Brian Desmond Hurst

Born: 1895-02-12, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

Died: 1986-09-26

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.

Filmography

• Scrooge (1951)
• The Black Tent (1956)
• His and Hers (1961)
• Trottie True (1949)
• Simba (1955)
• Malta Story (1953)
• The Lion Has Wings (1939)
• Hungry Hill (1947)
• Theirs Is the Glory (1946)
• Dangerous Exile (1957)
• Hangman's House (1928)
• Riders to the Sea (1935)
• On the Night of the Fire (1939)
• Dangerous Moonlight (1941)
• Miss Grant Goes to the Door (1940)
• Prison Without Bars (1938)
• Glamorous Night (1937)