Directing

Graham Cutts

Born January 1, 1885 · Brighton, Sussex, England, UK

Died September 7, 1958 · aged 73

John Henry Graham Cutts (1884–1956) was a writer, director and producer who worked in fledgling British film industry, initially for Graham-Wilcox Productions, then for Balcon, Freedman & Saville (1923) and Gainsborough (1924-29), before directing less frequently for various British film companies during the 1930s. During the mid-to-late 1920s, he was regularly referred to as "England's greatest …

Known For

Oh, Daddy!Oh, Daddy! · 1935
Oh, Daddy!
6.01935
MovieComedyMusic
Member of a village Purity League branch find things much livelier on a trip to London.
The White ShadowThe White Shadow · 1924
The White Shadow
7.51924
MovieDrama
In Paris, a wild girl becomes possessed by the soul of her twin who died to save her life.
The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest CaseThe Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case · 1932
The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case
4.81932
MovieMysteryThriller
A young woman turns to Holmes for protection when she's menaced by an escaped killer seeking missing treasure. However, when the woman is kidnapped, Holmes and Watson must penetrate the city's criminal underworld to find her.
The BlackguardThe Blackguard · 1925
The Blackguard
7.51925
MovieDrama
A French violinist saves his beloved princess from the Russian revolution..
Car of DreamsCar of Dreams · 1935
Car of Dreams
6.11935
MovieComedy
Produced by the highly acclaimed Michael Balcon, the story revolves around Robert, the son of the owner of a musical instrument factory. He is in love with Vera, one of the factory workers, who is unaware of his position. So when she jokes one day that she would love a Rolls-Royce, Robert makes sure that she gets one. Then he decides to raise her salary out of all proportion to hint at who he is...
Woman to WomanWoman to Woman · 1923
Woman to Woman
5.81923
MovieDramaRomance
Lost film. David Compton leaves his expecting French girl-friend Louise Boucher, a dancer at the Moulin Rouge, for the war where he looses his memory. Building a new life from scratch after the war, he gets married in London. Louise, now a mother, thinks him dead. She becomes a famous dancer under the name Deloryse but falls gravely ill. One night, as David is in the audience of her show, he recovers his memory. When she learns that David is married to another woman, Louise turns her son in the care of David's new wife and accepting a dancing job at a party, she dies there of exhaustion and sorrow.
Flames of PassionFlames of Passion · 1922
Flames of Passion
10.01922
MovieCrimeDrama
Dorothy, a young girl, is seduced by her father's chauffeur. She gives birth to a child who is given to the chauffeur's wife. The chauffeur, on a drunken binge murders the child, unaware that the child is his own.
The RatThe Rat · 1925
The Rat
8.51925
MovieCrimeDrama
When bored courtesan Zelie de Chaumet begs her lover, the corrupt and powerful Stetz, to take her slumming, the pair encounter Pierre Boucheron, alias 'The Rat' , boy-king of the Paris underworld, and the innocent Odile. Love, life and jewels are risked and lost in this powerful romantic melodrama as the four characters' lives are changed by this chance encounter for ever.

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