film editor
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who worked on over thirty productions between 1927 and 1956. For a number of years he worked for the
Rank Organisation
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in various capacities.
Selected filmography
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Poppies of Flanders
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Arthur John Maude (23 July 1880 – 9 January 1950) was an English actor, screenwriter, and film director.
Biography
Maude was born Arthur John Maud on 23 July 1 ...
'' (1927)
* ''
Tommy Atkins
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* '' Young Woodley'' (1930)
* '' Harmony Heaven'' (1930)
* '' Loose Ends'' (1930)
* ''
The Flame of Love
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Let's Love and Laugh
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* ''
Old Roses
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The Man Behind the Mask
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'' (1936)
* ''
The Early Bird
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The Man at the Gate
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'' (1941)
* ''
Hard Steel
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Mister Drake's Duck
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'' (1951)
* ''
Song of Paris
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Time Is My Enemy
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Plot
Small-time crook Radley returns after a long absence to discover his wife Barbara has remarried, believi ...