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The Government Inspector (1958)
Character: Health Commissioner
Gogol's comedy of errors, satirizing human greed, stupidity, and the extensive political corruption of Imperial Russia.
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Tale of Three Women (1954)
Character: Groote (segment "Final Twist")
A compilation of 3 stories, "The Wedding Gift", "The Thief of London" and "The Final Twist". Originally part of the Danziger Brothers series "Calling Scotland Yard"
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Kate Plus Ten (1938)
Character: Mulberry
Kate is secretary to Lord Flamborough. But she is also leader of a criminal gang. Can Mike Pemberton catch her red-handed?
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The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Character: Signor Doppo
On a train headed for England a group of travelers is delayed by an avalanche. Holed up in a hotel in a fictional European country, young Iris befriends elderly Miss Froy. When the train resumes, Iris suffers a bout of unconsciousness and wakes to find the old woman has disappeared. The other passengers ominously deny Miss Froy ever existed, so Iris begins to investigate with another traveler and, as the pair sleuth, romantic sparks fly.
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The Duke Wore Jeans (1958)
Character: Factory Manager
A Cockney lad pretends to be a Lord in order to woo a South American princess.
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The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
Character: Andrés
A melancholy poet reflects on three women he loved and lost in the past: a mechanical performing doll, a Venetian courtesan, and the consumptive daughter of a celebrated composer.
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John Wesley (1954)
Character: Beau Nash
Rescued from a burning house as a child, John Wesley believes the experience marked him for a higher purpose, a 'brand from the burning'. The film follows Wesley's years at Oxford and as a clergyman, his disagreements with the church over the social position of the clergy, his mission to America, the founding of Methodism, and his bringing of the Gospel into the lives of ordinary people.
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Martin Luther (1953)
Character: Pope Leo X
A biopic of Martin Luther, covering his life between 1505 and 1530, and the birth of the Protestant Reformation movement.
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The Gamma People (1956)
Character: Koerner
An American reporter smells a story when he is stranded in an Iron Curtain country where the local dictator is using gamma rays to transform children into mutated henchmen.
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This Man Is News (1938)
Character: 'Harelip' Murphy
A newspaper reporter keeps beating the police to clues in a current murder case. This makes the police think he may be involved in the crime.
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Where's That Fire (1939)
Character: Chief Crook
Capt Viking and his incompetent fire crew accidentally foil a plot to steal the crown jewels.
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The Silver Fleet (1943)
Character: Chief of Police
The Silver Fleet was inspired by a true story from World War II. Holland now under German occupation, a Shipyard owner and Chief engineer Jaap van Leyden is summoned to build ships for the German war effort. The commission would allow Leyden to build sophisticated submarines whilst safeguarding jobs for the local Dutch workforce. A newly built U-boat, named U107 goes out on her first sea trial and is hijacked by a Dutch crew and they re-route the vessel to England. As such it provided an opportunity to refuel patriotism in the face of a seemingly interminable war and almost unbearable civilian hardship.
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Spaceways (1953)
Character: Professor Koepler
A rocket engineer, responsible for sending a satellite into space, is accused of committing the most extraordinary crime.
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The Flesh and the Fiends (1960)
Character: Dr. Elliot
Edinburgh surgeon Dr. Robert Knox requires cadavers for his research into the functioning of the human body; local ne'er-do-wells Burke and Hare find ways to provide him with fresh specimens...
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The Key Man (1957)
Character: Smithers
The host of a radio crime show finds himself mixed up with real gangsters after he re-creates a notorious murder on the air. He uses his knowledge of criminology to foil the gang's wicked scheme.
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Mother Riley Meets the Vampire (1952)
Character: Anton Daschomb
The legendary Bela Lugosi as "the Vampire" teams up with Britain's much-loved "Mother Riley" in this hilarious comedy adventure. The Vampire plans to control the world with the help of his robot, which accidentally gets shipped to Mother Riley. Through radar control, he contacts the robot and orders it to come to him, bringing along Mother Riley! But his life is turned upside down when he holds this most meddling of mothers captive.
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A Tale of Five Cities (1951)
Character: Italian Official
An Englishman has been working in the US so long he now speaks with an American accent. He is drafted into the British Army during WWII but is injured and loses his memory. Because he talks like an American, the doctors repatriate him to the States where he is housed with a New York family. After the war they all travel throughout Europe, searching for the women he still remembers in the hope of restoring his lost memory
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Jack the Ripper (1959)
Character: Music Hall Manager / O'Reilly
A serial killer is murdering women in the Whitechapel district of London. An American policeman is brought in to help Scotland Yard solve the case.
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The Truth About Women (1957)
Character: Man Running Slave Auction
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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