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Basil Dean
Director 1888 - 1978

Basil Dean

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

10 titles
21 Days

21 Days

Basil Dean 1940 1h 12m 7.0

After Larry Darrent accidentally kills his lover's blackmailing husband, someone else is arrested for the crime. When he is found guilty, Larry and Wanda have just three weeks together before he must give himself up or let an innocent man go to the gallows.

Whom the Gods Love

Whom the Gods Love

Basil Dean 1936 1h 23m 5.0

The story of Mozart and his wife Constance, set against a background of court intrigue and professional jealousy, with music conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham.

Sing as We Go!

Sing as We Go!

Basil Dean 1934 1h 20m

When the textile mill closes, putting her out of work, Gracie finds herself experiencing all of the amusements of Blackpool.

Lorna Doone

Lorna Doone

Basil Dean 1934 1h 30m 5.0

High drama, set in the English moorland of the 1600's. John Ridd wants revenge on the criminal Doone family, but falls in love with the daughter of the family, Lorna.

Autumn Crocus

Autumn Crocus

Basil Dean 1934 1h 26m 6.0

A demure Manchester schoolmistress falls in love while holidaying in the Austrian Tyrol.

Loyalties

Loyalties

Basil Dean 1933 1h 14m 5.0

While he's a houseguest at an upper-class gathering, wealthy Jewish man Ferdinand de Levis is robbed of £1,000 with evidence pointing towards the guilt of another guest, Captain Dancy.

The Impassive Footman

The Impassive Footman

Basil Dean 1932 1h 10m 6.0

Grace Marwood and her husband, a hopeless hypochondriac, take a cruise where she falls in love with the ship's medical officer, young Dr Daventry.

Looking on the Bright Side

Looking on the Bright Side

Basil Dean, Graham Cutts 1932 1h 18m 6.0

Gracie and Laurie are lovers who together form a musical act. Gracie sings and Laurie writes the songs, but when Laurie gets a taste of fame, he runs off after a glamorous actress.

Escape!

Escape!

Basil Dean 1930 1h 10m 6.0

When Matt Denant (Gerald de Maurier) finds himself wrongly imprisoned for manslaughter, he takes an opportunity to escape from jail during a foggy day and is forced to rely on the goodwill of local people to remain a fugitive of the law.

Birds of Prey

Birds of Prey

Basil Dean 1930 1h 38m 5.0

Two men plan revenge on a policeman who had had them convicted some years before.

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