---
name: "Milo Anderson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/milo-anderson"
roles: ["Costume designer"]
born: "9 May 1910"
died: "3 November 1984"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-09-20T01:18:55.965413+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Milo Anderson

Costume designer. Born 9 May 1910 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Died 3 November 1984.

## Details

- **Work:** Costume designer
- **Born:** 9 May 1910, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Died:** 3 November 1984
- **Active:** 1935–1945
- **Also known as:** Milo Leon Anderson
- **Frequently works with:** [Henry Blanke](https://film.one/person/henry-blanke.md), [Michael Curtiz](https://film.one/person/michael-curtiz.md), [Olivia de Havilland](https://film.one/person/olivia-de-havilland.md), [William Dieterle](https://film.one/person/william-dieterle.md), [Anita Louise](https://film.one/person/anita-louise.md), [Basil Rathbone](https://film.one/person/basil-rathbone.md), [Casey Robinson](https://film.one/person/casey-robinson.md), [Donald Woods](https://film.one/person/donald-woods.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 74 (5), 1940s 78 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 84 to 81 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Romance 3, Adventure 2, History 2, Action 1, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 16 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $37m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3314409, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0027220/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8717

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*The Adventures of Robin Hood*](https://film.one/film/the-adventures-of-robin-hood.md) (90)

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## Biography

Milo Anderson was an American costume designer. Born on 9 May 1910, he began working in the industry in the early 1930s after gaining experience at Western Costume while still at school. He briefly worked at United Artists before joining Warner Bros. in 1934, where he remained for nearly two decades and collaborated with Orry-Kelly.

Anderson designed costumes for numerous Warner Bros. productions, including *Captain Blood* (1935), *The Adventures of Robin Hood* (1938), *The Roaring Twenties* (1939), *High Sierra* (1941), *Yankee Doodle Dandy* (1942), *To Have and Have Not* (1944), *Mildred Pierce* (1945) and *Stage Fright* (1950). For *The Adventures of Robin Hood* he created a lightweight substitute for chain mail using painted rope to reduce noise. He later taught costume design and worked in interior design.

*Sources: imdb.com, silverscreenmodes.com.*

## On Fi1m (8)

- *Mildred Pierce* (1945), Fi1m 83, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/mildred-pierce-1945.md)
- *Yankee Doodle Dandy* (1942), Fi1m 78, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/yankee-doodle-dandy.md)
- *One Foot in Heaven* (1941), Fi1m 74, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/one-foot-in-heaven.md)
- *The Adventures of Robin Hood* (1938), Fi1m 90, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-adventures-of-robin-hood.md)
- *The Life of Emile Zola* (1937), Fi1m 70, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-life-of-emile-zola.md)
- *Anthony Adverse* (1936), Fi1m 57, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/anthony-adverse.md)
- *A Midsummer Night's Dream* (1935), Fi1m 74, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/a-midsummer-nights-dream.md)
- *Captain Blood* (1935), Fi1m 80, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/captain-blood.md)

## Complete filmography (147)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Miracle in the Rain* (1956), Costume Design
- *So Big* (1953), Costume Design
- *Mara Maru* (1952), Costume Design
- *The Blue Veil* (1951), Costume Design
- *Lullaby of Broadway* (1951), Costume Design
- *Storm Warning* (1951), Wardrobe Designer
- *The West Point Story* (1950), Wardrobe Designer
- *The Glass Menagerie* (1950), Costume Design
- *Pretty Baby* (1950), Costume Design
- *Perfect Strangers* (1950), Wardrobe Designer
- *Stage Fright* (1950), Costume Design
- *Montana* (1950), Costume Design
- *Backfire* (1950), Costume Design
- *It's a Great Feeling* (1949), Costume Design
- *One Last Fling* (1949), Costume Design
- *My Dream Is Yours* (1949), Costume Design
- *A Kiss in the Dark* (1949), Costume Design
- *South of St. Louis* (1949), Costume Design
- *John Loves Mary* (1949), Costume Design
- *The Decision of Christopher Blake* (1948), Costume Design
- *Romance on the High Seas* (1948), Wardrobe Designer
- *The Unsuspected* (1947), Wardrobe Designer
- *Cheyenne* (1947), Costume Design
- *Stallion Road* (1947), Costume Design
- *The Two Mrs. Carrolls* (1947), Wardrobe Designer
- *The Man I Love* (1946), Wardrobe Designer
- *Nobody Lives Forever* (1946), Costume Design
- *Shadow of a Woman* (1946), Costume Design
- *Of Human Bondage* (1946), Costume Design
- *Devotion* (1946), Costume Design
- *Cinderella Jones* (1946), Costume Design
- *Three Strangers* (1946), Costume Design
- *San Antonio* (1945), Costume Designer
- *Danger Signal* (1945), Costume Design
- *Mildred Pierce* (1945), Costume Design — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/mildred-pierce-1945.md)
- *Pride of the Marines* (1945), Wardrobe Designer
- *Christmas in Connecticut* (1945), Costume Design
- *Rhapsody in Blue* (1945), Costume Design
- *The Horn Blows at Midnight* (1945), Costume Designer
- *To Have and Have Not* (1945), Costume Design
- *The Doughgirls* (1944), Costume Design
- *Make Your Own Bed* (1944), Costume Design
- *Shine on Harvest Moon* (1944), Costume Design
- *Thank Your Lucky Stars* (1943), Costume Design
- *Background to Danger* (1943), Costume Design
- *Action in the North Atlantic* (1943), Costume Design
- *Air Force* (1943), Costume Design
- *The Mysterious Doctor* (1943), Costume Design
- *The Gorilla Man* (1943), Costume Design
- *Gentleman Jim* (1942), Costume Design
- *Desperate Journey* (1942), Costume Designer
- *Busses Roar* (1942), Costume Design
- *Secret Enemies* (1942), Costume Design
- *Across the Pacific* (1942), Costume Design
- *Wings for the Eagle* (1942), Costume Design
- *The Big Shot* (1942), Costume Design
- *Spy Ship* (1942), Costume Design
- *Juke Girl* (1942), Costume Design
- *Yankee Doodle Dandy* (1942), Costume Design — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/yankee-doodle-dandy.md)
- *Murder in the Big House* (1942), Costume Design
- *I Was Framed* (1942), Costume Design
- *Lady Gangster* (1942), Costume Design
- *Bullet Scars* (1942), Costume Design
- *Dangerously They Live* (1941), Costume Design
- *The Body Disappears* (1941), Costume Design
- *They Died with Their Boots On* (1941), Costume Design
- *One Foot in Heaven* (1941), Costume Design — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/one-foot-in-heaven.md)
- *Manpower* (1941), Costume Design
- *Thieves Fall Out* (1941), Costume Design
- *The Wagons Roll at Night* (1941), Costumer
- *A Shot in the Dark* (1941), Costume Design
- *Shadows on the Stairs* (1941), Costume Design
- *The Great Mr. Nobody* (1941), Costume Design
- *High Sierra* (1941), Costume Design
- *Santa Fe Trail* (1940), Costume Design
- *Lady with Red Hair* (1940), Costume Design
- *Knute Rockne All American* (1940), Costume Design
- *Money and the Woman* (1940), Costume Design
- *Ladies Must Live* (1940), Costume Design
- *They Drive by Night* (1940), Costume Design
- *Gambling on the High Seas* (1940), as Other
- *A Fugitive from Justice* (1940), Costume Design
- *Tear Gas Squad* (1940), Costume Designer
- *An Angel from Texas* (1940), Costume Design
- *Alex in Wonderland* (1940), Costume Design
- *Granny Get Your Gun* (1940), Costume Design
- *Invisible Stripes* (1939), Costume Design
- *The Return of Doctor X* (1939), Costume Design
- *Kid Nightingale* (1939), Costume Design
- *The Roaring Twenties* (1939), Costume Design
- *Smashing the Money Ring* (1939), Costume Design
- *Espionage Agent* (1939), Wardrobe Supervisor
- *Dust Be My Destiny* (1939), Costume Design
- *Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase* (1939), Costume Design
- *Angels Wash Their Faces* (1939), Costume Design
- *The Bill of Rights* (1939), Costume Design
- *Hell's Kitchen* (1939), Costume Design
- *Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter* (1939), Costume Design
- *Code of the Secret Service* (1939), Costume Design
- *Sweepstakes Winner* (1939), Costume Design
- *Confessions of a Nazi Spy* (1939), Costume Design
- *Dodge City* (1939), Costume Design
- *You Can't Get Away with Murder* (1939), Costume Design
- *The Adventures of Jane Arden* (1939), Costume Design
- *Nancy Drew... Reporter* (1939), Costume Design
- *They Made Me a Criminal* (1939), Costume Design
- *Swingtime in the Movies* (1938), Costume Design
- *Heart of the North* (1938), Costume Design
- *The Declaration of Independence* (1938), Costume Design
- *Nancy Drew… Detective* (1938), Costume Design
- *Hard to Get* (1938), Costume Design
- *Valley of the Giants* (1938), Costume Design
- *The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse* (1938), Wardrobe Supervisor
- *Cowboy from Brooklyn* (1938), Costume Design
- *Out Where the Stars Begin* (1938), Costume Design
- *The Adventures of Robin Hood* (1938), Costume Design — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/the-adventures-of-robin-hood.md)
- *Gold Is Where You Find It* (1938), Costume Design
- *The Great Garrick* (1937), Costume Design
- *The Life of Emile Zola* (1937), Costume Design — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-life-of-emile-zola.md)
- *Mr. Dodd Takes the Air* (1937), Costume Design
- *Draegerman Courage* (1937), Costume Design
- *The Prince and the Pauper* (1937), Costume Design
- *Midnight Court* (1937), Costume Design
- *Under Southern Stars* (1937), Costume Design
- *Black Legion* (1937), Costume Design
- *Smart Blonde* (1937), Costume Design
- *Sing Me a Love Song* (1936), Costume Design
- *Fugitive in the Sky* (1936), Costume Design
- *The Case of the Black Cat* (1936), Costume Design
- *The Charge of the Light Brigade* (1936), Costume Designer
- *Down the Stretch* (1936), Costume Design
- *Trailin' West* (1936), Costume Design
- *Anthony Adverse* (1936), Costume Design — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/anthony-adverse.md)
- *The Green Pastures* (1936), Costume Design
- *The Story of Louis Pasteur* (1936), Costume Design
- *Captain Blood* (1935), Costume Design — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/captain-blood.md)
- *A Midsummer Night's Dream* (1935), Costume Design — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/a-midsummer-nights-dream.md)
- *Don't Bet on Blondes* (1935), Costume Design
- *Alibi Ike* (1935), Costume Design
- *Four Frightened People* (1934), Costume Design
- *Convention City* (1933), Costume Design
- *Footlight Parade* (1933), Costume Design
- *The Masquerader* (1933), Costume Design
- *This Day and Age* (1933), Costume Design
- *Hallelujah, I'm a Bum* (1933), Costume Design
- *Cynara* (1932), Costume Design
- *The Kid from Spain* (1932), Costume Design

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