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Val Guest (1911–2006)

Director | Writer | Soundtrack

Val Guest began his career as an actor on the British stage and in early sound films. He ran the one-man London office of "The Hollywood Reporter" until an encounter with director Marcel Varnel led to a screen writing job at Gainsborough Studios. Guest's directing career began in the early 1940s with a Ministry of Information short about the perils of sneezing (!)... See full bio »

Born:

Valmond Guest
in London, England, UK

Died:

(age 94) in Palm Springs, California, USA
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1984 Fox Mystery Theater (TV series)
– Child's Play (1984)
– In Possession (1984)
– Mark of the Devil (1984)
 
1982 The Boys in Blue
 
1981 Shillingbury Tales (TV series)
– The Shillingbury Daydream (1981)
– The Shillingbury Miracle (1981)
– The Shillingbury Legend (1981)
– The Shillingbury Cloudburst (1981)
– The Shillingbury Melon (1981)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1981 Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective (TV movie)
 
1980 ...And the Band Played On
 
1979-1980 Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson (TV series)
– The Case of Magruder's Murder (1980)
– The Case of the Final Curtain (1980)
– The Case of the Other Ghost (1980)
– The Case of the Shrunken Heads (1980)
– The Case of the Three Uncles (1980)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1976-1977 Space: 1999 (TV series)
– Dorzak (1977)
– The AB Chrysalis (1976)
– The Rules of Luton (1976)
 
1976 Killer Force
 
1976 Sporting Chance (TV movie)
 
1974 Confessions of a Window Cleaner
 
1972-1973 The Adventurer (TV series)
– Going, Going... (1973)
– I'll Get There Sometime (1973)
– The Solid Gold Hearse (1973)
– To the Lowest Bidder (1973)
– Deadlock (1972)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1972 Au Pair Girls
 
1971-1972 The Persuaders! (TV series)
– Five Miles to Midnight (1972)
– Angie... Angie (1971)
 
1970 When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth
 
1970 Toomorrow
 
1968 Assignment K
 
1967 Casino Royale (additional sequences / scenes with Woody Allen and additional scenes with David Niven)
 
1965 Where the Spies Are
 
1964 Contest Girl
 
1963 80,000 Suspects
 
1962 Jigsaw
 
1961 The Day the Earth Caught Fire
 
1960 Stop Me Before I Kill!
 
1960 Hell Is a City
 
1960 Life Is a Circus
 
1959 Expresso Bongo
 
1959 Yesterday's Enemy
 
1958 Further Up the Creek
 
1958 Up the Creek
 
1958 The Camp on Blood Island
 
1957 The Abominable Snowman
 
1957 Quatermass II: Enemy from Space
 
1957 The Ship Was Loaded
 
1956 The Weapon
 
1956 It's a Wonderful World
 
1955 They Can't Hang Me
 
1955 The Quatermass Xperiment
 
1955 Break in the Circle
 
1955 The Lyons Abroad
 
1954 The Men of Sherwood Forest
 
1954 Dance Little Lady
 
1954 Family Affair
 
1954 The Runaway Bus
 
1952 Penny Princess
 
1951 Mister Drake's Duck
 
1950 The Body Said No!
 
1950 Miss Pilgrim's Progress
 
1949 Mystery at the Burlesque
 
1948 William Comes to Town
 
1947 Just William's Luck
 
1945 I'll Be Your Sweetheart
 
1944 Give Us the Moon
 
1944 Bees in Paradise
 
1943 Miss London Ltd.
 
Show ShowWriter (76 titles)
1982 The Boys in Blue (screenplay)
 
1981 Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective (TV movie) (screenplay)
 
1976 Killer Force
 
1974 Confessions of a Window Cleaner (screenplay)
 
1974 Mission: Monte Carlo
 
1972 Au Pair Girls (screenplay)
 
1971 The Persuaders! (TV series)
– The Gold Napoleon (1971) (screenplay)
 
1970 When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (screenplay)
 
1970 Toomorrow (written by)
 
1968 Assignment K (screenplay)
 
1967 Casino Royale (additional dialogue - uncredited)
 
1965 Where the Spies Are (screenplay)
 
1964 Contest Girl
 
1963 80,000 Suspects (writer)
 
1962 Jigsaw (screenplay)
 
1961 The Day the Earth Caught Fire (written for the screen by)
 
1960 Stop Me Before I Kill! (screenplay)
 
1960 Dentist in the Chair (screenplay)
 
1960 Hell Is a City (screenplay)
 
1960 Life Is a Circus
 
1958 Further Up the Creek (writer)
 
1958 Up the Creek (writer)
 
1958 The Camp on Blood Island (screenplay)
 
1957 The Abominable Snowman (uncredited)
 
1957 Quatermass II: Enemy from Space (screenplay)
 
1957 The Ship Was Loaded
 
1956 It's a Wonderful World
 
1956 Women Without Men (uncredited)
 
1955 They Can't Hang Me
 
1955 The Quatermass Xperiment (screenplay)
 
1955 Break in the Circle
 
1955 The Lyons Abroad
 
1954 Dance Little Lady
 
1954 Family Affair
 
1954 The Runaway Bus
 
1953 Top of the Form (writer)
 
1952 Penny Princess (written by)
 
1951 Another Man's Poison (screenplay)
 
1951 Happy Go Lovely (screenplay)
 
1951 Mister Drake's Duck
 
1950 The Body Said No!
 
1950 Miss Pilgrim's Progress
 
1949 Mystery at the Burlesque (original screenplay)
 
1949 Paper Orchid (writer)
 
1949 Once Upon a Dream (story)
 
1948 William Comes to Town (writer)
 
1947 Just William's Luck
 
1946 Walking on Air
 
1946 London Town (additional dialogue)
 
1945 I'll Be Your Sweetheart
 
1944 Give Us the Moon
 
1944 Bees in Paradise (original story and screenplay)
 
1943 Miss London Ltd. (writer)
 
1942 King Arthur Was a Gentleman
 
1942 Back-Room Boy (original story and screenplay)
 
1941 Hi Gang!
 
1941 I Thank You (screenplay)
 
1941 Mail Train
 
1941 The Ghost Train (dialogue)
 
1941 Gasbags (screenplay)
 
1940 Band Waggon (written and devised by)
 
1940 Where's That Fire?
 
1940 Goofer Trouble (short)
 
1940 O-Kay for Sound (adaptation)
 
1939 The Frozen Limits (dialogue)
 
1939 Ask a Policeman (screenplay)
 
1938 Old Bones of the River (writer)
 
1938 Hey! Hey! USA (additional dialogue)
 
1938 Alf's Button Afloat (scenario)
 
1938 Convict 99 (scenario)
 
1937 Oh, Mr. Porter! (screenplay)
 
1937 Good Morning, Boys
 
1936 A Star Fell from Heaven (screenplay - uncredited)
 
1936 Public Nuisance No. 1
 
1936 All In
 
1935 No Monkey Business (dialogue)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (13 titles)
1960 Life Is a Circus (writer: "Life Is A Circus", "For You, For You")
 
1959 Expresso Bongo (lyrics: "You Can Look at the Goods but Don't Touch" - uncredited, "Worry Go Lucky Me")
 
1956 It's a Wonderful World (lyrics: "A Few Kisses Ago")
 
1952 Penny Princess (writer: "It's a Fine Fine Night")
 
1949 Mystery at the Burlesque ("Two Little Dogs")
 
1945 I'll Be Your Sweetheart (writer: "I'm Banking Everything On You", "Sooner Or Later", "Mary Anna")
 
1945 Waterloo Road (writer: "It Happened Just Like That" - uncredited)
 
1944 Bees in Paradise (writer: "I'M A WOLF ON MY MOTHER'S SIDE", "DON'T EVER LEAVE ME", "KEEP A SUNBEAM IN YOUR POCKET")
 
1943 Miss London Ltd. (music: "A Fine How Do You Do", "Keep Cool Calm And Collect", "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" / lyrics: "A Fine How Do You Do", "Keep Cool Calm And Collect", "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")
 
1942 King Arthur Was a Gentleman (lyrics: "You Know What King Arthur Said", "Honey On My Mind", "Why Can't It Happen To Me?", "You'll Love The Army", "Got A Bee In My Bonnet", "Actions Speak Louder Than Words")
 
1941 Hi Gang! (lyrics: "Hi Gang" - uncredited, "We Chose the Air Force" - uncredited, "My Son" - uncredited, "I Am Singing to a Million" - uncredited, "The Lady Known as Sal" - uncredited)
 
1939 The Frozen Limits (writer: "Song of the Mounties" - uncredited)
 
1936 Public Nuisance No. 1 (writer: "Between You, Me and the Carpet")
 
Show ShowProducer (9 titles)
1965 Where the Spies Are (producer)
 
1964 Contest Girl (producer)
 
1963 80,000 Suspects (producer)
 
1962 Jigsaw (producer)
 
1961 The Day the Earth Caught Fire (producer)
 
1960 Stop Me Before I Kill! (producer)
 
1959 Expresso Bongo (producer)
 
1954 The Runaway Bus (producer)
 
1952 Penny Princess (producer)
 
Show ShowActor (4 titles)
1933 The Bermondsey Kid
Bit part (uncredited)
 
1932 The Maid of the Mountains
Party Guest
 
1932 Why Saps Leave Home
Gangster
 
1932 Old Spanish Customers (uncredited)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (2 titles)
1944 Bees in Paradise (lyrics)
 
1935 No Monkey Business (lyrics)
 
Show ShowComposer (1 title)
1944 Bees in Paradise (music)
 
Show ShowThanks (4 titles)
2008 The Making of 'Casino Royale' (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
2006 Trapped Ashes (very special thanks)
 
2002 Psychedelic Cinema (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
1994 Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (10 titles)
2010 Sodankylä ikuisesti (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Ensimmäisen elokuvamuiston kaiho (2010) … Himself
– Elokuvan vuosisata (2010) … Himself
– Ikuinen aika (2010) … Himself
 
2008 The Making of 'Casino Royale' (video documentary)
Himself - Segment Director
 
2004 Greasepaint and Gore, Part 2: The Hammer Monsters of Roy Ashton (documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Greasepaint and Gore: The Hammer Monsters of Phil Leakey (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Psychedelic Cinema (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Dinosaurs (video documentary short)
Himself - Director, 'When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth'
 
1994 Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1980 Looks Familiar (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 1 May 1980 (1980) … Himself - Guest
 
1966 Late Show London (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.24 (1966) … Himself
 
1947 Play the Game (TV movie)
Himself - Team captain
 

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(1953) Stage: Wrote "Red Headed Blonde," performed at the Vaudeville Theatre in London, England, with Arthur Lovegrove, Jerry Desmonde, Naunton Wayne, Yolande Donlan, Lionel Blair and Margot Lister in the cast. See more »

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Personal Quote:

I have never in my life set out to make a picture for the lowest common denominator audience. Any picture I've made I've made because it was the sort of picture I would like to see. I just hope that other people share my taste. At no point would I ever pander to the audience. See more »

Trivia:

Directed Sam Kydd ten times. See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius