logo
 



 Movie Search

Howard Marion-Crawford - Movies

  
Assignment Istanbul   1969     bomb    PG, 92 min.
Genre: Action
aka: The Castle of Fu Manchu

Director: Jesus Franco  
Cast: Christopher Lee, Richard Greene, Tsai Chin, Howard Marion-Crawford, Gunther Stoll, Rosalba Neri, Maria Perschy, Jose Manuel Martin, Werner Abrolat, Osvaldo Genazzani, Herbert Fux, Gustavo Re

  In this "Fu Manchu" series film, the evil Fu Manchu (Christopher Lee) concocts another way to take over the world: he invents a machine that freezes sea water instantly. He needs help to complete the machine, so he kidnaps a noted scientist (Gustavo Re) as well as two heart doctors to conduct a heart transplant when the scientist has a heart attack. To the rescue comes Fu Manchu's nemesis, Scotland Yard Detective Nayland Smith (Richard Greene), in this terrible, low budget entry.

Rate this Movie
The Blood of Fu Manchu   1968     1 and a half stars    PG, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Kiss and Kill

Director: Jesus Franco  
Cast: Christopher Lee, Richard Greene, Gotz George, Howard Marion-Crawford, Tsai Chin, Maria Rohm, Shirley Eaton, Frances Khan, Ricardo Palacios, Loni von Friedl, Marcelo Arroita-Jauregui, Isaura de Oliviera

  In his quest to take over the world, the dastardly, diabolical, crazed Fu Manchu (Christopher Lee) concocts a lipstick that contains a powerful poison–lethal only to men. His plan: have beautiful women wear the lipstick and kiss important men who are a hindrance to his goal. One of the intended victims is Detective Denis Nayland-Smith (Richard Greene), Fu Manchu's arch-nemesis. With help, our detective hero tracks down and saves the world while also finding an antidote for the poison.

Rate this Movie
The Man in the White Suit   1951     3 stars    N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Alexander Mackendrick  
Cast: Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Cecil Parker, Michael Gough, Vida Hope, Ernest Thesiger, Howard Marion-Crawford, Duncan Lamont, Miles Malleson, Harold Goodwin, Henry Mollison, Patric Doohan, Colin Gordon, Arthur Howard

  When Sidney Stratton (Alec Guinness) invents a textile, which will not get dirty or wear out, the world beats a path to his door–to prevent him from producing his new cloth! Textile workers and owners of mills see their livelihoods in jeopardy.



Cast
Alec Guinness Sidney Stratton
Joan Greenwood Daphne Birnley
Cecil Parker Alan Birnley
Michael Gough Michael Corland
Vida Hope Bertha
Ernest Thesiger Sir John Kierlaw
Howard Marion-Crawford Cranford
Duncan Lamont Harry
Miles Malleson Tailor
Harold Goodwin Wilkins
Henry Mollison Hoskins
Patric Doohan Frank
Colin Gordon Hill
Arthur Howard Roberts

Buy DVD
Rate this Movie
Secret Agent   1936     2 and a half stars    N/R, 75 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.



Cast
Madeleine Carroll Elsa Carrington
Peter Lorre The General
John Gielgud Edgar Brodie
Robert Young Robert Marvin
Percy Marmont Caypor
Lilli Palmer Lilli
Charles Carson "R"
Michael Redgrave Army Captain
Andreas Malandrinos Manager
Tom Helmore Colonel Anderson
Florence Kahn Mrs. Caypor
Sebastian Cabot Bit Role
Michael Rennie Bit Role
Howard Marion-Crawford Karl
Michel Saint-Denis Coachman

Buy DVD
Rate this Movie
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu   1967     1 and a half stars    N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jeremy Summers  
Cast: Christopher Lee, Tony Ferrer, Tsai Chin, Douglas Wilmer, Wolfgang Kieling, Horst Frank, Maria Rohm, Howard Marion-Crawford, Peter Carsten, Suzanne Roquette, Noel Trevarthen, Mona Chong

  The evil Fu Manchu (Christopher Lee) is back and still plotting to become the world's most feared criminal. His plan: kidnap a surgeon and force him to remake the face of one of Fu Manchu's prisoners into that of Scotland Yard nemesis Nayland Smith. He then sends the double–under hypnosis–to kill Smith's maid. Now Nayland Smith is convicted of murder, and Fu Manchu sets out to do the same thing in other countries.


Buy DVD
Rate this Movie
Virgin Island   1959     2 and a half stars    N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Pat Jackson  
Cast: John Cassavetes, Virginia Maskell, Sidney Poitier, Isabel Dean, Colin Gordon, Howard Marion-Crawford, Edric Connor, Ruby Dee

  Racial issues underlie life for Evan and Tina (John Cassavetes and Virginia Maskell) who have relocated to an island in the Caribbean.

Rate this Movie
Where's Charley?   1952     3 stars    N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: David Butler  
Cast: Ray Bolger, Horace Cooper, Howard Marion-Crawford, Allyn Ann McLerie, Martin Miller, Robert Shackleton

  Based on the Broadway play "Charley's Aunt," this is a delightful version with Ray Bolger playing the Oxford student who pretends to be his friend's dowager aunt. A special treat is the rendition of "Once in Love With Amy."

Rate this Movie
Movie Quick Pick
1. Assignment Istanbul (1969)
   aka: The Castle of Fu Manchu
2. The Blood of Fu Manchu (1968)
   aka: Kiss and Kill
3. The Man in the White Suit (1951)
4. Secret Agent (1936)
5. The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967)
6. Virgin Island (1959)
7. Where's Charley? (1952)


In The News


© 2008 Films & TV    support@filmsandtv.com       Site Map       Add to Favorites