---
name: "Herbert Smith"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/herbert-smith"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "30 June 1901"
died: "4 February 1986"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-20T01:44:15.234924+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Herbert Smith

Producer. Born 30 June 1901 in London, England. Died 4 February 1986.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 30 June 1901, London, England
- **Died:** 4 February 1986
- **Active:** 1942–1948
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as producer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 75 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, War 2, History 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $4m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Smith_(producer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5735602, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0808458/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/41400

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*In Which We Serve*](https://film.one/film/in-which-we-serve.md) (74)

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## Biography

Herbert Smith (30 June 1901 – 4 February 1986) was a British film producer, director and production executive. He began in production with G.B. Samuelson and joined Paramount British before moving in 1932 to British Lion Films, where he worked with his elder brother Sam. He later became production supervisor at Beaconsfield Studios and executive in charge of production at Denham Studios.

Smith directed a number of films in the 1930s, including *On the Air* (1934) and *Around the Town* (1938). He produced or held executive producer roles on many titles, often uncredited, among them *In Which We Serve* (1942), *Henry V* (1944), *Odd Man Out* (1947) and *Hamlet* (1948). Later credits include *The Tommy Steele Story* (1957), the television series *Six-Five Special* (1958) and his final film *Too Young to Love* (1960).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Hamlet* (1948), Fi1m 84, Executive In Charge Of Production — [page](https://film.one/film/hamlet-1948.md)
- *Henry V* (1944), Fi1m 82, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/henry-v-1944.md)
- *In Which We Serve* (1942), Fi1m 74, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/in-which-we-serve.md)

## Complete filmography (51)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Secret World* (1969), Camera Operator
- *Too Young to Love* (1960), Producer
- *The Truth About Women* (1957), Associate Producer
- *Cat Girl* (1957), Producer
- *The Tommy Steele Story* (1957), Producer
- *The Faithful City* (1952), Associate Producer
- *Treasure Island* (1950), Executive Producer
- *They Were Not Divided* (1950), Producer
- *Morning Departure* (1950), Production Manager
- *The Rocking Horse Winner* (1949), Production Manager
- *The Romantic Age* (1949), Production Manager
- *Give Us This Day* (1949), Production Manager
- *The Chiltern Hundreds* (1949), Production Manager
- *The Lost People* (1949), Production Manager
- *Adam and Evelyne* (1949), Executive Producer
- *The Perfect Woman* (1949), Production Manager
- *The History of Mr. Polly* (1949), Production Manager
- *Hamlet* (1948), Executive In Charge Of Production — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/hamlet-1948.md)
- *Woman Hater* (1948), Executive Producer
- *The Weaker Sex* (1948), Executive Producer
- *The October Man* (1947), Executive Producer
- *Odd Man Out* (1947), Executive Producer
- *Green for Danger* (1946), Executive Producer
- *Men of Two Worlds* (1946), Associate Producer
- *Henry V* (1944), Executive Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/henry-v-1944.md)
- *Mr. Emmanuel* (1944), Associate Producer
- *The Way Ahead* (1944), Executive Producer
- *Tawny Pipit* (1944), Associate Producer
- *The Gentle Sex* (1943), Executive In Charge Of Production
- *In Which We Serve* (1942), Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/in-which-we-serve.md)
- *Alibi* (1942), Associate Producer
- *The Case of the Frightened Lady* (1940), Production Supervisor
- *All At Sea* (1940), Producer
- *Calling All Stars* (1937), Writer, Director, Producer
- *Soft Lights and Sweet Music* (1936), Director, Producer
- *Jury's Evidence* (1936), Production Supervisor
- *The Happy Family* (1936), Producer
- *Ten Minute Alibi* (1935), Production Supervisor
- *Night Mail* (1935), Director, Producer
- *The Case of Gabriel Perry* (1935), Producer
- *Marry the Girl* (1935), Producer
- *In Town Tonight* (1935), Director, Producer
- *The Big Splash* (1935), Producer
- *Charing Cross Road* (1935), Producer
- *The Green Pack* (1934), Producer
- *Strike It Rich* (1933), Producer
- *Musical Film Revues* (1933), Director
- *This Is the Life* (1933), Producer
- *Great Stuff* (1933), Producer
- *Cleaning Up* (1933), Producer
- *King of the Ritz* (1933), Director

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