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 18
TV Shows 1
Me and My Girl (2016)
Jumping For Joy (2002)
The Saint (1962)
The Devil's Agent (1962)
A Weekend with Lulu (1961)
Sands of the Desert (1960)
And the Same to You (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)
A Yank in Ermine (1955)
The Crowded Day (1954)
Up to His Neck (1954)
Trouble in Store (1953)
Top of the Form (1953)
Made in Heaven (1952)
Treasure Hunt (1952)
Little Big Shot (1952)
Talk of a Million (1951)
Tony Draws a Horse (1950)
The Chiltern Hundreds (1949)
Fools Rush In (1949)
Sleeping Car to Trieste (1948)
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)
The Saint in London (1939)
The Lambeth Walk (1939)
Lassie from Lancashire (1938)
Incident in Shanghai (1938)
A Yank at Oxford (1938)
Missing, Believed Married (1937)
Night Ride (1937)
Double Exposures (1937)
The Captain's Table (1936)
Falling in Love (1934)
Gay Love (1934)
Lost In The Legion (1934)
It's a Boy (1933)
They're Off (1933)
Love on the Spot (1932)
The Impassive Footman (1932)
The Water Gipsies (1932)
Nine Till Six (1932)
A Honeymoon Adventure (1931)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1910-05-11
Deathday1970-12-12 (60 years old)
Birth PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
SiblingsBasil Keys, Rod Nelson Keys
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
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