Maury Gertsman
Personal Info
Known for
Camera
Gender
Male
Birthday
1907-04-17
Day of Death
1999-12-13 (92 years old)
Place of Birth
Pennsylvania, USA
Maury Gertsman
Biography
From Wikipedia
Maury Gertsman (17 April 1907 - 13 December 1999) was a senior-ranked cinematographer at Universal Pictures from the mid-1940s through the mid-1950s.
Gertsman's first film of note was Jungle Captive and he distinguished himself with his lensing of the final two Sherlock Holmes movies starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, Terror by Night and Dressed to Kill. His most interesting project of the mid-1940s, however, was the final Rondo Hatton vehicle, The Brute Man, which made Universal sufficiently uncomfortable that they sold it off to Poverty Row distributor Producers Releasing Corporation. At American International Pictures he photographed the horror satire How to Make a Monster, while at United Artists he lensed Invisible Invaders and The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake. In 1959, he became the cinematographer on the television series Adventures in Paradise. His film work became far less frequent after 1960, although he did find himself roped into the production of The Creeping Terror in 1964. Like many of his contemporaries, Gertsman finished his career working in television, on shows like Arthur Lubin's Mister Ed series (1961-66) for Filmways Television and most specifically for superstar Lucille Ball and her two subsequent sitcoms The Lucy Show (1962-68) and Here's Lucy (1968-74), the latter of which was produced under her own Lucille Ball Productions, Inc. banner.
Known For
Crew
(1974)
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
Director of Photography
(1967)
Gunfight in Abilene
Director of Photography
(1964)
The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour
Director of Photography
(1962)
Six Black Horses
Director of Photography
(1961)
Police Dog Story
Director of Photography
(1961)
Five Guns to Tombstone
Director of Photography
(1960)
Gunfighters of Abilene
Director of Photography
(1960)
The Walking Target
Director of Photography
(1960)
Three Came to Kill
Director of Photography
(1960)
The Music Box Kid
Director of Photography
(1960)
Cage of Evil
Director of Photography
(1959)
The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake
Director of Photography
(1959)
Riot in Juvenile Prison
Director of Photography
(1959)
Timbuktu
Director of Photography
(1959)
Inside the Mafia
Director of Photography
(1959)
Pier 5, Havana
Director of Photography
(1959)
Invisible Invaders
Director of Photography
(1958)
How to Make a Monster
Director of Photography
(1957)
Gun Duel In Durango
Director of Photography
(1956)
Behind the High Wall
Director of Photography
(1956)
World in My Corner
Director of Photography
(1956)
The Creature Walks Among Us
Director of Photography
(1956)
Raw Edge
Director of Photography
(1956)
I've Lived Before
Director of Photography
(1956)
Never Say Goodbye
Director of Photography
(1955)
One Desire
Director of Photography
(1955)
To Hell and Back
Director of Photography
(1955)
The Spoilers
Director of Photography
(1954)
Rails Into Laramie
Director of Photography
(1954)
Tanganyika
Director of Photography
(1954)
Bengal Brigade
Director of Photography
(1954)
So This Is Paris
Director of Photography
(1953)
The Glass Web
Director of Photography
(1953)
The Great Sioux Uprising
Director of Photography
(1953)
The Lone Hand
Director of Photography
(1953)
The All American
Director of Photography
(1953)
The Golden Blade
Director of Photography
(1952)
Meet Danny Wilson
Director of Photography
(1952)
Just Across the Street
Director of Photography
(1952)
The Red Ball Express
Director of Photography
(1952)
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
Director of Photography
(1951)
Cattle Drive
Director of Photography
(1951)
Reunion in Reno
Director of Photography
(1951)
Smuggler's Island
Director of Photography
(1951)
Target Unknown
Director of Photography
(1951)
You Never Can Tell
Director of Photography
(1950)
One Way Street
Director of Photography
(1950)
Louisa
Director of Photography
(1950)
Frenchie
Director of Photography
(1950)
Comanche Territory
Director of Photography
(1949)
City Across the River
Director of Photography
(1949)
Johnny Stool Pigeon
Director of Photography
(1949)
Ma and Pa Kettle
Director of Photography
(1948)
Rogues' Regiment
Director of Photography
(1948)
Rachel and the Stranger
Director of Photography
(1947)
The Egg and I
Camera Operator
(1947)
Singapore
Director of Photography
(1947)
Time Out of Mind
Director of Photography
(1946)
Blonde Alibi
Director of Photography
(1946)
House of Horrors
Director of Photography
(1946)
Lawless Breed
Director of Photography
(1946)
Dressed to Kill
Director of Photography
(1946)
Terror by Night
Director of Photography
(1946)
The Brute Man
Director of Photography
(1946)
She-Wolf of London
Director of Photography
(1946)
Cuban Pete
Director of Photography
(1945)
The Jungle Captive
Director of Photography
(1945)
Jungle Queen
Director of Photography
(1945)
The Master Key
Director of Photography
(1945)
Strange Confession
Director of Photography
(1945)
Secret Agent X-9
Director of Photography
(1944)
Riders of the Santa Fe
Director of Photography
(1937)
Behind the Mike
Camera Operator
(1935)
Werewolf of London
Camera Operator
(1934)
Great Expectations
Assistant Camera