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​​Charles  D Hall (April 20, 1888 - April 8, 1970)  was a key figure in the classical Hollywood studio system, making his most important mark shaping the look of Universal Studios films between 1925 and 1936. He worked in the English theater before bringing his Gothic sensibility to Hollywood for films such as “The Phantom of the Opera” (1925), “The Cat and the Canary” (1927), “Dracula” (1931), “The Bride of Frankenstein" (1935), “The Robe” (1953) and other dark, gruesome thrills.

1953

The Robe

In the Roman province of Judea during the 1st century, Roman tribune Marcellus Gallio is ordered to crucify Jesus of Nazareth but is tormented by his guilty conscience afterward.