Bill Shine
Wilfred William Dennis Shine (20 October 1911 - 24 July 1997), better known as Bill Shine, was a British theatre, film and television actor.
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The Jigsaw Man
An MI6 defector's appearance is changed by the KGB before he's sent back to Britain to recover top-secret documents.
Not Tonight, Darling
A repressed housewife goes to town, with angst-ridden results.
The Sky Bike
In this children's adventure, an addled inventor develops a flying bicycle and endeavors to enter it in a contest that offers a substantial prize to the first person who can create a purely man-powered flying vehicle. A young man helps him win the prize.
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
A classic car changes the lives of three sets of owners.
Double Bunk
When newly weds Jack and Peggy face eviction, they are tricked into buying a run down houseboat. After rebuilding the engine, they take their friends Sid and Sandra, on a local trip down the river to Folkestone, but somehow they end up in France, and with no fuel and supplies, they resort to desperate actions to get back home.
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
A dubious child psychiatrist is put in charge of the St. Trinian's school after it burns down. The sixth form are sent to Arabia to become harem girls. The Ministry of Education, Police and army go to rescue them, but it is the notorious St. Trinian's forth form who are going to make the real difference.
The Challenge
Jailed for his role in a gang heist and ditched by its female leader (Jayne Mansfield), a widower (Anthony Quayle) decides to keep the loot.
Libel
A California commercial pilot sees a telecast in London of an interviews with Sir Mark Lodden at his home. The Canadian is convinced that the baronet is a fraud, that he is actually a look-alike actor named Frank Welney
Left Right and Centre
At the Earndale by-election natural history expert and TV personality Bob Wilcot for the Conservatives finds himself up against Billingsgate girl Stella Stoker for the socialists. Amateur politician against committed activist. But could it become boy-who-fancies-girl against girl-who-fancies-boy?
Jack the Ripper
A serial killer is murdering women in the Whitechapel district of London. An American policeman is brought in to help Scotland Yard solve the case.
The Man Inside
A detective tracking a stolen gem begins to suspect there's more to the case than just theft.
The House in the Woods
A highly strung author suffering from writer's block convinces his wife to move somewhere more peaceful. They find a delightfully remote woodland cottage, but they soon realize that something is not quite right with their landlord.
The Last Man to Hang
Sir Roderick Strood is on trial for the murder of his wife.
Bond of Fear
An escaped killer hides out by forcing a travelling family to take him with them.
Around the World in 80 Days
Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.
Monsieur Ripois
While his wife, Catherine, is finalizing their divorce, serial philanderer Andre invites his latest conquest, Catherine’s best friend, Patricia, over for dinner.
Happy Ever After
In the Irish village of Rathbarney, the aged squire is killed while hunting. His successor, O'Leary arrives in Rathbarney to take over his dead great uncle's estate.
There Was a Young Lady
A super-efficient secretary circumvents the schemes of smash-and grab gangsters.
Innocents in Paris
A weekend trip to Paris affects the lives of a group of British tourists.
Old Mother Riley's Jungle Treasure
Old Mother Riley runs into a ghost who turns out to be an old pirate searching for buried treasure.
Under Capricorn
A British ex-convict in colonial Australia and his fragile wife, haunted by the past crime that binds them, struggle to rebuild their lives when a young newcomer stirs long-buried passions and secrets.
The Chiltern Hundreds
Young Viscount Tony Pym manages to get an army leave on the pretence of running for the Conservatives in the next local election. His only aim in fact is to marry June, a rich American heiress, before she returns to America. Due to unexpected circumstances, he is driven to take part in the election campaign but loses the vote.
Passport to Pimlico
When an unexploded WWII bomb is accidentally detonated in Pimlico, it reveals a treasure trove and documents proving that the region is in fact part of Burgundy, France and thus foreign territory. The British government attempts to regain control by setting up border controls and cutting off services to the area.
The Winslow Boy
In pre-WWI England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, but his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.
The Small Voice
A husband and wife stop to help two men in a car crash only to find they are criminals on the run.
The Red Shoes
A fledgling ballerina falls in love with a brilliant composer, but the jealous head of the ballet company plots to drive them apart.
Another Shore
A young Irishman comes up with an unusual plan to get the money to emigrate to Tahiti.
Wanted for Murder
The son of a notorious hangman is gradually becoming insane and he finds himself unable to resist the urge to strangle women to death.
Perfect Strangers
Robert Donat and Deborah Kerr as a married couple whose relationship is shaken by their service in the Second World War.
Champagne Charlie
Ealing Comedy about rivalry between 19th Century music hall performers.
Old Bill and Son
World War I veteran Bill is inspired to re-enlist in 1939, and ends up serving with his son.
Let George Do It!
Shortly after the start of World War II, a ukelele player (George) takes the wrong boat and finds himself in (still uninvaded) Norway. He is mistaken for a fellow British intelligence agent by a woman (Mary), and becomes involved in trying to defeat Nazi agents.
The Face at the Window
Set in France in 1880. A series of murders is attributed to a Wolf Man.
The Terror
For ten years, The Terror has laughed at both police and public. And for ten years, two of his erstwhile associates, Joe Conner and 'Soapy' Marks, have plotted revenge on the mastermind whose double-crossing sent them to Dartmoor prison without their share of the bullion stolen in a daring raid.
Young and Innocent
A film actress is murdered by her estranged husband who is jealous of all her young boyfriends. The next day, writer Robert Tisdall (who happens to be one such boyfriend) discovers her body on the beach.
Farewell Again
Given a six-hour pass after a tour of duty in India, several British Tommies try to unravel their domestic tribulations before having to ship out again.
Sensation
Future Connecticut governor John Lodge stars in the British crime drama Sensation. Lodge plays a hotshot reporter who devotion to his job is messing up his private life. Despite warnings from his girl friend that she'll walk out if he follows up one more hot scoop, Lodge tries to flush out the murderer of a waitress.
Rembrandt
The respected painter takes to drink and faces down scandal after his wife dies.
It Happened in Paris
A British millionaire's son travels to France to study art, and falls in love in Paris.
Waltzes from Vienna
The story of Johann Strauss the elder and younger.
The Man from Toronto
The rich widow Leila disguises herself as a maid and falls in love with her employer Fergus who is a rich Canadian bachelor. Their wealth depends on each getting married within the next year. Whose fooling who in this comedy love affair?
Verdict of the Sea
In this adventure, a ship's captain attempts to return some diamonds to their original owner. Unfortunately, some mutinous crewmen want the gems for themselves.
Rich and Strange
After receiving an advance inheritance, a bored London couple set off on a world cruise hoping to rejuvenate their marriage and escape their dull routine. But newfound wealth and freedom only expose deeper cracks in their relationship, as each becomes infatuated with someone else.