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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frank Redman (1901 – 1966) was an American cinematographer (director of photography) from the end of the silent era through the 1960s. During his almost 40-year career, he shot over 60 feature films, as well as several film shorts and serials. In the 1950s, he transitioned to the smaller screen, where he was most well known for his work on the iconic television show, Perry Mason from the end of the 1950s through 1965.
Birthplace
Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA
Filmography
66 films, 2 shows


Hollywood Honeymoon
1951 · 16m
country: United States
A newlywed actor returns from filming with his wife in a multitude of costumes. His nosy neighbors believe he has several different lovers and plan to do something about it.


Double Deal
1950 · 1h 4m
country: United States
An oil engineer surrounded by foul play helps an heiress bring in a well.


Ladies of the Chorus
1948 · 1h 1m
country: United States
Former burlesque star May and her daughter Peggy dance in the chorus. When May has a fight with featured dancer Bubbles, Bubbles leaves the show and Peggy takes her place. When Peggy falls in love with wealthy Randy, May fears class differences may lead to misery.


Shed No Tears
1948 · 1h 10m
country: United States
A man listens to his wife and fakes his own death so that she can get her hands on his insurance policy.


If You Knew Susie
1948 · 1h 30m
country: United States
In the small town of Brookford, everybody can trace their ancestors back to the Revolutionary War, except Sam and Susie Parker. One day, however, they find a letter written by George Washington that mentions the bravery of a Revolutionary War hero named Parker.


Wild Horse Mesa
1947 · 1h 1m
country: United States
Dave and Chito are working for Melburn who is looking for wild horses. Olmstead has his men looking for then also. When Dave finds them first, Olmstead buys them from Melburn and then kills him. A clue leads Dave to Olmstead's where he breaks in and finds the murder weapon. When he takes his evidence to the Marshal he learns Olmstead has been murdered and he is the one under arrest.


Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
1947 · 1h 5m
country: United States
A gang of criminals, which includes a piano player and an imposing former convict known as 'Gruesome', has found out about a scientist's secret formula for a gas that temporarily paralyzes anyone who breathes it. When Gruesome accidentally inhales some of the gas and passes out, the police think he is dead and take him to the morgue, where he later revives and escapes. This puzzling incident attracts the interest of Dick Tracy, and when the criminals later use the gas to rob a bank, Tracy realizes that he must devote his entire attention to stopping them.


Dick Tracy's Dilemma
1947 · 1h
country: United States
Dick Tracy investigates the theft of a fortune of fur coats, a possible insurance swindle and several murders, all linked to a huge thug who wears a hook in place of his right hand.


Beat the Band
1947 · 1h 7m
country: United States
Singer Ann wants back her money that the manager of a big-band has embezzled.


San Quentin
1946 · 1h 6m
country: United States
An ex-con sets up a program to straighten out hard-core prisoners. Things don't go as planned.


The Falcon's Adventure
1946 · 1h 1m
country: United States
A society sleuth rescues a kidnapped woman, then is framed for murder.


Criminal Court
1946 · 1h 3m
country: United States
A lawyer who is planning to run for District Attorney accidentally kills a gangster who owns the nightclub where the attorney's girlfriend is a singer. Although he manages to cover up his involvement in the crime, his girlfriend discovers the body and is subsequently charged with the murder.


Step by Step
1946 · 1h 2m
country: United States
Marine veteran Johnny Christopher meets and is immediately drawn to beautiful Evelyn Smith one day on the beach. Evelyn's new job as secretary to a U.S. senator in California soon brings unexpected intrigue and trouble for her and Johnny. The machinations of a sinister group of Nazi spies lead to mysteries and mistaken identities, and the two soon find themselves framed for murder!


The Bamboo Blonde
1946 · 1h 7m
country: United States
A pilot of a B 29 meets Louise Anderson, a singer in a New York nightclub. He falls in love with her, but he had to leave next day for action in the Pacific. He lets paint her picture on his bomber, the "Bamboo Blonde" and becomes a hero with his crew sinking a Japanese battleship and shooting down a Japanese fighter wing. Back in New York, he leaves his fiancée and engages him to Louise.


Ding Dong Williams
1946 · 1h 1m
country: United States
Ding Dong Williams, a clarinet player who can neither read nor write music is employed at a motion picture studio. The studio plans to use him and his six-piece band but his musical deficiencies are discovered and the plan scrapped. But the secretary of the head of the music department intercedes on his behalf and he is given a chance in the film.


The Falcon's Alibi
1946 · 1h 1m
country: United States
A society sleuth sets out on the trail of a society matron's lost jewels.


The Truth About Murder
1946 · 1h 3m
country: United States
A young attorney (Bonita Granville) is convinced a murder suspect is innocent in the killing of his wife.


Dick Tracy
1945 · 1h 1m
country: United States
Dick is faced with a series of brutal murders in which the victims, all from different social and economic backgrounds, are viciously slashed to pieces. Suspects abound but Tracy, getting a clue that there will be 15 murders in all, must find the common thread among the victims before more are killed.


Man Alive
1945 · 1h 10m
country: United States
A reportedly dead man haunts his wife and her boyfriend.


Sing Your Way Home
1945 · 1h 12m
country: United States
A war journalist escorts a spirited teen band back to NYC post-WWII, turning the journey into a musical comedy filled with memorable performances.


Patrick the Great
1945 · 1h 24m
country: United States
A famous stage actor hopes to land the lead role in a big new Broadway musical, but he's unaware his teenage son has already been given the part.


Having Wonderful Crime
1945 · 1h 10m
country: United States
Newlyweds drag their lawyer friend to a mountain resort on a search for a missing magician.


Pan-Americana
1945 · 1h 24m
country: United States
A New York magazine sends its editors to South America to find beautiful girls.


The Falcon in Mexico
1944 · 1h 10m
country: United States
The Falcon travels to Mexico where he gets involved with murder and a mysterious painting.


A Night of Adventure
1944 · 1h 5m
country: United States
A lawyer tries to clear his wife's lover of murder charges.


Government Girl
1943 · 1h 33m
country: United States
An aviation engineer and a government secretary are thrown together by the war effort.


A Lady Takes a Chance
1943 · 1h 26m
country: United States
A city girl on a bus tour of the West encounters a handsome rodeo cowboy who helps her forget her city suitors.


Petticoat Larceny
1943 · 1h 1m
country: United States
An 11-year-old radio star decides to throw in her scripts and go undercover to get a better feel for her roles, but when she is kidnapped, trouble soon follows in this comedy.


The Falcon in Danger
1943 · 1h 9m
country: United States
Two industrialists disappear from an airplane while the plane is in the air. Also missing is $100,000. The Falcon investigates and discovers a plot against the government.


This Land Is Mine
1943 · 1h 43m
country: United States
Somewhere in Europe, in a city occupied by the Nazis, a gentle school teacher finds himself torn between collaboration and resistance, cowardice and courage.


Flight for Freedom
1943 · 1h 42m
country: United States
A fictionalized biopic about aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart. A female pilot breaks the Los Angeles to New York record and attracts the interest of the U.S. Navy, who want to send her on a spy mission.


The Great Gildersleeve
1942 · 1h 2m
country: United States
A small-town blowhard runs for water commissioner while fighting to win custody of his niece and nephew.


Here We Go Again
1942 · 1h 17m
country: United States
It's Fibber and Molly's 20th anniversary and they want to throw a big party. But when everyone declines their invitation, they decide to go on a second honeymoon instead. After one night at the broken down Ramble Inn, where they spent their first honeymoon, they decide to go across the lake to a swanky (and expensive) lodge, where they bump into their old friends Edgar Bergan, Charlie McCarthy, Gildersleeve, and Mrs. Uppington, so the party is on again.


Powder Town
1942 · 1h 19m
country: United States
Director Rowland V. Lee's wacky 1942 comedy, about an absent-minded scientist working on a secret formula at an explosives plant, stars Edmond O'Brien, Victor McLaglen, Dorothy Lovett, June Havoc, Eddie Foy Jr., Marion Martin and Mary Gordon.


Sing Your Worries Away
1942 · 1h 10m
country: United States
This package for comedy and the musical numbers has Luke Brown being drugged by the gangster operators of the swank Boathouse Inn; most notably Roxie a sexy pickpocket. Brown has information that Chow Brewster and his cousin have inherited $3,000,000. The owner of the Inn intends to keep Brown under wraps until they can drive Chow to suicide. He will then marry Chow's cousin before she finds out about her inheritance.


Playmates
1941 · 1h 36m
country: United States
Lulu Monahan, the press agent for John Barrymore, is attempting to get a sponsor for a radio program. To that end, she and the agent for bandleader Kay Kyser, plant a story that the great Shakespearean actor, over his heartfelt objections, will teach Kyser how to play Shakespeare, which isn't the same as playing Paducah, which soon becomes evident.


Look Who's Laughing
1941 · 1h 19m
country: United States
Fibber McGee enlists the help of Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy in enticing an aircraft manufacturer to build a factory in the small town of Wistful Vista. Based on the "Fibber McGee and Molly" radio series


They Meet Again
1941 · 1h 9m
country: United States
Dr. Christian takes time out from his appointed rounds to help clear a bank teller of embezzlement charges.


Along the Rio Grande
1941 · 1h 4m
country: United States
A trio of cowboys infiltrate a cattle rustler's gang to seek vengeance for one of their fathers' murder.


You'll Find Out
1940 · 1h 37m
country: United States
The manager of Kay Kyser’s band books them for a birthday party bash for an heiress at a spooky mansion, where sinister forces try to kill her.


Too Many Girls
1940 · 1h 25m
country: United States
Mr. Casey's daughter, Connie, wants to go to Pottawatomie College and without her knowledge, he sends four football players as her bodyguards. The college is in financial trouble and her bodyguards use their salary to help the college. The football players join the college team, and the team becomes one of the best. One of the football players, Clint, falls in love with Connie, but when she discovers he is her bodyguard, she decides to go back East. The bodyguards follow her, leaving the team in the lurch.


Men Against the Sky
1940 · 1h 15m
country: United States
A draftswoman, the sister of an aging, alcoholic pilot, secretly uses her brother's ideas to solve design problems for an experimental military plane in an attempt to save the company and salvage her brother's reputation.


The Saint Takes Over
1940 · 1h 9m
country: United States
The Saint Takes Over, released in 1940 by RKO Pictures, was the fifth motion picture featuring the adventures of Simon Templar, a.k.a. "The Saint" the Robin Hood-inspired crimefighter created by Leslie Charteris. This film focuses on the character of Inspector Henry Farnack. When Farnack is framed by a gang he is investigating, it is up to The Saint to clear his name.


The Marines Fly High
1940 · 1h 8m
country: United States
Marine lieutenants Dan and Jim fight bandits in the South American jungle, while competing for the attention of beautiful Joan Grant.


Bad Lands
1939 · 1h 10m
country: United States
A sheriff and his posse set out to catch a murderer, but their mission proves more dangerous than anyone suspected after they become stranded in the desert and attacked by Apaches.


Conspiracy
1939 · 58m
country: United States
American Steve Kendall, a freighter's radio officer, discovers seaman Carlson sending an unauthorized message ashore as the ship approaches his war-poised homeland. Carlson is shot in cold blood when he jumps ship and Kendall, implicated in the espionage, swims ashore to avoid arrest. A woman he meets at the dock hides him in her apartment, where he learns Carlson was her brother, and they both work in a sabotage ring. Nedra is a singer at Tio's Cafe, and she approaches Tio for help when both the saboteurs and the secret police try to capture Steve.
Ranch House Romeo
Ranch House Romeo
1939 · 17m
country: United States
Ray Whitley and his Six-Bar Cowboys Band are working for a rancher named Pop, who has a weakness for goldmines. He trades his ranch for a worthless mine, but Ray and his boys, with the aid of a chorus girl named Mitzi, manage to get his ranch deed back.


The Saint Strikes Back
1939 · 1h 4m
country: United States
Suave private detective Simon "The Saint" Templar arrives in San Francisco and meets Val, a woman whose police inspector father killed himself after being accused of corruption and dismissed from the force. Convinced of the man's innocence, Templar takes it upon himself to vindicate the memory of Val's father. To do so he must take on the city's most dangerous criminal gang, while also battling hostile members of the police department.


Beauty for the Asking
1939 · 1h 8m
country: United States
Denny breaks up with his fiancée Jean to marries wealthy Flora. When Jean is fired from her job she decides to market the face cream she invented. After sending it to twelve rich woman, only Flora decides to invest in the business. As Denny has no job, the girls give him an office at the factory. The business takes off, but Jean finds that she is still in love with Denny and Denny seems to forget he is married to Flora.


Fugitives for a Night
1938 · 1h 3m
country: United States
A faded star is suspected of killing a studio executive.


The Saint in New York
1938 · 1h 9m
country: United States
A crime spree in New York forces the police commissioner to turn to Englishman Simon Templar, who fights lawlessness and corruption through unorthodox methods. Templar sets his sights on individual crimes bosses, and after bringing down two vicious leaders through disguise and deception, discovers that there is a mastermind behind all the city's crime.


Double Danger
1938 · 1h
country: United States
A crime novelist devises a scheme to catch the thief who has stolen the valuable "Konjer Diamonds". Director Lew Landers' 1938 B-film stars Preston Foster, Whitney Bourne, Cecil Kellaway, Donald Meek, Samuel S. Hinds, Arthur Lake, Paul Guilfoyle and June Johnson.


Crashing Hollywood
1938 · 1h 1m
country: United States
A true-to-life gangster movie stirs up an all out mob assault on Hollywood.
A Final Reckoning
A Final Reckoning
1928 · 4h
country: United States
12 episode serial of a brother and sister searching Australia for a gold mine that their father had discovered before his death. Episodes: 1. A Treacherous Friend, 2. The Man Trap, 3. Trapped. 4. Face to Face, 5. Ambushed, 6. Unmasked, 7. In Wolf's Clothing, 8. An Attack in the Dark, 9. A Ride for Life, 10. The Blast of Death, 11. The Living Dead, 12. The Reward.


Melting Millions
1927 · 3h 20m
country: United States
Melting Millions is a 1927 American adventure film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet.