Anthony Frank Hinds was born on 18 September 1922 in Uxbridge, Middlesex.
The son of Hammer founder of William Hinds, Anthony Hinds was educated at St Paul’s School. He briefly joined his father’s business before his war service as a pilot in the RAF during World War II.
In 1946 Hinds returned to Hammer and initially produced a great many modest thrillers. One of these was The Dark Road (1947), which featured a jewellery shop called ‘Hinds’, a reference to his father’s original business, UK’s F. Hinds national jewellery retail chain. This business had been divided in the 1920s between William and his brother Frank Hinds.
He produced 37 of the first 50 films released by Hammer Studios. Due to budgetary constraints, Hammer could not afford to hire a screenwriter for The Curse of the Werewolf (1961). Consequently, Hinds stepped in to turn out a workable script under the pseudonym ‘John Elder’. He continued to use this alias for his many writing credits during the remainder of the 1960’s and 70’s. He received 89 credits for Hammer productions.
He was married to Jean Knowles from 1956 until his death. They had 2 children
Anthony Hinds died in London on 30 September 2013, he was 91.
Anthony Hinds’ Hammer Filmography
Year Released | Production | Role |
1947 | Death in High Heels | Production Supervisor |
1948 | Who Killed Van Loon | Producer |
1949 | Celia | Producer |
1949 | Dick Barton Strikes Back | Associate Producer |
1949 | Doctor Morelle: The Case of the Missing Heiress | Producer |
1950 | Meet Simon Cherry (the Rev) | Producer |
1950 | Room to Let | Producer |
1950 | Someone at the Door | Producer |
1950 | The Adventures of PC 49 | Producer |
1950 | The Lady Craved Excitement | Producer |
1950 | The Man in Black | Producer |
1950 | What the Butler Saw | Producer |
1951 | A Case for PC 49 | Producer |
1951 | Black Widow | Producer |
1951 | Cloudburst | Producer |
1951 | The Dark Light | In Charge of Production |
1951 | The Rossiter Case | Producer |
1951 | To Have and to Hold | Producer |
1952 | Death of an Angel | Producer |
1952 | Lady in the Fog | Producer |
1952 | Stolen Face | Producer |
1952 | The Last Page | Producer |
1952 | Whispering Smith Hits London | Producer |
1952 | Wings of Danger | Producer |
1953 | The Flanagan Boy | Producer |
1953 | The Gambler and the Lady | Producer |
1953 | The Saints Return | Producer |
1954 | 36 Hours | Producer |
1954 | Five Days | Producer |
1954 | The House Across the Lake | Producer |
1955 | The Glass Cage | Producer |
1955 | The Quatermass Xperiment | Producer |
1956 | A Man on the Beach | Producer |
1956 | Women Without Men | Producer |
1956 | X - The Unknown | Producer |
1957 | Danger List | Producer |
1957 | Quatermass 2 | Producer |
1957 | The Curse of Frankenstein | Producer |
1958 | Clean Sweep | Producer |
1958 | Dracula | Producer |
1958 | The Camp on Blood Island | Producer |
1958 | The Revenge of Frankenstein | Producer |
1959 | I Only Arsked! | Producer |
1959 | The Hound of the Baskervilles | Producer |
1960 | Never Take Sweets from a Stranger | Producer |
1960 | The Brides of Dracula | Producer |
1960 | The Stranglers of Bombay | Producer |
1961 | The Curse of the Werewolf | Producer |
1961 | The Curse of the Werewolf | Screenplay |
1962 | Captain Clegg | Screenplay as John Elder |
1962 | The Phantom of the Opera | Producer |
1962 | The Phantom of the Opera | Screenplay as John Elder |
1963 | Maniac | Producer (Uncredited) |
1963 | The Damned | Producer |
1964 | Paranoiac | Producer |
1964 | The Evil of Frankenstein | Producer |
1964 | The Evil of Frankenstein | Screenplay as John Elder |
1964 | The Kiss of the Vampire | Producer |
1964 | The Kiss of the Vampire | Screenplay as John Elder |
1965 | Fanatic | Producer |
1966 | The Old Dark House | Producer (Uncredited) |
1966 | Dracula, Prince of Darkness | From an idea by - as John Elder |
1966 | Rasputin the Mad Monk | Screenplay as John Elder |
1966 | The Reptile | Screenplay as John Elder |
1967 | Frankenstein Created Woman | Original Screenplay as John Elder |
1967 | The Mummys Shroud | Original Story as John Elder |
1968 | The Lost Continent | Executive Producer (Uncredited) |
1968 | Dracula Has Risen from the Grave | Screenplay as John Elder |
1969 | Do Me a Favor and Kill Me (Journey to the Unknown) | Producer |
1969 | Eve (Journey to the Unknown) | Producer |
1969 | Girl of My Dreams (Journey to the Unknown) | Producer |
1969 | Jane Browns Body (Journey to the Unknown) | Producer |
1969 | Matakitas is Coming (Journey to the Unknown) | Producer |
1969 | One on an Island (Journey to the Unknown) | Producer |
1969 | Poor Butterfly (Journey to the Unknown) | Producer |
1969 | Somewhere in a Crowd (Journey to the Unknown) | Producer |
1969 | Stranger in the Family (Journey to the Unknown) | Producer |
1969 | The Beckoning Fair One (Journey to the Unknown) | Producer |
1969 | The Indian Spirit Guide (Journey to the Unknown) | Producer |
1969 | The Killing Bottle (Journey to the Unknown) | Producer |
1969 | The Last Visitor (Journey to the Unknown) | Producer |
1969 | The Madison Equation (Journey to the Unknown) | Producer |
1969 | The New People (Journey to the Unknown) | Producer |
1970 | Miss Belle (Journey to the Unknown) | Producer |
1970 | Paper Dolls (Journey to the Unknown) | Producer |
1970 | Scars of Dracula | Screenplay as John Elder |
1970 | Taste the Blood of Dracula | Screenplay as John Elder |
1974 | Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell | Screenplay as John Elder |
1980 | Visitor from the Grave (Hammer House of Horror) | Screenplay - as John Elder |