About

Known credits:
25
Birthday:
1903-06-24
Place of birth:
London, England
Website:
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Henry Cass

Overview

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

Directing
1968 Happy DeathDay Directing Director N/A
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1965 Mr. Brown Comes Down The Hill Directing Director N/A
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1965 Give A Dog A Bone Directing Director N/A
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1960 The Man Who Couldn't Walk Directing Director N/A
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1960 The Hand Directing Director 58
Average
1958 Blood of the Vampire Directing Director 59
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1957 Booby Trap Directing Director 59
Average
1957 The Crooked Sky Directing Director 59
Average
1957 Professor Tim Directing Director N/A
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1956 High Terrace Directing Director N/A
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1956 Breakaway Directing Director 58
Average
1956 Bond of Fear Directing Director 59
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1955 No Smoking Directing Director 59
Average
1955 The Reluctant Bride Directing Director 58
Average
1952 Father's Doing Fine Directing Director 59
Average
1952 Castle in the Air Directing Director 59
Average
1951 Young Wives' Tale Directing Director 58
Average
1950 Last Holiday Directing Director 60
Fair
1950 No Place for Jennifer Directing Director 59
Average
1949 The Glass Mountain Directing Director 59
Average
1945 Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2 Directing Director N/A
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1945 29 Acacia Avenue Directing Director 59
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1943 Jig-Saw: Careless Talk Costs Lives Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1949 The Glass Mountain Writing Writer 59
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Crew
1957 It Happened in Rome Crew Dialogue Coach 58
Average