Directing

Paul Dickson

Born — Died

1920-01-18 — 2011-10-06

Place of birth

Cardiff, Wales, UK

Known for

Directing

Credits

17 titles

Known for

Satellite in the Sky poster
5.5

A bomb dooms the first space satellite, manned by a selfless crew, a stowaway reporter (Lois Maxwell) and a mad scientist (Donald Wolfit).

Satellite in the Sky

1956

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Film That Never Was

1957

No artwork available
5.0

Story of three art students who plan the disappearance of one of their number to make it look like suicide to gain recognition of their work.

The Man Who Stayed Alive

1954

The Depraved poster
4.5

Fed up with her wealthy but abusive husband, Tom (Basil Dignam), young English homemaker Laura Wilton (Anne Heywood) conspires with her lover, American Army captain Dave Dillon (Robert Arden), to have her boozy spouse meet an "accidental" demise. But a nosy copper (Denis Shaw) suspects foul play, and soon the lovers' crafty scheme deteriorates into fear, distrust and betrayal. Paul Dickson directs this vintage noir thriller.

The Depraved

1957

Tale of Three Women poster
10.0

A compilation of 3 stories, "The Wedding Gift", "The Thief of London" and "The Final Twist". Originally part of the Danziger Brothers series "Calling Scotland Yard"

Tale of Three Women

1954

Calling Scotland Yard: Falstaff's Fur Coat poster
NR

Because of his luxurious fur coat, a hammy actor becomes involved with crooks. His coat resembles the one that a gang's fence wears, and he is continually finding stolen jewelry in his coat pockets. When the gang learns that he is planning to turn the loot over to Scotland Yard, they go gunning for him and wound him while he is on stage performing 'Falstaff.' And, although wounded, he continues with his performance, trouper that he is that believes the show must go on, while the police are apprehending the gunmen.

Calling Scotland Yard: Falstaff's Fur Coat

1954

Behind the camera

Satellite in the Sky poster
5.5

A bomb dooms the first space satellite, manned by a selfless crew, a stowaway reporter (Lois Maxwell) and a mad scientist (Donald Wolfit).

Satellite in the Sky

1956

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Film That Never Was

1957

No artwork available
5.0

Story of three art students who plan the disappearance of one of their number to make it look like suicide to gain recognition of their work.

The Man Who Stayed Alive

1954

The Depraved poster
4.5

Fed up with her wealthy but abusive husband, Tom (Basil Dignam), young English homemaker Laura Wilton (Anne Heywood) conspires with her lover, American Army captain Dave Dillon (Robert Arden), to have her boozy spouse meet an "accidental" demise. But a nosy copper (Denis Shaw) suspects foul play, and soon the lovers' crafty scheme deteriorates into fear, distrust and betrayal. Paul Dickson directs this vintage noir thriller.

The Depraved

1957

Tale of Three Women poster
10.0

A compilation of 3 stories, "The Wedding Gift", "The Thief of London" and "The Final Twist". Originally part of the Danziger Brothers series "Calling Scotland Yard"

Tale of Three Women

1954

Calling Scotland Yard: Falstaff's Fur Coat poster
NR

Because of his luxurious fur coat, a hammy actor becomes involved with crooks. His coat resembles the one that a gang's fence wears, and he is continually finding stolen jewelry in his coat pockets. When the gang learns that he is planning to turn the loot over to Scotland Yard, they go gunning for him and wound him while he is on stage performing 'Falstaff.' And, although wounded, he continues with his performance, trouper that he is that believes the show must go on, while the police are apprehending the gunmen.

Calling Scotland Yard: Falstaff's Fur Coat

1954

Calling Scotland Yard: Falstaff's Fur Coat poster
NR

Because of his luxurious fur coat, a hammy actor becomes involved with crooks. His coat resembles the one that a gang's fence wears, and he is continually finding stolen jewelry in his coat pockets. When the gang learns that he is planning to turn the loot over to Scotland Yard, they go gunning for him and wound him while he is on stage performing 'Falstaff.' And, although wounded, he continues with his performance, trouper that he is that believes the show must go on, while the police are apprehending the gunmen.

Calling Scotland Yard: Falstaff's Fur Coat

1954

The Undefeated poster
7.0

Looking at how soldiers injured and disabled during WWII would be helped to live as normal a life as possible in the post war years.

The Undefeated

1950

The Undefeated poster
7.0

Looking at how soldiers injured and disabled during WWII would be helped to live as normal a life as possible in the post war years.

The Undefeated

1950

Stone Into Steel poster
5.3

Describes the activities of the Appleby-Frodingham Steel Company in Scunthorpe, the largest unit in the United Steel group.

Stone Into Steel

1960

No artwork available
6.7

A world-weary sculptor meets a young ballerina and finds she has inspired a fresh outlook on life in him. He starts a life-sized sculpture of her but this enrages her jealous lover.

Star of My Night

1954

David poster
6.6

Told with authenticity and perception, David looks back on the life of a school caretaker in a Welsh mining town, from the marriage and birth of his son to the trauma of a pit accident. David was the first film produced by the BFI, in 1951, and the Welsh selection for the same year’s Festival of Britain screenings in London.

David

1951

David poster
6.6

Told with authenticity and perception, David looks back on the life of a school caretaker in a Welsh mining town, from the marriage and birth of his son to the trauma of a pit accident. David was the first film produced by the BFI, in 1951, and the Welsh selection for the same year’s Festival of Britain screenings in London.

David

1951

No artwork available
9.0

A Scotland Yard ballistics expert is called into identify a murderer through a scientific analysis of the bullet that killed a man.

The Mysterious Bullet

1955

Gilbert Harding Speaking of Murder poster
7.0

A compilation of 3 stories, (i)"The Missing Passenger" (ii) "Falstaff's Fur Coat" (iii) "Thirty Days To Die". Originally part of the Danziger Brothers' UK series "Calling Scotland Yard" and later shown in the US on NBC's "Adventure Theatre" in 1956, hosted by Paul Douglas.

Gilbert Harding Speaking of Murder

1953

No artwork available
NR

A celebration of inter-city trains, from British Transport Films.

Inter-city Magic

1977

No artwork available
5.0

A story of three young artists who believe artists only reach fame when they die and so come up with a strange plan.

Calling Scotland Yard: The Man Who Stayed Alive

1954