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Nicholas Musuraca, A.S.C. (October 25, 1892 – September 3, 1975) was a motion-picture cinematographer best remembered for his work at RKO Pictures in the 1940s including many of Val Lewton’s series of B-picture horror films.

Nicola Musuraca left his home in Riace, province of Reggio di Calabria, Italy, and emigrated to the United States in 1907. He and his father, Cosimo Musuraca, boarded the Italian steamer Re d’Italia in July 1907, sailing from Naples on July 18 and arriving at the Port of New York on August 3, 1907. There, they were transferred to Ellis Island with their fellow steerage passenger where they underwent federal immigrant inspection. Upon being admitted the father and son set out for Brooklyn to join Cosimo’s brother, Francesco.

He began his film career as the chauffeur for silent film producer J. Stuart Blackton. He worked behind the scenes on numerous silent and B-movie action films before becoming one of RKO Radio Pictures prime directors of photography in the 1930s. Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) is sometimes considered the first film-noir.

While working regularly at RKO, joined Val Lewton’s unit making low-budget horror-films being responsible for the cinematography of five of the films produced by Lewton’s unit. Musuraca collaborated with director Jacques Tourneur on Cat People (1942) and, after the end of Lewton’s time at RKO, Out of the Past (1947). He was nominated for a 1947 Academy Award for his work on I Remember Mama. After working briefly at Warner Bros. in the late 1950s, Musuraca joined Desilu, where he spent his last active years in TV work including the television series F Troop.

Nicholas Musuraca

Nicholas Musuraca Biography / Wiki

NameNicholas Musuraca
Also KnowNick Musuraca, Nicholas Musaraca, Nick Musaraca, Nick, Nick Muscuraca
GenderMale
Known ForCamera
Place of BirthRiace, Calabria, Italy
Date of Birth1892-10-25
Age(as in 2022)82
Deathday1975-09-03

Other Info

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
Out of the PastDirector of Photography1947-11-25Jeff Bailey seems to be a mundane gas station owner in remote Bridgeport, CA. He is dating local girl Ann Miller and lives a quiet life. But Jeff has …
The Seventh VictimDirector of Photography1943-08-21A young woman searches for her missing sister who, unknown to her, has become involved with a group of Satan worshippers in Greenwich Village….
The Blue GardeniaDirector of Photography1953-03-20Deeply distraught that her GI ex-boyfriend plans to marry another woman, Norah Larkin agrees to go out on a date with lothario Harry Prebble. Norah’s …
Clash by NightDirector of Photography1952-05-30An embittered woman seeks escape in marriage, only to fall for her husband’s best friend….
BedlamDirector of Photography1946-05-10London, 1761. St. Mary’s of Bethlehem, a sinister madhouse, is visited by wealthy people who enjoy watching the patients confined there as if they wer…
Cat PeopleDirector of Photography1942-12-05Serbian fashion designer Irena Dubrovna and American marine engineer Oliver Reed meet in Central Park, fall in love, and marry after a brief courtship…
Split SecondDirector of Photography1953-05-02Escaped convicts hold hostages in a ghost town targeted for a nuclear bomb test….
The Fallen SparrowDirector of Photography1943-08-19Imprisoned during the Spanish Civil War, John “Kit” McKittrick is released when a New York City policeman pulls some strings. Upon returning to Americ…
The Spiral StaircaseDirector of Photography1946-02-06On a stormy night, the mute servant to an ailing matriarch is stalked by a serial killer….
The Company She KeepsDirector of Photography1951-01-27A lady con artist sets out to steal her parole officer’s fiance….
The Woman on Pier 13Director of Photography1950-06-15Communists blackmail a shipping executive into spying for them….
Deadline at DawnDirector of Photography1946-03-18A young Navy sailor has one night to find out why a woman was killed and he ended up with a bag of money after a drinking blackout….
The Curse of the Cat PeopleDirector of Photography1944-04-01Amy, the young, friendless daughter of Oliver and Alice Reed, befriends her father’s late first wife and an aging, reclusive actress….
RoadblockDirector of Photography1951-09-17An insurance agent’s greedy girlfriend with a taste for mink leads him to a life of crime….
The Ghost ShipDirector of Photography1943-12-16Captain Stone’s newly recruited officer, Tom Merriam, idolizes his senior who treats him like a friend. But when a couple of his crew members die myst…
Stranger on the Third FloorDirector of Photography1940-08-16Newspaper reporter Michael Ward plunges into a nightmare of guilt, fearing that his “evidence” has sentenced the wrong man to death….
Born to Be BadDirector of Photography1950-09-28Christabel Caine has the face of angel and the heart of a swamp rat. She’ll step on anyone to get what she wants, including her own family. A master o…
The Whip HandDirector of Photography1951-10-01A small-town reporter investigates a mysterious group holed up in a country lodge….
Golden BoyDirector of Photography1939-09-05Despite his talent as a musician, a city boy decides to become a boxer. He’s successful as a fighter — much to the dismay of his parents. When gangst…
The Falcon in HollywoodDirector of Photography1944-12-08Suave amateur detective Tom Lawrence–aka Michael Arlen’s literary hero The Falcon–arrives in Hollywood for some rest and relaxation, only to find hi…
The Gay FalconDirector of Photography1941-10-24Having forsaken the detective business for the safer confines of personal insurance, Gay Laurence is compelled to return to his sleuthing ways. Along …
The LocketDirector of Photography1946-12-20A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters….
Hunt the Man DownDirector of Photography1950-12-26A lawyer uncovers secrets behind a 12-year-old murder case….
Back to BataanDirector of Photography1945-05-30An Army colonel leads a guerrilla campaign against the Japanese in the Philippines….
Susan Slept HereDirector of Photography1954-07-28On Christmas Eve, suffering from a case of writer’s block, screenwriter Mark Christopher and his gofer Virgil get an unexpected visit from Sergeant Ma…
BombardierDirector of Photography1943-05-14A documentary/drama about the training of bombardiers during WWII. Major Chick Davis proves to the U.S. Army the superiority of high altitude precisio…
Murder on a HoneymoonDirector of Photography1935-02-22A schoolteacher and amateur sleuth suspects foul play when a fellow passenger on a seaplane gets sick and dies. The third and final film with Edna May…
Lady ScarfaceDirector of Photography1941-09-26A Chicago gang led by Slade carries out an audacious brokerage robbery. Lieutenant Bill Mason takes the case, continuing his friendly-enemy relationsh…
China SkyDirector of Photography1945-05-16In a hill city of war-torn China, the American mission hospital is run by Dr. Gray Thompson and Dr. Sara Durand, who secretly loves him. Then Gray com…
The Tuttles of TahitiDirector of Photography1942-05-01After a long absense from the island, Chester Tuttle returns to Tahiti to find that little has changed. His large family, particularly his scheming Un…
Crashing HollywoodDirector of Photography1938-01-07A true-to-life gangster movie stirs up an all out mob assault on Hollywood….
Blood on the MoonDirector of Photography1948-11-11Mitchum plays drifter cowboy Jim Garry. After receiving a job-offer letter from smooth-talking Tate Riling (Preston), Garry rides into an Indian reser…
Girl RushDirector of Photography1944-10-21During the California Gold Rush, two down-on-their-luck vaudevillians attempt to become wealthy by bringing a girlie show to an all-male western minin…
Bride by MistakeDirector of Photography1944-07-26The staggeringly wealthy Norah Hunter, a shipyard owner, too often finds herself the romantic target of gold-digging men. To attract a suitor whose ma…
The Navy Comes ThroughDirector of Photography1942-10-30A U.S. Navy crew aboard a merchant marine ship battle Nazis….
Obliging Young LadyDirector of Photography1942-04-01A woman attempts to shelter a young girl from the publicity surrounding her socialite parents’ divorce….
Call Out the MarinesDirector of Photography1942-02-13Two Marine sergeants (Victor McLaglen, Edmund Lowe) flirt with a cafe girl (Binnie Barnes) in San Diego, then find out she’s a spy….
A Bill of DivorcementDirector of Photography1940-05-31Father’s return from the insane asylum spells calamity for the Fairfield family….
Twelve Crowded HoursDirector of Photography1939-02-23An ace reporter with a girlfriend nails a numbers racketeer for murders….
Tarnished AngelDirector of Photography1938-10-28A showgirl with a dubious reputation flees the cops and transforms herself into a phony evangelist offering “cures” to the sick and disabled….
Sky GiantDirector of Photography1938-07-22Given the job of training young pilots for important post-war cargo flights, hard-boiled Col. Stockton forces ex-officer Stag Cahill back into the mil…
Blind AlibiDirector of Photography1938-05-20A Paris sculptor (Richard Dix) fakes blindness in Los Angeles to recover his blackmailed sister’s love letters….
Law of the UnderworldDirector of Photography1938-05-06A respected citizen with secret ties to the local mob is faced with revealing his criminal connections to save two innocent people from execution…
Night SpotDirector of Photography1938-02-25A young singer, Marge Dexter, becomes involved in trouble when she works in a nightclub in which two of the band-members are in reality undercover-pol…
Everybody’s Doing ItDirector of Photography1938-01-14Gangsters are attempting to control the solutions (and winning) of the puzzles in a national newspapers picture puzzles contest craze….
Quick MoneyDirector of Photography1937-12-10Bluford H. Smythe, who has made it big in the big city, has returned to his small hometown of Glenwood after being away for twenty years. Accompanying…
Danger PatrolDirector of Photography1937-11-18An explosives carrier at an oil field falls in love with a colleague’s daughter….
Saturday’s HeroesDirector of Photography1937-10-08College football player is expelled for ticket scalping, and teams up with reporter to expose his school’s hypocrisy….
The Richest Girl in the WorldDirector of Photography1934-09-21Millionairess Dorothy Hunter is tired of finding out that her boyfriends love her for her money, and equally weary of losing eligible beaus who don’t …
Scarlet RiverDirector of Photography1933-03-10Unable to find open range near Hollywood, western actor Tom Baxter and his troop head to Judy Blake’s ranch to shoot their film….
Three Who LovedDirector of Photography1931-07-03A bank teller’s love life falls apart when he’s accused of embezzling….
Cracked NutsDirector of Photography1931-04-18To impress his fiancee’s aunt, a young man tries to become king in a small kingdom, but the people there have already crowned one, who has won this ho…
Hook, Line and SinkerDirector of Photography1930-12-26Two fast-talking insurance salesmen meet Mary, who is running away from her wealthy mother, and they agree to help her run a hotel that she owns. When…
Inside the LinesDirector of Photography1930-07-05During World War I, German spies will stop at nothing to spy on the allied war plans stored at Gibraltar….
Devil’s CanyonDirector of Photography1953-08-13An outlaw woman helps one Arizona convict stop another with a Gatling gun….
The Story of MankindDirector of Photography1957-11-08The devil and the spirit of mankind argue as to whether or not humanity is ultimately good or evil….
Haunted GoldDirector of Photography1932-12-17John Mason returns to the Sally Ann mine to claim his half share. Janet Cater also returns although her father lost his half share to Joe Ryan. Ryan a…
The Cheyenne KidDirector of Photography1933-01-20Chasing a gambler that stole money, Tom Larkin gets his horse shot out from under him. Meeting an outlaw with a horse, after a fight Tom rides away on…
Bandit RangerDirector of Photography1942-09-28Rancher Clay Travers finds and brings in the body of ranger Frank Mattison, murdered on the road to Trail City, where he had been sent to deal with an…
It’s Your MoveDirector of Photography1945-08-10Edgar’s landlord wants to sell the house Edgar is renting. He has to come up with the money in two weeks or the landlord will sell it out from under h…
Where Sinners MeetDirector of Photography1934-05-17A pair of lovers are secreting away to Paris for a quick divorce and marriage when they find themselves trapped in a “hotel” where they are forced to …
Side StreetDirector of Photography1929-09-14Three New York Irish brothers cross paths as policeman, doctor and bootlegger….
Murder on the BlackboardDirector of Photography1934-06-15There are plenty of guilty secrets at the school where Hildegarde Withers teaches. When she finds the body of the pretty music teacher, she calls in h…
The Mad Miss MantonDirector of Photography1938-10-21When the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she proves t…
Smart WomanDirector of Photography1931-09-12A society man’s loving, devoted wife, upon learning that he has been unfaithful and is planning to leave her for the other woman, strategically preten…
Romance in ManhattanDirector of Photography1935-01-11Karel Novak is an incredibly naive Czech immigrant who is taken under the wing of streetwise New York chorus girl Sylvia. With the help of lovable cop…
By Your LeaveDirector of Photography1934-11-09A bored couple facing middle-age succumbs to wandering eyes….
Village TaleDirector of Photography1935-06-15The insidious typical talk of a small town makes a young man and the married woman he is in love very unhappy….
Old Man RhythmDirector of Photography1935-08-02Romantic rivalries between father and son enrolled at the same college….
To Beat the BandDirector of Photography1935-11-23An eccentric heir must marry a widow in order to collect the millions left to him in his aunt’s will, so a suicidal neighbor agrees to marry the man’s…
Two in the DarkDirector of Photography1936-01-10Ford Adams regains consciousness in Boston, bloody and suffering from amnesia. Information he eventually uncovers (with the help of Marie Smith) conne…
The Farmer in the DellDirector of Photography1936-03-27An Iowa farmer’s wife makes him move to Hollywood so their daughter can become a star….
Silly BilliesDirector of Photography1936-03-20The boys are a dentist and his assistant traveling to the Old West to open a new practice. Once in town, they buy a business–only to wake up the next…
Murder on a Bridle PathDirector of Photography1936-04-17When the body of Violet Feverel is discovered on the Central Park bridle path, Inspector Oscar Piper is about to declare her death accidental from a t…
The Hitch-HikerDirector of Photography1953-03-30Roy and Gilbert’s fishing trip takes a terrifying turn when the hitchhiker they pick up turns out to be a sociopath on the run from the law. He’s kill…
The CuckoosDirector of Photography1930-05-04Two phony fortune tellers get mixed up with gypsies….
Hurry, Charlie, HurryDirector of Photography1941-06-13In this comedy, the marital conflicts between a meek banker and his nagging wife are chronicled….
The LawbreakersDirector of Photography1961-08-15The story of a scheme to double-cross the syndicate and steal its money, and of a police commissioner ’​s efforts to investigate homicides that ta…
Too Much, Too SoonDirector of Photography1958-04-17The daughter of iconic actor John Barrymore becomes reunited with her father after a ten year estrangement and engages in his self-destructive lifesty…
Man on the ProwlDirector of Photography1957-12-01A neglected wife (Mala Powers) unknowingly places her family in danger when she becomes friends with a psychologically disturbed deliveryman (James Be…
Trail GuideDirector of Photography1952-02-15A cowboy (Tim Holt) and his Mexican-Irish sidekick (Richard Martin) lead a wagon train to an unfriendly place….
A Girl in Every PortDirector of Photography1952-02-13After two sailors are conned into buying a lame race-horse, they go ashore to sort out the problem, but when they realize that the horse is one of a p…
Hot LeadDirector of Photography1951-09-30Recently released from prison, nice guy Dave Collins finds himself unwillingly mixed up with his old outlaw acquaintances Turk Thorne and his gang as …
Where Danger LivesDirector of Photography1950-11-16A young doctor falls in love with a disturbed young woman and apparently becomes involved in the death of her husband. They head for Mexico trying to …
Rider from TucsonDirector of Photography1950-06-07In order to make Tug Cardwell (William Phipps) sign over his rich gold claim to them, John Avery (Robert Shayne), Gypsy Avery (Veda Ann Borg) and Jack…
Dynamite PassDirector of Photography1950-03-23A cowhand becomes involved in a war between a road construction crew and the greedy toll-owner hoping to thwart the new project….
The Mysterious DesperadoDirector of Photography1949-09-10A cowboy is accused of his father’s murder….
Stagecoach KidDirector of Photography1949-06-02Crooked ranch foreman Thatcher sends his two henchmen, Parnell and Clint, out to murder his boss, wealthy Peter Arnold who has just arrived to retire …
I Remember MamaDirector of Photography1948-03-09Norwegian immigrant Marta Hanson keeps a firm but loving hand on her household of four children, a devoted husband and a highly-educated lodger who re…
The Bachelor and the Bobby-SoxerDirector of Photography1947-09-01Teenager Susan Turner, with a severe crush on playboy artist Richard Nugent, sneaks into his apartment to model for him and is found there by her sist…
Marine RaidersDirector of Photography1944-07-11A Marine major (Pat O’Brien) looks out for his captain (Robert Ryan) on Guadalcanal and in Australia….
Gangway for TomorrowDirector of Photography1943-11-03Five defense workers on their way to the munitions factory tell their stories: a refugee from the French Resistance, a frustrated race car driver, a p…
Pirates of the PrairieDirector of Photography1942-11-20In one of his better early Westerns, Tim Holt, as Deputy Marshal Larry Durant, is sent to Spencerville where a gang of vigilantes has been terrorizing…
Repent at LeisureDirector of Photography1941-04-04Everyone in a large department store knows that a rising star is married to the owner’s daughter, except her husband….
Play GirlDirector of Photography1941-01-29When a gold digger starts to get a little old to ply her trade, she teaches a younger woman all her tricks….
Little MenDirector of Photography1940-11-29Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer operate the Plumfield School for poor boys. When Dan, a tough street kid, comes to the school, he wins Jo’s h…
Tom Brown’s School DaysDirector of Photography1940-06-26When private tutor Thomas Arnold (Sir Cedric Hardwicke) becomes headmaster at Rugby, a boy’s preparatory school in England, he puts into place a polic…
Swiss Family RobinsonDirector of Photography1940-02-08A family setting out for a new life across the sea is shipwrecked on a deserted island. The family members collaborate to create a home for themselves…
Allegheny UprisingDirector of Photography1939-11-10South western Pennsylvania area of colonial America, 1760s. Colonial distaste and disapproval of the British government is starting to surface. Many l…
Five Came BackDirector of Photography1939-06-23Twelve people are aboard Coast Air Line’s flagship the Silver Queen enroute to South America when the airplane encounters a storm and is blown off cou…
Sorority HouseDirector of Photography1939-05-05A young girl begins to wonder if she really fits into the upper-class sorority she’s trying to join….
They Made Her a SpyDirector of Photography1939-04-14When her brother is killed by sabotage, Irene Eaton (Sally Eilers) joins the secret service and goes undercover to unroot the culprits….
Pacific LinerDirector of Photography1939-01-06An outbreak of cholera threatens a luxury liner in this surprisingly low-budget melodrama from RKO. En route from Shanghai to San Francisco, chief eng…
Smashing the RacketsDirector of Photography1938-08-08Jim ‘Socker’ Conway, former boxer and FBI hero, is maneuvered for political reasons into a do-nothing job in the district attorney’s office. Meanwhile…
Condemned WomenDirector of Photography1938-03-18A shoplifter gets sentenced to a women’s prison….
Living on LoveDirector of Photography1937-11-12A man and woman, who’ve never met, are forced by circumstances to share the same apartment. A remake of the 1933 film “Rafter Romance”….
Flight from GloryDirector of Photography1937-08-20Director Lew Landers’ 1937 B-film, about a crew of misfit pilots working for an Argentinian air service, stars Chester Morris, Van Heflin, Whitney Bou…
The Big ShotDirector of Photography1937-07-23A small-town veterinarian inherits $2 million from an uncle he barely knew. His attempts to help mankind don’t go smoothly….
Border CafeDirector of Photography1937-06-04The spoiled, hard-partying son of a senator runs away from home after being reprimanded by his father, finds himself down-on-his luck in a tiny wester…
Too Many WivesDirector of Photography1937-04-09An heiress and a dog-catcher go searching for a priceless stamp….
China PassageDirector of Photography1937-03-12Americans Tommy Baldwin and Joe Dugan are hired to transport a fabulous diamond from Shanghai to San Francisco. They will be paid handsomely on succes…
We’re on the JuryDirector of Photography1937-02-12A juror at a murder trial is convinced the defendant is innocent….
The Plot ThickensDirector of Photography1936-12-11A priceless Cellini silver cup is stolen from a local museum with both Hildegarde and Oscar on the case….
We’re Rich AgainDirector of Photography1934-07-13A polo-playing grandmother and her broke brood get back in the money with a Wall Street bet….
Sing and Like itDirector of Photography1934-04-20While breaking into a bank safe, a gangster overhears a bank employee singing and decides to put her in a Broadway revue…
Long Lost FatherDirector of Photography1934-01-19A long-absent father is reunited with his daughter, who still holds a grudge that he had deserted his family years earlier….
Chance at HeavenDirector of Photography1933-10-27A young bride thinks she’s landed the perfect husband until he falls for a spoiled-rotten socialite….
Midshipman JackDirector of Photography1933-09-22Director Christy Cabanne’s 1933 film dramatizes one year in the lives of four midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy….
Headline ShooterDirector of Photography1933-07-28A newsreel photographer neglects his love life to get the perfect shot….
Flying DevilsDirector of Photography1933-07-14A trio of veteran pilots joins an aerial circus….
Son of the BorderDirector of Photography1933-05-05An honest rancher, after killing his best friend who’s turned outlaw, takes his pal’s orphaned younger brother into his own home. The boy, however, is…
Men of ChanceDirector of Photography1931-12-27A gambler falls for a fake countess….
Too Many CooksDirector of Photography1931-07-18A young couple, soon to wed, begin building their dreamhouse, but their interfering relatives cause no end of trouble. Comedy….
Everything’s RosieDirector of Photography1931-06-13A little orphan girl walks into the life of a hand-to-mouth carnival huckster. He teaches her the ropes and raises her as his own….
The Sin ShipDirector of Photography1931-04-18A lecherous ship captain becomes spiritually changed by a female passenger, not realizing she and her “minister” husband are really bank robbers….
Half Shot at SunriseDirector of Photography1930-10-04Two soldiers go absent without leave in Paris during World War I….
ConspiracyDirector of Photography1930-08-10Margaret Holt and her brother Victor set out to smash a narcotics ring responsible for their father’s death. Young reporter John Howell and eccentric …
Tropic MadnessDirector of Photography1928-12-19Herbert Pomeroy’s wife Juanita spends his money extravagantly and irresponsibly, finally driving him to bankruptcy. Desperate, he sends his son Franki…
The Gilded HighwayDirector of Photography1926-03-13After inheriting a fortune from an uncle they barely and carelessly cared for during his last years, the Welbys become social-climbing snobs to the po…
Bedlam of BeardsDirector of Photography1934-04-13A pair of barbers attempt to solve a kidnapping….
Cooks and CrooksDirector of Photography1942-06-05A client offers mail-order private detective Edgar $5,000 for finding $50,000 in a kitchen wall of a residence he claims to own….
Cross FireDirector of Photography1933-05-28Tom and five older respected business men run the Sierra mine. When Tom leaves for Europe to fight in WW1, everything is OK. When he returns after the…
Tom’s GangDirector of Photography1927-07-10Dave Collins is a young man who is bequeathed a ranch on the condition that he marry the late owner’s granddaughter Lucille. But when he arrives at th…
HatredAssistant Camera1938-01-26Captain Justin Mollenard works for a company that sells armaments to the Far East. After an eventful stay in Shanghai, where he and his cargo are the …
AutobuyographyCinematography1934-03-16Leon trades in his old car for an expensive new car, which promptly begins to fall apart….
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