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Alex Vetchinsky

Alex Vetchinsky
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Born9 November 1904
London, England
United Kingdom
Died4 March 1980 (aged 75)
Hove, East Sussex
United Kingdom
Other namesAlec Hyman Vetchinsky
OccupationArt director
Years active1928 - 1974

Alex Vetchinsky (1904-1980) was a BAFTA nominated British film art director and production designer.[1][2] He worked on more than a hundred productions during a career that lasted between 1928 and 1974.[1] Vetchinsky was employed for many years at Gainsborough Pictures.[3] He later worked frequently for Rank, including on several Carry On films.[4]

Selected filmography

  • Balaclava (1928)
  • Symphony in Two Flats (1930)
  • Sunshine Susie (1931)
  • The Faithful Heart (1932)
  • The Lucky Number (1932)
  • Marry Me (1932)
  • The Man from Toronto (1933)
  • It's a Boy (1933)
  • Soldiers of the King (1933)
  • Aunt Sally (1934)
  • Stormy Weather (1935)
  • The Phantom Light (1935)
  • Tudor Rose (1936)
  • All In (1936)
  • Good Morning, Boys (1937)
  • Said O'Reilly to McNab (1937)
  • Convict 99 (1938)
  • Shipyard Sally (1939)
  • A Girl Must Live (1939)
  • Night Train to Munich (1940)
  • Kipps (1941)
  • Cottage to Let (1941)
  • The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)
  • Tawny Pipit (1944)
  • Don't Take It to Heart (1944)
  • Waterloo Road (1945)
  • The October Man (1947)
  • The Mark of Cain (1947)
  • Hungry Hill (1947)
  • Escape (1948)
  • It's Hard to Be Good (1948)
  • Morning Departure (1950)
  • Highly Dangerous (1950)
  • Waterfront (1950)
  • Night Without Stars (1951)
  • Hunted (1952)
  • Passage Home (1955)
  • Value for Money (1955)
  • A Town Like Alice (1956)
  • Carry on Sergeant (1958)
  • Operation Amsterdam (1959)
  • Rotten to the Core (1965) (received BAFTA nomination)
  • Doctor in Clover (1966)
  • The Long Duel (1967)
  • Carry On... Up the Khyber (1968)
  • Kidnapped (1971)
  • Gold (1974)

References

  1. ^ a b "Alex Vetchinsky". BFI.
  2. ^ "BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
  3. ^ Ede, Laurie N. (March 30, 2010). British Film Design: A History. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9780857711090 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ McFarlane, Brian; Slide, Anthony (May 16, 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Manchester University Press. ISBN 9781526111968 – via Google Books.

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