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Night Without Pity (1961)
Character: Diana Martin
A woman and her injured son are detained by one crook, whilst the other takes the safe keys to rob a factory. They fall out, and the boy is rescued while they fight.
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Rupert of Hentzau (1957)
Character: Queen Flavia
A sequel to "The Prisoner Of Zenda" in which the villainous Rupert returns to Ruritania intent on exposing the replacement of the king by a double.
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You Know What Sailors Are (1954)
Character: N/A
The best of British humor is on display in this satirical cold war romp! Donald Sinden plays Lieutenant Green, a radar expert in the Royal Navy. One night, whilst under the influence of alcohol, he welds an old pram to the deck of a foreign destroyer for a joke. The next morning, British Intelligence is desperate to know what the enemy’s new weapon is. To cover his tracks, Green calls it the ‘998’. When he is posted to the destroyer to explain about radar techniques, Green soon realizes that his prank has gone too far.
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On the Run (1963)
Character: Helen Carr
An ex-con escapes from jail to clear himself about a robbery charge
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Links of Justice (1958)
Character: Clare Mills
Edgar is unhappily married to rich Clare. He plots with his mistress Stella to kill Clare, as she refuses to divorce him and gives him little money. However, it is Edgar who is found murdered, and Clare has to stand trial to prove her innocence.
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The Night Won't Talk (1952)
Character: N/A
When a beautiful young artist's model is strangled in her bed, Scotland Yard find themselves with three suspects -- her sinister ex-husband (Elwyn Brook-Jones), a sexually disturbed artist (Ballard Berkeley) and her violent new boyfriend (John Bailey), who is prone to unexplained blackouts.To catch the killer, the police must set a dangerous trap with the aid of a famous sculptress (Hy Hazell).
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Night of the Big Heat (1967)
Character: Frankie Callum
While mainland Britain shivers in deepest winter, the northern island of Fara bakes in the nineties, and the boys at the Met station have no more idea what is going on than the regulars at the Swan. Only a stand-offish visting scientist realizes space aliens are to blame.
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Battle of Britain (1969)
Character: Skipper's Wife
In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing an attempted Nazi invasion.
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The Browning Version (1951)
Character: Betty Carstairs
Andrew Crocker-Harris has been forced from his position as the classics master at an English public school due to poor health. As he winds up his final term, he discovers not only that his wife, Millie, has been unfaithful to him with one of his fellow schoolmasters, but that the school's students and faculty have long disdained him. However, an unexpected act of kindness causes Crocker-Harris to re-evaluate his life's work.
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The Blue Peter (1955)
Character: Gwyneth Thomas
A Merchant Navy hero of the Korean War returns to England after three years of captivity in Communist hands, his mind confused by brain-washing and indoctrination at the hands of his captors, and accepts a post as an instructor at the Outward Bound Sea School.
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Meet Mr. Malcolm (1954)
Character: Louie Knowles
Celebrated crime writer Colin Knowles finds himself at the centre of a baffling real-life mystery when his estranged wife Louie asks for his help. Her new boss has gone missing at his grand country home -- and when his body is found, the hunt is on for a devious and twisted murderer. Sinister letters from London refer to a 'double crime'. Who will be the killer's next victim?
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Three Steps In The Dark (1953)
Character: Dorothy
A rich but disliked elderly man invites his relatives to a family reunion at his home. Once the gathering is complete, he announces enigmatically that he intends to change his will before he dies. Before he can do this, he is murdered. His niece (Gynt), a detective story writer, has to put her theories into practice by solving a real-life murder mystery.
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It's Never Too Late (1956)
Character: Annie Hammond
To Laura Hammond's large family, she is simply the mother who makes all their lives run more smoothly. But although they don’t know it, she is a very successful novelist and when her screenplay comes to the attention of a Hollywood producer, Laura is suddenly plunged into the big time.
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Street Corner (1953)
Character: WDC Joyce
A pseudo-documentary focusing on the daily work and routine of women police officers built around three different storylines.
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The Devil Rides Out (1968)
Character: Marie Eaton
The powers of good are pitted against the forces of evil as the Duc de Richelieu wrestles with the charming but deadly Satanist, Mocata, for the soul of his friend. Mocata has the knowledge and the power to summon the forces of darkness and, as the Duc de Richelieu and his friends remain within the protected pentacle, they are subjected to ever-increasing horror until thundering hooves herald the arrival of the Angel of Death.
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The World Ten Times Over (1963)
Character: Elizabeth
Early 1960s realist drama following a day in the lives of two London flatmates. Sylvia Syms and June Ritchie star as Billa and Ginnie, two singletons sharing a London flat who both work as night club hostesses in the same Soho club. Tensions arise when Ginnie becomes romantically entangled with rich married businessman Bob Shelbourne (Edward Judd), causing Billa to become jealous of their relationship.
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Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood (1987)
Character: Marie Eaton (archive footage)
A retrospective of the films of Britain's Hammer Studios, renowned for making stylish horror films in the 1950s, '60s and '70s. Included are clips from Hammer productions and interviews with actors, actresses, directors and producers who worked on these films.
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The Stud (1978)
Character: Anne Khaled
Fontaine Khaled is the London wife of wealthy Arab businessman Benjamin, whose money she blows on partying and on her nightclub, "The Hobo". She hires handsome Tony to manage her club, but it's understood that his job security is dependent on his satisfying her nymphomaniacal demands. He soon loses interest, and turns his attention to her stepdaughter Alexandra, who uses him to get back at Fontaine for cheating on her father.
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