howard lydecker

Jun 03 2024

Wake of the Red Witch 1948

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This being a Republic Production means that the miniature effects were handled by the Lydecker brothers Howard and Theodore. The special effects credits are sub-headed under-water sequences although there are some miniature surface shots of model ships as well. The bulk of the work is indeed in an...

1940s howard lydecker theodore lydecker

Apr 29 2024

Hearts in Bondage 1936

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Probably the Tora Tora Tora of its day in terms of the quantity and quality of model ship action, the movie tells the story of the meeting of the Merrimac and the Monitor, two iron clad ships that were the cutting edge of naval technology during the American civil war.The miniature effects were...

1930s howard lydecker bud thackeray theodore lydecker