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Lloyd Knechtel(1907-1971)

  • Visual Effects
  • Special Effects
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Lloyd Knechtel was born on 1 July 1907 in Southampton, Ontario, Canada. He is known for Le Don Juan de l'escadre (1929), Dixiana (1930) and Présentez armes (1930). He died on 22 June 1971 in Long Beach, California, USA.
BornJuly 1, 1907
DiedJune 22, 1971(63)
BornJuly 1, 1907
DiedJune 22, 1971(63)
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Known for

Le Don Juan de l'escadre (1929)
Le Don Juan de l'escadre
6.6
  • Special Effects
  • 1929
Bebe Daniels and Everett Marshall in Dixiana (1930)
Dixiana
5.3
  • Visual Effects
  • 1930
Irene Dunne, Eddie Foy Jr., and Ken Murray in Présentez armes (1930)
Présentez armes
7.0
  • Visual Effects
  • 1930
J'aurai ta peau (1953)
J'aurai ta peau
6.1
  • Special Effects(as L. Knechtel)
  • 1953

Credits

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Visual Effects



  • Maureen O'Sullivan and Johnny Weissmuller in Le trésor de Tarzan (1941)
    Le trésor de Tarzan
    6.4
    • photographic effects (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Marlene Dietrich in Ange (1937)
    Ange
    7.2
    • photographic effects (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Fernand Gravey and Anna Neagle in La reine (1934)
    La reine
    • special photographic effects
    • 1934
  • Margot Grahame, Peter Penrose, and H.B. Warner in Sorrell and Son (1933)
    Sorrell and Son
    5.8
    • special photographic effects
    • 1933
  • Dolores Del Río, Joel McCrea, and King Vidor in L'oiseau de paradis (1932)
    L'oiseau de paradis
    6.0
    • photographic effects
    • 1932
  • Are These Our Children (1931)
    Are These Our Children
    5.9
    • photographic effects
    • 1931
  • Robert Ames and Betty Compson in Three Who Loved (1931)
    Three Who Loved
    5.5
    • photographic effects
    • 1931
  • Ralph Forbes in Beau Ideal (1930)
    Beau Ideal
    4.9
    • photographic effects
    • 1930
  • Irene Dunne, Eddie Foy Jr., and Ken Murray in Présentez armes (1930)
    Présentez armes
    7.0
    • photographic effects
    • 1930
  • Robert Armstrong and Louis Wolheim in Danger Lights (1930)
    Danger Lights
    6.1
    • photographic effects
    • 1930
  • Robert Dudley, Ned Sparks, and Hugh Trevor in Conspiracy (1930)
    Conspiracy
    5.1
    • photographic effects
    • 1930
  • Bebe Daniels and Everett Marshall in Dixiana (1930)
    Dixiana
    5.3
    • photographic effects
    • 1930
  • Betty Compson in Le mystère de minuit (1930)
    Le mystère de minuit
    6.3
    • photographic effects
    • 1930
  • Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey in Coucous (1930)
    Coucous
    6.1
    • photographic effects
    • 1930
  • Lila Lee and Conrad Nagel in Second Wife (1930)
    Second Wife
    5.0
    • photographic effects
    • 1930

Special Effects



  • J'aurai ta peau (1953)
    J'aurai ta peau
    6.1
    • special effects (as L. Knechtel)
    • 1953
  • Alice au pays des merveilles (1949)
    Alice au pays des merveilles
    6.2
    • special effects assistant
    • 1949
  • The Monkey's Paw (1933)
    The Monkey's Paw
    6.6
    • special effects
    • 1933
  • Leslie Banks in La Chasse du comte Zaroff (1932)
    La Chasse du comte Zaroff
    7.1
    • photographic effects (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Constance Bennett and Neil Hamilton in What Price Hollywood? (1932)
    What Price Hollywood?
    7.0
    • special effects
    • 1932
  • The Gay Diplomat (1931)
    The Gay Diplomat
    4.9
    • photographic effects
    • 1931
  • Mary Astor and Louis Wolheim in The Sin Ship (1931)
    The Sin Ship
    5.4
    • photographic effects
    • 1931
  • Irene Dunne and Richard Dix in Cimarron (1931)
    Cimarron
    5.8
    • special effects
    • 1931
  • Betty Compson in Le mystère de minuit (1930)
    Le mystère de minuit
    6.3
    • photographic effects
    • 1930
  • Le Don Juan de l'escadre (1929)
    Le Don Juan de l'escadre
    6.6
    • photographic effects
    • 1929

Camera and Electrical Department



  • Maureen O'Sullivan and Johnny Weissmuller in Le trésor de Tarzan (1941)
    Le trésor de Tarzan
    6.4
    • director of photography: Florida (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Rebecca (1940)
    Rebecca
    8.1
    • director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Charles Boyer and Hedy Lamarr in Casbah (1938)
    Casbah
    6.6
    • photographer: backgrounds, Algiers (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Emil and the Detectives (1935)
    Emil and the Detectives
    6.3
    • cinematography: distortion and trick effects
    • 1935

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Lloyd Knechtal
  • Born
    • July 1, 1907
    • Southampton, Ontario, Canada
  • Died
    • June 22, 1971
    • Long Beach, California, USA

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