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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High Flight 1956  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Gilling
Cast: Ray Milland, Bernard Lee, Kenneth Haigh, Anthony Newley, Leslie Phillips, Ian Fleming, Kenneth Fortescue, Sean Kelly, Helen Cherry, Duncan Lamont
Behind-the-scenes conflicts involving pilots undergoing RAF jet-fighter training is the focus of this weak film.
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Murder at the Baskervilles 1937  N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
aka: Silver Blaze
Director: Thomas Bentley
Cast: Arthur Wontner, Ian Fleming, Lyn Harding, John Turnbull, Lawrence Grossmith, Robert Horton, Arthur Macrae, Judy Gunn, Arthur Goullet, Ralph Truman, Martin Walker, Eve Gray, Gilbert Davis, Minnie Rayner, D.J. Williams
Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Wontner in his last portrayal of Holmes) is called to the Baskervilles 20 years after his first adventure there. A race horse has been stolen and the groom murdered. An elementary problem for the super sleuth.
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The Return of Mr. Moto 1965  N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Ernest Morris
Cast: Henry Silva, Terence Longdon, Sue Lloyd, Marne Maitland, Martin Wyldeck, Stanley Morgan, Ian Fleming, Richard Evans, Dennis Holmes, Alister Williamson
Mr. Moto returns with Henry Silva in the Peter Lorre role, over 25 years after the old series ended. Unfortunately, it is a poor effort all around as Mr. Moto stops a syndicate, led by an ex-Nazi, from controlling the world's oil supplies.
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Too Hot to Handle 1960 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Playgirl After Dark
Director: Terence Young
Cast: Jayne Mansfield, Leo Genn, Karlheinz Bohm, Christopher Lee, Danik Patisson, Kai Fischer, Patrick Holt, Martin Boddey, Barbara Windsor, Penny Morrell, John Salew, Ian Fleming
Midnight Franklin (Jayne Mansfield) is the star singer at the Soho striptease club owned by Johnny Solo (Leo Genn) who has his hands full battling rival club owners.
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The Trials of Oscar Wilde 1960  N/R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Man with the Green Carnation
The Green Carnation
Director: Ken Hughes
Cast: Peter Finch, Yvonne Mitchell, James Mason, Nigel Patrick, Lionel Jeffries, John Fraser, Maxine Audley, Ian Fleming, Laurence Naismith, James Booth
The famed libel trial of 19th-century playwright Oscar Wilde (Peter Finch) that resulted in his imprisonment is depicted in this film, which was released at the same time as "Oscar Wilde" starring Robert Morley in the title role.
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The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes 1935 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Director: Leslie S. Hiscott
Cast: Arthur Wontner, Lyn Harding, Ian Fleming, Leslie Perrins, Jane(2) Carr, Charles Mortimer, Minnie Rayner, Michael Shepley, Ben Welden, Roy Emerton, Conway Dixon, Edmund D'Alby, Ernest Lynds, Wilfrid Caithness
This, the fourth in a series of five films with Arthur Wontner in the role of Sherlock Holmes, is a good adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's novel, "The Valley of Fear." As Sherlock begins his retirement, he is visited by his old nemesis, Professor Moriarty (Lyn Harding), who warns Sherlock not to come out of retirement. But when a former agent is killed under mysterious circumstances, our master sleuth becomes involved.
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| 1. Hatter's Castle (1942)
2. High Flight (1956)
3. Murder at the Baskervilles (1937)
aka: Silver Blaze
4. The Return of Mr. Moto (1965)
5. Too Hot to Handle (1960)
aka: Playgirl After Dark
6. The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)
aka: The Man with the Green Carnation
aka: The Green Carnation
7. The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935)
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