Frank Hotaling

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Frank Hotaling (born April 4, 1900 as John Francis Hotaling in New York , United States , † April 13, 1977 in Woodland Hills ) was an American film architect and western specialist.

Life

John Francis 'Frank' Hotaling first worked as a draftsman and joined the cinema in 1923 as a small actor. In the following years he also appeared in front of the camera as a double for several stars, including Clark Gable in " Goldfieber " (Call of the Wild, 1935). He then worked as a draftsman in various equipment departments.

In the war year 1944 he started working as a designer for film sets. The western genre became Hotaling's preferred field of work. In addition to an abundance of B-films, John Hotaling also provided some top productions by John Ford . The production designer received an Oscar nomination for his performance on Der Sieger , one of the few non-westerns in Ford and Hotaling's careers .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1944: My Buddy
  • 1944: Firebrands of Arizona
  • 1945: Santa Fé Saddlemates
  • 1945: Scotland Yard Investigator
  • 1945: The Tiger Woman
  • 1946: Home in Oklahoma
  • 1946: The Magnificent Rogue
  • 1947: The Trespasser
  • 1947: Hyenas of the Prairie ( Wyoming )
  • 1947: Under Colorado Skies
  • 1948: Night Time in Nevada
  • 1948: Grand Canyon Trail
  • 1948: Timber Trail
  • 1949: I shot Jesse James ( I Shot Jesse James )
  • 1949: Flaming Fury
  • 1949: Down Dakota Way
  • 1949: Pioneer Marshal
  • 1950: Sunset in the West
  • 1950: Rio Grande
  • 1951: In Old Amarillo
  • 1951: South of Caliente
  • 1951: Havana Rose
  • 1951: Honeychile
  • 1952: the winner
  • 1952: Thundering Caravans
  • 1952: Baptism of Fire Invasion ( Thunderbirds )
  • 1953: For Whom the sun is shining ( The Sun Shines Bright )
  • 1953: Red River Shore
  • 1953: Geraldine
  • 1954: Pelikan company ( The Eternal Sea )
  • 1954: Carolina Cannonball
  • 1955: The black hawk
  • 1956: Devil in the neck ( Monkey on My Back )
  • 1957: Count to three and pray
  • 1958: The last command ( The Horse Soldiers )
  • 1959: Tombstone Territory (TV series)
  • 1959/60: Bat Masterson (TV series)
  • 1961: The victorious three

literature

  • Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 4: H - L. Botho Höfer - Richard Lester. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 73.

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personal data
SURNAME Hotaling, Frank
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hotaling, John Francis (full name at birth)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film architect
DATE OF BIRTH April 4, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH April 13, 1977
Place of death Woodland Hills (Los Angeles)