Camera
Derick Williams
Born — Died
1906-04-11 — 1975-04-01
Place of birth
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Known for
Camera
Credits
9 titles
After graduating from Nottingham University, Williams started work as assistant cameraman on Alfred Hitchcock's Blackmail (1929). He subsequently advanced through the ranks to become the head of Gainsborough's camera department in the early 1930s. Headed his own production company in the 1950s.
Known for
Peter a storyteller talks about a story of a pickpocketer named Chippy Criggs.
The Pickpocket
1955
7.5A small boy, Dickie Goodwin, finds some strychnine pills mixed with sweets in a stolen car left in a deserted garage. With them he buys his way into the Rocket Gang. Brian, the leader, shares out the pills for swaps next day. One of the gang eats hers and collapses. The police frantically search for the pills and a broadcast appeal is made. Brian hears this and reaches the gang at Battersea funfair just in time to save them.
Seventy Deadly Pills
1963
Peter a storyteller talks about a story of a burglar Squishy Taylor that tried to blow up his safe.
Safe and Sound
1956
The story of the attempted kidnapping of the son of a visiting African potentate.
On the Run
1968
A part of Strange Experiences
Halloween Party
1955
Peter a storyteller talks about a story of a burglar who lost money due to him gambling on it and now he's trying to get that money back.
The Inveterate Gambler
1956
Behind the camera
Peter a storyteller talks about a story of a pickpocketer named Chippy Criggs.
The Pickpocket
1955
7.5A small boy, Dickie Goodwin, finds some strychnine pills mixed with sweets in a stolen car left in a deserted garage. With them he buys his way into the Rocket Gang. Brian, the leader, shares out the pills for swaps next day. One of the gang eats hers and collapses. The police frantically search for the pills and a broadcast appeal is made. Brian hears this and reaches the gang at Battersea funfair just in time to save them.
Seventy Deadly Pills
1963
Peter a storyteller talks about a story of a burglar Squishy Taylor that tried to blow up his safe.
Safe and Sound
1956
The story of the attempted kidnapping of the son of a visiting African potentate.
On the Run
1968
A part of Strange Experiences
Halloween Party
1955
Peter a storyteller talks about a story of a burglar who lost money due to him gambling on it and now he's trying to get that money back.
The Inveterate Gambler
1956
NRA part of Strange Experiences
Grandpa's Portrait
1955
A part of Strange Experiences
The Laughing Clown
1956
NRA part of Strange Experiences
Old Silas
1956