Edward A. Kull
Encyclopedia
Edward A. Kull was an American cinematographer
and film director
. He worked on 101 films between 1916
and 1946
. He also directed 43 films between 1919
and 1938
.
He was born in Illinois
and died in Hollywood, California.
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
and film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. He worked on 101 films between 1916
1916 in film
The year 1916 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 17 - release of A Daughter of the Gods, the first US production with a million dollar budget, with the first nude scene by a major star....
and 1946
1946 in film
The year 1946 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*November 21 - William Wyler's The Best Years of Our Lives premieres in New York featuring an ensemble cast including Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, and Harold Russell.*December 20 - Frank Capra's It's a...
. He also directed 43 films between 1919
1919 in film
The year 1919 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists...
and 1938
1938 in film
The year 1938 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*January — MGM announces that Judy Garland would be cast in the role of "Dorothy" in the upcoming Wizard of Oz motion picture. Ray Bolger is cast as the "Tinman" and Buddy Ebsen is cast as the "Scarecrow". At Bolger's insistence,...
.
He was born in Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
and died in Hollywood, California.
Selected filmography
- The Face in the WatchThe Face in the WatchThe Face in the Watch is a 1919 short Western film directed by Edward A. Kull and featuring Hoot Gibson....
(19191919 in filmThe year 1919 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists...
- directed) - The Vanishing DaggerThe Vanishing DaggerThe Vanishing Dagger is a 1920 adventure film serial directed by Edward A. Kull, John F. Magowan and Eddie Polo.-Cast:* Eddie Polo - John Edward Grant* Thelma Percy - Elizabeth Latimer* C. Norman Hammond - Sir George Latimer...
(19201920 in filmThe year 1920 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* November 27 - The Mark of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks opens.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1920:U.S.A. unless stated*The $1,000,000 Reward...
- directed) - The Diamond QueenThe Diamond QueenThe Diamond Queen is a 1921 adventure film serial directed by Edward A. Kull. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Eileen Sedgwick - Doris Harvey* George Chesebro - Bruce Weston* Frank Clark - Julius Zeidt * Burton S...
(1921 - directed) - Terror TrailTerror TrailTerror Trail is a 1921 Western film serial directed by Edward A. Kull. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Eileen Sedgwick - Vera Vernon / Elaine Emerson* George Larkin - Bruce Barnes* Theodore Brown - Bertram Russell...
(19211921 in film-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1921:U.S.A. unless stated*$10,000 Under a Pillow, silent film directed by Frank Moser*The Ace of Hearts, silent film directed by Wallace Worsley*Across the Divide, silent film directed by John Holloway...
- directed) - With Stanley in AfricaWith Stanley in AfricaWith Stanley in Africa is a 1922 adventure film serial directed by William James Craft and Edward A. Kull. This serial is considered to be a lost film.-Cast:* George Walsh - Henry Morton Stanley* Louise Lorraine* Charles Mason* William Welsh...
(19221922 in film-Events:* June 11 - United States première of Robert J. Flaherty's Nanook of the North, the first commercially successful feature length documentary film....
- directed) - King of the WildKing of the WildKing of the Wild is a Mascot movie serial.-Plot:Robert Grant, framed for a coup in the Indian country of Ranjapur, escapes from prison to Africa in search of the real villains...
(19311931 in film-Top grossing films:-Academy Awards:*Best Picture: Cimarron - MGM*Best Actor: Lionel Barrymore - A Free Soul*Best Actor: Wallace Beery - The Champ*Best Actor: Fredric March - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde...
) - The New Adventures of TarzanThe New Adventures of TarzanThe New Adventures of Tarzan is a 1935 American film serial in 12 chapters. It is a more authentic version of the character than most other adaptations, with Tarzan as a cultured and well educated gentleman as in the original Edgar Rice Burroughs novels. It was filmed during the same period as the...
(19351935 in film-Events:*Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer .*Seven year old Shirley Temple wins a special Academy Award.*The Bantu Educational Kinema Experiment started in order to educate the Bantu peoples.-Top grossing films:-Academy Awards:...
)