Anthony Kimmins
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Fresh out of the Royal Navy, Anthony Kimmins entered films as an actor in 1933. Kimmins switched to writing shortly thereafter, specializing in the vehicles of such popular British comics as George Formby. He made his directorial bow with 1937's Keep Fit. After the war, Kimmins put low comedy on the back burner in favor of more ambitious projects like Mine Own Executioner (1948), Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948) and Mr. Denning Drives North (1951), producing as well as directing most of his efforts. Anthony Kimmins' more successful endeavors of the 1950s included the droll Alec Guinness comedy The Captain's Paradise and the youth-oriented Smiley films. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviFilmography:
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Anthony Kimmins
| Anthony Martin Kimmins | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 10, 1901 |
| Died | 1964 |
| Occupation | director, playwright, screenwriter, producer and actor |
Anthony Kimmins (1901–1964) was a director, playwright, screenwriter, producer and actor.
Kimmins was born in Harrow, Middlesex, England on 10 November 1901, the son of the social activists Charles William Kimmins and Grace Kimmins. He served in the Royal Navy, and upon leaving the navy he became an actor.
His first directorial assignment was Keep Fit. Kimmins wrote and directed many of George Formby’s best comedies. During World War II he returned to the Navy.
After the war he produced an eclectic mix of films, such as the psychological thriller Mine Own Executioner (1947), Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948) and Mr. Denning Drives North (1951).
In the 1950s Kimmin’s work included the Sir Alec Guinness comedy The Captain's Paradise and the children’s ‘’Smiley’’ series of films.
His final film harked back to his early days – it was The Amorous Prawn (1962), a farce.
Filmography
- 1933 The Golden Cage
- 1934 Night Club Queen
- 1934 White Ensign
- 1934 Bypass to Happiness
- 1934 Diplomatic Lover
- 1935 Midshipman Easy
- 1935 Once in a New Moon
- 1935 While Parents Sleep
- 1935 All at Sea
- 1935 His Majesty and Co.
- 1936 Talk of the Devil
- 1936 Queen of Hearts
- 1936 Scotland Yard Commands
- 1936 Laburnum Grove
- 1936 Keep Your Seats Please
- 1937 The Show Goes On
- 1937 Who's Your Lady Friend?
- 1937 Feather Your Nest
- 1937 Good Morning, Boys
- 1937 Keep Fit
- 1938 I See Ice
- 1939 Trouble Brewing
- 1939 Come on George
- 1940 Under Your Hat
- 1940 It's in the Air
- 1947 Mine Own Executioner
- 1948 Bonnie Prince Charlie
- 1951 Mr. Denning Drives North
- 1951 Flesh and Blood
- 1952 The Passionate Sentry
- 1953 The Captain's Paradise
- 1954 Aunt Clara
- 1956 Smiley
- 1958 Smiley Gets a Gun
- 1962 The Amorous Prawn
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