Direction: John Paddy Carstairs

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by John Paddy Carstairs. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


The Saint (TV Series)

1962 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Leslie Charteris · Leslie Norman · Roy Ward Baker · Jeremy Summers

Cast Roger Moore · Ivor Dean · Leslie Crawford · Justine Lord

Synopsis TV Series (1962-1969). 6 Seasons. 118 Episodes. Simon Templar is The Saint - adored by women, feared by his adversaries and a constant thorn in the side of police forces everywhere. A smooth-talking adventurer, the Saint goes in where angels...

6.3

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6.3

1K votes

Sleeping Car to Trieste

1948 · Movie · 95 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Paddy Carstairs

Cast Jean Kent · Albert Lieven · Derrick De Marney · Paul Dupuis

Synopsis Spies steal a diary from an embassy whose contents could ignite a war, then one of them steals it from the others and boards the Orient Express. He ends up involving a couple who were trying to have a clandestine...

6.2

56 votes

6.2

56 votes

The Saint in London

1939 · Movie · 77 min. · United States

Direction John Paddy Carstairs

Cast George Sanders · Sally Gray · David Burns · Gordon McLeod

Synopsis The Saint, newly back in London, is tipped by a friend in the Secret Service to a mystery involving one Bruno Lang, seemingly a Society card-sharp, but really involved in a plot to print and pass a million pounds worth...

5.4

28 votes

5.4

28 votes

Man of the Moment

1955 · Movie · 85 min. · United Kingdom

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Spare a Copper

1940 · Movie · 77 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Paddy Carstairs

Cast George Formby · Dorothy Hyson · George Merritt · John Warwick

Synopsis A brave wartime copper (policeman) becomes a hero when he thwarts a plot to destroy a battleship. But then the rest of the police get the idea that he is one of the enemy agents.

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A Weekend with Lulu

1961 · Movie · 89 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Paddy Carstairs

Cast Bob Monkhouse · Leslie Phillips · Alfred Marks · Shirley Eaton

Synopsis Fred, Tim and Deirdre plan a fun weekend break on the coast. What they didn't make allowances for was the company of Deirdre's mother who insists on coming along as her daughter's chaperone.

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The Chiltern Hundreds

1949 · Movie · 84 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Paddy Carstairs

Cast Cecil Parker · A.E. Matthews · David Tomlinson · Lana Morris

Synopsis Young Viscount Pym manages to to get an army leave on the pretense of running for the Conservatives in the next local election. His only aim in fact is to marry June, a rich American heiress, before she returns to...

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Up to His Neck

1954 · Movie · 90 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Paddy Carstairs

Cast Ronald Shiner · Brian Rix · Laya Raki · Harry Fowler

Synopsis A story of A.B. picked up by destroyer after being marooned for ten years on Pacific island inhabited by hula girls.

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The Square Peg

1959 · Movie · 89 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Paddy Carstairs

Cast Norman Wisdom · Honor Blackman · Edward Chapman · Campbell Singer

Synopsis Norman Pitkin is working for Mr Grimsdale and the council repairing roads outside an army camp during The Second World War. With Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale causing trouble for the army, the sergeant orders them to be called up and...

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Trouble in Store

1953 · Movie · 85 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Paddy Carstairs

Cast Norman Wisdom · Moira Lister · Megs Jenkins · Jerry Desmonde

Synopsis Norman is working in the stock room of a large London department store, but he has ambition, he wants to be a window dresser making up the public displays. Whilst trying to fulfill his ambition, he falls in love, with...

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Made in Heaven

1952 · Movie · 90 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Paddy Carstairs

Cast David Tomlinson · Petula Clark · Sonja Ziemann · A.E. Matthews

Synopsis The historic market town of Dunmow, England is famous for the Dunmow Flitch, a mock trial to find the married couple epitomizing fidelity by proving they have had thoughts of no other for a year and a day, with the...

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Dancing with Crime

1947 · Movie · 83 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Paddy Carstairs

Cast Richard Attenborough · Barry K. Barnes · Sheila Sim · Garry Marsh

Synopsis A London cab driver gets mixed up with a criminal gang and sets out to expose the group and its leader for what they are.

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The Devil's Agent

1962 · Movie · 77 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Paddy Carstairs

Cast Peter van Eyck · Marianne Koch · Macdonald Carey · Christopher Lee

Synopsis In East Germany, a double agent falls for a beautiful young escapee from Hungary.

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Night Ride

1937 · Movie · 70 min. · United Kingdom

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Jumping for Joy

1956 · Movie · 91 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Paddy Carstairs

Cast Frankie Howerd · Stanley Holloway · A.E. Matthews · Tony Wright

Synopsis Ex-dog track worker buys a greyhound and wins a classic race with him after a tussle with some crooks.

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