Mini-Biography:
John J. Mescall was born on Januar 10, 1899 in Litchield, IL, US. He was an American Kameramann, known for The Bride of Frankenstein (1935), The black cat (1934), Take a letter, darling (1942), John J. Mescall's first movie on record is from 1923. John J. Mescall died on Februar 10, 1962 in LA County, US. His last motion picture on file dates from 1944.
FilmographyFilmography [Auszug]
1944: Three Russian Girls (Kamera), Directed by Fjodor Ozep, Henry Kesler, with Anna Sten, Kent Smith, ,
1944: Dark Waters (Kamera), Directed by André de Toth, with Fay Bainter, Elisha Cook jr., Thomas Mitchell,
1943: Youth runs wild (Kamera), Directed by Mark Robson, with Bonita Granville, Kent Smith, Jean Brooks,
1942: Take a letter, darling (Liebling, zum Diktat) (Kamera), Directed by Mitchell Leisen, with Fred MacMurray, Rosalind Russell, Macdonald Carey,
1936: Show Boat (Kamera), Directed by James Whale, with , Maude Allen, Irene Dunne,
1935: The Bride of Frankenstein (Frankensteins Braut) (Kamera), Directed by James Whale, with Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson,
1934: The black cat (Die schwarze Katze) (Kamera), Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer, with Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, David Manners,
1932: New morals for old (Kamera: (AKA John Mescal)), Directed by Charles Brabin, with Robert Young, Margaret Perry, Lewis Stone,
1930: The easiest way (Der leichteste Weg, Herz am Scheideweg) (Kamera), Directed by Jack Conway, with Constance Bennett, Clara Blandick, Clark Gable,
1927: The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (Alt Heidelberg) (Kamera), Directed by Ernst Lubitsch, John M. Stahl, with Ramon Novarro, Moira Shearer, Gustav von Seyffertitz,
1926: So this is Paris (Das ist Paris) (Kamera), Directed by Ernst Lubitsch, with Monte Blue, Sidney D'Albrook, Myrna Loy,
1926: Love Toy (Kamera), Directed by Earl C. Kenton, with Helene Costello, Myrna Loy, Lowell Sherman,
1924: True As Steel (Kamera), Directed by Rupert Hughes, with Aileen Pringle, Huntley Gordon, Cleo Madison,
1924: Three Weeks (Kamera), Directed by Alan Crosland, with Aileen Pringle, Conrad Nagel, John St. Polis,
1923: Six Days (Lebendig begraben, Sechs bange Tage) (Kamera), Directed by Charles Brabin, with Corinne Griffith, Frank Mayo, Myrtle Stedman,
1923: Souls for Sale (Kamera), Directed by Rupert Hughes, with Eleanor Boardman, Mae Busch, Barbara La Marr,