Elwood Bredell

Elwood Bredell
Ava Gardner and Burt Lancaster in The Killers in 1946
Born
Jesse B. Bredell

(1902-12-24)24 December 1902
Indianapolis, Indiana
Died(1969-02-26)26 February 1969
California
Other namesWoody Bredell
Elwood Dell
Occupation(s)Cinematographer, actor
Years active1917–1955

Elwood Bailey Bredell (24 December 1902 – 26 February 1969) was an American cinematographer and child silent screen actor.[1] He is sometimes credited as Woody Bredell or Elwood Dell. Although he worked in many genres, mostly at Universal, Bredell is best known for his film noir cinematography on such movies as Phantom Lady (1944), Lady on a Train (1945) The Killers (1946), and The Unsuspected (1947). Warner Bros. editor George Amy said Bredell could "light a football stadium with a single match".[2]

  1. ^ Palumbo, Ron (2018). Hold That Ghost: Including the Original Shooting Script. BearManor Media. OCLC 1033802106. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  2. ^ Flynn, Charles and Todd McCarthy. Kings of the Bs: Working Within the Hollywood System: an Anthology of Film History and Criticism. E.P. Dutton, 1975.