Frank Redman

{{Short description|American cinematographer}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox person | name = Frank Redman | image = | caption = | birth_date = August 1901 | birth_place = [[Fort Lee, New Jersey|Fort Lee]], [[New Jersey]] United States | death_date = March 1966 (aged 65) | death_place = | birth_name = | occupation = Cinematographer | spouse = | years_active = 1927—65 }}

'''Frank Redman''' (August 1901 – March 1966) was an American cinematographer (director of photography) from the end of the silent era through the 1960s. During his almost 40-year career, he shot over 60 feature films, as well as several [[short film|film shorts]] and [[Serial film|serials]]. In the 1950s, he transitioned to the smaller screen, where he was most well known for his work on the iconic television show, ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'' from the end of the 1950s through 1965.

==Career==

===Early career=== Redman began his career in film as the cinematographer for the 1927 [[Pathé|Pathé Exchange]] serial, ''[[Hawk of the Hills (1927 serial)|Hawk of the Hills]]'', starring [[Allene Ray]] and [[Walter Miller (actor)|Walter Miller]], and directed by [[Spencer Gordon Bennet]].<ref name=SE1>{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/H/HawkOfTheHills1927.html |title=Progressive Silent Film List: Hawk of the Hills |accessdate=December 27, 2015 |work=Silent Era}}</ref> In 1929, Redman shot another serial [[Western film|western]], ''[[A Final Reckoning]]'', directed by [[Ray Taylor (director)|Ray Taylor]], this time at [[Universal Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/F/FinalReckoning1929.html |title=Progressive Silent Film List: A Final Reckoning |accessdate=December 27, 2015 |work=Silent Era}}</ref> 1929 also saw Redman's first feature length credit, when the ten episode serial, ''Hawk of the Hills'', was re-edited and re-issued.<ref name=SE1 /> During his early years, he was sometimes assisted by another pioneering cinematographer, [[Linwood G. Dunn]].<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.questia.com/magazine/1P3-1307153561/linwood-dunn-asc-named-for-special-award |publisher=American Cinematographer |last=Turner |first=George |title=Linwood Dunn, ASC, Named for Special Award |date=February 1990 |volume=71 |number=2 |accessdate=December 27, 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105085624/https://www.questia.com/magazine/1P3-1307153561/linwood-dunn-asc-named-for-special-award |archivedate=January 5, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1931, Redman began a long association with [[RKO Pictures]], working as one of the cameramen under [[Edward Cronjager]], on the Academy Award-winning film, ''[[Cimarron (1931 film)|Cimarron]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=899 | publisher=American Film Institute | title=Cimarron | accessdate=December 27, 2015 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918200205/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=899 | archivedate=September 18, 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref> He spent the next several years working as a cameraman for RKO, working on such films as: ''[[Consolation Marriage]]'', under [[J. Roy Hunt]], which starred [[Irene Dunne]];<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=3988 | publisher=American Film Institute | title=Consolation Marriage | accessdate=December 27, 2015 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305211232/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=3988 | archivedate=March 5, 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> ''[[Little Orphan Annie (1932 film)|Little Orphan Annie]]'', starring [[Mitzi Green]] in the title role, with [[Jack MacKenzie (cinematographer)|Jack MacKenzie]] as the director of photography;<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=4842 | publisher=American Film Institute | title=Little Orphan Annie | accessdate=December 27, 2015 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923184902/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=4842 | archivedate=September 23, 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref> ''[[Bed of Roses (1933 film)|Bed of Roses]]'' (1933), directed by [[Gregory La Cava]] and starring [[Constance Bennett]];<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=4070 | publisher=American Film Institute | title=Bed of Roses | accessdate=December 27, 2015 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305074121/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=4070 | archivedate=March 5, 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> the 1934 comedy mystery ''[[Murder on the Blackboard]]'', directed by [[George Archainbaud]], starring [[Edna May Oliver]] and [[James Gleason]], with [[Nicholas Musuraca]] in charge of photography;<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=4369 | publisher=American Film Institute | title=Murder on the Blackboard | accessdate=December 27, 2015 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925030601/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=4369 | archivedate=September 25, 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref> he'd again work with Musuraca on 1935's ''[[Village Tale]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=4086 | publisher=American Film Institute | title=Village Tale | accessdate=December 27, 2015 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918203932/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=4086 | archivedate=September 18, 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Redman was also the cameraman, under director of photography [[Charles Rosher]], for the 1932 classic drama about Hollywood, ''[[What Price Hollywood?]]'', directed by [[George Cukor]] and produced by [[David O. Selznick]] and [[Pandro Berman]]. The film stars Constance Bennett and [[Lowell Sherman]], and would serve as the basis for Selznick's more famous, ''[[A Star Is Born (1937 film)|A Star is Born]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=6829 | publisher=American Film Institute | title=What Price Hollywood? | accessdate=December 27, 2015 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305072119/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=6829 | archivedate=March 5, 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

The end of 1937 saw Redman get his chance to be the lead photographer on a film. On [[Lew Landers]]' comedy, ''[[Crashing Hollywood (1938 film)|Crashing Hollywood]]'' (released in January 1938), he was co-director of photography with Murusaca.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=3463 | publisher=American Film Institute | title=Crashing Hollywood | accessdate=December 27, 2015 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920055328/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=3463 | archivedate=September 20, 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref> That same year, Redman was the D.P. on ''[[Fugitives for a Night]]'', starring [[Frank Albertson]], [[Eleanor Lynn]], [[Allan Lane]], and directed by [[Leslie Goodwins]] from a screenplay by [[Dalton Trumbo]].<ref name="Hanson 2001 212">{{cite book | title=Dalton Trumbo, Hollywood Rebel | last=Hanson | first=Peter | page=212 | publisher=McFarland | year=2001 | isbn=0786408723 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F5vSIhvMfFkC&q=%22Frank+Redman%22+cinematographer | accessdate=December 27, 2015}}</ref> Also in 1938, Redman was given the chance to be the director of photography on ''[[Little Orphan Annie (1938 film)|Little Orphan Annie]]'', a film he had worked on as a cameraman in 1932. This version was directed by [[Ben Holmes]] and stars [[Ann Gillis]].<ref>{{cite book | title=On the Waterfront | last=Rapf | first=Joanna | page=171 | publisher=Cambridge University Press | year=2003 | isbn=0521794005 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hWbVWtZFZlwC&q=%22Frank+Redman%22+cinematographer | accessdate=December 27, 2015}}</ref> On the 1938 romantic comedy ''[[Maid's Night Out]]'', directed by [[Ben Holmes]] and starring [[Joan Fontaine]] and Allan Lane was praised for using their "lights and lenses to the fullest advantage."<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=American Cinematographer | title=What About Me? | last=Gee | first=Bee | date=April 1938 | page=145 | url=https://archive.org/stream/america19asch#page/n161/mode/2up/search/%22Frank+Redman%22 | accessdate=December 27, 2015}}{{Open access}}</ref> That same year, his work on ''[[The Saint in New York (film)|The Saint in New York]]'' starring [[Louis Hayward]], which he was the co-cinematographer with [[Joseph H. August|Joseph August]], was credited as "furnish[ing] exceptional photography."<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=American Cinematographer | title=What About Me? | last=Gee | first=Bee | date=June 1938 | page=236 | url=https://archive.org/stream/america19asch#page/n161/mode/2up/search/%22Frank+Redman%22 | accessdate=December 27, 2015}}{{Open access}}</ref> The following year, he was the cinematographer on another Saint picture, ''[[The Saint Strikes Back]]'', this time starring [[George Sanders]] in the title role.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=8153 | publisher=American Film Institute | title=The Saint Strikes Back | accessdate=December 27, 2015 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922081024/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=8153 | archivedate=September 22, 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1939, he also helmed the camera on ''[[Career (1939 film)|Career]]'', with a screenplay by [[Dalton Trumbo]], and starring [[Anne Shirley (actress)|Anne Shirley]] and [[Edward Ellis (actor)|Edward Ellis]].<ref name="Hanson 2001 212"/> ''Career'' was one of two films in 1939 where Redman replaced future Oscar-winning cinematographer, [[Russell Metty]], behind the camera, the other being ''[[Bad Lands (1939 film)|Bad Lands]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cinematographers.nl/GreatDoPh/metty.htm |publisher=Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers |title=Ralph Metty |accessdate=December 27, 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210031359/http://www.cinematographers.nl/GreatDoPh/metty.htm |archivedate=December 10, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He closed the year out as the cinematographer on the drama, ''[[Two Thoroughbreds]]'', directed by [[Jack Hively]], and starring [[Jimmy Lydon]] and [[Joan Leslie]].<ref>{{cite book | title=Marjorie Main | last=Vogel | first=Michelle | page=145 | publisher=McFarland | year=2011 | isbn=978-1476604268 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J-NXUr1_IDQC&q=%22Frank+Redman%22+cinematographer | accessdate=December 27, 2015}}</ref>

===1940s=== In 1940's ''[[You'll Find Out]]'', starring [[Kay Kyser]],<ref>{{cite book | title=The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre | last=Youngkin | first=Stephen | page=469 | publisher=University Press of Kentucky | year=2005 | isbn=0813171857 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TgmVH7aaOtEC&q=%22Frank+Redman%22+cinematographer | accessdate=December 27, 2015}}</ref> Redman's work was lauded as "well—and spookily—done." The spooky comment was referring to the genre of the film.<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=American Cinematographer | title=Orchids for Toland | last=Blaisdell | first=George | date=December 1940 | pages=534, 568 | url=https://archive.org/stream/american21asch#page/568/mode/2up/search/%22Frank+Redman%22 | accessdate=December 27, 2015}}{{Open access}}</ref> That year he would also shoot the action film, ''[[The Marines Fly High]]'', starring [[Richard Dix]], [[Chester Morris]] and [[Lucille Ball]];<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=Reviews of the New Films: "The Marines Fly High" | date=March 8, 1940 | page=9 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdaily77wids#page/n495/mode/2up/search/%22Frank+Redman%22 | accessdate=December 27, 2015}}{{Open access}}</ref> before being behind the camera for yet another Saint film, ''[[The Saint Takes Over]]'', again with Sanders in the title role, and with [[Jack Hively]] at the helm.<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=Reviews of the New Films: "The Saint Takes Over" | date=May 27, 1940 | page=8 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdail77wids#page/n409/mode/2up/search/%22Frank+Redman%22 | accessdate=December 27, 2015}}{{Open access}}</ref> Redman would team again with Hively later that year, this time on the sequel to ''[[Anne of Green Gables (1934 film)|Anne of Green Gables]]'', ''[[Anne of Windy Poplars (film)|Anne of Windy Poplars]]'', again starring [[Anne Shirley]].<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=Reviews of New Films: "Anne of Windy Poplars" | date=June 19, 1940 | page=4 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdail77wids#page/n553/mode/2up/search/%22Frank+Redman%22 | accessdate=December 27, 2015}}{{Open access}}</ref> Redman's final film of the year was the musical ''[[Too Many Girls (film)|Too Many Girls]]'', starring an all-star cast, which included Lucille Ball and [[Desi Arnaz]], who met while working on this picture.<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=Reviews of the New Films: "Too Many Girls" | date=October 4, 1940 | page=10 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdail78wids#page/n43/mode/2up/search/%22Frank+Redman%22 | accessdate=December 27, 2015}}{{Open access}}</ref> In 1941, Redman shot ''[[Look Who's Laughing]]'', which was produced and directed by [[Allan Dwan]], and stars [[Edgar Bergen]], Lucille Ball, [[Jim Jordan (actor)|Jim Jordan]], and [[Marian Jordan]].<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=Reviews of the New Films: "Look Who's Laughing" | date=September 17, 1941 | page=6 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdaily80wids#page/n591/mode/2up/search/%22Frank+Redman%22 | accessdate=December 27, 2015}}{{Open access}}</ref> Later that year Redman would again film Kay Kyser, this time in ''[[Playmates (1941 film)|Playmates]]'', which also stars [[John Barrymore]].<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=Reviews of New Films: "Playmates" | date=November 10, 1941 | page=4 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdaily80wids#page/n591/mode/2up/search/%22Frank+Redman%22 | accessdate=December 27, 2015}}{{Open access}}</ref> 1942 saw Redman film several notable pictures. The first was the musical ''[[Sing Your Worries Away]]'', starring [[Buddy Ebsen]] and [[June Havoc]],<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=Reviews of New Films: "Sing Your Worries Away" | date=January 7, 1942 | page=6 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdaily81wids#page/n43/mode/2up/search/%22Frank+Redman%22 | accessdate=December 27, 2015}}{{Open access}}</ref> which was followed by ''[[Powder Town]]'', a comedy directed by [[Rowland V. Lee]], and starring [[Edmond O'Brien]] and [[Victor McLaglen]].<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=Reviews of the New Films: "Powder Town" | date=May 11, 1942 | page=6 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdail81wids#page/n257/mode/2up/search/%22Frank+Redman%22 | accessdate=December 27, 2015}}{{Open access}}</ref> He was teamed with Dwan again later in 1942 on another film starring Edgar Bergen, ''[[Here We Go Again (film)|Here We Go Again]]'',<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=Reviews of the New Films: "Here We Go Again" | date=August 28, 1942 | page=6 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdail81wids#page/n257/mode/2up/search/%22Frank+Redman%22 | accessdate=December 27, 2015}}{{Open access}}</ref> before ending the year with ''[[The Great Gildersleeve (film)|The Great Gildersleeve]]''.<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=Reviews of the New Films: "The Great Gildersleeve" | date=November 12, 1942 | page=5 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdail82wids#page/n267/mode/2up/search/%22Frank+Redman%22 | accessdate=December 27, 2015}}{{Open access}}</ref> In 1943 Redman learned the craft film noir, filming ''[[This Land Is Mine (film)|This Land Is Mine]]'', directed by [[Jean Renoir]], and starring [[Charles Laughton]], [[Maureen O'Hara]], and George Sanders;<ref name=SN1>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmnoirfile.com/spy-noirs-u-s-from-dan-hodges/ |publisher=The Film Noir File |title=Spy Noirs, US |last=Hodges |first=Dan |accessdate=December 27, 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225034959/http://www.filmnoirfile.com/spy-noirs-u-s-from-dan-hodges/ |archivedate=December 25, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> for which ''[[The Film Daily]]'' said his camerawork was one of the film's many assets.<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=Reviews of the New Films: "This Land Is Mine" | date=March 17, 1943 | page=6 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdaily83wids#page/n501/mode/2up/search/%22Frank+Redman%22 | accessdate=December 27, 2015}}{{Open access}}</ref> His next film was ''[[The Falcon in Danger]]'', starring [[Tom Conway]], which was followed by the gangster comedy ''[[Petticoat Larceny]]'', directed by Ben Holmes.<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=Reviews of the New Films: "Petticoat Larceny" | date=July 21, 1943 | page=10 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdaily84wids#page/n171/mode/2up/search/%22Frank+Redman%22 | accessdate=December 27, 2015}}{{Open access}}</ref> Redman's work in the romantic comedy, ''[[A Lady Takes a Chance]]'' (1943), starring [[John Wayne]] and [[Jean Arthur]], was singled out for its quality.<ref>{{cite book| title=John Wayne: Actor, Artist, Hero | last=McGhee | first=Richard D. | page=335 | publisher=McFarland | year=1999 | isbn=0786407522 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FIWS9KaWjZ0C&q=%22Frank+Redman%22+cinematographer | accessdate=December 27, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=Reviews of the New Films: "A Lady Takes a Chance" | date=August 19, 1943 | page=6 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdaily84wids#page/n383/mode/2up/search/%22Frank+Redman%22 | accessdate=December 27, 2015}}{{Open access}}</ref> His following effort, ''[[Government Girl]]'', starring [[Olivia de Havilland]] and [[Sonny Tufts]], was also cited for his fine work behind the camera.<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=Reviews of the New Films: "Government Girl" | date=November 5, 1943 | page=11 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdail84wids#page/n247/mode/2up/search/%22Frank+Redman%22 | accessdate=December 27, 2015}}{{Open access}}</ref>

''[[A Night of Adventure]]'', a 1944 crime drama starring Tom Conway was Redman's first effort in 1944,<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=Reviews of the New Films: "A Night of Adventure" | date=June 9, 1944 | page=11 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdail85wids#page/n547/mode/2up/search/%22Frank+Redman%22 | accessdate=December 27, 2015}}{{Open access}}</ref> which he followed up with his next entry into the "Falcon" series, ''[[The Falcon in Mexico]]'', again starring Conway, for which Redman's camerawork received praise.<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=Reviews of the New Films: "The Falcon in Mexico" | date=July 31, 1944 | page=7 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdaily86wids#page/n241/mode/2up/search/%22Frank+Redman%22 | accessdate=December 27, 2015}}{{Open access}}</ref> Redman shot half a dozen films the following year, the first of which was ''[[Having Wonderful Crime]]'', a mystery comedy starring [[Pat O'Brien (actor)|Pat O'Brien]], [[George Murphy]], and [[Carole Landis]].<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=Reviews of the New Films: "Having Wonderful Crime" | date=February 20, 1945 | page=8 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdaily87wids#page/n399/mode/2up/search/%22Frank+Redman%22 | accessdate=December 27, 2015}}{{Open access}}</ref> In 1945, Redman also filmed the last ever pairing of [[Donald O'Connor]] and [[Peggy Ryan]], in the drama, ''[[Patrick the Great]]''.<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=Reviews of the New Films: "Patrick the Great" | date=April 17, 1945 | page=7 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdail87wids#page/n131/mode/2up/search/%22Frank+Redman%22 | accessdate=December 27, 2015}}{{Open access}}</ref> ''[[Man Alive (1945 film)|Man Alive]]'', a comedy starring Pat O'Brien, [[Adolphe Menjou]], and [[Rudy Vallee]], was also filmed by Redman during 1945, as was ''[[Sing Your Way Home]]'' (1945), starring [[Jack Haley]] and [[Marcy McGuire]];<ref>{{cite book| title=Anthony Mann: The Film Career | last=Darby | first=William | page=268 | publisher=McFarland | year=2009 | isbn=978-0786438396 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q_5PAwAAQBAJ&q=%22Frank+Redman%22+cinematographer | accessdate=December 27, 2015}}</ref> 1945 also saw Redman shoot the first film in the RKO franchise, ''[[Dick Tracy (1945 film)|Dick Tracy]]''.<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=Film Daily Reviews of New Pictures: "Dick Tracy" | date=December 20, 1945 | page=9 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdail88wids#page/n635/mode/2up/search/%22Dick+Tracy%22 | accessdate=December 27, 2015}}{{Open access}}</ref> The nine films he shot in 1946 included ''[[The Falcon's Alibi]]'', the ninth film in the franchise;<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=Film Daily Reviews of New Pictures: "The Falcon's Alibi" | date=April 22, 1946 | page=8 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdail89wids#page/n167/mode/2up/search/%22Frank+Redman%22 | accessdate=December 27, 2015}}{{Open access}}</ref> ''[[The Truth About Murder]]'', a mystery film directed by Lew Landers;<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=Film Daily Reviews of New Pictures: "The Truth About Murder" | date=April 23, 1946 | page=8 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdail89wids#page/n177/mode/2up/search/%22Frank+Redman%22 | accessdate=December 27, 2015}}{{Open access}}</ref> ''[[Step by Step (1946 film)|Step by Step]]'', starring [[Lawrence Tierney]], [[Anne Jeffreys]], and [[Lowell Gilmore]];<ref>{{cite book| title=The Espionage Filmography | last=Mavis| first=Paul | page=304 | publisher=McFarland | year=2001 | isbn=0786449152 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DoXeCQAAQBAJ&q=%22Frank+Redman%22+cinematographer | accessdate=December 27, 2015}}</ref> and ''[[Criminal Court (film)|Criminal Court]]'' (1946), directed by Academy Award-winning director, [[Robert Wise]], and starring [[Tom Conway]] and [[Martha O'Driscoll]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afi.com/wise/films/criminal_court/cc.html |publisher=American Film Institute |title=Criminal Court |accessdate=December 27, 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222155331/http://afi.com/wise/films/criminal_court/cc.html |archivedate=December 22, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1947 Redman filmed ''[[Beat the Band (film)|Beat the Band]]'', starring [[Frances Langford]],<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=Reviews of New Films: "Beat the Band" | date=February 25, 1947 | page=9 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdaily91wids#page/n419/mode/2up/search/%22Frank+Redman%22 | accessdate=December 27, 2015}}{{Open access}}</ref> and two more installments in the Dick Tracy franchise: ''[[Dick Tracy's Dilemma]]'' and ''[[Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome]]''.<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=Film Daily Reviews of New Features: "Dick Tracy's Dilemma" | date=May 20, 1947 | page=8 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdail91wids#page/n375/mode/2up/search/%22Frank+Redman%22 | accessdate=December 27, 2015}}{{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=25144 | publisher=American Film Institute | title=Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome | accessdate=December 27, 2015 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922211003/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=25144 | archivedate=September 22, 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1948 Redman was the cinematographer on two films: the comedy ''[[If You Knew Susie (film)|If You Knew Susie]]'', starring [[Eddie Cantor]] and [[Joan Davis]];<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=Film Daily Reviews of New Features: "If You Knew Susie" | date=February 2, 1948 | page=6 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdaily93wids#page/n185/mode/2up/search/%22Frank+Redman%22 | accessdate=December 27, 2015}}{{Open access}}</ref> and the film noir, ''[[Shed No Tears (1948 film)|Shed No Tears]]'', directed by [[Jean Yarbrough]].<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=Reviews of New Films: "Shed No Tears" | date=August 11, 1948 | page=5 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdaily94wids#page/n251/mode/2up/search/%22Frank+Redman%22 | accessdate=December 27, 2015}}{{Open access}}</ref> In 1949, Redman was the cinematographer for ''[[Ladies of the Chorus]]'', directed by [[Phil Karlson]], and featuring [[Marilyn Monroe]] in her first starring role<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.austinfilm.org/essential-cinema/filmladies-of-the-chorus |publisher=Austin Film Society |title=double feature in 35mm: Ladies of the Chorus & Clash by Night |accessdate=December 27, 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105231729/http://www.austinfilm.org/essential-cinema/filmladies-of-the-chorus |archivedate=January 5, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===1950s and transition into television=== Redman was not very active during the 1950s. He worked on only three films during the early part of the decade, one in each of the first three years of the decade. His final effort on the big screen was the 1952 action film, ''[[The Pace That Thrills (1952 film)|The Pace That Thrills]]'', also marking the end of his long association with RKO, which began in 1931.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=50610 | publisher=American Film Institute | title=The Pace That Thrills | accessdate=December 27, 2015 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921222517/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=50610 | archivedate=September 21, 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Redman transitioned into television in 1956, shooting two episodes of the [[Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre|Zane Grey Theatre]]. He would finish his career working on the small screen. In 1956, he would rejoin Nick Murusaca as one of the directors of photography on the sitcom, ''[[Hey, Jeannie!]]''.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kCjT3AvbN5QC&q=Frank+Redman+Hey%2C+Jeannie%21&pg=PA54 | title=Lost Laughs of '50s and '60s | last=Tucker | first=David C. | page=54 | publisher=McFarland | year=2014 | isbn=978-0786455829 | accessdate=December 27, 2015}}</ref> In 1957 Redman was chosen to film the last television play written by [[Paddy Chayefsky]], "[[The Great American Hoax]]", on ''[[The 20th Century Fox Hour]]''.<ref>{{cite news| title=Sisters to Star in New TV Series | newspaper=New York Times | date=December 2, 1955 | page=55}}</ref> He would see his greatest success on television with his work on the television show ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'', which helped cement the [[film noir]] feeling of the show.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.americanfilmnoir.com/page13a.html | publisher=American Film Noir | title=The Perry Mason Connection | accessdate=December 27, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106020320/http://www.americanfilmnoir.com/page13a.html | archive-date=January 6, 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Redman's final work was on the classic television comedy, ''[[Hogan's Heroes]]'' in 1965.

==Filmography==  (Per [[American Film Institute|AFI]] database - all films as Director of Photography/Cinematographer, except where noted)<ref name=AFIF>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/SearchResult.aspx?s=&TBL=PN&Type=OP&ID=53955&pName=Frank_Redman | publisher=American Film Institute | title=Frank Redman Filmography| accessdate=December 28, 2015}}</ref>

{{div col|colwidth=30em}} *''[[Hawk of the Hills (1927 serial)|Hawk of the Hills]]'' (serial) *''[[Hawk of the Hills (1929 film)|Hawk of the Hills]]'' (1929) *''Come Across'' (1929) *''Eyes of the Underworld'' (1929) *''[[Cimarron (1931 film)|Cimarron]]'' (1931) (cameraman) *''[[Consolation Marriage]]'' (1931) (cameraman) *''[[Rockabye (1932 film)|Rockabye]]'' (1932) (cameraman) *''[[Little Orphan Annie (1932 film)|Little Orphan Annie]]'' (1932) (cameraman) *''[[What Price Hollywood?]]'' (1932) (cameraman) *''[[Bed of Roses (1933 film)|Bed of Roses]]'' (1933) (cameraman) *''[[Ace of Aces (1933 film)|Ace of Aces]]'' (1933) (cameraman) *''[[Flaming Gold]]'' (1933) (cameraman) *''[[The Past of Mary Holmes]]'' (1933) (cameraman) *''[[The Silver Cord (film)|The Silver Cord]]'' (1933) (cameraman) *''[[We're Rich Again]]'' (1934) (cameraman) *''[[Murder on the Blackboard]]'' (1934) (cameraman) *''[[Village Tale]]'' (1935) (cameraman) *''[[Maid's Night Out]]'' (1938) *''[[Crashing Hollywood (1938 film)|Crashing Hollywood]]'' (1938) *''[[Double Danger (1938 film)|Double Danger]]'' (1938) *''[[Fugitives for a Night]]'' (1938) *''[[I'm from the City]]'' (1938) *''[[The Saint in New York (film)|The Saint in New York]]'' (1938) *''[[Little Orphan Annie (1938 film)|Little Orphan Annie]]'' (1938) *''[[Man of Conquest]]'' (1939) (additional photography) *''[[Bad Lands (1939 film)|Bad Lands]]'' (1939) *''[[Conspiracy (1939 film)|Conspiracy]]'' (1939) *''[[Beauty for the Asking]]'' (1939) *''[[Career (1939 film)|Career]]'' (1939) *''[[Two Thoroughbreds]]'' (1939) *''[[The Saint Strikes Back]]'' (1939) *''[[Too Many Girls (film)|Too Many Girls]]'' (1940) *''[[Anne of Windy Poplars (film)|Anne of Windy Poplars]]'' (1940) *''[[The Marines Fly High]]'' (1940) *''[[You'll Find Out]]'' (1940) *''[[The Saint Takes Over]]'' (1940) *''[[Along the Rio Grande]]'' (1941) *''[[Look Who's Laughing]]'' (1941) *''[[Playmates (1941 film)|Playmates]]'' (1941) *''[[They Meet Again]]'' (1941) *''[[The Great Gildersleeve (film)|The Great Gildersleeve]]'' (1942) *''[[Here We Go Again (film)|Here We Go Again]]'' (1942) *''[[Powder Town]]'' (1942) *''[[Sing Your Worries Away]]'' (1942) *''[[The Falcon in Danger]]'' (1943) *''[[Flight for Freedom]]'' (1943) *''[[A Lady Takes a Chance]]'' (1943) *''[[Petticoat Larceny]]'' (1943) *''[[This Land Is Mine (film)|This Land Is Mine]]'' (1943) *''[[Government Girl]]'' (1944) *''[[The Falcon in Mexico]]'' (1944) *''[[A Night of Adventure]]'' (1944) *''[[Dick Tracy (1945 film)|Dick Tracy]]'' (1945) *''[[Having Wonderful Crime]]'' (1945) *''[[Man Alive (1945 film)|Man Alive]]'' (1945) *''[[Pan-Americana]]'' (1945) *''[[Patrick the Great]]'' (1945) *''[[Sing Your Way Home]]'' (1945) *''[[The Bamboo Blonde]]'' (1946) *''[[Criminal Court (film)|Criminal Court]]'' (1946) *''[[Ding Dong Williams]]'' (1946) *''[[The Falcon's Adventure]]'' (1946) *''[[The Falcon's Alibi]]'' (1946) *''[[San Quentin (1946 film)|San Quentin]]'' (1946) *''[[Step by Step (1946 film)|Step by Step]]'' (1946) *''[[Sunset Pass (1946 film)|Sunset Pass]]'' (1946) *''[[The Truth About Murder]]'' (1946) *''[[Beat the Band (film)|Beat the Band]]'' (1947) *''[[Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome]]'' (1947) *''[[Dick Tracy's Dilemma]]'' (1947) *''[[Wild Horse Mesa (1947 film)|Wild Horse Mesa]]'' (1947) *''[[If You Knew Susie (film)|If You Knew Susie]]'' (1948) *''[[Shed No Tears (1948 film)|Shed No Tears]]'' (1948) *''[[Ladies of the Chorus]]'' (1949) *''[[Make Mine Laughs]]'' (1949) *''[[Double Deal (1950 film)|Double Deal]]'' (1950) *''[[Footlight Varieties]]'' (1951) *''[[The Pace That Thrills (1952 film)|The Pace That Thrills]]'' (1952)

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