Hatter's Castle 1942 N/R, 90 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Lance Comfort Cast: Deborah Kerr, James Mason, Robert Newton, Emlyn Williams, Beatrice Varley, Henry Oscar, Ian Fleming, George Merritt, Brefni O'Rorke, Laurence Hanray
Based on A.J. Cronin's novel, this is the story of a poor man who tries to expand his horizons and gain social acceptance in the rigid British class system.
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I See a Dark Stranger 1946 N/R, 111 min. Genre: Adventure aka: The Adventuress
Director: Frank Launder Cast: Deborah Kerr, Trevor Howard, Raymond Huntley, Michael Howard, Liam Redmond, Brefni O'Rorke, James Harcourt, William G. O'Gorman, George Woodbridge, Harry Webster
Set late in World War II, this is the story of Bridie Quiltie (Deborah Kerr), a young Irish woman who grew up to despise the British. She meets Miller (Raymond Huntley), a Nazi spy who claims to be an IRA member, and he enlists her aid in his spy activities. Meanwhile, English intelligence agent David Bayne (Trevor Howard), who has fallen in love with Bridie, is hot on the trail of Miller. Adventures follow in this well-acted film.
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Secret Mission 1942 N/R, 82 min. Genre: Action
Director: Harold French Cast: Hugh Williams, Carla Lehmann, James Mason, Roland Culver, Michael Wilding, Stewart Granger, Herbert Lom, Betty Warren, Brefni O'Rorke, Karel Stepanek
Three British intelligence officers manage to sneak behind enemy lines to obtain Nazi defense secrets.
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They Were Sisters 1945 N/R, 110 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Arthur Crabtree Cast: Phyllis Calvert, Dulcie Gray, Anne Crawford, James Mason, Pamela Kellino, Hugh Sinclair, Ann Stephens, David Horne, Brefni O'Rorke, Thorley Walters
Three sisters together experience joy and sorrow through their respective marriages and children in this British melodrama.
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The Upturned Glass 1947 N/R, 86 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Lawrence Huntington Cast: James Mason, Rosamund John, Pamela Mason, Ann Stephens, Morland Graham, Brefni O'Rorke, Henry Oscar, Jane Hylton, Maurice Denham, Beatrice Varley, Peter Cotes, Sheila Huntington, Susan Shaw, Cyril Chamberlain, Howard Douglas
Doctor Michael Joyce (James Mason) is a neurosurgeon whose lover Emma (Rosamund John) has been killed. He avenges her murder through a diabolical plot against the killer, Kate Howard (Pamela Mason). He stuffs the body in his car trunk and shortly after is called on to help a child who had been hurt in a car accident. If he doesn't come to the child's aid, the child may die. But, if he does help, the body may be found. Will he remain faithful to the Hippocratic Oath, or will he choose to flee and prevent the body from being discovered?
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| 1. Hatter's Castle (1942)
2. I See a Dark Stranger (1946) aka: The Adventuress
3. Secret Mission (1942)
4. They Were Sisters (1945)
5. The Upturned Glass (1947)
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