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Basil Emmott,
BSC A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University ...
(5 July 1894 – 23 January 1976) was a prolific English
cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...
with 190 films to his credit, active from the 1920s to the 1960s. Emmott's career started in the
silent era A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, wh ...
and continued through to the mid-1960s. His most prolific decade was the 1930s, when he was involved with almost 120 films, many of which were produced by noted documentary film-maker John Grierson. Emmott worked mainly in the field of
quota quickies Quota may refer to: Economics * Import quota, a trade restriction on the quantity of goods imported into a country * Market Sharing Quota, an economic system used in Canadian agriculture * Milk quota, a quota on milk production in Europe * Indi ...
and
B-movies A B movie or B film is a low-budget commercial motion picture. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified films intended for distribution as the less-publicized bottom half of a double featur ...
. His output covered the entire spectrum of film genres, from comedy and musicals, through melodrama and thrillers, to crime and horror films. Directors Emmott worked with included
Michael Powell Michael Latham Powell (30 September 1905 – 19 February 1990) was an English filmmaker, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger. Through their production company The Archers, they together wrote, produced and directed a serie ...
,
Arthur B. Woods Arthur Bickerstaffe Woods (17 August 1904 – 8 February 1944) was an English film director with 27 credits between 1933 and 1940. Woods' films were mainly quota quickies but were diverse in style, from light comedy and musicals to dark crime ...
,
Val Guest Val Guest (born Valmond Maurice Grossman; 11 December 1911 – 10 May 2006) was an English film director and screenwriter. Beginning as a writer (and later director) of comedy films, he is best known for his work for Hammer, for whom he direct ...
and
Lance Comfort Lance Comfort (11 August 1908 – 25 August 1966) was an English film director. In a career spanning over 25 years, he became one of the most prolific film directors in Britain, though he never gained critical attention and remained on the ...
.


Selected filmography (cinematographer)

*'' Branded'' (1920) * '' Rob Roy'' (1922) * '' Young Lochinvar'' (1923) * ''
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'' (1924) *'' Quinneys'' (1927) * '' The Glad Eye'' (1927) * '' The Flight Commander'' (1927) * '' Sailors Don't Care'' (1928) * ''
The Feather ''The Feather'' is a 1929 British romantic drama film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott, based on the 1927 novel of the same name by Charlotte Mary Matheson, and starring Jameson Thomas, Véra Flory, Randle Ayrton and Mary Clare. It was made a ...
'' (1929) * ''
To What Red Hell ''To What Red Hell'' is a 1929 British crime film directed by Edwin Greenwood and starring Sybil Thorndike, Bramwell Fletcher and Janice Adair. Made at Twickenham Studios, it was one of the earliest all-talking sound films to be produced in Br ...
'' (1929) * ''
The Co-Optimists ''The Co-Optimists'' is a stage variety revue that opened in London on 27 June 1921. The show was devised by Davy Burnaby. The piece was a co-operative venture by what ''The Times'' called "a group of well-known musical comedy and variety artist ...
'' (1929) * '' Spanish Eyes'' (1930) * '' Kissing Cup's Race'' (1930) * ''
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'' (1930) * ''
The Mystery of the Villa Rose ''The Mystery of the Villa Rose'' (French: ''Le mystère de la villa rose'') is a 1930 French mystery film directed by René Hervil and Louis Mercanton and starring Léon Mathot, Simone Vaudry, and Louis Baron fils. Production The film is based ...
'' (1930) * ''
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'' (1930) * '' The Rosary'' (1931) * ''
Chin Chin Chinaman ''Chin Chin Chinaman'' is a 1931 British crime film directed by Guy Newall and starring Elizabeth Allan, Leon M. Lion and George Curzon. It was made at Twickenham Studios as a quota quickie for release by MGM.Wood p.71 The film's sets were de ...
'' (1931) * ''
The Officers' Mess ''The Officers' Mess'' is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Manning Haynes and starring Richard Cooper, Harold French and Elsa Lanchester. It was made at Walton Studios.Wood p.72 It was released as a quota quickie by Paramount Pictures. ...
'' (1931) * ''
When London Sleeps ''When London Sleeps'' is a 1932 British crime film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Harold French, Francis L. Sullivan, Diana Beaumont and René Ray. It was filmed at Twickenham Studios in west London. It was based on a play by ...
'' (1932) * ''
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'' (1932) * '' Blind Spot'' (1932) * ''
Her Night Out ''Her Night Out'' is a 1932 British comedy film directed by William C. McGann and starring Dorothy Bartlam, Lester Matthews and Joan Marion.Wood p.74 It is also known by the alternative title of ''Alone at Last''. It is a quota quickie, made at ...
'' (1932) * ''
Don't Be a Dummy ''Don't Be a Dummy'' is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Frank Richardson (director), Frank Richardson and starring William Austin (actor), William Austin, Muriel Angelus and Garry Marsh. The film was a quota quickie made by the British su ...
'' (1932) * '' The Marriage Bond'' (1932) * ''
Murder on the Second Floor ''Murder on the Second Floor'' is a 1932 British thriller film directed by William C. McGann and starring Pat Paterson, John Longden and Sydney Fairbrother. The screenplay concerns a novelist who imagines the murders of his fellow boarding- ...
'' (1932) * '' In a Monastery Garden'' (1932) * '' Frail Women'' (1932) * ''
The Missing Rembrandt ''The Missing Rembrandt'' is a 1932 British mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Arthur Wontner, Jane Welsh, Miles Mander, and Francis L. Sullivan. It is considered a lost film. The film was loosely based on the 1904 Sherloc ...
'' (1932) * '' The Lodger'' (1932) * ''
The Stolen Necklace ''The Stolen Necklace'' is a 1933 British crime film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Lester Matthews, Joan Marion and Mickey Brantford. It was made as a quota quickie at Teddington Studios.Wood p.76 Cast * Lester Matthews as Clive Wi ...
'' (1933) * ''
This Acting Business ''This Acting Business'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by John Daumery and starring Hugh Williams, Wendy Barrie and Donald Calthrop. It was made at Teddington Studios as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers.Chibn ...
'' (1933) * ''
Little Fella ''Little Fella'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by William C. McGann and starring John Stuart, Joan Marion and Hal Walters. It was made at Teddington Studios as a quota quickie.Chibnall p.268 Cast * Marie Ault as Mrs. Turner * Glyn Ja ...
'' (1933) * ''
Head of the Family ''Head of the Family'' is an American 1996 B movie black comedy released by Full Moon Features. It concerns a Southern couple who blackmail a family of mutants to get money and revenge. Plot Howard (Gordon Jennison Noice) is the meanest nastie ...
'' (1933) * ''
Mr. Quincey of Monte Carlo ''Mr. Quincey of Monte Carlo'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by John Daumery and starring John Stuart (actor), John Stuart, Rosemary Ames and Ben Welden. It was made at Teddington Studios as a quota quickie.Chibnall p.268 Cast * John Stu ...
'' (1933) * ''
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'' (1933) * ''
Enemy of the Police ''Enemy of the Police'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by George King and starring John Stuart, Viola Keats and A. Bromley Davenport. It was made at Teddington Studios as a quota quickie by Warner Brothers.Chibnall p.271 Cast * John St ...
'' (1933) * ''
Call Me Mame ''Call Me Mame'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by John Daumery and starring Ethel Irving, John Batten and Dorothy Bartlam. It was made at Teddington Studios as a quota quickie.Chibnall p.271 Cast * Ethel Irving as Mame * John Batt ...
'' (1933) * ''
The Melody-Maker ''The Melody-Maker'' is a 1933 British musical comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Lester Matthews, Joan Marion and Evelyn Roberts . The film was made at Teddington Studios as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of War ...
'' (1933) * ''
Out of the Past ''Out of the Past'' (billed in the United Kingdom as ''Build My Gallows High'') is a 1947 film noir directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, and Kirk Douglas. The film was adapted by Daniel Mainwaring (using the pseu ...
'' (1933) * ''
Too Many Wives ''Too Many Wives'' is a 1937 comedy film directed by Ben Holmes and starring Anne Shirley. It lost $35,000. Plot To gain a job as a newspaper reporter, desperate dog walker Barry Trent lies that he is married with children and needs the employme ...
'' (1933) * ''
Mayfair Girl ''Mayfair Girl'' is a 1933 British crime film directed by George King and starring Sally Blane, John Stuart and Glen Alyn. A quota quickie, it was made at Teddington Studios by the British subsidiary of Warner Bros. Chibnall p.274 Cast * Sally ...
'' (1933) * ''
Going Straight ''Going Straight'' is a BBC sitcom created and written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, and starring Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale. The programme was a direct spin-off to the sitcom '' Porridge'', which all four were involved in, wit ...
'' (1933) * '' Smithy'' (1933) * ''
The Bermondsey Kid ''The Bermondsey Kid'' is a 1933 British drama film directed by Ralph Dawson and starring Esmond Knight, Pat Peterson, Ellis Irving and Ernest Sefton. A newsboy enters a boxing championship where he is matched with a sick friend. Cast * Esmon ...
'' (1933) * '' As Good as New'' (1933) * '' Little Miss Nobody'' (1933) * '' High Finance'' (1933) * '' Her Imaginary Lover'' (1933) * '' Guest of Honour'' (1934) * '' What Happened to Harkness?'' (1934) * '' The Life of the Party'' (1934) * '' The Church Mouse'' (1934) * '' A Glimpse of Paradise'' (1934) * ''
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'' (1934) * ''
Nine Forty-Five ''Nine Forty-Five'' is a 1934 British crime film directed by George King and starring Binnie Barnes, Donald Calthrop and Violet Farebrother. It was made at Teddington Studios by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers.Wood p.79 A quota quicki ...
'' (1934) * '' No Escape'' (1934) * '' The Office Wife'' (1934) * ''
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'' (1934) * '' What's in a Name?'' (1934) * ''
Murder at the Inn ''Murder at the Inn'' is a 1934 British crime film directed by George King and starring Wendy Barrie, Harold French and Jane Carr. It was a quota quickie, made at Teddington Studios by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers.Wood p.78 Cast * ...
'' (1934) * ''
The Girl in Possession ''The Girl in Possession'' is a 1934 British comedy film starring Laura La Plante and Henry Kendall and directed by Monty Banks, who also wrote the screenplay and featured in the film himself. The film was a quota quickie production shot at Twi ...
'' (1934) * '' Something Always Happens'' (1934) * ''
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'' (1934) * '' The Blue Squadron'' (1934) * ''
Trouble in Store ''Trouble in Store'' is a 1953 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Norman Wisdom as a department store clerk in his cinema debut. The film also featured Moira Lister, Margaret Rutherford, Jerry Desmonde and Lana ...
'' (1934) * ''
Hello, Sweetheart ''Hello, Sweetheart'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Claude Hulbert, Gregory Ratoff and Jane Carr. The film was made by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers at the company's Teddington Studios.Wood p.86 I ...
'' (1935) * ''
Murder at Monte Carlo ''Murder at Monte Carlo'' is a British 1934 mystery crime thriller film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Errol Flynn, Eve Gray, Paul Graetz and Molly Lamont, the production was Flynn's debut film in a lead role in England. The film is curre ...
'' (1935) * '' The Girl in the Crowd'' (1935) * ''
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'' (1935) * '' Man of the Moment'' (1935) * ''
Crime Unlimited ''Crime Unlimited'' is a 1935 British crime film that was made as a Quota quickie. It was directed by Ralph Ince. The film marked the English-language debut of Lilli Palmer. Plot The Merrick gang pull off a diamond robbery and murder a police o ...
'' (1935) * ''
The Black Mask ''The Black Mask'' is a 1901 short story collection by E. W. Hornung. It was published in the UK by Grant Richards, London, and in the US by Scribner's, New York under the title ''Raffles: Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman''.Rowland, ...
'' (1935) * '' Someday'' (1935) * ''
Get Off My Foot ''Get Off My Foot'' is a 1935 British comedy film, directed by William Beaudine and starring Max Miller and Chili Bouchier. It is classed as a lost film.
'' (1935) * ''
Widow's Might ''Widow's Might'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Cyril Gardner and starring Laura La Plante, Yvonne Arnaud and Garry Marsh. at the B.F.I. Produced by Irving Asher, it is based on a play by Frederick J. Jackson, adapted by Rowland B ...
'' (1935) * '' Faithful'' (1936) * ''
The Brown Wallet ''The Brown Wallet'' is a 1936 British crime film, directed by Michael Powell and starring Patric Knowles. ''The Brown Wallet'', adapted from a short story by Stacy Aumonier, was one of over 20 quota quickies directed by Powell between 1931 a ...
'' (1936) * '' Fair Exchange'' (1936) * '' It's in the Bag'' (1936) * '' Educated Evans'' (1936) * ''
Crown v. Stevens ''Crown v. Stevens'' is a 1936 British crime thriller film directed by Michael Powell. It was made as a quota quickie. Plot Ex-dancer Doris Stevens kills a moneylender who is pressing her for settlement of her debt and threatening to tell her re ...
'' (1936) * ''
Gaol Break ''Gaol Break'' is a 1936 British crime film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Ince, Basil Gill and Raymond Lovell. It was made as a quota quickie at Teddington Studios by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers.Wood p.86 Cast * Ralph Ince a ...
'' (1936) * ''
Where's Sally? ''Where's Sally?'' is a 1936 British comedy film, directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Chili Bouchier, Gene Gerrard and Claude Hulbert. The film was a quota quickie production and is now believed to be lost.Twelve Good Men'' (1936) * '' Hail and Farewell'' (1936) * ''
Irish for Luck ''Irish for Luck'' is a 1936 British comedy film, also known as ''Meet the Duchess''. Made at Teddington Studios by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers, it was directed by Arthur B. Woods and starred Athene Seyler, Margaret Lockwood and Pa ...
'' (1936) * ''
The Compulsory Wife ''The Compulsory Wife'' is a 1937 British comedy film, directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Henry Kendall (actor), Henry Kendall and Joyce Kirby. The film was a quota quickie production with a plot dealing with the farcical complications ari ...
'' (1937) * ''
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'' (1937) * ''
Mayfair Melody ''Mayfair Melody'' is a 1937 British musical film, directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring popular bass-baritone singer Keith Falkner in the first of his three screen performances. It was made at Teddington Studios by the British subsidiary o ...
'' (1937) * '' Change for a Sovereign'' (1937) * ''
Ship's Concert ''Ship's Concert'' is a 1937 British musical film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Claude Hulbert, Joyce Kirby and Henry Kendall. It was made as a quota quickie at Teddington Studios by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers.Wood p ...
'' (1937) * ''
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'' (1937) * '' The Vulture'' (1937) * '' It's Not Cricket'' (1937) * '' The Perfect Crime'' (1937) * '' You Live and Learn'' (1937) * '' The Singing Cop'' (1938) * ''
Thank Evans ''Thank Evans'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Max Miller. The film is sequel to '' Educated Evans'' (1936), with Miller, Hal Walters and Albert Whelan all returning to reprise their roles as the haples ...
'' (1938) * '' Thistledown'' (1938) * '' The Viper'' (1938) * ''
Dangerous Medicine ''Dangerous Medicine'' is a 1938 British crime film, directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Elizabeth Allan and Cyril Ritchard. It is now classed as a lost film.Glamour Girl Glamour photography is a genre of photography in which the subjects are portrayed in erotic poses ranging from fully clothed to nude. The term may be a euphemism for erotic photography. For glamour models, body shape and size are directly relate ...
'' (1938) * ''
The Return of Carol Deane ''The Return of Carol Deane'' is a 1938 British drama film directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Bebe Daniels, Arthur Margetson and Peter Coke. The film is adapted from the story ''The House on 56th Street'' by Joseph Santley and spans the t ...
'' (1938) * '' Double or Quits'' (1938) * '' They Drive by Night'' (1938) * '' Everything Happens to Me'' (1938) * ''
It's in the Blood ''It's in the Blood'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Gene Gerrard and starring Claude Hulbert, Lesley Brook and Max Leeds. It was made at Teddington Studios by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers.Wood p.95 Cast * Claude Hulbert ...
'' (1938) * ''
Many Tanks Mr. Atkins ''Many Tanks Mr. Atkins'' is a 1938 British comedy film, comedy war film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Claude Hulbert, Reginald Purdell and Barbara Greene. It was made as a quota quickie by Warner Brothers at the company's Teddingt ...
'' (1938) * '' Too Dangerous to Live'' (1939) * '' The Midas Touch'' (1940) * '' The Good Old Days'' (1940) * '' Hoots Mon!'' (1940) * '' Dr. O'Dowd'' (1940) * ''
The Briggs Family ''The Briggs Family'' is a 1940 UK, British drama film directed by Herbert Mason and starring Edward Chapman (actor), Edward Chapman, Felix Aylmer, Jane Baxter, Oliver Wakefield and Austin Trevor. During the Second World War, a special constable ...
'' (1940) * '' His Brother's Keeper'' (1940) * ''
That's the Ticket ''That's the Ticket'' is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Redd Davis and starring Sid Field, Hal Walters and Betty Lynne.Murphy p.166 It was shot at Teddington Studios. The sets were designed by the art director Norman G. Arnold. Synopsi ...
'' (1940) * ''
Two for Danger ''Two for Danger'' is a 1940 British crime film directed by George King and starring Barry K. Barnes, Greta Gynt and Ian McLean. It was made at Teddington Studios as a second feature by Warner Brothers.Chibnall & McFarlane p.3 Cast * Barry K ...
'' (1940) * ''
The Seventh Survivor ''The Seventh Survivor'' is a 1942 British spy war film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Austin Trevor, Linden Travers and John Stuart. It was produced by British National Films and Shaftesbury Films. Shot in 1941, it was released i ...
'' (1941) * '' The Prime Minister'' (1941) * ''
Atlantic Ferry ''Atlantic Ferry'' (alternate U.S. title: ''Sons of the Sea'') is a 1941 British film directed by Walter Forde and starring Michael Redgrave and Valerie Hobson. It was made at Teddington Studios. Plot In 1837 Liverpool, brothers Charles and ...
'' (1941) * ''
The Peterville Diamond ''The Peterville Diamond'' is a 1942 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Anne Crawford, Donald Stewart and Renee Houston. It is also known by the alternative title ''Jewel Robbery''. - from the 1931 play of the same title; ...
'' (1942) * ''
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'' (1942) * ''
Miss London Ltd. ''Miss London Ltd.'' is a 1943 British, black-and-white, comedy, musical, war film, directed by Val Guest and starring Arthur Askey and Evelyn Dall. It was produced by Edward Black, Maurice Ostrer, Fred Gunn and Gainsborough Pictures. Plot ...
'' (1943) * ''
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'' (1944) * ''
It Happened One Sunday ''It Happened One Sunday'' is a 1944 British romantic comedy film directed by Karel Lamač and starring Robert Beatty, Barbara White and Marjorie Rhodes. Produced and distributed by Associated British it was shot at Welwyn Studios with sets d ...
'' (1944) * ''
The Man from Morocco ''The Man from Morocco'' is a 1945 British action adventure film directed by Mutz Greenbaum as Max Greene and starring Anton Walbrook, Margaretta Scott andMary Morris. The film was shot at Welwyn Studios of Associated British. Plot A group o ...
'' (1945) * ''
Master of Bankdam ''Master of Bankdam'' (called ''The Master of Bankdam'' in its own credits) is a 1947 British historical film directed by Walter Forde and based on the 1940 novel ''The Crowthers of Bankdam'' by Thomas Armstrong. It stars Anne Crawford, Dennis ...
'' (1947) * '' Brass Monkey'' (1948) * ''
Paper Orchid ''Paper Orchid'' is a 1949 British crime film directed by Roy Ward Baker, with a script written by Val Guest. It featured Hugh Williams, Hy Hazell and Garry Marsh, and was based on the 1948 novel of the same title by Arthur La Bern. It featur ...
'' (1949) * ''
Companions in Crime ''Companions in Crime'' (A.K.A. ''Stryker Strikes Twice'') is a 1954 British crime film directed by John Krish and starring Clifford Evans, George Woodbridge and Kenneth Haigh. The film is a spin-off from the television series ''Stryker of th ...
'' (1954) * ''
The Green Carnation ''The Green Carnation'' is a novel by Robert Hichens that was first published anonymously in 1894. A satire on contemporary champions of the Aesthetic Movement, it was withdrawn briefly after the scandal of the Oscar Wilde trial in the foll ...
'' (1954) * '' Where There's a Will'' (1955) * ''
Track the Man Down ''Track the Man Down'' is a 1955 British drama film directed by R. G. Springsteen, and starring Kent Taylor, Petula Clark, and George Rose.Martin p. 207 The melodramatic crime caper centers on a robbery at a greyhound racetrack that results ...
'' (1955) * ''
Secret Venture ''Secret Venture'' is a 1955 British B-movie thriller film directed by R. G. Springsteen and starring Kent Taylor, Jane Hylton and Kathleen Byron. Plot Renowned scientist Professor Henrik (Hugo Schuster) returns to England from a working trip ...
'' (1955) * ''
Johnny, You're Wanted ''Johnny, You're Wanted'' is a 1956 British crime B-movie, directed by Vernon Sewell and starring John Slater. The film features famous strongwoman Joan Rhodes performing her stage act. It was based on the 1953 BBC television series of the s ...
'' (1956) * ''
Soho Incident ''Soho Incident'', released in the United States as ''Spin a Dark Web'', is a 1956 British film noir directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Faith Domergue and Lee Patterson.
'' (aka ''Spin a Dark Web'') (1956) * ''
Wicked As They Come ''Wicked as They Come'' (''Portrait in Smoke'' in the United States) is a 1956 British film noir directed by Ken Hughes and starring Arlene Dahl, Philip Carey and Herbert Marshall. Plot Poor girl from the slums Katherine Allenbourg trades on ...
'' (1956) * ''
Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (often abbreviated as ''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip ...
'' (1956) * ''
Town on Trial ''Town on Trial'' is a 1957 British mystery film directed by John Guillermin and starring John Mills, Charles Coburn, Barbara Bates and Derek Farr. A whole town comes under suspicion when two grisly murders are carried out—particularly membe ...
'' (1957) * '' The Long Haul'' (1957) * '' Battle of the V-1'' (1958) * '' I Was Monty's Double'' (1958) * ''
Touch of Death The touch of death (or death-point striking) refers to any martial arts technique reputed to kill using seemingly less than lethal force targeted at specific areas of the body. The concept known as ''dim mak'' (), alternatively ' () traces its ...
'' (1961) * '' Rag Doll'' (1961) * '' The Wind of Change'' (1961) * '' The Breaking Point'' (1961) * '' Pit of Darkness'' (1961) * '' The Painted Smile'' (1962) * ''
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'' (1962) * ''
Blind Corner ''Blind Corner'' (U.S. ''Man in the Dark'') is a 1964 British thriller film directed by Lance Comfort and starring William Sylvester and Barbara Shelley. It also features popular singer of the time Ronnie Carroll playing himself. The film ...
'' (1963) * '' Live It Up!'' (1963) * ''
Tomorrow at Ten ''Tomorrow at Ten'' is a 1962 British thriller film directed by Lance Comfort and starring John Gregson, Robert Shaw and Kenneth Cope. Plot A man calling himself Marlow kidnaps Jonathan Chester, the young son of wealthy industrialist Anthony C ...
'' (1964) * '' Be My Guest'' (1965) * ''
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'' (1965)


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