Con West

Con West
Born1891
Diedunknown
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active1928–1968

Con West (1891 – ?) was a screenwriter in the British film industry, active in the 1930s and 1940s, specialising in comedy.

Career

Film and stage

West began as a subtitles writer for Gaumont-British, and his first screenplay was for the short film The Raw Recruit (1928). He wrote films for companies including Gainsborough, British National and Butcher's, stage plays, and revue sketches for the Crazy Gang.

Radio

In the 1940s West wrote for BBC radio, including series by Will Hay, Ralph Reader and Scott And Whaley.

Screenwriting credits

Sourced from the British Film Institute collections catalogue, except where noted.

Books

References

  1. 1 2 3 McFarlane, Brian (2013). The Encyclopedia of British Film (4th ed.). Manchester University Press. pp. 813–814. ISBN 9780719091391.
  2. ↑ Wright, Adrian (2020). Cheer Up!: British Musical Films 1929–1945. The Boydell Press. p. 252. ISBN 978-1783274994.
  3. ↑ "British Studios Give Of Their Best To Great W. F. Schedule". The Daily Film Renter (1214): 29. 1 January 1931. ProQuest 2600905153.
  4. ↑ "British National team strengthened". The Daily Film Renter (4230): 1. 28 January 1942. ProQuest 3303423004.
  5. ↑ "Pioneers of British film production – Butcher's progress". Kine Weekly (1680): 56. 29 June 1939. ProQuest 2339762857.
  6. ↑ "The Will Hay Programme". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
  7. ↑ "Ralph Reader in It's Fine To Be Young". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
  8. ↑ "Scott and Whaley". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
  9. ↑ "Leave It to Me". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
  10. ↑ "Kindly Leave the Stage". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
  11. ↑ "John Johnson Collection: pre-1960 ephemera" (PDF). Bodlean Library. Retrieved 19 October 2026.