All Over the Town 1949  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Derek N. Twist
Cast: Norman Woodland, Sarah Churchill, Cyril Cusack, Ronald Adam, Bryan Forbes, James Hayter, Stanley Baker, Fabia Drake, John Salew, Edward Rigby, Patric Doonan, Eleanor Summerfield, Sandra Dorne, Trevor Jones, Frederick Leister
Following World War II, ace reporter Nat Hearn (Norman Woodland) returns to his hometown newspaper and finds that local businesses are controlling the media. Upset with what is happening, Nat takes charge and changes the editorial policy. Nat's actions annoy the local businessmen and politicians and also create problems in his romance with Sally Thorpe (Sarah Churchill).
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Bhowani Junction 1956 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure / Romance
Director: George Cukor
Cast: Ava Gardner, Stewart Granger, Bill Travers, Abraham Sofaer, Francis Matthews, Marne Maitland, Lionel Jeffries, Peter Illing, Edward Chapman, Freda Jackson, Alan Tilvern, Ronald Adam, Raymond Francis, Vida St. Romaine, Les Tremayne
Filmed on location in India, this story takes place in 1947 when the British are preparing to leave India. Ava Gardner plays the part of English/Indian Victoria Jones who is in love with British Colonel Rodney Savage (Stewart Granger) and is torn between her fidelity to her husband Thomas (Edward Chapman) and desire for Savage.
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The Black Knight 1954   N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure
Director: Tay Garnett
Cast: Alan Ladd, Patricia Medina, Peter Cushing, Harry Andrews, Andre Morell, Laurence Naismith, Anthony Bushell, Patrick Troughton, Ronald Adam, Bill Brandon, Basil Appleby, Jean Lodge, Tommy Moore, Pauline Jameson, John Kelly
John (Alan Ladd) is a young sword maker who wants to join the knights of the Round Table so that he can rise above his commoner status and marry the Earl of Yeonil's (Harry Andrews) daughter Linet (Patricia Medina). But, after being accused of cowardice, John is banished from the area. John then becomes the Black Knight by training himself, making himself a suit of armor, and protecting King Arthur (Anthony Bushell) from those who are plotting his demise. 2 User Reviews
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| | rating | norman5615 06/25/2007 | | i rate this film top honours,i want to buy it but cannot get it,its superb. |
| | why is nobody selling | braggard 06/12/2007 | | this film is exellent ,to see acting at its best . |
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Carlton-Browne of the F.O. 1959 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Man in a Cocked Hat
Director: Roy Boulting, Jeffrey Dell
Cast: Terry-Thomas, Peter Sellers, Luciana Paluzzi, Thorley Walters, Ian Bannen, Miles Malleson, John Le Mesurier, Raymond Huntley, Kynaston Reeves, Marne Maitland, Marie Lohr, Ronald Adam, Basil Dignam, Irene Handl, John Van Eyssen
Incompetent British diplomat Carlton-Browne (Terry-Thomas) is placed in charge of a British protectorate in this satire on a cog in the British colonial system. The purpose of Carlton-Browne's assignment is to prevent foreign powers from taking a rich mineral deposit that has been discovered on the island of Gaillardia. World powers do appear on the scene, and, when matters spin out of control with young King Loris (Ian Bannen) as ruler, the Prime Minister of the island, Amphibulos (Peter Sellers), undermines him and leads a revolution to overthrow the British.
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Fortune In Diamonds 1951 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Adventure
aka: The Adventurers
The Great Adventure
Director: David MacDonald
Cast: Dennis Price, Jack Hawkins, Siobhan McKenna, Peter Hammond, Gregoire Aslan, Charles Paton, Bernard Lee, Ronald Adam, Martin Boddey, Philip Ray, Walter Horsbrugh, Cyril Chamberlain
During the early 1900s, at the end of South Africa's Boer War, Commando Pieter Brandt (Jack Hawkins) hides a cache of diamonds that he finds on a dead body. In order to retrieve the diamonds, Brandt asks for help from Dominic (Gregoire Aslan), Hendrik van Thaal (Peter Hammond), and Clive Hunter (Dennis Price), and they set off on the trek. Problems ensue when they attack each other while searching for the treasure.
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Green for Danger 1946  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Frank Launder
Cast: Leo Genn, Henry Edwards, Trevor Howard, Ronald Adam, Alastair Sim, Judy Campbell, Moore Marriott, Sally Gray, Rosamund John, Megs Jenkins
Something is very wrong at a British wartime hospital; first Joseph Higgins (Moore Marriott) dies during a routine operation, and when Sister Bates (Judy Campbell) becomes suspicious, she also ends up dead! It is up to Inspector Cockrill (Alastair Sim) to solve the case. Good mystery!
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 The Haunting 1963  N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, Russ Tamblyn, Fay Compton, Rosalie Crutchley, Lois Maxwell, Valentine Dyall, Ronald Adam, Paul Maxwell, Diane Clare, Susan Richards, Amy Dalby, Verina Greenlaw, Janet Mansell
Based on Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House," this ghost story involves Luke Sannerson's (Russ Tamblyn) attempt to uncover the truth behind the Victorian mansion he will inherit. Luke takes the clairvoyant, Theodora (Claire Bloom), and a psychic, Eleanor Lance (Julie Harris), along with him to solve the mysteries within the eerie Hill House–the scene of murder and insanity. Invite a friend when you view this ghost story.
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Kill Me Tomorrow 1957 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Terence Fisher, Francis Searle
Cast: Pat O'Brien, Lois Maxwell, George Coulouris, Robert Brown, Tommy Steele, Ronald Adam, Richard Pasco, Wensley Pithey, Freddie Mills, April Olrich, Peter Swanwick, Al Mulock, Vic Wise, Claude Kingston, Larry Taylor
During tough times, Bart Crosbie (Pat O'Brien) investigates the murder of his former boss. He is approached by the murderer, Heinz Webber (George Coulouris), who is also a diamond smuggler, and offers him money to take the blame for the murder. Bart needs money to pay for his son Jimmy's (Claude Kingston) eye surgery, so he accepts the offer. When he confesses to Scotland Yard, they do not believe Bart. Heinz thinks that Bart has not kept his word and seeks revenge. Now, Bart's former boss' niece, Jill Brook (Lois Maxwell), steps in and puts an end to Heinz's criminal activities.
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The Lavender Hill Mob 1951 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Charles Crichton
Cast: Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway, Sid James, Alfie Bass, Marjorie Fielding, John Gregson, Edie Martin, Clive Morton, Audrey Hepburn, John Salew, Ronald Adam, Arthur Hambling, Gibb McLaughloin, Sydney Tafler, Marie Burke
A very unlikely duo forms a partnership to rob a gold bullion shipment. Henry Holland (Alec Guinness) is the quiet bank clerk who teams up with Pendlebury (Stanley Holloway) in this very funny story about amateurs doing well in the criminal world. Guinness was nominated for an Oscar, and an Oscar was won for Best Writing
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The Man Who Could Cheat Death 1959 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi
Director: Terence Fisher
Cast: Anton Diffring, Hazel Court, Christopher Lee, Arnold Marle, Delphi Lawrence, Francis De Wolff, Michael Ripper, Ronald Adam, Gerda Larsen, Middleton Woods, Denis Shaw, Ian Hewitson, Frederick Rawlings, Charles Lloyd Pack, Marie Burke
In this remake of "The Man in Half Moon Street" (1944), Dr. Georges Bonnet (Anton Diffring) uses transplant surgeries involving the removal of a gland from living victims who die during the surgery. The surgeries have stopped Georges' aging, and, although he is 104-years old, he appears to others as a 35-year-old man. Now, his obsession with Janine (Hazel Court) who has fallen for his aide Dr. Pierre Gerrard (Christopher Lee) will lead to Georges' ultimate undoing.
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Obsession 1949 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: The Hidden Room
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: Robert Newton, Sally Gray, Phil Brown, Naunton Wayne, Olga Lindo, Ronald Adam, James Harcourt, Betty Cooper, Roddy Hughes, Michael Balfour, Allan Jeayes, Russell Waters, Sam Kydd
London psychiatrist Dr. Clive Riordan (Robert Newton) traps American Bill Kronin (Phil Brown) in a cellar when he catches Kronin having an affair with his wife, Storm (Sally Gray). It appears to be a perfect crime because it is believed that Kronin simply disappeared. Meanwhile, Clive is preparing an acid bath to dispose of Bill's body after he kills him. But, once again, there is a flaw in the "perfect crime." This time, it is Storm's pet dog that follows Clive to the hiding place.
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Satan Never Sleeps 1962 N/R, 126 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Devil Never Sleeps
Flight from Terror
Director: Leo McCarey
Cast: William Holden, Clifton Webb, France Nuyen, Athene Seyler, Martin Benson, Edith Sharpe, Weaver Lee, Burt Kwouk, Andy Ho, Marie Yang, Robert Lee, Lin Chen, Noel Hood, Ronald Adam, Anthony Chinn
Set in China during Mao's Communist revolution, this is the story of Father O'Banion (William Holden), a missionary priest who arrives in China to help ailing priest Father Bovard (Clifton Webb). But the problems of a Communist regime become all too apparent, and when they flee to the border, Communist forces are in pursuit.
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Sea Wife 1957 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Bob McNaught
Cast: Joan Collins, Richard Burton, Basil Sydney, Cy Grant, Ronald Squire, Harold Goodwin, Joan Hickson, Gibb McLaughlin, Roddy Hughes, Lloyd Lamble, Nora Nicholson, Ronald Adam, Beatrice Varley, Yvette Wyatt
In 1942, soon after setting sail from Singapore, four British survivors–a beautiful nun (Joan Collins), an army officer (Richard Burton), a bigoted business administrator (Basil Sydney), and the Black purser (Cy Grant)–reveal their true personalities as they struggle to survive under great hardships after their ship is sunk by a Japanese torpedo.
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To Dorothy a Son 1956  N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Cash on Delivery
Director: Muriel Box
Cast: Shelley Winters, John Gregson, Peggy Cummins, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Mona Washbourne, Ronald Adam, Meredith Edwards, Alfie Bass, Fred Berger, Hal Osmond
Myrtle La Mar (Shelley Winters) will inherit $2 million IF her ex-husband's (John Gregson) new wife, Dorothy (Peggy Cummins), does not give birth to a son before June 30.
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The Tomb of Ligeia 1965 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Tomb of the Cat
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Vincent Price, Elizabeth Shepherd, John Westbrook, Derek Francis, Oliver Johnston, Richard Vernon, Frank Thornton, Ronald Adam, Denis Gilmore, Penelope Lee
Verden (Vincent Price) always wears black as he continues to mourn his long-dead wife. He finally remarries a dead-ringer for his first wife and soon becomes convinced she, as well as a black cat, is possessed by his dead wife's evil spirit. Disaster follows.
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Under Capricorn 1949 N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, Michael Wilding, Margaret Leighton, Cecil Parker, Denis O'Dea, Jack Watling, Harcourt Williams, Francis De Wolff, Ronald Adam
The Huskys, a 19th-century family, live in Australia. Honorable Charles Adare (Michael Wilding) becomes attracted to Lady Henrietta Husky (Ingrid Bergman) and begins to unravel a family secret. Not one of Hitchcock's best.
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| 1. All Over the Town (1949)
2. Bhowani Junction (1956)
3. The Black Knight (1954)
4. Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959)
aka: Man in a Cocked Hat
5. Fortune In Diamonds (1951)
aka: The Adventurers
aka: The Great Adventure
6. Green for Danger (1946)
7. The Haunting (1963)
8. Kill Me Tomorrow (1957)
9. The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
10. The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959)
11. Obsession (1949)
aka: The Hidden Room
12. Satan Never Sleeps (1962)
aka: The Devil Never Sleeps
aka: Flight from Terror
13. Sea Wife (1957)
14. To Dorothy a Son (1956)
aka: Cash on Delivery
15. The Tomb of Ligeia (1965)
aka: Tomb of the Cat
16. Under Capricorn (1949)
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