Brian Desmond Hurst

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Brian Desmond Hurst was an Irish film director. With over thirty films in his filmography, Hurst was hailed as Northern Ireland's best film director by BBC film critic Mike Catto. He is perhaps best known for the 1951 A Christmas Carol adaptation Scrooge.

12-02-1895

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Aquarius

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Total Films

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Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

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12-02-1895

Birthday

Aquarius

Zodiac Sign

Genres

Total Films

Brian Desmond-Hurst

Also Known As (male)

Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

Place of Birth

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36 Works

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Hangman's House

Forced by her mean-spirited father, Lord Chief Justice James O'Brien, to marry a man she doesn't love, Connaught O'Brien gives up hope of ever with her true love, Dermot McDermot. After her father dies and a hunted rebel leader returns to town, however, Connaught finds a renewed hope that the tides of oppression will shift and she might again find happiness. This silent romantic drama, set in Ireland, is the first film in which a then-unknown John Wayne is clearly visible.

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1928