Biography
Basil Emmott (5 July 1894 – 23 January 1976) was a prolific English cinematographer with 190 films to his credit, active from the 1920s to the 1960s. Emmott's career started in the silent era and continued through to the mid-1960s. His most prolific decade was the 1930s, when he was involved with almost 120 films, many of which were produced by noted documentary film-maker John Grierson. Emmott worked mainly in the field of quota quickies and B-movies. His output covered the entire spectrum of film genres, from comedy and musicals, through melodrama and thrillers, to crime and horror films. Directors Emmott worked with included Michael Powell, Arthur B. Woods, Val Guest and Lance Comfort.
Filmography
all 150
Movies 150
Director 26
The Return of Mr. Moto (1965)
Curse of the Fly (1965)
Be My Guest (1965)
Blind Corner (1964)
Live It Up! (1963)
Walk a Tightrope (1963)
The Break (1963)
Tomorrow at Ten (1962)
Strongroom (1962)
The Painted Smile (1962)
Pit of Darkness (1961)
The Wind of Change (1961)
The Breaking Point (1961)
Rag Doll (1961)
Touch of Death (1961)
The Enemy General (1960)
I Was Monty's Double (1958)
Battle of the V-1 (1958)
The Long Haul (1957)
Town on Trial (1957)
Home and Away (1956)
Wicked as They Come (1956)
Spin a Dark Web (1956)
Johnny, You're Wanted (1956)
Secret Venture (1955)
Joe Macbeth (1955)
Cross Channel (1955)
Track the Man Down (1955)
Where There's a Will (1955)
The Green Buddha (1954)
Companions in Crime (1954)
The Tell-Tale Heart (1953)
Paper Orchid (1949)
Brass Monkey (1948)
The Master of Bankdam (1947)
The Man from Morocco (1945)
It Happened One Sunday (1944)
Time Flies (1944)
Bell-Bottom George (1944)
Miss London Ltd. (1943)
It's That Man Again (1943)
The Peterville Diamond (1943)
Flying Fortress (1942)
This Was Paris (1942)
Atlantic Ferry (1941)
The Prime Minister (1941)
George and Margaret (1940)
That’s The Ticket (1940)
The Briggs Family (1940)
Dr. O'Dowd (1940)
The Midas Touch (1940)
Hoots Mon (1940)
His Brother’s Keeper (1940)
Confidential Lady (1939)
Murder Will Out (1939)
A Gentleman's Gentleman (1939)
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared (1939)
The Good Old Days (1939)
Everything Happens to Me (1938)
They Drive by Night (1938)
Thank Evans (1938)
The Return of Carol Deane (1938)
Dangerous Medicine (1938)
Quiet, Please (1938)
The Viper (1938)
The Singing Cop (1938)
Thistledown (1938)
Double or Quits (1938)
The Man Who Made Diamonds (1937)
Change for a Sovereign (1937)
Side Street Angel (1937)
You Live and Learn (1937)
Mayfair Melody (1937)
The Compulsory Wife (1937)
The Vulture (1937)
It’s Not Cricket (1937)
Transatlantic Trouble (1937)
Gypsy (1936)
Hail and Farewell (1936)
Fair Exchange (1936)
Educated Evans (1936)
Gaol Break (1936)
Crown v. Stevens (1936)
The Brown Wallet (1936)
Where's Sally? (1936)
Faithful (1936)
Twelve Good Men (1936)
Mr. Cohen Takes a Walk (1935)
The Black Mask (1935)
Someday (1935)
Get Off My Foot (1935)
Mr. What's-His-Name? (1935)
Man of the Moment (1935)
Crime Unlimited (1935)
Hello, Sweetheart (1935)
The Girl in the Crowd (1935)
What’s in a Name? (1935)
A Glimpse of Paradise (1935)
So You Won't Talk (1935)
Father and Son (1935)
Murder at Monte Carlo (1935)
The Blue Squadron (1934)
Something Always Happens (1934)
The Church Mouse (1934)
No Escape (1934)
The Office Wife (1934)
The Girl in Possession (1934)
The Silver Spoon (1934)
This Acting Business (1933)
I Adore You (1933)
The Bermondsey Kid (1933)
Her Imaginary Lover (1933)
Mayfair Girl (1933)
High Finance (1933)
Little Fella (1933)
Call Me Mame (1933)
The Thirteenth Candle (1933)
As Good as New (1933)
The River House Ghost (1932)
Her Night Out (1932)
The Lodger (1932)
Lucky Ladies (1932)
The Silver Greyhound (1932)
When London Sleeps (1932)
Flat No. 9 (1932)
The Marriage Bond (1932)
In a Monastery Garden (1932)
Murder on the Second Floor (1932)
The Missing Rembrandt (1932)
Frail Women (1932)
Chin Chin Chinaman (1931)
The Rosary (1931)
The Officers' Mess (1931)
Big Business (1930)
Spanish Eyes (1930)
The Great Game (1930)
The mystery of the pink villa (1930)
The Co-Optimists (1929)
The Feather (1929)
Drifters (1929)
To What Red Hell (1929)
Sailors Don't Care (1928)
Quinneys (1927)
The Arcadians (1927)
The Flight Commander (1927)
The Glad Eye (1927)
The Eleventh Commandment (1924)
Réveille (1924)
Young Lochinvar (1923)
Rob Roy (1922)
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GenderMale
Birthday1894-07-05
Deathday1976-01-23 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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