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Guest, Val (1911-2006)
 

Film & TV credits


Film credits
 
THE MAID OF THE MOUNTAINS1932party guest (uncredited)
OLD SPANISH CUSTOMERS / TOREADORS DON'T CARE1932newspaper reporter (uncredited)
THE INNOCENTS OF CHICAGO / THE MILKY WAY / WHY SAPS LEAVE HOME1932gangster
THE BERMONDSEY KID1933cast member (uncredited)
NO MONKEY BUSINESS1935dialogue and lyrics
CHEER UP!1936music
ALL IN1936screenplay
PUBLIC NUISANCE NO. 11936screenplay
A STAR FELL FROM HEAVEN / A STAR FALLS FROM HEAVEN1936screenplay (uncredited)
GOOD MORNING, BOYS! / WHERE THERE'S A WILL1937screenplay and dialogue
O-KAY FOR SOUND1937adaptation
OH, MR. PORTER!1937screenplay
CONVICT 991938scenario
OLD BONES OF THE RIVER1938dialogue
ALF'S BUTTON AFLOAT1938scenario
HEY! HEY! U.S.A.!1938dialogue
THE FROZEN LIMITS1939dialogue
"WHERE'S THAT FIRE?"1939screenplay
ASK A POLICEMAN1939screenplay
GOOFER TROUBLE1940screenplay
GASBAGS1940screenplay
INSPECTOR HORNLEIGH GOES TO IT / MAIL TRAIN1940screenplay
BAND WAGGON1940written and devised by
HI, GANG!1941screenplay
I THANK YOU1941screenplay
THE GHOST TRAIN1941dialogue
THE NOSE HAS IT!1942director; screenplay
BACK-ROOM BOY1942screenplay/Story
KING ARTHUR WAS A GENTLEMAN1942original story; screenplay; lyrics
MISS LONDON LTD.1943director; screenplay; original story; music and lyrics
BEES IN PARADISE1944director; original story and screenplay; music and lyrics
GIVE US THE MOON1944director; screenplay
I'LL BE YOUR SWEETHEART1945director; screenplay; songs
LONDON TOWN / MY HEART GOES CRAZY1946additional dialogue
WALKING ON AIR1946screenplay
JUST WILLIAM'S LUCK1947director; screenplay
ONCE UPON A DREAM1948Based on an original story by
WILLIAM COMES TO TOWN / WILLIAM AT THE CIRCUS1948director; screenplay
MURDER AT THE WINDMILL / MURDER AT THE BURLESQUE / MYSTERY AT THE BURLESQUE1949director; screenplay; songs (uncredited)
PAPER ORCHID1949screenplay
MISS PILGRIM'S PROGRESS1949director; original story; screenplay
MR. DRAKE'S DUCK1950director; screenplay
THE BODY SAID NO!1950director; screenplay
HAPPY GO LOVELY1951screenplay
ANOTHER MAN'S POISON1951screenplay
PENNY PRINCESS1952director; producer; screenplay
TOP OF THE FORM / FAIR'S FAIR1953original story
BREAK IN THE CIRCLE1954director; screenplay
DANCE LITTLE LADY1954director; screenplay
MEN OF SHERWOOD FOREST1954director
LIFE WITH THE LYONS / FAMILY AFFAIR1954director; screenplay
THE RUNAWAY BUS / SCREAM IN THE NIGHT1954director; producer (uncredited); screenplay
THE LYONS IN PARIS1954director; screenplay
THE QUATERMASS XPERIMENT / THE QUATERMASS EXPERIMENT / THE CREEPING UNKNOWN / SHOCK!!UK/US, 1955director; screenplay
THEY CAN'T HANG ME1955director; screenplay
IT'S A WONDERFUL WORLD1956director; screenplay
THE WEAPON1956director
WOMEN WITHOUT MEN / APPOINTMENT AT MIDNIGHT / BLONDE BAIT1956screenplay (uncredited)
CARRY ON ADMIRAL / THE SHIP WAS LOADED1957director; screenplay
QUATERMASS 2 / ENEMY FROM SPACE / QUATERMASS IIUK/US, 1957director; screenplay
THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN / THE SNOW CREATURE / THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN OF THE HIMALAYAS1957director
THE CAMP ON BLOOD ISLAND1958director; screenplay
FURTHER UP THE CREEK1958director; screenplay
LIFE IS A CIRCUS1958director; screenplay
UP THE CREEK1958director; screenplay
EXPRESSO BONGO1959director; producer; songs
HELL IS A CITY1959director; screenplay
YESTERDAY'S ENEMY1959director
DENTIST IN THE CHAIR1960screenplay
THE FULL TREATMENT / STOP ME BEFORE I KILL!1960director; producer; screenplay
THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE1961director; producer; screenplay
JIGSAW1962director; producer; screenplay
80,000 SUSPECTS1963director; producer; screenplay
THE BEAUTY JUNGLE / CONTEST GIRL1964director; producer; screenplay
WHERE THE SPIES ARE / PASSPORT TO OBLIVION / ONE SPY TOO MANY1965director; producer; screenplay
CASINO ROYALEUS, 1967director; additional sequences director (uncredited); additional screenplay (uncredited)
ASSIGNMENT K / DEPARTMENT K1967director; screenplay
WHEN DINOSAURS RULED THE EARTH1969director; screenplay
TOOMORROW1970director; screenplay
AU PAIR GIRLS / AU PAIR1972director; screenplay
CONFESSIONS OF A WINDOW CLEANER1974director; screenplay
THE DIAMOND MERCENARIES / KILLER FORCE / KILLER COMMANDOSwitzerland, 1975director; screenplay
MISSION: MONTE CARLO1976screenplay
THE SWITCH1977director
THE BOYS IN BLUE / ASK A POLICEMAN1983director; screenplay
 
Television credits
 
PLAY THE GAMEBBC tx 2/9/1947team captain
LATE SHOW LONDONITV tx 1/3/1966on-screen participant
THE PERSUADERS!: The Gold NapoleonITV tx 24/9/1971screenplay
THE PERSUADERS!: Angie...AngieITV tx 19/11/1971director
THE PERSUADERS!: Five Miles to MidnightITV tx 7/1/1972director
THE ADVENTURER: Has Anyone Here Seen Kelly?ITV tx 1/1/1973director
THE ADVENTURER: The Bradley WayITV tx 15/9/1973director
THE ADVENTURER: DeadlockITV tx 28/12/1973director
THE ADVENTURER: Full Fathom FiveITV tx 4/1/1974director
THE ADVENTURER: I'll Get There SometimeITV tx 11/1/1974director
THE ADVENTURER: To The Lowest BidderITV tx 18/1/1974director
THE ADVENTURER: Going, Going...ITV tx 25/1/1974director
THE ADVENTURER: The Solid Gold HearseITV tx 1/3/1974director
SPACE 1999: New Adam, New EveITV tx 9/10/1976director
SPACE 1999: The Rules of LutonITV tx 23/10/1976director
SPACE 1999: The A-B ChrysalisITV tx 20/11/1976director
SPACE 1999: DorzacITV tx 25/8/1977director
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND DOCTOR WATSON: The Case of Harry Rigbytx unknown 1979director
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND DOCTOR WATSON: The Case of the Baker Street Nursemaidstx unknown 1979director
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND DOCTOR WATSON: The Case of the Purloined Lettertx unknown 1979director
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND DOCTOR WATSON: The Case of the Final Curtaintx unknown 1980director
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND DOCTOR WATSON: The Case of the Three Brotherstx unknown 1980director
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND DOCTOR WATSON: The Case of the Shrunken Headstx unknown 1980director
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND DOCTOR WATSON: The Case of the Magruders' Millionstx unknown 1980director
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND DOCTOR WATSON: The Case of the Traveling Killertx unknown 1980director
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND DOCTOR WATSON: The Case of the Other Ghosttx unknown 1980director
LOOKS FAMILIARITV tx 1/5/1980on-screen participant
SHILLINGBURY BLOWERSITV tx 6/1/1980director
DANGEROUS DAVIES THE LAST DETECTIVEITV tx 4/1/1981director; screenplay
SHILLINGBURY TALESITV tx 17/5-21/6/1981 (6 ptsdirector
THE CRAZY GANG A CELEBRATIONBBC1 tx 22/12/1983on-screen participant
HAMMER HOUSE OF MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE: Mark of the DevilITV tx 5/9/1984director
HAMMER HOUSE OF MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE: In PossessionITV tx 7/3/1986director
HAMMER HOUSE OF MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE: Child's PlayITV tx 2/5/1986director
HOLLYWOOD U.K. BRITISH CINEMA IN THE SIXTIES: The Last WaveBBC2 tx 3/10/1993interviewee
FLESH AND BLOOD THE HAMMER HERITAGE OF HORRORBBC1 tx 6 & 14/8/1994 (2 pts)interviewee
LEGENDS: ALFRED HITCHCOCKITV tx 7/8/2001on-screen participant