Brian Desmond Hurst
Directing · Director · Producer · Writer
Born Feb 12, 1895 · Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Active 1928–1986
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.
Filmography
Scrooge (1951) — Director · ProducerRiders to the Sea (1935) — Director · WriterHangman's House (1928) — Horse Race SpectatorSimba (1955) — DirectorTheirs Is the Glory (1946) — DirectorThe Hundred Pound Window (1944) — DirectorMalta Story (1953) — DirectorTom Brown's Schooldays (1951) — ProducerThe Lion Has Wings (1939) — DirectorDangerous Moonlight (1941) — DirectorThe Tenth Man (1936) — DirectorGlamorous Night (1937) — DirectorOurselves Alone (1936) — DirectorPrison Without Bars (1938) — DirectorThe Black Tent (1956) — DirectorBehind the Mask (1958) — DirectorTrottie True (1949) — DirectorThe Mark of Cain (1947) — DirectorDangerous Exile (1957) — DirectorThe Playboy of the Western World (1962) — Director · ScreenplayOn the Night of the Fire (1939) — Director · WriterHungry Hill (1947) — DirectorHis and Hers (1961) — DirectorAlibi (1942) — Director · Script