Inman Hunter (25 August 1914 – July 1986) was a British film editor who worked in both Australia and England from 1938 to 1969.

Career

His first film editing project was for Reginald Denham's 1938 crime thriller '' Queen of Crime''. He then went to Australia in 1945 to work on the 1946 film '' The Overlanders''. He returned to Australia in 1946 on a special Halifax bomber, a trip that achieved much publicity at the time, and worked at

Film Australia Film Australia was a company established by the Government of Australia to produce films about Australia in 1973. Its predecessors were the Cinema and Photographic Branch (1913–38), the Australian National Film Board (1939–1955, under diffe ...

. He then worked in Australian film production for several years, also providing the original story for the 1959 film ''

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''. Hunter later returned to England, where he worked mainly in television, editing until 1969. He also served as supervising editor on the 1949 film ''

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Partial filmography

Film

* ''

Secret of Stamboul ''The Secret of Stamboul'', also known as ''The Spy in White'', is a 1936 British thriller film, taken from the 1935 novel ''The Eunuch of Stamboul'' by Dennis Wheatley, directed by Andrew Marton and starring Valerie Hobson, James Mason and Frank ...

'' (1936) * ''

Kate Plus Ten ''Kate Plus Ten'' is a 1917 British crime novel written by Edgar Wallace. In 1938, it was made into a film '' Kate Plus Ten''. It was adapted for the film ''The Trygon Factor ''The Trygon Factor'' is a 1966 British-West German crime film d ...

'' (1938) * '' Dreaming'' (1945) *'' The Overlanders'' (1946) * '' The Monkey's Paw'' (1948) *''

'' (1949) *''

Mike and Stefani Mike and Stefani is a 1952 Australian drama film produced by the Film Division, News and Information Bureau of the Department of Interior for the Department of Immigration. Made to counter criticism of Australia's post-war immigration policy th ...

'' (1952) *''

Little Red Monkey ''Little Red Monkey'', released in the United States as ''Case of the Red Monkey'', is a 1955 British crime film directed by Ken Hughes and starring Richard Conte, Rona Anderson and Russell Napier. Detectives from Scotland Yard investigate a seri ...

'' (1955) *''

Children Galore ''Children Galore'' is a 1955 comedy film directed by Terence Fisher. It stars Eddie Byrne and June Thorburn. A village squire offers to give away a cottage to a deserving family with the most grandchildren. Cast * Eddie Byrne as Zacky Jones * ...

'' (1955)

Television

*''A Matter of Manners'' (1951) *'' The Adventures of Robin Hood'' (1956–58) *'' The New Adventures of Charlie Chan'' (1958) *'' Dial 999'' (1958–59) *''

Interpol Calling ''Interpol Calling'' was a 1959 Rank Organisation and Jack Wrather Productions British television crime drama series for ITC Entertainment. The programme, which ran for one series of 39 half-hour monochrome episodes, followed the adventures of ...

'' (1960) *''The Golden Ring - The Making of Solti's "Ring"'' (BBC/Austrian Television documentary) (1965) *''

The Saint The Saint may refer to: Fiction * Simon Templar, also known as "The Saint", the protagonist of a book series by Leslie Charteris and subsequent adaptations: ** ''The Saint'' (film series) (1938–43), starring Louis Hayward, George Sanders an ...

'' (1966–68) *'' Journey to the Unknown'' (1968–69) *'' The Champions'' (1969)

Screenwriter

*''

'' (1959) – original story

References

External links

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