Ernest B. Schoedsack

American film director, cinematographer, producer, and photographer (1893-1979)

Ernest Beaumont Schoedsack was an American motion picture cinematographer, producer, and director. Schoedsack worked as a cameraman in World War I, where he served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. At the conclusion of the war, he stayed in Europe to further his career. He worked on several films with Merian C. Cooper including King Kong, Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness, and The Most Dangerous Game. He also collaborated with screenwriter Ruth Rose, whom he later married.

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Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 17 films (1925–1949) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 9 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲	Title	Creator	Length	Format	Color	Sound
1925	GREED.	Goldwyn Pictures Corp.	10 reels		B&W
1926	GRASS.	Famous Players-Lasky Corp.	7 reels		B&W
1927	Chang : a drama of the wilderness.	Merian Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack	2489	16mm
1927	CHANG.	Paramount Famous Lasky Corp	8 reels		B&W
1931	RANGO.	Paramount Publix Corp.	8 reels		B&W
1932	THE MONKEY'S PAW.	RKO Radio Pictures Inc.	6 reels		B&W
1932	The Most Dangerous Game	RKO Radio Pictures (United States 1932) (A Radio Picture theatrical): Distributor	92	16mm	B&W	sound
1932	The Most Dangerous Game	Ernest B. Schoedsack, Irving Pichel	63 min	16mm	B&W
1933	King Kong	RKO Radio Pictures Inc.	1:40:00	16mm	B&W	sound
1933	King Kong	Church	18 min.	16mm	B&W
1933	King Kong	Ernest B. Schoedsack, Merian C. Cooper	100 min	16mm	B&W
1933	The Son Of Kong	Ernest B. Schoedsack	70		B&W
1937	OUTLAWS OF THE ORIENT.	Columbia Pictures Corp.	7 reels		B&W
1937	TROUBLE IN MOROCCO.	Columbia Pictures Corp.	7 reels		B&W
1940	DR. CYCLOPS	Ernest B. Schoedsack	78 min		Color
1949	Mighty Joe Young	Ernest B. Schoedsack	84		Color & B&W
1949	Mighty Joe Young.	Ernest B. Schoedsack	94 min.	35mm	B&W	sound