Henry Cass
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1903-06-24
Day of Death
1989-03-15 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England
Henry Cass
Biography
Henry Cass (24 June 1903 – 15 March 1989) was a British director, particularly prolific in film in the horror and comedy genres. Previously an actor, he was also a prolific stage director of classical theatre at the Old Vic in the 1930s.
In 1923, Lee DeForest filmed Cass for a short film Henry Cass Demonstration Film made in DeForest's Phonofilm sound-on-film process. The film was previewed at the Engineers Society of New York on 12 April 1923, and premiered at the Rivoli Theatre in New York on 15 April 1923 with 17 other short Phonofilms.
Cass was married to the actress Joan Hopkins. They had one child, Martin Cass.
Known For
Crew
(1968)
Happy DeathDay
Director
(1965)
Mr. Brown Comes Down The Hill
Director
(1965)
Give A Dog A Bone
Director
(1960)
The Hand
Director
(1960)
The Man Who Couldn't Walk
Director
(1958)
Blood of the Vampire
Director
(1957)
Professor Tim
Director
(1957)
The Crooked Sky
Director
(1957)
It Happened in Rome
Dialogue Coach
(1957)
Booby Trap
Director
(1956)
Bond of Fear
Director
(1956)
Breakaway
Director
(1956)
The High Terrace
Director
(1955)
No Smoking
Director
(1955)
The Reluctant Bride
Director
(1952)
Father's Doing Fine
Director
(1952)
Castle in the Air
Director
(1951)
Young Wives' Tale
Director
(1950)
Last Holiday
Director
(1950)
No Place for Jennifer
Director
(1949)
The Glass Mountain
Writer, Director
(1945)
29 Acacia Avenue
Director
(1945)
(1943)
(1938)
Lancashire Luck
Director