Merritt B. Gerstad

Рождение : 1900-07-05, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Смерть : 1974-03-01

История

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Merritt B. Gerstad (5 July 1900, Chicago, Illinois – 1 March 1974, Laguna Beach, California) was an American cinematographer of silent and early sound films. After beginning as a cinematographer on films for Universal, he worked for MGM, working with director Tod Browning on (the lost) London After Midnight (1927) and Freaks (1932), and Sam Wood on the Marx Brothers A Night at the Opera (1935). Later he was at Warner Bros. for Watch on the Rhine (1943) starring Bette Davis, Conflict (1945) with Humphrey Bogart in the lead, and the Gershwin biopic Rhapsody in Blue (1945), his last credit.

Фильмы

Рапсодия в стиле блюз
Additional Photography
Биографическая лента о жизни Джорджа Гершвина, знаменитого американского композитора и пианиста. Прежде всего им движет потребность успеха. К сожалению, в этом стремлении Гершвину пришлось пожертвовать своим личным счастьем. Он разрывает отношения с отчаянно в него влюблённой певицей Джули Адамс, чтобы завести роман с богатой светской львицей Кристиной Гилберт.
Конфликт
Director of Photography
Ричард Мейсен получил незначительные повреждения в автомобильной аварии, но делает вид тяжело пострадавшего, чтобы не сопровождать свою жену Кэтрин во время похода в горы. Однако, он таки убивает ее на заброшенной горной тропе. Или не он?
Дозор на Рейне
Director of Photography
Сара и Курт Муллер с тремя детьми возвращаются в дом ее матери в Вашингтоне после 18 лет, проведенных в Европе. Румынский князь, проживающий там, находит чемодан Курта полный денег…
Night in New Orleans
Director of Photography
A policeman's family helps to exonerate him of murder charges in the death of a man he had under interrogation.
Том, Дик и Гарри
Director of Photography
У телефонистки Джейни, девушки мечтательной, но практичной, появляются одновременно три кандидата на руку и сердце. Джейни приходится делать нелегкий выбор между амбиционным менеджером, романтичным и безалаберным автомехаником и обаятельным миллионером. Помочь принять единственно правильное решение и не совершить роковую ошибку могут только высшие силы...
The House Across the Bay
Director of Photography
Nightclub owner Steve Larwitt (George Raft) sees his empire of investments collapse as he faces tax evasion charges and attacks by rivals. Believing Steve will be safer in prison for one year, his wife, Brenda (Joan Bennett), testifies against him on advice from his lawyer, Slant Kolma (Lloyd Nolan), who is in love with her. After Steve receives 10 years in Alcatraz, Brenda moves to be near him and avoids advances of airplane builder Tim Nolan (Walter Pidgeon), who knows nothing about her past.
Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things
Director of Photography
Andy wants to buy a new car so he goes into the judge's home office where his father is about to write a $200 check to charity. He asks his dad for the $200 and they go used car shopping.
Slightly Honorable
Director of Photography
A lawyer is framed for the murder of a young party girl and tries to clear his name.
Eternally Yours
Director of Photography
Anita, engaged to solid Don Barnes, is swept off her feet by magician Arturo. Before you can say presto, she's his wife and stage assistant on a lengthy world tour. But Anita is annoyed by Arturo's constant flirtations, and his death-defying stunts give her nightmares. And forget her plan to retire to a farmhouse. Eventually, she has had enough and disappears.
Winter Carnival
Director of Photography
A divorced glamour girl keeps warm with a professor amid sports and romance at Dartmouth College's Winter Carnival.
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
Director of Photography
Captain Drummond and his girlfriend want to marry but a hidden treasure in the house in which they want to celebrate their marriage is complicating the situation involving a series of deaths and an elusive murderer.
She Married an Artist
Director of Photography
Because Thornwood's portraits of comely model Sally Dennis are in such great demand, he is obliged to spend virtually all his time with Sally, which prompts Toni to seek retribution in divorce court.
Загубленные в море
Director of Photography
Фильм начинается со сцены суда, где судят человека, за то, что он погубил души 19 человек. Только один присутствующий в зале человек знает всю правду о подсудимом — это полицейский агент английского правительства, и когда ему выносят смертельный приговор, он встает и просит суд его выслушать. Он рассказывает реальную историю осужденного, и фильм разворачивается в прошлое…
Седьмое небо
Director of Photography
Действие разворачивается на улицах Парижа в 1914 году до наступления Первой Мировой войны. Канализационный работник Чико твердо убежден, что он стал атеистом потому, что его молитвы остались без ответа, когда он просил Бога исполнить два его сокровенных желания. Но герой оптимист по жизни и глубоко порядочный и сострадательный человек, хотя свое доброе сердце он скрывает за внешней грубостью. Он помогает Диане, когда ту избивает жестокосердная сестра — содержательница притона, за то, что девушка отказалась быть приветливой с клиентом.
The Magnificent Brute
Director of Photography
A love triangle forms the basis of this drama. It all begins in a steel mill when a steel worker ignores the besotted gazes of his landlady at the boarding house and falls in love with a gold-digger. His best friend also finds himself smitten by the seductive young woman. But when the one of the workers fritters away a collection that had been taken up for the wife of a deceased co-worker on a foolish bet, he and the vamp take off until the good-hearted landlady intervenes and convinces them to stay and take their lumps.
One Rainy Afternoon
Director of Photography
Suave French actor Philippe Martin provokes a scandal when, in a darkened theater, he mistakes young Monique for his mistress, Yvonne, and tries to kiss her. Charged with assault, the quick-thinking Philippe claims it's French tradition to do as he did, and is let go. To his surprise, Philippe learns that Monique has paid his fine. As the tabloids exploit the situation, Monique dates Philippe, until a photo appears of him kissing Yvonne.
Великий Зигфилд
Director of Photography
Великий Зигфелд – знаменитейший американский шоумен, импресарио и икона шоу-бизнеса, десятилетиями возглавлявший театр на Бродвее. Этот фильм повествует о жизни импресарио – от раскрутки его первой жены, красавицы Анны Хелд до работы над множеством бродвейских мюзиклов и открытия таких звезд, как Фанни Брайс и Уилл Роджерс.
Strike Me Pink
Director of Photography
Meek Eddie Pink becomes manager of an amusement park beset by mobsters.
Вечер в опере
Director of Photography
Ловкач Отис Дрифтвуд придумал способ прикарманить денежки богатой вдовы, делами которой он управлял. Вдовушка спала и видела, как бы пробиться в высшее общество и Отис подговорил её вложить круглую сумму в Нью-Йоркскую оперу. Вместо прославленного тенора Ласпари Отис нанял за «десятку» певца из хора, а остаток присвоил себе. Певец оказался действительно хорош и за 10 долларов отработал на всю тысячу, а заодно покорил сердце любимой девушки-хористки.
The Daring Young Man
Cinematography
The Daring Young Man is hotshot-reporter Don McLane, played by James Dunn. Always on the prowl for a good story, McLane is persistently outscooped by his rival, sob sister Martha Allen (Mae Clarke). After several reels of double-crossing one another, hero and heroine give in to the inevitable and fall in love. But as Martha waits at the altar in her wedding gown, McLane is off on another crusade, this time getting himself arrested to expose corruption within the prison system.
Имитация жизни
Director of Photography
После смерти своего мужа, Беатрис Паллман пытается продолжить его бизнес, продавая кленовый сироп. Для облегчения работы по дому и воспитанию дочери она нанимает на работу чернокожую служанку Делилу, которая готова за крышу над головой, предоставленную ей и ее белокожей дочери Пеоле, помогать по хозяйству, поскольку у Беатрис совсем не было денег. Делила оказывается превосходной поварихой, ее рецепт блинов с кленовым сиропом, побуждает Беатрис создать собственною «Блинную». Проходят годы, дела идут на лад, кафе превращается в сеть популярных закусочных, двадцать процентов в доле бизнеса принадлежит Делиле, но все это не радует Пеолу, она стесняется черного цвета кожи своей матери и старается избегать общения…
Social Register
Director of Photography
Chorus girl Patsy Shaw crashes a high-society party, meets playboy Charlie Breen, they fall in love, and are on their merry way to wedded bliss. However, Charlie's snobbish, ever-loving mama doesn't think that Patsy is worthy and sets out to prove it.
Beloved
Director of Photography
Story about four generations in a family of musicians.
Only Yesterday
Director of Photography
On the back of the Wall Street Crash of 1929, a young business man is about to commit suicide. With the note to his wife scribbled down and a gun in his hand, he notices a thick envelope addressed to him at the desk. As he begin to read, we're taken back to the days of WW1 and his meeting with a young woman named Mary Lane.
Мэр ада
Director of Photography
Главарь банды рэкетиров Пэтси Гарган, за помощь местному политикану в предвыборной компании по всем канонам ганстерской традиции — «Голосуй за нашего кандидата или готовь костыли.» в качестве вознаграждения получает должность заместителя директора в исправительной школе для малолетних преступников. Пэтси и не думал вникать в работу данного заведения, а сама должность интересовала его лишь как возможность регулярно получать заместительскую зарплату. Но первый же приезд, который должен был стать последним в корне меняет отношение Пэтси. Увидев чудовищьные условия и жестокость персонала по отношению к детям, которых управляющий школой Томпсон и вовсе считает недочеловеками, показывая это всем своим видом, держась подчеркнуто высокомено по отношению к подопечным. Они для него отбросы общества, выходцы из трущоб, из неблагополучных семей, и Томпсон использует их как бесплатную рабочую скотину на производстве.
The Secret of Madame Blanche
Director of Photography
A murder trial reunites a former chorus girl and her son, a grandson of an English aristocrat.
Goldie Gets Along
Director of Photography
A small-town girl schemes to get to Hollywood only to run into the man she left behind.
Payment Deferred
Director of Photography
Bank clerk William Marble is desperate for money to pay his family's bills. When his wealthy nephew visits, Marble asks him for a loan, but the young man refuses. Marble decides to kill his nephew. It is a twisted path to justice after Marble is transformed by the crime he committed and the wealth he gains.
Strange Justice
Director of Photography
Socialite banker Henry Judson maintains his extravagant lifestyle by embezzling from his bank, but is caught by sleazy assistant manager Waters and is blackmailed by him into continuing. Close to being found out, the two devise a scheme which sends Wally, the ex-con boyfriend of pretty hat check girl Rose Abbott, to death row.
Night World
Director of Photography
"Happy" MacDonald and his unfaithful wife own a Prohibition era night club. On this eventful night, he is threatened by bootleggers, and the club's star dancer falls in love with a young socialite who drinks to forget a personal tragedy, among other incidents.
Уродцы
Director of Photography
Клеопатра — красавица-акробатка. В нее влюблен карлик Ганс, которому она предпочла силача Геркулеса… Когда Клеопатра узнает, что Ганс — наследник огромного состояния, она решает сначала выйти замуж за несчастного лилипута, а потом отравить его. Но после неудачной попытки отравления цирковые уродцы (сиамские близнецы, безрукая девушка и гермафродит) решают отомстить Клеопатре…
Flying High
Director of Photography
An inventor and his lanky girlfriend set an altitude record in his winged contraption.
Guilty Hands
Director of Photography
A district attorney commits the perfect murder when he kills his daughter's womanizing fiancé and then tries framing the fiancé's lover.
The Great Lover
Director of Photography
An aspiring classical singer is romanced by both a famous opera star and his younger understudy.
Never the Twain Shall Meet
Director of Photography
Dan works for Pritchard and Pritchard out of San Francisco and is in love with Maisie, referred to as "the icebox" by his news reporter friend. As one of his ships returns to San Francisco, Dan learns that the Captain has contracted Leprosy and asks Dan to be the guardian of his South Sea island daughter Tamea. Dan soon learns that Tamea wants him and will do nothing without a kiss. But Tamea soon learns that she is different than Dan and Maisie and that makes her angry. Dan decides to go and live on the island with Tamea, but soon finds out that Paradise is not everything that he thought it was.
Рассвет
Director of Photography
Вилли - молодой лейтенант из австрийской императорской гвардии - развлекается вечерами, посещая дома с дурной репутацией и игорные салоны. Он встречает Лауру, нежную невинную девушку, и после длительного ухаживания проводит с ней ночь, оставив ей утром деньги. Лаура воспринимает это как оскорбление и, потеряв веру в искренние чувства, становится любовницей Шнабеля - малоприятного, но богатого господина. Вилли думает, что если у него появится много денег, он сможет вернуть Лауру, и решает сыграть со Шнабелем по-крупному.
Gentleman's Fate
Cinematography
A bootlegger falls apart when his wife leaves him.
Remote Control
Director of Photography
A radio announcer gets caught up with a fake clairvoyant and his gang of thieves.
Those Three French Girls
Director of Photography
An addled Englishman's efforts to save three young women from eviction land them all in jail and leads to other adventures and mischief.
Call of the Flesh
Director of Photography
A student nun falls in love with a Mexican singer starring in a cafe next door to her convent.
Our Blushing Brides
Director of Photography
Three department store girls--Connie, Franky, and Gerry--share an apartment on West 91st Street in New York City. Each earns little more than 20 dollars per week. Gerry is the sensible one, but the others throw themselves at amoral rich men in an attempt to hook one and better themselves. They end up being hurt and disappointed despite Gerry's attempts to warn them.
Every woman's longing
Director of Photography
Tony, a prosperous Italian vineyardist in California, advertises for a young wife, passing off a photograph of his handsome hired man, Buck, as himself.
Дама, которую стоить любить
Director of Photography
Middle-aged Napa Valley grape-grower Tony posts a marriage proposal to San Francisco waitress Lena enclosing a photo of his handsome younger brother Buck. When she gets there she overlooks his duplicity and marries him. Then she falls in love with Buck.
Devil-May-Care
Director of Photography
A follower of Napoleon escapes the firing squad, flees to a woman's bedroom and winds up butler.
Navy Blues
Director of Photography
On shore leave, a young sailor meets and falls in love with a pretty young blonde. He goes home with her to meet her parents, but they don't approve of him at all. Their daughter takes offense at this, and in the ensuing argument she storms out of the house determined to live on her own.
The Thirteenth Chair
Director of Photography
Although his murdered friend was by all accounts a scoundrel, Edward Wales is determined to trap his killer by staging a seance using a famous medium. Many of the 13 seance participants had a reason and a means to kill, and one of them uses the cover of darkness to kill again. When someone close to the medium is suspected she turns detective, in the hope of uncovering the true murderer.
A Man's Man
Director of Photography
An aspiring actress goes to Hollywood to make movies and marries a soda jerk.
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Director of Photography
This first cinematic version of the classic book is a part-talkie, although the only surviving print is silent (housed in the George Eastman House, Rochester, NY). It is a straight-forward telling of the intermingled lives of a group of strangers doomed to die in a collapsing bridge accident. The Art Direction, paltry and unremarkable, surprisingly won an Oscar over the far more remarkable work nominated in THE IRON MASK. The special effect scene of the lovers plummeting with the bridge into the chasm is unforgettable and remarkably done.
Tide of Empire
Cinematography
California's gold discovery in 1848 draws a "tide of empire" to the area, which becomes ripe for bandits.
Лондон после полуночи
Director of Photography
Заброшенный дом Роджера Бальфура, бывший владелец которого был найден мертвым пятью годами ранее, оживает с появлением двух жильцов подозрительного зловещего вида. (Фильм был утерян в результате пожара в 1965 году)
Mockery
Director of Photography
There is hunger in Siberia during the Russian Civil War. One day while dim-witted peasant Sergei is searching corpses for food, he meets a young woman looking for the town of Novokursk. She asks Sergei to help her get there, and to tell anyone they might meet that he is her husband.
Неизвестный
Director of Photography
Испания, начало XX века. Цыганский бродячий цирк Антонио Занзи даёт представления в провинциальных городах. Главный номер представления — безрукий метатель ножей Алонзо. На самом деле у Алонзо есть руки, но об этом не знает никто, кроме его помощника лилипута Кохо. Притворяясь безруким, Алонзо прячется от полиции — у него тёмное прошлое, на его совести есть и человеческие жизни. Левая рука у него особенно приметная из за частичной полидактилии — на ней два сросшихся больших пальца. Алонзо влюблён в дочь владельца цирка Нанон. У девушки фобия — она не переносит прикосновений мужских рук и поэтому старается держаться возле «безрукого» Алонзо, который вскоре догадывается о её страхах и начинает на них играть.
The Ice Flood
Director of Photography
Jack De Quincy, an American graduate of Oxford, is still considered a wastrel playboy by his father, owner of a giant lumber company in the American northwest. To prove he is a man his father sends him there to take charge of a large lumber camp, filled with brawny he-men who spend their time drinking, gambling and brawling when not cutting timber. Once there, Jack establishes himself by winning a fight against "Dum-Dum" Pete, the toughest man in those parts. Along the way he sees to it that a needed operation is performed on the camp's mascot, a crippled young boy, and saves his sweetheart, Marie O'Nei, that daughter of a rival lumber company, from drowning in the river when the spring thaw causes an ice-break flood.
The Phantom Horseman
Cinematography
Sheriff Bob Winton sets out to capture a mysterious bandit named "The Hawk," a phantom rider who is admired by the townspeople, because he steals from the Williams Lumber Co., a ruthless outfit determined to own all the land in the vicinity. This is a lost film.