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Peter Godfrey

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Peter Godfrey

Born October 16, 1899 in London, England, UKDied March 4, 197022 films

Peter Godfrey (16 October 1899 – 4 March 1970) was an English actor and film director. Founder of the experimental Gate Theatre Salon in 1925, with his first wife Molly Veness, he staged London's first expressionistic production in the following year. He went into partnership with Velona Pilcher in 1927 and together they opened the Gate Theatre Studio in Villiers Street, Charing Cross. Eventually moving to Hollywood, he established a career as a film actor and director.

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Christmas in Connecticut posterFirst watchChristmas in Connecticut19457.0While recovering in a hospital, war hero Jefferson Jones grows familiar with the "Diary of a Housewife" column written by Elizabeth Lane.View film

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Filmography

22 films as director
  1. TBAMonsters of the DeepDirector
  2. 1956Please Murder MeDirector
  3. 1952One Big AffairDirector
  4. 1950He's a Cockeyed WonderDirector
  5. 1950The Great Jewel RobberDirector
  6. 1950BarricadeDirector
  7. 1949The Girl from Jones BeachDirector
  8. 1949One Last FlingDirector
  9. 1948The Woman in WhiteDirector
  10. 1947Escape Me NeverDirector
  11. 1947That Hagen GirlDirector
  12. 1947Cry WolfDirector
  13. 1947The Two Mrs. CarrollsDirector
  14. 1946One More TomorrowDirector
  15. 1945Christmas in ConnecticutDirector
  16. 1945Hotel BerlinDirector
  17. 1944Make Your Own BedDirector
  18. 1942Highways by NightDirector
  19. 1941Unexpected UncleDirector
  20. 1939The Lone Wolf Spy HuntDirector
  21. 1931Down RiverDirector
  22. 1930Thread o' ScarletDirector