Basil Emmott
- Known for
- Camera
- Born
- July 5, 1894
- Died
- January 23, 1976 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- Kennington, London, England, UK
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Curse of the Fly
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Be My Guest
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Blind Corner
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Walk a Tightrope
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Tomorrow at Ten
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Live It Up!
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The Break
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Strongroom
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Pit of Darkness
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Rag Doll
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The Wind of Change
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The Enemy General
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I Was Monty's Double
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Battle of the V-1
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The Long Haul
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Town on Trial
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Wicked as They Come
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Johnny, You're Wanted
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Home and Away
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Joe Macbeth
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Track the Man Down
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Cross Channel
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The Green Buddha
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Companions in Crime
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The Tell-Tale Heart
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The Master of Bankdam
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The Man from Morocco
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Time Flies
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It Happened One Sunday
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Bell-Bottom George
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The Peterville Diamond
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Miss London Ltd.
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Flying Fortress
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The Prime Minister
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Atlantic Ferry
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The Briggs Family
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Dr. O'Dowd
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Hoots Mon
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The Midas Touch
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That’s The Ticket
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His Brother’s Keeper
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George and Margaret
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Confidential Lady
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A Gentleman's Gentleman
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They Drive by Night
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Thank Evans
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The Singing Cop
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Double or Quits
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Thistledown
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Quiet, Please
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Dangerous Medicine
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Everything Happens to Me
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The Return of Carol Deane
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You Live and Learn
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Mayfair Melody
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The Vulture
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Side Street Angel
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It’s Not Cricket
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The Man Who Made Diamonds
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Change for a Sovereign
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Crown v. Stevens
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The Brown Wallet
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Educated Evans
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Hail and Farewell
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Fair Exchange
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Gaol Break
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Gypsy
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Where's Sally?
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Irish for Luck
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Crime Unlimited
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Man of the Moment
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The Black Mask
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Mr. What's-His-Name?
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A Glimpse of Paradise
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What’s in a Name?
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Father and Son
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The Girl in the Crowd
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Someday
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Mr. Cohen Takes a Walk
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Get Off My Foot
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So You Won't Talk
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Widow's Might
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Something Always Happens
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The Church Mouse
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No Escape
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The Girl in Possession
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The Office Wife
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As Good as New
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The Bermondsey Kid
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Her Imaginary Lover
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High Finance
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I Adore You
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Mayfair Girl
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This Acting Business
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The Thirteenth Candle
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Little Fella
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The Stolen Necklace
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Little Miss Nobody
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Enemy of the Police
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The Melody-Maker
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The Lodger
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In a Monastery Garden
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Lucky Ladies
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The Marriage Bond
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Flat No. 9
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The Missing Rembrandt
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Frail Women
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Her Night Out
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The River House Ghost
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The Silver Greyhound
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When London Sleeps
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Chin Chin Chinaman
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The Officers' Mess
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The Rosary
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Big Business
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Spanish Eyes
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The Great Game
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Drifters
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To What Red Hell
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The Feather
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The Co-Optimists
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Sailors Don't Care
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Quinneys
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The Arcadians
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The Glad Eye
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The Eleventh Commandment
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Young Lochinvar
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Rob Roy
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