Megs Jenkins
An engineer's daughter, she had first planned on becoming a ballerina, using her original Christian name Muguette, but abandoned those plans by the age of 17 when she realized that her physique was more in keeping with her other first name, Megs. She trained in Liverpool at... Read full bio →
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Asylum
A young psychiatrist applies for a job at a mental asylum, and must pass a test by interviewing four patients. He must figure out which of the patients, is in fact, the doctor that he would be replacing if hired.
David Copperfield
The legendary novel by Charles Dickens comes to life in this colorful interpretation directed by Delbert Mann.
Oliver!
Oliver! is a British musical, with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.
Stranger in the House
John Sawyer, once an eminent barrister, has slid into a life of cynicism and drunkenness since his wife left him. When his daughter's boyfriend is accused of murder, Sawyer decides to try to pull himself together and defend him in court.
Bunny Lake Is Missing
A woman reports that her young daughter is missing, but there seems to be no evidence that she ever existed.
Murder Most Foul
A murderer is brought to court and only Miss Marple is unconvinced of his innocence. Once again she begins her own investigation. The third Miss Marple film starring Margaret Rutherford as the quirky amateur detective.
Life for Ruth
When John Harris's daughter is badly injured in an boating accident, the hospital tells him that she will need an urgent blood transfusion. Due to his religious beliefs Harris refuses permission, and the child dies.
The Innocents
A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted.
Tiger Bay
In Tiger Bay, the docklands of Cardiff, rough-and-tumble street urchin Gillie witnesses the brutal killing of a young woman at the hands of visiting Polish sailor Korchinsky. Instead of reporting the crime to the authorities, Gillie merely pockets a prize for herself — Korchinsky's shiny black revolver — and flees the scene.
Jet Storm
A grieving father boards a plane, threatening to detonate a bomb unless the man responsible for his daughter's death is found. The film follows the various passengers and their personal storylines as the tense situation unfolds mid-flight.
Indiscreet
Anna Kalman is an accomplished actress who has given up hope of finding the man of her dreams. While talking about this subject with her sister, in walks Philip Adams and she realizes that this is the charming, smart, and handsome man she has been waiting for.
The Passionate Stranger
A chauffeur gets the wrong idea after he reads his lady boss's erotic novel.
The Man in the Sky
The efforts of test pilot John Mitchell to make a better life for his wife Mary and their two children seem doomed to failure and he blames himself.
The Cruel Sea
At the start of World War II, Cmdr. Ericson is assigned to convoy escort HMS Compass Rose with inexperienced officers and men just out of training. The winter seas make life miserable enough, but the men must also harden themselves to rescuing survivors of U-Boat attacks, while seldom able to strike back.
The Secret People
This tale of intrigue finds Valentina Cortese involved in an assassination plot. She helps the police apprehend the conspirators after an innocent bystander is accidentally killed.
Ivanhoe
Sir Walter Scott classic story of the chivalrousness Ivanhoe who Joins Robin of Locksley in the fight against Price John and for the return of King Richard the Lionheart.
No Place for Jennifer
Distraught after her parents' divorce, nine-year-old Jennifer becomes increasingly neurotic and is sent to a center for maladjusted children.
The History of Mr. Polly
With an inheritance after his father's death, Alfred Polly finds love in the arms of a schoolgirl but marries an unattractive cousin and opens a shop, which leads him to unhappiness, arson, suicide attempts, and escape.
The Monkey's Paw
A mother wishes for the return of her dead son, and that wish is granted by a charm made from a severed monkey's paw.
Saraband for Dead Lovers
Sophie Dorothea is a young woman forced into a loveless marriage with Prince George Louis of Hanover. George Louis is later crowned King George I of England. Despairing of ever experiencing true love, the depressed queen finds life at court no solace. Sophie then falls for a dashing Swedish soldier of fortune, Count Konigsmark.
The Brothers
The McFarishes and the Macraes are lifelong enemies living on a remote island in the Western Isles of Scotland. Mary Lawson is a Scottish orphan brought up in a convent who arrives on the weekly steamer to come and work as a servant to the Macraes.
Green for Danger
In the midst of Nazi air raids, a postman dies on the operating table at a rural English hospital. But was the death accidental?
Millions Like Us
When Celia Crowson is called up for war service, she hopes for a glamorous job in one of the services, but as a single girl, she is directed into a factory making aircraft parts. Here she meets other girls from all different walks of life and begins a relationship with a young airman.
Poison Pen
The inhabitants of a peaceful village begin receiving mysterious hate mail penned by someone with malicious thoughts.