John Mead was a British
art director
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.
[Bergfelder, Harris & Street p.81] He was employed designing the
sets of more than thirty films.
Selected filmography
* ''
Raise the Roof'' (1930)
* ''
Harmony Heaven
''Harmony Heaven'' is a 1930 British musical film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Polly Ward, Stuart Hall and Trilby Clark. This film had Pathechrome inserts, and was one of Britain's first two musical films, along with ''Raise the Roo ...
'' (1930)
* ''
Suspense
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'' (1930)
* ''
Murder!
''Murder!'' is a 1930 British thriller film co-written and directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Herbert Marshall, Norah Baring and Edward Chapman. Written by Hitchcock, his wife Alma Reville and Walter C. Mycroft, it is based on the 192 ...
'' (1930)
* ''
Compromising Daphne
Compromising Daphne is a 1930 British comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Jean Colin, Phyllis Konstam, C. M. Hallard and Viola Compton. It was also released under the alternative title ''Compromised!'' and was based on a play by ...
'' (1930)
* ''
The Middle Watch'' (1930)
* ''
The Flying Fool'' (1931)
* ''
Lucky Girl'' (1932)
* ''
Red Wagon'' (1933)
* ''
The Outcast
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*Outcast (person), a person with social stigma or untouchability
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* ''Outcast'' (Ballas novel), 1991 book by Iraqi-Israeli author Shimon Ballas
* ''Outcast'' (Sutcliff novel), 1955 children's novel by R ...
'' (1934)
* ''
The Return of Bulldog Drummond
''The Return of Bulldog Drummond'' is a 1934 British thriller film directed by Walter Summers and starring Ralph Richardson, Ann Todd and Claud Allister. It was based on the 1922 novel ''The Black Gang'' by H.C. McNeile and the fourth film i ...
'' (1934)
* ''
Abdul the Damned
''Abdul the Damned'' is a 1935 British drama film directed by Karl Grune and starring Fritz Kortner, Nils Asther and John Stuart. It was made at the British International Pictures studios by Alliance-Capitol Productions. It is set in the Ottoma ...
'' (1935)
* ''
Invitation to the Waltz'' (1935)
* ''
Love in Exile
''Love in Exile'' is a 1936 British romantic adventure film directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring Helen Vinson, Clive Brook and Mary Carlisle.
Production
The film was shot at Isleworth Studios in west London by the independent producer M ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Gypsy Melody'' (1936)
* ''
Sensation
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Sensation or sensations may also refer to:
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*Sensation (fiction), a fiction writing mode
*Sensation novel, a British ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Aren't Men Beasts!
''Aren't Men Beasts!'' is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Graham Cutts and starring Robertson Hare, Alfred Drayton and Billy Milton.
Premise
A number of people try to prevent a man getting married.
Cast
* Robertson Hare as Herbert Holly ...
'' (1937)
* ''
Spring Handicap
''Spring Handicap'' is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Herbert Brenon and starring Will Fyffe, Maire O'Neill and Billy Milton. The film was made by the Associated British Picture Corporation at their Elstree Studios and based on the pla ...
'' (1937)
* ''
Bulldog Drummond at Bay'' (1937)
* ''
At the Villa Rose'' (1940)
References
Bibliography
* Bergfelder, Tim & Harris, Sue & Street, Sarah. ''Film Architecture and the Transnational Imagination: Set Design in 1930s European Cinema''. Amsterdam University Press, 2007.
External links
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British art directors
Year of birth unknown
Year of death unknown
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