John Paddy Carstairs

Director

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Also Known As
John Keys
Birth Place
London, England, GB
Born
May 11, 1910
Died
December 12, 1970

Biography

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John Paddy Carstairs made his mark in the world of entertainment when he worked on "Sleeping Car to Trieste" (1948). In 1939, he directed the enduring classic "The Saint in London." In 1962, he directed his final film, "The Devil's Agent." In 1933, he made his directorial debut with "Paris Plane."...

Filmography

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The Big Money (1962)
Director
A Weekend With Lulu (1961)
Director
The Square Peg (1958)
Director
Just My Luck (1957)
Director
Trouble in Store (1955)
Director
One Good Turn (1954)
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Saint In London, The (1939) -- (Movie Clip) I'm Trying To Lure Him
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Saint In London, The (1939) -- (Movie Clip) Is It A Phobia Of Some Kind?

Biography

John Paddy Carstairs made his mark in the world of entertainment when he worked on "Sleeping Car to Trieste" (1948). In 1939, he directed the enduring classic "The Saint in London." In 1962, he directed his final film, "The Devil's Agent." In 1933, he made his directorial debut with "Paris Plane."

Filmography

 

Director (Feature Film)

The Big Money (1962)
Director
A Weekend With Lulu (1961)
Director
The Square Peg (1958)
Director
Just My Luck (1957)
Director
Trouble in Store (1955)
Director
One Good Turn (1954)
Director
Up to His Neck (1954)
Director
Tony Draws a Horse (1950)
Director
Sleeping Car to Trieste (1948)
Director
Dancing With Crime (1947)
Director
He Found a Star (1941)
Director
The Saint in London (1939)
Director

Writer (Feature Film)

And The Same To You (1960)
Writer
Trouble in Store (1955)
Screenwriter
A Yank In Ermine (1955)
Writer
One Good Turn (1954)
Writer

Life Events

1933

Made his directorial debut with "Paris Plane"

Videos

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Saint In London, The (1939) -- (Movie Clip) I'm Trying To Lure Him Templar (George Sanders, title character) has attended the party thrown by the Morgans (Norah Howard, Charles Carson), encouraged by his friend Blake (Ballard Berkeley) to meet the shifty Lang (Henry Oscar), the niece Penny (Sally Gray) an unexpected bonus, in The Saint In London, 1939.
Saint In London, The (1939) -- (Movie Clip) Is It A Phobia Of Some Kind? After they’ve diverted the police, valet Dugan (David Burns) explains to Templar (George Sanders, title character) that Penny (Sally Gray) wasn’t there, having chased Kussella (Ralph Truman) to the shop that’s the front for the counterfeit operation, Charles Paton the proprietor, in The Saint In London, 1939.
Saint In London, The (1939) -- (Movie Clip) I Ain't No Saint Clever opening with legitimate London locations, working with a much bigger budget than was usual for the RKO serial, George Sanders as the title character meets hustler Dugan (David Burns), then his friend Blake (Ballard Berkeley), in the third in the series, The Saint In London, 1939.
Made In Heaven (1952) -- (Movie Clip) Stand By For Cinders Opening narration and introduction of the Tophams, Basil (David Tomlinson), mother and dad (Sophie Stewart, Charles Victor) and grandpa (A.E. Matthews), in director John Paddy Carstairs English village comedy, Made In Heaven, 1952.
Made In Heaven (1952) -- (Movie Clip) I Am For You Reluctantly meeting the new Hungarian maid (whose unpleasant head-shot had arrived in the mail), Basil (David Tomlinson) is baffled when she turns out to be Sonja Ziemann (as "Marta"), causing him to ring mum (Sophie Stewart) and change plans, in Made In Heaven, 1952.

Family

Nelson Keys
Son

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