7.6
Movie
Directing
Ernest B. Schoedsack
- Born
- Died
- (aged 86)
- Birthplace
- Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA
- Credits
- 20 titles
Biography
Ernest Beaumont Schoedsack (June 8, 1893 – December 23, 1979) was an American motion picture cinematographer, director, and producer.
Born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Schoedsack is probably best remembered for being the co-director of the 1933 film, King Kong.
His eyesight was severely damaged in World War II, yet he continued to direct films afterwards. He directed Mighty Joe Young at RKO in 1949, which was a reunion film of the main King Kong creative team (Cooper, Rose, and O'Brien).
He married screenwriter, Ruth Rose. They are interred together at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.
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Signature work
Known For
7.6
Movie
6.9
Movie
The Most Dangerous Game
7.3
Movie
Greed
5.4
Movie
The Son of Kong
6.4
Movie
Mighty Joe Young
6.2
Movie
Dr. Cyclops
7.7
Movie
Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life
5.9
Movie
The Last Days of Pompeii
6.7
Movie
Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness
5.6
Movie
This Is Cinerama
5.0
Movie
The Four Feathers
5.9
Movie
Long Lost Father
6.2
Movie
Blind Adventure
6.2
Movie
Gow the Head Hunter
5.2
Movie
Outlaws of the Orient
5.0
Movie
Her Torpedoed Love
6.5
Movie
Trouble in Morocco
4.8
Movie
Her Fame and Shame
Acting credits 3
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | King Kong: Monster and Myth Film | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) |
| 1933 | King Kong Film | Machine-Gunner on Plane that Kills Kong (uncredited) |
| 1925 | Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life Film | Self |
Crew credits 19
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | This Is Cinerama Film | Co-Director |
| 1949 | Mighty Joe Young Film | Director |
| 1940 | Dr. Cyclops Film | Director |
| 1937 | Outlaws of the Orient Film | Director |
| 1937 | Trouble in Morocco Film | Director |
| 1935 | The Last Days of Pompeii Film | Director |
| 1934 | Long Lost Father Film | Director |
| 1933 | The Son of Kong Film | Director |
| 1933 | Blind Adventure Film | Director |
| 1933 | King Kong Film | Director, Producer |
| 1932 | The Most Dangerous Game Film | Director, Associate Producer |
| 1931 | Rango Film | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 1929 | The Four Feathers Film | Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer |
| 1928 | Gow the Head Hunter Film | Director of Photography |
| 1927 | Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness Film | Writer, Director, Producer, Director of Photography |
| 1925 | Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life Film | Director, Producer, Camera Operator |
| 1924 | Greed Film | Camera Operator |
| 1917 | Her Torpedoed Love Film | Assistant Director, Cinematography |
| 1917 | Her Fame and Shame Film | Cinematography |