Elwood Bailey Bredell (24 December 1902 – 26 February 1969) was an American cinematographer and child silent screen actor.

Warner Bros. editor George Amy said Bredell could "light a football stadium with a single match".

She later married Vaughn "Val" Paul, a silent film actor turned production manager.

)[1] After working as an adolescent actor in silent films, Bredell took a job as a studio lab technician while he cultivated a talent for photography.

He also photographed Deann Durbin musicals and comedies such as Hold That Ghost (1941), Hellzapoppin' (1941) and The Inspector General (1949).