Sinclair Hill (10 June 1896 – 6 March 1945) was a British

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, ...

producer Producer or producers may refer to: Occupations *Producer (agriculture), a farm operator *A stakeholder of economic production *Film producer, supervises the making of films **Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...

and

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

. He directed nearly fifty films between 1920 and 1939. He was born as George Sinclair-Hill in London in 1894. He was awarded an

OBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

for his services to film.BFI.org
/ref> Hill was employed by Stoll Pictures in the 1920s and Gainsborough Pictures in the 1930s.

Filmography

* '' At the Villa Rose'' (1920) * ''

The Hundredth Chance ''The Hundredth Chance'' is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Dennis Neilson-Terry, Mary Glynne, and Eille Norwood. It was based on the 1917 novel '' The Hundredth Chance'' by Ethel M. Dell. It is not know ...

'' (1920) * '' The Tidal Wave'' (1920) * '' The Tavern Knight'' (1920) * ''

A Question of Trust ''A Question of Trust'' is a 1920 British silent adventure film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Madge Stuart, Harvey Braban and Teddy Arundell. It was based on a short story by Ethel M. Dell. Premise A young man leads a rebellion again ...

'' (1920) * '' The Place of Honour'' (1921) * '' The Mystery of Mr. Bernard Brown'' (1921) * '' The Nonentity'' (1921) * '' The Lonely Lady of Grosvenor Square'' (1922) * ''

The Experiment ''The Experiment'' is a 2002 BBC documentary series in which 15 men are randomly selected to be either "prisoner" or guard, contained in a simulated prison over an eight-day period. Produced by Steve Reicher and Alex Haslam, it presents the fi ...

'' (1922) * '' Half a Truth'' (1922) * '' Petticoat Loose'' (1922) * '' The Truants'' (1922) * '' Open Country'' (1922) * '' Expiation'' (1922) * '' The Indian Love Lyrics'' (1923) * ''

Don Quixote is a Spanish epic novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Originally published in two parts, in 1605 and 1615, its full title is ''The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha'' or, in Spanish, (changing in Part 2 to ). A founding work of Wester ...

'' (1923) * '' One Arabian Night'' (1923) * ''

The Conspirators In the English language, a conspirator is a party to a conspiracy. In a criminal conspiracy, each alleged party is a "co-conspirator". Conspirator(s) may refer to: Books * ''The Conspirators'' (novel), 1843 French historical novel by Alexandre D ...

'' (1924) * ''

White Slippers ''White Slippers'' is a 1924 British silent adventure film An adventure film is a form of adventure fiction, and is a genre of film. Subgenres of adventure films include swashbuckler films, pirate films, and survival films. Adventure films ...

'' (1924) * '' The Prehistoric Man'' (1924) * ''

The Secret Kingdom ''The Secret Kingdom'' is a 1925 British silent fantasy and science fiction film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Matheson Lang, Stella Arbenina and Eric Bransby Williams. It is an adaptation of the novel ''The Hidden Fire'' by Bertram A ...

'' (1925) * '' The Presumption of Stanley Hay, MP'' (1925) * '' The Squire of Long Hadley'' (1925) * ''

The Qualified Adventurer ''The Qualified Adventurer '' is a 1925 British silent adventure film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Matheson Lang, Genevieve Townsend and Fred Raynham. It was based on the 1922 novel ''The Qualified Adventurer'' by Selwyn Jepson. Cast ...

'' (1926) * ''

Sahara Love ''Sahara Love'' is a 1926 British-Spanish silent drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Marie Colette, Jean Dehelly and Sybil Rhoda. It was based on a novel by A.L. Vincent. The production company held a competition, the winner of ...

'' (1926) * '' The Chinese Bungalow'' (1926) * ''

The King's Highway ''The King's Highway'' is a 1927 British romantic adventure film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring James Carew, Gerald Ames, Matheson Lang and Joan Lockton. The film follows the romance and escapades of an eighteenth-century English highwa ...

'' (1927) * ''

A Woman Redeemed ''A Woman Redeemed'' is a 1927 British crime film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Joan Lockton, Brian Aherne and James Carew. The screenplay concerns a secret society that tries to steal sensitive information. The film was based on t ...

'' (1927) * '' The Price of Divorce'' (1928) * ''

Boadicea Boudica or Boudicca (, known in Latin chronicles as Boadicea or Boudicea, and in Welsh as ()), was a queen of the ancient British Iceni tribe, who led a failed uprising against the conquering forces of the Roman Empire in AD 60 or 61. She ...

'' (1928) * '' The Guns of Loos'' (1928) * '' The Unwritten Law'' (1929) * '' Greek Street'' (1930) * ''

Dark Red Roses ''Dark Red Roses'' is a 1929 British film directed by Sinclair Hill. The film includes a sequence featuring the Ballets Russes choreographed by George Balanchine. Cast * Stewart Rome as David * Frances Doble as Laura * Hugh Eden as Anton ...

'' (1930) * '' Such Is the Law'' (1930) * '' The Great Gay Road'' (1931) * '' Other People's Sins'' (1931) * '' A Gentleman of Paris'' (1931) * '' The First Mrs. Fraser'' (1932) * '' The Man from Toronto'' (1933) * ''

Britannia of Billingsgate ''Britannia of Billingsgate'' is a 1933 British musical comedy film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Violet Loraine, Gordon Harker, Kay Hammond and John Mills. A family who work in the fish trade at Billingsgate Market encounter a film cr ...

'' (1933) * '' My Old Dutch'' (1934) * '' Hyde Park Corner'' (1935) * '' The Cardinal'' (1936) * '' The Gay Adventure'' (1936) * '' Take a Chance'' (1937) * '' Command Performance'' (1937) * '' Midnight Menace'' (1937) * '' Follow Your Star'' (1938)

References

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* British film directors 1890s births 1945 deaths British male screenwriters British film producers People from Surbiton 20th-century British screenwriters Royal Air Force personnel killed in World War II Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1945 Royal Air Force wing commanders {{UK-film-director-stub