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Harold Huth

February 19, 2023

Harold Huth (20 January 1892 – 26 October 1967) was a British actor, film director and producer.[1][2]

Harold Huth
Born20 January 1892
Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Died26 October 1967
London, England, United Kingdom
Years active1928-1961

Biography

Early life

He was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, in 1892. He was a nephew of Eva Moore and a cousin of the actor Roland Pertwee.

For the first eighteen years of his professional life, Huth worked in the motor business.[3]

Actor

Huth made his screen debut as an actor in the 1927 film One of the Best, directed by T. Hayes Hunter at Gainsborough Pictures. He got the role in part due to the connections of Pertwee.[4]

Huth followed it up with the role of Captain Nolan in the film Balaclava about the Charge of the Light Brigade.[5][6]

Huth went on to have roles in A South Sea Bubble (1928) with Ivor Novello, directed by Hunter; The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1928) with Matheson Lang, playing Louis Antoine de Saint-Just; and The Silver King (1929), directed by Hunter, with Percy Marmont and Chili Bouchier.

Huth made his stage acting debut aged 36 on stage in The Truth Game with Ivor Novello. Raymond Massey then cast him opposite Fay Compton in Dishonored Lady.

Huth had the male lead in Downstream (1929) opposite Chili Bouchier, directed by Giuseppe Guarino. Huth made a third film with Bouchier, City of Play (1929).

Huth had roles in Leave It to Me (1930); An Obvious Situation (1930), directed by Guarino; Guilt (1931), directed by Reginald Fogwell; and Bracelets (1931).

Huth starred in The Outsider (1930) on stage. Edgar Wallace wrote the play Smoky Cell (1931) for Huth.[3][7]

He had the lead in The Outsider (1931), alongside Joan Barry, receiving much acclaim.[8]

He had a key support part in Down River (1931) with Charles Laughton.

Huth's first screenplay credit was in Madame Guillotine (1931), starring Madeleine Carroll, and directed by Fogwell.

Huth acted in A Honeymoon Adventure (1931); Adventure (1931); Aren't We All? (1932) with Gertrude Lawrence; and The First Mrs. Fraser (1932).[9]

He had the lead in The Flying Squad (1932); Sally Bishop (1932), directed by Hunter; and The World, the Flesh, the Devil (1932). Huth had support parts in Rome Express (1932); Discord (1932); My Lucky Star (1933), with Florence Desmond; The Ghoul (1933), with Boris Karloff and directed by Hunter; and The Camels Are Coming (1934) with Jack Hulbert.

Huth quit acting to become head of casting for Gaumont British. He returned to acting briefly with a small role in Take My Tip (1937) with Hulbert.[10]

Director and Producer

Huth directed his first film, Hell's Cargo (1939), for Associated British Picture Corporation. He followed it with Bulldog Sees It Through (1940) starring Jack Buchanan, and East of Piccadilly (1941).

Huth also moved into producing with Busman's Honeymoon (1940), shot in Britain for MGM starring Robert Montgomery.

He worked as producer on "Pimpernel" Smith (1941) for Leslie Howard[11] and over at British Mercury he co-directed Breach of Promise (1942). Huth returned to acting in This Was Paris (1942) and MGM got him to produce another in England, The Adventures of Tartu (1943).

Gainsborough Pictures

Huth joined Gainsborough Pictures, for whom he produced a melodrama, Love Story (1944), with Margaret Lockwood, Stewart Granger and Patricia Roc; it was a huge commercial success.[12] Also popular were They Were Sisters (1945), with James Mason and Caravan (1946) with Granger.[13][14] Huth's last film for Gainsborough as producer, The Root of All Evil (1947), with Phyllis Calvert, was less successful.

Independent producer

Huth's success at Gainsborough saw him receive an offer to set up his own company, Harold Huth Productions with John Corfield. He produced The White Unicorn (1947) with fellow Gainsborough alumni Lockwood and Bernard Knowles and produced and directed Nightbeat (1947).

Huth and Corfeld then helped set up Burnham Productions where Huth produced and directedMy Sister and I (1948), with Sally Ann Howes, and Look Before You Love (1948) with Margaret Lockwood.

Later career

Huth produced Blackmailed (1951), directed by Marc Allégret, in which he also had a small role. He also appeared in Sing Along with Me (1952).

Huth directed for television, notably Douglas Fairbanks Presents (1953–57). He and Fairbanks produced Police Dog (1955) and The Hostage (1956); Huth directed the latter.

Huth went to work as an associate producer at Warwick Films for Irwin Allen and Albert Broccoli, helping make The Man Inside (1958), Idol on Parade (1959), The Bandit of Zhobe (1959), Jazz Boat (1960), The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960) and In the Nick (1961). He was credited as a writer on The Hellions (1961). He retired in 1961.[15] He and Peter Finch did discuss making a film about Oliver Cromwell but it was not made.[16]

Huth died in 1967 in London.[1][17]

Selected filmography

Actor

Director

Producer

Screenwriter

References

  1. ^ a b . BFI. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
  2. ^ David Absalom. "Harold Huth". britishpictures.com.
  3. ^ a b "THE OUTSIDER". The Daily News. Vol. L, no. 17, 580. Western Australia. 11 September 1931. p. 8 (HOME (FINAL) EDITION). Retrieved 26 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "HAROLD HUTH SOLD MOTOR CARS". Northern Star. Vol. 57. New South Wales, Australia. 31 December 1932. p. 9. Retrieved 26 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ Sandra Brennan. "Harold Huth - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  6. ^ . BFI. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
  7. ^ "Harold Huth: A Forceful Actor" Bristol, O. Picture Show; London Vol. 27, Iss. 689, (Jul 16, 1932): 22.
  8. ^ "BRITISH PICTURES IN 1936". The West Australian. Vol. 53, no. 15, 904. Western Australia. 18 June 1937. p. 2. Retrieved 26 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ ""TALKIE" PERSONALITIES: (132) HAROLD HUTH" Picture Show; London Vol. 27, Iss. 685, (Jun 18, 1932): 23.
  10. ^ "Jack Hulbert Quite Stage". The Evening News. No. 4542. Queensland, Australia. 22 January 1937. p. 10. Retrieved 26 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ "LESLIE HOWARD HAS FOUR ROLES IN HIS NEW FILM". The Newcastle Sun. No. 7252. New South Wales, Australia. 15 March 1941. p. 5. Retrieved 26 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ "GAUMONT-BRITISH PICTURE: INCREASED NET PROFIT" The Observer [London] 4 Nov 1945: 3.
  13. ^ Gaumont-British Picture: Increased Net Profit, The Observer, 4 November 1945
  14. ^ "Britain's Best Films". Sunday Times (Perth). No. 2556. Western Australia. 16 February 1947. p. 12 (SUPPLEMENT TO THE SUNDAY TIMES). Retrieved 26 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. ^ "Harold Huth". TVGuide.com.
  16. ^ "Entertainment: Sinatra May Star Dorothy Provine Martin, Lawford Also in Cast; Foreign Press Night Reported" Hopper, Hedda. Los Angeles Times 20 Mar 1961: C10.
  17. ^ "In the Picture" Sight and Sound; London Vol. 37, Iss. 1, (Winter 1967): 17.

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February 19, 2023
harold, huth, january, 1892, october, 1967, british, actor, film, director, producer, honeymoon, adventure, 1931, born20, january, 1892huddersfield, west, riding, yorkshire, england, united, kingdomdied26, october, 1967london, england, united, kingdomyears, ac. Harold Huth 20 January 1892 26 October 1967 was a British actor film director and producer 1 2 Harold Huthin A Honeymoon Adventure 1931 Born20 January 1892Huddersfield West Riding of Yorkshire England United KingdomDied26 October 1967London England United KingdomYears active1928 1961 Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Actor 1 3 Director and Producer 1 4 Gainsborough Pictures 1 5 Independent producer 1 6 Later career 2 Selected filmography 2 1 Actor 2 2 Director 2 3 Producer 2 4 Screenwriter 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditEarly life Edit He was born in Huddersfield Yorkshire in 1892 He was a nephew of Eva Moore and a cousin of the actor Roland Pertwee For the first eighteen years of his professional life Huth worked in the motor business 3 Actor Edit Huth made his screen debut as an actor in the 1927 film One of the Best directed by T Hayes Hunter at Gainsborough Pictures He got the role in part due to the connections of Pertwee 4 Huth followed it up with the role of Captain Nolan in the film Balaclava about the Charge of the Light Brigade 5 6 Huth went on to have roles in A South Sea Bubble 1928 with Ivor Novello directed by Hunter The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel 1928 with Matheson Lang playing Louis Antoine de Saint Just and The Silver King 1929 directed by Hunter with Percy Marmont and Chili Bouchier Huth made his stage acting debut aged 36 on stage in The Truth Game with Ivor Novello Raymond Massey then cast him opposite Fay Compton in Dishonored Lady Huth had the male lead in Downstream 1929 opposite Chili Bouchier directed by Giuseppe Guarino Huth made a third film with Bouchier City of Play 1929 Huth had roles in Leave It to Me 1930 An Obvious Situation 1930 directed by Guarino Guilt 1931 directed by Reginald Fogwell and Bracelets 1931 Huth starred in The Outsider 1930 on stage Edgar Wallace wrote the play Smoky Cell 1931 for Huth 3 7 He had the lead in The Outsider 1931 alongside Joan Barry receiving much acclaim 8 He had a key support part in Down River 1931 with Charles Laughton Huth s first screenplay credit was in Madame Guillotine 1931 starring Madeleine Carroll and directed by Fogwell Huth acted in A Honeymoon Adventure 1931 Adventure 1931 Aren t We All 1932 with Gertrude Lawrence and The First Mrs Fraser 1932 9 He had the lead in The Flying Squad 1932 Sally Bishop 1932 directed by Hunter and The World the Flesh the Devil 1932 Huth had support parts in Rome Express 1932 Discord 1932 My Lucky Star 1933 with Florence Desmond The Ghoul 1933 with Boris Karloff and directed by Hunter and The Camels Are Coming 1934 with Jack Hulbert Huth quit acting to become head of casting for Gaumont British He returned to acting briefly with a small role in Take My Tip 1937 with Hulbert 10 Director and Producer Edit Huth directed his first film Hell s Cargo 1939 for Associated British Picture Corporation He followed it with Bulldog Sees It Through 1940 starring Jack Buchanan and East of Piccadilly 1941 Huth also moved into producing with Busman s Honeymoon 1940 shot in Britain for MGM starring Robert Montgomery He worked as producer on Pimpernel Smith 1941 for Leslie Howard 11 and over at British Mercury he co directed Breach of Promise 1942 Huth returned to acting in This Was Paris 1942 and MGM got him to produce another in England The Adventures of Tartu 1943 Gainsborough Pictures Edit Huth joined Gainsborough Pictures for whom he produced a melodrama Love Story 1944 with Margaret Lockwood Stewart Granger and Patricia Roc it was a huge commercial success 12 Also popular were They Were Sisters 1945 with James Mason and Caravan 1946 with Granger 13 14 Huth s last film for Gainsborough as producer The Root of All Evil 1947 with Phyllis Calvert was less successful Independent producer Edit Huth s success at Gainsborough saw him receive an offer to set up his own company Harold Huth Productions with John Corfield He produced The White Unicorn 1947 with fellow Gainsborough alumni Lockwood and Bernard Knowles and produced and directed Nightbeat 1947 Huth and Corfeld then helped set up Burnham Productions where Huth produced and directedMy Sister and I 1948 with Sally Ann Howes and Look Before You Love 1948 with Margaret Lockwood Later career Edit Huth produced Blackmailed 1951 directed by Marc Allegret in which he also had a small role He also appeared in Sing Along with Me 1952 Huth directed for television notably Douglas Fairbanks Presents 1953 57 He and Fairbanks produced Police Dog 1955 and The Hostage 1956 Huth directed the latter Huth went to work as an associate producer at Warwick Films for Irwin Allen and Albert Broccoli helping make The Man Inside 1958 Idol on Parade 1959 The Bandit of Zhobe 1959 Jazz Boat 1960 The Trials of Oscar Wilde 1960 and In the Nick 1961 He was credited as a writer on The Hellions 1961 He retired in 1961 15 He and Peter Finch did discuss making a film about Oliver Cromwell but it was not made 16 Huth died in 1967 in London 1 17 Selected filmography EditActor Edit One of the Best 1927 Adjutant Balaclava 1928 Capt Nolan Adjutant A South Sea Bubble 1928 Pirate The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel 1928 St Just Sir or Madam 1928 The Silver King 1929 Geoffrey Ware Downstream 1929 Peter Carras City of Play 1929 Arezzi Leave It to Me 1930 Short Slade An Obvious Situation 1930 Gustave Guilt 1931 Tony Carleton Bracelets 1931 Maurice Dupont The Outsider 1931 Anton Ragatzy Down River 1931 John Durham A Honeymoon Adventure 1931 Walter Creason Adventure 1931 Aren t We All 1932 Karl Van der Hyde The First Mrs Fraser 1932 Mario The Flying Squad 1932 Mark McGill Sally Bishop 1932 John Traill Rome Express 1932 George Grant The World the Flesh the Devil 1932 Nicholas Brophy Discord 1933 Lord Quilhampton My Lucky Star 1933 Hero The Ghoul 1933 Aga Ben Dragore The Camels are Coming 1934 Dr Zhiga Take My Tip 1937 Buchan This Was Paris 1942 Count Raul De La Vague Blackmailed 1951 Hugh Sainsbury Sing Along with Me 1952 final film role Director Edit Hell s Cargo 1939 Bulldog Sees It Through 1940 East of Piccadilly 1941 Breach of Promise 1942 They Were Sisters 1945 Night Beat 1947 My Sister and I 1948 Look Before You Love 1948 The Hostage 1956 Producer Edit Busman s Honeymoon 1940 Pimpernel Smith 1941 The Adventures of Tartu 1943 Love Story 1944 They Were Sisters 1945 Caravan 1946 The Root of All Evil 1947 The White Unicorn 1947 Night Beat 1947 My Sister and I 1948 Look Before You Love 1948 Blackmailed 1951 Police Dog 1955 The Man Inside 1958 Idol on Parade 1959 The Bandit of Zhobe 1959 Jazz Boat 1960 The Trials of Oscar Wilde 1960 In the Nick 1960 The Hellions 1961 Screenwriter Edit Madame Guillotine 1931 The Hellions 1961 References Edit a b Harold Huth BFI Archived from the original on 30 October 2013 Retrieved 26 March 2010 David Absalom Harold Huth britishpictures com a b THE OUTSIDER The Daily News Vol L no 17 580 Western Australia 11 September 1931 p 8 HOME FINAL EDITION Retrieved 26 October 2017 via National Library of Australia HAROLD HUTH SOLD MOTOR CARS Northern Star Vol 57 New South Wales Australia 31 December 1932 p 9 Retrieved 26 October 2017 via National Library of Australia Sandra Brennan Harold Huth Biography Movie Highlights and Photos AllMovie AllMovie Balaclava 1928 BFI Archived from the original on 12 July 2012 Harold Huth A Forceful Actor Bristol O Picture Show London Vol 27 Iss 689 Jul 16 1932 22 BRITISH PICTURES IN 1936 The West Australian Vol 53 no 15 904 Western Australia 18 June 1937 p 2 Retrieved 26 October 2017 via National Library of Australia TALKIE PERSONALITIES 132 HAROLD HUTH Picture Show London Vol 27 Iss 685 Jun 18 1932 23 Jack Hulbert Quite Stage The Evening News No 4542 Queensland Australia 22 January 1937 p 10 Retrieved 26 October 2017 via National Library of Australia LESLIE HOWARD HAS FOUR ROLES IN HIS NEW FILM The Newcastle Sun No 7252 New South Wales Australia 15 March 1941 p 5 Retrieved 26 October 2017 via National Library of Australia GAUMONT BRITISH PICTURE INCREASED NET PROFIT The Observer London 4 Nov 1945 3 Gaumont British Picture Increased Net Profit The Observer 4 November 1945 Britain s Best Films Sunday Times Perth No 2556 Western Australia 16 February 1947 p 12 SUPPLEMENT TO THE SUNDAY TIMES Retrieved 26 October 2017 via National Library of Australia Harold Huth TVGuide com Entertainment Sinatra May Star Dorothy Provine Martin Lawford Also in Cast Foreign Press Night Reported Hopper Hedda Los Angeles Times 20 Mar 1961 C10 In the Picture Sight and Sound London Vol 37 Iss 1 Winter 1967 17 External links EditHarold Huth at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harold Huth amp oldid 1116482357, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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