Elwood Bredell

Elwood Bredell

Cinematographer, actor (1902–1969) (1884–1976)

Elwood Bailey Bredell 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 in the catalog

Credited on 17 films (1938–1949) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 22 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1938 STRANGE FACES. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 7 reels B&W
1939 BIG TOWN CZAR. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 7 reels B&W
1939 CALL A MESSENGER. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 7 reels B&W
1939 THE BIG GUY. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 8 reels B&W
1940 Boom Town. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 13 reels 16mm B&W sound
1940 Honeymoon Deferred. Lew Landers 6 reels B&W
1941 I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby. Albert S. Rogell 1 reel 16mm B&W sound
1942 Butch Minds the Baby Albert S. Rogell 12:00 B&W
1942 Ma, he's making eyes at me. R C M Productions 16mm B&W sound
1942 Ma, He's Making Eyes At Me. Harold D. Schuster 1 reel 16mm B&W sound
1942 Private Buckaroo. Edward F. Cline 7 reels B&W
1944 Phantom Lady Universal Pictures Company Inc 1:27:00 16mm B&W sound
1944 PHANTOM LADY. Universal Pictures 3000 16mm B&W
1946 Smooth As Silk. Universal Pictures 7 reels 16mm B&W sound
1946 The Killers. Robert Siodmak 11 reels. 35mm B&W sound
1947 The Unsuspected. Michael Curtiz 103 min 35mm B&W sound
1949 The Inspector general Films inc. 102 mi 16mm Color sound