Meet Simon Cherry – 1949

A Hammer production released by Exclusive Films
Recorded by United Programmes
From the original story by Godfrey Grayson
Based on Gale Pedrick’s radio series “Meet the Rev”
Black & White 67 minutes
Storyline
Simon Cherry “the rev”, is a churchman whose flock in the tough East End of London is a severe tax on his energies. He decides to take a break away from it all and sets off for a holiday in the country. His car breaks down in the middle of nowhere and he seeks help at the remote mansion belonging to the highly respectable Harling family, who offer him shelter for the night. But the death of Lisa Colville, the beautiful daughter of Lady Harling, prolongs his stay as he decides to investigate its strange circumstances. His enquiries uncover a complex tale of family tragedy and intrigue. Could the butler really have done it?
Crew
Function | Credited | Age at Release | Birth | Death | Age | Hammer Credits | |
Art Director | Denis Wreford | 44 | 1905 | 1 Jan 1988 | 83 | 5 | |
Assistant Director | Leon Bijou | 34 | 25 May 1914 | 3 | |||
Camera Operator | Peter Bryan | 29 | 28 Sep 1919 | 1 Sep 1972 | 52 | 22 | |
Casting | Mary Harris | 4 | |||||
Continuity | Renee Glynne | 22 | 3 Aug 1926 | 6 Apr 2022 | 95 | 38 | |
Directed by | Godfrey Grayson | 35 | 2 Aug 1913 | 1 Jun 1998 | 84 | 11 | |
Director of Photography | Cedric Williams | 36 | 1905 | 1 Jan 1999 | 86 | 7 | |
Editor | Ray Pitt | 5 | |||||
Hair Stylist | Monica Hustler | 23 | 1926 | 96 | 18 | ||
Make-up | Phil Leakey | 40 | 4 May 1908 | 26 Nov 1992 | 84 | 48 | |
Musical Directors | Frank Spencer | 37 | 19 Jun 1911 | 1 Feb 1975 | 63 | 21 | |
Musical Directors | Rupert Grayson | 8 | |||||
Produced by | Anthony Hinds | 26 | 18 Sep 1922 | 30 Sep 2013 | 91 | 84 | |
Production Manager | Arthur Barnes | 63 | 1 Jan 1886 | 1956 | 70 | 20 | |
Recordist | Edgar Vetter | 35 | 27 Jan 1913 | 15 Dec 1988 | 75 | 15 | |
Screenplay by | A.R. Rawlinson | 54 | 9 Aug 1894 | 20 Apr 1984 | 89 | 4 | |
Screenplay by | Godfrey Grayson | 35 | 2 Aug 1913 | 1 Jun 1998 | 84 | 11 |
Cast
Character | Actor | Age at Release | Birth | Death | Age | Hammer Appearances |
Alan Colville | Anthony Forwood | 33 | 3 Oct 1915 | 18 May 1988 | 72 | 6 |
Charlie | Arthur Lovegrove | 35 | 15 Jul 1913 | 7 Nov 1981 | 68 | 3 |
Doctor | Gerald Case | 47 | 26 Jan 1905 | 22 May 1985 | 80 | 3 |
Henry Dantry | John Bailey | 36 | 26 Jun 1912 | 11 Feb 1989 | 76 | 4 |
Lady Harling | Courtney Hope | 4 | ||||
Lisa Colville | Zena Marshall | 24 | 1 Jan 1925 | 10 Jul 2009 | 84 | 1 |
Monica Harling | Jeanette Tregarthen | 28 | 18 Jun 1920 | 1 Jan 2010 | 89 | 1 |
Simon Cherry ("the rev") | Hugh Moxey | 39 | 27 Sep 1909 | 9 Mar 1991 | 81 | 2 |
Young | Ernest Butcher | 63 | 7 Apr 1885 | 8 Jun 1965 | 80 | 1 |
Production
FILMING BEGAN | 1 May 1949 | |
UK RELEASE | 10 May 1950 | |
STUDIO | Cookham Dean, Berkshire, England | |
Footnotes
Peter Bryan, one of Hammer’s Camera Operators at this time, later became a scriptwriter. His writing credits for Hammer include “The Hound of the Baskervilles” (1959), “The Brides of Dracula” (1960) and “The Plague of the Zombies” (1966).
Details were complied viewing the actual film.
Source of viewing copy – The Hammer Graveyard Collection