Arthur Crabtree
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Arthur Crabtree (b. October 29, 1900 in Shipley, West Yorkshire, England, d. March, 1975 in Worthing, Sussex, England) was a British cinematographer and film director.
[edit] Cinematography
His film career began in cinematography, with such credits as the Will Hay comedies Oh, Mr. Porter! and Good Morning, Boys (both 1937) and Hey! Hey! USA! (1938), the Arthur Askey vehicle Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940), and The Man in Grey (1943) and Fanny by Gaslight (1944) for Gainsborough Pictures.
[edit] Directing
Crabtree continued his association with Gainsborough as he started his directorial career, beginning with the melodramatic fantasies Madonna of the Seven Moons, starring Phyllis Calvert and Stewart Granger in 1945 and Caravan in 1946. His last two films were Fiend Without a Face (1958) and Horrors of the Black Museum (1959), a sci-fi and horror, respectively, both of which have become cult favourites, although the former enjoys a better critical reputation.
