Charles Frend
Charles Herbert Frend was an English film director and editor, best known for his films produced at Ealing Studios. He began directing in the early 1940s and is known for such films as Scott of the Antarctic and The Cruel Sea.
The Sky Bike
In this children's adventure, an addled inventor develops a flying bicycle and endeavors to enter it in a contest that offers a substantial prize to the first person who can create a purely man-powered flying vehicle. A young man helps him win the prize.
Barnacle Bill
A seasick sea captain commands an amusement pier despite local opposition. Released in the U.S. as 'All at Sea'
The Cruel Sea
At the start of World War II, Cmdr. Ericson is assigned to convoy escort HMS Compass Rose with inexperienced officers and men just out of training. The winter seas make life miserable enough, but the men must also harden themselves to rescuing survivors of U-Boat attacks, while seldom able to strike back.
The Magnet
A classic Ealing comedy in which a young boy steals a magnet and becomes a hero.
Scott of the Antarctic
The true story of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his ill-fated expedition to try to be the first man to discover the South Pole - only to find that the murderously cold weather and a rival team of Norwegian explorers conspire against him