Brian Desmond Hurst
February 12, 1895
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.
Known For
6 titles
A Christmas Carol
Ebenezer Scrooge, a curmudgeonly, miserly businessman, has no time for sentimentality and largely views Christmas as a waste of time. However, this Christmas Eve, he will be visited by three spirits who will show him the error of ...
The Lion Has Wings
A look at the current might of the Royal Air Force. Place - Great Britain, time - two months after the start of World War ll.
The Black Tent
In the African desert, a British soldier romances a native chief's daughter and helps the tribe fight off a German attack.
Behind the Mask
Newly qualified surgeon takes the blame for his drug addict colleague after the death of their patient through neglect.
His and Hers
Returned from North Africa, a British novelist is at odds with his wife when she insists on dividing the house and the domestic chores, and he goes mad when she starts writing his biography and flirting with his publisher.
The Playboy of the Western World
A quiet little village, and especially a pretty young woman, fall under the spell of a charming, somewhat roguish stranger who suddenly appears one day, captivating everyone when he claims he murdered his father.