Stanley Grant

Stanley Grant
Born	13 July 1902 Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom
Died	May 1993 Maidenhead, Berkshire United Kingdom
Other names	William Stanley Grant
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	1936-1954

Stanley Grant (1902–1993) was a British cinematographer and special effects expert. During the 1930s he worked mainly on quota quickies. In the 1940s he was employed on more prestigious films such as David Lean's Oliver Twist.

Selected filmography

Cinematographer

• Flame in the Heather (1935)
• Full Speed Ahead (1936)
• Find the Lady (1936)
• The Big Noise (1936)
• Highland Fling (1936)
• Blind Man's Bluff (1936)
• The Black Tulip (1937)
• Jenifer Hale (1937)
• East of Ludgate Hill (1937)
• There Was a Young Man (1937)
• False Evidence (1937)
• Behind Your Back (1937)
• The Villiers Diamond (1938)
• Dial 999 (1938)
• The Last Barricade (1938)
• Ghost Ship (1952)

Special effects

• Uncle Silas (1947)
• Odd Man Out (1947)
• Oliver Twist (1948)

Bibliography

• Phillips, Gene. Beyond the Epic: The Life and Films of David Lean. University Press of Kentucky, 2006.

External links

• Stanley Grant at IMDb