Bernard Knowles
English film director, producer, cinematographer and screenwriter

Bernard Knowles

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English film director, producer, cinematographer and screenwriter
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Male
Birth:
20 February 1900(Manchester)
Death:
12 February 1975(Taplow)
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Bernard Knowles (20 February 1900 – 12 February 1975) was an English film director, producer, cinematographer and screenwriter. Born in Manchester, Knowles worked with Alfred Hitchcock on numerous occasions before the director emigrated to Hollywood.
Knowles later graduated as a director and screenwriter, directing a number of high-profile films, including the 1946 Gainsborough Melodrama The Magic Bow. He worked a great deal on television shows, including Fabian of the Yard, Dial 999, Ivanhoe and The Adventures of Robin Hood. He died shortly before his 75th birthday in Taplow, Buckinghamshire in 1975.

Selected filmography

(As cinematographer)

With Alfred Hitchcock

  • The 39 Steps (1935)
  • Sabotage (1936)
  • Secret Agent (1936)
  • Young and Innocent (1937)
  • Jamaica Inn (1939)

Others

  • Dawn (1928)
  • Love's Option (1928)
  • The Broken Melody (1929)
  • The Silver King (1929)
  • Auld Lang Syne (1929)
  • Canaries Sometimes Sing (1930)
  • French Leave (1930)
  • The Calendar (1931)
  • The Good Companions (1933)
  • East Meets West (1936)
  • Take My Tip (1937)
  • Gaslight (1940)
  • The Saint's Vacation (1941)
  • Quiet Wedding (1941)
  • Freedom Radio (1941)
  • Unpublished Story (1942)
  • Talk About Jacqueline (1942)
  • The Demi-Paradise (1942)
  • Love Story (1944)

(As director)

  • A Place of One's Own (1945)
  • The Magic Bow (1946)
  • The White Unicorn (1947)
  • Easy Money (1948)
  • The Perfect Woman (1949)
  • Park Plaza 605 (1953)
  • Magical Mystery Tour (TV) (1967)