Desmond Dickinson

Desmond Evelyn Otho Cockburn Dickinson B.S.C. (1902–1986) was a British cinematographer.

He was cinematographer on Such Is the Law (1930). He directed Detective Lloyd (1932), notable as Britain's only talkie serial. During World War II he made morale boosting documentaries. He worked on Laurence Olivier's version of Hamlet (1948).

Selected filmography

• The King's Highway (1927)
• A Woman Redeemed (1927)
• Carry On (1927)
• The Guns of Loos (1928)
• Such Is the Law (1930)
• Other People's Sins (1931)
• The House of Unrest (1931)
• The Great Gay Road (1931)
• Account Rendered (1932)
• The Callbox Mystery (1932)
• Dick Turpin (1933)
• Love's Old Sweet Song (1933)
• Romance in Rhythm (1934)
• A Real Bloke (1935)
• Strictly Illegal (1935)
• Variety (1935)
• King of Hearts (1936)
• Stars on Parade (1936)
• The Small Man (1936)
• Sunshine Ahead (1936)
• Song of the Forge (1937)
• Holiday's End (1937)
• Calling All Crooks (1938)
• The Body Vanished (1939)
• Morning Departure (1950)
• The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
• Horrors of the Black Museum (1959)
• Murder Most Foul (1964)
• Murder Ahoy (1964)
• The Alphabet Murders (1965)
• Crooks and Coronets (1969)

External links

• Desmond Dickinson at IMDb