Carl Jules Weyl (6 December 1890 – 12 July 1948) was a German art director. He won an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film The Adventures of Robin Hood. He worked as an architect in California, first in San Francisco for the architect John W. Reid, Jr., a designer of the San Francisco Civic Center and many schools. Weyl moved to Los Angeles in 1923, where he designed the Brown Derby Restaurant #2, the Hollywood Playhouse, the Gaylord Apartments, as well as many other buildings and Hollywood estates.
When the Depression hit and building commissions dried up, Weyl joined Cecil B. DeMille Productions, then Warner Bros. as an art director. Weyl initially worked as an assistant to Anton Grot and Robert M. Haas. His first set for Warner Bros was the fountain in Footlight Parade.
Carl Jules Weyl, concept sketch for The Robe - (20th Century Fox, 1953) Richard Burton and Jean Simmons period picture, ancient middle eastern city street.
concept drawing by Carl Jules Weyl of a romantic encounter between Robin Hood and Maid Marian from the movie The Adventures of Robin Hood
Designed by art director Carl Jules Weyl and decorated by set designer George James Hopkins, the “Casablanca” set required very little new construction, as most of the exteriors of “Rick’s Cafe'” were taken from older sets. The cost of the interiors were also kept to a minimum as producer Hal Wallis found that various lighting techniques abandoned the need for lush set design.
Saratoga Trunk (1945) Director: Sam Wood Director of photography: Ernest Haller Production Design: Joseph St. Amand Art Direction : Carl Jules Weyl Special photographic effects: Lawrence W. Butler Matte Painting : Mario Larrinaga
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