Directing
Charles Saunders
Born — Died
1904-04-08 — 1997-04-20
Place of birth
London, England, UK
Known for
Directing
Credits
40 titles
Charles Saunders was born on April 8, 1904 in Paddington, London, England, UK. He was a director and editor, known for No Exit (1930), Detective Lloyd (1932) and Tawny Pipit (1944). He died on April 20, 1997 in Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
Known for
6.5A young woman is framed for the murder of a wealthy man who met his death at the hands of his heirs.
Meet Mr. Callaghan
1954
7.5The angel of the title is Jane Baxter, the wife of country physician Patrick Barr. Everybody in the small British village where she lives thinks the world of Baxter; thus, when she is murdered, the authorities are out for blood. Dr. Barr seems above suspicion, at least until he begins behaving eccentrically. As time passes, most everyone learns that Baxter wasn't quite as angelic as she seemed-and that quite a few people might have wanted her dead.
Death of an Angel
1952
7.0In this crime drama, a mugger accidently kills a man during a robbery and finds himself blackmailed into cracking a nightclub safe. The mugger escapes by double crossing the blackmailer by stealing the money and his girlfriend to boot. Unfortunately the police are in hot pursuit.
Jungle Street
1960
6.2The wife of a night club owner frames an American writer for his murder.
The End of the Line
1957
7.0A gang of thieves led by American Eddy (Reed de Rouen) kill a security guard during a botched safe robbery and flee with his daughter (Leigh Madison) as a hostage. They hide out in a dangerously unstable old warehouse for a couple of days awaiting their getaway ship to sail, but Johnny (Kenneth Cope) falls for the girl - provoking a serious falling-out and a violent conclusion to the disastrous heist.
Naked Fury
1959
7.2A British comedy about a struggling artist and his wife living on a houseboat. To raise money she pawns him! His new family takes a liking to him particularly the daughter! The wife tries to redeem her husband but finds she has lost the pawn ticket. In a short matter of time, the whole incident becomes a national sensation.
Love in Pawn
1953
Behind the camera
6.5A young woman is framed for the murder of a wealthy man who met his death at the hands of his heirs.
Meet Mr. Callaghan
1954
7.5The angel of the title is Jane Baxter, the wife of country physician Patrick Barr. Everybody in the small British village where she lives thinks the world of Baxter; thus, when she is murdered, the authorities are out for blood. Dr. Barr seems above suspicion, at least until he begins behaving eccentrically. As time passes, most everyone learns that Baxter wasn't quite as angelic as she seemed-and that quite a few people might have wanted her dead.
Death of an Angel
1952
7.0In this crime drama, a mugger accidently kills a man during a robbery and finds himself blackmailed into cracking a nightclub safe. The mugger escapes by double crossing the blackmailer by stealing the money and his girlfriend to boot. Unfortunately the police are in hot pursuit.
Jungle Street
1960
6.2The wife of a night club owner frames an American writer for his murder.
The End of the Line
1957
7.0A gang of thieves led by American Eddy (Reed de Rouen) kill a security guard during a botched safe robbery and flee with his daughter (Leigh Madison) as a hostage. They hide out in a dangerously unstable old warehouse for a couple of days awaiting their getaway ship to sail, but Johnny (Kenneth Cope) falls for the girl - provoking a serious falling-out and a violent conclusion to the disastrous heist.
Naked Fury
1959
7.2A British comedy about a struggling artist and his wife living on a houseboat. To raise money she pawns him! His new family takes a liking to him particularly the daughter! The wife tries to redeem her husband but finds she has lost the pawn ticket. In a short matter of time, the whole incident becomes a national sensation.
Love in Pawn
1953
4.5An American art student in England falls in love with a beautiful Englishwoman. It turns out that she's a nudist, and in spite of his misgivings, he decides to join her at her nudist camp.
Nudist Paradise
1959
5.2A lawyer's plan to break up his daughter's budding romance backfires when the boyfriend's father becomes involved.
One Wild Oat
1951
4.2Learning that he has a brain tumor, wealthy businessman Karl Brussard seeks medical help, finding a scientist experimenting with transplanting monkey heads on different monkey bodies. Brussard steals the head of Nostradamus from the prophet's crypt.
The Man Without a Body
1957
5.9A car salesman and suspected safecracker Miles saves his fiancee Sue from those who would kidnap her.
Date with Disaster
1958
5.0During New Year's Eve, a young model spends the day searching for her grandmother, who has suspiciously gone missing.
Find the Lady
1956
7.7A man and a woman are poisoned. The woman dies, but the man survives. The finger of blame begins to point at the man. A policeman and a newspaper journalist pursue the truth.
A Time to Kill
1955
7.5Newspaper reporters compete with London police to solve a murder.
Behind the Headlines
1956
8.0Young Anthony Pendrell plays the precocious son of Scotland Yard inspector Norman Shelley. Pendrell's efforts to emulate his father usually results in nothing but irritation for his elders. But when a boarding house becomes the headquarters for a criminal gang, it is Pendrell who cracks the case.
Blind Man's Bluff
1952
8.0A radio commentator is sent to a village to broadcast a bell-ringing team. Meanwhile a property speculator tries to buy a plot of land for less than it is worth.
Trouble in the Air
1948
5.8A girl tracks down the gang who had her detective brother killed.
Danger by My Side
1962
4.6A mad scientist captures women and feeds them to a flesh-eating tree, which in turn gives him a serum that helps bring the dead back to life.
Womaneater
1958
5.3Two con-men just released from prison get straight back to their old tricks.
Strictly Confidential
1959
7.0A meek, lowly employee at a London brokerage firm sees his life change when he's suspected of being a notorious womanizer.
There's Always a Thursday
1957
Compilation of 3 episodes of the TV series "Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Presents ...". "The Surgeon", "Take A Number" and "The Scream".
Three's Company
1953
6.5Jimmy Bancroft, a fighter pilot, who is recovering from injuries sustained during the Battle of Britain, and Hazel Court, a nurse, come across a pair of rare birds nestling in a field. After a run in with the army, and a couple of thieves, they, with the cooperation of the village people and the Ornithology Society, help the eggs to hatch. A wonderful look at life in a small village, during World War II.
Tawny Pipit
1944
6.5Jimmy Bancroft, a fighter pilot, who is recovering from injuries sustained during the Battle of Britain, and Hazel Court, a nurse, come across a pair of rare birds nestling in a field. After a run in with the army, and a couple of thieves, they, with the cooperation of the village people and the Ornithology Society, help the eggs to hatch. A wonderful look at life in a small village, during World War II.
Tawny Pipit
1944
5.4Before getting nabbed by the cops, a jewel thief hides a small fortune in stolen goods aboard an empty barge. But when he later returns to claim his loot, he runs into heaps of trouble with the boat's beautiful tenants and a pair of nosy old ladies. Directed by Charles Saunders, this amusing comedy finds the cunning criminal up against far stronger and more resilient adversaries than he ever anticipated. [Netflix]
The Hornet's Nest
1955
9.0Director Charles Saunders' low-key domestic comedy, adapted from A.P. Dearsley's play, centers on a middle-aged London couple who react in different ways as their four children grow up, fall in love and make career choices.
Fly Away Peter
1948
4.9Caught in a loveless marriage, Dr. John Winnington (Ronald Howard) can't stop himself from falling for his wife's (Mary Laura Wood) younger sister, Christine (Olga Edwardes). But when he suddenly becomes the prime suspect in his wife's tragic murder, John relies on his friend Eric (John Bentley) to clear his name. This classic murder mystery encourages viewers to evaluate all of the clues and guess the killer's identity.
Black Orchid
1953
5.8A journalist is framed for the murder of a rival and has to prove his innocence, whatever the cost.
The Narrowing Circle
1956
What initially looked like a young woman's suicide, turns into a murder investigation and Supt. Blake has two suspects - the victim's husband and his own daughter.
The Golden Link
1954
5.7An insurance investigator is framed for murder after a pretty woman hires him to recover a letter from a man who wants to blackmail her.
Scarlet Web
1954
6.0A gang of criminals plan to use a marriage agency that they won during a card game, to arrange a lucrative marriage for one of their number.
Operation Cupid
1960
Fletcher Gilchrist offers £100 to anyone who will break into a house. Journalist Mike Harvey accepts the bet but he and another man are caught when the latter murders the owner of the house. Harvey escapes custody, determined to seek revenge on Gilchrist.
Chelsea Story
1951
5.5A young locksmith becomes involved in crime.
The Gentle Trap
1960
8.0There's pandemonium in a country house when various relatives come to stay.
Come Back Peter
1952
8.0There's pandemonium in a country house when various relatives come to stay.
Come Back Peter
1952
6.4The manager of a halfway house for female ex-cons takes action when a blackmailer threatens to expose her secret.
Dangerous Afternoon
1961
10.0Ace reporter Jeff Holly is assigned to investigate the murder of a politician whose body was found stashed in a trunk. Holly's enthusiasm soon wanes when his editor insists that he take his daughter Amanda North with him to investigate. Fortunately, the girl has a real knack for investigative reporting and they make a good team. They even fall in love. They discover that the killer was the politician's rival.
Murder Reported
1957
5.7A motorist picks up to escaped convicts. Instead of turning them over to the police he hires them to kill his wife.
Kill Her Gently
1957
A young woman marries and moves into her husband's family mansion. She soon discovers that neither the house, nor her husband, is exactly what it seems to be.
Dark Interval
1950
6.0Paul Banner, a "noozeman" of the Daily Comet in England, is an American working in England. He happens on a murder that leads him on a complicated trail.
One Jump Ahead
1955
A romantic comedy directed by Charles Saunders. A publisher's daughter mistakes a poor author for a rich novelist.
No Exit
1930
A romantic comedy directed by Charles Saunders. A publisher's daughter mistakes a poor author for a rich novelist.
No Exit
1930
