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Frank Kesson (1885-1939)

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Birthplace:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Born:
August 27, 1885

Died:
September 29, 1939

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Film Production

Assistant Camera:
1926  Across the Pacific

Cinematography:
1926  Across the Pacific
1927  A Sailor's Sweetheart
1927  Sailor Izzy Murphy
1927  Simple Sis
1928  Beware of Married Men
1928  My Man
1928  The Midnight Taxi
1928  The Mysterious Airman
1928  Women They Talk About
1929  One Stolen Night
1931  The Holy Flames

Director of Photography:
1926  Across the Pacific
1926  The Sea Beast
1926  While London Sleeps
1927  A Sailor's Sweetheart
1927  Hills of Kentucky
1927  Sailor Izzy Murphy
1927  Simple Sis
1927  The Climbers
1928  Beware of Bachelors
1928  Beware of Married Men
1928  My Man
1928  Powder My Back
1928  The Midnight Taxi
1928  The Mysterious Airman
1928  Women They Talk About
1929  One Stolen Night
1930  The Happy Hottentots
1931  How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'
1931  How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 3: 'The Niblick'
1931  How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 6: 'The Big Irons'
1931  How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'
1931  The Holy Flames

Second Assistant Camera:
1926  Across the Pacific
1926  The Sea Beast
1926  While London Sleeps
1927  A Sailor's Sweetheart
1927  Hills of Kentucky
1927  Sailor Izzy Murphy
1927  Simple Sis
1927  The Climbers
1928  Beware of Bachelors
1928  Beware of Married Men
1928  My Man
1928  Powder My Back
1928  The Midnight Taxi
1928  The Mysterious Airman
1928  Women They Talk About
1929  One Stolen Night
1930  The Happy Hottentots
1931  How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'
1931  How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 3: 'The Niblick'
1931  How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 6: 'The Big Irons'
1931  How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'
1931  The Holy Flames
1932  Tiger Shark

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