Charles Crichton

Born: 1910-08-06, Merseyside, England, UK

Died: 1999-09-14

Biography

Charles Ainslie Crichton was an English film director and film editor. He became best known for directing comedies produced at Ealing Studios. Crichton enjoyed an extremely long career, editing and directing many films and television programmes over a period exceeding forty years.

Filmography

• The Professionals (1977)
• Danger Man (1960)
• Rentaghost (1976)
• The Human Jungle (1963)
• The Protectors (1972)
• Man in a Suitcase (1967)
• Return of the Saint (1978)
• A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
• Dead of Night (1945)
• Here Come the Double Deckers (1970)
• Painted Boats (1945)
• The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
• The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
• Law and Disorder (1958)
• The Battle of the Sexes (1960)
• Train of Events (1949)
• The Third Secret (1964)
• Hue and Cry (1947)
• The Day After Tomorrow: Into Infinity (1975)
• Alien Attack (1980)
• Dance Hall (1950)
• The Boy Who Stole a Million (1960)
• He Who Rides a Tiger (1965)
• Cosmic Princess (1982)
• The Divided Heart (1954)
• The Man in the Sky (1957)
• The Love Lottery (1954)
• Another Shore (1948)
• Floods of Fear (1958)
• For Those in Peril (1944)