Biography
John Paddy Carstairs (born John Keys; 11 May 1910, in London – 12 December 1970, in London) was a British film director (1933–62) and television director (1962–64), usually of light-hearted subject matter. He was also a comic novelist and painter. The son of actor Nelson Keys, Carstairs changed his name in order to avoid the appearance of nepotism. He directed 37 films in total. He had a long association with the character of Simon Templar (the character's creator, Leslie Charteris, dedicated the 1963 book, The Saint in the Sun to Carstairs). Aside from directing the 1939 Saint film, The Saint in London, he also directed two episodes of The Saint in the 1960s, making him the only individual (other than Charteris himself) to be connected to both the Hollywood film and British series of The Saint. Carstairs directed many British comedies including many of Norman Wisdom's films.
Filmography
all 55
Movies 54
Director 37
Writer 17
TV Shows 1
Screenplay 1
Jumping For Joy (2002)
The Saint (1962)
The Devil's Agent (1962)
A Weekend with Lulu (1961)
Sands of the Desert (1960)
Tommy the Toreador (1959)
The Square Peg (1958)
The Big Money (1958)
Just My Luck (1957)
Up in the World (1956)
Jumping for Joy (1956)
One Good Turn (1955)
Man of the Moment (1955)
Up to His Neck (1954)
Trouble in Store (1953)
Top of the Form (1953)
Made in Heaven (1952)
Treasure Hunt (1952)
Talk of a Million (1951)
Tony Draws a Horse (1950)
Fools Rush In (1949)
Dancing with Crime (1947)
He Found a Star (1941)
Spare a Copper (1940)
All Hands (1940)
Dangerous Comment (1940)
The Second Mr. Bush (1940)
Now You're Talking (1940)
Meet Maxwell Archer (1940)
Incident in Shanghai (1938)
Night Ride (1937)
Double Exposures (1937)
Gay Love (1934)
It's a Boy (1933)
They're Off (1933)
The Impassive Footman (1932)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1910-05-11
Deathday1970-12-12 (60 years old)
Birth Place London, England, UK
SiblingsBasil Keys, Rod Nelson Keys
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
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