The Flesh and the Fiends

John Gilling 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 , The Plague of the Zombies , The Reptile 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. Gilling entered films in 1933 as an editor and was an assistant director starting with Father O'Flynn in 1935 until his Royal Navy service in World War II. Gilling began screenwriting with Black Memory in 1947, and made his directing debut with a Bulldog Drummond film The Challenge in 1948. Gilling also produced and directed Old Mother Riley Meets the Vampire/Vampire Over London/My Son the Vampire in 1952.
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