Vernon Sewell

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

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
Occupation(s)	Film director, writer, producer
Years active	1933–1971
Spouse	Joan Carol

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 made a number of films for Anglo-Amalgamated.^[4]

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

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: 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