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Elwood Bredell

Known for: Camera

Biography: 1902-12-24

Deathday: 1969-02-26 (66 years old)

Biography

Elwood Bailey Bredell (24 December 1902 – 26 February 1969) was an American cinematographer and child silent screen actor. He is sometimes credited as Woody Bredell or Elwood Dell. Although he worked in many genres, mostly at Universal, Bredell is best known for his film noir cinematography on such movies as Phantom Lady (1944), Lady on a Train (1945) The Killers (1946), and The Unsuspected (1947). Warner Bros. editor George Amy said Bredell could "light a football stadium with a single match".

Filmography

all 75

Movies 75

Elwood Bredell

Biography

Filmography

all 75

Movies 75

Director 14

Female Jungle (1956)

Journey Into Light (1951)

The Inspector General (1949)

Adventures of Don Juan (1948)

Romance on the High Seas (1948)

The Unsuspected (1947)

The Killers (1946)

Tangier (1946)

Smooth as Silk (1946)

Lady on a Train (1945)

The Beautiful Cheat (1945)

Can't Help Singing (1944)

Christmas Holiday (1944)

Phantom Lady (1944)

His Butler's Sister (1943)

So's Your Uncle (1943)

Hers to Hold (1943)

Cowboy in Manhattan (1943)

Follow the Band (1943)

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943)

How's About It (1943)

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942)

Private Buckaroo (1942)

Tough as They Come (1942)

Escape from Hong Kong (1942)

The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942)

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942)

Butch Minds the Baby (1942)

The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)

Jail House Blues (1942)

Hellzapoppin' (1941)

Swing It Soldier (1941)

South of Tahiti (1941)

Mob Town (1941)

Is Everybody Happy? (1941)

Hold That Ghost (1941)

Tight Shoes (1941)

Horror Island (1941)

Man-Made Monster (1941)

Meet the Chump (1941)

The Invisible Woman (1940)

Dark Streets of Cairo (1940)

Sandy Gets Her Man (1940)

I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now (1940)

The Mummy's Hand (1940)

You're Not So Tough (1940)

La Conga Nights (1940)

Gangs of Chicago (1940)

I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby (1940)

Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me! (1940)

Double Alibi (1940)

Black Friday (1940)

Honeymoon Deferred (1940)

Danger On Wheels (1940)

The Big Guy (1939)

Call a Messenger (1939)

Two Bright Boys (1939)

Ex-Champ (1939)

Big Town Czar (1939)

Code of the Streets (1939)

Swing, Sister, Swing (1938)

Secrets of a Nurse (1938)

Swing That Cheer (1938)

Freshman Year (1938)

Little Tough Guy (1938)

Reckless Living (1938)

Forbidden Valley (1938)

Behind the Mike (1937)

West Bound Limited (1937)

She Done Him Wrong (1933)

The Billion Dollar Scandal (1933)

The Devil Is Driving (1932)

Snowbound (1927)

The Magic Eye (1918)

Known For
Camera

Gender
Male

Birthday
1902-12-24

Deathday
1969-02-26 (66 years old)

Birth Place
Indianapolis, United States of America

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Also Known As
Woody Bredell, Elwood Burdell