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Arthur Crabtree

Born October 29, 1900 · Shipley, Yorkshire, England, UK

Died March 15, 1975 · aged 74

Arthur Crabtree (29 October 1900, Shipley, Yorkshire, England – 15 March 1975, Worthing, Sussex, England) was a British cinematographer and film director. Crabtree earliest credits as a cinematographer working on such films as the Will Hay comedies Oh, Mr. Porter! and Good Morning, Boys (both 1937) and Hey! Hey! USA! (1938), the Arthur Askey vehicle Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940), and The Ma…

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Horrors of the Black MuseumHorrors of the Black Museum · 1959
Horrors of the Black Museum
★ 5.91959
MovieHorror
A writer of murder mysteries finds himself caught up in a string of murders in London.
The Man in GreyThe Man in Grey · 1943
The Man in Grey
★ 6.11943
MovieDramaRomance
After marrying a dour and disinterested lord for status, a young woman falls in love with a stage actor while her best friend from boarding school enters an affair with her husband.
Fiend Without a FaceFiend Without a Face · 1958
Fiend Without a Face
★ 6.11958
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
An American airbase in Canada provokes resentment from the nearby residents after fallout from nuclear experiments at the base are blamed for a recent spate of disappearances. A captain from the airbase is assigned to investigate, and begins to suspect that an elderly British scientist who lives near the base and conducts research in the field of mind over matter knows more than he is letting on..
Fanny by GaslightFanny by Gaslight · 1944
Fanny by Gaslight
★ 5.51944
MovieDramaRomance
Returning to 1870s London after finishing at boarding school, Fanny winesses the death of her father in a fight with Lord Manderstoke. She then finds that her family has for many years been running a bordello next door to their home. When her mother dies shortly after, she next discovers that her real father is in fact a well-respected politician. Meeting him and then falling in love with his young advisor Harry Somerford leads to a life of ups and downs and conflict between the classes. Periodically the scoundrel of a Lord crosses her path, always to tragic effect.
Hindle WakesHindle Wakes · 1952
Hindle Wakes
★ 5.41952
MovieDramaRomance
During a holiday to the beach Jenny meets Alan and agrees to spend the week with him. Wanting to keep this a secret from her parents Jenny gets help from her friend Mary to pretend her whereabouts but disaster strikes during a boating accident. It is soon discovered Jenny was not with Mary. When the parents find out the truth they pressure the couple to get married, but Jenny thinks otherwise.
They Were SistersThey Were Sisters · 1945
They Were Sisters
★ 5.51945
MovieDrama
The story of three sisters and the men they marry: one is happily married but childless, the second promiscuously escapes an unhappy, loveless marriage, and the third is tortured by the mental cruelties inflicted by a domineering husband.
KippsKipps · 1941
Kipps
★ 6.11941
MovieComedyDrama
A young tradesman learns that money doesn't necessarily bring happiness. Drama.
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to ItInspector Hornleigh Goes to It · 1941
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It
★ 7.41941
MovieCrime
Third and final film in the 'Inspector Hornleigh’ series of comedy-thrillers. Inspector Hornleigh (Gordon Harker), disappointed at not being handed an important spy case, is assigned by Scotland Yard to an army barracks to investigate the mundane thefts of supplies from the stores. This accidentally leads Hornleigh and Sergeant Bingham (Alastair Sim) to a nest of fifth columnists when his dim-witted assistant carelessly talks to a girl in the cafeteria – and that night, news of Hornleigh and Bingham’s arrival is embarrassingly transmitted back to Germany.

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