Victor Skutezky (15 January 1893 – 1981) 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 ...

, writer and

production manager In the cinema of the United States, a unit production manager (UPM) is the Directors Guild of America–approved title for the top below-the-line staff position, responsible for the administration of a feature film or television production. Non- ...

. He was a key filmmaker at

Associated British Picture Corporation Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC), originally British International Pictures (BIP), was a British film production, distribution and exhibition company active from 1927 until 1970 when it was absorbed into EMI. ABPC also owned appro ...

where he was a staff producer then had his own production company, Marble Arch Films.Sue Harper, Vincent Porter ''British Cinema of the 1950s: The Decline of Deference'' Oxford University Press, 2003 p79-80

Selected filmography

* '' The Call of the North'' (1929) * '' Sinful and Sweet'' (1929) * ''

The Man Without Love ''The Man Without Love'' (german: Der Mann, der nicht liebt) is a 1929 French-German silent drama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Gustav Diessl, Ágnes Eszterházy, and Harry Hardt. It is based on the play ''Kean'' by Alexandre Dum ...

'' (1929) * ''

Daughter of the Regiment A daughter is a female reproduction, offspring; a girl or a woman in relation to her parents. Daughterhood is the state of being someone's daughter. The male counterpart is a son. Analogously the name is used in several areas to show relations ...

'' (1929) *''

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 de ...

'' (1944) – screenplay *'' Quiet Weekend'' (1946) – screenplay, producer *'' Temptation Harbour'' (1947) – producer *'' Landfall'' (1949) – producer *'' For Them That Trespass'' (1949) – producer *'' Murder without Crime'' (1951) – producer *'' Young Wives' Tale'' (1951) – producer *''

Father's Doing Fine ''Father's Doing Fine'' is a 1952 British comedy film directed by Henry Cass and starring Richard Attenborough, Heather Thatcher, and Noel Purcell, and featuring Sid James. It was based on the 1948 play ''Little Lambs Eat Ivy'' by Noel Langley. ...

'' (1952) – producer *'' The Yellow Balloon'' (1953) – producer *''

The Weak and the Wicked ''The Weak and the Wicked'' (called ''Young and Willing'' in the United States) is a 1954 British drama film directed by J. Lee Thompson based on the autobiographical novel '' Who Lie in Gaol'' by his wife, Joan Henry, starring Glynis Johns and ...

'' (1954) – producer *''

It's Great to be Young! ''It's Great to Be Young'' is a 1956 musical Technicolor comedy film about a school music teacher, starring Cecil Parker and John Mills. Plot Mr Dingle (John Mills) seeks to interest his pupils in music in order to enjoy life, while the new ...

'' (1956) – producer *'' Alive and Kicking'' (1958) – producer

References

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Victor Skutezky
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