Charles Ainslie Crichton was an English film director and film editor. He became best known for directing comedies produced at Ealing Studios. Crichton enjoyed an extremely long career, editing and directing many films and television programmes over a period exceeding forty years.
Known For
A Fish Called Wanda
(1988)
Director
The Lavender Hill Mob
(1951)
Director
Dead of Night
(1945)
Director
The Third Secret
(1964)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
For Those in Peril
(1944)
Director
Dead of Night
(1945)
Director
Painted Boats
(1945)
Director
Hue and Cry
(1947)
Director
Against the Wind
(1948)
Director
Another Shore
(1948)
Director
Train of Events
(1949)
Director
Dance Hall
(1950)
Director
The Lavender Hill Mob
(1951)
Director
Hunted
(1952)
Director
The Titfield Thunderbolt
(1953)
Director
The Love Lottery
(1954)
Director
The Divided Heart
(1954)
Director
The Man in the Sky
(1957)
Director
Floods of Fear
(1958)
Director
Law and Disorder
(1958)
Director
The Battle of the Sexes
(1960)
Director
The Boy Who Stole a Million
(1960)
Director
The Third Secret
(1964)
Director
He Who Rides a Tiger
(1965)
Director
Into Infinity
(1975)
Director
Alien Attack
(1980)
Director
Cosmic Princess
(1982)
Director
A Fish Called Wanda
(1988)
Director
Acting
The Ealing Comedies
(1970)
Self
Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away
(1986)
Self
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios
(1986)
Interviewee
John Cleese's First Farewell Performance
(1988)
Self
Editing
Sanders of the River
(1935)
Editor
Things to Come
(1936)
Editor
Elephant Boy
(1937)
Editor
The Thief of Bagdad
(1940)
Editor
Young Veteran
(1940)
Editor
21 Days Together
(1940)
Editor
Old Bill and Son
(1941)
Editor
Guests of Honour
(1941)
Editor
The Big Blockade
(1942)
Editor
Production
Writing