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Karl Freund (1890–1969)

Cinematographer | Director | Camera and Electrical Department

Karl Freund, an innovative director of photography responsible for development of the three-camera system used to shoot television situation comedies, was born on January 16, 1890, in the Bohemian city of Koeniginhof, then part of the Austria-Hungarian Empire (now known as Dvur Kralove in the Czech Republic)... See full bio »

Born:

in Königinhof, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Dvur Kralove, Czech Republic]

Died:

(age 79) in Santa Monica, California, USA
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1951-1956 I Love Lucy (TV series)
– Return Home from Europe (1956)
– Lucy Goes to Monte Carlo (1956)
– Lucy's Bicycle Trip (1956)
– Lucy's Italian Movie (1956)
– Lucy Gets Homesick in Italy (1956)
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1952-1956 Our Miss Brooks (TV series)
– Travel Crazy (1956) (director of photography)
– Principal for a Day (1956) (director of photography)
– The $350,000 Question (1956) (director of photography)
– White Lies (1956) (director of photography)
– Geraldine (1956) (director of photography)
See all 126 episodes »
 
1955 December Bride (TV series)
– Family Quarrel (1955)
– The Shoplifter (1955)
 
1955 Those Whiting Girls (TV series)
– The College Show (1955)
 
1954-1955 Willy (TV series)
– Willy and El Flamenco (1955)
– Franklin's Shoe Business (1955)
– Willy's Painting (1955)
– The Big Fight (1955)
– Willy Saves Harvey from Fraud (1955)
See all 16 episodes »
 
1953 I Love Lucy
 
1950 Bright Leaf
 
1950 Montana
 
1949 South of St. Louis
 
1948 The Decision of Christopher Blake
 
1948 Key Largo
 
1948 Wallflower
 
1947 That Hagen Girl
 
1947 This Time for Keeps
 
1946 Undercurrent
 
1946 Two Smart People
 
1946 A Letter for Evie
 
1945 Dangerous Partners
 
1945 Without Love
 
1945 The Thin Man Goes Home
 
1944 The Seventh Cross (director of photography)
 
1943 A Guy Named Joe
 
1943 Cry 'Havoc' (director of photography)
 
1943 Du Barry Was a Lady
 
1942 A Yank at Eton
 
1942 The War Against Mrs. Hadley (director of photography)
 
1942 Tortilla Flat
 
1941 The Chocolate Soldier
 
1941 Blossoms in the Dust (director of photography)
 
1940 Keeping Company (director of photography)
 
1940 Pride and Prejudice (director of photography)
 
1940 We Who Are Young (director of photography)
 
1940 Florian
 
1940 Green Hell (director of photography)
 
1940 The Earl of Chicago (uncredited)
 
1939 Balalaika
 
1939 Barricade
 
1939 Golden Boy (director of photography)
 
1939 Rose of Washington Square
 
1939 Tail Spin
 
1938 Letter of Introduction
 
1938 Port of Seven Seas
 
1938 Three Comrades (photographed by)
 
1938 Man-Proof (photographed by)
 
1937 Conquest
 
1937 Parnell (photographed by)
 
1937 The Good Earth (photographed by)
 
1936 Camille (photographed by)
 
1936 The Great Ziegfeld (segment: Ziegfeld Roof Numbers)
 
1933 The Kiss Before the Mirror
 
1932 Merry-Go-Round
 
1932 Air Mail
 
1932 Back Street (uncredited)
 
1932 Scandal for Sale
 
1932 Murders in the Rue Morgue
 
1931 Strictly Dishonorable
 
1931 Personal Maid
 
1931 Up for Murder
 
1931 The Bad Sister
 
1931 Dracula
 
1930 The Boudoir Diplomat
 
1930 The Lottery Bride (uncredited)
 
1930 All Quiet on the Western Front (uncredited)
 
1930 Sleeping Partners
 
1929 Miss Else
 
1928 A Knight in London
 
1928 Doña Juana
 
1927 Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (documentary) (uncredited)
 
1927 Metropolis
 
1926 Manon Lescaut
 
1925 Tartuffe (as Carl Freund)
 
1925 Jealousy
 
1924 The Last Laugh (camera)
 
1924 Michael (photographed by)
 
1924 Finances of the Grand Duke
 
1923 Die Austreibung (short)
 
1923 Der Tiger des Zirkus Farini
 
1923 Der große Sensationsprozeß
 
1923 Tiefland
 
1922 Herzog Ferrantes Ende
 
1922 Lucrezia Borgia
 
1922 Der brennende Acker (second half)
 
1922 Marizza, genannt die Schmuggler-Madonna
 
1922 Louise de Lavallière
 
1922 Kinder der Finsternis - 2. Kämpfende Welten
 
1921 Kinder der Finsternis - 1. Der Mann aus Neapel
 
1921 Der Roman der Christine von Herre
 
1921 Die Ratten
 
1921 Der Schwur des Peter Hergatz
 
1921 Der tote Gast
 
1921 Aus dem Schwarzbuch eines Polizeikommissars, 1. Teil - Loge Nr. 11
 
1921 Torgus
 
1921 The Lost Shadow
 
1920 The Golem
 
1920 Catherine the Great
 
1920 Der Januskopf
 
1920 Der Bucklige und die Tänzerin
 
1920 Die Spinnen, 2. Teil - Das Brillantenschiff
 
1920 Satanas
 
1920 Die Frau im Delphin, oder 30 Tage auf dem Meeresgrund
 
1919 Die letzten Menschen
 
1919 Die Spinnen, 1. Teil - Der Goldene See
 
1919 Rausch
 
1919 The Arc
 
1919 Emerald of Death
 
1919 Die Dame, der Teufel und die Probiermamsell
 
1919 Augen
 
1918 Die blaue Laterne
 
1918 Die Sieger
 
1918 Die Heimkehr des Odysseus
 
1918 Das Maskenfest des Lebens
 
1918 Gefangene Seele
 
1918 Agnes Arnau und ihre drei Freier
 
1918 Das Geschlecht derer von Ringwall
 
1918 Auf Probe gestellt
 
1918 Edelsteine - Phantastisches Drama in 4 Akten (short)
 
1918 Gräfin Küchenfee
 
1917 Die Faust des Riesen
 
1917 Höhenluft
 
1917 Die Claudi vom Geiserhof
 
1917 Die Prinzessin von Neutralien
 
1917 Christa Hartungen
 
1917 Der Liebesbrief der Königin (short)
 
1917 Die Ehe der Luise Rohrbach
 
1917 Feenhände
 
1917 Bummelstudenten (short)
 
1916 Gelöste Ketten
 
1916 Die Räuberbraut (short)
 
1916 Abseits vom Glück
 
1916 Engeleins Hochzeit
 
1916 Die ewige Nacht
 
1916 Der Mann im Spiegel
 
1916 Frau Eva
 
1915 Die Tochter der Landstraße
 
1915 Vordertreppe - Hintertreppe
 
1914 Der Hund von Baskerville
 
1914 A Venetian Night
 
1914 Das Feuer
 
1914 Zapata's Gang (short)
 
1914 Das Kind ruft
 
1914 Engelein (short)
 
1914 Das Feuer. Die alte Gnädige (short)
 
1913 The Film Primadonna (short)
 
1913 S1 (short)
 
1913 Die Suffragette
 
1913 Pampulik hat Hunger (short)
 
1913 Engelein - Mimisches Lustspiel (short)
 
1912 Pampulik kriegt ein Kind (short)
 
1912 Pampulik als Affe (short)
 
1912 Jadna majka (short)
 
1911 Gipsy Blood
 
Show ShowDirector (11 titles)
1935 Mad Love
 
1934 Gift of Gab
 
1934 I Give My Love
 
1934 Uncertain Lady
 
1934 The Countess of Monte Cristo
 
1934 Madame Spy
 
1933 Moonlight and Pretzels
 
1932 The Mummy
 
1931 Dracula (uncredited)
 
1923 Der große Sensationsprozeß
 
1921 Der tote Gast
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (9 titles)
1950 Montana (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1940 Comrade X (camera operator: night exteriors - uncredited)
 
1929 Miss Else (camera operator)
 
1927 Metropolis (camera operator)
 
1919 Augen (lsboratory technician)
 
1914 A Venetian Night (assistant camera)
 
1914 The Perfect Thirty-Six (assistant camera)
 
1913 Die Insel der Seligen (assistant camera)
 
1906/II Der Hauptmann von Köpenick (short) (camera operator - unconfirmed)
 
Show ShowProducer (6 titles)
1927 Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (documentary) (producer)
 
1927 Der Sohn der Hagar (producer)
 
1926 Madame Doesn't Want Children (producer)
 
1926 Adventures of a Ten Mark Note (producer)
 
1926 Die Mühle von Sanssouci (executive producer)
 
1921 Der tote Gast (producer)
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (3 titles)
1927 Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (documentary) (production supervisor)
 
1926 Madame Doesn't Want Children (production supervisor)
 
1926 Adventures of a Ten Mark Note (production supervisor)
 
Show ShowActor (2 titles)
1924 Michael
LeBlanc - Art Dealer
 
1920 Mascotte
Extra
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1927 Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (documentary) (screenplay)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1941 You Can't Fool a Camera (documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1999 Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed (video documentary short)
Himself (Director)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1960) Unsold pilot: Cinematographer for "Open Windows", a sitcom pilot.

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Alternate Names:

Carl Freund | Karl W. Freund

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Trivia:

Head cinematographer for many years on the I Love Lucy Show. See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn