Brides of Dracula 1960  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Terence Fisher
Cast: Peter Cushing, Yvonne Monlaur, Martita Hunt, Freda Jackson, David Peel, Michael Ripper, Miles Malleson, Henry Oscar, Mona Washbourne, Fred Johnson
Baron Meinster (David Peel) is a vampire set free to engage in a reign of terror while evading Doctor Van Helsing (Peter Cushing) who is in hot pursuit.
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Fire Over England 1937 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William K. Howard
Cast: Flora Robson, Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Banks, Raymond Massey, Robert Newton, James Mason, Tamara Desni, Henry Oscar, Laurence Hanray
While made in the 1930s, this film was not released in the United States until 1941 when England was trying to get America to enter the war in Europe. Based on the story of Britain's defeat of the Spanish Armada, the plot involves a British Naval officer (Laurence Olivier) who goes to Spain looking for identities of English traitors.
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The Greed of William Hart 1948  N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: Horror Maniacs
Director: Oswald Mitchell
Cast: Tod Slaughter, Henry Oscar, Jenny Lynn, Winifred Melville, Ann Trego, Patrick Addison, Arnold Bell, Aubrey Woods, Mary Love, Dennis Wyndham
Based on the true story of William Burke and William Hare, corpse-stealers–and then killers when the bodies run short–William Hart (Tod Slaughter) and Mr. Moore (Henry Oscar) supply cadavers for use by medical students in Edinburgh.
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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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The Man Who Knew Too Much 1934 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Leslie Banks, Edna Best, Peter Lorre, Nova Pilbeam, Frank Vosper, Pierre Fresnay, Cicely Oates, D.A. Clarke-Smith, George Curzon, Henry Oscar
When Bob and Jill Lawrence (Leslie Banks and Edna Best) learn about an assassination plot, the would-be perpetrators kidnap their teenage daughter Betty (Nova Pilbeam) to prevent disclosure of their plans. Good Alfred Hitchcock fare, and he remade the story 22 years later.
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Martin Luther 1953  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Pichel
Cast: Niall MacGinnis, John Ruddock, Pierre Lefevre, Guy Verney, Alastair Hunter, David Horne, Fred Johnson, Philip Leaver, Egon Strohm, Irving Pichel, Heinz Piper, Leonard White, Annette Carell, Alexander Gauge, Henry Oscar
In this well-made biography that was filmed in West Germany, Niall MacGinnis takes on the role of the 16th-century priest Martin Luther who left the Catholic Church and started a new religious movement: the Reformation. As a priest, Luther is not impressed with holy relics and believes that truth can be found in faith, "The just shall live by faith alone." Luther publishes his ideas on freedom, and, in 1520, Pope Leo excommunicates him. During his period in exile, Luther translates "The New Testament." A highlight of the film is Luther's "Here I Stand" speech.
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Murder Ahoy! 1964 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy / Mystery
Director: George Pollock
Cast: Margaret Rutherford, Lionel Jeffries, Charles "Bud" Tingwell, William Mervyn, Stringer Davis, Joan Benham, Nicholas Parson, Miles Malleson, Henry Oscar, Francis Matthews, Tony Quinn, Roy Holder
Miss Marple (Margaret Rutherford) goes aboard the HMS Battledore to investigate suspicions she has about the training of juvenile criminals to become good citizens. In true Miss Marple tradition, she uncovers the truth: the young men are, in fact, being trained to become thieves. But only after she realizes that Captain Rhumstone (Lionel Jeffries) has no clue about what is actually happening aboard his vessel does she uncover the real villain.
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Oscar Wilde 1960 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gregory Ratoff
Cast: Robert Morley, Phyllis Calvert, John Neville, Ralph Richardson, Dennis Price, Alexander Knox, Edward Chapman, Martin Benson, Robert Harris, Henry Oscar
The famed libel trial of Oscar Wilde (Robert Morley) is depicted in this film, which was released at the same time as "The Trials of Oscar Wilde" with Peter Finch in the title role.
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The Saint in London 1939 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Mystery
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
The Saint (George Sanders) is in London, where his talents are brought to bear on a counterfeiting plot. Socialite Penny Parker (Sally Gray) falls for the Saint, and, against his wishes, gets involved in the investigation. Fun.
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The Terror 1938 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: Richard Bird
Cast: Wilfrid Lawson, Bernard Lee, Arthur Wontner, Linden Travers, Henry Oscar, Alastair Sim, Iris Hoey, Lesley Wareing, Stanley Lathbury, John Turnbull, Richard Murdoch, Edward Lexy, Irene Handl, Kathleen Harrison, Jack Lambert
Edgar Wallace's play is again brought to the screen (previously filmed in 1928). A mysterious killer known as "The Terror" has been keeping Scotland Yard busy for ten years, and the search leads to Col. Redmayne's (Arthur Wontner) old mansion and several suspects. Ghosts, stormy nights, and murder lie ahead.
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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. Brides of Dracula (1960)
2. City Under the Sea (1965)
aka: War-Gods of the Deep
3. Fire Over England (1937)
4. The Four Feathers (1939)
5. The Greed of William Hart (1948)
aka: Horror Maniacs
6. Hatter's Castle (1942)
7. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
8. Martin Luther (1953)
9. Murder Ahoy! (1964)
10. Oscar Wilde (1960)
11. The Saint in London (1939)
12. The Terror (1938)
13. The Upturned Glass (1947)
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