John J. Mescall
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John J. Mescall,
Acclaimed works
Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and Show Boat (1936),[2] both directed by James Whale, are generally named among Mescall's greatest achievements in cinematography. In the former, his distinctive angles added greatly to the scene depicting the creation of the bride. Mescall also did uncredited work for Whale's The Invisible Man (1933).[3]
Mescall also filmed The Road Back (1937) for Whale, an ill-fated sequel to All Quiet on the Western Front (1930). Both are based on novels by Erich Maria Remarque. Though visually compelling, The Road Back bombed at the box-office, in part due to a well-publicized editing dispute between Whale and Universal executives.[4] The film's cast included Noah Beery Jr. and Richard Cromwell.[5]
Later work
After the 1939 "weepie"
Partial filmography
- Hold Your Horses (1921)
- All's Fair in Love (1921)
- From the Ground Up (1921)
- Watch Your Step (1922)
- The Wall Flower (1922)
- The Glorious Fool (1922)
- Gimme (1923)
- Six Days (1923)
- Three Weeks (1924)
- Satan in Sables (1925)
- Oh! What a Nurse! (1926)
- The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927)
- Walking Back (1928)
- Captain Swagger (1928)
- The Leopard Lady (1928)
- The Shady Lady (1928)
- Love Over Night (1928)
- The Sophomore (1929)
- His First Command (1929)
- Sin Takes a Holiday (1930)
- Big Money (1930)
- The Invisible Man (1933)
- The Black Cat (1934)
- Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
- Show Boat (1936)
- Josette (1938)
- When Tomorrow Comes (1939)
- South of Pago Pago (1940)
- Take a Letter, Darling (1942)
- Dark Waters (1944)
References
- ISBN 978-0-86196-954-8– via Google Books.
- ISBN 978-0-8264-2977-3– via Google Books.
- ^ a b "John Mescall". BFI. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018.
- ^ "The Road Back (1937) - James Whale | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
- ^ "The Road Back (1937)". BFI. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016.
- ^ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com.
- ^ "John Mescall | Movie and Film Awards". AllMovie.
External links
- John J. Mescall at IMDb