Known for Production
Born
January 1, 1917
Died
January 1, 2009 (age 92)
Birthplace
Rochford, Essex, England, UK
Filmography
28 films


Night of the Demon
1957 · 1h 36m
country: United Kingdom
American professor John Holden arrives in London for a conference on parapsychology only to discover that the colleague he was supposed to meet was killed in a freak accident the day before. It turns out that the deceased had been investigating a cult lead by Dr. Julian Karswell. Though a skeptic, Holden is suspicious of the devil-worshiping Karswell. Following a trail of mysterious manuscripts, Holden enters a world that makes him question his faith in science.


Seven Waves Away
1957 · 1h 40m
country: United Kingdom
After a massive luxury liner sinks into the ocean, the ship's officer must command a rickety lifeboat, built for only nine, that is stuffed with over twenty desperate and injured passengers. As a hurricane approaches and the many wounded passengers struggle for life, difficult decisions must be made about who will remain on the boat and who must be cast to the sea in order to give others the chance to survive.


Beyond Mombasa
1956 · 1h 30m
country: United Kingdom
An American travels to East Africa, where he tries to find out how his brother died.


Circus Friends
1956 · 1h 4m
country: United Kingdom
A group of circus children and their friends band together to save the show from financial disaster.


Reach for the Sky
1956 · 2h 15m
country: United Kingdom
The true story of airman Douglas Bader who overcame the loss of both legs in a 1931 flying accident to become a successful fighter pilot and wing leader during World War II.


Malaga
1954 · 1h 24m
country: United Kingdom
A female former OSS agent is sent to Tangiers, Morocco, to infiltrate and destroy an international smuggling ring.


Front Page Story
1954 · 1h 39m
country: United Kingdom
A workaholic newspaper editor lets his wife leave on the holiday without him just at that time some important news stories break, including a plane crash, the one which his wife took....


The Wedding of Lilli Marlene
1953 · 1h 27m
country: United Kingdom
The story leading up to the wedding of Lilli Marlene.


Distant Trumpet
1952 · 1h 3m
country: United Kingdom
David Anthony, a Harley Street physician, swaps duties with his brother, a medical missionary in Africa.


Valley of the Eagles
1951 · 1h 26m
country: United Kingdom
A Norwegian scientist builds a device that can convert sound waves into electrical energy. However, the machine is stolen by the scientist's wife and assistant, who head across the frozen tundra towards Russia. A police inspector and a local girl team up with the scientist to help recover the device.


Blackmailed
1951 · 1h 25m
country: United Kingdom
A blackmailer is murdered, and those who witnessed the scene agree to keep quiet; the complication is that the scene is also witnessed by a young artist, a victim of blackmail as well. (BFI Website)


Don't Ever Leave Me
1949 · 1h 25m
country: United Kingdom
Elderly crook Harry Denton, when challenged to prove he is "not past it," decides to kidnap Sheila Farlane, the 16 year old daughter of a famous actor. When Harry loses his nerve, Sheila won't let him give up.


The Calendar
1948 · 1h 19m
country: United Kingdom
The favourite for the big race is nobbled and suspicion falls on the owner. His secret admirer proves it wasn't him.


The Upturned Glass
1947 · 1h 26m
country: United Kingdom
A neurosurgeon relates to his students in medical school a story about an affair he had with a married woman and how after the affair was over, the woman fell out a window and died. The surgeon, suspecting that she was murdered, set out to find her killer -- but, instead of turning the suspect over to the police, he planned to take his own revenge on the murderer.