Bernard Vorhaus
Bernard Vorhaus (December 25, 1904 – November 23, 2000) was an American film director born in New York City.
The Harvard University graduate, in addition to directing thirty-two films, was also the mentor to future film director David Lean, some of whose work as a film editor early in his career was on Vorhaus pictures. He worked steadily as a screenwriter in Hollywood while in his 20s but wanted to direct movies. He eventually decided to move to England and began directing B-movies or quota quickies, most notably The Last Journey (1935). After success in England, Vorhaus moved back to the U.S. and began working at Republic Pictures again directing B-movies.
Vorhaus was blacklisted in 1951 at HUAC hearings. Vorhaus had already moved to Europe at that time and directed a few minor films while there. He finally returned to England and retired from the film business, founding a business specialising in house renovations.
Vorhaus had two children, Gwyn and David, an electronic music pioneer who worked under the name White Noise.
Selected filmography
- Money for Speed (1933)
- Crime on the Hill (1933)
- The Ghost Camera (1933)
- Night Club Queen (1933)
- Dark World (1935)
- The Last Journey (1935)
- Dusty Ermine (1936)
- Cotton Queen (1937)
- Recognition of the Japanese Zero Fighter (1943), short
- The Amazing Mr. X(The Spiritualist) (1948)
- The Lady from Boston (1951)
External links
- Bernard Vorhaus at the Internet Movie Database
- Bernard Vorhaus at the British Film Institute's Screenonline
- Career overview
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