Charters and Caldicott
Cricket obsessed minor characters played by Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne. First appeared in The Lady Vanishes. Created by Sidney Gilliat and Frank Launder. In Crook’s Tour Full their fulll names are shown entered in a hotel register: Hawtrey Charters and Sinclair Caldicott.
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- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsMargaret LockwoodMichael RedgravePaul LukasWhile travelling in continental Europe, a rich young playgirl realizes that an elderly lady seems to have disappeared from the train.First appearance as Charters and Caldicott.
- DirectorCarol ReedStarsMargaret LockwoodRex HarrisonPaul HenreidAfter Germany invades Czechoslovakia, the German and the British intelligence services try to capture Czech scientist Dr. Axel Bomasch (James Harcourt), inventor of a new type of armor-plating.As Charters and Caldicott.
- DirectorJohn BaxterStarsBasil RadfordNaunton WayneGreta GyntCharters and Caldicott, touring in the Near East, are mistaken for German agents and handed in error a gramophone record which contains vital information for Britain's enemies.As Charters and Caldicott. Full names as shown entered in a hotel register: Hawtrey Charters and Sinclair Caldicott.
- DirectorThorold DickinsonStarsMervyn JohnsJohn ChandosNova PilbeamWartime propaganda piece giving the warning "Be like Dad, Keep Mum". A gossipy housewife is overheard talking about what her son is doing by a Nazi spy.As careless talkers on train.
- DirectorSidney GilliatFrank LaunderStarsPatricia RocEric PortmanGordon JacksonA young woman called into service at a factory during World War II falls in love with a member of the RAF.Last appearance as Charters and Caldicott.
- DirectorFrank LaunderStarsDeborah KerrTrevor HowardRaymond HuntleyA young Irish woman hates England so much she becomes a spy for Germany.Different actors played two similar but differently named characters due to Radford and Wayne opting out due to not being given larger roles in the film. They were subsequently contractually disallowed from portraying the characters.
- DirectorAlberto CavalcantiCharles CrichtonBasil DeardenStarsMervyn JohnsMichael RedgraveRoland CulverGuests invited to a weekend in the country share their supernatural stories, beginning with Walter Craig, who senses impending doom as his half-remembered recurring dream turns into reality.As Parratt and Potter.
- DirectorFrancis SearleStarsHugh WilliamsJoan GreenwoodBasil RadfordA young scientist freed by divorce from a nagging wife, isolates himself from women. His peace is broken by a lovely young girl to whom he is forced to give shelter. He marries her and finds that his dumb wife is not so dumb.As Prendergast and Fotheringham.
- DirectorKen AnnakinArthur CrabtreeHarold FrenchStarsBasil RadfordNaunton WayneIan FlemingFour of W. Somerset Maugham's short stories are brought to the screen with each introduced by the author. In "The Facts of Life", a young man with great potential on the tennis courts goes to Monte Carlo and ends up doing the exact opposite of what his father recommended. In "The Alien Corn", an aspiring pianist devotes himself to perfecting his artistic skills, but finds he lacks the talents to reach the heights he so desperately craves. In "The Kite", a young man who lives at home and loves kite flying goes against his overbearing mother's wishes and marries the girl he's been dating. He's soon back home, much to his mother's delight, but re-considers when his wife takes up a new hobby. In the final chapter "The Colonel's Lady", a middle-aged man is shocked to learn that his somewhat-dowdy wife has written a collection of racy poems and is now a best-selling author.As Garnet and Leslie.
- DirectorRoy RichAlfred RoomeStarsBasil RadfordNaunton WayneSusan ShawKicked out of Army Intelligence, a pair of upper class twits set up as private detectives. The result is refined English chaos.As Bright and Early.
- DirectorHenry CorneliusStarsStanley HollowayBetty WarrenBarbara MurrayResidents of a part of London declare independence after they discover an old treaty, which leads to the need for a "Passport to Pimlico".As Gregg and Straker.
- DirectorMichael BarryStarsSally Ann HowesGordon JacksonBasil RadfordAn attractive young girl has the power to stop all kinds of machinery.As The Mechanical Types (possibly Bright and Early).
- DirectorRalph ThomasStarsCarol MarshDavid TomlinsonMervyn JohnsA radio 'detective' gets involved with a wealthy socialite who can't seem to stop hiccuping due to the machinations of a ghostly cupid who works his magic to cause mayhem and laughter throughout the film.Unnamed characters (possibly Bright and Early).
- DirectorCarol ReedStarsOrson WellesJoseph CottenAlida ValliPulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime.Graham Greene’s original first draft of the screenplay included the characters Captain Carter and Captain Tombs who were very similar to Charters and Caldicott, but the characters were amalgamated into Crabbins, played by Wilfred Hyde-White.
- DirectorAnthony PageStarsElliott GouldCybill ShepherdAngela LansburyWhile travelling by rail in interwar Nazi Germany, a young socialite finds that a fellow female passenger has disappeared from the train, but nobody else remembers her having been on board.Remake. Charters and Caldicott played by Arthur Lowe and Ian Carmichael.
- StarsRobin BaileyMichael AldridgeTessa Peake-JonesTwo cricket-loving Englishman, now elderly, get involved in a bizarre plot which seems to involve espionage.BBC television series set in the modern day. Played by Robin Bailey and Michael Aldridge.
- DirectorDiarmuid LawrenceStarsCharles AitkenPaolo Antonio SimioniBeatrix BiroWhile traveling by train, a young socialite is befriended by a charming yet enigmatic older woman. However, when the woman disappears, the other passengers deny she ever existed.Characters did not appear in this BBC telemovie remake. They were somewhat replaced by the elderly female duo of Evelyn and Rose Floodporter, played by Stephanie Cole and Gemma Jones.