Louis Van der Ecker
One of the best (and most qualified) technical advisors in 1930's Hollywood was Belgian-born Louis Joseph Marie Antoine van den Ecker (his surname is sometimes spelled as 'Vandenecker'). An adventurer and soldier-of-fortune of Dutch-Belgian parentage, this guy was the real deal. At eleven, he he absconded from a military school, and, by the age of...
Career stats
20Films
287Posters
30Years active
1938Peak year
Eras & genres
Eras
Genres
Selected work
20 posters
The Adventures of Robin Hood · 1938
The Hunchback of Notre Dame · 1949
The Black Shield of Falworth · 1954
Beau Hunks · 1931
Beau Geste · 1939
Beau Geste · 1926
Anna and the King of Siam · 1946
The Count of Monte Cristo · 1934
The House of Rothschild · 1934
Broken Lullaby · 1932
Renegades · 1930
A Royal Scandal · 1945
Frequent collaborators
30 repeat partners
Harry Cording
Actor · 6 films together
Alfred Newman
Actor · 5 films together
Fred Cavens
Series Additional Crew · 5 films together
Arthur Dulac
Actor · 4 films together
Leonard Mudie
Actor · 4 films together
Lionel Belmore
Actor · 4 films together
Russ Powell
Actor · 4 films together
Ferdinand Munier
Actor · 3 films together