List of the best Edward Chapman movies: Juno and the Paycock(1930), A Stitch in Time(1963), The Early Bird(1965), The Proud Valley(1940), The October Man(1947), The Square Peg(1958), Wings and the Woman(1942), X the Unknown(1956), The Church Mouse(1934), Man on the Run(1949), Convoy(1940), It Always Rains on Sunday(1947) ... ...
Comedy, Drama
UK
1930
95 Minutes
Edward Chapman Sara Allgood Maire O'Neil Sidney Morgan John Longden Kathleen O'Regan John Laurie Donald Calthrop Dave Morris Fred Schwartz Dennis Wyndham
During the Irish Civil War in 1922, a family earns a big inheritance. They start leading a rich life, forgetting what the most important values are.
Comedy
UK
1963
94 Minutes
Mr. Grimsdale
Norman Wisdom Edward Chapman Jeanett Sterke
nurse shop owner engaging amusing positive hospital pranks practical jokes adventure unknown era
An accident in the butcher's shop leads Norman and Mr Grimsdale to the hospital where, after causing the normal amount of chaos, Norman finds Lindy, a little girl who hasn't spoken or ... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1965
98 Minutes
Mr. Grimsdale
british man milkman boss tycoon enemy engaging hilarious amusing charming witty heartwarming great britain england fight for justice business money comedy fun adventure discovery
Norman is the assistant helping to run a small, old fashioned dairy which is threatened by a larger, modern organisation. Norman does his best to save the dairy (and his horse) and the ... See full summary »
Drama
UK
1940
77 Minutes
Paul Robeson Edward Chapman Simon Lack Rachel Thomas Edward Rigby Clifford Evans Allan Jeayes George Merritt Edward Lexy Noel Howlett
african-american miner singer choir director charming endearing heartwarming patriotic wales mine working class class struggle mining race relations choir sacrifice underdog 1940s
In a Welsh coal mining valley, a young man with a beautiful singing voice is called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice when a pit disaster threatens.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1947
86 Minutes
Mr. Peachy
John Mills Joan Greenwood Edward Chapman Joyce Carey Kay Walsh Felix Aylmer Juliet Mills
scientist doctor girlfriend boss boarder landlady dark gritty uneasy england bus hospital boardinghouse park memory murder investigation mental illness romance mystery
When the murder of a young woman happens, her next-door neighbor is under suspicion due to his previous stay in a mental hospital.
Comedy
UK
1958
89 Minutes
Mr. Grimsdale
Norman Wisdom Honor Blackman Edward Chapman Campbell Singer Hattie Jacques Brian Worth Terence Alexander John Warwick Arnold Bell André Maranne Victor Beaumont
road worker colonel sergeant private british soldier resistance leader amusing witty madcap engaging lighthearted hilarious england military draft world war ii humor retribution hijinks escape rescue
A British road repairman gets into a feud with the Army, gets drafted and is mistakenly parachuted into Nazi occupied France where his physical resemblance to the local German commandant triggers a hilarious chain reaction.
Biography
UK
1942
96 Minutes
Mr. Johnson
Anna Neagle Robert Newton Edward Chapman Nora Swinburne Brefni O'Rorke Charles Carson Martita Hunt Anthony Shaw Eliot Makeham David Horne Miles Malleson
aviatrix aviator husband wife solicitor government official emotional gripping rousing thrilling england house airplane amy johnson marriage flying husband/wife relationship fame world war ii rise
The story of flyer Amy Johnson who won the hearts of the British public in the 1930s with her record-breaking solo flights around the world. Her marriage to fellow aviator Jim Mallison was ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
UK|USA
1956
80 Minutes
John Elliott
Dean Jagger Leslie Norman Leo McKern Edward Chapman Marianne Brauns William Lucas John Harvey Peter Hammond Michael Ripper Anthony Newley Ian McNaughton
A radioactive, mud-like creature terrorizes a Scottish village.
Romance
UK
1934
76 Minutes
Mr. "Pinky" Wormwood
Laura La Plante Ian Hunter Edward Chapman Jane Carr Clifford Heatherley John Batten Gibb McLaughlin Monty Banks
When banker Jonathan Steele fires a flirtatious secretary, efficient unemployed Betty Miller gets a tip to get the job. In becoming indispensable she also falls in love with him, even if he... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
1949
82 Minutes
Chief Inspector Mitchell
Derek Farr Joan Hopkins Edward Chapman Laurence Harvey Alfie Bass John Bailey John Stuart Edward Underdown
sergeant deserter war widow woman inspector innocent man engaging suspenseful uneasy england pawn shop london pub desertion awol postwar britain robbery murder false accusations underdog
An Army deserter moves from town to town looking for peace and quiet, only to become involved in more trouble.
War
1940
95 Minutes
Captain Eckersley
skipper boat captain american officer british general enemy american soldier suspenseful thrilling intense patriotic gory brooding ship sea battleship war zone cruiser world war ii convoy battle
The captain (Clive Brook) of a British cruiser pulls out of a cargo convoy to fight a Nazi battleship.
Crime, Drama
UK
1947
92 Minutes
George Sandigate
Googie Withers John McCallum Jack Warner Edward Chapman Jimmy Hanley John Carol John Slater Susan Shaw Sydney Tafler Alfie Bass Betty Ann Davies
criminal escaped convict woman neighbor police officer old flame dark melodramatic engaging london prison bomb shelter backyard crime hiding relationships family prison break friendship escape
An escaped convict tries to hide out at his former lover's house, but she has since married and is reluctant to help him.
Biography
UK
1936
86 Minutes
Fabrizius
Charles Laughton Elsa Lanchester Gertrude Lawrence Edward Chapman Roger Livesey Raymond Huntley John Clements Marius Goring Abraham Sofaer
housekeeper maid beggar rembrant van rijn charming engaging tender holland amsterdam art historical events scandal painting commercialism discovery pursuit love 17th century
The respected painter takes to drink and faces down scandal after his wife dies.
Comedy
UK
1952
89 Minutes
Herbert Duncalf
Alec Guinness Glynis Johns Valerie Hobson Petula Clark Edward Chapman Veronica Turleigh George Devine Joan Hickson Frank Pettingell Gibb McLaughlin
promoter mother countess dance instructor girl employer witty cheeky playful staffordshire, england school office dance hall car government building ambition class distinctions manipulation money schemes
In Edwardian Staffordshire, charming rogue Edward "Denry" Machin (Alec Guinness), the son of a washerwoman, believes he must give destiny a hand to rise in the world.
Drama
UK|USA
1950
110 Minutes
Mr. James
Jennifer Jones Emeric Pressburger David Farrar Cyril Cusack Sybil Thorndike Edward Chapman Esmond Knight Hugh Griffith George Cole Beatrice Varley Frances Clare
gypsy squire minister love interest husband wife brooding emotional heartwarming passionate spirited wild countryside woods england love desire magic loveless marriage curse
A beautiful, superstitious, animal-loving Gypsy is hotly desired by a fox-hunting squire even after she marries a clergyman.
Drama
1950
101 Minutes
Dr. Thompson
Ann Todd Norman Wooland Ivan Desny Leslie Banks Edward Chapman Barbara Everest Andre Morell
suspect lover father wealthy man lawyer judge melodramatic gripping family home courtroom scotland trial murder class distinctions scandal forbidden love mystery 1850s
Upper-class Madeleine Smith (Ann Todd) stands trial for killing her French lover (Ivan Desny) in Victorian Scotland.
Sci-Fi
UK
1936
95 Minutes
Pippa Passworthy, Raymond Passworthy
Raymond Massey Ralph Richardson Margueretta Scott Cedric Hardwicke Maurice Braddell Edward Chapman Ann Todd
businessman doctor war lord daughter pilot sculptor intricate campy creative outlandish city everytown nuclear weapons technology war dystopia fall rise transformation future
The story of a century: a decades-long second World War leaves plague and anarchy, then a rational state rebuilds civilization and attempts space travel.
War
UK
1941
89 Minutes
"Papa" Papadopoulos
John Clements Leslie Banks Jane Baxter Ann Todd Basil Sydney Edward Chapman Hugh Williams Frank Pettingell Michael Wilding Michael Rennie Frank Cellier
pilot naval officer nazi british soldier brash tense gripping aircraft carrier airplane mediterranean sea ocean liner island world war ii navy battle redemption airplane crash adventure transformation rise
Lt. Dick Stacey is dismissed from the Fleet Air Arm for poor discipline. He joins the Aircraft Carrier "HMS Ark Royal" (The Ship with Wings). When they go into battle in the Mediterranean ... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1960
94 Minutes
Gloatbridge
Ian Carmichael Terry-Thomas Alastair Sim Janette Scott Dennis Price Peter Jones Edward Chapman John Le Mesurier Irene Handl Kynaston Reeves Hattie Jacques
A young man finds a very special school. It teaches him how to take advantage of people. He begins to put the lessons into operation.
Comedy
UK
1957
86 Minutes
Mr. Stoneway
Norman Wisdom Margaret Rutherford Jill Dixon Leslie Phillips Delphi Lawrence Joan Sims Edward Chapman Peter Copley Vic Wise Marjorie Rhodes
assistant love interest bookie secretary partner jockey amusing madcap london jewelry shop racetrack café betting horse racing jewelry engagement money love rise 1950s
Norman Hackett (Norman Wisdom) works in a jewellers workshop and fantasises (in the nicest way) about meeting the window dresser across the road from his workshop. He wants to buy her a ... See full summary »
Drama
UK
1939
83 Minutes
Sammy Sanders
Michael Wilding Jill Furse Jimmy Hanley Edward Rigby Mary Clare Phyllis Stanley Edward Chapman Richard Ainley Gus McNaughton Michael Hogarth Richard Norris
A young boxer falls in with a crooked fight promoter.
Biography, Gay & Lesbian
1959
96 Minutes
Marquis of Queensberry
Robert Morley Ralph Richardson John Neville Phyllis Calvert Dennis Price Alexander Knox Edward Chapman Martin Benson Robert Harris Henry Oscar William Devlin
writer father wife lover lawyer lord engaging spirited fascinating london court oscar wilde libel trial homosexuality affair scandal rivalry forbidden love discovery
The Victorian wit (Robert Morley) sues the Marquess of Queensberry for libel, egged on by the marquess' son, Lord Alfred (John Neville).
Adventure
USA
1956
110 Minutes
Thomas Jones
Ava Gardner Stewart Granger Bill Travers Abraham Sofaer Francis Matthews Marne Maitland Peter Illing Edward Chapman Freda Jackson Lionel Jeffries Alan Tilvern
colonel communist general railroad worker woman melodramatic emotional india train train station love triangle revolution race relations indian independence movement love sacrifice rivalry 1940s
Anglo-Indian Victoria Jones seeks her true identity amid the chaos of the British withdrawal from India.
Mystery & Thriller
USA|Portugal
1956
90 Minutes
Edgar Selwyn
Ray Milland Maureen O'Hara Claude Rains Yvonne Furneaux Francis Lederer Percy Marmont Jay Novello Edward Chapman
femme fatale smuggler prisoner husband wife mysterious man tense witty thrilling melodramatic lisbon, portugal boat prison port smuggling murder plot inheritance iron curtain hidden agenda mission
High stakes battle of wits and morals between gentlemen crooks, set in beautiful Portugal. A smuggler is hired to kidnap the rich husband of an American woman who's just arrived in Lisbon, Portugal.
Drama
UK
1931
87 Minutes
Dawker
Edmund Gwenn Helen Haye Jill Esmond Phyllis Konstam John Longden Frank Lawton C.V. France Edward Chapman Ronald Frankau Herbert Ross Dora Gregory
An old traditional family and a modern family battle over land in a small English village and almost destroy each other.
Drama
1952
93 Minutes
Ackland
Phyllis Calvert Mandy Miller Jack Hawkins Terence Morgan Godfrey Tearle Marjorie Fielding Nancy Price Edward Chapman Patricia Plunkett Eleanor Summerfield Colin Gordon
deaf child mother father grandmother grandfather headmaster emotional sad intense profound london house manchester, england school deafness parent/child relationship family postwar britain parental pressure commitment
A British mother (Phyllis Calvert), father and headmaster (Jack Hawkins) decide the education of a deaf-mute girl (Mandy Miller).
Drama
UK
1940
66 Minutes
Len Griffin
Flora Robson Robert Newton Ann Todd Reginald Tate Geoffrey Toone Athole Stewart Mary Hinton Cyril Chamberlain Edward Chapman Belle Chrystall Catherine Lacey
A small, sedate British village is shocked when its residents begin receiving hate-filled diatribes, known as "poison pen letters".
Drama
UK
1958
95 Minutes
Manley
June Archer Christopher Hey Brian Hammond Flora Robson David Kossoff Barbara Mullen Catherine Lacey Susan Beaumont Lyndon Brook Edward Chapman John Rae
young girl gang member mother police officer boy engaging inspiring fascinating london abandoned church garden self-expression garden childhood family dysfunction coming of age unlikely friendship discovery escape quest
A young girl in a bombed out part of London wants to make something beautiful so she plants a garden in a ruined church with the help of her friend. All the adults in her life don't ... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1957
104 Minutes
Wilkins
Dirk Bogarde Muriel Pavlow Donald Sinden James Robertson Justice Shirley Eaton Derek Farr Michael Medwin Martin Benson John Chandos Edward Chapman George Coulouris
intern doctor widow teenager patient nurse playful cheeky england hospital village boardinghouse office medicine ambition career romance jealousy struggle quest
Dr. Simon Sparrow (Dirk Bogarde) graduates and sets out into the world. Hilarious internships with a miserly doctor and his young wife, a country doctor paid in kind not cash, and a quack ... See full summary »
Drama
UK
1938
112 Minutes
Robert Donat Rosalind Russell Rex Harrison Ralph Richardson Emlyn Williams Penelope Dudley Ward Francis L. Sullivan Mary Clare Cecil Parker Nora Swinburne Edward Chapman
doctor wife miner gutsy engaging inspiring moving wales london mining town hypocrisy tuberculosis medicine aspirations wretched excess underdog 1930s
Andrew Manson (Robert Donat), a young, enthusiastic doctor takes his first job in a Welsh mining town, and begins to wonder at the persistent cough many of the miners have. When his ... See full summary »