Harry Fine
Harry Fine (1912-1997) was an Irish casting director, writer and film producer. He formed a company Fantale Films that made several horror movies.[1][2] He later became a script consultant.[3]
Fine was born in Dublin and educated at Dublin University. He joined the Dublin Gate Theatre and became theatre manager. In 1937 Fine moved to England where he worked in theatre, as an actor and manager. During the war he served in the RAF. After the war Fine continued to act as well as stage manage; he eventually moved into casting, working on the series Fabian of Scotland Yard. Fine then became a television producer, and moved into cinema.[3]
Select credits
As casting director
- Fabian of Scotland Yard (1954) aka Patrol Car
- The Adventures of the Big Man (1956)
- Dublin Nightmare (1958)
- The Adventures of William Tell (1958-59)
- The Man Who Liked Funerals (1958)
- In the Wake of a Stranger (1959)
- The Invisible Man (1958)
- Danger Man (1960-66)
As producer
- Sir Francis Drake (1961-62) - associate
- Man of the World (1962)
- The Sentimental Agent (1963)
- The Liquidator (1965) - associate
- The Pleasure Girls (1965)[4]
- Three Bites of the Apple (1967) - associate
- The Penthouse (1967)
- Up the Junction (1968) - associate
- The Long Day's Dying (1968)
- Journey to the Unknown (1969) - associate
- The Vampire Lovers (1970)
- The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
- Lust for a Vampire (1971)
- Fright (1971)
- Twins of Evil (1971)[5]
References
- ^ Swires, Steve (March 1992). "Fall of the House of Hammer". Fangoria. No. 110. p. 55.
- ^ "Tudor Gates Side 4". British Entertainment History Project. 2004.
- ^ a b "Harry Fine". Hammer Horror. April 1995. p. 50.
- ^ Dixon, Wheeler Winston (3 December 2010). "Working Within the System: An Interview with Gerry O'Hara". Screening the Past.
- ^ The Flesh and the Fury: Xposing Twins of Evil (2012)
External links
- Harry Fine at IMDb