Jeffrey Dell


John Edward Flowers "Jeffrey" Dell was a British writer, screenwriter, and film director. He is also remembered for his 1939 novel Nobody Ordered Wolves, a satire on the British film industry. His other novels include News for Heaven and The Hoffmann Episode. He co-wrote the 1937 play Blondie White, later adapted into a Hollywood film. Dell was the son of John Edward Dell and Gertrude Dell.

Filmography

Director

  • The Flemish Farm
  • Don't Take It to Heart
  • It's Hard to Be Good
  • The Dark Man
  • ''Carlton-Browne of the F.O.''

    Screenwriter

  • Sanders of the River
  • Secret Lives
  • Make-Up
  • Night Alone
  • Kate Plus Ten
  • Freedom Radio
  • The Saint's Vacation
  • Thunder Rock
  • The Flemish Farm
  • Don't Take It to Heart
  • It's Hard to Be Good
  • The Dark Man
  • Lucky Jim
  • Brothers in Law
  • Happy Is the Bride
  • As the Sea Rages
  • The Treasure of San Teresa
  • Cone of Silence
  • A French Mistress
  • Suspect
  • Rotten to the Core
  • ''The Family Way''

    Adapted from his works

  • Payment Deferred
  • The Firebird
  • Spies of the Air
  • ''Footsteps in the Dark''