Richard J. Schmidt has written on films and cinematography, often specializing in movies filmed in Red Rock Canyon State Park. He lives in Southern California. Some of his published works can be found at the following magazines.

American Cinematographer

1987 Article on the making of Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves (1944)

Films in Review

Article on the making of the Invisible Ray (1936)

The Journal of Popular Film

Interview With Jules White, 1977

Westways

1970 vintage article about the Colorado Street Bridge (Suicide Bridge) in Pasadena called Weathered Crossing

Hollywood Studio Magazine

Article on the career of actor Frances Drake, January 1987

Famous Monsters of Filmland

1976 interview (issue 127) with Marcel Delgado, "Master Monster Maker."

Monsters from the Vault

Spring 2007 Issue (#23), titled The Im-ho-tep of Red Rock Canyon. Still available from the publisher

The author's email address is richard@redrockcanyonmovies.com To order the Field Guide, click the Purchase page link on the left.