John J. Mescall(1899-1962)

John J. Mescall was born on 10 January 1899 in Litchfield, Illinois, USA. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Bride of Frankenstein (1935), Take a Letter, Darling (1942) and The Black Cat (1934). He died on 10 February 1962 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.

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5.5

Hi, Grandma!
6.2
TV Movie
- Cinematographer
- 1958
The Quiet Gun
6.5
- director of photography (as John Mescall)
- 1957
Not of This Earth
6.1
- Cinematographer (as John Mescall, photographed by)
- 1957
The Desperados Are in Town
6.0
- director of photography (as John Mescall)
- 1956
TV Reader's Digest
7.0
TV Series
- Cinematographer
- 1956
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
5.4
- director of photography (as John Mescall)
- 1950
Bedside Manner
5.9
- director of photography (as John Mescall)
- 1945
Dark Waters
6.5
- Cinematographer (as John Mescall)
- 1944
Youth Runs Wild
4.8
- director of photography
- 1944
Sensations of 1945
6.0
- director of photography (as John Mescall)
- 1944
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
5.5
- Cinematographer (uncredited)
- 1944
Three Russian Girls
6.6
- Cinematographer (as John Mescall)
- 1943
Andy Hardy's Double Life
6.5
- director of photography (as John Mescal)
- 1942
Sweater Girl
6.8
- Cinematographer
- 1942
Take a Letter, Darling
6.8
- director of photography (as John Mescall)
- 1942

Trivia
Left Universal Pictures after the failure of James Whale's adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque's novel "The Road Back" due to the studio's demands that the picture be re-edited. They were afraid the picture would be boycotted in Europe because of its strong anti-Nazi content. The film had subsequently been "watered down" by the new heads of Universal so as not to upset the Nazi regime.