Basil Emmott

English cinematographer (1894–1976)

Basil Emmott, BSC was a prolific English cinematographer with 190 films to his credit, active from the 1920s to the 1960s. Emmott's career started in the silent era and continued through to the mid-1960s. His most prolific decade was the 1930s, when he was involved with almost 120 films, many of which were produced by noted documentary film-maker John Grierson.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 15 films (1922–1965) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 4 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1922 ROB ROY. Gaumont Co. 6 reels B&W
1929 Drifters Empire Marketing Board Distributed exclusively by Image Entertainment United Kingdom United States 1929 Series:Great British Documentary Movement B&W
1929 Drifters John Grierson 50 min B&W
1932 Don't be a dummy Frank Richardson B&W
1932 Out of the past. Vitaphone Corp. 1 reel 16mm B&W sound
1955 Cross Channel. Republic Productions Great Britain) Ltd. 61 min. 35mm B&W sound
1955 Track the Man Down R. G. Springsteen 16mm
1956 Home and away Vernon Sewell
1960 The Enemy General. Columbia Pictures Corp. 74 min 35mm B&W sound
1962 The Break Lion International Films Ltd. ; produced by Tom Blakeley ; original story and screenplay by Pip and Jane Baker ; directed by Lance Comfort. 75 16mm B&W sound
1962 Tomorrow at ten. Lance Comfort 2750 16mm sound
1963 Walk A Tightrope. Paramount Pictures Corp. 35mm B&W sound
1964 Tomorrow At Ten Ideal Pictures Inc 80 min 16mm sound
1965 Be My Guest ▶ Lance Comfort 82 min 16mm sound
1965 The return of Mr. Moto. Ernest Morris 2300 16mm sound