Walter Forde

Walter Forde (born Thomas Seymour Woolford, 21 April 1898 – 7 January 1984) was a British actor, screenwriter and director.^[1] Born in Lambeth, South London in 1898, he directed over fifty films between 1919 from the silent era through to 1949 in the sound era.^[2] He died in Los Angeles, California in 1984.

Walter Forde
Born	Thomas Seymour Woolford (1898-04-21)21 April 1898 London, England
Died	7 January 1984(1984-01-07) (aged 85) Los Angeles, California, US
Occupations	Actor Writer Film director

Forde was the son of the music hall comedian Tom Seymour. During the 1920s, he was a silent film comedian, acting in a series of shorts before shifting into directing feature films. Emerging as an established film director in the 1930s, he directed films for Gainsborough Pictures and Ealing Studios.

Filmography

Actor

• Walter Finds a Father, extant
• Walter Wants Work, extant in the Huntley Archives
• Walter's Day Out

Actor

• Walter The Sleuth 1926,

Director

• What Next? (1928)
• Wait and See (1929)
• The Silent House (1929)
• Would You Believe It? (1929)
• Red Pearls (1930)
• Bed and Breakfast (1930)
• Lord Richard in the Pantry (1930)
• The Last Hour (1930)
• You'd Be Surprised! (1930)
• Third Time Lucky (1931)
• The Ringer (1931)
• Splinters in the Navy (1931)
• The Ghost Train (1931)
• Condemned to Death (1932)
• Lord Babs (1932)
• Jack's the Boy (1932)
• Rome Express (1932)
• Orders Is Orders (1933)
• Jack Ahoy (1934)
• Chu Chin Chow (1934)
• Bulldog Jack (1935)
• Forever England (1935)
• King of the Damned (1935)
• Land Without Music (1936)
• Kicking the Moon Around (1938)
• The Gaunt Stranger (1938)
• Let's Be Famous (1939)
• The Four Just Men (1939)
• Cheer Boys Cheer (1939)
• Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939)
• Saloon Bar (1940)
• Sailors Three (1940)
• Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940)
• Atlantic Ferry (1941)
• The Ghost Train (1941)
• Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It (1941)
• Go to Blazes (1942, short)
• The Peterville Diamond (1942)
• Flying Fortress (1942)
• It's That Man Again (1943)
• Time Flies (1944)
• One Exciting Night (1944)
• Master of Bankdam (1947)
• Cardboard Cavalier (1949)