Paul Palmentola

Paul Palmentola
Born	February 18, 1888 Kingdom of Italy
Died	April 19, 1966 Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation	Art director
Years active	1932-1960 (film)

Paul Palmentola (1888–1966) was an Italian-born American art director. He designed the film sets for more than two hundred productions during his career, much of his work during the 1930s and 1940s at low-budget studios such as Mayfair Pictures, Monogram and PRC. He later worked for Columbia Pictures in the early 1950s, working on their adventure films.

Selected filmography

• The Honor of the Press (1932)
• The Heart Punch (1932)
• High Gear (1933)
• Her Resale Value (1933)
• Found Alive (1933)
• Revenge at Monte Carlo (1933)
• Alimony Madness (1933)
• Hollywood Mystery (1934)
• I Hate Women (1934)
• Shadows of the Orient (1935)
• The Fire-Trap (1935)
• White Legion (1936)
• We Went to College (1936)
• The Devil Is a Sissy (1936)
• Wallaby Jim of the Islands (1937)
• Here's Flash Casey (1938)
• I Take This Oath (1940)
• Tiger Fangs (1943)
• Sweethearts of the U.S.A. (1944)
• Dixie Jamboree (1944)
• Swing Hostess (1944)
• Jungle Woman (1944)
• Men on Her Mind (1944)
• Thundering Gun Slingers (1944)
• The Monster Maker (1944)
• The Contender (1944)
• I Accuse My Parents (1944)
• Shake Hands with Murder (1944)
• Seven Doors to Death (1944)
• Bluebeard (1944)
• Fog Island (1945)
• The Man Who Walked Alone (1945)
• The Phantom of 42nd Street (1945)
• Freddie Steps Out (1946)
• Vacation Days (1947)
• Two Blondes and a Redhead (1947)
• I Surrender Dear (1948)
• The Prince of Thieves (1948)
• Glamour Girl (1948)
• Make Believe Ballroom (1949)
• The Lost Tribe (1949)
• Chinatown at Midnight (1949)
• Barbary Pirate (1949)
• Kazan (1949)
• Captive Girl (1950)
• Revenue Agent (1950)
• Last of the Buccaneers (1950)
• Pygmy Island (1950)
• Tyrant of the Sea (1950)
• A Yank in Korea (1951)
• The Magic Carpet (1951)
• Purple Heart Diary (1951)
• Fury of the Congo (1951)
• When the Redskins Rode (1951)
• Harem Girl (1952)
• The Pathfinder (1952)
• A Yank in Indo-China (1952)
• Thief of Damascus (1952)
• Brave Warrior (1952)
• California Conquest (1952)
• Last Train from Bombay (1952)
• The Golden Hawk (1952)
• The 49th Man (1953)
• Fort Ti (1953)
• Serpent of the Nile (1953)
• Prince of Pirates (1953)
• Prisoners of the Casbah (1953)
• Jack McCall, Desperado (1953)
• Siren of Bagdad (1953)
• Flame of Calcutta (1953)
• Conquest of Cochise (1953)
• Savage Mutiny (1953)
• Charge of the Lancers (1954)
• The Iron Glove (1954)
• Drums of Tahiti (1954)
• Battle of Rogue River (1954)
• The Saracen Blade (1954)
• Masterson of Kansas (1954)
• Pirates of Tripoli (1955)
• New Orleans Uncensored (1955)
• Seminole Uprising (1955)
• Chicago Syndicate (1955)
• Apache Ambush (1955)
• Duel on the Mississippi (1955)
• The Crooked Web (1955)
• Inside Detroit (1956)
• The Houston Story (1956)
• Rock Around the Clock (1956)
• Miami Exposé (1956)
• The Tijuana Story (1957)
• Life Begins at 17 (1958)
• Juke Box Rhythm (1959)
• The Flying Fontaines (1959)

Bibliography

• Michael L. Stephens. Art Directors in Cinema: A Worldwide Biographical Dictionary. McFarland, 1998.

External links

• Paul Palmentola at IMDb