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Francis Searle

Director, writer and producer · Died July 31, 2002, aged 93 · Putney, London, England, UK

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).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 14, 1909
Died
July 31, 2002 (aged 93)
From
Putney, London, England, UK
Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 45 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 3% in 30 days

What are Francis Searle's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
56%
Self
14%
Bonds
13%
Survival
11%
Society
6%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 0 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Warm
3
Melancholic
1
Dread
1
Joyful
1

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Francis Searle's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Francis Searle's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

45 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • A Hole Lot of Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director · Producer

  • A Couple of Beauties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • It All Goes to Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director · Producer · Story

  • Gold Is Where You Find It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director

  • Talk of the Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Pale Faced Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director

  • Miss MacTaggart Won't Lie Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director · Producer

  • The Marked One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

  • Night of the Prowler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director

  • Dead Man's Evidence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • Gaolbreak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director · Producer

  • Emergency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director

  • Freedom to Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • Ticket to Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director · Producer

  • Trouble with Eve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director

  • The Diplomatic Corpse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Producer

  • Murder at Site 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director

  • Undercover Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director

  • A Day of Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director · Writer

  • The Gelignite Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director

  • One Way Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director

  • Stolen Assignment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Producer

  • A Yank in Ermine(1955)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Last Appointment(1954)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Profile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director

  • Murder at 3am (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director

  • Wheel of Fate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director

  • Love's a Luxury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director · Writer

  • Bulldog Drummond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • Never Look Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director · Writer

  • Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard(1952)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • A Case For P.C. 49 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director · Script

  • Cloudburst(1951)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Rossiter Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director · Writer

  • The Lady Craved Excitement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director · Writer

  • Someone at the Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • The Man in Black (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director · Story

  • Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Things Happen at Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • A Girl in a Million (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • Sports Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director · Writer

  • Collection of Films for the Armed Forces #6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • Sam Pepys Joins the Navy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • Hospital Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • Sheep Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 45 titles from 1939 to 1971.

Highest rated

Cloudburst (1951)

Midcredits 64th

Most popular right now

A Yank in Ermine (1955)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing40 of 45: 22 only directing, 18 with another roleWriting13 of 45: 0 only writing, 13 with another roleProducing11 of 45: 4 only producing, 7 with another roleCinematography1 of 45: 1 only cinematography, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 45: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

45 titles, 18 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 13 of them.

By decade

1930s1 · crew1940s7 · crew1950s22 · crew1960s13 · crew1970s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Francis Searle's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 34th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 3 are Broadly Agreed.

  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed3

Most loved · director, writer

Cloudburst (1951)

Midcredits 64th · 57% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 62/100 and the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Francis Searle work with?

People who share at least 2 of Francis Searle's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Reginald Beckwith shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers