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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Val Guest began his career as an actor on the British stage and in early... more
Trivia:
Directed Sam Kydd ten times. more
Awards:
Won BAFTA Film Award.
Another
1 win
&
3 nominations
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NewsDesk:
Filmography
Writer:
- The Boys in Blue (1982) (writer)
- Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective (1981) (TV) (screenplay)
- Killer Force (1976) (writer)
... aka The Diamond Mercenaries (UK) - Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974) (writer)
- Mission: Monte Carlo (1974) (writer)
- Au Pair Girls (1972) (writer)
... aka The Young Playmates (USA: poster title) - "The Persuaders!" (1 episode, 1971)
- The Gold Napoleon (1971) TV episode (screenplay) - When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970) (screenplay)
- Toomorrow (1970) (writer)
- Assignment K (1968) (writer)
- Casino Royale (1967) (additional dialogue)
... aka Charles K. Feldman's Casino Royale - Where the Spies Are (1965) (writer)
- The Beauty Jungle (1964) (writer)
... aka Contest Girl (USA) - 80,000 Suspects (1963) (writer)
- Jigsaw (1962) (screenplay)
- The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) (written for the screen by)
... aka The Day the Sky Caught Fire - The Full Treatment (1960) (writer)
... aka Stop Me Before I Kill! (USA)
... aka The Treatment - Dentist in the Chair (1960) (screenplay)
- Hell Is a City (1960) (writer)
- Life Is a Circus (1960) (writer)
- Further Up the Creek (1958) (writer)
- Up the Creek (1958) (writer)
- The Camp on Blood Island (1958) (screenplay)
- The Abominable Snowman (1957) (uncredited)
... aka The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas - Quatermass 2 (1957) (screenplay)
... aka Enemy from Space (USA)
... aka Quatermass II: Enemy from Space (USA) - Carry on Admiral (1957) (writer)
... aka The Ship Was Loaded (USA) - It's a Wonderful World (1956) (writer)
- Women Without Men (1956) (uncredited)
- They Can't Hang Me (1955) (writer)
- The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) (screenplay)
... aka Shock
... aka The Creeping Unknown (USA)
... aka The Quatermass Experiment (USA)
... aka X the Experiment (UK: informal alternative title) - Break in the Circle (1955) (writer)
- The Lyons in Paris (1955) (writer)
... aka Mr. and Mrs. in Paree (UK: alternative title)
... aka The Lyons Abroad (USA) - Dance Little Lady (1954) (writer)
- Life with the Lyons (1954) (writer)
... aka Family Affair (USA) - The Runaway Bus (1954) (writer)
- Top of the Form (1953) (writer)
- Penny Princess (1952) (writer)
- Another Man's Poison (1951) (writer)
- Happy Go Lovely (1951) (screenplay)
- Mister Drake's Duck (1951) (writer)
- The Body Said No! (1950) (writer)
- Miss Pilgrim's Progress (1950) (writer)
- Murder at the Windmill (1949) (original screenplay)
... aka Mystery at the Burlesque (USA: new title) - Paper Orchid (1949) (writer)
- Once Upon a Dream (1949) (story)
- William Comes to Town (1948) (writer)
... aka William at the Circus (USA: alternative title) - Just William's Luck (1947) (writer)
- Walking on Air (1946) (writer)
- London Town (1946) (additional dialogue)
... aka My Heart Goes Crazy (USA: cut version) - I'll Be Your Sweetheart (1945) (writer)
- Give Us the Moon (1944) (writer)
- Bees in Paradise (1944) (writer)
- Miss London Ltd. (1943) (writer)
- King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942) (writer)
- Back-Room Boy (1942) (writer)
- Hi Gang! (1941) (writer)
- I Thank You (1941) (writer)
- Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It (1941) (writer)
... aka Mail Train (USA) - The Ghost Train (1941) (dialogue)
- Gasbags (1941) (writer)
- Band Waggon (1940) (written and devised by)
- Where's That Fire? (1940) (writer)
- Goofer Trouble (1940) (writer)
- The Frozen Limits (1939) (writer)
- Hey! Hey! USA (1938) (additional dialogue)
- Alf's Button Afloat (1938) (scenario)
- Ask a Policeman (1938) (writer)
- Convict 99 (1938) (scenario)
- Old Bones of the River (1938) (writer)
- Oh, Mr. Porter! (1937) (screenplay)
- Good Morning, Boys (1937) (writer)
- O-Kay for Sound (1937) (writer)
- A Star Fell from Heaven (1936) (writer)
- Public Nuisance No. 1 (1936/I) (writer)
- All In (1936) (writer)
- No Monkey Business (1935) (writer)
Director:
- "Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense" (3 episodes, 1984-1986)
- Child's Play (1986) TV episode
- In Possession (1985) TV episode
- Mark of the Devil (1984) TV episode - The Boys in Blue (1982)
- "Shillingbury Tales" (1981) TV series (unknown episodes)
- Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective (1981) (TV)
- "Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson" (1980) TV series (unknown episodes)
- The Shillingbury Blowers (1980)
... aka ...And the Band Played On (USA) - "Space: 1999" (3 episodes, 1976-1977)
... aka Spazio: 1999 (Italy)
- Dorzak (1977) TV episode
- The AB Chrysalis (1976) TV episode
- The Rules of Luton (1976) TV episode - Killer Force (1976)
... aka The Diamond Mercenaries (UK) - Sporting Chance (1976) (TV)
- Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974)
- "The Adventurer" (8 episodes, 1972-1973)
- Going, Going... (1973) TV episode
- I'll Get There Sometime (1973) TV episode
- The Solid Gold Hearse (1973) TV episode
- To the Lowest Bidder (1973) TV episode
- Deadlock (1972) TV episode
(3 more) - Au Pair Girls (1972)
... aka The Young Playmates (USA: poster title) - "The Persuaders!" (2 episodes, 1971-1972)
- Five Miles to Midnight (1972) TV episode
- Angie... Angie (1971) TV episode - When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970)
- Toomorrow (1970)
- Assignment K (1968)
- Casino Royale (1967) (additional sequences) (scenes with Woody Allen and additional scenes with David Niven)
... aka Charles K. Feldman's Casino Royale - Where the Spies Are (1965)
- The Beauty Jungle (1964)
... aka Contest Girl (USA) - 80,000 Suspects (1963)
- Jigsaw (1962)
- The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)
... aka The Day the Sky Caught Fire - The Full Treatment (1960)
... aka Stop Me Before I Kill! (USA)
... aka The Treatment - Hell Is a City (1960)
- Life Is a Circus (1960)
- Expresso Bongo (1959)
- Yesterday's Enemy (1959)
- Further Up the Creek (1958)
- Up the Creek (1958)
- The Camp on Blood Island (1958)
- The Abominable Snowman (1957)
... aka The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas - Quatermass 2 (1957)
... aka Enemy from Space (USA)
... aka Quatermass II: Enemy from Space (USA) - The Weapon (1957)
- Carry on Admiral (1957)
... aka The Ship Was Loaded (USA) - It's a Wonderful World (1956)
- They Can't Hang Me (1955)
- The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
... aka Shock
... aka The Creeping Unknown (USA)
... aka The Quatermass Experiment (USA)
... aka X the Experiment (UK: informal alternative title) - Break in the Circle (1955)
- The Lyons in Paris (1955)
... aka Mr. and Mrs. in Paree (UK: alternative title)
... aka The Lyons Abroad (USA) - The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954)
- Dance Little Lady (1954)
- Life with the Lyons (1954)
... aka Family Affair (USA) - The Runaway Bus (1954)
- Penny Princess (1952)
- Mister Drake's Duck (1951)
- The Body Said No! (1950)
- Miss Pilgrim's Progress (1950)
- Murder at the Windmill (1949)
... aka Mystery at the Burlesque (USA: new title) - William Comes to Town (1948)
... aka William at the Circus (USA: alternative title) - Just William's Luck (1947)
- I'll Be Your Sweetheart (1945)
- Give Us the Moon (1944)
- Bees in Paradise (1944)
- Miss London Ltd. (1943)
Producer:
- Where the Spies Are (1965) (producer)
- The Beauty Jungle (1964) (producer)
... aka Contest Girl (USA) - 80,000 Suspects (1963) (producer)
- Jigsaw (1962) (producer)
- The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) (producer)
... aka The Day the Sky Caught Fire - The Full Treatment (1960) (producer)
... aka Stop Me Before I Kill! (USA)
... aka The Treatment - Expresso Bongo (1959) (producer)
- The Runaway Bus (1954) (producer)
Soundtrack:
- Life Is a Circus (1960) (writer: "Life Is A Circus", "For You, For You")
- It's a Wonderful World (1956) (lyrics: "A Few Kisses Ago")
- Murder at the Windmill (1949) ("Two Little Dogs")
... aka Mystery at the Burlesque (USA: new title) - Bees in Paradise (1944) (writer: "I'M A WOLF ON MY MOTHER'S SIDE", "DON'T EVER LEAVE ME", "KEEP A SUNBEAM IN YOUR POCKET")
- Miss London Ltd. (1943) (music: "A Fine How Do You Do", "Keep Cool Calm And Collected", "The Moth", "I'm Only Me", "You Too Can Have A Lovely Romance", "The 8.50 Choo Choo", "If You Could Only Cook", "My Father Was A Yes Man")
Actor:
- The Bermondsey Kid (1933) (uncredited) .... Bit part
- The Maid of the Mountains (1932) .... Party Guest
- The Innocents of Chicago (1932) .... Gangster
... aka Why Saps Leave Home (USA) - Old Spanish Customers (1932) (uncredited)
Thanks:
- The Making of 'Casino Royale' (2008) (V) (special thanks)
- Psychedelic Cinema (2002) (V) (special thanks)
- Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994) (TV) (special thanks)
Self:
- The Making of 'Casino Royale' (2008) (V) .... Himself - Segment Director
- Greasepaint and Gore, Part 2: The Hammer Monsters of Roy Ashton (2004) .... Himself
- Greasepaint and Gore: The Hammer Monsters of Phil Leakey (2004) .... Himself
- Psychedelic Cinema (2002) (V) .... Himself
- 100 Years of Horror: Dinosaurs (1996) (V) .... Himself
- 100 Years of Horror: Giants and Dinosaurs (1996) (V) .... Himself
- Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994) (TV) .... Himself
- "Looks Familiar" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1980)
- Episode dated 1 May 1980 (1980) TV episode .... Himself - Guest - "Late Show London" .... Himself (1 episode, 1966)
- Episode dated 1 March 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
Interviewed in "Memories of Hammer" by Gary Svehla and Susan Svehla.
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Publicity Listings:
2 Print Biographies | 2 Interviews | 7 Articles | 1 Pictorial
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