William Cameron Menzies

William Cameron Menzies is a Décorateur, Réalisateur, producing and Scénariste of American cinema , born the July 29th 1896 with New Haven, and dead the March 5th 1957, with Los Angeles.

Catalog of films

Decorator

credited at various stations: artistic director, creation of the decorations, decorator, assistant decorator.

1918 : The Naulahka of George Fitzmaurice
1919: The Witness for the Defense of George Fitzmaurice, not credited
1919: The Teeth off the Tiger of Chester Withey
1920: The Deep Purple of Raoul Walsh, credited William Menzies
1921: Serenade of Raoul Walsh
1922: Robin Hood of Allan Dwan, assistant decorator not credited
1922: Kindred off the Dust of Raoul Walsh
1923: Rosita of Ernst Lubitsch
1924: the Robber of Baghdad ( The Thief off Baghdad ) of Raoul Walsh
1925: The Eagle of Clarence Brown, credited Wm. Cameron Menzies
1925 : The Lady of Frank Borzage
1925: Her Sister from Paris of Franklin Sidney
1925: Cobra of Joseph Henabery
1926: The Beats Roland West
1926: Its off the Sheik of George Fitzmaurice
1926: The Duchess off Buffalo of Franklin Sidney
1926: Fig Leaves of Howard Hawks
1927: The Coil Zero off Robert Florey
1927: The Beloved Rogue of Alan Crosland
1927: Two Arabian Knights of Lewis Milestone
1927: Sorrell and Its of Herbert Brenon
1927: The Dove of Roland West
1928: Sadie Thompson of Raoul Walsh
1928: Drums off Coils David Wark Griffith
1928: The Garden off Eden of Lewis Milestone
1928: Tempest of Sam Taylor
1928: The Woman Disputed of Henry King and Sam Taylor
1928: The Awakening of Victor Fleming
1929: Vain of Sam Taylor
1929: Bulldog Drummond of F. Richard Jones
1929: The Rescue of Herbert Brenon
1929: the Lily of the Suburb ( Lady off the Pavements ) of David Wark Griffith
1929: the Mask of iron ( The Iron Mask ) of Allan Dwan
1929: Alibi of Roland West
1929: The Taming off the Shrew of Sam Taylor
1929: Condemned or Condemned to Devil' S Island of Wesley Ruggles
1929: The Locked Door of George Fitzmaurice
1930: One Romantic Night of Paul L. Stein
1930: Abraham Lincoln or D.W. Griffith' S “Abraham Lincoln” of David Wark Griffith
1930: Reaching for the Moon of Edmund Goulding
1930: Be Yourself! of Thornton Freeland
1930: Lummox of Herbert Brenon
1930: Puttin' one the Ritz of Edward Sloman
1930: The Bad One of George Fitzmaurice
1930: Raids of George Fitzmaurice
1930: Of Barry, Woman off Passion of Sam Taylor
1930: The Lottery Attaches Paul L. Stein
1938: The Adventures off Tom Sawyer of Norman Taurog, for the sequence of the cave
1939: The Young in Heart of Richard Wallace
1939: Made for Each Other of John Cromwell
1939: Gone With The Wind ( Gone with the Wind ) of Victor Fleming, also realizer second equips (not credited)
1940: Our Town of Sam Wood
1941: So Ends Our Night of John Cromwell
1941: the Devil interferes with it ( The Devil and Miss Jones ) Sam Wood
1942: Crimes without punishment ( Kings Row ) of Sam Wood
1942: the Idol of the people ( The Pride off the Yankees ) of Sam Wood
1943: Mr. Lucky of H.C. Potter
1943 : For which rings the knell ( For Whom the Bell Tolls ) of Sam Wood
1948: Arch off Triumph of Lewis Milestone
1952: the Queen of Sheba ( the Regina di Sheba ) of Pietro Francisci
1954: The Black Pirates of Allen H. Miner
1956: Rockin' the Blues of Arthur Rosenblum

Realizer

1931 : Always Goodbye in collaboration with Kenneth MacKenna
1931: The Spider in collaboration with Kenneth MacKenna
1932: Almost Married
1932 : Chandu the Magician in collaboration with Marcel Varmel
1933: I Loved You Wednesday in collaboration with Henry King
1934: Wharf Angel in collaboration with George Somnes
1936: future Life or future Worlds ( Things to Like )
1937: Nothing Sacred , realizer second equips (not credited), realization William A. Wellman
1937: The Green Cockatoo or Furnace Dark Hours
1944: Address Unknown also credited producing
1946: Duel in the Sun , not credited, realization King Vidor
1949: episode of the televised series " Fireside Theater" (1949-1955)
1951: Drums in the Deep South , also credited with creation with the decorations
1951: The Whip Hand , also credited with creation with the decorations
1953: Invaders of the red planet ( Invaders from Mars ), also credited with creation with the decorations
1953: The Refines , also credited with creation with the decorations
1954: episode of the televised series " Furnace Playhouse" Star; (Star Performance 1949-1955) ( has String Beads off)

Producer

1929 : Glorious Vamps of Orville O. Dull, credited Co-producer
1930: The Wizard' S Apprentice of Sidney Raised
1930: Zampa of Eugene Forde
1940: the Robber of Baghdad (The Thief off Baghdad) , of Ludwig Shepherd, Michael Powell and Tim Whelan, credited producing associated, Co-realizer (not credited), decorator (not credited)
1943: the Star of North ( The North Star ) of Lewis Milestone, credited producing associated
1947: the Crime of Ivy ( Ivy ) of Sam Wood
1949: Reign off Terror of Anthony Mann
1956: the Round the world tour in 80 days ( Around the World in Eighty Days ) of Michael Anderson, credited producing associated

Scenario writer

1933 : Alice in Wonderland of Norman Z. McLeod, also decorator (not credited)

Other functions

1933 : Cavalcade of Frank Lloyd, credited " scenes of guerre" (war scenes) like William C. Menzies
1933: Trick for Trick of Hamilton MacFadden, credited " techniques" effects; (technical effects)
1940: Corresponding 17 ( Foreign Corresponds ) of Alfred Hitchcock, credited " spéciaux" effects; (special effects production)

Oscar of the best artistic director (better decorator) for " The Dove" and " Tempest" (Oscars 1929) and rewards honorary (Honorary Award) (use of the color in the dramatization of the atmosphere) for " Gone With The Wind " (Oscars 1940). Two other nominations with the title of the best artistic director in April 1930 for " Alibi" and " The Awakening" and in November 1930 for " Bulldog Drummond".

External bond

Site on film invaders of the red planet
Site of British Film Institute
an extract of the biography of W.C. Menzies of Leonard Maltin published on IMDb (Database cinematographic of the Internet) © 1994

See too

post-apocalyptic Science fiction

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