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Charles Frend (1909–1977)

British director Charles Frend started his film career as an editor, and worked on several Alfred Hitchcock films, including Secret Agent and The Girl Was Young. He later worked for MGM at Elstree Studios, where he edited such films as A Yank at Oxford and Goodbye, Mr. Chips. He made his directorial debut in 1942 and turned out several low-budget dramas and documentaries... See full bio »

Died:

(age 67) in London, England, UK

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Filmography

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1968 Man in a Suitcase (TV series)
The Jigsaw Man (1968)
 
1967 The Sky Bike
 
1963 The Sentimental Agent (TV series)
Express Delivery (1963)
All That Jazz (1963)
 
1963 Torpedo Bay
 
1963 Zero One (TV series)
Everybody's Uncle (1963)
 
1962 Man of the World (TV series)
Portrait of a Girl (1962)
Highland Story (1962)
 
1960-1961 Danger Man (TV series)
Find and Destroy (1961)
The Dead Man Walks (1961)
The Hired Assassin (1961)
The Brothers (1961)
The Honeymooners (1961)
 
1959-1961 Rendezvous (TV series)
Once a Horseplayer (1961)
The Dodo (1960)
Markheim (1959)
The Magic Touch (1959)
 
1959-1960 Interpol Calling (TV series)
Mr. George (1960)
The Man's a Clown (1959)
Diamond S.O.S. (1959)
The Long Weekend (1959)
 
1957 All at Sea
 
1956 The Third Key
 
1954 Lease of Life
 
1953 The Cruel Sea
 
1950 The Magnet
 
Show ShowEditor (18 titles)
1941 Major Barbara
 
1939 Goodbye, Mr. Chips (film editor)
 
1938 The Citadel
 
1938 A Yank at Oxford (film editor)
 
1937 The Girl Was Young (film editor)
 
1937 Silent Barriers
 
1936 Sabotage
 
1936 East Meets West (as C. Frend)
 
1936 Secret Agent
 
1935 Fighting Stock
 
1935 Car of Dreams
 
1935 Oh, Daddy!
 
1934 A Song for You
 
1932 Arms and the Man (as C.H. Frend)
 
Show ShowWriter (5 titles)
1967 The Sky Bike
 
1949 A Run for Your Money (writer)
 
1943 San Demetrio London (screenplay)
 
1970 Ryan's Daughter (second unit director)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1936 Conquest of the Air
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 

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Sabotage -- A Scotland Yard undercover detective is on the trail of a saboteur who is part of a plot to set off a bomb in London. But when the detective's cover is blown, the plot begins to unravel. The Cruel Sea -- The World War II adventures of a British convoy escort ship and its officers. Secret Agent -- After three British agents are assigned to assassinate a mysterious German spy during World War I, two of them become ambivalent when their duty to the mission conflicts with their consciences.
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C.H. Frend | C. Frend
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Educated at Oxford University. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio