Cecil Parker

Cecil Parker

Cecil Parker (3 September 1897 – 20 April 1971) was an English character and comedy actor with a distinctive husky voice, who usually played supporting roles in his 91 films made between 1928 and 1969. Born Cecil Schwabe in Hastings, Sussex, he began his theatrical career in London in 1922 after serving in World War I. He made his first film appearance in 1928 and subsequently became a familiar face in British, and occasionally American films, until his death. He appeared less often on television, but many of his films have remained popular and are often shown. He acted in two adaptations of A. J. Cronin's novels, The Citadel (1938) and The Stars Look Down (1940), in addition to appearing in The Lady Vanishes (1938) and Under Capricorn (1949), both of the later films were directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Other roles were in 23 Paces to Baker Street (1956), Dangerous Moonlight (1941), Swiss Family Robinson (1960), and I Was Monty's Double (1958), as well as the comedies A French Mistress (1960), The Ladykillers (1955), The Man in the White Suit (1951), The Court Jester (1955), Indiscreet (1958) and I Believe in You (1952). Parker was also the original Charles Condomine in the West End production of Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit, a role subsequently played on Broadway by Clifton Webb and in the 1945 film by Rex Harrison. He often played a touchy senior officer or British upper-class character, and his last two films were true to form: The Magnificent Two (1967) with the British comedy double act Morecambe and Wise and Richard Attenborough's version of Oh! What A Lovely War (1969). He played an evil, scheming butler on one episode of The Avengers ("The £50,000 Breakfast"). Description above from the Wikipedia article  Cecil Parker , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title : Cecil Parker
  • Popularity : 5.339
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1897-09-02
  • Place of Birth : Hastings, Sussex, England, UK
  • Homepage :
  • Also Known As : Cecil Schwabe
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Cecil Parker Movies

  • 1938
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    The Lady Vanishes

    The Lady Vanishes

    7.4 1938 HD

    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...

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  • 1958
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    A Tale of Two Cities

    A Tale of Two Cities

    6.647 1958 HD

    British barrister Sydney Carton lives an insubstantial and unhappy life. He falls under the spell of Lucie Manette, but Lucie marries Charles Darnay....

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  • 1960
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    The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's

    The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's

    6.1 1960 HD

    The fourth form monsters' latest trick is their best ever – they have burned down St Trinian’s school! As the girls stand trial, the...

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  • 1955
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    The Ladykillers

    The Ladykillers

    7.26 1955 HD

    Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical...

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  • 1936
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    The Man Who Changed His Mind

    The Man Who Changed His Mind

    6.1 1936 HD

    Dr. Laurence, a once-respectable scientist, begins to research the origin of the mind and the soul. The science community rejects him, and he risks...

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  • 1958
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    Indiscreet

    Indiscreet

    6.555 1958 HD

    Anna Kalman is an accomplished actress who has given up hope of finding the man of her dreams. She is in the middle of taking off her face cream,...

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  • 1938
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    Housemaster

    Housemaster

    1 1938 HD

    Three girls arrive at a stuffy English public school and cause all sorts of problems with both the staff and pupils.

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  • 1945
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    Caesar and Cleopatra

    Caesar and Cleopatra

    6.1 1945 HD

    The aging Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen. Adapted by George Bernard Shaw from his own play.

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  • 1955
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    The Court Jester

    The Court Jester

    7.3 1955 HD

    A hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against a usurper who has overthrown the rightful king of England.

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  • 1964
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    Carry On Jack

    Carry On Jack

    5.9 1964 HD

    Tenth entry in the Carry On series. Able seaman Poop-Decker signs up for adventure on the high seas with the wicked Captain Fearless. Those swabbing...

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  • 1951
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    The Man in the White Suit

    The Man in the White Suit

    6.827 1951 HD

    The unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be dirty or worn out. Clearly he can make a fortune...

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  • 1935
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    Crime Unlimited

    Crime Unlimited

    5.8 1935 HD

    A young Scotland Yard police academy recruit tries to break up a gang of thieves.

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  • 1966
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    Circus of Fear

    Circus of Fear

    5.2 1966 HD

    A circus becomes the location for stolen loot and murder.

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  • 1954
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    For Better, for Worse

    For Better, for Worse

    5.6 1954 HD

    In postwar London a young graduate and his girlfriend decide to marry. Her well-to-do parents are not convinced, but they agree once he has got a...

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  • 1940
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    The Stars Look Down

    The Stars Look Down

    6.521 1940 HD

    Davey Fenwick leaves his mining village on a university scholarship intent on returning to better support the miners against the owners. But he falls...

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  • 1957
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    The Admirable Crichton

    The Admirable Crichton

    6.8 1957 HD

    Lord Loam has modern ideas about his household, he believes in treating his servants as his equals - at least sometimes. His butler, Crichton, still...

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  • 1960
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    Swiss Family Robinson

    Swiss Family Robinson

    6.859 1960 HD

    After being shipwrecked, the Robinson family is marooned on an island inhabited only by an impressive array of wildlife. In true pioneer spirit, they...

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  • 1956
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    23 Paces to Baker Street

    23 Paces to Baker Street

    6.7 1956 HD

    Philip Hannon, a blind playwright living in London, overhears part of a conversation , that leads him into a desperate race, to find a kidnapped...

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  • 1934
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    The Blue Squadron

    The Blue Squadron

    1 1934 HD

    Anglo Italian aviation drama. Now lost.

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  • 1941
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    Dangerous Moonlight

    Dangerous Moonlight

    6.4 1941 HD

    Stefan Radetzky, a Polish pilot and famous concert pianist, is hospitalised in England from injuries sustained while in combat, and having lost his...

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  • 1938
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    The Citadel

    The Citadel

    6.3 1938 HD

    Andrew Manson, a young, idealistic, newly qualified Scottish doctor arrives in Wales takes his first job in a mining town, and begins to wonder at...

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  • 1937
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    Storm in a Teacup

    Storm in a Teacup

    7.5 1937 HD

    A local politician in Scotland tries to break the reporter who wrote a negative story about him, and who is also in love with his daughter.

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  • 1955
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    The Constant Husband

    The Constant Husband

    6.9 1955 HD

    Charles Hathaway wakes up in West Wales with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. With the help of a Cardiff specialist he traces his...

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  • 1958
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    I Was Monty's Double

    I Was Monty's Double

    6.8 1958 HD

    The incredible but true story of how an impersonator was recruited to impersonate General Montgomery to mislead the Germans about his intentions...

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  • 1964
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    The Comedy Man

    The Comedy Man

    7.2 1964 HD

    A middle-aged stock actor goes to London to try the big time. After much frustration, he lands a job doing TV commercials, gaining wealth and...

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  • 1948
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    Quartet

    Quartet

    6 1948 HD

    Somerset Maugham introduces four of his tales in this anthology film: "The Facts of Life," "The Alien Corn," "The Kite," and "The Colonel's Lady."

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  • 1941
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    The Saint's Vacation

    The Saint's Vacation

    5.5 1941 HD

    While on vacation, the Saint discovers a much-sought-after music box.

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  • 1954
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    Father Brown

    Father Brown

    6.2 1954 HD

    Works of art are disappearing, stolen by a master thief, a master of disguise. Father Brown has two goals: to catch the thief and to save his soul.

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  • 1963
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    The Iron Maiden

    The Iron Maiden

    6.571 1963 HD

    The film follows Jack Hopkins, an aircraft designer with a passion for traction engines. His boss is eager to sell a new supersonic jet plane that...

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  • 1960
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    Under Ten Flags

    Under Ten Flags

    5.4 1960 HD

    "Under Ten Flags" is a WWII movie loosely based on the true story of the German navy commerce raider Atlantis, a converted Auxilliary Cruiser, and...

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  • 1939
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    Sons of the Sea

    Sons of the Sea

    6.8 1939 HD

    The head of Dartmouth Training College has been murdered, and his successor, Captain Hyde, suspects that he himself may have been the intended...

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  • 1960
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    A French Mistress

    A French Mistress

    5.7 1960 HD

    The boys of Melbury Primary School are plunged into turmoil when the new French Master turns out to be a Mistress! Madelin Leforge's (the French...

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  • 1961
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    On the Fiddle

    On the Fiddle

    6.4 1961 HD

    Tricked into joining the RAF by a wily judge, wide boy Horace Pope sets his sights on the main chance, teams with slow-witted, good-hearted gypsy...

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  • 1947
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    Hungry Hill

    Hungry Hill

    5.4 1947 HD

    Life becomes a tragedy for the wife of an Irish heir to a 19th-century family feud and fortune.

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  • 1949
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    Dear Mr. Prohack

    Dear Mr. Prohack

    6 1949 HD

    A modern-day retelling of Arnold Bennett's novel, in which a Treasury official with a reputation for fiscal prudence is left a great deal of money...

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  • 1946
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    The Magic Bow

    The Magic Bow

    5.3 1946 HD

    Biography of the famous Italian violinist Nicola Paganini which focuses as much on the musician's romances as it does on his craft. Phyllis Calvert...

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  • 1954
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    Isn't Life Wonderful!

    Isn't Life Wonderful!

    5.6 1954 HD

    Around the turn of the century, in England, alcoholic Uncle Willie is the bane of his family, of which his brother-in-law is the family spokesman. It...

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  • 1959
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    The Night We Dropped a Clanger

    The Night We Dropped a Clanger

    5.9 1959 HD

    The movie takes place during WWII. A dashing British RAF Officer is earmarked for a secret mission behind enemy lines in occupied France, but...

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  • 1966
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    A Man Could Get Killed

    A Man Could Get Killed

    3.8 1966 HD

    An American businessman visiting Lisbon gets mistaken for a British secret agent who stole some diamonds. As a result, he has everybody in Lisbon...

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  • 1952
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    I Believe in You

    I Believe in You

    6.1 1952 HD

    A drama about parole officers to follow the successful Ealing police story of "The Blue Lamp"(1950) . Various sub-plots follow the parole officers...

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  • 1952
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    His Excellency

    His Excellency

    6 1952 HD

    A trade union official becomes governor of a British island colony

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  • 1961
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    Petticoat Pirates

    Petticoat Pirates

    6.2 1961 HD

    Undistinguished British farce (in Technicolor and CinemaScope). Stoker Charlie (the diminutive Drake) helps 150 Wrens under Superintendent Maxine...

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  • 1947
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    Captain Boycott

    Captain Boycott

    6.5 1947 HD

    Based on real events, this historical drama is set in 19th-century Ireland, when poverty-stricken tenants dispossessed by greedy landowner Capt....

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  • 1963
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    Heavens Above!

    Heavens Above!

    6.2 1963 HD

    A naive but caring prison chaplain, who happens to have the same last name as an upper class cleric, is by mistake appointed as vicar to a small and...

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  • 1958
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    Happy Is the Bride

    Happy Is the Bride

    5.7 1958 HD

    In a quiet summer corner of Wiltshire that is forever England, David and Janet decide to tie the knot. Unfortunately this is the cue for everyone...

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  • 1962
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    The Brain

    The Brain

    5.5 1962 HD

    A millionaire businessman's brain is kept alive after a fatal accident, and communicates clues to a doctor on the trail of the killer

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  • 1967
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    The Magnificent Two

    The Magnificent Two

    3.1 1967 HD

    Two salesmen travel to a small South American Country to peddle their wares. However the country is in the middle of a major conflict between the...

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  • 1964
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    Guns at Batasi

    Guns at Batasi

    6.98 1964 HD

    An anachronistic martinet RSM on a remote Colonial African army caught in a local coup d'etat must use his experience to defend those in his care.

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  • 1962
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    The Amorous Prawn

    The Amorous Prawn

    6.333 1962 HD

    While her husband, the General is abroad, Lady Fitzadam decides to convert their army residence into a fishing resort for rich American tourists in...

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  • 1933
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    A Cuckoo in the Nest

    A Cuckoo in the Nest

    4.5 1933 HD

    A crowded inn means that a man and a woman must share the same room for a night. One problem is that they are both married - to other people. The...

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  • 1934
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    Dirty Work

    Dirty Work

    1 1934 HD

    Staff in a jewellery store hatch a plan to catch a thief.

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  • 1959
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    The Navy Lark

    The Navy Lark

    6.8 1959 HD

    An Inshore Minesweeping Unit has been forgotten by the Navy after World War II on the peaceful island of Boonsley and they have adapted to their...

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  • 1947
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    The Woman in the Hall

    The Woman in the Hall

    5.8 1947 HD

    Lorna Blake, (Ursula Jeans) is a widow with two daughters. She augments her slender income by using her children to extort money - visiting the...

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  • 1950
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    Tony Draws a Horse

    Tony Draws a Horse

    1 1950 HD

    The free-spirited wife of a proper British doctor leaves him after an arguement over the anatomically correct drawing of a horse on the wall drawn by...

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  • 1936
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    Jack of All Trades

    Jack of All Trades

    5.5 1936 HD

    In this he's on the dole, hungry and ready to do any job but quickly light-heartedly scams his way into society and a highly regarded position at a...

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  • 1935
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    Me and Marlborough

    Me and Marlborough

    4.5 1935 HD

    A woman disguises herself in men's clothes in order to follow her husband to the wars.

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  • 1934
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    Little Friend

    Little Friend

    3.5 1934 HD

    A girl becomes an unwilling witness in her parents' scandalous divorce case.

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  • 1949
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    The Chiltern Hundreds

    The Chiltern Hundreds

    5 1949 HD

    Young Viscount Tony Pym wangles National Service leave on the pretext of standing as a Tory candidate for a local seat held by his family for...

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  • 1935
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    Her Last Affaire

    Her Last Affaire

    1 1935 HD

    Desperate to prove his father innocent of treason, a secretary arranges a clandestine assignation with his employer's wife in order to get the proof...

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  • 1936
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    Dishonour Bright

    Dishonour Bright

    1 1936 HD

    A man is cited as the co-respondent in a divorce case, but is cheerfully unashamed when he appears in court.

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  • 1934
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    Lady in Danger

    Lady in Danger

    5.7 1934 HD

    Dexter becomes involved in a revolution and is asked to hide the Queen. This leads to misunderstanding with his firm and his fiancee.

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  • 1940
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    Under Your Hat

    Under Your Hat

    5.3 1940 HD

    In pre-Second World War England, a leading film star and his wife attempt to recover a secret carburetor stolen by enemy agents. Based on a popular...

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  • 1949
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    Under Capricorn

    Under Capricorn

    6.024 1949 HD

    A native Briton banished to Australia for murder, and his wife, Henrietta, the disturbed sister of the man he was convicted on killing, set out to...

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  • 1933
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    The Golden Cage

    The Golden Cage

    1 1933 HD

    'Girl marries rich man but still loves poor hotel clerk.' (British Film Catalogue)

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  • 1959
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    The Wreck of the Mary Deare

    The Wreck of the Mary Deare

    6.2 1959 HD

    A disgraced merchant marine officer elects to stay aboard his sinking cargo ship in order to prove the vessel was deliberately scuttled and, as a...

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  • 1935
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    Foreign Affaires

    Foreign Affaires

    1 1935 HD

    An ageing aristocrat schemes to secure his dwindling finances by any means – fair or foul!

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  • 1960
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    Follow That Horse!

    Follow That Horse!

    1 1960 HD

    A race horse swallows a microfilm and is pursued by the major superpowers spy agencies.

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  • 1941
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    Ships with Wings

    Ships with Wings

    4 1941 HD

    Before the war, a Fleet Air Arm pilot is dismissed for causing the death of a colleague. Working for a small Greek airline when the Germans invade...

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  • 1934
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    The Silver Spoon

    The Silver Spoon

    1 1934 HD

    “A homeless gentleman confesses to a Lord's murder to protect a woman they both love.” - BFI.

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  • 1934
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    The Office Wife

    The Office Wife

    1 1934 HD

    “The reconciliation of a divorced couple following the publisher husband's marriage to his secretary.” - BFI.

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  • 1969
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    Oh! What a Lovely War

    Oh! What a Lovely War

    6.6 1969 HD

    The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the three boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench...

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  • 1935
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    The Guv'nor

    The Guv'nor

    7.3 1935 HD

    The Guv'nor (released in the U.S. as Mr. Hobo) is a 1935 British comedy film starring George Arliss as a tramp who rides a series of...

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  • 1952
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    The Magic Box

    The Magic Box

    6.3 1952 HD

    Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young and handsome William Green he changed his name to...

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  • 1956
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    It's Great to be Young!

    It's Great to be Young!

    6.2 1956 HD

    IT’S GREAT TO A YOUNG stars John Mills as Dingle an easygoing high school teacher. When autocratic new headmaster Frome (Cecil Parker) begins...

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  • 1948
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    The Weaker Sex

    The Weaker Sex

    6 1948 HD

    A British housewife does her own battles against the enemy during World War II.

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  • 1937
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    Dark Journey

    Dark Journey

    6.4 1937 HD

    Madeline Goddard, is a British double agent who meets and falls in love with a German spy Baron Karl Von Marwitz during World War I. This tale of...

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  • 1957
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    True as a Turtle

    True as a Turtle

    7 1957 HD

    Tony Hudson offers his young wife Jane a cruise on a yacht as a honeymoon trip. Although Jane suffers from chronic seasickness, she accepts and one...

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  • 1965
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    A Study in Terror

    A Study in Terror

    6.3 1965 HD

    When Watson reads from the newspaper there have been two similar murders near Whitechapel in a few days, Sherlock Holmes' sharp deductive is...

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  • 1961
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    On the Fiddle

    On the Fiddle

    6.4 1961 HD

    Tricked into joining the RAF by a wily judge, wide boy Horace Pope sets his sights on the main chance, teams with slow-witted, good-hearted gypsy...

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  • 1948
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    The First Gentleman

    The First Gentleman

    6 1948 HD

    The story of a romance between the daughter of the Prince Regent and Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg.

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  • 1965
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    The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

    The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

    5.8 1965 HD

    A bawdy story of how a poor damsel surrenders her virtue again and again to get to the top of society.

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  • 1965
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    Lady L

    Lady L

    5.833 1965 HD

    Lady L is an elegant 80-year-old woman who recalls her amorous life story, including past loves and lusty, scandalous adventures she has lived...

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  • 1936
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    Men of Yesterday

    Men of Yesterday

    1 1936 HD

    A retired major and ex-enemies pledge peace at reunion.

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  • 2002
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    Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making

    Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making

    1 2002 HD

    A look behind the scenes at Walt Disney’s Swiss Family Robinson (1960)

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  • 1938
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    It Might Be You

    It Might Be You

    1 1938 HD

    This is a charity promotional film about Papworth Village TB sanatorium.

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  • 1961
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    The Avengers

    The Avengers

    7.7 1961 HD

    The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr. David Keel and his assistant John Steed. Hendry left...

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  • 1948
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    Studio One

    Studio One

    4.727 1948 HD

    An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One,...

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  • 1962
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    The Saint

    The Saint

    7.3 1962 HD

    Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those...

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  • 1955
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    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    7.7 1955 HD

    A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

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  • 1960
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    The Aquanauts

    The Aquanauts

    5.5 1960 HD

    The Aquanauts is an American adventure/drama series that aired on CBS in the 1960-1961 season. The series stars Keith Larsen, Jeremy Slate and Ron...

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  • 1964
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    Sherlock Holmes

    Sherlock Holmes

    6.4 1964 HD

    Sherlock Holmes is a series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations produced by British television company BBC between 1965 and 1968. This was the second...

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  • 1950
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    Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

    5.2 1950 HD

    Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live...

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  • 1960
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    Citizen James

    Citizen James

    7.6 1960 HD

    Citizen James is a BBC sitcom that ran for three series between 24 November 1960 and 23 November 1962. The show featured comedian and actor Sid James...

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  • 1948
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    Studio One

    Studio One

    4.727 1948 HD

    An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One,...

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