15-537: The Crooked Road is a 1965 British film directed and co-written by Don Chaffey . It stars Stewart Granger , Robert Ryan and Janet Munro . It is based on the 1957 novel The Big Story by Morris West . An American journalist plans to expose as a crook the dictator of a small Balkan state, but finds himself framed for murder. The film was shot in and around the city of Split and on the Adriatic coast of Yugoslavia (now Croatia) over two months. The New York Times said
30-1122: A Suitcase , Journey to the Unknown , The Avengers , The Pathfinders , and The Protectors . Chaffey did The Viking Queen (1967) for Hammer, A Twist of Sand (1968), Creatures the World Forgot (1971) for Hammer, Clinic Exclusive (1973), Charley-One-Eye (1973), and Persecution (1974). Chaffey went to Australia where he directed Ben Hall (1975), Ride a Wild Pony (1975), The Fourth Wish (1976), and Shimmering Light (1978). He worked in America too making CHiPs , Pete's Dragon (1977) for Disney, The Magic of Lassie (1978), Lassie: A New Beginning (1978), The Gift of Love (1978), C.H.O.M.P.S. (1979), and Casino (1980). He eventually focused almost exclusively on episodic TV: Vega$ , Charlie's Angels , Strike Force , Fantasy Island , Gavilan , The Renegade , Lottery! , Hotel , Matt Houston , Finder of Lost Loves , International Airport (1985,
45-404: A criminal gang is systematically stealing dozens of cycles in the same area. The police come to check the numerous bikes used by the club. When Swanky's bike is stolen from outside a shop he gives chase and ends up being kidnapped. The club members try to track him down. Some of the missing bikes are spotted at Joe's and Joe starts throwing bikes in the canal to hide the evidence. The police help
60-547: A pilot), Spenser: For Hire , Hollywood Beat , Airwolf , Hunter , Outlaws , MacGyver , Stingray and Mission: Impossible . Don Chaffey was married to Edna Chaffey for 40 years until she died in 1981 of cancer. Together they had one daughter, Nicolette Chaffey. He then married American actress Paula Kelly in 1985. Chaffey died of a heart attack in 1990 in a house he owned in New Zealand. Skid Kids (film) Skid Kids (also known as Bobby Rings
75-539: The 1980s until his death, all of his work was in American made-for-TV movies , and in such TV series as Fantasy Island , Stingray , MacGyver , Vega$ , T. J. Hooker , Matt Houston , and Charlie's Angels . Chaffey began his career in the art department of Gainsborough Pictures where he worked as a draftsman on Madonna of the Seven Moons (1945), The Rake's Progress (1945), and Caravan (1946). He
90-649: The Bell ) is a 1953 black and white British film directed by Don Chaffey and starring Barry MacGregor and Anthony Lang . It was produced by the Children's Film Foundation . The film centres on the Clarke family: Mr Clarke is a taxi driver and “Swanky” Clarke is his teenage son. A group of young urban teenagers creates a cycle racing club called the Burton Bullets. They create a "speedway track" on local waste ground. Meanwhile
105-831: The Chair (1960), Lies My Father Told Me (1960), and Nearly a Nasty Accident (1961). He directed Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog (1961), then A Matter of WHO (1961), a version of The Prince and the Pauper (1962) for Disney, and The Webster Boy (1962). He had a big hit with Jason and the Argonauts (1963) with Ray Harryhausen . Then it was back to Disney for The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963). Chaffey directed They All Died Laughing (1964), The Crooked Road (1965), and One Million Years B.C. (1966) for Hammer. He returned to television to do episodes of Danger Man , The Baron , The Prisoner , Man in
120-541: The Grange (1952), Murder at Scotland Yard (1952), and Black 13 (1953). Chaffey resumed his directing career with the family film Skid Kids (1953). He made the short Watch Out (1953), then did Strange Stories (1953), Bouncer Breaks Up (1953, a short), The Mask (1952), and A Good Pull Up (1953). Chaffey directed Time Is My Enemy (1954). After the short Dead on Time (1955) he made The Secret Tent (1956), The Flesh Is Weak (1957) and The Girl in
135-584: The Picture (1957). He directed episodes of TV series like Theatre Royal , The Adventures of the Big Man , Chevron Hall of Stars , The Errol Flynn Theatre , Assignment Foreign Legion , The Adventures of Robin Hood , Dial 999 , and The New Adventures of Charlie Chan . He interspersed these with features like A Question of Adultery (1958), The Man Upstairs (1958), Danger Within (1959), Dentist in
150-468: The authentic back-street flavour. The film shows signs of having been made in a hurry, and this, perhaps, was its salvation: the wilderness of south-east London offers not only a wonderfully varied and interesting background, but also, given a trick of light, a touch of mist or a cloud of dust from a skidding wheel on a bomb site, a beauty which the film has caught without the glamourisation usual in feature film photography of back-street locales. One feels that
165-478: The club and the bike thieves are caught. The film was made in south-east London around the Ralph Street and Dickens Square area. The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "There is a freshness and vitality about this little film which compensate for its faults, which are obvious enough. The narrative is confused in places, the children's acting lacks spontaneity and is not helped by the dialogue, which fails to catch
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#1732876042632180-403: The film "bounces along nicely". This article about a 1960s thriller film is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Don Chaffey Donald Chaffey (5 August 1917 – 13 November 1990) was a British film director , writer, producer , and art director . Chaffey's film career began as an art director in 1947, and his directorial debut was in 1953. He remained active in
195-771: The industry until his death in 1990 from heart failure . His film Charley One-Eye (1973) was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival . He is chiefly remembered for his fantasy films , which include Jason and the Argonauts (1963), The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963), One Million Years B.C. (1966), The Viking Queen (1967), Creatures the World Forgot (1971), Pete's Dragon (1977), and C.H.O.M.P.S. (1979), his final feature film . Concurrent with his theatrically released films, Chaffey directed episodes of numerous British television series , including multiple installments of Danger Man , The Prisoner , and The Avengers . From
210-427: The makers of the film liked the place, just as they obviously enjoyed the cycle racing, the chases and the crowds of children round the track. The adults, with the exception of the fat and cheerful little Italian artist, are conventional and wooden. A. E. Matthews makes a fleeting guest appearance in the opening scene as an excitable fare in a taxi driven by the father of one of the team." This article related to
225-525: Was art director of The Adventures of Dusty Bates (1947) and The Little Ballerina (1948). He directed the documentary shorts Thames Tideway (1948) and Cape Cargoes (1948). Chaffey directed the short features The Mysterious Poacher (1950) and The Case of the Missing Scene (1950). He returned to the art department for King of the Underworld (1950), The Stolen Plans (1952), Murder at
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