Nicholas Musuraca
- Known for
- Camera
- Born
- October 25, 1892
- Died
- September 3, 1975 (aged 82)
- Birthplace
- Riace, Calabria, Italy
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nicholas Musuraca, A.S.C. (October 25, 1892 – September 3, 1975) was a motion-picture cinematographer best remembered for his work at RKO Pictures in the 1940s including many of Val Lewton's series of B-picture horror films. Nicola Musuraca left his home in Riace, province of Reggio di Calabria, Italy, and emigrated to the United States in 1907. He and his father, Cosimo Musuraca, boarded the Italian steamer Re d'Italia in July 1907, sailing from Naples on July 18 and arriving at the Port of New York on August 3, 1907. There, they were transferred to Ellis Island with their fellow steerage passenger where they underwent federal immigrant inspection. Upon being admitted the father and son set out for Brooklyn to join Cosimo's brother, Francesco. He began his film career as the chauffeur for silent film producer J. Stuart Blackton. He worked behind the scenes on numerous silent and B-movie action films before becoming one of RKO Radio Pictures prime directors of photography in the 1930s. Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) is sometimes considered the first film-noir. While working regularly at RKO, joined Val Lewton's unit making low-budget horror-films being responsible for the cinematography of five of the films produced by Lewton's unit. Musuraca collaborated with director Jacques Tourneur on Cat People (1942) and, after the end of Lewton's time at RKO, Out of the Past (1947). He was nominated for a 1947 Academy Award for his work on I Remember Mama. After working briefly at Warner Bros. in the late 1950s, Musuraca joined Desilu, where he spent his last active years in TV work including the television series F Troop.
Known For
Filmography
The Lawbreakers
Movie · Director of Photography
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
TV · Director of Photography · 7 eps
Too Much, Too Soon
Movie · Director of Photography
The Story of Mankind
Movie · Director of Photography
Man on the Prowl
Movie · Director of Photography
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
TV · Director of Photography · 1 ep
Alcoa Theatre
TV · Director of Photography · 1 ep
Hey, Jeannie!
TV · Director of Photography · 1 ep
Susan Slept Here
Movie · Director of Photography
The Blue Gardenia
Movie · Director of Photography
Split Second
Movie · Director of Photography
Devil's Canyon
Movie · Director of Photography
The Hitch-Hiker
Movie · Director of Photography
Clash by Night
Movie · Director of Photography
Trail Guide
Movie · Director of Photography
A Girl in Every Port
Movie · Director of Photography
The Company She Keeps
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Roadblock
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The Whip Hand
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Hot Lead
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The Woman on Pier 13
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Born to Be Bad
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Hunt the Man Down
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Rider from Tucson
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Where Danger Lives
Movie · Director of Photography
Dynamite Pass
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The Mysterious Desperado
Movie · Director of Photography
Stagecoach Kid
Movie · Director of Photography
Blood on the Moon
Movie · Director of Photography
I Remember Mama
Movie · Director of Photography
Out of the Past
Movie · Director of Photography
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Movie · Director of Photography
Bedlam
Movie · Director of Photography
The Spiral Staircase
Movie · Director of Photography
Deadline at Dawn
Movie · Director of Photography
The Locket
Movie · Director of Photography
Back to Bataan
Movie · Director of Photography
China Sky
Movie · Director of Photography
It's Your Move
Movie · Director of Photography
The Curse of the Cat People
Movie · Director of Photography
The Falcon in Hollywood
Movie · Director of Photography
Girl Rush
Movie · Director of Photography
Bride by Mistake
Movie · Director of Photography
Marine Raiders
Movie · Director of Photography
The Seventh Victim
Movie · Director of Photography
The Fallen Sparrow
Movie · Director of Photography
The Ghost Ship
Movie · Director of Photography
Bombardier
Movie · Director of Photography
Gangway for Tomorrow
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Forever and a Day
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Cat People
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The Tuttles of Tahiti
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Call Out the Marines
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The Navy Comes Through
Movie · Director of Photography
Obliging Young Lady
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Bandit Ranger
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Pirates of the Prairie
Movie · Director of Photography
Cooks and Crooks
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The Gay Falcon
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Lady Scarface
Movie · Director of Photography
Hurry, Charlie, Hurry
Movie · Director of Photography
Play Girl
Movie · Director of Photography
Repent at Leisure
Movie · Director of Photography
Stranger on the Third Floor
Movie · Director of Photography
A Bill of Divorcement
Movie · Director of Photography
Little Men
Movie · Director of Photography
Tom Brown's School Days
Movie · Director of Photography
Swiss Family Robinson
Movie · Director of Photography
Golden Boy
Movie · Director of Photography
Twelve Crowded Hours
Movie · Director of Photography
Five Came Back
Movie · Director of Photography
Pacific Liner
Movie · Director of Photography
Allegheny Uprising
Movie · Director of Photography
Sorority House
Movie · Director of Photography
They Made Her a Spy
Movie · Director of Photography
Hatred
Movie · Assistant Camera
Tarnished Angel
Movie · Director of Photography
Law of the Underworld
Movie · Director of Photography
Blind Alibi
Movie · Director of Photography
Sky Giant
Movie · Director of Photography
Everybody's Doing It
Movie · Director of Photography
Night Spot
Movie · Director of Photography
Crashing Hollywood
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The Mad Miss Manton
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Condemned Women
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Smashing the Rackets
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Saturday's Heroes
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Quick Money
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Danger Patrol
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Too Many Wives
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Border Cafe
Movie · Director of Photography
China Passage
Movie · Director of Photography
We're on the Jury
Movie · Director of Photography
Flight from Glory
Movie · Director of Photography
The Big Shot
Movie · Director of Photography
Living on Love
Movie · Director of Photography
Two in the Dark
Movie · Director of Photography
Silly Billies
Movie · Director of Photography
Murder on a Bridle Path
Movie · Director of Photography
The Farmer in the Dell
Movie · Director of Photography
The Plot Thickens
Movie · Director of Photography
Murder on a Honeymoon
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Old Man Rhythm
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To Beat the Band
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Village Tale
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The Richest Girl in the World
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Where Sinners Meet
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Murder on the Blackboard
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By Your Leave
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Romance in Manhattan
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We're Rich Again
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Sing and Like It
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Long Lost Father
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Bedlam of Beards
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Scarlet River
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The Cheyenne Kid
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Son of the Border
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Flying Devils
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Chance at Heaven
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Midshipman Jack
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Headline Shooter
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Cross Fire
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Haunted Gold
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Three Who Loved
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Cracked Nuts
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Smart Woman
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The Sin Ship
Movie · Director of Photography
Men of Chance
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Everything’s Rosie
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Too Many Cooks
Movie · Director of Photography
Hook, Line and Sinker
Movie · Director of Photography
Inside the Lines
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The Cuckoos
Movie · Director of Photography
Half Shot at Sunrise
Movie · Director of Photography
Conspiracy
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Side Street
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Trail of the Horse Thieves
Movie · Camera Operator
Idaho Red
Movie · Director of Photography
Gun Law
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The Red Sword
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The Pride of Pawnee
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Tropic Madness
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Red Riders of Canada
Movie · Director of Photography
The Avenging Rider
Movie · Director of Photography
Terror Mountain
Movie · Director of Photography
When the Law Rides
Movie · Director of Photography
Tom's Gang
Movie · Director of Photography
The Cherokee Kid
Movie · Camera Operator
South Sea Love
Movie · Camera Operator
Splitting the Breeze
Movie · Director of Photography
Shameful Behavior?
Movie · Director of Photography
The Gilded Highway
Movie · Director of Photography
The Virgin Queen
Movie · Director of Photography