A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Liverpool, UK
Born:
July 28, 1912
Died:
March 2, 1970
Liverpool-born artist, who spent the 1930's working for Warner Brothers at Teddington Studio as a draughtsman. After gaining promotion to art director, he joined Alexander Korda at London Films, working out of Denham Studios. His career was interrupted by wartime service and did not resume fully until 1956, when he joined Hammer Films as a production designer. Robinson soon acquired a reputation for creating a lavish look, given the limited budgets and cramped facilities at Hammer's Bray studio. He built sets which could be rapidly re-built to suit different requirements. In this manner, the crypt from Dracula (1958) became the laboratory for The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958). Similarly, the same Cornish village set doubled for both The Plague of the Zombies (1966) and The Reptile (1966). Castle Dracula itself was used again as Baskerville Hall for The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959). Robinson's productive association with Hammer lasted until 1969. He died the following year.
Art Direction:
1940 Crimes at the Dark House
1940 The Case of the Frightened Lady
1948 Noose
1949 Forbidden
1949 Murder at the Windmill
1950 Double Confession
1952 Emergency Call
1952 Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
1953 The Broken Horseshoe
1953 Three Steps In The Dark
1954 The Good Die Young
1954 The Sea Shall Not Have Them
1956 Reach for the Sky
1957 Quatermass 2
1958 Carve Her Name with Pride
1958 Dracula
1958 The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
1960 Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
1960 Visa to Canton
1969 Destiny of a Spy
1969 Run a Crooked Mile
Production Design:
1940 Crimes at the Dark House
1940 The Case of the Frightened Lady
1948 Noose
1949 Forbidden
1949 Murder at the Windmill
1950 Double Confession
1952 Emergency Call
1952 Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
1953 Johnny on the Run
1953 The Broken Horseshoe
1953 Three Steps In The Dark
1954 The Good Die Young
1954 The Sea Shall Not Have Them
1956 Reach for the Sky
1957 Quatermass 2
1957 The Abominable Snowman
1957 The Curse of Frankenstein
1958 Carve Her Name with Pride
1958 Dracula
1958 The Revenge of Frankenstein
1958 The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
1959 The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959 The Man Who Could Cheat Death
1959 The Mummy
1959 The Stranglers of Bombay
1959 The Ugly Duckling
1959 Yesterday's Enemy
1960 Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
1960 The Brides of Dracula
1960 The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
1960 Visa to Canton
1961 Cash on Demand
1961 Taste of Fear
1961 The Curse of the Werewolf
1961 The Shadow of the Cat
1961 The Terror of the Tongs
1961 Watch It, Sailor!
1962 Captain Clegg
1962 The Damned
1962 The Phantom of the Opera
1962 The Pirates of Blood River
1963 Maniac
1963 Paranoiac
1963 The Kiss of the Vampire
1963 The Old Dark House
1963 The Scarlet Blade
1964 Nightmare
1964 The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
1964 The Devil-Ship Pirates
1964 The Gorgon
1964 The Secret of Blood Island
1965 The Brigand of Kandahar
1966 Dracula: Prince of Darkness
1966 Rasputin: The Mad Monk
1966 The Plague of the Zombies
1966 The Reptile
1966 The Witches
1967 Frankenstein Created Woman
1968 The Devil Rides Out
1969 Destiny of a Spy
1969 Run a Crooked Mile
Production Manager:
1940 Crimes at the Dark House
1940 The Case of the Frightened Lady
1948 Noose
1949 Forbidden
1949 Murder at the Windmill
1950 Double Confession
1952 Emergency Call
1952 Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
1953 Johnny on the Run
1953 The Broken Horseshoe
1953 Three Steps In The Dark
1954 The Good Die Young
1954 The Sea Shall Not Have Them
1956 Reach for the Sky
1957 Quatermass 2
1957 The Abominable Snowman
1957 The Curse of Frankenstein
1958 Carve Her Name with Pride
1958 Dracula
1958 The Revenge of Frankenstein
1958 The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
1959 The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959 The Man Who Could Cheat Death
1959 The Mummy
1959 The Stranglers of Bombay
1959 The Ugly Duckling
1959 Yesterday's Enemy
1960 Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
1960 The Brides of Dracula
1960 The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
1960 Visa to Canton
1961 Cash on Demand
1961 Taste of Fear
1961 The Curse of the Werewolf
1961 The Shadow of the Cat
1961 The Terror of the Tongs
1961 Watch It, Sailor!
1962 Captain Clegg
1962 The Damned
1962 The Phantom of the Opera
1962 The Pirates of Blood River
1963 Maniac
1963 Paranoiac
1963 The Kiss of the Vampire
1963 The Old Dark House
1963 The Scarlet Blade
1964 Nightmare
1964 The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
1964 The Devil-Ship Pirates
1964 The Gorgon
1964 The Secret of Blood Island
1965 The Brigand of Kandahar
1966 Dracula: Prince of Darkness
1966 Rasputin: The Mad Monk
1966 The Plague of the Zombies
1966 The Reptile
1966 The Witches
1967 Frankenstein Created Woman
1967 The Mummy's Shroud
1968 The Devil Rides Out
1969 Destiny of a Spy
1969 Run a Crooked Mile
Set Designer:
1940 Crimes at the Dark House
1940 The Case of the Frightened Lady
1948 Noose
1949 Forbidden
1949 Murder at the Windmill
1950 Double Confession
1952 Emergency Call
1952 Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
1953 Johnny on the Run
1953 The Broken Horseshoe
1953 Three Steps In The Dark
1954 The Good Die Young
1954 The Sea Shall Not Have Them
1956 Reach for the Sky
1957 Quatermass 2
1957 The Abominable Snowman
1957 The Curse of Frankenstein
1958 Carve Her Name with Pride
1958 Dracula
1958 The Revenge of Frankenstein
1958 The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
1959 The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959 The Man Who Could Cheat Death
1959 The Mummy
1959 The Stranglers of Bombay
1959 The Ugly Duckling
1959 Yesterday's Enemy
1960 Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
1960 The Brides of Dracula
1960 The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
1960 Visa to Canton
1961 Cash on Demand
1961 Taste of Fear
1961 The Curse of the Werewolf
1961 The Shadow of the Cat
1961 The Terror of the Tongs
1961 Watch It, Sailor!
1962 Captain Clegg
1962 The Damned
1962 The Phantom of the Opera
1962 The Pirates of Blood River
1963 Maniac
1963 Paranoiac
1963 The Kiss of the Vampire
1963 The Old Dark House
1963 The Scarlet Blade
1964 Nightmare
1964 The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
1964 The Devil-Ship Pirates
1964 The Gorgon
1964 The Secret of Blood Island
1965 The Brigand of Kandahar
1966 Dracula: Prince of Darkness
1966 Rasputin: The Mad Monk
1966 The Plague of the Zombies
1966 The Reptile
1966 The Witches
1967 Frankenstein Created Woman
1967 The Mummy's Shroud
1968 The Devil Rides Out
1969 Destiny of a Spy
1969 Run a Crooked Mile
Supervising Art Director:
1940 Crimes at the Dark House
1940 The Case of the Frightened Lady
1948 Noose
1949 Forbidden
1949 Murder at the Windmill
1950 Double Confession
1952 Emergency Call
1952 Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
1953 Johnny on the Run
1953 The Broken Horseshoe
1953 Three Steps In The Dark
1954 The Good Die Young
1954 The Sea Shall Not Have Them
1956 Reach for the Sky
1957 Quatermass 2
1957 The Abominable Snowman
1957 The Curse of Frankenstein
1958 Carve Her Name with Pride
1958 Dracula
1958 The Revenge of Frankenstein
1958 The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
1959 The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959 The Man Who Could Cheat Death
1959 The Mummy
1959 The Stranglers of Bombay
1959 The Ugly Duckling
1959 Yesterday's Enemy
1960 Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
1960 The Brides of Dracula
1960 The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
1960 Visa to Canton
1961 Cash on Demand
1961 Taste of Fear
1961 The Curse of the Werewolf
1961 The Shadow of the Cat
1961 The Terror of the Tongs
1961 Watch It, Sailor!
1962 Captain Clegg
1962 The Damned
1962 The Phantom of the Opera
1962 The Pirates of Blood River
1963 Maniac
1963 Paranoiac
1963 The Kiss of the Vampire
1963 The Old Dark House
1963 The Scarlet Blade
1964 Nightmare
1964 The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
1964 The Devil-Ship Pirates
1964 The Gorgon
1964 The Secret of Blood Island
1965 The Brigand of Kandahar
1966 Dracula: Prince of Darkness
1966 Rasputin: The Mad Monk
1966 The Plague of the Zombies
1966 The Reptile
1966 The Witches
1967 Frankenstein Created Woman
1967 Quatermass and the Pit
1967 The Mummy's Shroud
1968 The Devil Rides Out
1969 Destiny of a Spy
1969 Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
1969 Run a Crooked Mile
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