49th Parallel 1941  N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Invaders
Forty-Ninth Parallel
Director: Michael Powell
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Leslie Howard, Glynis Johns, Anton Walbrook, Eric Portman, Raymond Massey, Niall MacGinnis, Finlay Currie, Raymond Lovell, John Chandos, Charles Victor, Frederick Piper
When a German U-Boat is sunk off the coast of Canada, six crewmembers reach shore and start on a terrifying journey to neutral territory in America. This propaganda film depicts Nazis in the worst possible light and was a tool to aid the war effort.
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Adventures of Tartu 1943  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: Tartu
Sabotage Agent
Director: Harold S. Bucquet
Cast: Robert Donat, Valerie Hobson, Walter Rilla, Glynis Johns, Phyllis Morris, Martin Miller, Anthony Eustrel, Percy Walsh, Frederich Richter, John Penrose, Mabel Terry-Lewis, David Ward, Hubert Leslie
In this World War II saga, British officer Capt. Terence Stevenson (Robert Donat) is assigned the spy mission of sabotaging a Nazi-run poison gas factory in Czechoslovakia. He uses the alias "Tartu" and gets a job in the factory as an assembly line foreman where dangers await. Based on a true story.
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Another Time, Another Place 1958  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Allen
Cast: Lana Turner, Glynis Johns, Barry Sullivan, Sean Connery, Terence Longdon, Sid James, John Le Mesurier, Julian Somers, Bill Fraser, Martin Stephens
After her love affair with a World War II newsman (Sean Connery) ends in his death, Sara Scott (Lana Turner) goes to his Cornwall home to comfort her lover's widow (Glynis Johns).
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The Beachcomber 1954 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Muriel Box
Cast: Glynis Johns, Robert Newton, Donald Sinden, Michael Hordern, Donald Pleasence, Tony Quinn, Paul Rogers, Ronald Lewis, Auric Lorand, Jean Rollins
Based on Somerset Maugham's story, this film's plot deals with a very proper missionary (Glynis Johns) who falls in love with a South Seas beach bum (Robert Newton).
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Cabinet of Caligari 1962 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Roger Kay
Cast: Glynis Johns, Dan O'Herlihy, Richard Davalos, Lawrence Dobkin, Constance Ford, J. Pat O'Malley, Vicki Trickett, Estelle Winwood, Doreen Lang, Charles Fredericks
A young woman (Glynis Johns) takes refuge at a desolate estate where the inhabitants are strange, and mysterious owner Caligari (Dan O'Herlihy) is a sadistic pervert. Can she escape? Remake of the 1920 German classic.
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The Card 1952 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The Promoter
Director: Ronald Neame
Cast: Alec Guinness, Glynis Johns, Valerie Hobson, Petula Clark, Edward Chapman, Gibb McLaughlin, Frank Pettingell, Veronica Turleigh, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Michael Hordern
Edward Henry Machin (Alec Guinness) rises from poverty through shady dealings and more than a little social climbing until he reaches his goal at the "top of the heap."
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The Chapman Report 1962  N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Cukor
Cast: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Shelley Winters, Jane Fonda, Claire Bloom, Glynis Johns, Corey Allen, John Dehner, Andrew Duggan, Cloris Leachman, Roy Roberts
This film is based on Irving Wallace's novel that, in turn, was loosely based on the Kinsey Report sex survey about sexual practices of middle-class Americans.
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The Court Jester 1956   N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Melvin Frank, Norman Panama
Cast: Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, Basil Rathbone, Angela Lansbury, Mildred Natwick, Cecil Parker, Edward Ashley, Robert Middleton, John Carradine, Alan Napier, Michael Pate, Herbert Rudley, Lewis Martin, Patrick Aherne
Danny Kaye is at his best as the medieval court jester who tries to restore the rightful king to his throne. 1 User Review
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Dear Brigitte 1965 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: James Stewart, Fabian, Glynis Johns, Cindy Carol, Bill Mumy, John Williams, Ed Wynn, Jack Kruschen, Brigitte Bardot, Jesse White
The Leaf family is headed by a professor father, Robert (James Stewart). Problems revolve around the son, Erasmus (Bill Mumy), who is more interested in the practical versus his father's ethereal subjects.
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 An Ideal Husband 1947 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alexander Korda
Cast: Paulette Goddard, Michael Wilding, Diana Wynyard, Glynis Johns, C. Aubrey Smith, Hugh Williams, Michael Medwin, Constance Collier, Christine Norden, Michael Anthony
This Oscar Wilde story features a blackmail attempt on politician Sir Robert Chiltern by Mrs. Cheveley (Paulette Goddard). The plot is foiled when Lord Goring (Michael Wilding) comes to the rescue of his friend.
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Little Gloria...Happy at Last 1982 TV, 200 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Waris Hussein
Cast: Bette Davis, Angela Lansbury, Christopher Plummer, Maureen Stapleton, Martin Balsam, Glynis Johns, Michael Gross, John Hillerman, Barnard Hughes, Lucy Gutteridge
Based on a true story, this plot involves the 1934 custody trial of eight-year-old Gloria Vanderbilt whose Aunt Gertrude (Angela Lansbury) fights for control of her niece.
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 Mary Poppins 1964  G, 139 min.
Genre: Family / Musical / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Robert Stevenson
Cast: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Ed Wynn, Elsa Lanchester, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns, Arthur Treacher, Hermione Baddeley, Reginald Owen, Reta Shaw, Karen Dotrice, Matthew Garber, Jane Darwell, Arthur Malet
English children Jane and Michael Banks (Karen Dotrice and Matthew Garber) feel neglected by their parents. They receive a new "magical" nanny, Mary Poppins (Julie Andrews) who takes them on exciting adventures and changes the lives of everyone in the family. Andrews won the Best Actress Oscar for her role, and "Chim Chim Cheree" won for Best Song. There were three other Academy awards as well as eight nominations, including Best Picture and Director. A delightful film that is filled with great songs.
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Murder in the Family 1938  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Albert Parker
Cast: Barry Jones, Jessica Tandy, Evelyn Ankers, Donald Gray, Jessie Winter, David Markham, Glynis Johns, Roddy McDowall, Annie Esmond, Rani Waller
A weak mystery of a man accused of murdering his rich aunt after she refused to give him money that he needed. But–he didn't do it, and neither did the butler
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No Highway in the Sky 1951 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: No Highway
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, Glynis Johns, Janette Scott, Jack Hawkins, Ronald Squire, Niall MacGinnis, Elizabeth Allan, Kenneth More, David Hutcheson
While on a flight, an engineer (James Stewart) becomes concerned that the tail of the aircraft is about to fall off due to metal fatigue. Now, he must convince those in control of the impending disaster.
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Papa's Delicate Condition 1963 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Jackie Gleason, Glynis Johns, Charles Ruggles, Laurel Goodwin, Linda Bruhl, Ned Glass, Murray Hamilton, Elisha Cook Jr., Charles(2) Lane, Don Beddoe, Claude Johnson, Juanita Moore, Trevor Bardette, Ken Renard, Benny Baker
Jack Griffith (Jackie Gleason) is a wealthy, lovable alcoholic whose wife Amberlyn (Glynis Johns) can't handle any more of his pranks. When their daughter Augusta (Laurel Goodwin) wanted the pony she saw in the circus parade, Jack bought her the entire circus. That was the final straw for Amberlyn who flees to her father's (Charles Ruggles) home in Texarkana. Jack, of course, follows in hot pursuit. This film won the Academy Award for Best Song: "Call Me Irresponsible."
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Personal Affair 1953 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Pelissier
Cast: Gene Tierney, Leo Genn, Pamela Brown, Glynis Johns, Walter Fitzgerald, Megs Jenkins, Michael Hordern, Thora Hird, Martin Boddey, Nanette Newman
Young Barbara (Glynis Johns) falls madly in love with her teacher (Leo Genn). When she disappears, the teacher is suspected of foul play.
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The Ref 1994 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ted Demme
Cast: Denis Leary, Judy Davis, Kevin Spacey, Robert J. Steinmiller Jr., Glynis Johns, Raymond J. Barry, Richard Bright, Christine Baranski, Adam LeFevre, Ellie Raab
Gus (Denis Leary) just cannot quite make it in his chosen field–burglary! One Christmas Eve, his burglary attempt becomes so fouled up that he must take his victims captive in their own home. There he is faced not only with their arguing but also with all of the relatives who come to "celebrate" the holiday.
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Shake Hands with the Devil 1959 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: James Cagney, Don Murray, Glynis Johns, Dana Wynter, Michael Redgrave, Richard Harris, Cyril Cusack, John Le Mesurier, Sybil Thorndike, Allan Cuthbertson
Taking place in 1921, this story is about the IRA struggle against British domination. An Irish-American student (Don Murray) unwittingly becomes involved in the conflict when he falls under the influence of an IRA leader (James Cagney).
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The Sundowners 1960 N/R, 133 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Deborah Kerr, Peter Ustinov, Glynis Johns, Michael Anderson Jr., Dina Merrill, Chips Rafferty, Lola Brooks, John Meillon, Wylie Watson
Paddy Carmody (Robert Mitchum) and his wife Ida (Deborah Kerr), along with their son (Michael Anderson Jr.), are migrant sheep drovers in Australia. Ida dreams of settling down, but Paddy lives and plays too hard to adapt to the quiet life of home ownership. Academy Award nominations were received for Best Picture, Actress (Kerr), Supporting Actress (Glynis Johns), Director, and Writing.
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Superstar 1999 PG-13, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bruce McCulloch
Cast: Molly Shannon, Will Ferrell, Elaine Hendrix, Harland Williams, Mark McKinney, Glynis Johns, Jason Blicker, Gerry Bamman, Emmy Laybourne, Jennifer Irwin, Tom Green, Chuck Campbell, Rob Stefaniuk, Natalie Radford, Karyn Dwyer
Based on a "Saturday Night Live" skit about that nerdy Mary Katherine Gallagher (Molly Shannon) who attends a Catholic school, this story revolves around Molly's plan to enter the school talent show as her way of getting the attention of the most popular boy in school, Sky Corrigan (Will Ferrell).
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The Sword and the Rose 1953 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ken Annakin
Cast: Richard Todd, Glynis Johns, James Robertson Justice, Michael Gough, Jane Barrett, Peter Copley, Rosalie Crutchley, Gerard Oury, Ernest Jay, D.A. Clarke-Smith
In this Disney historical drama, Mary Tudor (Glynis Johns) falls in love with Charles Brandon (Richard Todd), and they survive attempts to sabotage their happiness.
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Under Milk Wood 1971 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Andrew Sinclair
Cast: Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter O'Toole, Glynis Johns, Sian Phillips, Vivien Merchant, Victor Spinetti, Ann Beach, Angharad Rees, Ray Smith, Michael Forest, Glynn Edwards
This film adaptation of the Dylan Thomas play involves residents of a Welsh coastal village in stories told by blind, retired mariner, Captain Cat (Peter O'Toole). He recalls the lives of drowned shipmates, other residents of his town of Llareggub, and the love of his life who happened to be a prostitute (Elizabeth Taylor).
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The Vault of Horror 1973 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Mystery / Thriller
aka: Tales from the Crypt, Part II
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Cast: Daniel Massey, Michael Craig, Curt Jurgens, Terry-Thomas, Tom Baker, Anna Massey, Edward Judd, Dawn Addams, Glynis Johns, Denholm Elliott, Terence Alexander, Robin Nedwell, Geoffrey Davies, John Forbes-Robertson, Ishaq Bux
Following the theme of the previous year's "Tales from the Crypt," five men are trapped in an office building vault, and each shares visions of his own death. The five short stories that result deal with a variety of horrors, but with black humor thrown in.
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 While You Were Sleeping 1995 PG, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman, Peter Gallagher, Jack Warden, Peter Boyle, Glynis Johns, Micole Mercurio, Jason Bernard, Monica Keena, Ally Walker
Lucy (Sandra Bullock) is a shy Chicago Transit Authority token booth clerk who saves her idol Peter (Peter Gallagher) after he is mugged at her station. At the hospital, she is mistaken for his fiancee and decides to go along with the ruse. Problems develop when she becomes involved with the comatose Peter's brother, Jack.
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| 1. 49th Parallel (1941)
aka: The Invaders
aka: Forty-Ninth Parallel
2. Adventures of Tartu (1943)
aka: Tartu
aka: Sabotage Agent
3. Another Time, Another Place (1958)
4. The Beachcomber (1954)
5. Cabinet of Caligari (1962)
6. The Card (1952)
aka: The Promoter
7. The Chapman Report (1962)
8. The Court Jester (1956)
9. Dear Brigitte (1965)
10. An Ideal Husband (1947)
11. Little Gloria...Happy at Last (1982)
12. Mary Poppins (1964)
13. Murder in the Family (1938)
14. No Highway in the Sky (1951)
aka: No Highway
15. Papa's Delicate Condition (1963)
16. Personal Affair (1953)
17. The Ref (1994)
18. Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue (1953)
19. Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)
20. The Sundowners (1960)
21. Superstar (1999)
22. The Sword and the Rose (1953)
23. Under Milk Wood (1971)
24. The Vault of Horror (1973)
aka: Tales from the Crypt, Part II
25. While You Were Sleeping (1995)
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