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Peter Godfrey
Born
16 October 1899
Died
4 March 1970
Place
London, England, UK
Directing

Peter Godfrey

Peter Godfrey (16 October 1899 – 4 March 1970) was an English actor and film director. Founder of the experimental Gate Theatre Salon in 1925, with his first wife Molly Veness, he staged London's first expressionistic production in the following year. He went into partnership with Velona Pilcher in 1927 and together they opened the Gate Theatre Studio in Villiers Street, Charing Cross. Eventually moving to Hollywood, he established a career as a film actor and director.

As director

Please Murder Me

1956 · Director

One Big Affair

1952 · Director

The Great Jewel Robber

1950 · Director

He's a Cockeyed Wonder

1950 · Director

Barricade

1950 · Director

The Girl from Jones Beach

1949 · Director

One Last Fling

1949 · Director

The Woman in White

1948 · Director

The Two Mrs. Carrolls

1947 · Director

Cry Wolf

1947 · Director

Escape Me Never

1947 · Director

That Hagen Girl

1947 · Director

One More Tomorrow

1946 · Director

Christmas in Connecticut

1945 · Director

Hotel Berlin

1945 · Director

Make Your Own Bed

1944 · Director

Highways by Night

1942 · Director

Unexpected Uncle

1941 · Director

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939 · Director

Down River

1931 · Director

Thread o' Scarlet

1930 · Director

Monsters of the Deep

Director

As actor

The Decision of Christopher Blake

1948 · Butts (uncredited)

The Two Mrs. Carrolls

1947 · First Tout (uncredited)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1941 · Poole

Edison, the Man

1940 · Ashton

The Earl of Chicago

1940 · Judson

Raffles

1939 · Crawshay

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939 · Monk (uncredited)

Blockade

1938 · Roderigo - Cafe Magician

Heads We Go

1933 · Fancourt

Leave It to Me

1933 · Siegffied Velour