Jack Otterson

Overview

John Edward (Jack) Otterson (August 25, 1905 - December 22, 1991) was an American art director who worked on more than 300 films between 1934 and 1953 and was nominated for eight Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction.

Known for

Art
1953	Planet Outlaws	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1947	The Vigilantes Return	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1946	Magnificent Doll	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1946	The Killers	Art	Art Direction	65 Fair
1946	Lawless Breed	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1946	The Time of Their Lives	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1946	Black Angel	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1946	The Dark Horse	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1946	Cuban Pete	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1946	Her Adventurous Night	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1946	Dressed to Kill	Art	Art Direction	60 Fair
1946	She-Wolf of London	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1946	The Cat Creeps	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1946	Strange Conquest	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1946	Blonde Alibi	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1946	Little Miss Big	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1943	It Comes Up Love	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1943	Sherlock Holmes in Washington	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1943	Hi'ya, Chum	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1942	Arabian Nights	Art	Production Design	59 Average
1942	Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1942	Mug Town	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1942	The Great Impersonation	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1942	The Old Chisholm Trail	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1942	Madame Spy	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1942	Little Joe, the Wrangler	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1942	Who Done It?	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1942	The Mummy's Tomb	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1942	Night Monster	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1942	Destination Unknown	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1942	Eyes of the Underworld	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1942	Get Hep to Love	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1942	Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1942	Half Way to Shanghai	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1942	Between Us Girls	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1942	Invisible Agent	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1942	Pardon My Sarong	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1942	The Silver Bullet	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1942	Drums of the Congo	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1942	There's One Born Every Minute	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1942	Eagle Squadron	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1942	The Spoilers	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1942	Danger in the Pacific	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1942	Tough as They Come	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1942	Escape from Hong Kong	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1942	Saboteur	Art	Art Direction	63 Fair
1942	The Mystery of Marie Roget	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1942	The Strange Case of Doctor Rx	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1942	Frisco Lil	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1942	The Ghost of Frankenstein	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1942	Unseen Enemy	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1942	The Mad Doctor of Market Street	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1942	What's Cookin'?	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1942	Ride 'Em Cowboy	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1942	Bombay Clipper	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1942	Sealed Lips	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1941	Hellzapoppin'	Art	Art Direction	60 Fair
1941	The Wolf Man	Art	Art Direction	64 Fair
1941	Keep 'Em Flying	Art	Production Design	59 Average
1941	Appointment for Love	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1941	The Masked Rider	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1941	South of Tahiti	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1941	Never Give a Sucker an Even Break	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1941	Moonlight in Hawaii	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1941	Mob Town	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1941	It Started with Eve	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1941	Man from Montana	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1941	Unfinished Business	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1941	A Dangerous Game	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1941	Hold That Ghost	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1941	Rawhide Rangers	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1941	The Flame of New Orleans	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1941	Cracked Nuts	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1941	Law of the Range	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1941	Hello, Sucker	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1941	In the Navy	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1941	The Black Cat	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1941	Model Wife	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1941	Man-Made Monster	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1941	Horror Island	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1941	The Man Who Lost Himself	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1941	So Ends Our Night	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1941	Nice Girl?	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1941	Buck Privates	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1941	Where Did You Get That Girl?	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1941	Lucky Devils	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1940	The Invisible Woman	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1940	San Francisco Docks	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1940	Trail of the Vigilantes	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1940	The Bank Dick	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1940	One Night in the Tropics	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1940	Seven Sinners	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1940	Slightly Tempted	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1940	The Mummy's Hand	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1940	The Leather Pushers	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1940	Hired Wife	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1940	When the Daltons Rode	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1940	South to Karanga	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1940	The House of the Seven Gables	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1940	Riders of Pasco Basin	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1940	It's a Date	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1940	Black Friday	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1940	Framed	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1940	My Little Chickadee	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1940	Green Hell	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1940	The Invisible Man Returns	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1939	The Big Guy	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1939	Destry Rides Again	Art	Art Direction	61 Fair
1939	Tower of London	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1939	Call a Messenger	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1939	Rio	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1939	The Witness Vanishes	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1939	When Tomorrow Comes	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1939	The House of Fear	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1939	The Sun Never Sets	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1939	Ex-Champ	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1939	For Love or Money	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1939	Mystery of the White Room	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1939	Son of Frankenstein	Art	Co-Art Director	61 Fair
1939	Pirates of the Skies	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1938	Gambling Ship	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1938	Letter of Introduction	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1938	The Road to Reno	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1938	Danger on the Air	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1938	The Rage of Paris	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1938	Wives Under Suspicion	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1938	The Devil's Party	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1938	Sinners in Paradise	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1938	Mad About Music	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1938	Midnight Intruder	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1938	The Jury's Secret	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1937	You're a Sweetheart	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1937	Armored Car	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1937	Wings Over Honolulu	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1937	Let Them Live	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1937	Night Key	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1937	We Have Our Moments	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1937	The Mighty Treve	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1936	Mysterious Crossing	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1936	Love Letters of a Star	Art	Art Direction	N/A N/A
1936	The Magnificent Brute	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1936	Postal Inspector	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1935	Show Them No Mercy!	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1935	Thanks a Million	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1935	Doubting Thomas	Art	Art Direction	59 Average
1934	Marie Galante	Art	Art Direction	58 Average
1934	Now I'll Tell	Art	Settings	58 Average
1934	Change of Heart	Art	Set Decoration	59 Average