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Robert Hartford-Davis is a Director, Original Story and Producer born on 23 july 1923

Robert Hartford-Davis

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Birth 23 july 1923
Death 12 june 1977 (at 53 years)

Robert Hartford-Davis est un réalisateur et producteur britannique, né le 23 juillet 1923 et mort des suites d'un infarctus du myocarde le 12 juin 1977 à Beverly Hills, Los Angeles (États-Unis d'Amérique).

Il fut parfois crédité en tant que Michael Burrowes et Robert Hartford.

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Filmography of Robert Hartford-Davis (14 films)

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Director

Black Gunn
Black Gunn (1972)
, 1h36
Directed by Robert Hartford-Davis
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Heist films
Actors Martin Landau, Herbert Jefferson, Jr., Brenda Sykes, Timothy Brown, Luciana Paluzzi, Stephen McNally
Rating58% 2.902482.902482.902482.902482.90248
In Los Angeles, a nighttime robbery of an illegal mafia bookmaking operation is carried out by the militant African-American organization BAG (Black Action Group). Though successful, several of the bookmakers and one of the burglars are killed. The mastermind behind the robbery, a Vietnam veteran named Scott (Herbert Jefferson Jr.), is the brother of a prominent nightclub owner, Gunn (Jim Brown). Seeking safe haven, Scott hides out at his brother's mansion after a brief reunion.
The Fiend
The Fiend (1972)
, 1h38
Directed by Robert Hartford-Davis
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Horror
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Ann Todd, Tony Beckley, Patrick Magee, Suzanna Leigh, Percy Herbert, David Lodge
Rating52% 2.6101352.6101352.6101352.6101352.610135
Widow Birdy Wemys (Todd) has become a devoted member of a fundamentalist fire-and-brimstone religious sect called The Brethren, led by the charismatic Minister (Magee). Birdy has turned her sizeable home over to the Brethren for use as a church and a recruiting ground, and her son Kenny (Beckley) has also fallen under their spell. Kenny is a troubled individual, dominated by his overbearing mother, introverted and socially inept. He has taken the teachings of the Minister to heart, and feels repulsed by what he sees as sin, lust and temptation being openly flaunted by the young women he sees as he goes about his daily business.
Incense for the Damned
Incense for the Damned (1971)
, 1h27
Directed by Robert Hartford-Davis
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Horror
Actors Patrick Macnee, Peter Cushing, Edward Woodward, William Mervyn, Patrick Mower, David Lodge
Rating39% 1.9715351.9715351.9715351.9715351.971535
The film centers on Richard Fountain, an Oxford don who has fallen under the influence of a mysterious Greek girl and her suspicious associates. Fountain's friends visit Greece to get him back and notice that wherever he has been a number of murders have taken place. They find their friend under the spell of a beautiful vampire, whose blood-sucking methods include the use of S&M sex. Believing that they have killed her, the group return to Great Britain, unaware that their friend is now a vampire.
The Smashing Bird I Used to Know
The Smashing Bird I Used to Know (1969)
, 1h35
Directed by Robert Hartford-Davis
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Prison films, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Sexploitation films, LGBT-related films, Women in prison films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Maureen Lipman, Patrick Mower, Dennis Waterman, Renée Asherson, David Lodge, Faith Brook
Rating49% 2.4911552.4911552.4911552.4911552.491155
Nine-year-old Nicki Johnson attends a funfair with her parents. Her father takes her on a merry-go-round ride, where Nicki becomes frightened. Attempting to reach over to comfort her, her father instead falls from the ride and is crushed to death in its machinery. The tragedy leaves Nicki traumatised, particularly as in its aftermath she overhears comments suggesting that she was to blame for what happened, which leave her with a permanent sense of guilt.
Corruption
Corruption (1968)
, 1h31
Directed by Robert Hartford-Davis
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Horror
Actors Peter Cushing, Sue Lloyd, Kate O'Mara, Anthony Booth, David Lodge, Billy Murray
Rating58% 2.901392.901392.901392.901392.90139
Cushing plays Sir John Rowan, a plastic surgeon whose young fashion model and fiancée’s face (Sue Lloyd) is badly disfigured in an accident, caused in part by a jealous rage of his. Rowan pledges to reverse Lynn's disfigurement, experimenting with laser technology to revive her skin, eventually coming up with a cure-all, a Frankensteinian transplantation of glands. Driven by combination of guilt and love, Rowan goes on a murder spree, killing young women in order to use their glands to restore his fiancée’s beauty. The couple goes off on holiday to a seaside cottage and all is fine until her face starts to show signs of deterioration. In need of more surgery and a new "donor" the couple tries to entice a young girl (Wendy Varnals) who they meet at the beach and take back to their cottage. Complications ensue, first because Rowan doesn't want to commit another murder, and then because this girl isn't what she seems to be.
Gonks Go Beat
Gonks Go Beat (1965)
, 1h30
Directed by Robert Hartford-Davis
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Kenneth Connor, Frank Thornton, Pamela Brown, Terry Scott, Reginald Beckwith, Jerry Desmonde
Rating44% 2.24842.24842.24842.24842.2484
At a point in the distant future, the inhabitants of Planet Earth have become divided into two factions who despise each other. In Beatland live the hip and trendy people who have long hair, dress in turtlenecks, jeans and sunglasses and listen to cool beat music. Their counterparts on Ballad Isle keep their hair short and tidy, wear button-down shirts and pressed slacks or floral dresses and twinsets, and listen exclusively to crooners. A musical competition is staged annually between the two sides, overseen by the neutral and powerful record company executive Mr. A&R (Thornton). For the rest of the year they regard each other with suspicion and antipathy, although they are not above sneaking into each other's territory to steal musical ideas.
The Black Torment
The Black Torment (1964)
, 1h22
Directed by Robert Hartford-Davis
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Horror
Themes Ghost films
Actors John Turner, Heather Sears, Ann Lynn, Kate Jackson, Peter Arne, Jerry Orbach
Rating59% 2.950322.950322.950322.950322.95032
The film opens with an obviously terrified young woman Lucy Judd (Edina Ronay) running in panic through a nocturnal wood as the opening credits roll. She is finally tracked down and cornered by a figure in black who puts his hands around her throat.
Saturday Night Out
Saturday Night Out (1964)
, 1h40
Directed by Robert Hartford-Davis
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Heather Sears, Bernard Lee, Erika Remberg, Colin Campbell, Francesca Annis, Vera Day
Rating62% 3.1394053.1394053.1394053.1394053.139405
Trois marins et plusieurs passagers débarquent au Pool of London un samedi soir et partent à l'aventure dans la City.
Crosstrap
Crosstrap (1962)
, 1h2
Directed by Robert Hartford-Davis
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Crime
Actors Laurence Payne, Jill Adams, Zena Marshall, Larry Taylor
Rating49% 2.4614652.4614652.4614652.4614652.461465
Novelist Geoff (Cockrell) and his wife Sally (Adams) rent an isolated countryside bungalow to enable Geoff to finish his latest book without the distractions of life in London. On their arrival, they are horrified to find a dead man in the property and before they can report the discovery they are confronted by Duke (Payne), a gangland boss, and his henchmen who have, it transpires, been using the empty property as a hide-out for stolen valuables which they are planning to smuggle out of the country. A rival gangster, Juan (Derek Sydney), also has his eye on the goods and has discovered their whereabouts. The dead man is one of his minions.

Scriptwriter

Black Gunn
Black Gunn (1972)
, 1h36
Directed by Robert Hartford-Davis
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Heist films
Actors Martin Landau, Herbert Jefferson, Jr., Brenda Sykes, Timothy Brown, Luciana Paluzzi, Stephen McNally
Roles Original Story
Rating58% 2.902482.902482.902482.902482.90248
In Los Angeles, a nighttime robbery of an illegal mafia bookmaking operation is carried out by the militant African-American organization BAG (Black Action Group). Though successful, several of the bookmakers and one of the burglars are killed. The mastermind behind the robbery, a Vietnam veteran named Scott (Herbert Jefferson Jr.), is the brother of a prominent nightclub owner, Gunn (Jim Brown). Seeking safe haven, Scott hides out at his brother's mansion after a brief reunion.
Gonks Go Beat
Gonks Go Beat (1965)
, 1h30
Directed by Robert Hartford-Davis
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Kenneth Connor, Frank Thornton, Pamela Brown, Terry Scott, Reginald Beckwith, Jerry Desmonde
Roles Writer
Rating44% 2.24842.24842.24842.24842.2484
At a point in the distant future, the inhabitants of Planet Earth have become divided into two factions who despise each other. In Beatland live the hip and trendy people who have long hair, dress in turtlenecks, jeans and sunglasses and listen to cool beat music. Their counterparts on Ballad Isle keep their hair short and tidy, wear button-down shirts and pressed slacks or floral dresses and twinsets, and listen exclusively to crooners. A musical competition is staged annually between the two sides, overseen by the neutral and powerful record company executive Mr. A&R (Thornton). For the rest of the year they regard each other with suspicion and antipathy, although they are not above sneaking into each other's territory to steal musical ideas.