Betty E. Box
Known for: Production
Born: September 25, 1915
Died: January 15, 1999
Place of birth: Beckenham, Kent, England, UK
Betty E. Box (full name Betty Evelyn Box) was a prolific producer of British films, mainly comedies, between 1946 and the early 1970s, working mainly for Pinewood Studios and often together with director Ralph Thomas. Originally a commercial artist, she started producing documentaries during World War II for her filmmaker brother Sydney Box's company Verity Films. In 1946 she was followed her brother to Gainsborough Pictures, where she produced several features before the company closed in 1949. She then moved to Rank's Pinewood Studios, where she and Ralph Thomas made some 30 films together. All in all, she produced 47 features and was awarded an OBE in 1958.
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Filmography
53 movies · 1 TV show, newest first
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Flying Machines
2006
3.3
The Man Who Ruined the British Film Industry
1996
6.5
Benji the Hunted
1987NR
Fifties Features - The Women behind the Pictures
19868.0
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
1985
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The Rank Charm School
1982
5.8
For the Love of Benji
1977
4.0
Percy's Progress
1974
3.6
The Love Ban
1973
4.3
Percy
1971
5.0
Doctor in Trouble
1970
5.8
Some Girls Do
1969
6.0
Nobody Runs Forever
1968
5.9
Deadlier Than the Male
1967
5.8
Doctor in Clover
1966
5.8
The High Bright Sun
1964
5.7
Hot Enough for June
1964
6.3
Doctor in Distress
1963
5.8
The Wild and the Willing
1962
6.3
A Pair of Briefs
1962
7.3
No, My Darling Daughter
1961
6.7
No Love for Johnnie
1961
5.5
Doctor in Love
1960
6.8
Conspiracy of Hearts
1960
5.8
Upstairs and Downstairs
1959
6.3
The 39 Steps
1959
6.4
The Wind Cannot Read
1958
6.8
A Tale of Two Cities
1958
6.0
Campbell's Kingdom
1957
5.7
Doctor at Large
1957
5.6
Checkpoint
1956
5.8
The Iron Petticoat
1956
5.8
Doctor at Sea
1955
6.5
Mad About Men
1954
6.5
Doctor in the House
1954
7.4
A Day to Remember
1953
6.2
Venetian Bird
1952
5.7
Appointment with Venus
19516.0
The Day Begins Early
1950
6.3
The Clouded Yellow
1950
6.9
So Long at the Fair
1950
5.8
Christopher Columbus
1949
7.7
Don't Ever Leave Me
1949
5.8
Marry Me
1949
6.1
It's Not Cricket
1949
6.8
The Huggetts Abroad
1949
7.2
Vote for Huggett
1949
6.7
Here Come the Huggetts
1948
5.8
The Blind Goddess
1948
6.2
Miranda
19486.8
When The Bough Breaks
1947
5.9
Dear Murderer
1947
6.8
The Upturned Glass
1947
6.7
The Years Between
1946