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Merritt B. Gerstad

b. 1900 — d. 1974 (aged 74) Chicago, Illinois, USA
Cinematographer

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Merritt B. Gerstad (5 July 1900, Chicago, Illinois – 1 March 1974, Laguna Beach, California) was an American cinematographer of silent and early sound films. After beginning as a cinematographer on films for Universal, he worked for MGM, working with director Tod Browning on (the lost) London After Midnight (1927) and Freaks (1932), and Sam Wood on the Marx Brothers A Night at the Opera (1935). Later he was at Warner Bros. for Watch on the Rhine (1943) starring Bette Davis, Conflict (1945) with Humphrey Bogart in the lead, and the Gershwin biopic Rhapsody in Blue (1945), his last credit.

Known For

Filmography

Conflict
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★ 7.2
Conflict
1945 Cinematographer
Watch on the Rhine
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★ 7.1
Watch on the Rhine
1943 Cinematographer
Night in New Orleans
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★ 5.9
Night in New Orleans
1942 Cinematographer
Tom, Dick and Harry
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★ 6.3
Tom, Dick and Harry
1941 Cinematographer
The House Across the Bay
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★ 6.4
The House Across the Bay
1940 Cinematographer
Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics - And Other Things
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★ 6.6
Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics - And Other Things
1940 Cinematographer
Eternally Yours
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★ 5.7
Eternally Yours
1939 Cinematographer
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
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★ 6.1
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
1939 Cinematographer
Slightly Honorable
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★ 6.0
Slightly Honorable
1939 Cinematographer
Winter Carnival
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★ 5.5
Winter Carnival
1939 Cinematographer
I'm from Missouri
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★ 6.6
I'm from Missouri
1939 Cinematographer
Seventh Heaven
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★ 7.0
Seventh Heaven
1937 Cinematographer
Souls at Sea
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★ 6.8
Souls at Sea
1937 Cinematographer
As Good as Married
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★ 6.1
As Good as Married
1937 Cinematographer
She Married an Artist
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★ 4.3
She Married an Artist
1937 Cinematographer
Strike Me Pink
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★ 6.4
Strike Me Pink
1936 Cinematographer
Girls' Dormitory
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★ 6.2
Girls' Dormitory
1936 Cinematographer
One Rainy Afternoon
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★ 6.0
One Rainy Afternoon
1936 Cinematographer
The Magnificent Brute
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★ 5.6
The Magnificent Brute
1936 Cinematographer
The Luckiest Girl in the World
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★ 6.8
The Luckiest Girl in the World
1936 Cinematographer
A Night at the Opera
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★ 7.8
A Night at the Opera
1935 Cinematographer
Orchids to You
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★ 6.2
Orchids to You
1935 Cinematographer
The Daring Young Man
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★ 5.7
The Daring Young Man
1935 Cinematographer
Imitation of Life
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★ 7.5
Imitation of Life
1934 Cinematographer
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
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★ 6.7
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
1934 Cinematographer
Social Register
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★ 6.5
Social Register
1934 Cinematographer
Beloved
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★ 6.2
Beloved
1934 Cinematographer
Only Yesterday
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★ 7.2
Only Yesterday
1933 Cinematographer
The Secret of Madame Blanche
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★ 6.6
The Secret of Madame Blanche
1933 Cinematographer
Goldie Gets Along
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★ 4.9
Goldie Gets Along
1933 Cinematographer
Payment Deferred
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★ 6.8
Payment Deferred
1932 Cinematographer
Night World
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★ 6.9
Night World
1932 Cinematographer
Strange Justice
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★ 5.7
Strange Justice
1932 Cinematographer
Guilty Hands
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★ 6.9
Guilty Hands
1931 Cinematographer
Gentleman's Fate
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★ 6.4
Gentleman's Fate
1931 Cinematographer
West of Broadway
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★ 6.4
West of Broadway
1931 Cinematographer
Flying High
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★ 5.6
Flying High
1931 Cinematographer
The Great Lover
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★ 5.6
The Great Lover
1931 Cinematographer
Daybreak
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★ 6.1
Daybreak
1931 Cinematographer
Never the Twain Shall Meet
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★ 5.5
Never the Twain Shall Meet
1931 Cinematographer
Le chanteur de Séville
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Le chanteur de Séville
1931 Cinematographer
Our Blushing Brides
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★ 6.2
Our Blushing Brides
1930 Cinematographer
Remote Control
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★ 5.5
Remote Control
1930 Cinematographer
A Lady to Love
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★ 6.1
A Lady to Love
1930 Cinematographer
Call of the Flesh
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★ 5.5
Call of the Flesh
1930 Cinematographer
Those Three French Girls
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★ 4.9
Those Three French Girls
1930 Cinematographer
Die Sehnsucht jeder Frau
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★ 6.6
Die Sehnsucht jeder Frau
1930 Cinematographer
Sevilla de mis amores
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Sevilla de mis amores
1930 Cinematographer
The Thirteenth Chair
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★ 5.8
The Thirteenth Chair
1929 Cinematographer
Navy Blues
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★ 5.6
Navy Blues
1929 Cinematographer
Tide of Empire
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★ 6.1
Tide of Empire
1929 Cinematographer
Devil-May-Care
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★ 6.1
Devil-May-Care
1929 Cinematographer
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
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★ 6.6
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
1929 Cinematographer
Wonder of Women
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★ 5.4
Wonder of Women
1929 Cinematographer
A Man's Man
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★ 6.2
A Man's Man
1929 Cinematographer
Alias Jimmy Valentine
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★ 6.7
Alias Jimmy Valentine
1928 Cinematographer
Circus Rookies
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★ 3.6
Circus Rookies
1928 Cinematographer
A Certain Young Man
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★ 3.2
A Certain Young Man
1928 Cinematographer
Forbidden Hours
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Forbidden Hours
1928 Cinematographer
The Unknown
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★ 7.7
The Unknown
1927 Cinematographer
London After Midnight
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★ 6.7
London After Midnight
1927 Cinematographer
Mockery
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★ 6.8
Mockery
1927 Cinematographer
The Road to Mandalay
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★ 6.3
The Road to Mandalay
1926 Cinematographer
The Ice Flood
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★ 6.1
The Ice Flood
1926 Cinematographer
The Mad Whirl
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★ 6.3
The Mad Whirl
1925 Cinematographer
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Tessie
1925 Cinematographer
Dangerous Innocence
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Dangerous Innocence
1925 Cinematographer
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The Phantom Horseman
1924 Cinematographer
The Man from Wyoming
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The Man from Wyoming
1924 Cinematographer
High Speed
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High Speed
1924 Cinematographer
The Galloping Ace
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The Galloping Ace
1924 Cinematographer
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Fight and Win
1924 Cinematographer
Under Oath
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Under Oath
1922 Cinematographer
The Poor Simp
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The Poor Simp
1920 Cinematographer