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Francis Searle
Born March 14, 1909 · Putney, London, England, UK
Died July 31, 2002 · aged 93
Francis Searle (14 March 1909 – 31 July 2002) was an English film director, writer and producer. He was active in the post Second World War cinema industry. Amongst the films he directed were The Lady Craved Excitement (1950), One Way Out (1955) and It All Goes to Show (1969).
Known For
Sports Day · 1944Sports Day
★ 10.01944
Movie
A schoolboy almost misses the school sports day when he is wrongly punished for cruelty to a dog.
Final Appointment · 1954Final Appointment
★ 6.11954
MovieCrimeDrama
A pair of reporters try to discover the link between three unsolved, seemingly isolated murders. The only connection between them is they all took place on the same day in three successive years. The police don't trust their instincts - but as 10th July nears again, a solicitor has started receiving threatening letters...
Undercover Girl · 1958Undercover Girl
★ 5.41958
MovieCrime
Nightclub employee Joan Foster assists the brother of a murdered reporter to expose a drug ring.
Night of the Prowler · 1962Night of the Prowler
★ 5.61962
MovieCrimeThriller
An avaricious, ambitious fellow, desiring to hold the reins for a major auto company, must frame someone for murder before he can get what he wants. He chooses a reformed embezzler who works for the company.
A Yank in Ermine · 1955A Yank in Ermine
★ 6.01955
MovieComedy
An American airman inherits an Earldom in England along with the small matter of $3 million on the proviso that he gives up his US citizenship. Unsure if he is prepared to make the sacrifice he takes a trip with his two best friends to try our his new title, but will he be able to cope with the British aristocracy?
Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora · 1949Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora
★ 7.01949
MovieThrillerComedy
An actress, urged by her detective boyfriend, takes a job as housekeeper for a wealthy elderly woman. The woman's new young husband claims she's ill and refuses entry, raising suspicions about her whereabouts.
Talk of the Devil · 1968Talk of the Devil
★ 7.51968
MovieComedyTV Movie
Infelicitous Stephen Wallace falls in love with beautiful Wendy, who spurns his affections. He proceeds to make a pact with Satan to be able to marry the woman of his dreams, but he gets more than he bargained for.
Wheel of Fate · 1953Wheel of Fate
★ 5.51953
MovieThriller
Two brothers work in their invalid father's repair garage. Johnny is the quiet, reliable one while Ted is younger and wilder. The brothers feud over Lucky, a beautiful band singer. Then their life is complicated: first by a police search for the unknown killer of a man in a dance hall fight, and then by a bookie pressuring Ted to pay his gambling debts.
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