Beau Brummel 1954  N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Curtis Bernhardt
Cast: Stewart Granger, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter Ustinov, Robert Morley, James Donald, James Hayter, Rosemary Harris, Paul Rogers, Noel Willman, Peter Bull, Peter Dyneley, Charles Carson, Ernest Clark, Mark Dignam, Desmond Roberts
Set in the 1800s, this is the story of the friendship of the Duke of Wales (Peter Ustinov) and the handsome rogue Beau Brummel (Stewart Granger) who, after insulting him, became his political advisor. However, one more insult is more than the Duke can take until Lady Patricia (Elizabeth Taylor) steps in to rescue Brummel.
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The Broken Melody 1934  N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
aka: Vagabond Violinist
Director: Bernard Vorhaus
Cast: John Garrick, Margot Grahame, Merle Oberon, Austin Trevor, Charles Carson, Harry Terry, Andreas Malandrinos, Toni Edgar-Bruce, Conway Dixon, Kynaston Reeves, Stella Rho
Germaine (Merle Oberon) is in love with young composer Paul Verlaine (John Garrick), but he is too busy to notice her. Paul does gain success and turns to stage actress Simone St. Claire (Margot Grahame) who takes him under her wing and marries him. But, the marriage is ill-fated, and John murders Simone's lover and is sent to Devil's Island. He manages to escape, revisits Germaine, and is inspired to write an opera about his experiences.
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Cry, the Beloved Country 1952  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: African Fury
Director: Zoltan Korda
Cast: Canada Lee, Charles Carson, Sidney Poitier, Geoffrey Keen, Lionel Ngakane, Joyce Carey, Edric Connor, Michael Goodliffe, Charles McRae, Vivien Clinton, Albertina Temba, Henry Blumenthal, Bruce Meredith Smith, Berdine Grunewald, Cecil Cartwright
This is the film adaptation of Alan Paton's thought-provoking novel about apartheid in South Africa. The story centers on the murder of a White man by a Black man, Absalom Kumalo (Lionel Ngakane). The man Absalon killed was the son of a wealthy farmer, James Jarvis (Charles Carson). Absalom's own father is a priest, Stephen Kumalo (Canada Lee), who, with help from a young priest, Rev. Maimangu (Sidney Poitier), comes looking for his son and finds that he is now a criminal. Through the fathers of the two men, both of whom have lost their sons, hope is seen for an end to apartheid.
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Curse of the Fly 1965  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Don Sharp
Cast: Brian Donlevy, Carole Gray, George Baker, Michael Graham, Jeremy Wilkins, Charles Carson, Mary Manson, Burt Kwouk, Yvette Rees, Rachel Kempson, Warren Stanhope, Mia Anderson, Arnold Bell, Stan Simmons
This film marks the third in a series of "Fly" films. In this offering, Patricia Stanley (Carole Gray) escapes from a mental hospital, ends up with Henri Delambre's (Brian Donlevy) family, and marries Martin Delambre (George Baker). The family is still trying to make their teleportation device work. Patricia discovers the experiments on humans, and problems follow.
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Lady Caroline Lamb 1972  PG, 122 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Robert Bolt
Cast: Sarah Miles, Jon Finch, Richard Chamberlain, John Mills, Margaret Leighton, Ralph Richardson, Laurence Olivier, Pamela Brown, Silvia Monti, Peter Bull, Charles Carson, Sonia Dresdel, Nicholas Field, Felicity Gibson, Caterina Boratto
Based on a true story of Lord Byron's (Richard Chamberlain) lover, Lady Caroline Lamb (Sarah Miles), this is the tale of a liberated woman of the 19th century who ignores her marriage vows with her future prime-minister husband, William Lamb (Jon Finch).
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Moscow Nights 1936 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: I Stand Condemned
Director: Anthony Asquith
Cast: Harry Baur, Laurence Olivier, Penelope Dudley-Ward, Robert Cochran, Morton Selten, Athene Seyler, Walter Hudd, Charles Carson, Morland Graham, Hay Petrie
When a jealous suitor, Brioukov (Harry Baur), frames his rival, Ignatoff (Laurence Olivier), the result is a trial for treason.
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The Saint in London 1939 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Comedy / Action
Director: John Paddy Carstairs
Cast: George Sanders, Sally Gray, David Burns, Gordon McLeod, Henry Oscar, Ralph Truman, Charles Carson, Carl Jaffe, Athene Seyler, John Abbott, Norah Howard, Ballard Berkeley, Charles Paton, Charles Oliver, Ben Williams
The Saint (George Sanders) is in London, where his talents are brought to bear on Bruno Lang's (Henry Oscar) counterfeiting plot. Against his wishes, The Saint is aided by his old nemesis, Scotland Yard inspector Claude Teal (Gordon McLeod). Socialite Penny Parker (Sally Gray) falls for the Saint, gets involved in the investigation, and ends up being kidnapped in order to force The Saint to turn over incriminating evidence.
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Sanders of the River 1935 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
aka: Bosambo
Director: Zoltan Korda
Cast: Paul Robeson, Leslie Banks, Nina Mae McKinney, Robert Cochran, Martin Walker, Richard Grey, Tony Wane, Marques De Portago, Eric Maturin, Allan Jeayes, Luao, Oboja, Charles Carson, Kilongalonga
In this British propaganda film, a Nigerian tribal chief, Bosambo (Paul Robeson), and a British Commissioner, "Lord Sandy" Sanders (Leslie Banks), work together to bring law and order to the area. All goes well, and peace lasts for 10 years–until Sanders leaves, and word spreads that he is dead. But, Sanders does return in time to save the day and Bosambo is crowned king.
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Secret Agent 1936 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Thriller
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Madeleine Carroll, Peter Lorre, John Gielgud, Robert Young, Percy Marmont, Lilli Palmer, Charles Carson, Michael Redgrave, Andreas Malandrinos, Tom Helmore, Florence Kahn, Sebastian Cabot, Michael Rennie, Howard Marion-Crawford, Michel Saint-Denis
Novelist Edgar Brodie (John Gielgud) has returned from the war and learns that he has been declared dead because a government agency has faked his death. Now, that agency sends Brodie and secret agent Elsa Carrington (Madeleine Carroll), posing as Brodie's wife–along with hit man the General (Peter Lorre)–to Switzerland to find a dangerous German spy and kill him. Along the way, they are joined by American Robert Marvin (Robert Young), and a love triangle develops between Robert, the General, and Elsa. Problems develop when clues lead to Robert being the spy they are tracking down, and a dramatic climax lies ahead.
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A Touch of Larceny 1959 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Guy Hamilton
Cast: James Mason, Vera Miles, George Sanders, Harry Andrews, Robert Flemyng, Oliver Johnston, Peter Barkworth, Duncan Lamont, Martin Stephens, William Kendall, Rachel Gurney, Waveney Lee, Charles Carson, Junia Crawford, Henry B. Longhurst
A British naval officer, Commander Max Easton (James Mason), needs money to impress his friend Sir Charles Holland's (George Sanders) fiancee, wealthy American Virginia Killain (Vera Miles). Easton comes up with a scheme to sue the newspapers for libel after he causes his own arrest for supposed espionage. He makes it look like he is a traitor and then maroons himself on an island. After being rescued, he convinces the Special Branch that he is innocent and then visits Virginia. Will she be impressed?
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| 1. Beau Brummel (1954)
2. The Broken Melody (1934)
aka: Vagabond Violinist
3. Cry, the Beloved Country (1952)
aka: African Fury
4. Curse of the Fly (1965)
5. Lady Caroline Lamb (1972)
6. Moscow Nights (1936)
aka: I Stand Condemned
7. The Saint in London (1939)
8. Sanders of the River (1935)
aka: Bosambo
9. Secret Agent (1936)
10. A Touch of Larceny (1959)
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