Bob, as he liked to be called, started his career as an electrician in a South London film studio, where he went on to develop his skills as a cameraman.
[1] His talents included co-writing many scripts for 'exploitation' movies and he used media events and people to forward his career.
The Yellow Teddy Bears is a prime example of his vivid imagination, using an article in a national newspaper as fodder.
Robert dealt with the downturn of the film industry in the UK by investing his own money in two movies, The Fiend and Nobody Ordered Love.
Hartford-Davis married Betty Hale in 1943 and there were three children from this marriage; Jean, Marian and Penelope were born in the next ten years.