George Robinson (cameraman)

George Robinson (born April 2, 1890 in California , † August 30, 1958 in Los Angeles , California) was an American cameraman .

Life

Robinson first appeared as an actor in a few short films in the mid-1910s. In the early 1920s he switched to camera work and was involved in more than 170 productions by 1957, including several horror films such as Drácula (1931) and in the 1950s some comedies with Abbott and Costello . From 1953 to 1958 inclusive, he directed several short films.

Robinson has worked on more than one film with directors such as Erle C. Kenton , Charles Lamont and Robert Siodmak, and Rowland V. Lee .

Filmography (selection)

1930: Gallows Birds (Hell's Heroes)
1931: Drácula
1931: The end of Maradu (East of Borneo)
1936: Dracula's Daughter (Dracula's Daughter)
1936: Deadly Rays (The Invisible Ray)
1936: The Plainsman (The Plainsman)
1937: You're a Sweetheart
1939: Frankenstein's son (Son of Frankenstein)
1939: The Executioner of London (Tower Of London)
1940: The Hour of Retribution (The Son of Monte Cristo)
1943: Dracula's son (Son of Dracula)
1943: Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man)
1944: The Serpent (Cobra Women)
1944: House of Frankenstein (House of Frankenstein)
1944: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1945: Dracula's House (House of Dracula)
1948: Open Secret
1951: In Sherlock Holmes 'Footsteps (In Sherlock Holmes' Footsteps)
1954: The Blue Mustang (Black Horse Canyon)
1955: Abbott and Costello as mummy robbers (Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy)
1955: Tarantula
1955: The beater of Chicago (The Square Jungle)
1956: Great Boys in Action (Dance with Me, Henry)

Web links

George Robinson in the Internet Movie Database (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Robinson, George
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American cameraman
DATE OF BIRTH	April 2, 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH	California , United States
DATE OF DEATH	August 30, 1958
Place of death	Los Angeles , California , United States