Born in Ireland and educated in Paris, Brian Desmond Hurst extended his cosmopolitan experiences by moving to Hollywood in 1925. Here he reportedly learned the rudiments of filmmaking from director John Ford. From 1934 onward, Hurst was well established as a writer/director in the British film industry. Though most of his projects were programmers and potboilers, Brian Desmond Hurst managed to turn out a classic or two, notably the 1951 version of A Christmas Carol (aka Scrooge), starring Alastair Sim.
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The Playboy of the Western World
Director, Screenwriter |
1962 | |||
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His and Hers
Director |
1961 | |||
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Behind the Mask
Director |
1958 | |||
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Dangerous Exile
Director |
1957 | |||
The Black Tent
Director |
1956 | |||
Simba
Actor, Director |
1955 | |||
The Malta Story
Director |
1953 | |||
A Christmas Carol
Director, Producer |
1951 | |||
Tom Brown's School Days
Producer |
1951 | |||
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The Gay Lady
Director |
1949 | |||
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Hungry Hill
Director |
1947 | |||
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The Mark of Cain
Director |
1947 | |||
Theirs Is the Glory
Director |
1946 | |||
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A Letter From Ulster
Director |
1943 | |||
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Alibi
Director |
1943 | |||
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The Hundred Pound Window
Director |
1943 | |||
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Dangerous Moonlight
Director, Screenwriter |
1941 | |||
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The Lion Has Wings
Director |
1940 | |||
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The Fugitive
Director, Screenwriter |
1939 | |||
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Prison without Bars
Director |
1938 | |||
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Glamorous Night
Director |
1937 | |||
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The Tenth Man
Director |
1937 | |||
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River of Unrest
Director, Producer |
1936 | |||
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Sensation
Director |
1936 | |||
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Bucket of Blood
Director |
1934 | |||
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Norah O'Neale
Director, Screenwriter |
1934 | |||
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The Tell-Tale Heart
Director |
1934 |
