Montgomery Tully

Montgomery Tully (6 May 1904 – 10 October 1988) was an Irish film director and writer.[2]

Montgomery Tully
Montgomery Tully
Born	Geoffrey Montgomery Tully[1] (1904-05-06)6 May 1904
Died	10 October 1988(1988-10-10) (aged 84)

Film career

Born in Dublin, Tully studied at the University of London, and originally entered the film industry as a director of documentaries.[3] Later, Tully worked on low-budget British films, and is mostly known for his crime dramas.[4][5] One of his films, No Road Back (1957), featured Sean Connery in a very early role.[6] His last film, The Terrornauts, was made in 1967.[2] He also worked in television, directing episodes of shows such as Edgar Wallace Mysteries, Kraft Mystery Theatre, Man from Interpol and Fabian of the Yard.[1][3]

Partial filmography

• Waltz Time (1945)
• Murder in Reverse (1945)
• Spring Song (1946)
• Mrs. Fitzherbert (1947)
• Boys in Brown (1949)
• A Tale of Five Cities (a.k.a. A Tale of Five Women ) (1951)
• Girdle of Gold (1952)
• Small Town Story (1953)
• 36 Hours (a.k.a. Terror Street) (1953)
• The Diamond (a.k.a. The Diamond Wizard) (1954)
• Five Days (a.k.a. Paid to Kill) (1954)
• Devil's Point (a.k.a. Devil's Harbor) (1954)
• The Glass Cage (a.k.a. The Glass Tomb) (1955)
• Dial 999 (a.k.a. The Way Out) (1955)
• The Counterfeit Plan (1957)
• No Road Back (1957)
• The Key Man (a.k.a. Life at Stake) (1957)
• The Hypnotist (a.k.a. Scotland Yard Dragnet) (1957)
• Man in the Shadow (a.k.a. Violent Stranger) (1957)
• The Diplomatic Corpse (1958)
• Escapement (a.k.a. The Electronic Monster) (1958)
• The Strange Awakening (a.k.a. Female Fiends) (1958)
• The Long Knife (1958)
• Man with a Gun (1958)
• I Only Arsked! (1958)
• Man Accused (1959)
• The Price of Silence (1959)
• Jackpot (1960)
• Dead Lucky (1960)
• The House in Marsh Road (a.k.a. Invisible Creature) (1960)
• Two Wives at One Wedding (1961)
• The Third Alibi (1961)
• Middle Course (1961)
• She Knows Y'Know (1962)
• Out of the Fog (a.k.a. Fog for a Killer) (1962)
• Clash by Night (a.k.a. Escape by Night) (1963)
• Master Spy (1964)
• Who Killed the Cat? (1966)
• The Terrornauts (1967)
• Battle Beneath the Earth (1967)

References

1. Maxford, Howard (8 November 2019). "Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company". McFarland – via Google Books.
2. "Montgomery Tully". BFI.
3. McFarlane, Brian; Slide, Anthony (16 May 2016). "The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition". Manchester University Press – via Google Books.
4. "Montgomery Tully | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos". AllMovie.
5. "BFI Screenonline: Third Alibi, The (1961)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
6. "No Road Back (1957)". BFI.

External links

• Montgomery Tully on IMDb