
Birthday:
04-12-1891
Deathday:
01-24-1947 (55 years)
Birthplace:
Waltham St Lawrence, England, UK
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Johnny Frenchman
Producer
event1945 star_border 6
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The fisherman from a Cornish village have a friendly rivalry with the fishermen (and one formidable woman) from a French port. Then war comes and they must all rethink their petty differences.
Everything Is Thunder
Producer
event1936 star_border 5
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The story, starring Constance Bennett and Douglass Montgomery, involves a Canadian POW being hidden by a German citizen during World War I.
Ships with Wings
Associate Producer
event1941 star_border 4
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Before the war, a Fleet Air Arm pilot is dismissed for causing the death of a colleague. Working for a small Greek airline when the Germans invade Greece, he gets a chance to redeem himself and rejoin his old unit on a British carrier. This is regarded the last of the conventional, rather stiff 1930's style Ealing war films, to be succeeded by much more realism and better storytelling.
Undercover
Associate Producer
event1943 star_border 5.8
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Occupied Yugoslavia. With organised resistance shattered by the Nazi onslaught it is only the activity of small guerrilla bands that bring fresh hope to the people. But quislings and infiltrators are everywhere – and trusting the wrong person could easily get you killed...
The Vortex
Assistant Director
event1928 star_border 6
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A young man is shocked to discover that his fiancé is the mistress of his mother's lover.
Return to Yesterday
Associate Producer
event1940 star_border 6.2
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Robert Maine is torn between returning to the glamour of Hollywood and working with a small theatre company in England.
The Four Just Men
Associate Producer
event1939 star_border 6.2
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The Four Men of the title are British WWI veterans who decide to work secretly against enemies of the country. They aren't above a bit of murder or sabotage to serve their ends, but they consider themselves to be true patriots.
My Old China
Script
event1931
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'Newsreel cameramen wrest secret papers from Chinese bandit.' (British Film Catalogue)
Bull Rushes
Screenplay
event1931
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'Spain. English tourist gets drunk and fights bull.' (British Film Catalogue)
Hot Heir
Story
event1931
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A comedy short directed by W.P. Kellino.
Who Killed Doc Robin?
Story
event1931
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A short comedy film directed by W.P. Kellino
The Ware Case
Associate Producer
event1938 star_border 6.3
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An aristocrat won't economize, then his rich brother in law is found murdered in the grounds of the aristocrat's house
Cheer Boys Cheer
Associate Producer
event1939 star_border 5.8
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Shades of "Romeo and Juliet" with rival British Brewery owners who hate each other and their children who fall in love.
Went the Day Well?
Associate Producer
event1942 star_border 7.2
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The quiet village of Bramley End is taken over by German troops posing as Royal Engineers. Their task is to disrupt England's radar network in preparation for a full scale German invasion. Once the villagers discover the true identity of the troops, they do whatever they can to thwart the Nazis plans.
A South Sea Bubble
Producer
event1928
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'Girl reporter and insane fiancé join pirate's descendant in treasure hunt.' (British Film Catalogue)
Pink String and Sealing Wax
Associate Producer
event1945 star_border 6.1
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Melodrama set in Victorian Brighton. Scheming pub landlady uses the timorous son of a domineering pharmacist to assist in the poisoning of her drunkard husband. (The title is from the way pharmacists used to wrap parcels containing poison).
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