Frank Pettingell
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Frank Pettingell (1 January 1891 – 17 February 1966) was an English actor. Pettingell was born in Liverpool, and educated at Manchester University. During the First World War he served with the King's Liverpool Regiment. He appeared... Read full bio →
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Becket
Thomas Becket, Henry II's longtime advisor, finds his friendship with the debauched king corroding when he is unwillingly appointed as Archbishop of Canterbury in an attempt to gain absolute loyalty from the Church.
Corridors of Blood
In 1840s London, Dr. Thomas Bolton [Boris Karloff] dares to dream the unthinkable: experimenting with anesthesia gases to make surgery pain-free. While doing so, his demonstration before a panel of his peers ends in a horrific mishap with his patient awakening under the knife; he is forced to leave his position in disgrace.
Value for Money
A wealthy young man (Gregson) from Yorkshire visits a London nightclub and meets a performer (Dors). She decides to take him for every penny he is worth, and he decides to let her.
Meet Mr. Lucifer
A T.V. set given as a retiremant present is sold on to different households causing misery each time. One of the Ealing comedies.
The Crimson Pirate
Burt Lancaster plays a pirate with a taste for intrigue and acrobatics who involves himself in the goings on of a revolution in the Caribbean in the late 1700s. A light hearted adventure involving prison breaks, an oddball Scientist, sailing ships, naval fights, and tons of swordplay.
The Card
A charming and ambitious young man finds many ways to raise himself through the ranks in business and social standing - some honest, some not quite so. If he can just manage to avoid a certain very predatory woman...
The Magic Box
Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once young and handsome William Green. He changed his name to include his first wife's for the photographic portrait work he excelled at.
Escape
A convict sentenced to three years for killing a detective escapes and goes on the lam, aided by a local girl.
Return to Yesterday
Robert Maine is torn between returning to the glamour of Hollywood or working with a small theatre company in England. When she falls in love with Maine, Carol has the same dilemma.
Gaslight
Twenty years after the murder of Alice Barlow, her house is finally occupied again. However, the husband of the couple who have moved in has a secret which he will do anything to keep hidden.
Sailing Along
A young orphan woman and a young man were brought up together. She is a 'genius' dancer and he is a 'genius' stockbroker. They both realise their potential. After, they realise they are in love and decide to return to the sailing life.
The Last Journey
Bob Holt's last journey as a Railway engine driver before his retirement, a journey disturbed by his distress at leaving the Railway, and his suspicions of the relationship between his wife and his fireman.
Sing as We Go!
When the textile mill closes, putting her out of work, Gracie finds herself experiencing all of the amusements of Blackpool.
The Good Companions
Musical taken from J. B. Priestley's novel about three musicians joining together to save a failing concert party, the Dinky Doos.
Red Wagon
Adapted from Lady Eleanor Smith’s novel, this 1934 feature tells the story of Joe Prince, an orphan child of circus people who, after many struggles, achieves his life-long ambition of owning a circus.
A Cuckoo in the Nest
A crowded inn means that a man and a woman must share the same room for a night. One problem is that they are both married - to other people. The other problem is that they used to be engaged to each other.