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Riding High (1939)
Character: George Davenport
Popular comedian Claude Dampier is seen at his best here, as he disrupts the sedate peace of Victorian England in his attempt to help a village blacksmith win both a bicycle race and the girl. Can the blacksmith's new bicycle design triumph over his rival's trusty penny farthing?
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After the Show (1959)
Character: Dr. Worksop
Young Victor Liebig returns from the theatre with his eccentric Aunt, when he receives a call summoning them to the flat of his Uncle's suicidal mistress.She's a young, bohemian type and Victor is smitten. She leads him on and he takes her out, but after meeting her friends, realises she's not for him.
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The Mysterious Bullet (1955)
Character: John Patterson
A Scotland Yard ballistics expert is called into identify a murderer through a scientific analysis of the bullet that killed a man.
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Never Look Back (1952)
Character: Inspector Raynor
Anne Maitland, a female lawyer, receives an unexpected late-night visit from ex-boyfriend Guy Ransome. She agrees to let him sleep on the sofa but he must leave the next morning. When he returns home he finds that his girlfriend has been murdered. His former lover agrees to defend him without telling the court that he spent the night with her. Complications ensue.
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Bang! You're Dead (1954)
Character: Sergeant Gurney
Two small boys are playing in a wood. The younger boy has a revolver and, not understanding that the gun differs from his toy pistol, plays 'highwayman' on the road and holds up a cyclist; the gun goes off, killing the cyclist. Both boys are unaware of the tragic consequences of their game. The body and the gun are found by Bob Carter, who had recently quarreled with the victim in the presence of their workmates, and both men had uttered threats. The evidence is strong, and Bob is arrested for murder...
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Danny Boy (1941)
Character: Carter
A remake of Oswald Mitchell's own 1934 production, a story of Jayne Kaye (Ann Todd), a successful singer in America who returns to Britain during the Blitz to find her ex-husband and son who have fallen on hard times.
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The Silence of Dean Maitland (1934)
Character: Dr. Henry Everard
Dean Maitland (John Longden), a young man in orders and engaged to a woman, is involved in a tragedy, to reveal the details of which would ruin his career. The Dean denies responsibility for both the pregnancy of his lover Alma Lee (Charlotte Francis), and the death of her father, whom it turns out was enraged at the Dean's behaviour, attacked him and was killed in a fall. His friend, Dr. Everard (John Warwick), is found guilty of the death on false evidence, and Maitland allows him to suffer 20 years imprisonment. When the doctor is released from prison, bitter and seeking revenge, the Dean must confront his silence and his guilt, and the climax is the Dean's confession from the pulpit of his sins...
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Demonstrator (1971)
Character: Frank Jamieson
The story of a university student who leads a protest against an Asian security conference in Canberra which has been organised by his father the Australian Defence Minister. His life and his demonstration become disrupted.
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On Our Selection (1932)
Character: Jim Carey
The movie opens with the title card "bushland symphony", followed by sounds and vision of the Australian bush. The subsequent action involves a series of various subplots centered on a "selection" in South West Queensland owned by Dad Rudd.
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Spare a Copper (1940)
Character: Shaw
George is an inept reserve policeman working in wartime Liverpool, who is chosen by a gang of Nazi saboteurs as the stooge for their planned destruction of the British battleship HMS Hercules. Framed by the villains and forced to go on the run, George sets out to clear his name with the aid of new girlfriend, Jane.
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My Wife's Family (1941)
Character: Jack Gay
A farce concerning the attempts of a naval officer to avoid a visit from his wife's overbearing mother-in-law, and cope with a former girlfriend at the same time.
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All At Sea (1940)
Character: Brown
Sandy Powell plays a messenger who joins the Navy by accident and has a series of misadventures.
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The Squatter's Daughter (1933)
Character: Clive Sherrington
A story of rival sheep stations and of the strong-willed squatter’s daughter who wants to unite them.
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Passenger to London (1937)
Character: Frank Drayton
A government agent is returning from France with secret blueprints that were stolen from his government. On the train ride home, thieves break into his compartment and murder him.
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Catch as Catch Can (1937)
Character: Eddie 'Babyface' Fallon
Undercover agent Robert Leyland entraps crooks trying to sneak expensive goods past customs on transatlantic crossings. After Leyland falls for reluctant smuggler Barbara Standish, he convinces her to return with him to France with her cache of diamonds. But she is unaware of a network of thieves onboard their ship, competing against each other to make off with her jewels.
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The Fourth Square (1961)
Character: Police Sgt
The Police investigate the theft of emerald jewellery which had led to murder.
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Murder at Site 3 (1958)
Character: Cmdr. Chambers
Sexton Blake tracks down a gang who have stolen secrets from a rocket site.
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Bad Boy (1938)
Character: Nick Bryan
Nick plans to go to Canada after being released from prison, but his old gang will not share out the loot from their last job.
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The Missing Million (1942)
Character: Bennett
Rex Walton, millionaire man-about-town, mysteriously disappears on the eve of his wedding after an attempt at blackmail by infamous criminal The Panda. His plucky sister Joan aids the police in their investigations, but Rex’s disappearance sets in motion a chain of violent and incomprehensible events when blackmail turns to murder...
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Woman to Woman (1947)
Character: Dr. Gavron
A Canadian officer, David Anson, who falls for French dancer Nicolette Bonnett during wartime, has a child with her, and returns heartbroken after her death from a weak heart, only for his wife to adopt the son, linking their lives across continents and tragedy, exploring themes of love, duty, and lost time.
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Lucky Jade (1937)
Character: John Marsden
Betsy, a housemaid and aspiring actress, throws a party in her employer's house while he's away. Guests include agents and producers; but her employer's priceless jade collection also becomes the target of unscrupulous thieves.
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Old Bill and Son (1941)
Character: Recruiting Officer
Old Bill has grumbled his way through the trenches of the First World War. Now it is the Second and, envious of his son, Young Bill, he decides to enlist. He finally enters the Pioneer Corps, which is based near his son. When Young Bill goes missing during a raid, Old Bill shows that there's still life in the old dog yet!
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That Lady from Peking (1975)
Character: Inspector
Max Foster (Carl Betz), an American newspaper reporter, is in Hong Kong to assist a defecting Russian diplomat. In return for arranging an escape, the diplomat must turn over to Foster a diary revealing the true events taking place in China. While making his escape, the defector is killed ant the diary vanishes. The reporter sets off on a search for it, from Hong Kong to Australia. The chase ends in an action-filled climax, with the journalist finally meeting up with "That Lady from Peking" (Nancy Kwan) - the diplomat's daughter.
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The Mind of Mr. Reeder (1939)
Character: Ted Bracher
Mr. Reeder, a somewhat eccentric old gentleman employed by the Director of Public Prosecutions, gets it into his head to break up a counterfeiting ring.
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Law and Disorder (1958)
Character: Police Superintendent
When Percy Brand, a habitual confidence trickster, keeps being sent down, he goes to great lengths to ensure that his son Colin, does not find out about his criminal past. But when Colin becomes an assistant to the Judge, who is about to try Percy for his latest escapade, Percy and his gang have to come up with a plan, to stop them meeting in court.
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While I Live (1947)
Character: George Grant
In 1922, young pianist and composer Olwen Trevelyan, troubled and sleepless over her inability to finish the final notes of her composition, falls to her death from the cliffs of Cornwall. 25 years on, Olwen has gained posthumous fame as a result of her tragic death and her haunting uncompleted composition 'The Dream of Olwen'. Her reclusive sister Julia (Sonia Dresdel), who has never come to terms with Olwen's death, becomes convinced that Olwen has returned when she meets an amnesiac woman who looks like her.
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The Long Arm (1956)
Character: Detective Inspector at Shipping Office
Scotland Yard detectives attempt to solve a spate of safe robberies across England beginning with clues found at the latest burglary in London. The film is notable for using a police procedural style made popular by Ealing in their 1950 film The Blue Lamp. It is known in the US as The Third Key.
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The Day Will Dawn (1942)
Character: Milligan, Reporter in Fleet Street Pub
When Hitler invades Poland, sports journalist Colin Metcalfe (Hugh Williams) is unexpectedly reassigned as a foreign correspondent in Norway. En route, his ship is attacked by a German U-boat, but his warning to the Royal Navy is dismissed and he loses his post. With the German invasion of Norway soon after, Metcalfe returns, determined to uncover enemy operations and strike back against the occupiers. (Note: The film was released in the United States under the alternate title The Avengers (1942).)
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The Ticket of Leave Man (1937)
Character: Robert Brierly
A man is accused of a series of murders that were actually committed by a crazed killer called "The Tiger." He must prove his innocence and catch the murderer.
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This Man Is News (1938)
Character: Johnnie Clayton
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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Dead Men Are Dangerous (1939)
Character: Goddard
Unsuccessful writer Aylmer Franklyn takes the chance to change identities after he discovers a corpse. However, he soon finds himself accused of the murder of a maid at a near-by boarding house.
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John Halifax (1938)
Character: John Halifax
Adapted from the novel by Elizabeth Craik it tells the story of John Halifax who, despite humble beginnings, becomes a highly respected local businessman. As partner in a mill he weathers the turbulent economic times of the early 1800s.
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Trouble in Store (1953)
Character: Robson (uncredited)
Norman is working in the stock room of a large London department store, but he has ambition (doesn't he always !!), he wants to be a window dresser making up the public displays. Whilst trying to fulfill his ambition, he falls in love (doesn't he always !!), with one of the shopgirls. Together they discover a plot to rob the store and, somehow, manage to foil the robbers.
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21 Days (1940)
Character: (uncredited)
After Larry Darrent accidentally kills his lover's blackmailing husband, someone else is arrested for the crime. When he is found guilty, Larry and Wanda have just three weeks together before he must give himself up— or let an innocent man go to the gallows.
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Dancing with Crime (1947)
Character: Det. Insp. Carter
When his best friend is murdered inside a London dancehall, a cab driver and his girlfriend involve themselves in the investigation and discover a major criminal operation hiding behind the club's friendly facade.
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Dangerous Voyage (1954)
Character: Carter
A yacht in the English Channel is helped to port - when the police arrive there are no crew, no papers and no clues. What is the mystery of the ghost ship?
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Street Corner (1953)
Character: Insp. Gray
A pseudo-documentary focusing on the daily work and routine of women police officers built around three different storylines.
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The Franchise Affair (1951)
Character: Carley
An English country lawyer weighs the case of a schoolgirl who claims she was kidnapped by two women.
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Just My Luck (1957)
Character: 1st Ambulance Man (uncredited)
Norman works in a jewellers workshop and fantasises (in the nicest way) about meeting the window dresser across the road from his workshop. He wants to buy her a diamond pendant but calculates it will take him over 100 years to save up for it. He is talked into betting a pound on a six horse accumulator at the Goodwood races with a slightly shady bookmaker. When he has won on the first five races, the bookie owes him over 16,000 pounds and everyone begins to worry. Everyone's future depends on a single race ... what can be done ?
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This England (1941)
Character: Norman (uncredited)
Set in Claverly Village, it follows the fortunes of the Rookebys (Clements) and the ne'r-do-well Appleyards (Williams) from the time of the Normans, 1588, 1804, 1914, and 1940. Made to support morale during the war, its message is basically that you can't suppress the British; they've been there since the beginning; they'll be there to the end.
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The Gentle Gunman (1952)
Character: Prisoner's Escort on Ship (uncredited)
The relationship between brothers Terry and Matt, both active in the IRA, comes under strain when Terry begins to question the use of violence.
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The Face at the Window (1939)
Character: Lucien Cortier
In 1880, the criminal called The Wolf is responsible for a murderous rampage in France. When the Brisson Bank is robbed in Paris and the employee Michelle is murdered, the wealthy Chevalier Lucio del Gardo is the only chance to save the bank. Chevalier proposes to the owner M. de Brisson to deposit a large amount of gold, but in return he would like to marry his daughter Cecile. However, Cecile is in love with the efficient clerk Lucien Cortier that belongs to the lower classes and refuses the engagement. In order to get rid off the rival, Chevalier uses evidences to incriminate Lucien, manipulating the incompetent Parisian chief of police.
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In the Wake of the Bounty (1933)
Character: Midshipman Young
The film explores the story of the Bounty and is based on the 1932 novel Mutiny on the Bounty by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall.
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The Desperate Man (1959)
Character: Inspector Cobley
Two reporters are held hostage in old castle, by thief, looking for jewels, that he had buried, after robbing a local house.
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The Square Peg (1958)
Character: Colonel Layton
Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale are council workmen mending the road outside an Army base when they come into conflict with the military. Shortly afterwards, they get drafted and fall into the clutches of the Sergeant they have just bested. They are sent to France to repair roads in front of the Allied advance but get captured. Pitkin takes advantage of a useful similarity to impersonate General Schreiber and manages to return a hero
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Contraband Spain (1955)
Character: Bryant, director del polideportivo
An FBI agent goes to the French-Spanish border to round up some smugglers and counterfeiters after his brother is murdered.
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Pool of London (1951)
Character: Inspector Jim Moss (uncredited)
Jewel thieves, murder, and a manhunt swirl around a sailor off a cargo ship in post-war London.
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High Treason (1951)
Character: Inspector Hewitt (uncredited)
Men from Scotland Yard and military intelligence build a dossier on a sabotage ring.
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Escape Route (1952)
Character: Security Chief Brice (uncredited)
When nuclear scientists are kidnapped and smuggled behind the Iron Curtain, an FBI man and a British agent are assigned to catch the kidnappers.
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Circumstantial Evidence (1952)
Character: Pete Hanken
Long after being deserted by her husband, Linda Harrison will soon be free to marry her lover, Michael Carteret. But when her husband suddenly reappears, he attempts to blackmail the couple with a threat of ruining Michael's career. When her husband is murdered, Michael appears to be the only obvious suspect - but will the circumstantial evidence be enough to sentence him to death?
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