Robert Hartford-Davis

Robert Hartford-Davis (born William Henry Davis, 23 July 1923 – 12 June 1977) was an English film director, producer, and screenwriter, known mainly for his horror and crime B-movies. Little White Lies described him as "one of a number of British exploitation maestros who rose to prominence in the 1960s."

He made his feature directorial debut with the crime film Crosstrap (1962), adapted from a John Lymington novel, which proved somewhat controversial for its violence but was a commercial success. For decades, the film was considered lost and was on the BFI 75 Most Wanted until the 2010s, when it re-discovered and released on home media. Another of his films, Nobody Ordered Love (1971), is also considered lost and remains on the Most Wanted list as of 2026. The film was completed by a different director. The Fiend Black Gunn 1974 The Take Producer only

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