Francis Searle

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Francis Searle

Directing March 14, 1909

Putney, London, England, UK

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 d…

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The Man in Black

The Man in Black

6.0 1950 Movie
Cloudburst

Cloudburst

6.4 1951 Movie
Final Appointment

Final Appointment

6.1 1954 Movie
Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard

Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard

6.2 1952 Movie
Things Happen at Night

Things Happen at Night

4.7 1948 Movie
Undercover Girl

Undercover Girl

5.4 1958 Movie
A Hole Lot of Trouble

A Hole Lot of Trouble

7.8 1971 Movie
Dead Man's Evidence

Dead Man's Evidence

5.9 1962 Movie
The Marked One

The Marked One

7.1 1963 Movie
The Lady Craved Excitement

The Lady Craved Excitement

5.8 1950 Movie
Sports Day

Sports Day

10.0 1944 Movie
The Diplomatic Corpse

The Diplomatic Corpse

6.0 1958 Movie

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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).

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1971
    A Hole Lot of Trouble

    Movie Director

  2. 1971
    A Couple of Beauties

    Movie Producer

  3. 1969
    It All Goes to Show

    Movie Director

  4. 1968
    Talk of the Devil

    Movie Director

  5. 1968
    Gold Is Where You Find It

    Movie Director

  6. 1968
    The Pale Faced Girl

    Movie Director

  7. 1966
    Miss MacTaggart Won't Lie Down

    Movie Director

  8. 1963
    The Marked One

    Movie Director

  9. 1962
    Night of the Prowler

    Movie Director

  10. 1962
    Dead Man's Evidence

    Movie Director

  11. 1962
    Gaolbreak

    Movie Director

  12. 1962
    Emergency

    Movie Director

  13. 1961
    Freedom to Die

    Movie Director

  14. 1961
    Ticket to Paradise

    Movie Director

  15. 1960
    Trouble with Eve

    Movie Director

  16. 1958
    The Diplomatic Corpse

    Movie Producer

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  1. 1958
    Undercover Girl

    Movie Director

  2. 1958
    Murder at Site 3

    Movie Director

  3. 1957
    A Day of Grace

    Movie Director

  4. 1956
    The Gelignite Gang

    Movie Director

  5. 1955
    One Way Out

    Movie Director

  6. 1955
    Stolen Assignment

    Movie Producer

  7. 1955
    A Yank in Ermine

    Movie Associate Producer

  8. 1954
    Final Appointment

    Movie Producer

  9. 1954
    Profile

    Movie Director

  10. 1953
    Murder at 3am

    Movie Director

  11. 1953
    Wheel of Fate

    Movie Director

  12. 1952
    Love's a Luxury

    Movie Director

  13. 1952
    Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard

    Movie Director

  14. 1952
    Never Look Back

    Movie Director

  15. 1952
    Bulldog Drummond

    Movie Director

  16. 1951
    A Case For P.C. 49

    Movie Script

  17. 1951
    Cloudburst

    Movie Director

  18. 1951
    The Rossiter Case

    Movie Writer

  19. 1950
    The Lady Craved Excitement

    Movie Director

  20. 1950
    Someone at the Door

    Movie Director

  21. 1950
    The Man in Black

    Movie Director

  22. 1949
    Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora

    Movie Director

  23. 1948
    Things Happen at Night

    Movie Director

  24. 1946
    A Girl in a Million

    Movie Director