Vernon Sewell
Vernon Campbell Sewell (4 July 1903 – 21 June 2001) was a British film director, screenwriter, producer, writer and, briefly, an actor.[1][2]
Sewell was born in London, England,[3] and was educated at Marlborough College.[1] He directed more than 30 films during his career, starting with Morgenrot (1933) and ending with Burke & Hare (1971).[3] He worked chiefly in B-movies, some of which were, according to the BFI Screenonline, "well above the usual cut-price standards of film-making at this level."[1]
He was married to the actress Joan Carol.[1] Vernon Sewell died on 21 June 2001 in Durban, South Africa, at age 97.[4]
Filmography (director)
- 1933: Morgenrot
- 1934: The Medium
- 1937: A Test for Love
- 1938: Breakers Ahead
- 1939: What Men Live By
- 1943: The Silver Fleet
- 1945: The World Owes Me a Living
- 1945: Latin-quarter
- 1947: The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
- 1948: Uneasy Terms
- 1949: The Jack of Diamonds
- 1951: The Dark Light
- 1951: The Black Widow
- 1952: The Floating Dutchman
- 1952: Ghost Ship
- 1953: Counterspy
- 1954: Dangerous Voyage
- 1954: Radio Cab Murder
- 1955: Where There's a Will
- 1956: Johnny, You're Wanted
- 1956: Soho Incident (aka Spin a Dark Web)
- 1956: Home and Away
- 1957: Rogue's Yarn
- 1958: Battle of the V-1
- 1959: Wrong Number
- 1960: Urge to Kill
- 1961: House of Mystery
- 1961: The Wind of Change
- 1961: The Man in the Back Seat
- 1962: Strongroom
- 1963: A Matter of Choice
- 1963: Strictly for the Birds
- 1967: Some May Live
- 1968: The Blood Beast Terror
- 1968: Curse of the Crimson Altar
- 1971: Burke & Hare
References
- 1 2 3 4 "BFI Screenonline: Sewell, Vernon (1903-2001) Biography". Screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
- ↑ "Vernon Sewell | Britmovie | Home of British Films". Britmovie. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
- 1 2 Born: 4 July 1903, LondonDied: 21 June 2001, Nr. Durban. "Vernon Sewell | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
- ↑ Vernon Sewell at the Internet Movie Database
External links
- Vernon Sewell at the Internet Movie Database
- Vernon Sewell at the British Film Institute's Screenonline
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