Bert Bates (18 August 1907 – 23 April 1976) was a British

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, sometimes credited as A. S. Bates. He worked on more than sixty films during his career. Bates edited his first feature film, ''

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'', in 1931. He went on to be employed by many leading British studios, working on films by directors including

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and

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Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1931) * ''

Brother Alfred ''Brother Alfred'' is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Gene Gerrard, Molly Lamont and Elsie Randolph. It is based on the 1913 play of the same title by P.G. Wodehouse and Herbert Westbrook. It was shot at the ...

'' (1932) * '' Fires of Fate'' (1932) * '' Verdict of the Sea'' (1932) * '' Leave It to Me'' (1933) * '' Heads We Go'' (1933) * '' You Made Me Love You'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1933) * '' Girls Will Be Boys'' (1934) * '' Man of the Moment'' (1935) * '' It's in the Bag'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1937) * '' The Return of Carol Deane'' (1938) * '' The Midas Touch'' (1940) * '' White Cradle Inn'' (1947) * '' Idol of Paris'' (1948) * '' Under Capricorn'' (1949) * '' The Cure for Love'' (1949) * ''

Outcast of the Islands ''Outcast of the Islands'' is a 1951 British adventure drama film directed by Carol Reed and starring Trevor Howard, Ralph Richardson, Robert Morley and Wendy Hiller. The screenplay was by William Fairchild by based on Joseph Conrad's 18 ...

'' (1951) * ''

Happy Go Lovely ''Happy Go Lovely'' is a 1951 British musical comedy film in Technicolor, directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring Vera-Ellen, David Niven, and Cesar Romero. The film was made and first released in the UK, and distributed in the US by ...

'' (1951) * '' Home at Seven'' (1952) * '' The Ringer'' (1952) * '' The Holly and the Ivy'' (1952) * ''

The Man Between ''The Man Between'' (also known as ''Berlin Story'') is a 1953 British thriller film directed by Carol Reed and starring James Mason, Claire Bloom and Hildegard Knef. The screenplay concerns a British woman on a visit to post-war Berlin, who is ...

'' (1953) * '' Malaga'' (1954) * '' The Man Who Loved Redheads'' (1955) * '' A Kid for Two Farthings'' (1955) * '' The Deep Blue Sea'' (1955) * ''

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'' (1956) * '' Legend of the Lost'' (1957) * '' The Key'' (1958) * ''

Our Man in Havana ''Our Man in Havana'' (1958) is a novel set in Cuba by the British author Graham Greene. Greene uses the novel to mock intelligence services, especially the British MI6, and their willingness to believe reports from their local informants. Th ...

'' (1959) * ''

The World of Suzie Wong ''The World of Suzie Wong'' is a 1957 novel by British writer Richard Mason. The main characters are Robert Lomax, a young British artist living in Hong Kong, and Suzie Wong, the title character, a Chinese woman who works as a prostitute. T ...

'' (1960) * '' The Best of Enemies'' (1961) * '' Goodbye Again'' (1961) * '' Five Miles to Midnight'' (1962) * '' The Running Man'' (1963) * '' A Shot in the Dark'' (1964) * ''

633 Squadron ''633 Squadron'' is a 1964 war film directed by Walter Grauman and starring Cliff Robertson, George Chakiris, and Maria Perschy. The plot, which involves the exploits of a fictional World War II British fighter-bomber squadron, was based on ...

'' (1964) * '' The Battle of the Villa Fiorita'' (1965) * ''

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'' (1965) * ''

Return of the Seven ''Return of the Seven'', later marketed as ''Return of the Magnificent Seven'', is a 1966 Western film, and the first sequel to '' The Magnificent Seven'' (1960). Yul Brynner, who reprises his role as Chris Adams, is the sole returning cast m ...

'' (1966) * ''

Cast a Giant Shadow ''Cast a Giant Shadow'' is a 1966 American action film based on the life of Colonel Mickey Marcus, and stars Kirk Douglas, Senta Berger, Yul Brynner, John Wayne, Frank Sinatra and Angie Dickinson. Melville Shavelson adapted, produced and di ...

'' (1966) * '' The Long Duel'' (1967) * ''

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'' (1968) * ''

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'' (1969) * ''

The Light at the Edge of the World ''The Light at the Edge of the World'' is a 1971 Spanish-American adventure film, directed by Kevin Billington and starring Kirk Douglas, Yul Brynner, Samantha Eggar, and Fernando Rey. It was adapted from Jules Verne's classic 1905 adventure nov ...

'' (1971) * '' Diamonds Are Forever'' (1971) * '' Live and Let Die'' (1973)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bates, Bert 1907 births 1976 deaths British film editors People from Walthamstow Film people from London