Edwin John Fancey (1902–1980) was a British

film producer A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...

and distributor.Chibnall & McFarlane p.117 He owned the production company E.J. Fancey Productions, and the distribution company DUK. He specialised largely in producing supporting films and

short subject A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

s, often edited from or compiled from material appearing in earlier films produced by others, such as musical numbers or comedy routines.

Selected filmography

Producer * '' The Balloon Goes Up'' (1942) * '' Up with the Lark'' (1943) * ''

Soho Conspiracy ''Soho Conspiracy'' is a 1950 British musical drama film directed by Cecil H. Williamson and starring Jacques Labrecque, Zena Marshall and Peter Gawthorne. Premise A young man attempts to stage a charity concert in order to raise funds to refur ...

'' (1950) * '' Hangman's Wharf'' (1950) * ''

London Entertains ''London Entertains'' is a 1951 British quasi-documentary film that combines a travelogue around London with film of various variety stars including The Goons and Bobby Breen. The film was conceived by Jimmy Grafton and produced and directed by E ...

'' (1951) * ''

Down Among the Z Men ''Down Among the Z Men'' is a 1952 black-and-white British comedy film starring the Goons: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Michael Bentine and Harry Secombe. Plot Harry Jones (Secombe) is a clerk in Mr Crab's general mercantile store and an am ...

'' (1952) * '' Behind the Headlines'' (1953) * ''

Forces' Sweetheart Forces Sweetheart (or Forces' Sweetheart) is an accolade given to entertainers, actors and singers originally in the United Kingdom who have become a favourite of soldiers in the British Armed Forces, though the term is used in other countrie ...

'' (1953) * '' Flannelfoot'' (1953) * '' Calling All Cars'' (1954) * '' Johnny on the Spot'' (1954) * '' Action Stations'' (1956) * '' Flight from Vienna'' (1956) * '' The Traitor'' (1957) * '' Shoot to Kill'' (1960) * '' Girls of the Latin Quarter'' (1960)

References

Bibliography

* Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. ''The British 'B' Film''. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.

External links

* 1902 births 1980 deaths People from Richmond, London British film producers {{UK-film-director-stub