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Geoffrey Boothby(1901-1956)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Manager
  • Director
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Geoffrey Boothby was born on 26 February 1901 in Sudbury, Middlesex, England, UK. He was an assistant director and production manager, known for The Ghoul (1933), The Thief of Bagdad (1940) and Things to Come (1936). He died on 24 May 1956 in London, England, UK.
BornFebruary 26, 1901
DiedMay 24, 1956(55)
BornFebruary 26, 1901
DiedMay 24, 1956(55)
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Known for

Boris Karloff in The Ghoul (1933)
The Ghoul
5.8
  • Production Management
  • 1933
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
The Thief of Bagdad
7.4
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1940
Storm Over the Nile (1955)
Storm Over the Nile
6.2
  • Additional Crew
  • 1955
Raymond Massey in Things to Come (1936)
Things to Come
6.6
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1936

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • The Gentle Sex (1943)
    The Gentle Sex
    6.2
    • associate director
    • 1943
  • Morland Graham and John Mills in Old Bill and Son (1941)
    Old Bill and Son
    5.6
    • associate director
    • 1941
  • The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
    The Thief of Bagdad
    7.4
    • associate director
    • 1940
  • Sea Fort
    Short
    • assistant director
    • 1940
  • The Four Feathers (1939)
    The Four Feathers
    7.4
    • second unit director
    • 1939
  • Raymond Massey in Things to Come (1936)
    Things to Come
    6.6
    • assistant director
    • 1936
  • Leslie Howard and Merle Oberon in The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
    The Scarlet Pimpernel
    7.3
    • assistant director
    • 1934
  • Douglas Fairbanks in The Private Life of Don Juan (1934)
    The Private Life of Don Juan
    6.3
    • assistant director (as G. Boothby)
    • 1934
  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Elisabeth Bergner in The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)
    The Rise of Catherine the Great
    6.3
    • assistant director
    • 1934
  • Charles Laughton in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)
    The Private Life of Henry VIII
    7.0
    • assistant director
    • 1933
  • Midshipmaid Gob (1932)
    Midshipmaid Gob
    6.1
    • assistant director (as G. Boothby)
    • 1932
  • The Happy Ending
    • assistant director
    • 1931
  • Charles Laughton in Down River (1931)
    Down River
    6.6
    • assistant director (as G. Boothby)
    • 1931
  • No Lady (1931)
    No Lady
    5.4
    • assistant director (as G. Boothby)
    • 1931
  • The Great Game (1930)
    The Great Game
    6.8
    • assistant director (as G. Boothby)
    • 1930

Production Management

  • Charles Laughton in Rembrandt (1936)
    Rembrandt
    7.0
    • unit manager
    • 1936
  • Boris Karloff in The Ghoul (1933)
    The Ghoul
    5.8
    • unit manager
    • 1933
  • Sleeping Car (1933)
    Sleeping Car
    6.3
    • unit production manager (as G. Boothby)
    • 1933

Director

  • Bridge of Time
    Short
    • Director
    • 1950

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • G. Boothby
  • Born
    • February 26, 1901
    • Sudbury, Middlesex, England, UK
  • Died
    • May 24, 1956
    • London, England, UK

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