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Anthony Nelson Keys (13 November 1911 – 19 March 1985) was a British film producer, best known of his work with Hammer Film Productions. His father was Nelson Keys and his brother John Paddy Carstairs .
Anthony Nelson Keys. Producer: Horror of Dracula. He was one of four film making sons of comedian Nelson 'Bunch' Keys. Born in London, he was educated at Brighton College.
Anthony Nelson Keys. Producer: Horror of Dracula. He was one of four film making sons of comedian Nelson 'Bunch' Keys. Born in London, he was educated at Brighton College.
He is the son of actor Nelson Keys, and brother to actors John Paddy Carstairs, Basil Keys and Roderick Keys. He formed Charlemagne Productions with Christopher Lee. Anthony Nelson-Keys died on London on 19 March 1985, he was 73.
Initially pitched to Universal Pictures three years earlier as The Curse of the Reptiles, the script was written by Anthony Hinds using his pseudonym, John Elder. Hammer producer Anthony Nelson Keys, in an effort to save money, had decided to shoot four films on the same sets with staggered release dates.
Anthony Nelson Keys is known as an Producer, Associate Producer, Production Manager, Assistant Director, Production Supervisor, and Story. Some of his work includes Dracula, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula: Prince of Darkness, Quatermass and the Pit, The Mummy, The Devil Rides Out, and The Curse of the Werewolf.
Not as well known as his father, Nelson Keys, or his brother John Paddy Carstairs, Anthony Nelson Keys was still a prominent figure in British film production of the '50s and '60s, closely associated with Hammer, where he had earlier been an associate producer.
