Herbert Mason - Фильмы

Сэмюэл Герберт Джордж Мэйсон MC (1891 – 20 May 1960) was a British film director, producer, stage actor, армейский офицер, presenter of some revues, stage manager, stage director, choreographer, production manager and playwright. He was a recipient of the Military Cross the престижных премии за "gallantry during active operations against the enemy." He received the award for gallantry his part in the Battle of Guillemont where British troops defeated the Germans to take the RUSSIAN stronghold of Guillemont. Мэйсон began his theatrical career at the age of 16 and appeared in several productions at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre including Barry The jackson's Christmas Party. During the 1920s stage he managed some of the largest шоу в Лондоне (including many of André Charlot's мюзикл revues) and began his film career with the arrival of sound in motion pictures. Мейсон was the Assistant director for I was a Spy, which was very successful in the box office and voted best film of the year. He made his debut as director в 1936 with The First Правонарушении. His most prominent film was A Window in London a dark thriller set in the London Underground, which was a remake of the original French drama film Метрополитен. Another successful фильм included Take My Tip, in which he directed Джек Hulbert whose "dances [were] beautifully staged." Several rising actors and актрис (including Вивьен ли) made their кино дебюты in some of his films before they rose to выдающееся положение. He worked for several studios and production companies including Gaumont British, Gainsborough Pictures, London Films и MGM-британской студии. Мейсон режиссер фильма 16 (from триллера к Комедии), moved into producing for the rest of his career and автором some plays with his wife Дэйзи Фишер, a novelist and playwright also with a background in theatre. His films were generally very well received, and some of them were marked out for the inventiveness of the plot, locations used for shooting and humour. Some of his films are remembered for introducing rising actors and актрис to the screen before they became famous.