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cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0><font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>John Paddy Carstairs</b></font><p><b>AKA</b> John Keys<p><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/649/000106331/" class=proflink>11-May</a>-<a href="/lists/909/000105594/" class=proflink>1910</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> <a href="/geo/881/000069674/" class=proflink>London, England</a><br><b>Died:</b> <a href="/lists/233/000106912/" class=proflink>12-Dec</a>-<a href="/lists/480/000106162/" class=proflink>1970</a><br><b>Location of death:</b> <a href="/geo/881/000069674/" class=proflink>London, England</a><br><b>Cause of death:</b> unspecified<br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> White<br><b>Occupation:</b> <a href="/lists/166/000068959/" class=proflink>Film Director</a>, <a href="/lists/240/000069033/" class=proflink>Screenwriter</a><p><b>Nationality:</b> England<br><b>Executive summary:</b> <i>The Saint in London</i><p><b>Father:</b> Nelson Keys (actor, b. 7-Apr-1886, d. 26-Apr-1939)<br><b>Brother:</b> Anthony Nelson Keys (producer, b. 13-Nov-1911, d. 19-Mar-1985)<br><b>Brother:</b> Basil<br><b>Brother:</b> Roderick<br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/031/000232332/">A Weekend With Lulu (10-Apr-1961)</a> <br> <a href="/films/115/000262326/">Sands of the Desert (8-Sep-1960)</a> <br> <a href="/films/324/000262535/">Tommy the Toreador (21-Dec-1959)</a> <br> <a href="/films/719/000254954/">The Big Money (10-Jun-1958)</a> <br> <a href="/films/006/000133604/">The Square Peg (1958)</a> <br> <a href="/films/208/000260425/">Just My Luck (14-Nov-1957)</a> <br> <a href="/films/365/000262576/">Up in the World (8-Dec-1956)</a> <br> <a href="/films/655/000262866/">Jumping for Joy (21-Feb-1956)</a> <br> <a href="/films/701/000261915/">Man of the Moment (24-Nov-1955)</a> <br> <a href="/films/617/000264822/">One Good Turn (4-Jan-1955)</a> <br> <a href="/films/578/000270765/">Up to His Neck (1954)</a> <br> <a href="/films/532/000134130/">Trouble in Store (14-Dec-1953)</a> <br> <a href="/films/329/000262540/">Top of the Form (Feb-1953)</a> <br> <a href="/films/354/000270541/">Treasure Hunt (Jun-1952)</a> <br> <a href="/films/677/000261891/">Made in Heaven (1952)</a> <br> <a href="/films/267/000262478/">Talk of a Million (Mar-1951)</a> <br> <a href="/films/250/000270437/">Tony Draws a Horse (Jun-1950)</a> <br> <a href="/films/540/000261754/">The Amazing Mr. Beecham (27-Sep-1949)</a> <br> <a href="/films/879/000268075/">Fools Rush In (16-May-1949)</a> <br> <a href="/films/197/000262408/">Sleeping Car to Trieste (6-Oct-1948)</a> <br> <a href="/films/468/000261682/">Dancing with Crime (25-Jun-1947)</a> <br> <a href="/films/218/000262429/">Spare a Copper (Dec-1940)</a> <br> <a href="/films/718/000171205/">The Saint in London (29-Jun-1939)</a> <br><p> <b>Author of books:</b><br> <i>Honest Injun</i> (<tt>1942</tt>, memoir)<br><i>Hadn't We the Gaiety</i> (<tt>1945</tt>, memoir)<br><i>Kaleidoscope and a Jaundiced Eye</i> (<tt>1946</tt>, memoir)<br><p> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=135333" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>