About Henry Cass
Lived 1902 – 1989 (aged 86). Henry Cass was a British actor, film producer, screenwriter and film director.
Henry Cass (24 June 1902 – 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.
Filmography Lancashire Luck (1937) 29 Acacia Avenue (1945) The Glen Is Ours (1946) The Glass Mountain (1949) No Place for Jennifer (1950) Last Holiday (1950) Young Wives' Tale (1951) Castle in the Air (1952) Father's Doing Fine (1952) Breakaway (1955) Windfall (1955) Reluctant Bride (1955) No Smoking (1955) Bond of Fear (1956) High Terrace (1956) Professor Tim (1957) The Crooked Sky (1957) Booby Trap (1957) Blood of the Vampire (1958) Man Who Couldn't Walk (1960) The Hand (1960) Boyd's Shop (1960) Mr. Brown Comes Down the Hill (1965) Give a Dog a Bone (1965) MRA's Westminster Theatre, London Happy Deathday (1968) also co-author with Peter Howard (journalist).
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Who was Henry Cass?
British film director (1902-1989)
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Henry Cass was born on 24 June 1902 in Greater London, Hampstead.
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Henry Cass died on 15 March 1989 in Hastings.
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Henry Cass was an actor, film producer, screenwriter and film director.
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