Sir James "Jimmy" Enrique Carreras (30 January 1909 – 9 June 1990) was an English film producer and executive who, together with William Hinds, founded the British company

Hammer Film Productions Hammer Film Productions Ltd. is a British film production company based in London. Founded in 1934, the company is best known for a series of Gothic horror and fantasy films made from the mid-1950s until the 1970s. Many of these involve classi ...

. His career spanned nearly 45 years, in multiple facets of the entertainment industry until retiring in 1972.

Biography

Carreras was born in

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in 1909. His father, Enrique Carreras, emigrated to Britain from

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, opening a theatre in London's

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district in 1913. The younger Carreras managed the

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cinema ''Manchester'' before entering the distribution side of the film industry in 1934, when he joined

Exclusive Films Hammer Film Productions Ltd. is a British film production company based in London. Founded in 1934, the company is best known for a series of Gothic horror and fantasy films made from the mid-1950s until the 1970s. Many of these involve classi ...

, formed by his father Enrique and William Hinds. During

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, Carreras saw combat and rose to Lieutenant-Colonel. In 1946, he returned as managing director of ''Exclusive Films'', where he co-produced ''Who Killed Van Loon?'' (1947). From 1949 to 1980, he was chairman of

. He oversaw the growth of the privately owned firm into a successful film company. According to ''FIlmink'' "few studios had a cannier head of production". In 1971 he arranged for Hammer to sign deals with EMI Films and Rank."

Honours

In 1944, he received an MBE. He was

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in 1970. He was appointed a KCVO in the 1980 New Years Honours. His son was the film director and producer

Michael Carreras Michael Henry Carreras (21 December 1927 – 19 April 1994) was a British film producer and director. He was known for his association with Hammer Films, being the son of founder James Carreras, and taking an executive role in the compan ...

. He died in

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, Oxfordshire.

Filmography

* '' River Patrol'' (1948) * '' Dick Barton: Special Agent'' (US: ''Dick Barton, Detective'', 1948) * '' Dick Barton Strikes Back'' (1949) * ''Dr. Morelle – the Case of the Missing Heiress'' (1949) * '' The Adventures of P.C. 49: Investigating the Case of the Guardian Angel'' (1949) * ''Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora'' (1949) * ''

Meet Simon Cherry ''Meet Simon Cherry'' is a 1949 British second feature ('B') mystery film directed by Godfrey Grayson and starring Hugh Moxey. The screenplay was by Grayson and A. R. Rawlinson based on the BBC radio series ''Meet the Rev'' by Gale Pedrick, fea ...

'' (1949) * '' Man in Black'' (1949) * '' Someone at the Door'' (1950) * '' The Lady Craved Excitement'' (1950) * '' What the Butler Saw'' (1950) * '' Room to Let'' (1950) * '' Dick Barton at Bay'' (1950) * ''

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'' (1951) * ''

The Rossiter Case ''The Rossiter Case'' is a 1951 British B movie, second feature ('B') crime film directed by Francis Searle and starring Helen Shingler, Clement McCallin, Sheila Burrell and Stanley Baker in a small role. It was written by John Hunter (screenwr ...

'' (1951) * '' To Have and to Hold'' (1951) * '' The Dark Light'' (1951) * '' A Case for PC 49'' (1951) * '' Black Widow'' (1951) * ''

Death of an Angel ''Death of an Angel'' is a 1952 British B movie, 'B' crime drama directed by Charles Saunders (director), Charles Saunders and starring Patrick Barr, Jane Baxter and Jean Lodge. The screenplay was by Reginald Long, based on an original story ca ...

'' (1952) * ''

Whispering Smith Hits London ''Whispering Smith Hits London'' (U.S. title ''Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard'') is a 1952 British second feature ('B') crime drama directed by Francis Searle and starring Richard Carlson, Greta Gynt and Herbert Lom. The screenplay was by ...

'' (US: ''Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard'', 1952) * ''

The Last Page ''The Last Page'', released in the United States as ''Man Bait'', is a 1952 British film noir directed by Terence Fisher, starring George Brent, Marguerite Chapman and Diana Dors. The film is notable for being the first Hammer film direct ...

'' (US: ''Man Bait'', 1952) * '' Wings of Danger'' (1952) * '' Never Look Back'' (1952) * ''

Stolen Face ''Stolen Face'' is a 1952 British film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Paul Henreid, Lizabeth Scott and André Morell. The screenplay was by Martin Berkeley and Richard Landau based on a story by Alexander Paal and Steven Vas. Jimmy ...

'' (1952) * '' Lady in the Fog'' (US: ''Scotland Yard Inspector'', 1952) * ''

The Gambler and the Lady ''The Gambler and the Lady'' is a 1952 British second feature ('B') crime film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Dane Clark, Kathleen Byron and Naomi Chance. It was written by Newfield and produced by Hammer Films, filmed at Bray Studios ...

'' (1952) * '' The Flanagan Boy'' (US: ''Bad Blonde'', 1953) * '' Four Sided Triangle'' (1953) * '' Spaceways'' (1953) * ''

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'' (US: ''Three Stops to Murder'', 1953) * '' Mantrap'' (US: ''Man in Hiding'', 1953) * '' The Saint's Return'' (US: ''The Saint's Girl Friday'', 1953) * '' 36 Hours'' (US: ''Terror Street'', 1953) * '' Face the Music'' (US: ''The Black Glove'', 1954) * ''

Murder by Proxy ''Murder by Proxy'' (U.S. title: ''Blackout'') is a 1954 British 'B' film noir crime drama film directed by Terence Fisher for Hammer Films and starring Dane Clark, Belinda Lee and Betty Ann Davies. The film was based on the 1952 novel ''Murd ...

'' (US: ''Blackout'', 1954) * '' The House Across the Lake'' (US: ''Heat Wave'', 1954) * '' Life with The Lyons'' (US: ''Family Affair'', 1954) * '' Five Days'' (US: ''Paid to Kill'', 1954) * '' A Stranger Came Home'' (US: ''The Unholy Four'', 1954) * '' Third Party Risk'' (US: ''Deadly Game'', 1954) * '' The Men of Sherwood Forest'' (1954) * ''

Mask of Dust ''Mask of Dust'' is a 1954 British second feature motor racing drama film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Richard Conte, Mari Aldon, George Coulouris and Peter Illing. It was written by Richard H. Landau based on the 1953 novel ''The L ...

'' (US: ''A Race for Life'', 1954) * ''

The Lyons in Paris ''The Lyons in Paris'' (released in US as ''The Lyons Abroad'') is a 1955 British comedy film directed by Val Guest and starring Ben Lyon, Bebe Daniels and Reginald Beckwith. It was a sequel to the 1954 film '' Life with the Lyons'', and was s ...

'' (US: ''The Lyons Abroad'', 1955) * '' Break in the Circle'' (1955) * '' The Glass Cage'' (US: ''The Glass Tomb'', 1955) * ''

The Quatermass Xperiment ''The Quatermass Xperiment'' (a.k.a. ''The Creeping Unknown'' in the United States) is a 1955 British science fiction horror film from Hammer Film Productions, based on the 1953 BBC Television serial '' The Quatermass Experiment'' written by ...

'' (US: ''The Creeping Unknown'', 1955) * ''Cyril Stapleton and the Show Band'' (short, 1955) * ''The Eric Winstone Band Show'' (short, 1955) * '' The Right Person'' (short, 1955) * '' Women Without Men'' (1956) * ''

X the Unknown ''X the Unknown'' is a 1956 British science fiction horror film directed by Leslie Norman and starring Dean Jagger, Leo McKern and Edward Chapman. It was made by the Hammer Film Productions company and written by Jimmy Sangster, at the sug ...

'' (1956) * '' A Man on the Beach'' (short, 1956) * ''Just for You'' (short, 1956) * ''Parade of the Bands'' (short, 1956) * ''Eric Winstone's Stagecoach'' (short, 1956) * ''Copenhagen'' (short, 1956) * ''Dick Turpin: Highwayman'' (short, 1956) * ''

The Steel Bayonet ''The Steel Bayonet'' is a 1957 British war film directed by Michael Carreras and starring Leo Genn, Kieron Moore and Michael Medwin. Michael Caine also had a small role in the film, early in his career. It is set during the Second World War, i ...

'' (1957) * ''

The Curse of Frankenstein ''The Curse of Frankenstein'' is a 1957 British horror film by Hammer Film Productions, loosely based on the 1818 novel '' Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus '' by Mary Shelley. It was Hammer's first colour horror film, and the first of t ...

'' (1957) * '' Quatermass 2'' (US: ''Enemy from Space'', 1957) * '' The Abominable Snowman'' (1957) * ''The Edmundo Ross Half Hour'' (short, 1957) * ''A Day of Grace'' (short, 1957) * ''Man with a Dog'' (short, 1957) * ''

The Camp on Blood Island ''The Camp on Blood Island'' is a 1958 British World War II film, directed by Val Guest for Hammer Film Productions and starring André Morell, Carl Möhner, Edward Underdown and Walter Fitzgerald. The film is set in a Japanese prisoner o ...

'' (1958) * ''

Dracula ''Dracula'' is an 1897 Gothic fiction, Gothic horror fiction, horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. The narrative is Epistolary novel, related through letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles. It has no single protagonist and opens ...

'' (US: ''Horror of Dracula'', 1958) * ''

The Revenge of Frankenstein ''The Revenge of Frankenstein'' is a 1958 Technicolor British horror film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Peter Cushing, Francis Matthews (actor), Francis Matthews, Michael Gwynn, Oscar Quitak, Eunice Gayson and Michael Ripper. Made by H ...

'' (1958) * '' The Snorkel'' (1958) * '' Further Up the Creek'' (1958) * ''

A Clean Sweep '' A Clean Sweep'' is a 1958 British comedy short film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Thora Hird, Eric Barker and Vera Day. Plot A woman tries to keep her family of gamblers away from temptation. Cast * Thora Hird as Vera Watson * Er ...

'' (1958) * '' I Only Arsked!'' (1958) * '' Ten Seconds to Hell'' (1959) * ''

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'' (1959) * '' Yesterday's Enemy'' (1959) * ''

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'' (1959) * '' The Mummy'' (1959) * ''

The Man Who Could Cheat Death ''The Man Who Could Cheat Death'' is a 1959 British horror film, directed by Terence Fisher and starring Anton Diffring, Hazel Court, and Christopher Lee. Jimmy Sangster adapted the screenplay from the play '' The Man in Half Moon Street' ...

'' (1959) * '' Don't Panic Chaps!'' (1959) * '' Danger List'' (short, 1959) * ''Operation Universe'' (short, 1959) * '' Never Take Sweets from a Stranger'' (1960) * ''

Hell Is a City ''Hell Is a City'' is a 1960 British crime thriller film directed by Val Guest and starring Stanley Baker, John Crawford and Donald Pleasence. It was written by Guest based on the 1954 novel of the same title by Maurice Procter, and made by ...

'' (1960) * ''

The Stranglers of Bombay ''The Stranglers of Bombay'' is a 1960 British adventure horror film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Guy Rolfe, Allan Cuthbertson and Andrew Cruickshank. It was written by David Z. Goodman and produced by Hammer Films. Bernard Robinson ...

'' (1960) * ''

The Brides of Dracula ''The Brides of Dracula'' is a 1960 British supernatural gothic horror film produced by Hammer Film Productions. Directed by Terence Fisher, the film stars Peter Cushing, David Peel, Freda Jackson, Yvonne Monlaur, Andrée Melly, and Mart ...

'' (1960) * ''

The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll ''The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll'' (released in the US as ''House of Fright'') is a 1960 British horror film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Paul Massie, Dawn Addams, Christopher Lee and Oliver Reed. It was produced by Michael Carreras ...

'' (US: ''House of Fright'', 1960) * ''

The Full Treatment ''The Full Treatment'' (released in the US as ''Stop Me Before I Kill!'') is a 1960 black-and-white British Thriller film, thriller film directed by Val Guest and starring Claude Dauphin (actor), Claude Dauphin, Diane Cilento and Ronald Lewis (a ...

'' (US: ''Stop Me Before I Kill'', 1960) * ''

Sword of Sherwood Forest ''Sword of Sherwood Forest'' is a 1960 British Technicolor/ MegaScope adventure film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Richard Greene, Peter Cushing, Niall MacGinnis, Nigel Green and Sarah Branch. Greene reprised the role of Robin Hood, ...

'' (1960) * '' Visa to Canton'' (US: ''Passport to China'', 1961) * ''

The Terror of the Tongs ''The Terror of the Tongs'' is a 1961 British adventure film directed by Anthony Bushell and starring Geoffrey Toone, Christopher Lee and Yvonne Monlaur. Plot In 1910, Mr. Ming is an agent of a group which secretly fights against tongs, China ...

'' (US: ''Terror of the Hatchet Men'', 1961) * '' A Weekend with Lulu'' (

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) (1961) * ''

Taste of Fear ''Taste of Fear'' (U.S. title: ''Scream of Fear'') is a 1961 British Thriller (genre), thriller film directed by Seth Holt. The film stars Susan Strasberg, Ronald Lewis (actor), Ronald Lewis, Ann Todd, and Christopher Lee in a supporting role. ...

'' (US: ''Scream of Fear'', 1961) * ''

The Curse of the Werewolf ''The Curse of the Werewolf'' is a 1961 British horror film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Clifford Evans, Oliver Reed and Yvonne Romain. It was based on the novel '' The Werewolf of Paris'' by Guy Endore. It was produced by Anthon ...

'' (1961) * '' Watch it, Sailor!'' (1961) * ''

Cash on Demand ''Cash on Demand'' is a 1961 British black and white B movie, second feature neo noir crime film, crime thriller film directed by Quentin Lawrence and starring Peter Cushing and André Morell. The screenplay was adapted from the Sept.24, 1960 ...

'' (1961) * ''

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'' (1962) * '' Captain Clegg'' (US: ''Night Creatures'', 1962) * ''

The Pirates of Blood River ''The Pirates of Blood River'' is a 1962 British swashbuckler film directed by John Gilling and starring Kerwin Mathews, Glenn Corbett, Christopher Lee and Oliver Reed. Plot While in a penal colony, Huguenot Jonathan Standing is captured by ...

'' (1962) * '' The Damned'' (US: ''These Are the Damned'', 1963) * ''

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'' (poster title: ''The Maniac'', 1963) * ''

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'' (1963) * '' The Evil of Frankenstein'' (1963) * '' The Scarlet Blade'' (US: ''The Crimson Blade'', 1963) * '' The Old Dark House'' (1963) * ''

The Kiss of the Vampire ''Kiss of the Vampire'' (also known as ''Kiss of Evil'' on American television) is a 1963 British vampire film directed by Don Sharp and starring Edward de Souza and Jennifer Daniel. It was written by producer Anthony Hinds (as John ...

'' (1963) * ''

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'' (1964) * '' The Devil-Ship Pirates'' (1964) * ''

The Gorgon ''The Gorgon'' is a 1964 British horror film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Richard Pasco and Barbara Shelley. The screenplay was by John Gilling and Anthony Nelson Keys. It was produced by Keys for ...

'' (1964) * ''

The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb ''The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb'' is a 1964 British horror film produced, written and directed by Michael Carreras, starring Terence Morgan, Ronald Howard, Fred Clark and Jeanne Roland. Plot "Egypt in the year 1900". The mummy of Ra-Antef ...

'' (1964) * ''

The Secret of Blood Island ''The Secret of Blood Island'' (also known as ''P.O.W.'') is a 1965 British war film directed by Quentin Lawrence and starring Jack Hedley, Barbara Shelley and Patrick Wymark. It was written by John Gilling. The film is a prequel to the 1958 f ...

'' (1964) * '' Fanatic'' (US: ''Die! Die! My Darling!'', 1965) * ''

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'' (1965) * ''

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'' (1965) * ''

The Brigand of Kandahar ''The Brigand of Kandahar'' is a 1965 British adventure film directed by John Gilling and starring Ronald Lewis, Oliver Reed and Duncan Lamont. Case, a British Indian Army officer, is discharged from his regiment after being accused of coward ...

'' (1965) * ''

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'' (1965) * '' Dracula: Prince of Darkness'' (1966) * ''

The Plague of the Zombies ''The Plague of the Zombies'' is a 1966 British horror film directed by John Gilling and starring André Morell, John Carson, Jacqueline Pearce, Brook Williams, and Michael Ripper. Plot In a Cornish village in August 1860, the inhabitants ...

'' (1966) * '' Rasputin, the Mad Monk'' (1966) * ''

The Reptile ''The Reptile'' is a 1966 British horror film made by Hammer Film Productions. It was directed by John Gilling, and starred Noel Willman, Jacqueline Pearce, Ray Barrett, Jennifer Daniel, and Michael Ripper. Plot summary In the 19th cent ...

'' (1966) * '' The Witches'' (US: ''The Devil's Own'', 1966) * ''

One Million Years B.C. ''One Million Years B.C.'' is a 1966 British Adventure film, adventure fantasy film directed by Don Chaffey. The film was produced by Hammer Film Productions and Seven Arts Productions, Seven Arts, and is a remake of the 1940 American fantasy f ...

'' (1966) * '' Slave Girls'' (US: ''Prehistoric Women'', 1967) * '' The Viking Queen'' (1967) * '' Frankenstein Created Woman'' (1967) * '' The Mummy's Shroud'' (1967) * ''

A Challenge for Robin Hood ''A Challenge for Robin Hood'' is a 1967 British adventure film directed by C. M. Pennington-Richards and starring Barrie Ingham, Peter Blythe and John Arnatt. This was the last of a trio of Hammer films about Robin Hood, following '' The Me ...

'' (1967) * ''

Quatermass and the Pit ''Quatermass and the Pit'' is a British television science-fiction serial transmitted live by BBC Television in December 1958 and January 1959. It was the third and last of the BBC's ''Quatermass'' serials, although the chief character, Prof ...

'' (US: ''Five Million Years to Earth'', 1967) * '' The Anniversary'' (1968) * '' The Vengeance of She'' (1968) * '' The Devil Rides Out'' (US: ''The Devil's Bride'', 1968) * '' The Lost Continent'' (1968) * ''

Dracula Has Risen from the Grave ''Dracula Has Risen from the Grave'' is a 1968 British supernatural horror film directed by Freddie Francis and produced by Hammer Film Productions. It is the fourth entry in Hammer's ''Dracula'' series, and the third to feature Christopher Lee ...

'' (1968) * '' Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed'' (1969) * '' Moon Zero Two'' (1969) * ''

Taste the Blood of Dracula ''Taste the Blood of Dracula'' is a 1970 British supernatural horror film produced by Hammer Film Productions. Directed by Peter Sasdy from a script by Anthony Hinds, it is the fifth installment in Hammer's ''Dracula'' series, and the fourth t ...

'' (1970) * ''

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'' (1970) * ''

The Vampire Lovers ''The Vampire Lovers'' is a 1970 British Gothic film, Gothic horror film directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring Ingrid Pitt, Peter Cushing, George Cole (actor), George Cole, Kate O'Mara, Madeline Smith, Dawn Addams, Douglas Wilmer and Jon Fin ...

'' (1970) * ''

When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth ''When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth'' (titled ''When Dinosaurs Ruled the World'' in the U.K.) is a 1970 British fantasy film from Hammer Films, written and directed by Val Guest, and starring Victoria Vetri. It was produced by Aida Young. This w ...

'' (1970) * ''

The Horror of Frankenstein ''The Horror of Frankenstein'' is a 1970 British horror film by Hammer Film Productions that is both a semi-parody and semi-remake of the 1957 film ''The Curse of Frankenstein'', of Frankenstein (Hammer film series), Hammer's ''Frankenstein'' s ...

'' (1970) * ''

Scars of Dracula ''Scars of Dracula'' is a 1970 British horror film directed by Roy Ward Baker for Hammer Films. It stars Christopher Lee as Count Dracula, along with Dennis Waterman, Jenny Hanley, Patrick Troughton, and Michael Gwynn. Although disparaged b ...

'' (1970) * '' Lust for a Vampire'' (1971) * '' Countess Dracula'' (1971) * ''

Creatures the World Forgot ''Creatures the World Forgot'' is a 1971 British adventure film directed by Don Chaffey, produced and written for Hammer Films by Michael Carreras. The film concentrates on the daily struggle to survive of a tribe of Stone Age people. Notably th ...

'' (1971) * ''

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'' (1971) * '' Hands of the Ripper'' (1971) * '' Twins of Evil'' (1971) * '' Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde'' (1971) * '' Blood from the Mummy's Tomb'' (1971) * ''

Vampire Circus ''Vampire Circus'' is a 1972 British horror film directed by Robert Young and starring Adrienne Corri, Thorley Walters and Anthony Higgins. It was written by Judson Kinberg, and produced by Wilbur Stark and Michael Carreras (uncredited) for ...

'' (1972) * ''

Mutiny on the Buses ''Mutiny on the Buses'' is a 1972 British comedy film directed by Harry Booth and starring Reg Varney, Doris Hare, Michael Robbins, Anna Karen, Stephen Lewis and Bob Grant. It was produced by Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe for Hammer Fil ...

'' (1972) * '' Fear in the Night'' (1972) * '' Straight on Till Morning'' (1972) * '' Dracula A.D. 1972'' (1972) * '' Demons of the Mind'' (1972)

References

External links

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