John Lemont

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John Lemont (* 1914 in Toronto , Ontario , Canada ; † 2004 in Bexhill-on-Sea , East Sussex , England ) was a Canadian film director , screenwriter and film producer who lived in England and directed several films there, including And Women Become cry , Konga and The Whip .

life and career

John Lemont, born in Toronto in 1914, began working for the cinema as a B-movie director in 1955 and also directed episodes for British television. It resulted in episodes for the television series London Playhouse (1 episode, 1955), Sixpenny Corner (10 episodes, 1955), Guest of Errol Flynn (6 episodes, 1956–1957) and Sir Francis Drake (3 episodes, 1962)

In 1959 he worked as a screenwriter for Wolf Rilla's thriller Witness in the Dark . A year later he wrote the script for the crime drama The Shakedown with Terence Morgan , Hazel Court and Donald Pleasence in the leading roles, which he also directed.

In 1960 the film drama And Women Will Cry was made with Ruth Danning.

In 1961, John Lemont directed the Herman Cohen independent science fiction production Konga , a low budget version of King Kong starring Michael Gough in the lead role.

In the same year he was able to attract committed actors such as Herbert Lom , John Gregson , Yvonne Romain and Sean Connery for his crime film The Whip .

John Lemont wrote several screenplays in his career, produced and directed several independent productions himself.

He died in 2004 in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex.

Filmography (selection)

Film director

  • 1955: The Green Buddha
  • 1960: The Shakedown
  • 1960: And Women Shall Weep
  • 1961: Konga
  • 1961: The Whip (The Frightened City)

Screenwriter (selection)

  • 1959: Witness in the Dark
  • 1960: The Shakedown
  • 1960: And Women Shall Weep
  • 1961: Kraft Mystery Theater (1 episode) TV
  • 1961: The Whip (The Frightened City)

film producer

  • 1955–1956: Sixpenny Corner (18 episodes, 1955–1956)
  • 1961: The Whip (The Frightened City)
  • 1979: A Horse Called Jester

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ John Lemont in: Screen world: 1962 - Volume 13 , by Daniel Blum, Chilton Company, 1962, p. 216
  2. ↑ John Lemont in: Meet King Kong , James W. Fiscus, The Rosen Publishing Group, 2005, 41
  3. ^ John Lemont in: Film-Dienst , Volume 58, Issues 20-26. Catholic Institute for Media Information, Catholic Film Commission for Germany, 2005, page 396
personal data
SURNAME Lemont, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian film director, screenwriter and film producer
DATE OF BIRTH 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Toronto , Ontario , Canada
DATE OF DEATH 2004
Place of death Bexhill-on-Sea , East Sussex , England