Graham Cutts

John Henry Graham Cutts (1884 – 7 February 1958), known as Graham Cutts, was a British film director, one of the leading British directors in the 1920s. His fellow director A. V. Bramble believed that Gainsborough Pictures had been built on the back of his work.[1]

Graham Cutts
Born
John Henry Graham Cutts

1884
Brighton, Sussex, England
Died7 February 1958
London, England
OccupationFilm director
Years active1922–1940

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.[2]

Selected filmography

Notes
  1. Low p. 167
  2. BFI Database
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References
  • Low, Racheal. The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929. Routledge, 1997.
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