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Known For

Directing

Known Credits

25

Gender

Male

Birthday

1903-06-24

Deathday

1989-03-15 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England

Henry Cass

Biography

Henry Cass (24 June 1903 – 15 March 1989) was a British director, particularly prolific in film in the horror and comedy genres. Previously an actor, he was also a prolific stage director of classical theatre at the Old Vic in the 1930s.

In 1923, Lee DeForest filmed Cass for a short film Henry Cass Demonstration Film made in DeForest's Phonofilm sound-on-film process. The film was previewed at the Engineers Society of New York on 12 April 1923, and premiered at the Rivoli Theatre in New York on 15 April 1923 with 17 other short Phonofilms.

Cass was married to the actress Joan Hopkins. They had one child, Martin Cass.

Known For

Last Holiday
7.2%

Last Holiday

May 15, 1950

Blood of the Vampire
5.7%

Blood of the Vampire

Aug 25, 1958

The Hand
4.9%

The Hand

Oct 1, 1960

Young Wives' Tale
5.3%

Young Wives' Tale

Nov 1, 1951

It Happened in Rome
5.4%

It Happened in Rome

Apr 8, 1957

Breakaway
5.2%

Breakaway

Jul 16, 1956

No Place for Jennifer
5.1%

No Place for Jennifer

Jan 17, 1950

Castle in the Air
6.2%

Castle in the Air

Jun 1, 1952

The Glass Mountain
6.0%

The Glass Mountain

Mar 9, 1949

The Glass Mountain
6.0%

The Glass Mountain

Mar 9, 1949

Father's Doing Fine
6.3%

Father's Doing Fine

Aug 15, 1952

The Crooked Sky
5.7%

The Crooked Sky

Mar 31, 1957

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Crew

1957
It Happened in Rome as Dialogue Coach

Directing

1968
Happy DeathDay as Director
1965
Mr. Brown Comes Down The Hill as Director
1965
Give A Dog A Bone as Director
1960
The Man Who Couldn't Walk as Director
1960
The Hand as Director
1958
Blood of the Vampire as Director
1957
Booby Trap as Director
1957
The Crooked Sky as Director
1957
Professor Tim as Director
1956
The High Terrace as Director
1956
Breakaway as Director
1956
Bond of Fear as Director
1955
No Smoking as Director
1955
The Reluctant Bride as Director
1952
Father's Doing Fine as Director
1952
Castle in the Air as Director
1951
Young Wives' Tale as Director
1950
Last Holiday as Director
1950
No Place for Jennifer as Director
1949
The Glass Mountain as Director
1945
Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2 as Director
1945
29 Acacia Avenue as Director
1943
Jig-Saw: Careless Talk Costs Lives as Director

Writing

1949
The Glass Mountain as Writer
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