Henry W. Gerrard

{{Short description|British cinematographer}} {{Infobox person | name = Henry W. Gerrard | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = 3 January 1899 | birth_place = [[London]], [[United Kingdom]] | death_date = 19 November 1934 (aged 35) | death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], [[United States]] | other_names = Henry Gerrard | occupation = Cinematographer | years_active = 1918–1934 (film) }} '''Henry W. Gerrard''' (1899–1934) was a British [[cinematographer]], active during the [[silent era|silent]] and early [[sound era]] in [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]]. Employed in the early 1930s on notable productions such as ''[[Little Women (1933 film)|Little Women]]'', ''[[Of Human Bondage (1934 film)|Of Human Bondage]]'' and ''[[The Little Minister (1934 film)|The Little Minister]]'' at [[RKO Pictures]]. He is particularly noted for his work on the 1932 film ''[[The Most Dangerous Game (1932 film)|The Most Dangerous Game]]''.<ref>Jones p.179</ref> He also returned to [[London]] to work on ''[[Many Waters (film)|Many Waters]]'' for [[British International Pictures]].<ref>Petrie p.27</ref> His career was halted by his sudden death at the age of thirty five.

==Filmography== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * ''[[Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1918 film)|Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves]]'' (1918) * ''[[Shootin' Irons]]'' (1927) * ''[[Doomsday (1928 film)|Doomsday]]'' (1928) * ''[[Ladies of the Mob]]'' (1928) * ''[[The Magnificent Flirt]]'' (1928) * ''[[The Legion of the Condemned]]'' (1928) * ''[[Interference (film)|Interference]]'' (1928) * ''[[Beggars of Life]]'' (1928) * ''[[His Private Life (1928 film)|His Private Life]]'' (1928) * ''[[Woman Trap (1929 film)|Woman Trap]]'' (1929) * ''[[Betrayal (1929 film)|Betrayal]]'' (1929) * ''[[Chinatown Nights (1929 film)|Chinatown Nights]]'' (1929) * ''[[Thunderbolt (1929 film)|Thunderbolt]]'' (1929) * ''[[The Greene Murder Case (film)|The Greene Murder Case]]'' (1929) * ''[[The Man I Love (1929 film)|The Man I Love]]'' (1929) * ''[[Playboy of Paris]]'' (1930) * ''[[Follow Thru]]'' (1930) * ''[[The Vagabond King (1930 film)|The Vagabond King]]'' (1930) * ''[[Honey (1930 film)]]'' (1930) * ''[[Safety in Numbers (1930 film)|Safety in Numbers]]'' (1930) * ''[[Along Came Youth]]'' (1930) * ''[[Fighting Caravans]]'' (1931) * ''[[The Little Cafe (1931 film)|The Little Cafe]]'' (1931) * ''[[Many Waters (film)|Many Waters]]'' (1931) * ''[[Dude Ranch (film)|Dude Ranch]]'' (1931) * ''[[Two White Arms]]'' (1932) * ''[[The Phantom of Crestwood]]'' (1932) * ''[[The Penguin Pool Murder]]'' (1932) * ''[[The Most Dangerous Game (1932 film)|The Most Dangerous Game]]'' (1932) * ''[[Blind Adventure]]'' (1933) * ''[[Little Women (1933 film)|Little Women]]'' (1933) * ''[[Success at Any Price]]'' (1934) * ''[[Of Human Bondage (1934 film)|Of Human Bondage]]'' (1934) * ''[[The Fountain (1934 film)|The Fountain]]'' (1934) * ''[[Man of Two Worlds (film)|Man of Two Worlds]]'' (1934) * ''[[The Little Minister (1934 film)|The Little Minister]]'' (1934) {{div col end}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==Bibliography== * Jones, David Annwn. ''Re-envisaging the First Age of Cinematic Horror, 1896-1934: Quanta of Fear''. University of Wales Press, 2018. * Petrie, Duncan. ''The British Cinematographer''. British Film Institute Publishing, 1996.

==External links== *{{IMDb name|0314706}}

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