Merritt B. Gerstad

Cinematographer. Born 5 July 1900 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Died 1 March 1974.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Born

5 July 1900, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died

1 March 1974

Active

1927–1943

Frequently works with

Irving Thalberg, Tod Browning

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

76Fi1m

76Critics

We rate Merritt’s work 1 point below the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 793

Under 600

Of 5 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 5 films
Screen time: 9 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $6m across 2 films with figures
Active: 1927–1943

Genres

Drama4
Horror2
Music2
Romance2
Thriller2
Comedy1

Best and worst on Fi1m

84BestA Night at the Opera1935

64WorstThe Great Ziegfeld1936

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

201920s

391930s

71940s

Directors most worked with

Tod Browning2 titles

Producers most worked with

Irving Thalberg2 titles