Brian Desmond Hurst
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1895-02-12
Day of Death
1986-09-26 (91 years old)
Place of Birth
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Brian Desmond Hurst
Biography
Brian Desmond Hurst was an Irish film director. With over thirty films in his filmography, Hurst was hailed as Northern Ireland's best film director by BBC film critic Mike Catto. He is perhaps best known for the 1951 A Christmas Carol adaptation Scrooge.
Acting
(1928)
Hangman's House
as Horse Race Spectator
Crew
(1962)
The Playboy of the Western World
Director, Screenplay
(1961)
His and Hers
Director
(1958)
Behind the Mask
Director
(1957)
Dangerous Exile
Director
(1956)
The Black Tent
Director
(1955)
Simba
Director
(1953)
Malta Story
Director
(1951)
Scrooge
Director, Producer
(1951)
Tom Brown's Schooldays
Producer
(1949)
Trottie True
Director
(1947)
Hungry Hill
Director
(1947)
The Mark of Cain
Director
(1946)
Theirs Is the Glory
Director
(1944)
The Hundred Pound Window
Director
(1943)
A Letter from Ulster
Director
(1942)
Alibi
Director, Script
(1941)
Dangerous Moonlight
Director
(1940)
Miss Grant Goes to the Door
Director, Producer
(1940)
A Call for Arms!
Director, Story
(1939)
The Lion Has Wings
Director
(1939)
On the Night of the Fire
Director, Writer
(1938)
Prison Without Bars
Director
(1937)
Glamorous Night
Director
(1936)
The Tenth Man
Director
(1936)
Sensation
Director
(1936)
Ourselves Alone
Director
(1935)
Riders to the Sea
Director, Writer
(1934)
The Tell-Tale Heart
Director, Writer