John Howell (1914–1993) was a British

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who worked as

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designing the sets for a number of films.Holston p.300

Selected filmography

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Journey Together ''Journey Together'' is a 1945 British drama war film directed by John Boulting and starring Richard Attenborough, Jack Watling, John Justin and Edward G. Robinson. It is Boulting's film directorial debut. The film was produced by the Royal ...

'' (1945) * '' Fame Is the Spur'' (1947) * '' Brighton Rock'' (1948) * '' The Guinea Pig'' (1948) * '' Private Angelo'' (1949) * ''

The Dancing Years ''The Dancing Years'' is a musical with book and music by Ivor Novello and lyrics by Christopher Hassall, set in Vienna, from 1911 until 1938. It follows a Jewish composer and his love for two women of different social classes, with an ending set ...

'' (1950) * ''

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) * ''

Saturday Island ''Saturday Island'' is a 1952 British south seas adventure romance film directed by Stuart Heisler and starring Linda Darnell, Tab Hunter, and Donald Gray. The film was produced by independent company Coronado Productions with the financial ba ...

'' (1952) * '' Treasure Hunt'' (1952) * '' Malta Story'' (1953) * '' The Net'' (1953) * '' Forbidden Cargo'' (1954) * '' Fast and Loose'' (1954) * ''

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'' (1955) * ''

Three Men in a Boat ''Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)'',The Penguin edition punctuates the title differently: ''Three Men in a Boat: To Say Nothing of the Dog!'' published in 1889, is a humorous novel by English writer Jerome K. Jerome describing ...

'' (1956) * '' Loser Takes All'' (1956) * ''

The Baby and the Battleship ''The Baby and the Battleship'' is a colour 1956 British comedy film directed by Jay Lewis and starring John Mills, Richard Attenborough and André Morell. It is based on the 1956 novel by Anthony Thorne with a screenplay by Richard De Roy, G ...

'' (1956) * ''

Bhowani Junction ''Bhowani Junction'' is a 1954 novel by British novelist John Masters, which was the basis of a 1956 film starring Ava Gardner and Stewart Granger. It is set amidst the turbulence of the British withdrawal from India. It is notable for it ...

'' (1956) * ''

Nor the Moon by Night ''Nor the Moon by Night'' is a 1958 British drama film directed by Ken Annakin and starring Belinda Lee, Michael Craig and Patrick McGoohan. It was written by Guy Elmes based on the 1957 novel of the same ttitle by Joy Packer and partly fil ...

'' (1958) * ''

Orders to Kill ''Orders to Kill'' is a 1958 British wartime drama film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Paul Massie, Eddie Albert and Irene Worth. It was written by Paul Dehn and George St. George based on a story by Donald Chase Downes, a former Amer ...

'' (1958) * '' Swiss Family Robinson'' (1960) * ''

A Weekend with Lulu ''A Weekend with Lulu'', also known as ''A Week-end with Lulu'', is a 1961 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Bob Monkhouse, Leslie Phillips, Alfred Marks, Shirley Eaton and Irene Handl. The screenplay was by ...

'' (1961) * '' We Joined the Navy'' (1962) * ''

Guns of Darkness ''Guns of Darkness'' is a 1962 British drama film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring David Niven, Leslie Caron and James Robertson Justice. It is based on the 1960 novel ''Act of Mercy'' by Francis Clifford, which was retitled ''Guns of ...

'' (1962) * ''

The Mouse on the Moon ''The Mouse on the Moon'' is a 1963 British comedy film, the sequel to ''The Mouse That Roared (film), The Mouse That Roared''. It is an adaptation of the 1962 novel ''The Mouse on the Moon (novel), The Mouse on the Moon'' by Irish author Leona ...

'' (1963) * '' Man in the Middle'' (1964) * '' A High Wind in Jamaica'' (1965) * ''

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'' (1966) * '' Where the Spies Are'' (1966) * ''

The Deadly Affair ''The Deadly Affair'' is a 1967 British spy film based on John le Carré's first novel, '' Call for the Dead'' (1961). The film stars James Mason and was directed by Sidney Lumet from a script by Paul Dehn. As it is a Columbia Pictures produ ...

'' (1967) * '' Casino Royale'' (1967) * '' Hammerhead'' (1968) * ''

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River ''Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River'' is a 1968 British comedy film directed by Jerry Paris and starring Jerry Lewis, Terry-Thomas and Jacqueline Pearce. It was written by Max Wilk based on his 1961 novel of the same title, with the or ...

'' (1968) * '' The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'' (1969) * ''

There's a Girl in My Soup ''There's a Girl in My Soup'' is a 1970 British romantic comedy film directed by Roy Boulting and starring Peter Sellers and Goldie Hawn. Terence Frisby wrote the screenplay based on his 1966 stage play of the same name. Plot Robert Danve ...

'' (1970) * ''

Soft Beds, Hard Battles ''Soft Beds, Hard Battles'' is a 1974 British comedy film directed by Roy Boulting, starring Peter Sellers (in several roles), Curd Jürgens, Lila Kedrova and Jenny Hanley. Sellers reunited with the Boulting brothers for this farce, in which th ...

'' (1974)

References

Bibliography

* Holston, Kim R. ''Movie Roadshows: A History and Filmography of Reserved-Seat Limited Showings, 1911–1973''. McFarland, 2012. * Ryall, Tom. ''Anthony Asquith''. Manchester University Press, 2005.

External links

* 1914 births 1993 deaths People from London British art directors {{UK-film-bio-stub