Val Guest: Val Guest. Writer: The Day the Earth Caught Fire. Val Guest began his career as an actor on the British stage and in early sound films. He ran the one-man London office of "The Hollywood Reporter" until an encounter with director Marcel Varnel led to a screen writing job at Gainsborough Studios. Guest's directing career began in the early 1940s with a Ministry of Information short about the perils of...
Known For: The Day the Earth Caught Fire (Writer), Hell Is a City (Writer), Casino Royale (Writer(uncredited)), Jigsaw (Writer)