Randall Duell

Randall Duell

Known for: Art
Biography: 1903-07-14
Deathday: 1992-11-28 (89 years old)

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Randall Duell (July 14, 1903 – November 28, 1992) was an American architect and motion picture art director. Duell attended the University of Southern California School of Architecture and graduated in 1925. Joining the Los Angeles architectural firm Webber, Staunton and Spaulding, Duell contributed to designs for notable building projects in metropolitan Los Angeles during the 1920s and 1930s, among them the Avalon Casino on Catalina Island, Frary Dining Hall and adjacent residence halls at Pomona College, and Greenacres, the estate of silent movie actor Harold Lloyd in Beverly Hills. He and architect Sumner Spaulding collaborated in the design of the Atkinson residence in Bel Air, which was modeled after the Petit Trianon at Versailes. As construction declined during the Great Depression, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer hired Duell in 1936 to design the set of the Capulet home in Irving Thalberg's production of Romeo and Juliet. In 1937, he joined the MGM art department in a full-time capacity. During his career as a motion picture art director, he was nominated for three Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction. He received screen credit for his work on 38 films, among them Ninotchka (1939), The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946), Intruder in the Dust (1949), and Singin' in the Rain (1952). Additionally he worked on a number of motion pictures without film credit, among them The Wizard of Oz, 1939. He retired from MGM in 1959.


Duell was born on a farm in Russell County, Kansas, moved with his family to Los Angeles, California in 1912, and died in Los Angeles, California. He was inducted into the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions' Hall of Fame in 1993.

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Filmography

all 44

Movies 44

Director 5

Art Direction
Count Your Blessings

Count Your Blessings (1959)

Movie
Art Direction
The Tunnel of Love

The Tunnel of Love (1958)

Movie
Art Direction
Party Girl

Party Girl (1958)

Movie
Art Direction
The High Cost of Loving

The High Cost of Loving (1958)

Movie
Art Direction
Jailhouse Rock

Jailhouse Rock (1957)

Movie
Art Direction
Silk Stockings

Silk Stockings (1957)

Movie
Art Direction
Ten Thousand Bedrooms

Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957)

Movie
Art Direction
The Great American Pastime

The Great American Pastime (1956)

Movie
Art Direction
Invitation to the Dance

Invitation to the Dance (1956)

Movie
Art Direction
The Swan

The Swan (1956)

Movie
Art Direction
Trial

Trial (1955)

Movie
Art Direction
The Prodigal

The Prodigal (1955)

Movie
Art Direction
Blackboard Jungle

Blackboard Jungle (1955)

Movie
Art Direction
The Last Time I Saw Paris

The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)

Movie
Art Direction
All the Brothers Were Valiant

All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953)

Movie
6
Art Direction
The Girl Who Had Everything

The Girl Who Had Everything (1953)

Movie
Art Direction
Everything I Have Is Yours

Everything I Have Is Yours (1952)

Movie
Art Direction
Shadow in the Sky

Shadow in the Sky (1952)

Movie
Art Direction
Singin' in the Rain

Singin' in the Rain (1952)

Movie
6
Art Direction
The Unknown Man

The Unknown Man (1951)

Movie
Art Direction
Pagan Love Song

Pagan Love Song (1950)

Movie
Art Direction
The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

Movie
3.71
Art Direction
East Side, West Side

East Side, West Side (1949)

Movie
6
Art Direction
Intruder in the Dust

Intruder in the Dust (1949)

Movie
Art Direction
In the Good Old Summertime

In the Good Old Summertime (1949)

Movie
Art Direction
The Sun Comes Up

The Sun Comes Up (1949)

Movie
Art Direction
Big Jack

Big Jack (1949)

Movie
Art Direction
The Kissing Bandit

The Kissing Bandit (1948)

Movie
Art Direction
Homecoming

Homecoming (1948)

Movie
Art Direction
This Time for Keeps

This Time for Keeps (1947)

Movie
Art Direction
Song of the Thin Man

Song of the Thin Man (1947)

Movie
5.18
Art Direction
Undercurrent

Undercurrent (1946)

Movie
Art Direction
The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

Movie
1
Art Direction
Anchors Aweigh

Anchors Aweigh (1945)

Movie
Art Direction
Mrs. Parkington

Mrs. Parkington (1944)

Movie
Art Direction
The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)

Movie
6
Art Direction
Above Suspicion

Above Suspicion (1943)

Movie
Co-Art Director
Kid Glove Killer

Kid Glove Killer (1942)

Movie
Art Department Assistant
Susan and God

Susan and God (1940)

Movie
Assistant Art Director
The Secret of Dr. Kildare

The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939)

Movie
6
Assistant Art Director
Ninotchka

Ninotchka (1939)

Movie
5.08
Assistant Art Director
Out West with the Hardys

Out West with the Hardys (1938)

Movie
Art Direction
The Chaser

The Chaser (1938)

Movie
Assistant Art Director
My Dear Miss Aldrich

My Dear Miss Aldrich (1937)

Movie

Ratings

Average 6.09
Based on 425 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1937
1946
1950
1949
1959
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Information

Known For
Art

Gender
Male

Birthday
1903-07-14

Deathday
1992-11-28 (89 years old)

Birth Place
Russell County, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America


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