Brian Desmond Hurst
Known for
Directing
Born
February 12, 1895
Birthplace
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Died
September 26, 1986 (aged 91)
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.
Best known work
Scrooge
1951
Malta Story
1953
Hangman's House
1928
Simba
1955
The Lion Has Wings
1939
Theirs Is the Glory
1946
On the Night of the Fire
1939
His and Hers
1961
Tom Brown's Schooldays
1951
Dangerous Moonlight
1941Filmography
1962
The Playboy of the Western WorldDirector, Screenplay
1961
His and HersDirector
1958
Behind the MaskDirector
1957
Dangerous ExileDirector
1956
The Black TentDirector
1955
SimbaDirector
1953
Malta StoryDirector
1951
ScroogeDirector, Producer
1951
Tom Brown's SchooldaysProducer
1949
Trottie TrueDirector
1947
The Mark of CainDirector
1947
Hungry HillDirector
1946
Theirs Is the GloryDirector
1944
The Hundred Pound WindowDirector
1943
A Letter from UlsterDirector
1942
AlibiDirector, Script
1941
Dangerous MoonlightDirector
1940
A Call for Arms!Director, Story
1940
Miss Grant Goes to the DoorDirector, Producer
1939
The Lion Has WingsDirector
1939
On the Night of the FireDirector, Writer
1938
Prison Without BarsDirector
1937
Glamorous NightDirector
1936
SensationDirector
1936
The Tenth ManDirector