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Name
  
E. H.


Role
  
Screenwriter

Died
  
June 7, 1971, Ealing, London, United Kingdom

Movies
  
Sabotage, The Lion Has Wings, On Approval, Young Man's Fancy, For Freedom

Similar People
  
Adrian Brunel, Brian Desmond Hurst, Roland Pertwee, Ian Dalrymple, Charles Bennett

E.V.H. Emmett (17 June 1902, London - 7 June 1971, London) was a British newsreader. Though his main job was as a commentator for Gaumont British News, he was frequently used as a narrator in the films of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He also acted as a screenwriter on Under the Southern Cross (1957), Dance Hall (1950), Bothered by a Beard (1945, which he also produced and directed), The Lion Has Wings (1939) and Sabotage (1936), along with additional dialogue for Young Man's Fancy (1940), The Ware Case (1938) and Non-Stop New York (1937).

Filmography

Narrator unless otherwise noted.

  • Carry on Cleo (1964)
  • Invitation to Monte Carlo (1959)
  • Look at Life - Ticket to Tokyo (1959)
  • I'm All Right Jack (1959)
  • Skyport (1958)
  • Passport to Pimlico (1949) - Newsreel Commentator (uncredited)
  • Easy Money (1948) - Commentary
  • On Approval (1944)
  • Get Cracking (1943)
  • The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1940) - Himself
  • Civilian Front (1940) - Commentary
  • Sailors Three (1940)- Newsreel Commentator (uncredited)
  • For Freedom (1940) - Ted/Commentator
  • The Lion Has Wings (1939) - Narrator, UK version
  • The Ware Case (1938)
  • Wings of the Morning (1937) - Racing Commentator
  • Non-Stop New York (1937)

    • References

    E. V. H. Emmett Wikipedia
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