Hotmail
Gerald Thomas
:
Overview
 Avg.User Rating:  1 RatingsRate this person:
Director, Editor Born: December 10, 1920 in Hull, England Biography:"Gerald Thomas" was the younger brother of another British director of note, "Ralph Thomas". Gerald began his movie career in the editing room, working as an assistant editor on such films as "Hamlet" (1948) and "The Third Man" (1949) before graduating to full editor. Thomas' directorial career began modestly with such British programmers as "Circus Friends" (1956) and "Time Lock" (1957). In 1958, Thomas and his producer friend "Peter Rogers" tried to get the major studios and distributors interested in a slapstick farce centered around a hospital. There were no takers, so Thomas and "Rogers" raised the production money themselves. The result was "Carry on Sergeant" (1958), the first in a long, long series of lucrative "Carry On" comedies, most of which were directed by Thomas. The series put Thomas in the millionaire status: he pocketed 15,000 pounds up front for each film, and earned a third of the... Full Biography
| ||||||||||||
| advertisement |
Movie data provided by:
