Skip to main content
Basil Dean
Producer 1888 - 1978

Basil Dean

Filmography

Every title this person produced

17 titles
It's in the Air

It's in the Air

Anthony Kimmins 1938 1h 27m 6.0

A case of mistaken identity leads to accident-prone George Brown (George Formby) entering the Royal Air Force and falling in love with the Sergeant Major's daughter.

Keep Fit

Keep Fit

Anthony Kimmins 1937 1h 22m 5.0

A weak, cowardly barber (George Formby) gets fit to win over a beautiful woman. However, she prefers his muscle-bound rival until George challenges him to a boxing match.

Laburnum Grove

Laburnum Grove

Carol Reed 1936 1h 13m 6.0

In Mr. Radfern's house relatives and in-law parasites are pestering him about lending them money. One day he discloses that he is earning his living by illegal means, scaring them off for good. But did he just tell that story in jest?

Keep Your Seats, Please!

Keep Your Seats, Please!

Monty Banks 1936 1h 22m

Despite being on his uppers, George is still prepared to pawn his beloved banjo in order to help his girlfriend save her niece from the orphanage. Help seems to be at hand when George is left a fortune by his old auntie, but unfortunately his inheritance is hidden inside a chair which has already been auctioned off!

No Limit

No Limit

Monty Banks 1935 1h 20m

George Shuttleworth is convinced that he has the talent to win the Isle of Man TT races, despite what his neighbours back home in Wigan may think. During the trials, the brakes go on George's bike, 'The Shuttleworth Snap', which he made himself. As a result, he breaks the TT lap record, becoming an instant motor-cycling star.

Midshipman Easy

Midshipman Easy

Carol Reed 1935 1h 14m 6.0

A young man runs away to sea but finds more adventures than he was expecting.

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.

Love, Life & Laughter

Love, Life & Laughter

Maurice Elvey 1934 1h 23m 5.0

Gracie plays a London publican's daughter named after Nell Gwynn, who much like the original, becomes romantically involved with a King(John Loder). This one however, isn't English, but from a broken down mittleEuropean duchy with a lonely castle amidst an Alpine-like landscape.

Autumn Crocus

Autumn Crocus

Basil Dean 1934 1h 26m 6.0

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

Three Men in a Boat

Three Men in a Boat

Graham Cutts 1933 1h 5.0

The comic adventures of three friends and a dog when they take a boating holiday on the River Thames.

The Water Gipsies

The Water Gipsies

Maurice Elvey 1932 1h 20m 6.0

Jane Bell has lived on an old barge moored in the Thames with her feckless father and sister ever since their mother died, but she would prefer her life to be more like the movies; reality is being courted by inarticulate boatman Fred Green and cleaning the studio of local artist Bryan, on whom she has a hopeless crush that leads her refuse Fred's…

The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case

The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case

Graham Cutts 1932 1h 17m 5.0

A young woman turns to Sherlock Holmes for protection when she's menaced by an escaped killer seeking missing treasure. However, when the woman is kidnapped, Holmes and Watson must penetrate the city's criminal underworld to find her.

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.

Sally in Our Alley

Sally in Our Alley

Maurice Elvey 1931 1h 14m 5.0

A British soldier fights in WWI, gets wounded, and fakes his death so his girlfriend can move on. Years later, healed, he seeks her out while she still grieves his supposed demise. Wartime romance, sacrifice, reunion after trauma.

A Honeymoon Adventure

A Honeymoon Adventure

Maurice Elvey 1931 1h 7m 5.0

An exciting tale of international crooks and stolen plans, in which an inventor is kidnapped by foreign agents whilst honeymooning in Scotland.

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.

Discussion

Loading the discussion…