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Directing

Francis Searle

Career

Active from 1941 to 1971, busiest in 1952 and 1962 with 4 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Gelignite Gang
The Gelignite Gang
GoodWatch score62/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 2.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Francis Searle Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Family Dynamics
    1.8, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    0.0, average 3.0
  • Situational Comedy
    0.2, average 2.7
  • Contemporary Realism
    2.9, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Period Piece 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

45
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

2 titles
A Couple of Beauties
A Couple of Beauties (1971)

Producer, Writer

A Hole Lot of Trouble
A Hole Lot of Trouble (1971)

Producer, Director

1960s

13 titles ยท average score 55
Talk of the Devil
Talk of the Devil (1968)

Screenplay, Director

Gold Is Where You Find It
Gold Is Where You Find It (1968)

Director

The Pale Faced Girl
The Pale Faced Girl (1968)

Director

Miss MacTaggart Won't Lie Down
Miss MacTaggart Won't Lie Down (1966)

Director, Producer

The Marked One
The Marked One (1963)

Director

Night of the Prowler
Night of the Prowler (1962)

Director

Dead Man's Evidence
Dead Man's Evidence (1962)
GoodWatch score 55

Screenplay, Director

Gaolbreak
Gaolbreak (1962)

Producer, Director

Emergency
Emergency (1962)

Director

Freedom to Die
Freedom to Die (1961)

Director

Ticket to Paradise
Ticket to Paradise (1961)

Director, Producer

Trouble with Eve
Trouble with Eve (1960)

Director

1950s

22 titles ยท average score 59
Undercover Girl
Undercover Girl (1958)

Director

The Gelignite Gang
The Gelignite Gang (1956)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Wheel of Fate
Wheel of Fate (1953)

Director

Murder at 3am
Murder at 3am (1953)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard
Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard (1952)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Love's a Luxury
Love's a Luxury (1952)

Director, Writer

Cloudburst
Cloudburst (1951)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Writer

A Case For P.C. 49
A Case For P.C. 49 (1951)

Script, Director

The Rossiter Case
The Rossiter Case (1951)

Director, Writer

The Man in Black
The Man in Black (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

Director, Story

Someone at the Door
Someone at the Door (1950)

Director

The Lady Craved Excitement
The Lady Craved Excitement (1950)

Writer, Director

1940s

7 titles ยท average score 46
Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora
Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora (1949)

Screenplay, Director

Things Happen at Night
Things Happen at Night (1948)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

A Girl in a Million
A Girl in a Million (1946)

Director

Sports Day
Sports Day (1944)

Director, Writer

Hospital Nurse
Hospital Nurse (1941)

Director

Collection of Films for the Armed Forces #6
Collection of Films for the Armed Forces #6 (1941)

Director

Sam Pepys Joins the Navy
Sam Pepys Joins the Navy (1941)

Director

1930s

1 title
Sheep Dog
Sheep Dog (1939)

Cinematography