Directing

Lance Comfort

Born August 11, 1908 · Harrow, Greater London, England, UK

Died August 25, 1966 · aged 58

Lance Comfort (August 11, 1908 – August 25, 1966) was an English film director and producer born in Harrow, London. With a career spanning over 25 years he became one of the most prolific film directors in Britain though never gained critical attention and remained on the fringes of the film industry creating mostly B movies. Comfort carried on working almost right up to his death in Worthing, S…

Known For

Hotel ReserveHotel Reserve · 1944
Hotel Reserve
6.71944
MovieThrillerDrama
A hunt for a spy in a hotel in the South of France just before World War Two.
Devils of DarknessDevils of Darkness · 1965
Devils of Darkness
5.21965
MovieHorror
A secret vampire cult, which has its headquarters beneath the town cemetery, searches for victims for its human sacrifice rituals.
Dick TurpinDick Turpin · 1933
Dick Turpin
9.01933
MovieDramaAdventure
The adventures of the eighteenth century highwayman Dick Turpin and his legendary ride to York.
BedeliaBedelia · 1946
Bedelia
5.31946
MovieDramaMystery
Bedelia Carrington is living happily, it appears, in Monte Carlo with her husband Charlie Carrington. But a cultivated young artist, Ben Chaney, begins probing into her past with curious concern. Chaney, who is really a detective, learns that Bedelia's obsession for money has led her, in the past, to husband-poisoning for the insurance money.
The AwakeningThe Awakening · 1954
The Awakening
6.51954
MovieDrama
"The Awakening" is a 1954 short drama film of Douglas Fairbanks Presents anthology series based on Nikolai Gogol's short story "The Overcoat".
The BreakThe Break · 1963
The Break
6.91963
MovieCrime
A group of inmates escape from Dartmoor prison. They hide out in the English country side but are doggedly chased by police.
Rag DollRag Doll · 1961
Rag Doll
5.51961
MovieDramaCrime
A British drama about a girl becoming a woman after she relocates to London. She and her young boyfriend become tempted by one of her older admirers money.
Eight O'Clock WalkEight O'Clock Walk · 1954
Eight O'Clock Walk
6.91954
MovieCrimeDrama
Only a British cabdriver's (Richard Attenborough) wife (Cathy O'Donnell) and lawyer (Derek Farr) believe him innocent of killing a little girl.

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