Mutz Greenbaum

Who was Mutz Greenbaum?

Mutz Greenbaum, sometimes credited as Max Greene or Max Greenbaum was a Berlin, Germany-born film cinematographer.

He was the son of the pioneering film producer Jules Greenbaum who had founded Deutsche Bioscope. He began as a lensman in 1916 working on German silent movies, most notably in association with director Franz Hofer. He eventually moved on to sound and English-language films in England such as The Stars Look Down, Hatter's Castle, Thunder Rock, So Evil My Love, Night and the City and I'm All Right Jack, usually credited as "Max Greene".

He directed a few films in the 1940s, but is remembered today for the over 130 films as a director of photography, and was one of the most influential cinematographers of his day.