Esdras Hartley (1892–1946) was the
art director
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for the 1935 film
Don't Bet on Blondes.
He worked on over a hundred films during his career, many of them at the
Hollywood
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studio
Warner Brothers
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.
Selected filmography
* ''
Miss Pacific Fleet'' (1935)
* ''
A Night at the Ritz'' (1935)
* ''
Bengal Tiger
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'' (1936)
* ''
Times Square Playboy'' (1936)
* ''
Talent Scout'' (1937)
* ''
South of Suez'' (1940)
* ''
River's End'' (1940)
* ''
Ladies Must Live'' (1940)
* ''
An Angel from Texas
''An Angel from Texas'' is a 1940 comedy film directed by Ray Enright and written by Fred Niblo Jr. and Bertram Millhauser, based on the hit 1925 play '' The Butter and Egg Man'' written by George S. Kaufman. The film stars Eddie Albert, Ros ...
'' (1940)
* ''
King of the Lumberjacks'' (1940)
* ''
Three Cheers for the Irish'' ( 1940)
* ''
The Case of the Black Parrot'' (1941)
* ''
Flight from Destiny
''Flight from Destiny'' is a 1941 American drama film noir directed by Vincent Sherman and written by Barry Trivers. The film stars Geraldine Fitzgerald, Thomas Mitchell, Jeffrey Lynn, James Stephenson, Mona Maris and Jonathan Hale. The f ...
'' (1941)
* ''
Highway West
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'' (1941)
* ''
The Body Disappears'' (1941)
References
External links
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1892 births
1946 deaths
American art directors
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