Movies by Edward Chapman
As part of the cast:
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School for Scoundrels (1960)
Cast: Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, Alastair Sim …
Directed by: Robert Hamer
Shy loser Henry Palfrey (Ian Carmichael) is in love with April Smith (Janette Scott), but she's dating the suave Raymond Delauney (Terry-Thomas), so he enrolls in unconventional…
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The Bulldog Breed (1960)
Cast: Norman Wisdom, Ian Hunter, David Lodge …
Directed by: Robert Asher
After a few failed suicide attempts, lovelorn assistant grocer Norman Puckle (Norman Wisdom) joins the British Navy, where -- despite his bumbling behavior -- he is chosen to be the test…
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The Square Peg (1958)
Cast: Norman Wisdom, Honor Blackman, Edward Chapman …
Directed by: John Paddy Carstairs
A World War II-era road repairman gets recruited by the British army and dispatched to France, where he ventures behind enemy lines and lands in an improbable solo battle against the German…
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Just My Luck (1957)
Cast: Norman Wisdom, Margaret Rutherford, Jill Dixon …
Directed by: John Paddy Carstairs
With an eye toward buying an expensive necklace for his ladylove (Jill Dixon), poor jewelry store clerk Norman Hackett (Norman Wisdom) decides to raise the funds by betting on a string of…
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X the Unknown (1956)
Cast: Dean Jagger, Edward Chapman, Leo McKern …
Directed by: Leslie Norman
A squad of British commandos returns from a covert mission suffering from mysterious symptoms and horrific burns. Dr. Adam Royston (Dean Jagger), an atomic scientist, suspects lethal…
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The Card (1952)
Cast: Alec Guinness, Glynis Johns, Valerie Hobson …
Directed by: Ronald Neame
Born the son of a working-class washerwoman, Edward Henry "Denry" Machin (Alec Guinness) sets his sights on upward mobility and vows to amount to something, taking comfort in his burgeoning…
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The October Man (1947)
Cast: John Mills, Joan Greenwood, Edward Chapman …
Directed by: Roy Ward Baker
After surviving an accident that left a girl dead, Jim Ackland (John Mills) struggles to recover from a brain injury. Upon his release from the hospital, he stumbles into a murder plot…
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The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1937)
Cast: Ralph Richardson, Roland Young, Sophie Stewart …
Directed by: Lothar Mendes
When angels decide to test human nature, everyman George McWhirter Fotheringay (Roland Young) is suddenly given the power to perform miracles. As George uses his gift and tries to create his…
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Things to Come (1936)
Cast: Raymod Massey, Ralph Richardson, Margueretta Scott …
Directed by: William Cameron Menzies
After decades of world war and a plague that wiped out much of the population, mankind struggles to rebuild its once-great civilization. Progress is at last being made ... until the eve of a…
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Rembrandt (1936)
Cast: Charles Laughton, Gertrude Lawrence, Elsa Lanchester …
Directed by: Alexander Korda
Charles Laughton delivers a memorable performance as famed artist Rembrandt in director Alexander Korda's biopic, which starts after Rembrandt's wife dies and his work veers toward…
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Murder! (1930)
Cast: Herbert Marshall, Norah Baring, Phyllis Konstam …
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
When police find aspiring theater star Diana Baring (Norah Baring) standing over the corpse of a fellow actress, Diana gets arrested. Although amnesia leaves her with no recollection of the…
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Alfred Hitchcock: More Than Just a Profile (1930)
Cast: Sylvia Sydney, Oscar Homolka, Herbert Marshall …
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
To this day, filmmakers continue to put audiences on the edge of their seats using techniques developed by master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock. This video features a documentary on Hitchcock,…