday
1944 Time Flies
1945 The Man from Morocco
1947 The Master of Bankdam
1953 The Tell-Tale Heart
1954 Companions in Crime
1954 The Green Buddha
1955 Cross Channel
1955 Joe Macbeth
1955 Secret Venture
1955 Track the Man Down
1956 Home and Away
1956 Johnny, You're Wanted
1956 Wicked as They Come
1957 The Long Haul
1957 Town on Trial
1958 I Was Monty's Double
1960 The Enemy General
1961 Pit of Darkness
1961 Rag Doll
1961 The Breaking Point
1961 The Wind of Change
1962 Strongroom
1962 The Painted Smile
1962 Tomorrow at Ten
1963 Live It Up!
1963 The Break
1964 Blind Corner
1964 Walk a Tightrope
1965 Be My Guest
1965 Curse of the Fly
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