Val Guest

Val Guest
General information
Name	Val Guest
Aliases	Valmond Guest
Roles	Director Writer
Place of birth	London, England
Gender	Male
Date of birth	December 11th, 1911
Date of death	May 10th, 2006
First appearance	The Ghost Train (1941)
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Val Guest was an American film director and writer born in London, England on December 11th, 1911. His first foray into supernatural fiction was the 1941 haunted comedy The Ghost Train. Guest wrote a portion of the dialogue of the film along with Marriott Edgar. In 1955, he co-wrote and directed The Creeping Unknown for Hammer Films. The movie is better known in the US market under the title The Quatermass Xperiment. Also for Hammer, Guest directed the 1957 thriller The Abominable Snowman starring the late Peter Cushing. Guest passed away in Palm Springs, California on May 10th, 2006 at the age of 94.

Body of work

Film	Year	Role
The Ghost Train	1941	Writer
The Creeping Unknown	1955	Director; Writer
The Abominable Snowman	1957	Director; Writer
Quatermass II	1957	Director

External Links

• Val Guest at AMG
• Val Guest at IMDB

References

Hammer Actor or Crew member This article relates to actors or production crew members relating to Hammer Film Productions. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Hammer Film Productions crew category.

Quatermass Actor or Crew member This article relates to actors or production crew members pertaining to the Quatermass film and television franchise. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Quatermass crew members category.