Alex Vetchinsky ( Alec Hyman Vetchinsky; 9 November 1904 – 4 March 1980) was a

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nominated British film

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and

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. He worked on more than a hundred productions during a career that lasted between 1928 and 1974. Vetchinsky was employed for many years at

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. He later worked frequently for

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, including on several Carry On films.

Selected filmography

* '' Balaclava'' (1928) * '' Symphony in Two Flats'' (1930) * '' Sunshine Susie'' (1931) * '' The Faithful Heart'' (1932) * '' The Lucky Number'' (1932) * '' Marry Me'' (1932) * '' The Man from Toronto'' (1933) * '' It's a Boy'' (1933) * '' Soldiers of the King'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1934) * '' Stormy Weather'' (1935) * '' The Phantom Light'' (1935) * '' Tudor Rose'' (1936) * '' All In'' (1936) * '' Good Morning, Boys'' (1937) * ''

Said O'Reilly to McNab ''Said O'Reilly to McNab'' is a 1937 British comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Will Mahoney, Will Fyffe and Ellis Drake. It was made at Islington Studios by Gainsborough Pictures.Wood p.96 The film's sets were designed by t ...

'' (1937) * ''

The Lady Vanishes ''The Lady Vanishes'' is a 1938 British Mystery film, mystery Thriller (genre), thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Margaret Lockwood and Michael Redgrave. Written by Sidney Gilliat and Frank Launder, based on the 1936 novel '' ...

'' (1938) * '' Convict 99'' (1938) * ''

Shipyard Sally ''Shipyard Sally'' is a 1939 British musical comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Gracie Fields, Sydney Howard and Norma Varden. The film is notable for the song " Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye", which became a major hit. Plot ...

'' (1939) * '' A Girl Must Live'' (1939) * '' Night Train to Munich'' (1940) * ''

Kipps ''Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul'' is a novel by H. G. Wells, first published in 1905. It was reportedly Wells's own favourite among his works, and it has been adapted for stage, cinema and television productions, including the musical '' ...

'' (1941) * '' Cottage to Let'' (1941) * '' The Young Mr. Pitt'' (1942) * '' Tawny Pipit'' (1944) * ''

Don't Take It to Heart ''Don't Take It to Heart'' is a 1944 British comedy film directed by Jeffrey Dell and starring Richard Greene, Alfred Drayton, Patricia Medina, Moore Marriott and Richard Bird. It was shot at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith with set ...

'' (1944) * '' Waterloo Road'' (1945) * ''

The October Man ''The October Man'' is a 1947 mystery film/film noir starring John Mills and Joan Greenwood, written by novelist Eric Ambler, who also produced. A man is suspected of murder, and the lingering effects of a brain injury he sustained in an earli ...

'' (1947) * '' The Mark of Cain'' (1947) * '' Hungry Hill'' (1947) * '' Escape'' (1948) * ''

It's Hard to Be Good ''It's Hard to Be Good'' is a 1948 British comedy film directed by Jeffrey Dell and starring Jimmy Hanley, Anne Crawford and Raymond Huntley. In the film, an ex-army officer finds his altruistic attempts to improve the world are unsuccessful. ...

'' (1948) * '' Morning Departure'' (1950) * '' Highly Dangerous'' (1950) * '' Waterfront'' (1950) * '' Night Without Stars'' (1951) * '' Hunted'' (1952) * '' The Black Knight'' (1954) * '' Passage Home'' (1955) * ''

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'' (1955) * ''

A Town Like Alice ''A Town Like Alice'' (United States title: ''The Legacy'') is a romance novel by Nevil Shute, published in 1950 when Shute had newly settled in Australia. Jean Paget, a young Englishwoman, becomes romantically interested in a fellow prisoner ...

'' (1956) * '' Carry on Sergeant'' (1958) * ''

Operation Amsterdam ''Operation Amsterdam'' is a 1959 black and white British action film, directed by Michael McCarthy (film director), Michael McCarthy, and featuring Peter Finch, Eva Bartok and Tony Britton. It is based on a true story as described in the book ' ...

'' (1959) * '' Rotten to the Core'' (1965) (received

nomination) * '' Doctor in Clover'' (1966) * '' The Long Duel'' (1967) * '' Carry On... Up the Khyber'' (1968) * '' Kidnapped'' (1971) * ''

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'' (1974)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vetchinsky, Alex 1904 births 1980 deaths British film designers British art directors Film people from London