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Ralph Thomas
Director 1915 - 2001

Ralph Thomas

Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ralph Thomas (born Ralph Philip Thomas 10 August 1915 — 17 March 2001) was an English film director, born in Hull. He is perhaps best known for directing the Doctor series of films. His brother, Gerald Thomas, was also a film director.... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

20 titles
Percy's Progress

Percy's Progress

Ralph Thomas 1974 1h 30m

Percy, the man with the world's first penis transplant, discovers that there is a chemical in the world's water that makes men impotent.

Quest for Love

Quest for Love

Ralph Thomas 1971 1h 27m

A physicist's experiment goes wrong sending him to an alternative past where he meets the love of his life and pursues her into the future.

Doctor in Trouble

Doctor in Trouble

Ralph Thomas 1970 1h 30m

Dr. Burke is in love with Ophelia but doesn't have time to propose to her as she leaves for a cruise to the Mediterranean. Also on board the cruise ship is an old school chum of Burke's who plays 'Dr.Dare' in a very popular TV series and who women flock to.

Some Girls Do

Some Girls Do

Ralph Thomas 1969 1h 28m 5.0

A series of unexplainable accidents befall the people and companies responsible for developing the world's first supersonic airliner. A British agent is sent to investigate and with the help of another agent uncovers a plot masterminded by Carl Petersen who stands to gain eight million pounds if the aircraft is not ready by a certain date.

Nobody Runs Forever

Nobody Runs Forever

Ralph Thomas 1968 1h 41m

Detective Scobie Malone accepts a mission to fly to London to arrest Sir James Quentin, a high-level commissioner wanted down under for murder. But when Malone arrives, he finds that the amiable Quentin is not only the key in groundbreaking peace negotiations, but also the target of an assassin himself.

Deadlier Than the Male

Deadlier Than the Male

Ralph Thomas 1967 1h 41m 4.0

British agent Bulldog Drummond is assigned to stop a master criminal who uses beautiful women to do his killings.

Doctor in Clover

Doctor in Clover

Ralph Thomas 1966 1h 37m

Doctor in Clover is another 'Doctor' movie, but this time Leslie Phillips is the main doctor in the story, looking for love and romance from the hospital nurses, much to the annoyance of the main Administrator (James Robertson Justice) who wants his doctors to be 100% focussed on the job.

The High Bright Sun

The High Bright Sun

Ralph Thomas 1965 1h 54m

This story of love and espionage focuses on political turmoil as a small nation struggles to free itself from colonial rule, and one man tries to serve both justice and his own heart.

Hot Enough for June

Hot Enough for June

Ralph Thomas 1964 1h 38m 4.0

A young man travels to Prague for his new employer, unaware that he is being used as an espionage courier.

Doctor in Distress

Doctor in Distress

Ralph Thomas 1963 1h 42m

Dr. Sparrow falls for model Delia Mallor after treating her ankle. Meanwhile, he discovers Sir Spratt's sleepwalking and unusual kindness stem from love for Physiotherapist Iris Merchant, who's also pursued by Major French.

Carry on Cruising

Carry on Cruising

Gerald Thomas, Ralph Thomas 1962 1h 29m

Captain Crowther's lot is not a happy one! Five of his crew have to be replaced and at such short notice before the voyage begins there isn't much to choose from. Not only does he get the five most incompetent shipmates ever to sail the seven seas, but the passengers turn out to be a rather strange bunch too.

Carry on Regardless

Carry on Regardless

Gerald Thomas, Ralph Thomas 1961 1h 27m

After a bunch of no-hopers approaches an employment agency, the anarchy mounts as they do a series of odd jobs, including a chimp's tea party, trying to stay sober at a wine tasting… and demolishing a house.

Doctor in Love

Doctor in Love

Ralph Thomas 1960 1h 33m

Doctors Burke and Hare leave the confines of St Swithins for the world of general practice, stopping off on the way as patients at the Foulness Anti-cold Unit. Hare then takes up a position as junior in a well-healed G.P.'s surgery while Burke continues to sow his doctorial wild oats.

The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps

Ralph Thomas 1959 1h 33m 5.5

Remake of the classic hitchcock movie. Whilst generally not as good, it is a rather fun movie, and more lighthearted than the original. This is largely due to Kenneth More's acting.

Doctor at Large

Doctor at Large

Ralph Thomas 1957 1h 44m

Losing out to Dr. Bingham (Michael Medwin) in a competition for house surgeon when he offends a member of the board, young Dr. Simon Sparrow (Dirk Bogarde) finds himself going from post to post, filling in for other physicians.

Campbell's Kingdom

Campbell's Kingdom

Ralph Thomas 1957 1h 42m

Englishman Bruce Campbell (Dirk Bogarde) takes possession of his grandfather's Canadian land, but he faces various challenges such as disgruntled locals, a ruthless contractor, a new power dam, and his own bad health.

Doctor at Sea

Doctor at Sea

Ralph Thomas 1955 1h 33m

Bachelor Dr. Simon Sparrow (Dirk Bogarde) goes to sea to escape his mentor's amorous daughter, but ends up in more trouble wrangling the captain, crew, and Brigitte Bardot.

Mad About Men

Mad About Men

Ralph Thomas 1954 1h 30m

Flirtatious mermaid Miranda swaps places with a schoolteacher who has gone on holiday. All is well until she falls in love with a human.

Doctor in the House

Doctor in the House

Ralph Thomas 1954 1h 32m

The trials and tribulations of a group of medical students at St. Swithin's hospital in London, England.

The Clouded Yellow

The Clouded Yellow

Ralph Thomas 1950 1h 35m

After leaving the British Secret Service, David Somers finds work catalouging butterflies at the country house of Nicholas and Jess Fenton. After the murder of a local gamekeeper, suspicion falls on their niece, Sophie Malraux. Somers helps Sophie to escape arrest and they go on the run together.

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