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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 6 nominations moreAlternate Names:
Fred M. SersenFilmography
Jump to filmography as: Special Effects, Visual Effects, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Miscellaneous Crew, Set Decorator
Special Effects:
- King Richard and the Crusaders (1954) (special photographic effects)
- The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953) (special photographic effects) (uncredited)
- Down Among the Sheltering Palms (1953) (special photographic effects)
- Lydia Bailey (1952) (special photographic effects)
- The Pride of St. Louis (1952) (special photographic effects)
- With a Song in My Heart (1952) (special photographic effects)
- 5 Fingers (1952) (special effects) (uncredited)
... aka Five Fingers - Viva Zapata! (1952) (special photographic effects)
- Red Skies of Montana (1952) (special photographic effects)
... aka Smoke Jumpers (USA: review title) - The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951) (special photographic effects)
- Elopement (1951) (special photographic effects)
- Fixed Bayonets! (1951) (special effects)
- Golden Girl (1951) (special photographic effects)
- Let's Make It Legal (1951) (special photographic effects)
- Anne of the Indies (1951) (special effects)
- The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951) (special photographic effects)
... aka Rommel, Desert Fox (UK)
... aka The Desert Fox (USA: short title) - Love Nest (1951) (special effects)
- The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) (special photographic effects)
- People Will Talk (1951) (special photographic effects)
- The Guy Who Came Back (1951) (special photographic effects)
- Meet Me After the Show (1951) (special photographic effects)
- David and Bathsheba (1951) (special photographic effects)
- The Secret of Convict Lake (1951) (special photographic effects)
- Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951) (special photographic effects)
... aka Mr. Belvedere Blows His Whistle (USA: alternative title) - Take Care of My Little Girl (1951) (special photographic effects)
- As Young as You Feel (1951) (special photographic effects)
- The Frogmen (1951) (special photographic effects)
- House on Telegraph Hill (1951) (special photographic effects)
- Half Angel (1951) (special photographic effects)
- Follow the Sun (1951) (special photographic effects)
- On the Riviera (1951) (special photographic effects)
- I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951) (special effects)
... aka Only the Best (USA: TV title)
... aka This Is My Affair (UK) - Rawhide (1951) (special photographic effects)
... aka Desperate Siege (USA: reissue title) - Bird of Paradise (1951) (special effects)
- Fourteen Hours (1951) (special photographic effects)
- You're in the Navy Now (1951) (special effects)
... aka U.S.S. Teakettle (USA) - I'd Climb the Highest Mountain (1951) (special effects)
- Call Me Mister (1951) (special photographic effects)
- The 13th Letter (1951) (special effects)
- Halls of Montezuma (1950) (special photographic effects)
- For Heaven's Sake (1950) (special effects)
- American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950) (special photographic effects)
... aka I Shall Return (UK) - The Jackpot (1950) (special effects)
- All About Eve (1950) (special photographic effects)
- Two Flags West (1950) (special effects)
- I'll Get By (1950) (special photographic effects)
- Mister 880 (1950) (special effects)
- No Way Out (1950) (special photographic effects)
- Broken Arrow (1950) (special photographic effects)
- Stella (1950) (special effects)
- Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) (special photographic effects)
- The Gunfighter (1950) (special photographic effects)
- Panic in the Streets (1950) (special photographic effects)
- Love That Brute (1950) (special effects)
- The Big Lift (1950) (special effects)
- A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950) (special photographic effects)
- Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) (special photographic effects)
- Wabash Avenue (1950) (special photographic effects)
- Under My Skin (1950) (special photographic effects)
- Mother Didn't Tell Me (1950) (special photographic effects)
- Three Came Home (1950) (special photographic effects)
- When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950) (special photographic effects)
- Twelve O'Clock High (1949) (special photographic effects)
- Dancing in the Dark (1949) (special photographic effects)
- Whirlpool (1949) (special photographic effects)
- Oh, You Beautiful Doll (1949) (special photographic effects)
- Prince of Foxes (1949) (special photographic effects)
- Everybody Does It (1949) (special photographic effects)
- Thieves' Highway (1949) (special photographic effects)
- Father Was a Fullback (1949) (special effects)
- Pinky (1949) (special photographic effects)
- I Was a Male War Bride (1949) (special photographic effects)
... aka Howard Hawks' I Was a Male War Bride (USA: complete title)
... aka I Was a Male War Bride (Australia)
... aka You Can't Sleep Here (UK) - Slattery's Hurricane (1949) (special effects)
- Sand (1949) (special photographic effects)
... aka Will James' Sand (USA: reissue title) - Come to the Stable (1949) (special effects)
- House of Strangers (1949) (special photographic effects)
- You're My Everything (1949) (special photographic effects)
- It Happens Every Spring (1949) (special photographic effects)
- The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949) (special effects)
- Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949) (special effects)
- The Fan (1949) (special effects)
... aka Lady Windermere's Fan (UK) - Mother Is a Freshman (1949) (special photographic effects)
... aka Mother Knows Best (UK) - Down to the Sea in Ships (1949) (special effects)
- A Letter to Three Wives (1949) (special photographic effects)
- Chicken Every Sunday (1949) (special effects)
- Yellow Sky (1948) (special photographic effects)
- That Wonderful Urge (1948) (special effects)
- When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948) (special effects)
- Unfaithfully Yours (1948) (special photographic effects)
- The Snake Pit (1948) (special photographic effects)
- Apartment for Peggy (1948) (special photographic effects)
- Cry of the City (1948) (special effects)
- Road House (1948) (special effects)
- The Luck of the Irish (1948) (special effects)
- That Lady in Ermine (1948) (special effects)
- The Walls of Jericho (1948) (special effects)
- Deep Waters (1948) (special effects)
- The Street with No Name (1948) (special photographic effects)
- Give My Regards to Broadway (1948) (special effects)
- The Iron Curtain (1948) (special effects)
... aka Behind the Iron Curtain (USA: reissue title) - Fury at Furnace Creek (1948) (special effects)
- Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! (1948) (special effects)
... aka Summer Lightning (UK) - Sitting Pretty (1948) (special photographic effects)
- Call Northside 777 (1948) (special photographic effects)
... aka Calling Northside 777 - You Were Meant for Me (1948) (special photographic effects)
- Captain from Castile (1947) (special photographic effects)
- Daisy Kenyon (1947) (special effects)
- Gentleman's Agreement (1947) (special photographic effects)
... aka Laura Z. Hobson's Gentleman's Agreement (USA: complete title) - Forever Amber (1947) (special photographic effects)
- Nightmare Alley (1947) (special photographic effects)
- The Foxes of Harrow (1947) (special effects)
- Kiss of Death (1947) (special photographic effects)
- Thunder in the Valley (1947) (special effects)
- I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (1947) (special photographic effects)
- The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) (special photographic effects)
- Moss Rose (1947) (special photographic effects)
- Miracle on 34th Street (1947) (special photographic effects)
... aka The Big Heart (UK) - The Homestretch (1947) (special photographic effects)
- Carnival in Costa Rica (1947) (special photographic effects)
- The Late George Apley (1947) (special photographic effects)
- Boomerang! (1947) (special photographic effects)
- The Brasher Doubloon (1947) (special photographic effects)
... aka The High Window (UK) - 13 Rue Madeleine (1947) (special photographic effects)
- The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947) (special photographic effects) (uncredited)
- My Darling Clementine (1946) (special photographic effects)
... aka John Ford's My Darling Clementine (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title) - The Razor's Edge (1946) (special photographic effects)
... aka W. Somerset Maugham's The Razor's Edge (USA: complete title) - Margie (1946) (special photographic effects)
- Home, Sweet Homicide (1946) (special photographic effects)
- Three Little Girls in Blue (1946) (special photographic effects)
- If I'm Lucky (1946) (special photographic effects)
- It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog (1946) (special effects)
... aka It Couldn't Happen to a Dog (UK) - Centennial Summer (1946) (special photographic effects)
- Smoky (1946) (special photographic effects)
... aka Will James' Smoky (USA: complete title) - Anna and the King of Siam (1946) (special photographic effects)
- Somewhere in the Night (1946) (special photographic effects)
- Do You Love Me (1946) (special photographic effects)
... aka Do You Love Me? (USA: poster title) - Strange Triangle (1946) (special effects)
... aka Strange Alibi - Cluny Brown (1946) (special photographic effects)
- Dragonwyck (1946) (special photographic effects)
- The Dark Corner (1946) (special photographic effects)
- Johnny Comes Flying Home (1946) (special effects)
- Sentimental Journey (1946) (special photographic effects)
- Claudia and David (1946) (special effects)
- Behind Green Lights (1946) (special effects)
- Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946) (special photographic effects)
... aka Man of the Hour (UK) - Wake Up and Dream (1946) (special photographic effects)
... aka Enchanted Voyage (UK) - Shock (1946) (special photographic effects)
- Doll Face (1946) (special photographic effects)
... aka Come Back to Me (UK) - The Spider (1945) (special photographic effects)
- Leave Her to Heaven (1945) (special photographic effects)
- Fallen Angel (1945) (special photographic effects)
- The Dolly Sisters (1945) (special photographic effects)
- The House on 92nd Street (1945) (special photographic effects)
- State Fair (1945) (special photographic effects)
... aka It Happened One Summer (USA: TV title)
... aka Rodgers and Hammerstein's State Fair (USA: complete title) - Within These Walls (1945) (special photographic effects)
- The Caribbean Mystery (1945) (special photographic effects)
- A Bell for Adano (1945) (special photographic effects)
... aka John Hersey's A Bell for Adano (USA: complete title) - Captain Eddie (1945) (special photographic effects)
- Junior Miss (1945) (special photographic effects)
- Nob Hill (1945) (special photographic effects)
- Don Juan Quilligan (1945) (special photographic effects)
- Molly and Me (1945) (special photographic effects) (uncredited)
- Where Do We Go from Here? (1945) (special photographic effects)
- The Bullfighters (1945) (special photographic effects)
- The All-Star Bond Rally (1945) (special effects)
- Diamond Horseshoe (1945) (special photographic effects)
... aka Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe - A Royal Scandal (1945) (special photographic effects)
... aka Czarina (UK) - Thunderhead - Son of Flicka (1945) (special effects)
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) (special effects)
- Hangover Square (1945) (special effects)
- The Fighting Lady (1944) (special photographic effects: maps)
- Winged Victory (1944) (special effects)
- The Keys of the Kingdom (1944) (special photographic effects)
- Sunday Dinner for a Soldier (1944) (special effects)
- Something for the Boys (1944) (special photographic effects)
- Irish Eyes Are Smiling (1944) (special effects)
- Laura (1944) (special photographic effects)
- Greenwich Village (1944) (special photographic effects)
- In the Meantime, Darling (1944) (special photographic effects)
- The Big Noise (1944) (special photographic effects)
- Sweet and Low-Down (1944) (special photographic effects)
- Wilson (1944) (special effects)
- Wing and a Prayer (1944) (special photographic effects)
... aka Wing and a Prayer: The Story of Carrier X (USA: long title) - Take It or Leave It (1944) (special photographic effects)
- Home in Indiana (1944) (special photographic effects)
- Roger Touhy, Gangster (1944) (special effects)
... aka Roger Touhy
... aka The Last Gangster (UK) - Ladies of Washington (1944) (special photographic effects)
... aka Ladies in Washington - The Eve of St. Mark (1944) (special photographic effects)
... aka Maxwell Anderson's The Eve of St. Mark (USA: complete title) - Bermuda Mystery (1944) (special effects)
- Pin Up Girl (1944) (special photographic effects)
- Buffalo Bill (1944) (special photographic effects)
- Tampico (1944) (special effects)
- Four Jills in a Jeep (1944) (special effects)
- The Purple Heart (1944) (special effects)
- Jane Eyre (1944) (special photographic effects)
- The Sullivans (1944) (special photographic effects)
... aka The Fighting Sullivans (USA: reissue title) - The Lodger (1944) (special effects)
- Lifeboat (1944) (special photographic effects)
- The Gang's All Here (1943) (special effects)
... aka The Girls He Left Behind (UK) - The Song of Bernadette (1943) (special photographic effects)
... aka Franz Werfel's The Song of Bernadette (USA: complete title) - The Dancing Masters (1943) (special photographic effects)
- Happy Land (1943) (special photographic effects)
- Claudia (1943) (special effects)
- Guadalcanal Diary (1943) (special photographic effects)
- Paris After Dark (1943) (special effects)
- Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943) (special effects)
- Wintertime (1943) (special photographic effects)
- Holy Matrimony (1943) (special effects)
- Heaven Can Wait (1943) (special photographic effects)
- Stormy Weather (1943) (special effects)
- Bomber's Moon (1943) (special photographic effects)
- Jitterbugs (1943) (special photographic effects)
- Coney Island (1943) (special photographic effects)
- They Came to Blow Up America (1943) (special effects)
- Crash Dive (1943) (special photographic effects)
- The Moon Is Down (1943) (special effects)
- Hello Frisco, Hello (1943) (special effects)
- The Black Swan (1942) (special photographic effects) (uncredited)
... aka Rafael Sabatini's The Black Swan (USA: complete title) - How Green Was My Valley (1941) (special photographic effects) (uncredited)
... aka Richard Llewellyn's How Green Was My Valley (USA: complete title) - A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941) (special effects)
- Brigham Young (1940) (special effects)
... aka Brigham Young: Frontiersman (UK) (USA: promotional title) - Little Old New York (1940) (special effects)
- The Blue Bird (1940) (special effects)
- The Rains Came (1939) (special effects scenes stager)
- Suez (1938) (special effects stager)
- In Old Chicago (1937) (special effects stager)
- Under Two Flags (1936) (special effects) (uncredited)
- A Connecticut Yankee (1931) (special effects)
... aka The Yankee at King Arthur's Court (UK)
Visual Effects:
- Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) (visual effects supervisor: Sersen tank) (uncredited)
... aka Michael Todd's Around the World in 80 Days (USA: complete title) - 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) (visual effects supervisor: second unit) (uncredited)
... aka Jules Verne's 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (USA: complete title)
... aka Walt Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (USA: poster title)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
- Young People (1940) (second unit director) (uncredited)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- Dante's Inferno (1935) (technical staff) (as Fred M. Sersen)
Set Decorator:
- The Big Trail (1930) (settings)
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