Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1911-12-11

Deathday

2006-05-10 (94 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Also Known As

Valmond Guest

Val Guest

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Val Guest (11 December 1911 – 10 May 2006) was a British film director, best known for his science-fiction films for Hammer Film Productions in the 1950s, but who also enjoyed a long, varied and active career in the film industry from the early 1930s up until the early 1980s.

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Known For

6.9%

A Century of Science Fiction

Jan 1, 1996

5.3%

The Making of Casino Royale, 1967

Oct 11, 2008

OSC

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Old Spanish Customers

Sep 15, 1932

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The Maid of the Mountains

Mar 6, 1932

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The Innocents of Chicago

Mar 20, 1932

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Acting

2008

The Making of Casino Royale, 1967 as Self - Segment Director

1996

A Century of Science Fiction as Self

1932		Old Spanish Customers as Newspaper reporter
1932		The Innocents of Chicago as Gangster
1932		The Maid of the Mountains as Party Guest

Crew

1994

Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror as Thanks

1967

Casino Royale as Additional Dialogue

Directing

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Just William at the circus (Comes to town) as Director

1984		In Possession as Director
1984		Child's Play as Director
1984		Mark of the Devil as Director
1984		Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense as Director

1982

The Boys in Blue as Director

1981

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective as Director

1980		The Shillingbury Blowers as Director
1980		Shillingbury Tales as Director

1976		The Switch as Director
1976		Killer Force as Director

1975		Space: 1999 as Director
1975		Sporting Chance as Director

1974

Confessions of a Window Cleaner as Director

1973

The Persuaders! as Director

1972		The Adventurer as Director
1972		Au Pair Girls as Director

1971

The Persuaders! as Director

1970		When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth as Director
1970		Toomorrow as Director

1968

Assignment K as Director

1967

Casino Royale as Director

1966

Where the Spies Are as Director

1964

The Beauty Jungle as Director

1963

80,000 Suspects as Director

1962

Jigsaw as Director

1961

The Day the Earth Caught Fire as Director

1960		The Full Treatment as Director
1960		Hell Is a City as Director
1960		Life Is a Circus as Director

1959		Expresso Bongo as Director
1959		Yesterday's Enemy as Director

1958		Further Up the Creek as Director
1958		Up the Creek as Director
1958		The Camp on Blood Island as Director

1957		The Abominable Snowman as Director
1957		Quatermass 2 as Director
1957		Carry on Admiral as Director

1956		The Weapon as Director
1956		It's a Wonderful World as Director

1955		They Can't Hang Me as Director
1955		The Quatermass Xperiment as Director
1955		The Lyons in Paris as Director
1955		Break in the Circle as Director

1954		The Men of Sherwood Forest as Director
1954		Dance Little Lady as Director
1954		Life with the Lyons as Director

1953

The Runaway Bus as Director

1952

Penny Princess as Director

1951

Mr. Drake's Duck as Director

1950

The Body Said No! as Director

1949		Miss Pilgrim's Progress as Director
1949		Murder at the Windmill as Director

1948

William Comes to Town as Director

1947

Just William's Luck as Director

1945

I'll Be Your Sweetheart as Director

1944		Give Us the Moon as Director
1944		Bees in Paradise as Director

1943

Miss London Ltd. as Director

1942

The Nose Has It! as Director

Production

1966

Where the Spies Are as Producer

1964

The Beauty Jungle as Producer

1963

80,000 Suspects as Producer

1962

Jigsaw as Producer

1961

The Day the Earth Caught Fire as Producer

1960

The Full Treatment as Producer

1959

Expresso Bongo as Producer

1953

The Runaway Bus as Producer

Writing

1982

The Boys in Blue as Screenplay

1981		Birds of Paradise as Screenplay
1981		Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective as Screenplay

1976

Killer Force as Screenplay

1974		Confessions of a Window Cleaner as Screenplay
1974		Mission: Monte Carlo as Writer

1972

Au Pair Girls as Screenplay

1971

The Persuaders! as Writer

1970		When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth as Writer
1970		Toomorrow as Writer

1968

Assignment K as Screenplay

1966

Where the Spies Are as Screenplay

1964

The Beauty Jungle as Screenplay

1963

80,000 Suspects as Screenplay

1962

Jigsaw as Screenplay

1961

The Day the Earth Caught Fire as Writer

1960		The Full Treatment as Screenplay
1960		Dentist in the Chair as Screenplay
1960		Hell Is a City as Screenplay
1960		Life Is a Circus as Writer

1958		Further Up the Creek as Writer
1958		Up the Creek as Writer
1958		The Camp on Blood Island as Screenplay

1957		Quatermass 2 as Screenplay
1957		Carry on Admiral as Screenplay

1956		It's a Wonderful World as Writer
1956		Women Without Men as Writer
1956		Blonde Bait as Original Story

1955		They Can't Hang Me as Screenplay
1955		The Quatermass Xperiment as Screenplay
1955		The Lyons in Paris as Writer
1955		Break in the Circle as Writer

1954

Dance Little Lady as Writer

1953

The Runaway Bus as Writer

1952

Penny Princess as Writer

1951		Another Man's Poison as Writer
1951		Mr. Drake's Duck as Writer
1951		Happy Go Lovely as Screenplay

1949		Miss Pilgrim's Progress as Writer
1949		Murder at the Windmill as Writer
1949		Paper Orchid as Screenplay
1949		Once Upon a Dream as Story

1948

William Comes to Town as Writer

1947

Just William's Luck as Screenplay

1946

Walking on Air as Writer

1945

I'll Be Your Sweetheart as Screenplay

1944		Give Us the Moon as Writer
1944		Bees in Paradise as Writer

1943

Miss London Ltd. as Writer

1942		King Arthur Was a Gentleman as Writer
1942		Back-Room Boy as Original Story
1942		Back-Room Boy as Screenplay
1942		The Nose Has It! as Writer

1941		I Thank You as Screenplay
1941		Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It as Writer
1941		The Ghost Train as Writer
1941		Gasbags as Writer

1939		Where's That Fire as Writer
1939		Ask a Policeman as Screenplay

1938

Convict 99 as Writer

1937		Oh, Mr. Porter! as Screenplay
1937		Good Morning, Boys! as Writer

1936		All In! as Screenplay
1936		All In! as Dialogue
1936		Public Nuisance No. 1 as Writer