Brian Desmond Hurst
Directing1895Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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.
Known For
Acting History
1962
The Playboy of the Western World
Director
The Playboy of the Western World
Screenplay
1961
His and Hers
Director
1958
Behind the Mask
Director
1957
Dangerous Exile
Director
1956
The Black Tent
Director
1955
Simba
Director
1953
Malta Story
Director
1951
1949
Trottie True
Director
1947
Hungry Hill
Director
The Mark of Cain
Director
1946
Theirs Is the Glory
Director
1944
The Hundred Pound Window
Director
1943
A Letter from Ulster
Director
1941
Dangerous Moonlight
Director
1940
Miss Grant Goes to the Door
Director
Miss Grant Goes to the Door
Producer
A Call for Arms!
Director
A Call for Arms!
Story
1939
1938
Prison Without Bars
Director
1937
Glamorous Night
Director
1936
1935
Riders to the Sea
Director
Riders to the Sea
Writer
1934
The Tell-Tale Heart
Director
The Tell-Tale Heart
Writer
1928
Hangman's House
as Horse Race Spectator