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Basil Emmott
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Born July 5, 1894Died January 23, 1976 (81 years)
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.
Basil Emmott Filmography
| 1965 | The Return of Mr. Moto · as Cinematographer |
| 1965 | Curse of the Fly · as Director Of Photography |
| 1965 | Be My Guest · as Director Of Photography |
| 1964 | Man in the Dark · as Director Of Photography |
| 1963 | Sing and Swing · as Director Of Photography |
| 1963 | Walk a Tightrope · as Director Of Photography |
| 1963 | Tomorrow at Ten · as Director Of Photography |
| 1962 | Strongroom · as Director Of Photography |
| 1962 | Murder Can Be Deadly · as Cinematographer |
| 1962 | The Break · as Director Of Photography |
| 1961 | Pit of Darkness · as Director Of Photography |
| 1961 | The Wind of Change · as Director Of Photography |
| 1961 | Young, Willing and Eager · as Director Of Photography |
| 1961 | The Great Armored Car Swindle · as Cinematographer |
| 1961 | Touch of Death · as Cinematographer |
| 1960 | The Enemy General · as Director Of Photography |
| 1958 | Hell, Heaven or Hoboken · as Director Of Photography |
| 1958 | Missiles from Hell · as Director Of Photography |
| 1957 | Town on Trial · as Director Of Photography |
| 1957 | The Long Haul · as Director Of Photography |
| 1956 | Home and Away · as Director Of Photography |
| 1956 | Wicked as They Come · as Director Of Photography |
| 1956 | Spin a Dark Web · as Director Of Photography |
| 1956 | Johnny You're Wanted · as Director Of Photography |
| 1955 | Joe MacBeth · as Director Of Photography |
| 1955 | Cross Channel · as Director Of Photography |
| 1955 | Track the Man Down · as Director Of Photography |
| 1955 | Where There's a Will · as Director Of Photography |
| 1954 | The Green Buddha · as Director Of Photography |
| 1954 | Companions in Crime · as Director Of Photography |
| 1953 | The Tell-Tale Heart · as Director Of Photography |
| 1949 | Paper Orchid · as Cinematographer |
| 1948 | Brass Monkey · as Director Of Photography |
| 1947 | The Master of Bankdam · as Director Of Photography |
| 1945 | The Man from Morocco · as Director Of Photography |
| 1944 | Time Flies · as Director Of Photography |
| 1944 | Bell-Bottom George · as Director Of Photography |
| 1943 | Miss London Ltd. · as Director Of Photography |
| 1943 | It's That Man Again · as Cinematographer |
| 1943 | The Peterville Diamond · as Director Of Photography |
| 1942 | Flying Fortress · as Director Of Photography |
| 1942 | This Was Paris · as Cinematographer |
| 1942 | The Seventh Survivor · as Cinematographer |
| 1941 | Sons of the Sea · as Director Of Photography |
| 1941 | The Prime Minister · as Director Of Photography |
| 1940 | George and Margaret · as Director Of Photography |
| 1940 | The Briggs Family · as Director Of Photography |
| 1940 | The Good Old Days · as Cinematographer |
| 1940 | Hoots Mon · as Director Of Photography |
| 1940 | His Brother's Keeper · as Director Of Photography |
| 1939 | A Gentleman's Gentleman · as Director Of Photography |
| 1938 | They Drive by Night · as Director Of Photography |
| 1938 | Many Tanks Mr. Atkins · as Cinematographer |
| 1938 | Thank Evans · as Director Of Photography |
| 1938 | Glamour Girl · as Cinematographer |
| 1938 | The Singing Cop · as Director Of Photography |
| 1937 | Ship's Concert · as Cinematographer |
| 1937 | You Live and Learn · as Director Of Photography |
| 1936 | Gypsy · as Director Of Photography |
| 1936 | Fair Exchange · as Director Of Photography |
| 1936 | Educated Evans · as Director Of Photography |
| 1936 | Viennese Love Song · as Cinematographer |
| 1936 | Crown v. Stevens · as Director Of Photography |
| 1936 | The Brown Wallet · as Director Of Photography |
| 1935 | Mr. Cohen Takes a Walk · as Director Of Photography |
| 1935 | Get Off My Foot · as Director Of Photography |
| 1935 | Hello, Sweetheart · as Cinematographer |
| 1935 | So You Won't Talk · as Director Of Photography |
| 1935 | Man of the Moment · as Director Of Photography |
| 1935 | Murder at Monte Carlo · as Cinematographer |
| 1935 | Crime Unlimited · as Director Of Photography |
| 1935 | Widow's Might · as Director Of Photography |
| 1934 | The Girl in the Crowd · as Director Of Photography |
| 1934 | Big Business · as Cinematographer |
| 1934 | Too Many Millions · as Cinematographer |
| 1934 | Something Always Happens · as Director Of Photography |
| 1934 | The Church Mouse · as Director Of Photography |
| 1934 | The Blue Squadron · as Cinematographer |
| 1934 | The Girl in Possession · as Director Of Photography |
| 1933 | The Acting Business · as Director Of Photography |
| 1933 | Her Imaginary Lover · as Director Of Photography |
| 1933 | Naughty Cinderella · as Cinematographer |
| 1933 | Double Wedding · as Cinematographer |
| 1933 | Going Straight · as Cinematographer |
| 1933 | Too Many Wives · as Cinematographer |
| 1933 | Head of the Family · as Cinematographer |
| 1932 | Don't Be a Dummy · as Cinematographer |
| 1932 | The Phantom Fiend · as Director Of Photography |
| 1932 | The Silver Greyhound · as Director Of Photography |
| 1932 | When London Sleeps · as Director Of Photography |
| 1932 | In a Monastery Garden · as Director Of Photography |
| 1932 | Frail Women · as Director Of Photography |
| 1931 | The Officers' Mess · as Director Of Photography |
| 1931 | The Boat from Shanghai · as Director Of Photography |
| 1931 | Peace and Quiet · as Cinematographer |
| 1930 | The Great Game · as Director Of Photography |
| 1929 | The Co-Optimists · as Director Of Photography |
| 1929 | Drifters · as Director Of Photography |
| 1928 | Sailors Don't Care · as Director Of Photography |
| 1927 | Quinneys · as Director Of Photography |
| 1927 | The Arcadians · as Director Of Photography |
| 1927 | The Flight Commander · as Cinematographer |
| 1927 | The Glad Eye · as Director Of Photography |
| 1924 | Réveille · as Cinematographer |
| 1924 | The Loves of Colleen Bawn · as Cinematographer |
| 1923 | Young Lochinvar · as Director Of Photography |
| 1922 | Rob Roy · as Director Of Photography |
| 1922 | The Life of Lord Byron · as Cinematographer |
| 1921 | In His Grip · as Cinematographer |