Allegheny Uprising 1939  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: William A. Seiter
Cast: Claire Trevor, John Wayne, George Sanders, Brian Donlevy, Chill Wills, Wilfrid Lawson, Robert Barrat, Moroni Olsen, Ian Wolfe, Eddie Quillan
Set in Ohio before the Revolutionary War, this is the story of Jim Smith (John Wayne), a colonial leader who falls in love with Janie (Claire Trevor)–all the while attacking Indians and British profiteers.
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Expresso Bongo 1959  N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Val Guest
Cast: Laurence Harvey, Sylvia Syms, Yolande Donlan, Cliff Richard, Meier Tzelniker, Ambrosine Phillpotts, Eric Pohlmann, Wilfrid Lawson, Hermione Baddeley, Reginald Beckwith
Set in the late 1950s, this is the story of a Soho hustler, Johnny Jackson (Laurence Harvey), who turns himself into an agent and successfully promotes a young musician, Bongo Herbert (Cliff Richard), amidst Soho's stripper clubs. Featured songs include: "Nausea," "I've Never Had It So Good," and "Shrine on the Second Floor."
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Fanny by Gaslight 1944 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Man of Evil
Director: Anthony Asquith
Cast: Phyllis Calvert, James Mason, Wilfrid Lawson, Stewart Granger, Jean Kent, Helen Haye, Margaretta Scott, Nora Swinburne, Cathleen Nesbitt, John Laurie
Hard-drinking Lord Manderstoke (James Mason) falls for Fanny (Phyllis Calvert), and the influence he exerts threatens her chance for a happy life.
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Hell Drivers 1958 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Cy Endfield
Cast: Stanley Baker, Herbert Lom, Peggy Cummins, Patrick McGoohan, Jill Ireland, Gordon Jackson, David McCallum, Sean Connery, William Hartnell, Wilfrid Lawson
After discovering the criminal elements backing his trucking firm, a driver is sent out on a dangerous haul across country.
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The Long Voyage Home 1940  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Ford
Cast: Thomas Mitchell, John Wayne, Ian Hunter, Barry Fitzgerald, Wilfrid Lawson, Mildred Natwick, John Qualen, Ward Bond, Arthur Shields, Rafaela Ottiano
Based on a story by Eugene O'Neill, this excellent film is about the men who go down to the sea in ships to transport cargo–not fight battles–and the dangers they encounter during wartime. The film was nominated for several Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Writing, Cinematography, and Music.
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The Prisoner 1955 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Glenville
Cast: Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Wilfrid Lawson, Kenneth Griffith, Raymond Huntley, Ronald Lewis, Gerard Heinz, Mark Dignam, Richard Leech, Jeannette Sterke
The Cardinal (Alec Guinness) is imprisoned on a trumped-up charge of treason by an Eastern European, totalitarian country. He endures solitary confinement and undergoes intense efforts of brainwashing by the Interrogator (Jack Hawkins) who is determined to make the Cardinal confess to several crimes. If he confesses, the Cardinal might be released, but his power over the people will be destroyed.
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Pygmalion 1938  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Anthony Asquith, Leslie Howard
Cast: Leslie Howard, Wendy Hiller, Wilfrid Lawson, Scott Sunderland, Marie Lohr, David Tree, Jean Cadell, Everley Gregg, Anthony Quayle, Irene Browne, Leueen MacGrath, Esme Percy, Iris Hoey, Patrick Macnee, Leo Genn
While nominated for five Academy Awards–including Best Actor (Lesley Howard), Actress (Wendy Hiller), and Picture–this film won the Oscar for Best Screenplay. George Bernard Shaw was the author of this classic story about the Cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle (Hiller), and her mentor, Professor Henry Higgins (Howard), who bets that he can fool society and pass Eliza off as a "Lady." Later remade as the top musical "My Fair Lady."
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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 Viking Queen 1967 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Don Chaffey
Cast: Don Murray, Carita, Donald Houston, Andrew Keir, Adrienne Corri, Niall MacGinnis, Wilfrid Lawson, Nicola Pagett, Percy Herbert, Patrick Troughton, Sean Caffrey, Denis Shaw
In the first century, Queen Salina (Carita) rules the native Britons after the death of her father, King Priam. She honors his deathbed wish that she share her rule with Roman Governor Justinian (Don Murray) in order to maintain peace. All goes well–until Justinian and Salina fall in love, and enemies on both sides come to the fore.
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 War and Peace 1956  N/R, 208 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: King Vidor
Cast: Henry Fonda, Audrey Hepburn, Mel Ferrer, Herbert Lom, John Mills, Barry Jones, Vittorio Gassman, Anita Ekberg, Oskar Homolka, May Britt, Wilfrid Lawson, Helmut Dantine, Tullio Carminati, Milly Vitale, Anna-Maria Ferrero
Napoleon's invasion of Russia is the backdrop for this epic tale in which the Russian aristocracy, with its reverence for the church, is clearly brought out amidst the glamorous lifestyle. While Napoleon plans to invade Russia, Russian intellectual Pierre Bezukhov (Henry Fonda) falls in love with Natasha (Audrey Hepburn). But, after his father dies and he gains a large inheritance, Pierre marries Helene (Anita Ekberg). This proves to be a loveless marriage that ends quickly. Meanwhile, Napoleon has invaded Russia, and Pierre's friend Andrei (Mel Ferrer) is fighting in the war. Andrei returns home and falls in love with Natasha but returns to the battlefield and is critically wounded. Pierre witnesses the carnage and vows to kill Napoleon. The French are finally beaten, and, by story's end, Pierre is reunited with Natasha. King Vidor received an Oscar nomination for his directing.
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| 1. Allegheny Uprising (1939)
2. Expresso Bongo (1959)
3. Fanny by Gaslight (1944)
aka: Man of Evil
4. Hell Drivers (1958)
5. The Long Voyage Home (1940)
6. The Night Has Eyes (1942)
aka: Terror House
7. The Prisoner (1955)
8. Pygmalion (1938)
9. The Terror (1938)
10. The Viking Queen (1967)
11. War and Peace (1956)
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