Harold Huth
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Harold Huth was a British actor
, film director
and producer
. Born in Huddersfield
, Yorkshire
in 1892. He made his screen debut as an actor in the 1928 film One of the Best
and followed it up with the role of Captain Nolan in the film Balaclava
about the Charge of the Light Brigade
. He directed his first film Hell's Cargo
in 1939, and moved into producing the following year. He went on to direct and produce a number of films over the next twenty years before retiring in 1961. He died in 1967 in London
.
He was a nephew of Eva Moore
and a cousin of the actor Roland Pertwee
.
Actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
. Born in Huddersfield
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated halfway between Leeds and Manchester. It lies north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city....
, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
in 1892. He made his screen debut as an actor in the 1928 film One of the Best
One of the Best (film)
One of the Best is a 1927 British silent drama film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Carlyle Blackwell, Walter Byron and Eve Gray. It was based on a play by Seymour Hicks...
and followed it up with the role of Captain Nolan in the film Balaclava
Balaclava (film)
Balaclava is a 1928 British war film directed by Maurice Elvey and Milton Rosmer and starring Cyril McLaglen, Benita Hume, Alf Goddard, Harold Huth and Wally Patch. A British army officer is cashiered, and re-enlists as Private to take part in the Crimean War and succeeds in capturing a top Russian...
about the Charge of the Light Brigade
Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade was a charge of British cavalry led by Lord Cardigan against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854 in the Crimean War. The charge was the result of a miscommunication in such a way that the brigade attempted a much more difficult objective...
. He directed his first film Hell's Cargo
Hell's Cargo
Hell's Cargo is a 1939 British adventure film directed by Harold Huth and starring Walter Rilla, Kim Peacock and Robert Newton.-Cast:* Walter Rilla - Cmndt. Lestailleur* Kim Peacock - Cmdr. Falcon* Robert Newton - Cmdr. Tomasou...
in 1939, and moved into producing the following year. He went on to direct and produce a number of films over the next twenty years before retiring in 1961. He died in 1967 in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
He was a nephew of Eva Moore
Eva Moore
Eva Moore was an English actress. Her career on stage and in film spanned six decades, and she was active in the women's suffrage movement.-Early life and career:...
and a cousin of the actor Roland Pertwee
Roland Pertwee
Roland Pertwee was an English playwright, film and television screenwriter, director and actor. He was the father of both Doctor Who star Jon Pertwee and fellow playwright and screenwriter Michael Pertwee...
.
Selected filmography
Director- Hell's CargoHell's CargoHell's Cargo is a 1939 British adventure film directed by Harold Huth and starring Walter Rilla, Kim Peacock and Robert Newton.-Cast:* Walter Rilla - Cmndt. Lestailleur* Kim Peacock - Cmdr. Falcon* Robert Newton - Cmdr. Tomasou...
(1939) - Bulldog Sees It ThroughBulldog Sees It ThroughBulldog Sees it Through is a 1940 British, black-and-white, mystery war film directed by Harold Huth and starring Ronald Shiner as Pug, Jack Buchanan, Greta Gynt, Googie Withers and Sebastian Shaw. It was produced by Associated British Picture Corporation....
(1940) - East of PiccadillyEast of PiccadillyEast of Piccadilly is a 1941 British mystery film directed by Harold Huth and starring Judy Campbell, Sebastian Shaw, Niall MacGinnis, Henry Edwards, Martita Hunt, Charles Victor and Frederick Piper. A series of murders in the West End of London baffle the officers of Scotland Yard and draw the...
(1941) - Breach of PromiseBreach of Promise (film)Breach of Promise is a 1942 British romance film directed by Harold Huth and starring Clive Brook, Judy Campbell, C.V. France, Marguerite Allan and Percy Walsh. A playwright meets a young woman and she soon files a fake breach of promise action against him, hoping to receive a blackmail payment...
(1942) - They Were SistersThey Were SistersThey Were Sisters is a 1945 British melodrama film, directed by Arthur Crabtree for Gainsborough Pictures and starring James Mason and Phyllis Calvert. The film was produced by Harold Huth, with cinematography from Jack Cox and screenplay by Roland Pertwee...
(1945) - Night BeatNight Beat (1947 film)Night Beat is a 1947 British crime drama film directed by Harold Huth and starring Anne Crawford, Maxwell Reed, Ronald Howard, Christine Norden and Sid James. Following the Second World War two comrades go their separate ways one joining the Metropolitan police while the other becomes a racketeer...
(1947) - My Sister and IMy Sister and I (film)My Sister and I is a 1948 British drama film directed by Harold Huth and starring Sally Ann Howes, Dermot Walsh and Martita Hunt. A young woman who acts in a small theatre comes under suspicion of murder when the elderly lady she lodges with dies and leaves her all her money. It is based on the...
(1948) - Look Before You LoveLook Before You LoveLook Before You Love is a 1948 British drama film directed by Harold Huth and starring Margaret Lockwood, Griffith Jones and Maurice Denham. A woman working in the British Embassy in Brazil falls in love and marries a man, but soon discovers him to be a drunken wastrel tied up with serious...
(1948) - The Hostage (1956)
Actor
- One of the BestOne of the Best (film)One of the Best is a 1927 British silent drama film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Carlyle Blackwell, Walter Byron and Eve Gray. It was based on a play by Seymour Hicks...
(1927) - The Triumph of the Scarlet PimpernelThe Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel (film)The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel is a 1928 British historical drama film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Matheson Lang, Juliette Compton and Nelson Keys...
(1928) - The Silver KingThe Silver King (film)The Silver King is a 1929 British silent film drama, directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Percy Marmont and Harold Huth. The film is an adaptation of the 1882 play The Silver King by Henry Arthur Jones.-Plot:...
(1929) - GuiltGuilt (1931 film)Guilt is a 1931 British romance film directed by Reginald Fogwell and starring James Carew, Anne Grey, Harold Huth and James Fenton. The wife of a playwright has an affair with an actor.-Cast:* James Carew - James Barrett* Anne Grey - Anne Barrett...
(1931) - The Flying Squad (1932)
- Rome ExpressRome ExpressRome Express is a British film directed by Walter Forde and written by Sidney Gilliat and Clifford Grey. -Cast:*Esther Ralston - Asta Marvelle*Conrad Veidt - Zurta*Harold Huth - George Grant*Frank Vosper - M...
(1932) - Aren't We All?Aren't We All? (film)Aren't We All? is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Gertrude Lawrence, Hugh Wakefield and Owen Nares. It is based on the play Aren't We All? by Frederick Lonsdale.-Cast:* Gertrude Lawrence - Margot...
(1932) - The World, the Flesh, the DevilThe World, the Flesh, the DevilThe World, the Flesh, the Devil is a 1932 British crime film directed by George A. Cooper and starring Harold Huth, Isla Bevan and Victor Stanley. It was based on a play by Laurence Cowen...
(1932) - DiscordDiscord (film)Discord is a 1933 British drama film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Owen Nares, Benita Hume and Harold Huth. Its plot involves a struggling composer who has to be supported financially by his wealthier wife. It was based on the play A Roof and Four Walls by E...
(1933) - My Lucky Star (1933)
- The Ghoul (1933)
- The Camels are ComingThe Camels are Coming (film)The Camels are Coming is a 1934 British comedy adventure film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Jack Hulbert, Anna Lee, Hartley Power and Harold Huth...
(1934) - Take My TipTake My TipTake My Tip is a 1937 British musical comedy film directed by Herbert Mason and starring Jack Hulbert, Cicely Courtneidge, Harold Huth and Frank Cellier...
(1937) - This Was ParisThis Was ParisThis Was Paris is a 1942 British drama film directed by John Harlow and starring Ann Dvorak, Ben Lyon and Griffith Jones.-Cast:* Ann Dvorak ... Ann Morgan* Ben Lyon ... Butch, Sydney Chronicle Reporter* Griffith Jones ... Capt. Bill Hamilton, MI5...
(1942) - BlackmailedBlackmailed (1951 film)Blackmailed is a 1951 British drama film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Mai Zetterling, Dirk Bogarde, Fay Compton and Robert Flemyng. It was adapted from a novel by Elizabeth Myers and was also released as Mrs...
(1951) - Sing Along with MeSing Along with MeSing Along with Me is a 1952 British musical film directed by Peter Graham Scott and starring Donald Peers, Dodo Watts and Dennis Vance. A grocer wins a radio singing competition and is signed on a lucrative contract.-Cast:* Donald Peers – David Parry...
(1952)