
Charles D. Hall
Highest Rated: 100% Little Man, What Now? (1934)
Lowest Rated: 63% Ruby Gentry (1952)
Birthday: Apr 20, 1888
Birthplace: Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
Charles Hall was a key figure in the classical Hollywood studio system, making his most important mark shaping the look of Universal Studios films between 1925 and 1936. He worked in the English theater before bringing his Gothic sensibility to Hollywood for films such as "The Phantom of the Opera" (1925), "The Cat and the Canary" (1927), "Dracula" (1931), "The Bride of Frankenstein" (1935) and other dark, macabre delights; he also showed flair for films as diverse as "All Quiet on the Western Front" (1930) and "Showboat" (1936). Besides his immensely successful and important collaboration with directorial stylists James Whale and Paul Leni, Hall was also noted for his exquisite work on three Chaplin masterpieces: "The Gold Rush" (1925), "City Lights" (1931) and "Modern Times" (1936).
Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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No Score Yet | 33% | The Patron Saint of Liars | Art Director | - | 1998 |
85% | 62% | The Blue Gardenia | Art Director | - | 1953 |
No Score Yet | 57% | Appointment in Honduras | Art Director | - | 1953 |
No Score Yet | 33% | Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd | Art Director | - | 1952 |
63% | 50% | Ruby Gentry | Art Director | - | 1952 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Journey Into Light | Art Director | - | 1951 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Flying Saucer | Art Director | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Devil With Hitler | Art Director | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | 79% | Merrily We Live | Art Director | - | 1938 |
100% | 73% | Show Boat | Art Director | - | 1936 |
97% | 90% | My Man Godfrey | Art Director | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nobody's Fool | Art Director | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | 45% | Next Time We Love | Art Director | - | 1935 |
98% | 87% | Bride of Frankenstein | Art Director | - | 1935 |
67% | 53% | Magnificent Obsession | Art Director | - | 1935 |
100% | 77% | Little Man, What Now? | Art Director | - | 1934 |
87% | 85% | Imitation of Life | Art Director | - | 1934 |
88% | 70% | The Black Cat | Art Director | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | One More River | Art Director | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | There's Always Tomorrow | Art Director | - | 1934 |
100% | 79% | Counsellor-at-Law | Art Director | - | 1933 |
67% | 27% | The Vampire Bat | Art Director | - | 1933 |
94% | 85% | The Invisible Man | Art Director | - | 1933 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Don't Bet on Love | Art Director | - | 1933 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Afraid to Talk | Art Director | - | 1932 |
97% | 96% | City Lights | Art Department | $18.2K | 1931 |
No Score Yet | 74% | Waterloo Bridge | Art Director | - | 1931 |
94% | 82% | Dracula | Art Director | - | 1931 |
94% | 87% | Frankenstein | Art Director | - | 1931 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | East of Borneo | Art Director | - | 1931 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Up for Murder | Art Director | - | 1931 |
98% | 89% | All Quiet on the Western Front | Art Director | - | 1930 |
No Score Yet | 33% | Broadway | Art Director | - | 1929 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Melody Lane | Art Director | - | 1929 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Show Boat | Art Director | - | 1929 |
97% | 94% | The Circus | Art Director | - | 1928 |
100% | 93% | The Gold Rush | Production Design | - | 1925 |
100% | 82% | The Idle Class | Art Director | - | 1921 |