John Gilling
WritingJohn Gilling (29 May 1912 – 22 November 1984) was an English film director and screenwriter, born in London. He was chiefly known for his horror films, especially for Hammer Films, for whom he directed Shadow of the Cat (1961), The Plague of the Zombies (1966), The Reptile (1966) (the latter two filmed back to back in Cornwall) and The Mummy's Shroud, among others. He is also renowned for many low to mid-budget detective films and teleplays with unexpected touches of comedy blended in.
Known For
Filmography — Acting
Filmography — Crew
The Mummy's Shroud
Director
The Challenge
Director
The Gorgon
Screenplay
The Plague of the Zombies
Director
The Gamma People
Director
Interpol
Director
Killers of Kilimanjaro
Screenplay
Odongo
Screenplay
High Flight
Director
The Reptile
Director
The Flesh and the Fiends
Director
The Scarlet Blade
Director
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
Director
The Secret of Blood Island
Writer
3 Steps to the Gallows
Director
The Shadow of the Cat
Director
The Pirates of Blood River
Director
The Brigand of Kandahar
Director
The Voice of Merrill
Writer
Idol on Parade
Director
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
Producer
The Man Inside
Director
The Night Caller
Director
The Lady Craved Excitement
Writer
Room to Let
Screenplay
13 East Street
Screenplay
Blackout
Screenplay
The Greed of William Hart
Writer
Recoil
Director
The Man in Black
Screenplay
The Embezzler
Director
The Quiet Woman
Screenplay
The Big Frame
Screenplay
King of the Underworld
Writer
The Frightened Man
Director
Panic
Writer
The Gilded Cage
Director
The Bandit Of Zhobe
Director
No Trace
Screenplay
Cross of the Devil
Writer
The Rossiter Case
Writer
Wings of Danger
Screenplay
Escape by Night
Director
Dark Interval
Screenplay
Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard
Writer
The Steel Key
Screenplay
Blind Man's Bluff
Writer
Deadly Nightshade
Director
Escape from Broadmoor
Director
Where the Bullets Fly
Screenplay
Bond of Fear
Writer
House of Darkness
Screenplay
A Matter of Murder
Director
Tiger by the Tail
Director
Profile
Screenplay
The Man from Yesterday
Screenplay
Guilt Is My Shadow
Screenplay
A Gunman Has Escaped
Writer
Murder at the Grange
Writer
Double Exposure
Screenplay
Black Memory
Writer
Chelsea Story
Screenplay