Marcel Varnel

Marcel Varnel

1894-10-16
52 (1947-07-13)
Paris France

French film director who worked extensively in Great Britain. Died as a result of injuries sustained in a car crash near Rake, West Sussex, England.

Paris France

French film director who worked extensively in Great Britain. Died as a result of injuries sustained in a car crash near Rake, West Sussex, England.

Most Known for...

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Oh, Mr. Porter! 1937 (7.017)

Comedy in which a bungling railway worker is given the job of stationmaster at a rundown station in rural Ireland, where his sidekicks are a toothless old gaffer and a portly young loudmouth. Hilarious adventures ensue, including a locomotive chase after gunrunners make off with a train.
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Ask a Policeman 1939 (7.4)

The mirthful adventures of Police-Sergeant Samuel Dudfoot and his two constables, Albert Brown and Jeremias Harbottle, who stage a fabricated crime-wave to save their jobs---and then find themselves involved in the real thing.
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Chandu the Magician 1932 (6.261)

When delusional madman Roxor kidnaps a scientist in hopes of using his death ray to achieve world dominance, he is opposed by Chandu, a powerful hypnotist and yogi.