James Basevi
Biography
James Basevi (21 September 1890 – 27 March 1962) was a British-born art director and special effects expert. After his military service during World War I Basevi emigrated to Canada and later on to the United States. He began his career in 1924 with MGM, designing sets for silent films. After the advent of talkies, Basevi became the head of MGM's special effects department, helping to create the earthquake scene in San Francisco (1936). He also worked on the storm sequence in John Ford's The Hu…
Known For
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Filmography
Crew (79)
Movies (79)
The Searchers
1956Art Direction
East of Eden
1955Production Design
Battle Circus
1953Art Direction
Island in the Sky
1953Art Direction
My Man and I
1952Art Direction
Wagon Master
1950Art Direction
To Please a Lady
1950Art Direction
Mighty Joe Young
1949Art Direction
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949Art Direction
Fort Apache
1948Art Direction
3 Godfathers
1948Art Direction
The Brasher Doubloon
1947Art Direction
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
1947Art Direction
Captain from Castile
1947Art Direction
The Homestretch
1947Art Direction
The Late George Apley
1947Art Direction
13 Rue Madeleine
1947Art Direction
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
1947Art Direction
Carnival in Costa Rica
1947Art Direction
My Darling Clementine
1946Art Direction
Duel in the Sun
1946Art Direction
Margie
1946Art Direction
Somewhere in the Night
1946Art Direction
The Dark Corner
1946Art Direction
Home Sweet Homicide
1946Art Direction
Claudia and David
1946Art Direction
Strange Triangle
1946Art Direction
Spellbound
1945Art Direction
Lifeboat
1944Art Direction
Greenwich Village
1944Art Direction
Home in Indiana
1944Art Direction
The Fighting Sullivans
1944Art Direction
Wilson
1944Art Direction
The Lodger
1944Art Direction
The Keys of the Kingdom
1944Art Direction
The Purple Heart
1944Art Direction
Buffalo Bill
1944Art Direction
Pin Up Girl
1944Art Direction
Four Jills in a Jeep
1944Art Direction
The Eve of St. Mark
1944Art Direction
Stormy Weather
1943Art Direction
Jane Eyre
1943Art Direction
Guadalcanal Diary
1943Art Direction
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943Art Direction
The Song of Bernadette
1943Art Direction
Holy Matrimony
1943Art Direction
Heaven Can Wait
1943Art Direction
Wintertime
1943Art Direction
Jitterbugs
1943Art Direction
The Gang's All Here
1943Art Direction
Happy Land
1943Art Direction
They Came to Blow Up America
1943Art Direction
The Black Swan
1942Art Direction
Thunder Birds
1942Art Direction
Moontide
1942Art Direction
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
1942Art Direction
Tobacco Road
1941Art Direction
A Yank in the R.A.F.
1941Art Direction
The Westerner
1940Art Direction
The Long Voyage Home
1940Art Direction
Wuthering Heights
1939Art Direction
The Real Glory
1939Art Direction
Raffles
1939Art Direction
They Shall Have Music
1939Art Direction
Blockade
1938Special Effects
The Adventures of Marco Polo
1938Special Effects
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938Assistant Art Director
History Is Made at Night
1937Special Effects
The Hurricane
1937Special Effects
Dead End
1937Special Effects
China Seas
1935Visual Effects
Bardelys the Magnificent
1926Set Designer
The Temptress
1926Settings
The Devil's Circus
1926Set Decoration
Dance Madness
1926Art Direction
Pretty Ladies
1925Art Direction
Proud Flesh
1925Settings
The Circle
1925Art Direction
The Tower of Lies
1925Set Decoration
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