Biography
Walter Murton was a British art director, who worked from the 1920s until the 1940s. During his early career in the 1920s Murton was the regular set designer on the silent film series The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu.
Along with Clifford Pember, Murton was identified as part of an "old guard" resisting change in British set design sought by younger set designers and by German immigrants. During his later career Murton worked for Gainsborough Pictures. His final film was the influential Gainsborough Melodrama The Man in Grey (1943). His son Peter Murton was also an art director.
Filmography
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Art Direction
The Man in Grey (1943)
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Art Direction
Miss London Ltd. (1943)
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Art Direction
Back-Room Boy (1942)
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Art Direction
Crackerjack (1938)
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Art Direction
Second Best Bed (1938)
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Art Direction
Strange Boarders (1938)
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Art Direction
Non-Stop New York (1937)
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Art Direction
First Offence (1936)
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Art Direction
The Ghost Train (1931)
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ProductionDesigner
The Sport of Kings (1931)
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Settings
Such Is the Law (1930)
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Art Direction
A Warm Corner (1930)
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Art Direction
A Woman Redeemed (1927)
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Art Direction
Not For Sale (1924)
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Art Direction
The Further Mysteries of Fu-Manchu (1924)
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Art Direction
The Kensington Mystery (1924)
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Set Designer
The Conspirators (1924)
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Art Direction
Becket (1924)
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Art Direction
The Glorious Adventure (1922)
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Information
Known ForArt
Birthday1893-01-01
Deathday1968-01-01 (74 years old)
Birth PlaceNorwich, Norfolk, England, UK
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
Also Known AsWalter William Murton, W.W. Murton, W. Murton, Walter Murton
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