Frank Kesson

Frank Kesson
Born(1885-08-27)August 27, 1885
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
DiedSeptember 29, 1939(1939-09-29) (aged 54)
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
OccupationCinematographer

Frank Kesson (27 August 1885 – 29 September 1939) was an American cinematographer. He worked with Byron Haskin in The Sea Beast (1926),[1] the Spanish western film El hombre malo (1930),[2] El cantante de Nápoles (1935) with William Rees,[3] La dama atrevida (1931),[4] La llamada sagrada (1931),[5] Die heilige Flamme (1931),[5] and Millionaires (1926).[6]

He also worked in How I Play Golf - Trouble Shots (1931),[7] Beware of Bachelors (1928) with Norbert Brodin,[8] Beware of Married Men (1928),[8] Bobbed Hair (1925),[9] Rinty of the Desert (1928),[10] Why Girls Go Back Home (1926),[11] Women They Talk About (1928),[12] While London Sleeps (1926).[13]

He died on 29 September 1939.[14]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Holston, Kim R. (18 December 2012). Movie Roadshows: A History and Filmography of Reserved-Seat Limited Showings, 1911-1973. McFarland Publishing. p. 315. ISBN 9780786460625.
  2. ^ Gevinson 1997, p. 62.
  3. ^ Gevinson 1997, p. 162.
  4. ^ Gevinson 1997, p. 248.
  5. ^ a b Gevinson 1997, p. 605.
  6. ^ Gevinson 1997, p. 664.
  7. ^ Beck, Robert (2 September 2008). The Edward G. Robinson Encyclopedia. McFarland Publishing. p. 159. ISBN 9781476606668.
  8. ^ a b Munden 1997, p. 53.
  9. ^ Munden 1997, p. 73.
  10. ^ Munden 1997, p. 656.
  11. ^ Munden 1997, p. 898.
  12. ^ Munden 1997, p. 924.
  13. ^ Soister, John T. (25 October 2012). Up from the Vault: Rare Thrillers of the 1920s and 1930s. McFarland Publishing. p. 1926. ISBN 9780786481859.
  14. ^ The 9.5mm Vintage Film Encyclopaedia by Patrick Moules, p. 546

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