Basil Wrangell

Basil Wrangell (born Basilio Petrovich von Wrangell) was an Italian-born film and television editor and director who worked in Hollywood from the 1920s through the 1970s.

Biography
Basil was born at the Russian embassy in Ponte a Moriano, Italy, to Peter von Wrangell and Marussia Sasso-Ruffo. On his father's side, his family line had reportedly served as court attaches of old Russia since 1200 A.D. Basil's brother, George Wrangell, was a society columnist in New York City.

Basil attended the elite Grosvenor School in Nottingham, England, as a young man, until his family lost their wealth during the Russian Revolution. A chance opportunity to serve as an interpreter for Fred Niblo on Ben-Hur led to Basil traveling to America to take an entry-level job in a cutting room at a studio. He ended up becoming a proficient editor, eventually earning the chance to direct shorts and features. For television, he edited many episodes of I Spy, Peyton Place, Combat!, and Adventures in Paradise.

Selected filmography
As editor:


 * The Only Way to Spy (1978)
 * Tobor the Great (1954)
 * Love Happy (1949)
 * The Good Earth (1937)
 * Whipsaw (1935)
 * Shadow of Doubt (1935)
 * Hide-Out (1934)
 * Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934)
 * Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men (1933)
 * Midshipman Jack (1933)
 * Bed of Roses (1933)
 * Gabriel Over the White House (1933)
 * Ladies They Talk About (1933)
 * Freaks (1932)
 * Sidewalks of New York (1931)
 * Min and Bill (1930)
 * Love in the Rough (1930)
 * Let Us Be Gay (1930)
 * The Woman Racket (1930)
 * Marianne (1929)
 * The Voice of the City (1929)
 * All at Sea (1929)
 * The Cameraman (1928)
 * The Cardboard Lover (1928)
 * A Certain Young Man (1928)
 * The Latest from Paris (1928)
 * In Old Kentucky (1927)
 * Twelve Miles Out (1927)
 * California (1927)

As director:


 * South Seas Adventure (1958)
 * Heartaches (1947)
 * Philo Vance's Gamble (1947)