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Brock Williams (screenwriter)

April 10, 2024

Brock Williams (8 July 1894 – 19 February 1964) was a prolific English screenwriter with over 100 films to his credit between 1930 and 1962. He also had a brief directorial career, and later also worked in television. Two of his novels The Earl of Chicago and Uncle Willie and the Bicycle Shop were both adapted into films.

Brock Williams
Born(1894-07-08)8 July 1894
Truro, Cornwall, England
Died19 February 1964(1964-02-19) (aged 69)
Richmond, Surrey, England
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active1930 – 1962

Career edit

A native of Cornwall, in 1930 Williams joined Teddington Studios, the British arm of Warner Brothers, where he would spend the next 15 years. The 1930s was the golden age of the quota quickie, when Teddington was churning out quickly and cheaply shot films by the week, so work was plentiful. With few exceptions, these films were deemed of ephemeral value, with no worthwhile life after their first cinema run. The unfortunate result for modern film historians is that a good proportion are now classed as lost films, while those that have survived did so more by chance than intention. Films on which Williams worked included three early Michael Powell ventures Something Always Happens, The Girl in the Crowd and Someday, of which only the first is still extant. Between 1936 and 1939 he also formed part of a regular four-way working partnership with director Arthur B. Woods, producer Irving Asher and cinematographer Basil Emmott, most notably on Q Planes.

The quota quickie, (Cinematograph Films Act 1927), assembly line died with the outbreak of World War II, when Britain's major studios started to concentrate on making fewer pictures with higher production values and quality, often with an overtly patriotic and propagandistic tone. Williams remained contracted to Teddington until 1944, scripting such films as Contraband and Candlelight in Algeria. He then went freelance, starting with the Gainsborough ghost story A Place of One's Own in 1945.

Williams made two forays into film directing, with the 1947 Phyllis Calvert melodrama The Root of All Evil and I'm a Stranger (1952), a comedy starring Greta Gynt. He spent the rest of his film career mainly in the 1950s B-movie fields of thrillers and crime, with his last credits coming in two Lance Comfort productions in 1961 and 1962. He also ventured into television, scripting eight episodes of early police procedural drama Fabian of the Yard for the BBC (1955–56), five episodes of historical adventure serial The Gay Cavalier for Associated-Rediffusion (1957), and six of The New Adventures of Charlie Chan for ITC Entertainment (1957–58). Williams died on 19 February 1964, aged 69.

Filmography edit

External links edit

  • Brock Williams at IMDb
  • at BFI Film & TV Database

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Brock Williams screenwriter news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Brock Williams 8 July 1894 19 February 1964 was a prolific English screenwriter with over 100 films to his credit between 1930 and 1962 He also had a brief directorial career and later also worked in television Two of his novels The Earl of Chicago and Uncle Willie and the Bicycle Shop were both adapted into films Brock WilliamsBorn 1894 07 08 8 July 1894Truro Cornwall EnglandDied19 February 1964 1964 02 19 aged 69 Richmond Surrey EnglandOccupationScreenwriterYears active1930 1962Career editA native of Cornwall in 1930 Williams joined Teddington Studios the British arm of Warner Brothers where he would spend the next 15 years The 1930s was the golden age of the quota quickie when Teddington was churning out quickly and cheaply shot films by the week so work was plentiful With few exceptions these films were deemed of ephemeral value with no worthwhile life after their first cinema run The unfortunate result for modern film historians is that a good proportion are now classed as lost films while those that have survived did so more by chance than intention Films on which Williams worked included three early Michael Powell ventures Something Always Happens The Girl in the Crowd and Someday of which only the first is still extant Between 1936 and 1939 he also formed part of a regular four way working partnership with director Arthur B Woods producer Irving Asher and cinematographer Basil Emmott most notably on Q Planes The quota quickie Cinematograph Films Act 1927 assembly line died with the outbreak of World War II when Britain s major studios started to concentrate on making fewer pictures with higher production values and quality often with an overtly patriotic and propagandistic tone Williams remained contracted to Teddington until 1944 scripting such films as Contraband and Candlelight in Algeria He then went freelance starting with the Gainsborough ghost story A Place of One s Own in 1945 Williams made two forays into film directing with the 1947 Phyllis Calvert melodrama The Root of All Evil and I m a Stranger 1952 a comedy starring Greta Gynt He spent the rest of his film career mainly in the 1950s B movie fields of thrillers and crime with his last credits coming in two Lance Comfort productions in 1961 and 1962 He also ventured into television scripting eight episodes of early police procedural drama Fabian of the Yard for the BBC 1955 56 five episodes of historical adventure serial The Gay Cavalier for Associated Rediffusion 1957 and six of The New Adventures of Charlie Chan for ITC Entertainment 1957 58 Williams died on 19 February 1964 aged 69 Filmography editEnter the Queen 1930 His First Car 1930 Black Coffee 1931 Rodney Steps In 1931 The Eternal Feminine 1931 Immediate Possession 1931 We Dine at Seven 1931 Almost a Divorce 1931 Chin Chin Chinaman 1931 The Wrong Mr Perkins 1931 Peace and Quiet 1931 Self Made Lady 1932 Condemned to Death 1932 The Lacquered Box 1932 Flat No 9 1932 Don t Be a Dummy 1932 Looking on the Bright Side 1932 Her First Affaire 1932 Double Wedding 1933 The Thirteenth Candle 1933 Head of the Family 1933 Mr Quincey of Monte Carlo 1933 What Happened to Harkness 1934 The Lash 1934 The Silver Spoon 1934 Leave It to Blanche 1934 Nine Forty Five 1934 The Life of the Party 1934 Too Many Millions 1934 The Blue Squadron 1934 Something Always Happens 1934 The Girl in the Crowd 1935 Crime Unlimited 1935 Hello Sweetheart 1935 Someday 1935 Widow s Might 1935 Mr Cohen Takes a Walk 1936 Wolf s Clothing 1936 Faithful 1936 They Didn t Know 1936 It s in the Bag 1936 Where s Sally 1936 Fair Exchange 1936 Crown v Stevens 1936 Hail and Farewell 1936 Irish for Luck 1936 The Vulture 1937 The Windmill 1937 Wanted 1937 Don t Get Me Wrong 1937 The Windmill 1937 You Live and Learn 1937 Merry Comes to Town 1937 Gypsy 1937 The Singing Cop 1938 The Dark Stairway 1938 Thistledown 1938 It s in the Blood 1938 Q Planes 1939 Murder Will Out 1939 Confidential Lady 1939 His Brother s Keeper 1940 The Earl of Chicago 1940 The Midas Touch 1940 Contraband 1940 The Briggs Family 1940 Two for Danger 1940 George and Margaret 1940 The Prime Minister 1941 Fingers 1941 The Peterville Diamond 1942 Flying Fortress 1942 This Was Paris 1942 The Night Invader 1943 The Dark Tower 1943 Candlelight in Algeria 1944 The Hundred Pound Window 1944 A Place of One s Own 1945 The Root of All Evil 1947 Dancing with Crime 1947 Tony Draws a Horse 1950 I m a Stranger 1952 The Night Won t Talk 1952 Three Steps in the Dark 1953 Meet Mr Callaghan 1954 Isn t Life Wonderful 1954 Meet Mr Malcolm 1954 The Harassed Hero 1954 The Gilded Cage 1955 The Time of His Life 1955 High Terrace 1956 Date with Disaster 1957 Stormy Crossing 1958 Naked Fury 1959 Strictly Confidential 1959 Carry on Constable 1960 Trouble with Eve 1960 Operation Cupid 1960 The Gentle Trap 1960 Ticket to Paradise 1961 Rag Doll 1961 The Painted Smile 1962 External links editBrock Williams at IMDb Brock Williams at BFI Film amp TV Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brock Williams screenwriter amp oldid 1216814059, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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