Sheila Burrell

Paranoiac (1963)

Simon Ashby is a wealthy psychotic who is is coddled by his aunt in their palatial mansion outside of London. One day, Ashby's long lost brother mysteriously arrives at the house, but events prove that he is an impostor, sent by Keith Kossett, son of the attorney ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Freddie Francis
CAST:  Janette Scott  •  Oliver Reed  •  Sheila Burrell  •  Maurice Denham

Simon Ashby is a wealthy psychotic who is is coddled by his aunt in their palatial mansion outside of London. One day, Ashby's long lost brother mysteriously arrives at the house, but events prove that he is an impostor, sent by Keith Kossett, son of the attorney ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Freddie Francis
CAST:  Janette Scott  •  Oliver Reed  •  Sheila Burrell  •  Maurice Denham

Cloudburst (1951)

Canadian World War II veteran John Graham works in London as a code breaker. Tragedy strikes when his pregnant wife, Carol, is accidentally run over by two crooks who are speeding away from the scene of a murder. Haunted, grieving, and thirsting for revenge, Graham ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis Searle
CAST:  Robert Preston  •  Elizabeth Sellars  •  Colin Tapley  •  Sheila Burrell

Canadian World War II veteran John Graham works in London as a code breaker. Tragedy strikes when his pregnant wife, Carol, is accidentally run over by two crooks who are speeding away from the scene of a murder. Haunted, grieving, and thirsting for revenge, Graham ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis Searle
CAST:  Robert Preston  •  Elizabeth Sellars  •  Colin Tapley  •  Sheila Burrell

Laughter in the Dark (1969)

Swinging London in the 1960's. Deals with the affection of a middle-aged man for a very young woman, resulting in a mutually parasitic relationship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Richardson
CAST:  Nicol Williamson  •  Anna Karina  •  Jean-Claude Drouot  •  Peter Bowles

Swinging London in the 1960's. Deals with the affection of a middle-aged man for a very young woman, resulting in a mutually parasitic relationship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Richardson
CAST:  Nicol Williamson  •  Anna Karina  •  Jean-Claude Drouot  •  Peter Bowles

The Woodlanders (1998)

The story is set in late 19th century rural corner of South England. The daughter of timber merchant Melbury, Grace, returns to the town after finishing school. Her father now believes she can find a better husband than her childhood sweetheart, woodsman Giles. She ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Agland
CAST:  Rufus Sewell  •  Emily Woof  •  Tony Haygarth  •  Cal MacAninch

The story is set in late 19th century rural corner of South England. The daughter of timber merchant Melbury, Grace, returns to the town after finishing school. Her father now believes she can find a better husband than her childhood sweetheart, woodsman Giles. She ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Agland
CAST:  Rufus Sewell  •  Emily Woof  •  Tony Haygarth  •  Cal MacAninch

Black Orchid (1953)

Caught in a loveless marriage, Dr. John Winnington (Ronald Howard) can't stop himself from falling for his wife's (Mary Laura Wood) younger sister, Christine (Olga Edwardes). But when he suddenly becomes the prime suspect in his wife's tragic murder, John relies on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Saunders
CAST:  Ronald Howard  •  Olga Edwardes  •  John Bentley  •  Mary Laura Wood

Caught in a loveless marriage, Dr. John Winnington (Ronald Howard) can't stop himself from falling for his wife's (Mary Laura Wood) younger sister, Christine (Olga Edwardes). But when he suddenly becomes the prime suspect in his wife's tragic murder, John relies on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Saunders
CAST:  Ronald Howard  •  Olga Edwardes  •  John Bentley  •  Mary Laura Wood

Women Without Men (1956)

In love with a man who wants to marry her after he returns from a trip to sea, chorus girl Angela Booth tries to quit her seamy job and become a model citizen. When her employer refuses to dissolve her contract, though, they quarrel and she accidentally hits him. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elmo Williams
CAST:  Beverly Michaels  •  Joan Rice  •  Thora Hird  •  Avril Angers

In love with a man who wants to marry her after he returns from a trip to sea, chorus girl Angela Booth tries to quit her seamy job and become a model citizen. When her employer refuses to dissolve her contract, though, they quarrel and she accidentally hits him. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elmo Williams
CAST:  Beverly Michaels  •  Joan Rice  •  Thora Hird  •  Avril Angers

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception (1999)

In the ninth film in the series, in September 1916, young Indiana Jones - going by the alias of "Henri Defense" - has become a motorcycle courier stationed near the trenches at Verdun. His friend Remy is still in the trenches, and both grow more disillusioned about ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicolas Roeg  •  René Manzor
CAST:  Sean Patrick Flanery  •  Ronny Coutteure  •  Domiziana Giordano  •  Ian McDiarmid

In the ninth film in the series, in September 1916, young Indiana Jones - going by the alias of "Henri Defense" - has become a motorcycle courier stationed near the trenches at Verdun. His friend Remy is still in the trenches, and both grow more disillusioned about ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicolas Roeg  •  René Manzor
CAST:  Sean Patrick Flanery  •  Ronny Coutteure  •  Domiziana Giordano  •  Ian McDiarmid

American Roulette (1988)

Carlos Quintas, the democratically-elected president of an unnamed South American country, has been deposed by a military coup. He is in London, the head of a government in exile, rallying international support. He is also a poet of talent and reputation, in love ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maurice Hatton
CAST:  Andy García  •  Guy Bertrand  •  Ricardo Sibelo  •  Lino Omoboni

Carlos Quintas, the democratically-elected president of an unnamed South American country, has been deposed by a military coup. He is in London, the head of a government in exile, rallying international support. He is also a poet of talent and reputation, in love ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maurice Hatton
CAST:  Andy García  •  Guy Bertrand  •  Ricardo Sibelo  •  Lino Omoboni

Cold Comfort Farm (1995)

In this adaptation of the satirical British novel, Flora Poste, a plucky London society girl orphaned at age 19, finds a new home with some rough relatives, the Starkadders of Cold Comfort Farm. With a take-charge attitude and some encouragement from her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Schlesinger
CAST:  Eileen Atkins  •  Kate Beckinsale  •  Sheila Burrell  •  Stephen Fry

In this adaptation of the satirical British novel, Flora Poste, a plucky London society girl orphaned at age 19, finds a new home with some rough relatives, the Starkadders of Cold Comfort Farm. With a take-charge attitude and some encouragement from her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Schlesinger
CAST:  Eileen Atkins  •  Kate Beckinsale  •  Sheila Burrell  •  Stephen Fry

The Rossiter Case (1951)

A husband cheats on his disabled wife--who has been paralyzed in a car accident--with her sister. When the sister is murdered he is accused of the crime, but it turns out that he may not be the killer after all.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis Searle
CAST:  Helen Shingler  •  Clement McCallin  •  Sheila Burrell  •  Frederick Leister

A husband cheats on his disabled wife--who has been paralyzed in a car accident--with her sister. When the sister is murdered he is accused of the crime, but it turns out that he may not be the killer after all.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis Searle
CAST:  Helen Shingler  •  Clement McCallin  •  Sheila Burrell  •  Frederick Leister

The Man in Black (1950)

Henry Clavering suspects his second wife Bertha is trying to drive his daughter (by his first marriage) insane, to stop her inheriting his money. He decides to use his yoga skills to pretend to be dead, and thereby expose her villainy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis Searle
CAST:  Betty Ann Davies  •  Sheila Burrell  •  Sid James  •  Anthony Forwood

Henry Clavering suspects his second wife Bertha is trying to drive his daughter (by his first marriage) insane, to stop her inheriting his money. He decides to use his yoga skills to pretend to be dead, and thereby expose her villainy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis Searle
CAST:  Betty Ann Davies  •  Sheila Burrell  •  Sid James  •  Anthony Forwood

Afraid of the Dark (1991)

A little boy, obsessed with blindness and violence, slowly gets trapped in his own delusions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Peploe
CAST:  James Fox  •  Fanny Ardant  •  David Thewlis  •  Paul McGann

A little boy, obsessed with blindness and violence, slowly gets trapped in his own delusions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Peploe
CAST:  James Fox  •  Fanny Ardant  •  David Thewlis  •  Paul McGann

Colonel March Investigates (1953)

This is a feature-length compilation of three short episodes taken from a TV series called 'Colonel March of Scotland Yard' (1954-56, 26 episodes) starring Boris Karloff as Colonel March, head of Scotland Yard's Department D.3, otherwise known as The Bureau of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cy Endfield
CAST:  Boris Karloff  •  Ewan Roberts  •  Joan Sims  •  Richard Wattis

This is a feature-length compilation of three short episodes taken from a TV series called 'Colonel March of Scotland Yard' (1954-56, 26 episodes) starring Boris Karloff as Colonel March, head of Scotland Yard's Department D.3, otherwise known as The Bureau of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cy Endfield
CAST:  Boris Karloff  •  Ewan Roberts  •  Joan Sims  •  Richard Wattis

Hell Is Empty (1967)

On the run from the police, a female thief and her band of robbers take refuge on a desert island where they discover a mansion inhabited by a family whom they take hostage. One of the robbers falls for the couple's daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernard Knowles  •  John Ainsworth
CAST:  Martine Carol  •  Anthony Steel  •  James Robertson Justice  •  Shirley Anne Field

On the run from the police, a female thief and her band of robbers take refuge on a desert island where they discover a mansion inhabited by a family whom they take hostage. One of the robbers falls for the couple's daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernard Knowles  •  John Ainsworth
CAST:  Martine Carol  •  Anthony Steel  •  James Robertson Justice  •  Shirley Anne Field

The Desperados (1969)

A Confederate and his sons become postwar marauders and face another son who left them, in Texas.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Levin
CAST:  Vince Edwards  •  Jack Palance  •  George Maharis  •  Sylvia Syms

A Confederate and his sons become postwar marauders and face another son who left them, in Texas.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Levin
CAST:  Vince Edwards  •  Jack Palance  •  George Maharis  •  Sylvia Syms

The Trial of Klaus Barbie (1987)

Decades after the end of World War II, escaped war criminal Klaus Barbie is brought to justice.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gareth Jones
CAST:  Maurice Denham  •  Jonathan Adams  •  Paul Anil  •  John Boswall

Decades after the end of World War II, escaped war criminal Klaus Barbie is brought to justice.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gareth Jones
CAST:  Maurice Denham  •  Jonathan Adams  •  Paul Anil  •  John Boswall