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Menace In The Night (1957)
Character: Rapson
A woman (Lisa Gastoni) witnesses the theft of soiled banknotes from a mail delivery truck, then is threatened by the perpetrators of the crime.
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The Apple Cart (1975)
Character: Foreign Secretary
Shaw's comedy of ideologies looks forty years to the future at the impossibility of government as the British cabinet and monarchy face a day of "crisis" for the country. King Magnus is happy to engage a prime minister seeking to transform the nation into a constitutional monarchy, but who truly rules in this democracy: the king, the government or the businessmen? And do any of them care about the people?
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The Comedy of Errors (1978)
Character: Aegeon
The Royal Shakespeare Company act (and sing and dance!) Shakespeare's play about two sets of identical twins, separated at birth and brought together by circumstance.
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End of Story (1969)
Character: Gerald
Play about a television playwright's attempts to make a mark when an opportunity is given to him to fill a slot left by a recently deceased rival. The poor state of the playwright's marriage also motivates him to prove his worth.
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Warm Feet, Warm Heart (1970)
Character: Marquis Brown
Albert has to chose between his wife Ursula and Molly, the cook in his factory. One empties his wallet regularly, the other other feeds him heartily.
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A Choice of Coward: Blithe Spirit (1964)
Character: Charles Condomine
Adapted from a play by Noel Coward, Charles and his second wife Ruth, are haunted by the ghost of his first wife, Elvira. Medium Madame Arcati tries to help things out by contacting the ghost.
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Strangler's Web (1965)
Character: Jackson Delacorte
What appears to be a cut-and-dried case of murder of an aging one time showgirl on Hampstead Heath by her lover is complicated by several factors, including a far more respectable paramour, and her insistence that a great inheritance was due her that nobody can verify.
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Uncensored (1942)
Character: Father De Gruyte
During the Nazi occupation of Belgium during World War II, a Belgian resistance group revives the newspaper "La Libre Belgique" to expose and counter Nazi propaganda efforts to deceive the people. They are so effective that the Nazis offer a reward for the capture of the paper's staff, although they don't know their identities. One of them is a well-known entertainer, and when his jealous partner hears of the reward, he turns him in. The paper's publishers escape capture, but their staff doesn't. The paper's founders must find not only a way to keep from getting captured by the Nazis but keep their newspaper going and get their staff released.
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The Three Sisters (1981)
Character: Chebutikin
Olga, Masha, and Irina Prozoroff lead lonely and purposeless lives following the death of their father who has commanded the local army post. Olga attempts to find satisfaction in teaching but secretly longs for a home and family. Masha, unhappy with her marriage to a timid schoolmaster, falls hopelessly in love with a married colonel. Irina works in the local telegraph office but longs for gaiety. Their sense of futility is increased by their brother's marriage to Natasha, a coarse peasant girl. She gradually encroaches on the family home until even the private refuge of the sisters is destroyed. They dream of starting a new life in Moscow but are saddled with the practicalities of their quiet existence. Despite their past failures, they resolve to seek some purpose and hope when the army post is withdrawn from the town.
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Due mogli sono troppe (1951)
Character: David Fry
After World War 2, a newly married couple travel to Italy on their honeymoon and visit the town where the husband fought. The town, however, holds some secrets.
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Not Wanted on Voyage (1957)
Character: Guy Harding
The scheming Albert Higgins and his dim witted mate Cecil Hollebone, set out on a ocean voyage under the exasperated chief steward. Along for the trip are the wealthy Mrs. Brough and her secretary Pat. Soon Mrs. Broughs’ jewels are stolen…
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The Wife of General Ling (1937)
Character: John Fenton
In this espionage drama, a Secret Service agent must discover who has been smuggling British arms into China. The prime suspect is a prosperous Chinese merchant-philanthropist and the agent thinks the merchant is working with the notorious Chinese guerilla warlord General Ling.
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King's Rhapsody (1957)
Character: Nikki
1957 BBC Television production of Ivor Novello’s musical featuring Vanessa Lee, reprising the role of Princess Cristiane which she took in the 1949 stage premiere at the Palace Theatre, London.
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Once Upon a Dream (1949)
Character: Jackson
An officer's wife has a romantic dream about her husband's man (servant) and comes to believe it is true. Meanwhile the husband has asked his servant to help him, after the war, to suggest ways to ignite the romance he and his wife had before the war, as well as find a way to make money in a post-war economy.
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Return of a Stranger (1937)
Character: James Martin
James Martin and Carol Wall have plans to elope, but a fight with her father's solicitor ends in murder committed by an unknown third-party, and Martin is hunted for the crime, knowing the solicitor was alive when he left him. Carol refuses to speak to him, and he escapes on a ship to South Africa. There, he is the victim of an accident that disfigures his face, and he returns to England to clear his name, believing he won't be recognized. Other than by everybody who knew him, it turns out.
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A Performance of Macbeth (1979)
Character: Duncan
Macbeth is a 1978 videotaped version of Trevor Nunn's Royal Shakespeare Company production of the play by William Shakespeare. Produced by Thames Television, it features Ian McKellen as Macbeth and Judi Dench as Lady Macbeth. The TV version was directed by Philip Casson. The original stage production was performed at The Other Place, the RSC's small studio theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. It had been performed in the round before small audiences, with a bare stage and simple costuming. The recording preserves this style: the actors perform on a circular set and with a mostly black background changes of setting are indicated only by lighting changes.
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The Rake's Progress (1945)
Character: Sandy Duncan
Vivian Kenway, a young Englishman from an aristocratic background, flunks out of Oxford, and decides to use his considerable charm to achieve his goal of, apparently, making dissipation his career. His derelictions include seduction, betrayals of sweethearts, family and friends, and Marriage for money. All this with no signs of remorse or redemption, since his life as a completely unprincipled rake is quite enjoyable...for him, at least. Then, World War II breaks out and he is given a chance to die a heroic death for flag and country. Maybe.
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The Day Will Dawn (1942)
Character: Police Inspector Gunter (as Griffiths Jones)
Sports journalist Colin Metcalfe is picked for the job of foreign correspondent in Norway when Hitler invades Poland. On the way to Langedal his boat is attacked by a German U-Boat, however when he tells the navy about it they do not believe him and, to make matters worse, he is removed from his job. When German forces invade Norway, Metcalfe returns determined to uncover what is going on and stop the Germans in their tracks.
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Escape Me Never (1935)
Character: Caryl Sanger
Romantic quadrangle involving two brothers, one a burgeoning ballet composer; a willful heiress; and a waif.
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Scarlet Web (1954)
Character: Jake Winter
An insurance investigator is framed for murder after a pretty woman hires him to recover a letter from a man who wants to blackmail her.
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The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954)
Character: Group Capt. Todd
During autumn of 1944, an RAF Hudson carrying a VIP passenger in possession of highly secret information is shot down and ditches in the North Sea. Fighting the elements and trying to keep up morale, the occupants of the aircraft's dinghy talk about their lives awaiting the rescue they hope will come. The film's title reflects the motto of the RAF's Air Sea Rescue Service, one of whose high speed launches battles against its own mechanical problems, enemy action, time and the weather to locate and rescue the downed crew and the vital secret papers they carry.
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Kill Her Gently (1957)
Character: Jeff Martin
A motorist picks up to escaped convicts. Instead of turning them over to the police he hires them to kill his wife.
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Good-Time Girl (1948)
Character: Danny Martin
Sent to a home for "problem" girls, incipient juvenile delinquent Gwen receives a crash course in petty crime. Back on the outside, she falls in with the usual bad crowd, and suffers spectacularly as a result.
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This Was Paris (1942)
Character: Capt. Bill Hamilton
British agents operate in Paris during the Second World War.
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The Four Just Men (1939)
Character: James Brodie
The Four Men of the title are British WWI veterans who decide to work secretly against enemies of the country. They aren't above a bit of murder or sabotage to serve their ends, but they consider themselves to be true patriots.
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Miranda (1948)
Character: Dr. Paul Martin
A young married physician discovers a mermaid, and gives into her request to be taken to see London. Comedy and romantic entanglements ensue.
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The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)
Character: Grigory Orlov
The woman who will become Catherine the Great marries into the Russian royal family when she weds Grand Duke Peter, the nephew of Empress Elizabeth. Although the couple has moments of contentment, Peter's cruel and erratic behavior causes a rift between him and Catherine. Mere months after Peter succeeds his aunt as the ruler of Russia, a revolt is brewing, and Catherine is poised to ascend to the throne as the country's new empress.
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Hidden Homicide (1959)
Character: Michael Cornforth
A novelist wakes up with a gun in his hand and a corpse in the house he woke up in. He doesn't remember how he got there or even if he committed the killing.
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The Wicked Lady (1945)
Character: Sir Ralph Skelton
A married woman finds new thrills as a masked robber on the highways.
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A Yank at Oxford (1938)
Character: Paul Beaumont
A brash young American aristocrat attending Oxford University gets a chance to prove himself and win the heart of his antagonist's sister.
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Money Talks (1932)
Character: Jimmy Dale
This exuberant comedy about Jewish domestic life tells the story of an old man who is to inherit a legacy if he can prove he is in need, and who thus begins to gamble spectacularly with his savings.
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Account Rendered (1957)
Character: Robert Ainsworth
Police find that everyone had a motive for the murder of a wealthy woman.
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Atlantic Ferry (1941)
Character: David MacIver
The MacIver brothers (Michael Redgrave, Griffith Jones) build the first ship to cross the Atlantic by steam power alone.
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The Mill on the Floss (1937)
Character: Stephen Guest
Romeo and Juliet in 1930s England. The owner of the mill and the local lord are in conflict over water rights. The lord wins threatening the mill owner with financial ruin.
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First a Girl (1935)
Character: Robert
An aspiring singer quits her menial job and is talked into performing as a female impersonator by her friend. Her drag act makes her famous, which causes problems for her when a very determined young man falls in love with her. A remake of the 1933 German film Viktor und Viktoria.
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The Truth About Women (1957)
Character: Sir Jeremy
A man recalls his relationships with the women he loved as he tries to help another man try to understand them as well.
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