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Francis Searle

Known for

Directing

Born

March 14, 1909

Birthplace

Putney, London, England, UK

Died

July 31, 2002 (aged 93)

Biography

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).

Best known work

Cloudburst
Cloudburst
1951
The Man in Black
The Man in Black
1950
Things Happen at Night
Things Happen at Night
1948
The Marked One
The Marked One
1963
Final Appointment
Final Appointment
1954
The Diplomatic Corpse
The Diplomatic Corpse
1958
The Lady Craved Excitement
The Lady Craved Excitement
1950
The Gelignite Gang
The Gelignite Gang
1956
Undercover Girl
Undercover Girl
1958
Stolen Assignment
Stolen Assignment
1955

Filmography

  1. 1971

    A Hole Lot of Trouble

    Director, Producer

  2. 1971

    A Couple of Beauties

    Writer, Producer, Director

  3. 1969

    It All Goes to Show

    Director, Producer, Story

  4. 1968

  5. 1968

  6. 1968

    Talk of the Devil

    Director, Screenplay

  7. 1966

  8. 1963

  9. 1962

  10. 1962

    Dead Man's Evidence

    Director, Screenplay, Producer

  11. 1962

    Gaolbreak

    Director, Producer

  12. 1962

    Emergency

    Director

  13. 1961

  14. 1961

    Ticket to Paradise

    Director, Producer

  15. 1960

  16. 1958

  17. 1958

  18. 1958

  19. 1957

    A Day of Grace

    Director, Writer

  20. 1956

  21. 1955

    One Way Out

    Director

  22. 1955

  23. 1955

    A Yank in Ermine

    Associate Producer

  24. 1954

  25. 1954

    Profile

    Director

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