Joy Winstanley Shelton was an English actress who performed in films, radio and television.
Final Appointment is a 1954 British second feature ('B') comedy thriller film directed by Terence Fisher, and starring John Bentley, Eleanor Summerfield and Hubert Gregg. It also features Arthur Lowe, later to become famous for his portrayal of Captain Mainwaring in Dad's Army, in an early role. The film was produced by Francis Searle for ACTFilms. A sequel, Stolen Assignment, also featuring sleuthing journalists Mike Billings and Jenny Drew, was released the following year.
Dry Rot is a 1956 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey, and starring Ronald Shiner, Brian Rix, Peggy Mount, and Sid James. The screenplay is by John Chapman, adapted from his 1954 Whitehall farce of the same name.
Poet's Pub is a 1949 British second feature ('B') comedy film directed by Frederick Wilson and starring Derek Bond, Rona Anderson and James Robertson Justice. It is based on the 1929 novel of the same title by Eric Linklater. The film was one of four of David Rawnsley's Aquila Films that used his proposed "independent frame" technique.
Night Beat is a 1947 British Brit noir crime thriller drama film directed by Harold Huth and starring Anne Crawford, Maxwell Reed, Ronald Howard, Hector Ross, Christine Norden and Sid James. It was written by Guy Morgan and T. J. Morrison.
As Long as They're Happy is a 1955 British musical comedy film directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Jack Buchanan, Susan Stephen and Diana Dors. It was written by Alan Melville based on the 1953 play of the same name by Vernon Sylvaine. It was shot in Eastmancolor at Pinewood Studios near London with sets designed by the art director Michael Stringer.
Stolen Assignment is a 1955 British comedy 'B' film directed by Terence Fisher and starring John Bentley and Hy Hazell. It was produced by Francis Searle for Act Films Ltd and was a sequel to Fisher's Final Appointment (1954), featuring sleuthing journalists Mike Billings and Jenny Drew.
Blackmailed is a 1951 British noir thriller film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Mai Zetterling, Dirk Bogarde, Fay Compton and Robert Flemyng. It was adapted by Hugh Mills and Roger Vadim from the 1946 novel Mrs Christopher by Elizabeth Myers.
Black Widow, also referred to as The Black Widow, is a 1951 British second feature thriller film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Christine Norden and Robert Ayres. It was a Hammer Film production written by Allan MacKinnon and Lester Powell based on the 1948 radio serial Return from Darkness by Powell.
Whispering Smith Hits London is a 1952 British second feature ('B') mystery film directed by Francis Searle and starring Richard Carlson, Greta Gynt and Herbert Lom. The screenplay was by John Gilling. It was released in the United States by RKO Pictures.
Black Orchid is a 1953 British B mystery film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Ronald Howard, Olga Edwardes and John Bentley. It was written by Francis Edge, John Temple-Smith and Maurice Temple-Smith.
Murder at 3 a.m. is a 1953 British second feature crime film directed by Francis Searle and starring Dennis Price, Peggy Evans and Rex Garner. It was written by John Ainsworth. A Scotland Yard detective investigates a series of attacks on women.
Burnt Evidence is a 1954 British second feature thriller film directed by Daniel Birt and starring Jane Hylton, Duncan Lamont and Donald Gray. The screenplay was by Ted Willis. It was produced by Ronald Kinnoch for ACT Films.
Three Sundays to Live is a low budget 1957 second feature ('B')} film noir British film directed by Ernest Morris and starring Kieron Moore and Jane Griffiths. It was written by Brian Clemens and produced by The Danzigers.
To Have and to Hold is a 1951 British second feature ('B') drama film directed by Godfrey Grayson and starring Avis Scott, Patrick Barr and Robert Ayres. The screenplay was by Reginald Long based on the play by Lionel Browne. Facing death following a riding accident, a man spends his final days arranging the future romantic needs of his wife.
Behind the Headlines is a 1953 British second feature ('B') semi-documentary crime film directed and written by Maclean Rogers and starring Gilbert Harding, John Fitzgerald and Adrienne Fancey.
Room to Let is a 1950 British second feature ('B') historical thriller film directed by Godfrey Grayson and starring Jimmy Hanley, Valentine Dyall and Constance Smith. It was adapted by John Gilling and Grayson from the BBC radio play by Margery Allingham, broadcast in 1947.
The Adventures of PC 49 is a 1949 British second feature ('B') crime film directed by Godfrey Grayson, starring Hugh Latimer, John Penrose and Annette D. Simmonds. It was written by Vernon Harris and Alan Stranks based on the popular BBC radio series by Stranks. It was followed by a sequel, A Case for PC 49, in 1951.
Come Back Peter is a 1952 second feature British comedy film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Patrick Holt, Peter Hammond and Humphrey Lestocq. It was written by Saunders based on the play Come Back Peter by A. P. Dearsley. It was an independent picture by Charles Reynolds Productions.
Emergency is a 1962 British second feature ('B') drama film directed by Francis Searle and starring Glyn Houston, Zena Walker and Dermot Walsh. It was written by Don Nicholl, Jim O'Connolly, Lewis Gilbert and Vernon Harris.
