Drums in the Deep South is a 1951 film directed by William Cameron Menzies.
William Cameron Menzies was an Academy Award-winning American film production designer and art director who also worked as a director, producer, and screenwriter during a career spanning five decades. He earned acclaim for his work in silent movies, and later pioneered the use of color in film... for dramatic effect. Menzies was born in New Haven, Connecticut to Scots immigrant parents, Charles A. and Helen originally from Aberfeldy, Scotland. 1910 US Census He studied at Yale and the University of Edinburgh, and after serving in the US Army during World War I he attended the Art Students League of New York. Menzies joined Famous Players-Lasky working in special effects and design. Menzies established himself in Hollywood with his elaborate settings for The Thief of Bagdad , The Bat , The Dove , Sadie Thompson , and Tempest . In 1929, Menzies partnered with producer Joseph M.more