Charles D. Hall

Charles D. Hall

Known for: Art
Biography: 1888-04-20
Deathday: 1970-04-08 (81 years old)

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Biography

Charles D. Hall (April 20, 1888 – April 8, 1970) was a British-American art director and production designer. He is perhaps best remembered for his tenure at Universal Pictures, where he began his career during the silent era. He was art director for many of Universal's most famous productions of the 1920s and '30's: The Phantom of the Opera (1925), All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), the original Bela Lugosi Dracula (1931), the original Magnificent Obsession (1935), and the 1936 My Man Godfrey among them, as well as eleven films directed by James Whale, including the original Boris Karloff Frankenstein (1931), The Invisible Man (1933), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), and the 1936 film version of Show Boat. Hall also worked on the 1929 part-talkie film version of Show Boat, directed by Harry A. Pollard.

Hall left Universal in the late 1930s and went to United Artists, where he worked for producer Hal Roach on such films as Topper Takes a Trip, the first of the two sequels to 1937's Topper. He then worked for a time on mostly B-films.

Hall later moved into working in television. He ended his career as art director for the pioneering 1955 TV series Medic.

Hall bought a house from John Wayne in which he lived until his death. From the late 1950s–1960s, Hall was known for his watercolor paintings.He was nominated for two Academy Awards, but neither nomination was for one of his famous films. They were for the films Captain Fury and Merrily We Live.

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Filmography

all 99

Movies 99

Director 1

Producer 1

Production Design
Big House, U.S.A

Big House, U.S.A (1955)

Movie
Production Design
Shield for Murder

Shield for Murder (1954)

Movie
Art Direction
Appointment in Honduras

Appointment in Honduras (1953)

Movie
Art Direction
The Moonlighter

The Moonlighter (1953)

Movie
Art Direction
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952)

Movie
Art Direction
Ruby Gentry

Ruby Gentry (1952)

Movie
Art Direction
The Fighter

The Fighter (1952)

Movie
Art Direction
Red Planet Mars

Red Planet Mars (1952)

Movie
Art Direction
Two Lost Worlds

Two Lost Worlds (1951)

Movie
Art Direction
The Flying Saucer

The Flying Saucer (1950)

Movie
Art Direction
Not Wanted

Not Wanted (1949)

Movie
Special Effects
Son of Lassie

Son of Lassie (1945)

Movie
5
Special Effects
Mrs. Parkington

Mrs. Parkington (1944)

Movie
Art Direction
Nazty Nuisance

Nazty Nuisance (1943)

Movie
Art Direction
Yanks Ahoy

Yanks Ahoy (1943)

Movie
Art Direction
Prairie Chickens

Prairie Chickens (1943)

Movie
Art Direction
Taxi, Mister

Taxi, Mister (1943)

Movie
Art Direction
Calaboose

Calaboose (1943)

Movie
Art Direction
The McGuerins from Brooklyn

The McGuerins from Brooklyn (1942)

Movie
Art Direction
Fall In

Fall In (1942)

Movie
Art Direction
The Devil with Hitler

The Devil with Hitler (1942)

Movie
Art Direction
Flying with Music

Flying with Music (1942)

Movie
Art Direction
Brooklyn Orchid

Brooklyn Orchid (1942)

Movie
Art Direction
Hay Foot

Hay Foot (1942)

Movie
Art Direction
Fiesta

Fiesta (1941)

Movie
Art Direction
All-American Co-Ed

All-American Co-Ed (1941)

Movie
Art Direction
Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls (1941)

Movie
Art Direction
Tanks a Million

Tanks a Million (1941)

Movie
Art Direction
Road Show

Road Show (1941)

Movie
Art Direction
Saps at Sea

Saps at Sea (1940)

Movie
10
Art Direction
One Million B.C.

One Million B.C. (1940)

Movie
Art Direction
A Chump at Oxford

A Chump at Oxford (1940)

Movie
10
Art Direction
Captain Fury

Captain Fury (1939)

Movie
Art Direction
Topper Takes a Trip

Topper Takes a Trip (1938)

Movie
5
Art Direction
Merrily We Live

Merrily We Live (1938)

Movie
Art Direction
The Road Back

The Road Back (1937)

Movie
Art Direction
My Man Godfrey

My Man Godfrey (1936)

Movie
5.2
Art Direction
Show Boat

Show Boat (1936)

Movie
1
Production Design / Settings
Modern Times

Modern Times (1936)

Movie
5.5
Art Direction
Next Time We Love

Next Time We Love (1936)

Movie
Art Direction
Magnificent Obsession

Magnificent Obsession (1935)

Movie
6
Art Direction
East of Java

East of Java (1935)

Movie
Art Direction
Bride of Frankenstein

Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Movie
5.73
Art Direction
Night Life of the Gods

Night Life of the Gods (1935)

Movie
Art Direction
The Good Fairy

The Good Fairy (1935)

Movie
Art Direction
Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life (1934)

Movie
Art Direction
There's Always Tomorrow

There's Always Tomorrow (1934)

Movie
Art Direction
One More River

One More River (1934)

Movie
Art Direction
Little Man, What Now?

Little Man, What Now? (1934)

Movie
Art Direction
The Black Cat

The Black Cat (1934)

Movie
6.17
Art Direction
Glamour

Glamour (1934)

Movie
Art Direction
The Poor Rich

The Poor Rich (1934)

Movie
Art Direction
Counsellor at Law

Counsellor at Law (1933)

Movie
Art Direction
By Candlelight

By Candlelight (1933)

Movie
Art Direction
King for a Night

King for a Night (1933)

Movie
Art Direction
The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man (1933)

Movie
5.3
Production Design
Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday (1933)

Movie
Art Direction
Don't Bet on Love

Don't Bet on Love (1933)

Movie
Art Direction
The Kiss Before the Mirror

The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)

Movie
Art Direction
The World Gone Mad

The World Gone Mad (1933)

Movie
Art Direction
The Vampire Bat

The Vampire Bat (1933)

Movie
5.89
Production Design
The Old Dark House

The Old Dark House (1932)

Movie
4.8
Art Direction
Back Street

Back Street (1932)

Movie
Art Direction
Scandal for Sale

Scandal for Sale (1932)

Movie
Art Direction
The Impatient Maiden

The Impatient Maiden (1932)

Movie
Art Direction
The Land of Oz, a Sequel to the 'Wizard of Oz’

The Land of Oz, a Sequel to the 'Wizard of Oz’ (1932)

Movie
Art Direction
Murders in the Rue Morgue

Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)

Movie
5.73
Art Direction
Frankenstein

Frankenstein (1931)

Movie
5.47
Art Direction
The Spirit of Notre Dame

The Spirit of Notre Dame (1931)

Movie
Art Direction
Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge (1931)

Movie
Art Direction
East of Borneo

East of Borneo (1931)

Movie
Art Direction
Up for Murder

Up for Murder (1931)

Movie
Art Direction
Iron Man

Iron Man (1931)

Movie
Art Direction
Drácula

Drácula (1931)

Movie
5.15
Art Direction
Dracula

Dracula (1931)

Movie
5.88
Set Decoration
City Lights

City Lights (1931)

Movie
5.09
Art Direction
All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

Movie
5.13
Art Direction
The Last Performance

The Last Performance (1929)

Movie
Art Direction
The Love Trap

The Love Trap (1929)

Movie
Art Direction
Show Boat

Show Boat (1929)

Movie
Art Direction
Broadway

Broadway (1929)

Movie
Art Direction
The Last Warning

The Last Warning (1928)

Movie
Art Direction
Lonesome

Lonesome (1928)

Movie
Art Direction
The Man Who Laughs

The Man Who Laughs (1928)

Movie
Art Direction
The Cat and the Canary

The Cat and the Canary (1927)

Movie
6
Art Direction
Sensation Seekers

Sensation Seekers (1927)

Movie
Art Direction
The Cohens and Kellys

The Cohens and Kellys (1926)

Movie
ProductionDesigner
A Woman of the Sea

A Woman of the Sea (1926)

Movie
Art Direction
The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

Movie
4.8
Assistant Art Director
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)

Movie
4.58
Art Direction
Pay Day

Pay Day (1922)

Movie
Art Direction
The Idle Class

The Idle Class (1921)

Movie
Art Direction
The Kid

The Kid (1921)

Movie
5
Art Direction
The Midlanders

The Midlanders (1920)

Movie
Production Design
A Day's Pleasure

A Day's Pleasure (1919)

Movie
Producer
The Professor

The Professor (1919)

Movie
Production Design
Shoulder Arms

Shoulder Arms (1918)

Movie
1
ProductionDesigner
The Bond

The Bond (1918)

Movie
Production Design
A Dog's Life

A Dog's Life (1918)

Movie
2

Ratings

Average 5.82
Based on 1.1 Million movie and tv ratings over time
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1931
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1931
1955
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Information

Known For
Art

Gender
Male

Birthday
1888-04-20

Deathday
1970-04-08 (81 years old)

Birth Place
Norwich, United Kingdom

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Also Known As
Charles Daniel Hall, Chas. D. Hall, C. Daniel Hall, Charles Hall, Daniel Hall, Danny Hall, Dan Hall, Denny Hall


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