Directing · b. 1911 · Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England Basil Dearden Biography Basil Dearden (born Basil Clive Dear; 1 January 1911 – 23 March 1971) was an English film director. Directed The Last Appointment! 1977 Mission: Monte Carlo 1974 The Persuaders! 1973 The Man Who Haunted Himself 1970 The Assassination Bureau 1969 Only When I Larf 1968 Khartoum 1966 Masquerade 1965 Woman of Straw 1964 The Mind Benders 1963 A Place to Go 1963 All Night Long 1962 Life for Ruth 1962 Victim 1961 The Secret Partner 1961 The League of Gentlemen 1960 Man in the Moon 1960 Sapphire 1959 Violent Playground 1958 The Smallest Show on Earth 1957 Who Done It? 1956 The Green Man 1956 The Ship That Died of Shame 1955 Out of the Clouds 1955 The Rainbow Jacket 1954 The Square Ring 1953 The Gentle Gunman 1952 I Believe in You 1952 Pool of London 1951 The Blue Lamp 1950 Cage of Gold 1950 Train of Events 1949 Saraband for Dead Lovers 1948 Frieda 1947 The Captive Heart 1946 Dead of Night 1945 The Halfway House 1944 They Came to a City 1944 My Learned Friend 1943 The Bells Go Down 1943 Did You Ever See a Dream Talking 1943 The Black Sheep of Whitehall 1942 The Goose Steps Out 1942 Acting The Ealing Comedies Self 1970 Other Credits Desert Mice Producer 1959 Rockets Galore Producer 1958 Davy Producer 1958 Turned Out Nice Again Associate Producer 1941 The Ghost of St. Michael's Associate Producer 1941 Spare a Copper Writer 1940 Young Veteran Production Assistant 1940 Let George Do It! Screenplay 1940 Now You're Talking Script 1940 Penny Paradise Assistant Director 1938 This Man Is News Writer 1938 Agent-readable