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Vanda Godsell
Actress 1922 - 1990

Vanda Godsell

Bognor Regis, West Sussex, England, UK

Vanda Godsell was born on November 17, 1922 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England as Nancy Evelyn Godsell. She was an actress, known for The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976), A Shot in the Dark (1964) and The Earth Dies Screaming (1964). She was married to Alan J Orchard and... Read full bio →

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The Pink Panther Strikes Again

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

Blake Edwards 1976 1h 43m 8.0

Charles Dreyfus, who has finally cracked over inspector Clouseau's antics, escapes from a mental institution and launches an elaborate plan to get rid of Clouseau once and for all.

Who Killed the Cat?

Who Killed the Cat?

Montgomery Tully 1966 1h 16m 6.0

A scheming widow tries to persecute three old ladies, but fate takes its revenge on her.

The Wrong Box

The Wrong Box

Bryan Forbes 1966 1h 45m 6.0

In Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other—or can be made to have seemed to do so.

The Earth Dies Screaming

The Earth Dies Screaming

Terence Fisher 1964 1h 2m 6.7

A crack space pilot returns to earth to find the planet has been devastated by some unknown forces. There are a few survivors, so he organizes them in a plan to ward off control by a group of killer robots.

A Shot in the Dark

A Shot in the Dark

Blake Edwards 1964 1h 42m 7.1

A Shot in the Dark is the second and more successful film from the Pink Panther film series where both animated and real life sequences are mixed. A cult classic from Blake Edwards based on the play L’Idiot by Marcel Achard and Harry Kurnitz.

This Sporting Life

This Sporting Life

Lindsay Anderson 1963 2h 14m 7.2

In Northern England in the early 1960s, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to become an immediate star in the rugby league team run by local employer Weaver.

The Wrong Arm of the Law

The Wrong Arm of the Law

Cliff Owen 1963 1h 34m 6.0

The crooks in London know how it works. No one carries guns and no one resists the police. Then a new gang appears that go one better. They dress as police and steal from the crooks.

80,000 Suspects

80,000 Suspects

Val Guest 1963 1h 53m 6.0

A doctor's already-shaky marriage is tested to an even greater extent when he has to contend with a smallpox epidemic.

Candidate for Murder

Candidate for Murder

David Villiers 1962 1h 6.0

The professional killer Kersten arrives in England and is hired by Donald Edwards to murder his wife Helene. But Helene's lover Robert Vaughan discovers the plot and he trails Kersten and Edwards to a country cottage.

The Shadow of the Cat

The Shadow of the Cat

John Gilling 1961 1h 19m 6.0

Tabitha, once the placid, gentle and devoted pet, adopts all the characteristics of a ferocious, wild animal following the murder of her mistress. The three guilty people are all trapped by the cat's power and each will come to untimely deaths of horrific proportions without anyone being able to solve the mystery that surrounds their brutal death.

The Frightened City

The Frightened City

John Lemont 1961 1h 37m 6.0

A small time thief is recruited by a mobster to help with the racketeering. He doesn't like the job, but with the mob on his back, a femme fatale in his bed and a sick friend to care for, he will have to keep all his wits about him.

Payroll

Payroll

Sidney Hayers 1961 1h 45m 7.0

A vicious gang of crooks plan to steal the wages of a local factory, but their carefully laid plans go wrong, when the factory employs an armoured van to carry the cash.

Konga

Konga

John Lemont 1961 1h 30m 5.5

Dr. Decker returns from Africa after a year, presumed dead. In that year, he discovered a way of growing plants and animals to an enormous size. He brings back a baby chimpanzee to test out his theory. As he has many enemies at home, he decides to use his chimp, 'Konga', to 'get rid of them'.

The Man Who Was Nobody

The Man Who Was Nobody

Montgomery Tully 1960 58m 5.0

Marjorie Stedman (Hazel Court) investigates the disappearance of a man whom had fraudulently obtained a high-price diamond.

Sword of Sherwood Forest

Sword of Sherwood Forest

Terence Fisher 1960 1h 20m 6.0

Robin of Loxley and his men stumble on a plot to overthrow Hubert Walter, King's Chancellor and Archbishop of Canterbury. The plotters, the Sheriff of Nottingham and the Earl of Newark, have set an ambush for Walter and Lady Marian Fitzwater. Will Robin get to them before it is too late?

Hell Is a City

Hell Is a City

Val Guest 1960 1h 38m 6.0

In Britain, a Manchester police inspector becomes obsessed with capturing a criminal who's escaped from prison.

Horrors of the Black Museum

Horrors of the Black Museum

Arthur Crabtree 1959 1h 21m 6.7

A frustrated writer uses hypnotism experiments on his assistant to commit crimes.

The Brain Machine

The Brain Machine

Ken Hughes 1955 1h 24m 5.0

A doctor is taken hostage by a drug smuggler whom she has diagnosed as psychotic. Her estranged husband has to find her before the smuggling gang find him and kill them both.

Johnny on the Spot

Johnny on the Spot

Maclean Rogers 1954 1h 12m 5.0

A framed ex-convict struggles to clear his name.

The Large Rope

The Large Rope

Wolf Rilla 1953 1h 12m 6.0

After being framed for a murder he didn't commit, Tom Penney (Donald Houston) serves his time and returns to his rural English home to establish a quiet life. When another victim is found, however, Tom is blamed for the crime and flees rather than returnng to prison.

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