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Edward Dryhurst(1904-1989)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Director
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Edward Dryhurst was born on 28 December 1904 in Desborough, England, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for The Dizzy Limit (1930), Dangerous Seas (1931) and The Woman from China (1930). He died on 7 March 1989 in London, England, UK.
BornDecember 28, 1904
DiedMarch 7, 1989(84)
BornDecember 28, 1904
DiedMarch 7, 1989(84)
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Known for

The Dizzy Limit
  • Writer
  • 1930
Dangerous Seas (1931)
Dangerous Seas
  • Writer
  • 1931
The Woman from China
3.9
  • Writer
  • 1930
The Man from Morocco (1945)
The Man from Morocco
5.5
  • Writer
  • 1945

Credits

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Writer

  • Crime Sheet (1959)
    Crime Sheet
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1959
  • Peter Williams in Shadow Squad (1957)
    Shadow Squad
    5.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1958
  • Alex Nicol and Anne Paige in A Stranger in Town (1957)
    A Stranger in Town
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • 1957
  • It's Never Too Late (1956)
    It's Never Too Late
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 1956
  • I'm Not Bothered
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1956
  • The House of the Arrow (1953)
    The House of the Arrow
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • 1953
  • Castle in the Air (1952)
    Castle in the Air
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1952
  • Naughty Arlette (1949)
    Naughty Arlette
    5.9
    • screenplay
    • 1949
  • The Master of Bankdam (1947)
    The Master of Bankdam
    6.9
    • screen play
    • adaptation
    • 1947
  • The Agitator (1945)
    The Agitator
    6.1
    • screen play
    • 1945
  • The Man from Morocco (1945)
    The Man from Morocco
    5.5
    • screenplay
    • 1945
  • Bell-Bottom George (1944)
    Bell-Bottom George
    5.8
    • story and screenplay
    • 1944
  • David Farrar and Ronald Shiner in The Night Invader (1943)
    The Night Invader
    • writer
    • 1943
  • Rhythm Serenade (1943)
    Rhythm Serenade
    5.7
    • contribution
    • 1943
  • Get Cracking (1943)
    Get Cracking
    5.8
    • screen play
    • 1943

Producer

  • Castle in the Air (1952)
    Castle in the Air
    6.2
    • producer
    • 1952
  • The Silk Noose (1948)
    The Silk Noose
    6.1
    • producer
    • 1948
  • While I Live (1947)
    While I Live
    6.5
    • producer
    • 1947
  • The Master of Bankdam (1947)
    The Master of Bankdam
    6.9
    • producer
    • 1947
  • Dial 999
    • producer
    • 1938
  • Double Alibi
    Short
    • producer
    • 1937

Director

  • Commissionaire
    • Director
    • 1933
  • Dangerous Seas (1931)
    Dangerous Seas
    • Director
    • 1931
  • The Dizzy Limit
    • Director
    • 1930
  • The Woman from China
    3.9
    • Director
    • 1930
  • The Cause of all the Trouble
    Short
    • Director (as Edward W. Roberts)
    • 1923

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Edward Dryhurst Roberts
  • Born
    • December 28, 1904
    • Desborough, England, UK
  • Died
    • March 7, 1989
    • London, England, UK
  • Children
    • Michael Dryhurst
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    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    English writer-producer, in films from 1920. Began as a gag writer for Hal Roach in Hollywood, before returning to Britain in the 1930's. Operated his own production companies, Edward Dryhurst Productions and Hall Productions Ltd.

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