Walter Murton was a British art director, who worked from the 1920s until the 1940s. During his early career in the 1920s Murton was the regular set designer on the

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'' and '' The Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu''. Along with Clifford Pember, Murton was identified as part of an "old guard" resisting change in British set design sought by younger set designers and by German immigrants.Bergfelder & Cargnelli p.112 During his later career Murton worked for

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. His final film was the influential

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'' (1943). His son Peter Murton was also an art director.

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1922) * '' The Truants'' (1922) * '' Petticoat Loose'' (1922) * '' The Glorious Adventure'' (1922) * '' The Indian Love Lyrics'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1924) * '' The Conspirators'' (1924) * '' Huntingtower'' (1928) * ''

A Warm Corner ''A Warm Corner'' is a 1930 British comedy film directed by Victor Saville and starring Leslie Henson, Heather Thatcher and Austin Melford. The film's sets were designed by Walter Murton. It was based on a successful play by Franz Arnold and E ...

'' (1930) * '' The Sport of Kings'' (1931) * '' Third Time Lucky'' (1931) * '' The Ghost Train'' (1931) * '' The Great Barrier'' (1937) * ''

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'' (1938) * '' Strange Boarders'' (1938) * '' Climbing High'' (1938) * '' Hi Gang!'' (1941) * '' We Dive at Dawn'' (1943) * ''

'' (1943)

References

Bibliography

* Bergfelder, Tim & Cargnelli, Christian. ''Destination London: German-speaking emigrés and British cinema, 1925-1950''. Berghahn Books, 2008.

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