Travis Banton

Travis Banton

Known for
Costume & Make-Up
Born
August 17, 1894
Died
February 2, 1958 (aged 63)
Birthplace
Waco, Texas, USA

Biography

Travis Banton (August 18, 1894 – February 2, 1958) was an American costume designer. He is perhaps best known for his long collaboration with actress Marlene Dietrich and director Josef von Sternberg. He is generally considered one of the most important Hollywood costume designers of the golden age.

Known For

Filmography

1951
Valentino poster

Valentino

Movie · Costume Design

1950
Never a Dull Moment poster

Never a Dull Moment

Movie · Costume Design

1948
Letter from an Unknown Woman poster

Letter from an Unknown Woman

Movie · Costume Design

1948
The Velvet Touch poster

The Velvet Touch

Movie · Costume Design

1947
Secret Beyond the Door poster

Secret Beyond the Door

Movie · Costume Design

1947
Time Out of Mind poster

Time Out of Mind

Movie · Costume Design

1947
Mourning Becomes Electra poster

Mourning Becomes Electra

Movie · Costume Design

1947
The Paradine Case poster

The Paradine Case

Movie · Costume Design

1946
Canyon Passage poster

Canyon Passage

Movie · Costume Design

1946
Tangier poster

Tangier

Movie · Costume Design

1946
Magnificent Doll poster

Magnificent Doll

Movie · Costume Design

1945
Wonder Man poster

Wonder Man

Movie · Costume Design

1945
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry poster

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

Movie · Costume Design

1945
Scarlet Street poster

Scarlet Street

Movie · Costume Designer

1945
Paris Underground poster

Paris Underground

Movie · Costume Design

1945
Roughly Speaking poster

Roughly Speaking

Movie · Costume Design

1944
Cover Girl poster

Cover Girl

Movie · Costume Design

1941
Tall, Dark and Handsome poster

Tall, Dark and Handsome

Movie · Costume Design

1941
Western Union poster

Western Union

Movie · Costume Design

1941
Blood and Sand poster

Blood and Sand

Movie · Costume Design

1941
That Night in Rio poster

That Night in Rio

Movie · Costume Design

1941
The Great American Broadcast poster

The Great American Broadcast

Movie · Costume Design

1941
Man Hunt poster

Man Hunt

Movie · Costume Design

1941
Moon Over Miami poster

Moon Over Miami

Movie · Costume Design

1941
Sun Valley Serenade poster

Sun Valley Serenade

Movie · Costume Design

1941
A Yank in the R.A.F. poster

A Yank in the R.A.F.

Movie · Costume Design

1941
Charley's Aunt poster

Charley's Aunt

Movie · Costume Design

1941
Belle Starr poster

Belle Starr

Movie · Costumer

1940
Hudson's Bay poster

Hudson's Bay

Movie · Costume Design

1940
Chad Hanna poster

Chad Hanna

Movie · Costume Design

1940
Lillian Russell poster

Lillian Russell

Movie · Costume Design

1940
The Man I Married poster

The Man I Married

Movie · Costume Design

1940
Maryland poster

Maryland

Movie · Costume Design

1940
Four Sons poster

Four Sons

Movie · Costume Design

1940
Down Argentine Way poster

Down Argentine Way

Movie · Costume Design

1940
The Great Profile poster

The Great Profile

Movie · Costume Design

1940
Public Deb No. 1 poster

Public Deb No. 1

Movie · Costume Design

1940
The Mark of Zorro poster

The Mark of Zorro

Movie · Costume Design

1940
Tin Pan Alley poster

Tin Pan Alley

Movie · Costume Design

1940
The Return of Frank James poster

The Return of Frank James

Movie · Costume Design

1939
Made for Each Other poster

Made for Each Other

Movie · Costume Design

1939
Raffles poster

Raffles

Movie · Costume Design

1939
The Great Commandment poster

The Great Commandment

Movie · Costume Design

1939
Eternally Yours poster

Eternally Yours

Movie · Costume Design

1939
Slightly Honorable poster

Slightly Honorable

Movie · Costume Design

1939
Intermezzo: A Love Story poster

Intermezzo: A Love Story

Movie · Costume Design

1938
Romance in the Dark poster

Romance in the Dark

Movie · Costume Design

1938
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife poster

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

Movie · Costume Design

1937
Nothing Sacred poster

Nothing Sacred

Movie · Costume Designer

1937
Angel poster

Angel

Movie · Costume Design

1937
I Met Him in Paris poster

I Met Him in Paris

Movie · Costume Design

1937
Maid of Salem poster

Maid of Salem

Movie · Costume Design

1937
Easy Living poster

Easy Living

Movie · Costume Design

1937
Internes Can't Take Money poster

Internes Can't Take Money

Movie · Costume Design

1937
Sophie Lang Goes West poster

Sophie Lang Goes West

Movie · Costume Design

1937
High, Wide and Handsome poster

High, Wide and Handsome

Movie · Costume Design

1937
True Confession poster

True Confession

Movie · Costume Designer

1937
Tovarich poster

Tovarich

Movie · Costume Design

1937
Bulldog Drummond Escapes poster

Bulldog Drummond Escapes

Movie · Costume Design

1937
Artists & Models poster

Artists & Models

Movie · Costume Design

1936
My Man Godfrey poster

My Man Godfrey

Movie · Costume Design

1936
Desire poster

Desire

Movie · Costume Design

1936
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie poster

Valiant Is the Word for Carrie

Movie · Costume Design

1936
Give Us This Night poster

Give Us This Night

Movie · Costume Design

1936
The Milky Way poster

The Milky Way

Movie · Costume Design

1936
Yours for the Asking poster

Yours for the Asking

Movie · Costume Design

1936
The Big Broadcast of 1937 poster

The Big Broadcast of 1937

Movie · Costume Design

1936
The Princess Comes Across poster

The Princess Comes Across

Movie · Costume Design

1936
Love Before Breakfast poster

Love Before Breakfast

Movie · Costume Design

1936
Rose of the Rancho poster

Rose of the Rancho

Movie · Costume Design

1936
The General Died at Dawn poster

The General Died at Dawn

Movie · Costume Designer

1936
Anything Goes poster

Anything Goes

Movie · Costume Design

1936
Wives Never Know poster

Wives Never Know

Movie · Costume Design

1935
The Gilded Lily poster

The Gilded Lily

Movie · Costume Design

1935
The Bride Comes Home poster

The Bride Comes Home

Movie · Costume Design

1935
Private Worlds poster

Private Worlds

Movie · Costume Design

1935
Smart Girl poster

Smart Girl

Movie · Costume Design

1935
Shanghai poster

Shanghai

Movie · Costume Design

1935
Accent on Youth poster

Accent on Youth

Movie · Costume Design

1935
Two-Fisted poster

Two-Fisted

Movie · Costume Design

1935
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer poster

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

Movie · Costume Design

1935
Enter Madame poster

Enter Madame

Movie · Costume Design

1935
Hands Across the Table poster

Hands Across the Table

Movie · Costume Design

1935
Ruggles of Red Gap poster

Ruggles of Red Gap

Movie · Costume Design

1935
Love in Bloom poster

Love in Bloom

Movie · Costume Design

1935
So Red the Rose poster

So Red the Rose

Movie · Costume Design

1935
The Devil Is a Woman poster

The Devil Is a Woman

Movie · Costume Design

1935
Goin' to Town poster

Goin' to Town

Movie · Costume Designer

1934
Death Takes a Holiday poster

Death Takes a Holiday

Movie · Costume Design

1934
Nana poster

Nana

Movie · Costume Design

1934
Imitation of Life poster

Imitation of Life

Movie · Costume Design

1934
The Scarlet Empress poster

The Scarlet Empress

Movie · Costume Design

1934
Kiss and Make-Up poster

Kiss and Make-Up

Movie · Costume Design

1934
Ladies Should Listen poster

Ladies Should Listen

Movie · Costume Design

1934
Bolero poster

Bolero

Movie · Costume Design

1934
Murder at the Vanities poster

Murder at the Vanities

Movie · Costume Design

1934
Cleopatra poster

Cleopatra

Movie · Costume Design

1934
Belle of the Nineties poster

Belle of the Nineties

Movie · Costume Designer

1934
Here Is My Heart poster

Here Is My Heart

Movie · Costume Design

1934
The Notorious Sophie Lang poster

The Notorious Sophie Lang

Movie · Costume Design

1934
We're Not Dressing poster

We're Not Dressing

Movie · Costume Design

1933
Luxury Liner poster

Luxury Liner

Movie · Costume Design

1933
Torch Singer poster

Torch Singer

Movie · Costume Design

1933
Tonight Is Ours poster

Tonight Is Ours

Movie · Costume Design

1933
Supernatural poster

Supernatural

Movie · Costume Design

1933
From Hell to Heaven poster

From Hell to Heaven

Movie · Costume Design

1933
The Eagle and the Hawk poster

The Eagle and the Hawk

Movie · Costume Design

1933
Design for Living poster

Design for Living

Movie · Costume Design

1933
International House poster

International House

Movie · Costume Design

1933
Terror Aboard poster

Terror Aboard

Movie · Costume Design

1933
The Story of Temple Drake poster

The Story of Temple Drake

Movie · Costume Design

1933
The Song of Songs poster

The Song of Songs

Movie · Costume Design

1933
I'm No Angel poster

I'm No Angel

Movie · Costume Design

1933
Girl Without a Room poster

Girl Without a Room

Movie · Costume Design

1933
College Humor poster

College Humor

Movie · Costume Design

1933
Disgraced! poster

Disgraced!

Movie · Costume Design

1933
Three Cornered Moon poster

Three Cornered Moon

Movie · Costume Designer

1933
The Crime of the Century poster

The Crime of the Century

Movie · Costume Design

1933
The Woman Accused poster

The Woman Accused

Movie · Costume Design

1932
Shanghai Express poster

Shanghai Express

Movie · Costume Design, Costumer

1932
The Phantom President poster

The Phantom President

Movie · Costume Design

1932
The Man from Yesterday poster

The Man from Yesterday

Movie · Costume Design

1932
No Man of Her Own poster

No Man of Her Own

Movie · Costume Design

1932
Blonde Venus poster

Blonde Venus

Movie · Costume Design

1932
Love Me Tonight poster

Love Me Tonight

Movie · Costume Design

1932
A Farewell to Arms poster

A Farewell to Arms

Movie · Costume Design

1932
Night After Night poster

Night After Night

Movie · Costume Design

1932
Devil and the Deep poster

Devil and the Deep

Movie · Costume Design

1932
Strangers in Love poster

Strangers in Love

Movie · Costume Design

1932
Evenings for Sale poster

Evenings for Sale

Movie · Costume Design

1932
Thunder Below poster

Thunder Below

Movie · Costume Supervisor

1932
One Hour with You poster

One Hour with You

Movie · Costume Design

1932
Trouble in Paradise poster

Trouble in Paradise

Movie · Costume Design

1931
Ladies' Man poster

Ladies' Man

Movie · Costume Design

1931
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde poster

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Movie · Costume Design

1931
The Lawyer's Secret poster

The Lawyer's Secret

Movie · Costume Design

1931
24 Hours poster

24 Hours

Movie · Costume Design

1931
Girls About Town poster

Girls About Town

Movie · Costume Design

1931
An American Tragedy poster

An American Tragedy

Movie · Costume Design

1931
I Take This Woman poster

I Take This Woman

Movie · Costume Design

1931
Dishonored poster

Dishonored

Movie · Costume Design

1931
Working Girls poster

Working Girls

Movie · Costume Design

1931
Up Pops the Devil poster

Up Pops the Devil

Movie · Costume Design

1931
The Mad Parade poster

The Mad Parade

Movie · Costume Design

1931
Daughter of the Dragon poster

Daughter of the Dragon

Movie · Costume Design

1930
Morocco poster

Morocco

Movie · Costume Design

1930
Street of Chance poster

Street of Chance

Movie · Costume Design

1930
Sarah and Son poster

Sarah and Son

Movie · Costume Design

1930
For the Defense poster

For the Defense

Movie · Costume Design

1930
Let's Go Native poster

Let's Go Native

Movie · Costume Design

1930
Safety in Numbers poster

Safety in Numbers

Movie · Costume Design

1930
The Benson Murder Case poster

The Benson Murder Case

Movie · Costume Design

1930
Behind the Make-Up poster

Behind the Make-Up

Movie · Costume Design

1930
The Royal Family of Broadway poster

The Royal Family of Broadway

Movie · Costume Design

1930
Follow Thru poster

Follow Thru

Movie · Costume Design

1930
Fast and Loose poster

Fast and Loose

Movie · Costume Design

1930
The Virtuous Sin poster

The Virtuous Sin

Movie · Costume Design

1930
A Man from Wyoming poster

A Man from Wyoming

Movie · Costume Design

1930
The Vagabond King poster

The Vagabond King

Movie · Costume Design

1930
Slightly Scarlet poster

Slightly Scarlet

Movie · Costume Design

1930
Monte Carlo poster

Monte Carlo

Movie · Costume Designer

1929
The Dance of Life poster

The Dance of Life

Movie · Costume Design

1929
The Canary Murder Case poster

The Canary Murder Case

Movie · Costume Design

1929
The Wild Party poster

The Wild Party

Movie · Costume Designer

1929
The Greene Murder Case poster

The Greene Murder Case

Movie · Costume Design

1929
Pointed Heels poster

Pointed Heels

Movie · Costume Design

1929
The Case of Lena Smith poster

The Case of Lena Smith

Movie · Costume Design

1929
The Man I Love poster

The Man I Love

Movie · Costume Design

1928
The Last Command poster

The Last Command

Movie · Costume Design

1928
The Legion of the Condemned poster

The Legion of the Condemned

Movie · Costume Design

1928
Ladies of the Mob poster

Ladies of the Mob

Movie · Costume Design

1928
Red Hair poster

Red Hair

Movie · Costume Design

1928
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes poster

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Movie · Costume Design

1928
Manhattan Cocktail poster

Manhattan Cocktail

Movie · Costume Designer

1928
Doomsday poster

Doomsday

Movie · Costume Design

1928
The Docks of New York poster

The Docks of New York

Movie · Costume Designer

1928
His Tiger Lady poster

His Tiger Lady

Movie · Costume Design

1927
Children of Divorce poster

Children of Divorce

Movie · Costume Design

1927
It poster

It

Movie · Costume Design

1927
Wings poster

Wings

Movie · Costume Design

1926
Mantrap poster

Mantrap

Movie · Costume Design

1926
Miss Brewster's Millions poster

Miss Brewster's Millions

Movie · Costume Designer

1925
Are Parents People? poster

Are Parents People?

Movie · Costume Design

1925
The Swan poster

The Swan

Movie · Costume Design

1925
The Dressmaker from Paris poster

The Dressmaker from Paris

Movie · Costume Design

1925
Grounds for Divorce poster

Grounds for Divorce

Movie · Costume Design