Jim O'Connolly
James Philip O'Connolly (23 February 1926 – December 1986), known professionally as Jim O'Connolly, was an English film director, producer, and screenwriter.[1][2] He is best known for his work as associate producer of many of the Edgar Wallace Mysteries B-movies made at Merton Park Studios in the early 1960s, as well directing films such as The Hi-Jackers (1963), Smokescreen (1964), Berserk! (1967), and Tower of Evil (1972). He also directed several episodes of ITV's The Saint between 1967–1969.
Credits
[edit]- The Astonished Heart (1950) - 3rd AD
- Trio (1950) - assistant director
- The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) - 3rd AD
- The Man in the White Suit (1951) - 3rd AD
- Secret People (1952) - 3rd AD
- Mandy (1952) - assistant director
- I Believe in You (1952) - 3rd AD
- The Gentle Gunman (1952) - 2nd AD
- Laxdale Hall (1953) - 2nd AD
- Personal Affair (1953) - 2nd unit director
- The Blazing Caravan (1954) (short) - production assistant
- The Dark Stairway (1954) (short) - production assistant
- Passenger to Tokyo (1954) (short) - production assistant
- The Diamond Wizard (1954) aka The Diamond - associate producer, assistant director
- Child's Play (1954) -2nd AD
- The Brain Machine (1955) - 1st AD
- The Strange Case of Blondie (1955) (short) - production assistant
- Night Plane to Amsterdam (1955) (short) - production assistant
- The Love Match (1955) -assistant director
- Little Red Monkey (1955) - production manager
- The Deadliest Sin (1955) aka Confession - production manager
- The Atomic Man (1955) aka Timeslip - production manager
- Murder Anonymous (1955) (short) - production manager
- Dial 999 (1955) - production manager
- The Wall of Death (1956) (short) - production manager
- The Case of the River Morgue (1956) (short) - production manager
- Destination Death (1956) (short) - production manager
- Persons Unknown (1956) (short) - production manager
- The Intimate Stranger (1956) aka Finger of Guilt - production manager
- The Counterfeit Plan (1957) - production manager
- The Lonely House (1957) (short) - production manager
- Bullet from the Past (1957) (short) - production manager
- Inside Information (1957) (short) - production manager
- Scotland Yard Dragnet (1957) aka The Hypnotist - production manager
- The Case of The Smiling Widow (1957) (short) - production manager
- Man in the Shadow (1957) - production manager
- The Mail Van Murder (1957) (short) - production manager
- The White Cliffs Mystery (1957) (short) - associate producer
- The Tyburn Case (1957) (short) - associate producer
- Night Crossing (1957) (short) - associate producer
- Escapement (1958) aka The Electronic Magnet - associate producer
- The Strange Awakening (1958) aka Female Fiends - associate producer
- Print of Death (1958) (short) - associate producer
- The Cross-Road Gallows (1958) (short) - associate producer
- Crime of Honour (1958) (short) - associate producer
- The Unseeing Eye (1959) (short) - production manager
- Horrors of the Black Museum (1959) - production manager
- The Ghost Train Murder (1959) (short) - associate producer
- The Dover Road Mystery (1960) (short) - associate producer
- The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1959–62) - associate producer
- Urge to Kill (1960) - associate producer
- The Last Train (1960) (short) - associate producer
- Concrete Jungle (1960) aka The Criminal - associate producer
- The Man Who Was Nobody (1960) - associate producer
- Marriage of Convenience (1960) - associate producer
- Evidence in Concrete (1960) (short) -associate producer
- Clue of the Twisted Candle (1960) - associate producer
- The Silent Weapon (1961) (short) - associate producer
- The Grand Junction Case (1961) (short) - associate producer
- Konga (1961) - associate producer
- The Clue of the New Pin (1961) - associate producer
- Wings of Death (1961) (short) - associate producer
- The Square Mile Murder (1961) (short) - associate producer
- Man at the Carlton Tower (1961)
- Partners in Crime (1961)
- The Never Never Murder (1961) (short) - associate producer
- The Fourth Square (1961) - associate producer
- Never Back Losers (1961) - associate producer
- Man Detained (1961) - associate producer
- Clue of the Silver Key (1961) - associate producer
- Attempt to Kill (1961) - associate producer
- The Sinister Man (1961) - associate producer
- Candidate for Murder (1962) - associate producer
- Emergency (1962) - writer
- The Traitors (1962) - writer, producer
- Flat Two (1962) - associate producer
- Backfire! (1962) - associate producer
- Shadow of Fear (1954) - writer
- The Hi-Jackers (1963) - writer, director
- Farewell Performance (1963) - writer, producer
- Gideon's Way (1964) (TV series) - writer ("State Visit")
- Smokescreen (1964) - writer, director
- The Little Ones (1965) - writer, director
- The Night Caller (1965) - writer
- A Study in Terror (1965) - original story
- Berserk! (1967) - director
- The Saint (1967) (TV series) - director
- Vendetta for the Saint (1969) - director
- Crooks and Coronets (1969) - writer, director
- The Valley of Gwangi (1969) - director
- Tower of Evil (1972) - writer, director
- Mistress Pamela (1974) - writer, producer, director
References
[edit]- ^ Profile, bfi.org.uk; accessed 5 August 2017.
- ^ Jim O'Connolly at IMDb
External links
[edit]- Jim O'Connolly at BFI
- Jim O'Connolly at TCMDB
- Jim O'Connolly at Letterbox DVD
- Jim O'Connolly at BFI
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