Graham Cutts

Biography

John Henry Graham Cutts (1884–1956) was a writer, director and producer who worked in fledgling British film industry, initially for Graham-Wilcox Productions, then for Balcon, Freedman & Saville (1923) and Gainsborough (1924-29), before directing less frequently for various British film companies during the 1930s.

During the mid-to-late 1920s, he was regularly referred to as "England's greatest director" by the British press.

His daughter was actress Patricia Cutts (1926–1974). Cutts worked with many leading figures in the UK film and stage world, including Basil Dean, Alfred Hitchcock, Gracie Fields, Ivor Novello, and Noël Coward.

Known For

Oh, Daddy! 1935 ★ 6.0
Cocaine 1922 ★ 8.0
The White Shadow 1924 ★ 7.5
Aren't Men Beasts! 1937 ★ 7.0
Three Men in a Boat 1933 ★ 7.5
The Queen Was in the Parlour 1927 ★ 7.0
Woman to Woman 1923 ★ 5.8
The Passionate Adventure 1924 ★ 8.0
The Temperance Fête 1932 ★ 8.0
Paddy The Next Best Thing 1923 ★ 8.0
The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case 1932 ★ 4.8
Flames of Passion 1922 ★ 10.0
The Wonderful Story 1922 ★ 8.0
Over She Goes 1937 ★ 7.0
Car of Dreams 1935 ★ 6.1
The Blackguard 1925 ★ 7.5
Let's Make a Night of It 1937 ★ 6.0
Looking on the Bright Side 1932 ★ 7.0
The Triumph of the Rat 1926 ★ 6.6
The Rat 1925 ★ 8.5
The Return of the Rat 1929 ★ 6.6
The Cabaret Kid 1926 ★ 10.0
Rationing in Britain 1945