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Merritt B. Gerstad

Merritt B. Gerstad

CinematographerCrew Jul 5 (died age 73) Chicago, Illinois, USA 1920–1945 (25 year career)
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Biography

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) sta…

Known For

Freaks
Film

Freaks

Director of Photography
A Night at the Opera
Film

A Night at the Opera

Director of Photography
The Unknown
Film

The Unknown

Director of Photography
The Great Ziegfeld
Film

The Great Ziegfeld

Director of Photography
Imitation of Life
Film

Imitation of Life

Director of Photography
Conflict
Film

Conflict

Director of Photography
Watch on the Rhine
Film

Watch on the Rhine

Director of Photography
The Mayor of Hell
Film

The Mayor of Hell

Director of Photography

Filmography

Crew (66)

Movies (66)

Conflict

Conflict

1945

Director of Photography

6.6
Rhapsody in Blue

Rhapsody in Blue

1945

Additional Photography

6.4
Watch on the Rhine

Watch on the Rhine

1943

Director of Photography

6.8
Night in New Orleans

Night in New Orleans

1942

Director of Photography

3.6
Tom, Dick and Harry

Tom, Dick and Harry

1941

Director of Photography

5.9
The House Across the Bay

The House Across the Bay

1940

Director of Photography

5.5
Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things

Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things

1940

Director of Photography

Eternally Yours

Eternally Yours

1939

Director of Photography

5.7
Winter Carnival

Winter Carnival

1939

Director of Photography

6.0
Slightly Honorable

Slightly Honorable

1939

Director of Photography

4.7
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police

Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police

1939

Director of Photography

6.1
Seventh Heaven

Seventh Heaven

1937

Director of Photography

6.3
Souls at Sea

Souls at Sea

1937

Director of Photography

6.3
She Married an Artist

She Married an Artist

1937

Director of Photography

The Great Ziegfeld

The Great Ziegfeld

1936

Director of Photography

6.3
Strike Me Pink

Strike Me Pink

1936

Director of Photography

6.6
The Magnificent Brute

The Magnificent Brute

1936

Director of Photography

6.5
The Luckiest Girl in the World

The Luckiest Girl in the World

1936

Director of Photography

7.5
One Rainy Afternoon

One Rainy Afternoon

1936

Director of Photography

4.8
A Night at the Opera

A Night at the Opera

1935

Director of Photography

7.4
The Daring Young Man

The Daring Young Man

1935

Cinematography

Beloved

Beloved

1934

Director of Photography

Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

1934

Director of Photography

7.0
Social Register

Social Register

1934

Director of Photography

4.0
Goldie Gets Along

Goldie Gets Along

1933

Director of Photography

4.0
Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday

1933

Director of Photography

6.8
The Secret of Madame Blanche

The Secret of Madame Blanche

1933

Director of Photography

3.4
The Mayor of Hell

The Mayor of Hell

1933

Director of Photography

7.1
Freaks

Freaks

1932

Director of Photography

7.8
Payment Deferred

Payment Deferred

1932

Director of Photography

5.6
Night World

Night World

1932

Director of Photography

6.7
Strange Justice

Strange Justice

1932

Director of Photography

4.5
Never the Twain Shall Meet

Never the Twain Shall Meet

1931

Director of Photography

4.2
Daybreak

Daybreak

1931

Director of Photography

3.4
Gentleman's Fate

Gentleman's Fate

1931

Cinematography

6.0
Flying High

Flying High

1931

Director of Photography

4.8
Guilty Hands

Guilty Hands

1931

Director of Photography

5.9
The Great Lover

The Great Lover

1931

Director of Photography

5.3
West of Broadway

West of Broadway

1931

Director of Photography

6.3
Our Blushing Brides

Our Blushing Brides

1930

Director of Photography

5.4
A Lady to Love

A Lady to Love

1930

Director of Photography

4.2
Call of the Flesh

Call of the Flesh

1930

Director of Photography

4.5
Remote Control

Remote Control

1930

Director of Photography

4.7
Sevilla de mis Amores

Sevilla de mis Amores

1930

Cinematography

Those Three French Girls

Those Three French Girls

1930

Director of Photography

4.0
Every Woman's Longing

Every Woman's Longing

1930

Director of Photography

Tide of Empire

Tide of Empire

1929

Cinematography

5.9
Devil-May-Care

Devil-May-Care

1929

Director of Photography

5.6
The Thirteenth Chair

The Thirteenth Chair

1929

Director of Photography

4.9
A Man's Man

A Man's Man

1929

Director of Photography

Navy Blues

Navy Blues

1929

Director of Photography

7.0
Wonder of Women

Wonder of Women

1929

Director of Photography

3.0
The Bridge of San Luis Rey

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

1929

Director of Photography

7.3
Circus Rookies

Circus Rookies

1928

Cinematography

Alias Jimmy Valentine

Alias Jimmy Valentine

1928

Director of Photography

The Unknown

The Unknown

1927

Director of Photography

7.5
Mockery

Mockery

1927

Director of Photography

6.7
London After Midnight

London After Midnight

1927

Director of Photography

6.5
The Ice Flood

The Ice Flood

1926

Director of Photography

Tessie

Tessie

1925

Cinematography

The Mad Whirl

The Mad Whirl

1925

Director of Photography

6.5
The Phantom Horseman

The Phantom Horseman

1924

Cinematography

The Galloping Ace

The Galloping Ace

1924

Director of Photography

Fight and Win

Fight and Win

1924

Director of Photography

The Man from Wyoming

The Man from Wyoming

1924

Director of Photography

The Poor Simp

The Poor Simp

1920

Director of Photography