A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
J. Joseph Mescall
John Mescal
John Mescall
Birthplace:
Litchfield, Illinois, USA
Born:
January 8, 1899
Died:
February 10, 1962
Cinematography:
1920 Edgar and the Teacher's Pet
1920 Edgar's Hamlet
1926 Oh! What a Nurse!
1958 Hi Grandma!
Director:
1920 Edgar and the Teacher's Pet
1920 Edgar's Hamlet
1926 Oh! What a Nurse!
1929 Fairways and Foul
1958 Hi Grandma!
Director of Photography:
1920 Edgar and the Teacher's Pet
1920 Edgar's Hamlet
1921 All's Fair in Love
1921 Dangerous Curve Ahead
1922 Watch Your Step
1923 Gimme
1923 Reno
1923 Six Days
1923 Souls for Sale
1924 The Tenth Woman
1924 Three Weeks
1924 True As Steel
1924 Wine of Youth
1925 Below the Line
1925 The Bridge of Sighs
1925 The Woman Hater
1926 Oh! What a Nurse!
1926 So This Is Paris
1926 The Love Toy
1927 The Wreck of the Hesperus
1928 Captain Swagger
1928 Man-Made Women
1928 Sal of Singapore
1928 The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
1928 Walking Back
1929 Big News
1929 Fairways and Foul
1929 The Sophomore
1930 Sin Takes a Holiday
1931 Ambassador Bill
1931 Born to Love
1931 Skyline
1931 The Easiest Way
1932 New Morals for Old
1933 By Candlelight
1933 The Invisible Man
1934 One More River
1934 The Black Cat
1935 Bride of Frankenstein
1935 Magnificent Obsession
1935 Night Life of the Gods
1935 Smart Girl
1936 Show Boat
1937 The Road Back
1938 Happy Landing
1938 Josette
1938 My Lucky Star
1939 Exile Express
1939 When Tomorrow Comes
1940 Her First Romance
1940 Kit Carson
1941 New Wine
1942 Andy Hardy's Double Life
1942 Sweater Girl
1942 Take a Letter, Darling
1944 Dark Waters
1944 Youth Runs Wild
1945 Her Favorite Patient
1950 Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
1956 The Desperados Are in Town
1957 Not of This Earth
1958 Hi Grandma!
Visual Effects Camera:
1920 Edgar and the Teacher's Pet
1920 Edgar's Hamlet
1921 All's Fair in Love
1921 Dangerous Curve Ahead
1922 Watch Your Step
1923 Gimme
1923 Reno
1923 Six Days
1923 Souls for Sale
1924 The Tenth Woman
1924 Three Weeks
1924 True As Steel
1924 Wine of Youth
1925 Below the Line
1925 The Bridge of Sighs
1925 The Woman Hater
1926 Oh! What a Nurse!
1926 So This Is Paris
1926 The Love Toy
1927 The Wreck of the Hesperus
1928 Captain Swagger
1928 Man-Made Women
1928 Sal of Singapore
1928 The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
1928 Walking Back
1929 Big News
1929 Fairways and Foul
1929 The Sophomore
1930 Sin Takes a Holiday
1931 Ambassador Bill
1931 Born to Love
1931 Skyline
1931 The Easiest Way
1932 New Morals for Old
1933 By Candlelight
1933 The Invisible Man
1934 One More River
1934 The Black Cat
1935 Bride of Frankenstein
1935 Magnificent Obsession
1935 Night Life of the Gods
1935 Smart Girl
1936 Show Boat
1937 The Road Back
1938 Happy Landing
1938 Josette
1938 My Lucky Star
1939 Exile Express
1939 When Tomorrow Comes
1940 Her First Romance
1940 Kit Carson
1941 New Wine
1942 Andy Hardy's Double Life
1942 Sweater Girl
1942 Take a Letter, Darling
1944 Dark Waters
1944 Youth Runs Wild
1945 Her Favorite Patient
1950 Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
1956 The Desperados Are in Town
1957 Not of This Earth
1958 Hi Grandma!
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