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Nicholas Musuraca
EN, FR cinema · 155 credits
Born
25 October 1892
Died
3 September 1975 (aged 82)
Birthplace
Riace, Calabria, Italy
Also known as Nick Musuraca · Nicholas Musaraca · Nick Musaraca · Nick · Nick Muscuraca
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nicholas Musuraca, A.S.C. (October 25, 1892 – September 3, 1975) was a motion-picture cinematographer best remembered for his work at RKO Pictures in the 1940s including many of Val Lewton's series of B-picture horror films. Nicola Musuraca left his home in Riace, province of Reggio di Calabria, Italy, and emigrated to the United States in 1907. He and his father, Cosimo Musuraca, boarded the Italian steamer Re d'Italia in July 1907, sailing from Naples on July 18 and arriving at the Port of New York on August 3, 1907. There, they were transferred to Ellis Island with their fellow steerage passenger where they underwent federal immigrant inspection. Upon being admitted the father and son set out for Brooklyn to join Cosimo's brother, Francesco. He began his film career as the chauffeur for silent film producer J. Stuart Blackton. He worked behind the scenes on numerous silent and B-movie action films before becoming one of RKO Radio Pictures prime directors of photography in the 1930s. Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) is sometimes considered the first film-noir. While working regularly at RKO, joined Val Lewton's unit making low-budget horror-films being responsible for the cinematography of five of the films produced by Lewton's unit. Musuraca collaborated with director Jacques Tourneur on Cat People (1942) and, after the end of Lewton's time at RKO, Out of the Past (1947). He was nominated for a 1947 Academy Award for his work on I Remember Mama. After working briefly at Warner Bros. in the late 1950s, Musuraca joined Desilu, where he spent his last active years in TV work including the television series F Troop.
Known for
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The Lawbreakers
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Too Much, Too Soon
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The Story of Mankind
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Man on the Prowl
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Susan Slept Here
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The Blue Gardenia
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Split Second
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Devil's Canyon
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The Hitch-Hiker
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Clash by Night
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Trail Guide
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A Girl in Every Port
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The Company She Keeps
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Roadblock
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The Whip Hand
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Hot Lead
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The Woman on Pier 13
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Born to Be Bad
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Hunt the Man Down
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Where Danger Lives
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Rider from Tucson
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Dynamite Pass
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The Mysterious Desperado
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Stagecoach Kid
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Blood on the Moon
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I Remember Mama
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Out of the Past
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The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
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Bedlam
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The Spiral Staircase
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Deadline at Dawn
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The Locket
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Back to Bataan
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China Sky
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It's Your Move
1945
It's Your Move
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The Curse of the Cat People
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The Falcon in Hollywood
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Girl Rush
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Bride by Mistake
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Marine Raiders
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The Seventh Victim
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The Fallen Sparrow
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The Ghost Ship
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Bombardier
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Gangway for Tomorrow
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Forever and a Day
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Cat People
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The Tuttles of Tahiti
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The Navy Comes Through
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Obliging Young Lady
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Call Out the Marines
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Bandit Ranger
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Pirates of the Prairie
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Cooks and Crooks
1942
Cooks and Crooks
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The Gay Falcon
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Lady Scarface
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Hurry, Charlie, Hurry
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Repent at Leisure
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Play Girl
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Stranger on the Third Floor
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A Bill of Divorcement
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Little Men
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Tom Brown's School Days
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Swiss Family Robinson
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Golden Boy
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Twelve Crowded Hours
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Allegheny Uprising
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Five Came Back
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Sorority House
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They Made Her a Spy
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Pacific Liner
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Hatred
Assistant Camera
Crashing Hollywood
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Tarnished Angel
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Sky Giant
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Blind Alibi
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Law of the Underworld
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Night Spot
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Everybody's Doing It
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The Mad Miss Manton
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Smashing the Rackets
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Condemned Women
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Quick Money
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Danger Patrol
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Saturday's Heroes
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Living on Love
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Flight from Glory
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The Big Shot
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Border Cafe
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Too Many Wives
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China Passage
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We're on the Jury
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Two in the Dark
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The Farmer in the Dell
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Silly Billies
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Murder on a Bridle Path
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The Plot Thickens
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Melody in May
1936
Melody in May
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Murder on a Honeymoon
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Village Tale
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Old Man Rhythm
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To Beat the Band
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The Richest Girl in the World
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Where Sinners Meet
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Murder on the Blackboard
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Romance in Manhattan
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By Your Leave
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We're Rich Again
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Sing and Like It
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Long Lost Father
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Bedlam of Beards
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Autobuyography
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Scarlet River
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The Cheyenne Kid
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Chance at Heaven
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Midshipman Jack
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Headline Shooter
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Flying Devils
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Son of the Border
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Cross Fire
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The Gay Nighties
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Haunted Gold
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The Millionaire Cat
1932
The Millionaire Cat
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Three Who Loved
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Cracked Nuts
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Smart Woman
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Men of Chance
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Too Many Cooks
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Everything’s Rosie
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The Sin Ship
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Hook, Line and Sinker
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Inside the Lines
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The Cuckoos
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Half Shot at Sunrise
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Conspiracy
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Side Street
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Trail of the Horse Thieves
Camera Operator
Idaho Red
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Gun Law
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The Red Sword
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The Pride of Pawnee
1929
The Pride of Pawnee
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Tropic Madness
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Red Riders of Canada
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The Avenging Rider
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Terror Mountain
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When the Law Rides
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Tom's Gang
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The Cherokee Kid
1927
The Cherokee Kid
Camera Operator
South Sea Love
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Lightning Lariats
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Splitting the Breeze
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Shameful Behavior?
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The Gilded Highway
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His New York Wife
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The Virgin Queen
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