Cyril Bristow

Birth : 1899-07-07, Medway, Kent, England, UK

Death : 1978-01-30

Movies

Stop Press Girl
Director of Photography
A young woman leaves her backwards hometown to go to London to find a runaway suitor. What she doesn't know is that she has inherited a strange ability; if she's in the vicinity of a machine for more than fifteen minutes, it stops working.
The Man from Yesterday
Director of Photography
A psychic goes to the home of a woman who wants him to contact her dead fiancée, even though she has already remarried. Later, she ends up murdered! Soon the psychic points the finger at her jealous husband.
House of Darkness
Director of Photography
In this psychological thriller, an avaricious man covets his stepbrother's home. The greedy fellow knows that his stepbrother has a heart condition and so sets off a fatal attack by smashing a beloved violin. However, his actions do not come without a terrible price.
Return to Action
Cinematography
Bricklayers, lawyers, teachers – disabled men and women are encouraged to retrain for new jobs
Cotton Queen
Director of Photography
The daughter of a mill-owner is sent undercover to the mill of a rival, where she gets mixed up in romantic antics.
Command Performance
Director of Photography
The Cardinal
Director of Photography
Set in 15th-century Italy, The Cardinal stars Matheson Lang as one Cardinal de Medici. Bound by the rules of the confessional, the cardinal is unable to disclose the multitude of sins revealed to him by one of his most influential parishioners. De Medici's dilemma is compounded by the fact that the confessor has committed a murder for which the Cardinal's brother has been arrested. The basic plot gimmick was good for another go-round in the 1953 Hitchcock flick I Confess. This 7-reel British film was based on a play by Louis N. Parker.
Boys Will Be Girls
Cinematography
Matronly great aunt Emily went off to Africa and left behind her wanna be snobbish family. Ten years later, upon her death, the greedy family members awaits the reading of the will. Ready to celebrate their fortunes the family gathers the evening before with a big party. A great assortment of characters, comic ones, are all expecting to get their share of the inheritance.
Hyde Park Corner
Director of Photography
A dead man's curse on a London party house seems to echo from 1780 to 1936.
Radio Parade of 1935
Director of Photography
One of the first screen outings for Will Hay. Hay plays the Director General of the National Broadcasting Group (NBG) who hides away in his office unaware that the general feeling about his programming is that it is too high-brow and the public are not happy. However, when he discovers this he decides to take action and promotes Jimmy, his Head of the Complaints Department, to Programme Director. Jimmy decides that a series of variety spectaculars are what the public want and sets about hiring the acts. But obstacles are put in his way and he discovers that the NBG has its own cluster of wannabe variety stars.
Dangerous Ground
Director of Photography
Two insurance detectives work with the police to identify and bring down a crime kingpin. One is murdered, but his partner and his daughter continue.
Lilies of the Field
Camera Car
Twin daughters of country rector set out to attract attentions of handsome young antiquary visitor.
Up for the Derby
Director of Photography
'Stableboy buys ruined employer's horse and wins Derby.' (British Film Catalogue)
It's a King
Director of Photography
'Insurance agent poses as royal double and saves him from anarchists.' (British Film Catalogue)
The Love Contract
Director of Photography
A young woman becomes the driver of a wealthy stockbroker who lost her family’s savings.
The Mayor's Nest
Director of Photography
A trombonist becomes mayor of a small town, but he struggles to cope with municipal issues.