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<div>{{Short description|British film director (1903–1989)}}<br />
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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Henry Cass<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1903|6|24|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = London, UK<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|1989|3|15|1903|6|24|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = <br />
| spouse = [[Joan Hopkins]]<br />
| alma_mater = [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Henry Cass''' (24 June 1902 – 15 March 1989) was a British director, particularly prolific in film in the horror and comedy genres.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/henry-cass-p84408|title=Henry Cass &#124; Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos|website=AllMovie}}</ref><ref name="bfi">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f1d3086|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227180435/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f1d3086|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 February 2018|title=Henry Cass|website=BFI}}</ref> Previously an actor, he was also a prolific stage director of classical theatre at [[the Old Vic]] in the 1930s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/henry-cass/|title=Henry Cass — RADA|website=www.rada.ac.uk}}</ref><ref name=theatricalia>{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/m3y/henry-cass/past|title=Henry Cass &#124; Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref><br />
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In 1923, [[Lee DeForest]] filmed Cass for a short film ''Henry Cass Demonstration Film'' made in DeForest's [[Phonofilm]] sound-on-film process. The film was previewed at the Engineers Society of New York on 12 April 1923, and premiered at the Rivoli Theatre in [[New York City|New York]] on 15 April 1923 with 17 other short Phonofilms.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/H/HenryCassDemonstration1923.html|title=Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List|website=www.silentera.com}}</ref><br />
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Cass was married to the actress [[Joan Hopkins]]<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
*''[[Lancashire Luck]]'' (1937)<br />
*''[[29 Acacia Avenue]]'' (1945)<br />
*''[[The Glen Is Ours]]'' (1946)<br />
*''[[The Glass Mountain (1949 film)|The Glass Mountain]]'' (1949)<br />
*''[[No Place for Jennifer]]'' (1950)<br />
*''[[Last Holiday (1950 film)|Last Holiday]]'' (1950)<br />
*''[[Young Wives' Tale]]'' (1951)<br />
*''[[Castle in the Air (film)|Castle in the Air]]'' (1952)<br />
*''[[Father's Doing Fine]]'' (1952)<br />
*''[[Breakaway (1955 film)|Breakaway]]'' (1955)<br />
*''[[Windfall (1955 film)|Windfall]]'' (1955)<br />
*''[[Reluctant Bride]]'' (1955)<br />
*''[[No Smoking (1955 film)|No Smoking]]'' (1955)<br />
*''[[Bond of Fear]]'' (1956)<br />
*''[[High Terrace]]'' (1956)<br />
*''[[Professor Tim]]'' (1957)<br />
*''[[The Crooked Sky]]'' (1957)<br />
*''[[Booby Trap (1957 film)|Booby Trap]]'' (1957)<br />
*''[[Blood of the Vampire]]'' (1958)<br />
*''[[Man Who Couldn't Walk]]'' (1960)<br />
*''[[The Hand (1960 film)|The Hand]]'' (1960)<br />
*''Boyd's Shop'' (1960)<br />
*''[[Mr. Brown Comes Down the Hill]]'' (1965)<br />
*''[[Give a Dog a Bone]]'' (1965) MRA's Westminster Theatre, London<br />
*''Happy Deathday'' (1968) also co-author with [[Peter Howard (journalist)]].<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
* Brian McFarlane & Anthony Slide. ''The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth Edition''. Oxford University Press, 2013.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb name|0143900}}<br />
*[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/H/HenryCassDemonstration1923.html ''Henry Cass Demonstration Film'' at SilentEra]<br />
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