The twin brother of John Boulting, producer/director Roy Boulting spent
the bulk of his film career in partnership with his sibling. Both men
attended Toronto's McGill University, both entered the British film
industry in the early 1930s, and both teamed to form Charter Films in
1937. In most of their subsequent film projects including Thunder
Rock (1942), Desert Victory (1943),
Single-Handed (1953), Brothers
in Law (1957) and Twisted Nerve (1968), John produced and Roy directed.
Their positions were reversed in films like Brighton
Rock (1947) and Heavens
Above! (1963). In 1963, the Boultings joined the board of the directors
of the flagging British Lion Film Corporation, and have been credited
with bringing that sleeping giant back to life. While both brothers
evinced a preoccupation with droll wit and satire, they were adept at
virtually any film genre. Evidently, it was Roy Boulting who enjoyed
the most active social life; among his six wives was actress Hayley
Mills.
