Vernon Sewell

British actor and film director (1903–2001)

Vernon Sewell
Vernon Sewell, left, filming Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968) with Christopher Lee and Boris Karloff
Born	Vernon Campbell Sewell (1903-07-04)4 July 1903 London, England, United Kingdom
Died	21 June 2001(2001-06-21) (aged 97) Durban, South Africa, Africa
Nationality (legal)	English
Occupation(s)	Film director, writer, producer
Years active	1933-1971
Spouse	Joan Carol

Vernon Campbell Sewell (4 July 1903 – 21 June 2001) was a British film director, writer, producer and, briefly, an actor.^[1]^[2]

Sewell was born in London, England,^[3] and was educated at Marlborough College.^[1] He directed more than 30 films during his career, starting with Morgenrot (1933) and ending with Burke & Hare (1971).^[3] He worked chiefly in B-movies, some of which were, according to the BFI Screenonline, "well above the usual cut-price standards of film-making at this level."^[1]

He was married to the actress Joan Carol (born Joan Roscoe Catt 1905-1986) in 1950.^[1] Vernon Sewell died on 21 June 2001 in Durban, South Africa, at age 97.^[4]

Filmography (director)

1933: Morgenrot
1934: The Medium
1937: A Test for Love
1938: Breakers Ahead
1939: What Men Live By
1943: The Silver Fleet
1945: The World Owes Me a Living
1945: Latin Quarter
1947: The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
1948: Uneasy Terms
1949: The Jack of Diamonds
1951: The Dark Light
1951: The Black Widow
1952: The Floating Dutchman
1952: Ghost Ship
1953: Counterspy
1954: Dangerous Voyage
1954: Radio Cab Murder
1955: Where There's a Will
1956: Johnny, You're Wanted
1956: Soho Incident (aka Spin a Dark Web)
1956: Home and Away
1957: Rogue's Yarn
1958: Battle of the V-1
1959: Wrong Number
1960: Urge to Kill
1961: House of Mystery
1961: The Wind of Change
1961: The Man in the Back Seat
1962: Strongroom
1963: A Matter of Choice
1963: Strictly for the Birds
1967: Some May Live
1968: The Blood Beast Terror
1968: Curse of the Crimson Altar
1971: Burke & Hare

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "BFI Screenonline: Sewell, Vernon (1903-2001) Biography". Screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
^ "Vernon Sewell | Britmovie | Home of British Films". Britmovie. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
^ ^a ^b Born: 4 July 1903, LondonDied: 21 June 2001, Nr. Durban. "Vernon Sewell | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Vernon Sewell at IMDb