Jack Otterson

Personal Info

Know For

Art

Gender

Male

Birthday

1905-08-25 (86 years old)

Deathday

1991-12-22

Place of Birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Jack Otterson

Biography

John Edward (Jack) Otterson (August 25, 1905 - December 22, 1991) was an American art director who worked on more than 300 films between 1934 and 1953 and was nominated for eight Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction.

Production

1940

The Bank Dick

as Art Direction

1939

Son of Frankenstein

as Co-Art Director

1942

Night Monster

as Art Direction

1939

Tower of London

as Art Direction

1940

1938

Mad About Music

as Art Direction

1942

The Spoilers

as Art Direction

1939

Destry Rides Again

as Art Direction

1941

The Black Cat

as Art Direction

1938

Danger on the Air

as Art Direction

1941

It Started with Eve

as Art Direction

1939

The Big Guy

as Art Direction

1946

Lawless Breed

as Art Direction

1940

Seven Sinners

as Art Direction

1941

Unfinished Business

as Art Direction

1941

The Flame of New Orleans

as Art Direction

1935

Show Them No Mercy!

as Art Direction

1940

Green Hell

as Art Direction

1938

Sinners in Paradise

as Art Direction

1942

Escape from Hong Kong

as Art Direction

1946

Black Angel

as Art Direction

1942

Ride 'Em Cowboy

as Art Direction

1942

Who Done It?

as Art Direction

1943

1942

The Silver Bullet

as Art Direction

1937

We Have Our Moments

as Art Direction

1946

The Dark Horse

as Art Direction

1939

Call a Messenger

as Art Direction

1940

Riders of Pasco Basin

as Art Direction

1937

Armored Car

as Art Direction

1938

Letter of Introduction

as Art Direction

1939

Rio

as Art Direction

1936

Love Letters of a Star

as Art Direction

1938

The Devil's Party

as Art Direction

1943

It Comes Up Love

as Art Direction

1936

Mysterious Crossing

as Art Direction

1946

The Time of Their Lives

as Art Direction

1935

Thanks a Million

as Art Direction

1941

Law of the Range

as Art Direction

1941

Cracked Nuts

as Art Direction

1941

Rawhide Rangers

as Art Direction

1941

Man from Montana

as Art Direction

1941

The Masked Rider

as Art Direction

1940

Framed

as Art Direction

1942

1943

Hi'ya, Chum

as Art Direction

1940

The Leather Pushers

as Art Direction

1940

Slightly Tempted

as Art Direction

1940

San Francisco Docks

as Art Direction

1941

Lucky Devils

as Art Direction

1941

Hello, Sucker

as Art Direction

1942

Danger in the Pacific

as Art Direction

1942

Frisco Lil

as Art Direction

1946

Little Miss Big

as Art Direction

1935

Doubting Thomas

as Art Direction

1946

Strange Conquest

as Art Direction

1938

The Road to Reno

as Art Direction

1947

The Vigilantes Return

as Art Direction

1941

Model Wife

as Art Direction

1937

Wings Over Honolulu

as Art Direction

1937

Night Key

as Art Direction

1936

The Magnificent Brute

as Art Direction

1939

For Love or Money

as Art Direction

1942

Pardon My Sarong

as Art Direction

1939

Pirates of the Skies

as Art Direction

1941

Hellzapoppin'

as Art Direction

1938

Gambling Ship

as Art Direction

1946

The Killers

as Art Direction

1942

Drums of the Congo

as Art Direction

1941

Keep 'Em Flying

as Production Design

1946

Dressed to Kill

as Art Direction

1941

The Wolf Man

as Art Direction

1942

Unseen Enemy

as Art Direction

1940

Trail of the Vigilantes

as Art Direction

1940

When the Daltons Rode

as Art Direction

1941

Moonlight in Hawaii

as Art Direction

1941

South of Tahiti

as Art Direction

1942

Bombay Clipper

as Art Direction

1942

1940

It's a Date

as Art Direction

1942

The Old Chisholm Trail

as Art Direction

1942

What's Cookin'?

as Art Direction

1942

Little Joe, the Wrangler

as Art Direction

1940

The Invisible Woman

as Art Direction

1942

The Mummy's Tomb

as Art Direction

1940

The Mummy's Hand

as Art Direction

1942

Invisible Agent

as Art Direction

1946

She-Wolf of London

as Art Direction

1934

Marie Galante

as Art Direction

1937

You're a Sweetheart

as Art Direction

1938

Wives Under Suspicion

as Art Direction

1946

Cuban Pete

as Art Direction

1942

Saboteur

as Art Direction

1942

Tough as They Come

as Art Direction

1942

Mug Town

as Art Direction

1939

The Witness Vanishes

as Art Direction

1942

Arabian Nights

as Production Design

1941

So Ends Our Night

as Art Direction

1936

Postal Inspector

as Art Direction

1938

The Rage of Paris

as Art Direction

1942

1946

The Cat Creeps

as Art Direction

1939

1941

A Dangerous Game

as Art Direction

1942

Get Hep to Love

as Art Direction

1942

Destination Unknown

as Art Direction

1942

Half Way to Shanghai

as Art Direction

1942

Eagle Squadron

as Art Direction

1942

The Great Impersonation

as Art Direction

1942

Eyes of the Underworld

as Art Direction

1942

Sealed Lips

as Art Direction

1941

Nice Girl?

as Art Direction

1940

Hired Wife

as Art Direction

1941

The Man Who Lost Himself

as Art Direction

1934

Now I'll Tell

as Settings

1942

Between Us Girls

as Art Direction

1941

Mob Town

as Art Direction

1941

1941

Man-Made Monster

as Art Direction

1941

Horror Island

as Art Direction

1940

Black Friday

as Art Direction

1939

The Sun Never Sets

as Art Direction

1946

Blonde Alibi

as Art Direction

1937

Let Them Live

as Art Direction

1939

Ex-Champ

as Art Direction

1938

The Jury's Secret

as Art Direction

1937

The Mighty Treve

as Art Direction

1953

Planet Outlaws

as Art Direction

1942

1941

Hold That Ghost

as Art Direction

1941

In the Navy

as Art Direction

1941

Buck Privates

as Art Direction

1940

1942

Madame Spy

as Art Direction

1946

Magnificent Doll

as Art Direction

1940

One Night in the Tropics

as Art Direction

1938

Midnight Intruder

as Art Direction

1940

South to Karanga

as Art Direction

1946

Her Adventurous Night

as Art Direction

1941

Appointment for Love

as Art Direction

1939

The House of Fear

as Art Direction

1939

When Tomorrow Comes

as Art Direction

1940

My Little Chickadee

as Art Direction

1936

1942

Lady in a Jam

as Art Direction

1934

Change of Heart

as Settings

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