Biography
Walter Forde (born Thomas Seymour Woolford, 21 April 1898 β 7 January 1984) was a British actor, screenwriter and director. Born in Lambeth, south London in 1898, he directed over fifty films between 1919 from the silent era through to 1949 in the sound era. He died in Los Angeles, California in 1984.
Forde was the son of the music hall comedian Tom Seymour. During the 1920s, he was a silent film comedian, acting in a series of shorts before shifting into directing feature films. Emerging as an established film director in the 1930s, he directed films for Gainsborough Pictures and Ealing Studios.
Filmography
all 51
Movies 51
Director 41
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![Cardboard Cavalier](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/137364-cardboard-cavalier.jpg)
Cardboard Cavalier (1949)
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![One Exciting Night](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/136498-one-exciting-night.jpg)
One Exciting Night (1944)
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![Time Flies](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/136546-time-flies.jpg)
Time Flies (1944)
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![It's That Man Again](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
It's That Man Again (1943)
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![Flying Fortress](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/108314-flying-fortress.jpg)
Flying Fortress (1942)
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![Go to Blazes](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/275958-go-to-blazes.jpg)
Go to Blazes (1942)
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![Atlantic Ferry](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/116041-atlantic-ferry.jpg)
Atlantic Ferry (1941)
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![The Ghost Train](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/12589-the-ghost-train.jpg)
The Ghost Train (1941)
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![Gasbags](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/135528-gasbags.jpg)
Gasbags (1941)
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![Sailors Three](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/135676-sailors-three.jpg)
Sailors Three (1940)
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![Saloon Bar](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/135644-saloon-bar.jpg)
Saloon Bar (1940)
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![Cheer Boys Cheer](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/102477-cheer-boys-cheer.jpg)
Cheer Boys Cheer (1939)
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![The Four Just Men](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/86553-the-four-just-men.jpg)
The Four Just Men (1939)
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![Let's Be Famous](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/135344-let-s-be-famous.jpg)
Let's Be Famous (1939)
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![Happy Family](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Happy Family (1939)
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![The Gaunt Stranger](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/135076-the-gaunt-stranger.jpg)
The Gaunt Stranger (1938)
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![Land Without Music](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/110157-land-without-music.jpg)
Land Without Music (1936)
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![King of the Damned](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/134226-king-of-the-damned.jpg)
King of the Damned (1935)
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![Bulldog Jack](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/64863-bulldog-jack.jpg)
Bulldog Jack (1935)
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![Brown on Resolution](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/58152-brown-on-resolution.jpg)
Brown on Resolution (1935)
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![Chu Chin Chow](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/133875-chu-chin-chow.jpg)
Chu Chin Chow (1934)
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![Jack Ahoy](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Jack Ahoy (1934)
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![Orders Is Orders](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/255579-orders-is-orders.jpg)
Orders Is Orders (1933)
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![Rome Express](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/85298-rome-express.jpg)
Rome Express (1932)
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![Jack's the Boy](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/449331-jack-s-the-boy.jpg)
Jack's the Boy (1932)
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Crowd Member
![Lord Babs](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/591848-lord-babs.jpg)
Lord Babs (1932)
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![Condemned to Death](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/622398-condemned-to-death.jpg)
Condemned to Death (1932)
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![The Ghost Train](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/461581-the-ghost-train.jpg)
The Ghost Train (1931)
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![The Ringer](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
The Ringer (1931)
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![Third Time Lucky](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/507727-third-time-lucky.jpg)
Third Time Lucky (1931)
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![Bed and Breakfast](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/684486-bed-and-breakfast.jpg)
Bed and Breakfast (1930)
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![The Last Hour](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/684476-the-last-hour.jpg)
The Last Hour (1930)
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![Red Pearls](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/632792-red-pearls.jpg)
Red Pearls (1930)
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Walter
![What Next?](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
What Next? (1929)
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![The Silent House](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/337303-the-silent-house.jpg)
The Silent House (1929)
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Monty Merton
![Wait and See](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Wait and See (1928)
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Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1896-04-21
Deathday1984-01-07 (87 years old)
Birth PlaceBradford, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
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