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Lance Comfort

1908 – 1966

English film director

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About Lance Comfort

Lived 1908 – 1966 (aged 58). Lance Comfort was a British film producer, cinematographer, film director, screenwriter and director.

Lance Comfort (11 August 1908 – 25 August 1966) was an English film director. He was a prolific maker of B movies from 1945 to 1965.

Early life Lance Comfort was born in Harrow, London He made a number of films for British National Pictures.

Comfort carried on working almost right up to his death in Worthing, Sussex, on 25 August 1966.

Filmography

Penn of Pennsylvania (1941) Hatter's Castle (1942) Those Kids from Town (1942) Squadron Leader X (1943) Escape to Danger (1943) When We Are Married (1943) Old Mother Riley Detective (1943) Hotel Reserve (1944) Great Day (1945) Bedelia (1946) Temptation Harbour (1947) Daughter of Darkness (1948) Silent Dust (1949) Portrait of Clare (1950) Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents (1953–1957) The Girl on the Pier (1953) Bang! You're Dead (1954) Eight O'Clock Walk (1954) The Man in the Road (1956) Face in the Night (1957) Man from Tangier (1957) At the Stroke of Nine (1957) The Ugly Duckling (1959) Make Mine a Million (1959) The Breaking Point (1961) Rag Doll (1961) Pit of Darkness (1961) The Painted Smile (1961) Touch of Death (1961) The Break (1962) Tomorrow at Ten (1962) Blind Corner (1963) Live It Up! (also known as Sing and Swing in the U.S.) (1963) Be My Guest (1965) Devils of Darkness (1965)

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Lance Comfort?

English film director (1908–1966)

When was Lance Comfort born?

Lance Comfort was born on 11 August 1908 in Harrow.

When did Lance Comfort die?

Lance Comfort died on 25 August 1966 in Worthing.

What was Lance Comfort's occupation?

Lance Comfort was a film producer, cinematographer, film director, screenwriter and director.

What nationality was Lance Comfort?

Lance Comfort was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Lance Comfort

· Wikidata: Q466405

· DBpedia: Lance Comfort

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