Basil Emmott
Known For: Camera
Date of Birth: July 5, 1894
Day of Death: January 23, 1976 (82 years old)
Place of Birth: Kennington, London, England, UK
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.
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1938
Director of Photography
They Drive by Night
Director of Photography
Thank Evans
Director of Photography
The Singing Cop
Director of Photography
Thistledown
Director of Photography
Double or Quits
Director of Photography
Quiet, Please
Director of Photography
Dangerous Medicine
Director of Photography
Everything Happens to Me
Director of Photography
The Return of Carol Deane
1937
1936
Director of Photography
Crown v. Stevens
Cinematography
Faithful
Director of Photography
The Brown Wallet
Director of Photography
Educated Evans
Director of Photography
Fair Exchange
Director of Photography
Hail and Farewell
Director of Photography
Gaol Break
Director of Photography
Gypsy
Director of Photography
Where's Sally?
1935
Director of Photography
Crime Unlimited
Director of Photography
Man of the Moment
Director of Photography
The Black Mask
Director of Photography
Mr. What's-His-Name?
Director of Photography
What’s in a Name?
Director of Photography
A Glimpse of Paradise
Director of Photography
Father and Son
Director of Photography
The Girl in the Crowd
Director of Photography
Someday
Director of Photography
Get Off My Foot
Director of Photography
Mr. Cohen Takes a Walk
Director of Photography
So You Won't Talk
1934
1933
Director of Photography
As Good as New
Director of Photography
The Bermondsey Kid
Director of Photography
High Finance
Director of Photography
Her Imaginary Lover
Director of Photography
I Adore You
Director of Photography
Mayfair Girl
Director of Photography
This Acting Business
Cinematography
Call Me Mame
Director of Photography
The Thirteenth Candle
Director of Photography
Little Fella
1932
Director of Photography
The Lodger
Director of Photography
In a Monastery Garden
Director of Photography
Lucky Ladies
Director of Photography
The Marriage Bond
Director of Photography
Flat No. 9
Director of Photography
The Missing Rembrandt
Director of Photography
Frail Women
Director of Photography
Her Night Out
Director of Photography
The River House Ghost
Director of Photography
The Silver Greyhound
Director of Photography
When London Sleeps
