Michael Brennan

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'Pimpernel' Smith (1941)

Eccentric Cambridge archaeologist Horatio Smith takes a group of British and American archaeology students to pre-war Nazi Germany to help in his excavations. His research is supported by the Nazis, since he professes to be looking for evidence of the Aryan origins ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Howard
CAST:  Leslie Howard  •  Francis L. Sullivan  •  Mary Morris  •  Hugh McDermott

Eccentric Cambridge archaeologist Horatio Smith takes a group of British and American archaeology students to pre-war Nazi Germany to help in his excavations. His research is supported by the Nazis, since he professes to be looking for evidence of the Aryan origins ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Howard
CAST:  Leslie Howard  •  Francis L. Sullivan  •  Mary Morris  •  Hugh McDermott

They Made Me a Fugitive (1947)

After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alberto Cavalcanti
CAST:  Sally Gray  •  Trevor Howard  •  Griffith Jones  •  Rène Ray

After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alberto Cavalcanti
CAST:  Sally Gray  •  Trevor Howard  •  Griffith Jones  •  Rène Ray

The Deadly Affair (1967)

Charles Dobbs is a British secret agent investigating the apparent suicide of Foreign Office official Samuel Fennan. Dobbs suspects that Fennan's wife, Elsa, a survivor of a Nazi Germany extermination camp, might have some clues, but other officials want Dobbs to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Lumet
CAST:  James Mason  •  Simone Signoret  •  Maximilian Schell  •  Harriet Andersson

Charles Dobbs is a British secret agent investigating the apparent suicide of Foreign Office official Samuel Fennan. Dobbs suspects that Fennan's wife, Elsa, a survivor of a Nazi Germany extermination camp, might have some clues, but other officials want Dobbs to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Lumet
CAST:  James Mason  •  Simone Signoret  •  Maximilian Schell  •  Harriet Andersson

Cardboard Cavalier (1949)

Cardboard Cavalier is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Sid Field, Margaret Lockwood and Jerry Desmonde.The film depicts a historical romance between Lord Lovelace and Nell Gwyne.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter Forde
CAST:  Sid Field  •  Margaret Lockwood  •  Jerry Desmonde  •  Jack McNaughton

Cardboard Cavalier is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Sid Field, Margaret Lockwood and Jerry Desmonde.The film depicts a historical romance between Lord Lovelace and Nell Gwyne.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter Forde
CAST:  Sid Field  •  Margaret Lockwood  •  Jerry Desmonde  •  Jack McNaughton

Not Wanted on Voyage (1957)

the scheming Albert Higgins and his dim witted mate Cecil Hollebone, set out on a ocean voyage under the exasperated Chief Steward. Along for the trip are the wealthy Mrs. Borough and her secretary Pat. Soon Mrs. Boroughs’ Jewels are stolen…  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maclean Rogers
CAST:  Brian Rix  •  Ronald Shiner  •  Griffith Jones  •  Catherine Boyle

the scheming Albert Higgins and his dim witted mate Cecil Hollebone, set out on a ocean voyage under the exasperated Chief Steward. Along for the trip are the wealthy Mrs. Borough and her secretary Pat. Soon Mrs. Boroughs’ Jewels are stolen…  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maclean Rogers
CAST:  Brian Rix  •  Ronald Shiner  •  Griffith Jones  •  Catherine Boyle

It's a Grand Life (1953)

Classic British comedy following an accident-prone army Private, played by music hall legend Frank Randle in his final screen role, as he attempts to rescue a Corporal (played by icon Diana Dors) from the attentions of a predatory Sergeant-Major.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John E. Blakeley
CAST:  Frank Randle  •  Diana Dors  •  Dan Young  •  Michael Brennan

Classic British comedy following an accident-prone army Private, played by music hall legend Frank Randle in his final screen role, as he attempts to rescue a Corporal (played by icon Diana Dors) from the attentions of a predatory Sergeant-Major.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John E. Blakeley
CAST:  Frank Randle  •  Diana Dors  •  Dan Young  •  Michael Brennan

No Trace (1950)

A famous mystery writer uses his own plot tricks to murder a blackmailer in this British thriller.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Gilling
CAST:  Hugh Sinclair  •  Dinah Sheridan  •  John Laurie  •  Barry Morse

A famous mystery writer uses his own plot tricks to murder a blackmailer in this British thriller.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Gilling
CAST:  Hugh Sinclair  •  Dinah Sheridan  •  John Laurie  •  Barry Morse

Up to His Neck (1954)

A maritime farce set in the South Seas. A strong supporting cast includes Brian Rix, Anthony Newley & Harry Fowler.  (more)

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CAST:  Ronald Shiner  •  Brian Rix  •  Laya Raki  •  Harry Fowler

A maritime farce set in the South Seas. A strong supporting cast includes Brian Rix, Anthony Newley & Harry Fowler.  (more)

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CAST:  Ronald Shiner  •  Brian Rix  •  Laya Raki  •  Harry Fowler

The Lady with a Lamp (1951)

Based on the Reginald Berkeley stage play, this compelling historical drama offers a depiction of the life story of Florence Nightingale, the young 19th-century Englishwoman famously drawn to a career in nursing. Traveling to Turkey during the Crimean War, Florence ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert Wilcox
CAST:  Anna Neagle  •  Michael Wilding  •  Gladys Young  •  Felix Aylmer

Based on the Reginald Berkeley stage play, this compelling historical drama offers a depiction of the life story of Florence Nightingale, the young 19th-century Englishwoman famously drawn to a career in nursing. Traveling to Turkey during the Crimean War, Florence ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert Wilcox
CAST:  Anna Neagle  •  Michael Wilding  •  Gladys Young  •  Felix Aylmer

Death Is a Woman (1966)

Narcotics agent Dennis goes undercover in the Mediterranean Islands to investigate a smuggling operation, and gains the confidence of a woman who works for the ringleader. But Dennis ends up arrested for murder when the crime boss turns up dead.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frederick Goode
CAST:  Trisha Noble  •  Mark Burns  •  Shaun Curry  •  William Dexter

Narcotics agent Dennis goes undercover in the Mediterranean Islands to investigate a smuggling operation, and gains the confidence of a woman who works for the ringleader. But Dennis ends up arrested for murder when the crime boss turns up dead.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frederick Goode
CAST:  Trisha Noble  •  Mark Burns  •  Shaun Curry  •  William Dexter

Circle of Danger (1951)

An American comes to Britain to investigate the murky circumstances of his brother's death that occurred during a WW2 commando raid.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacques Tourneur
CAST:  Ray Milland  •  Patricia Roc  •  Marius Goring  •  Hugh Sinclair

An American comes to Britain to investigate the murky circumstances of his brother's death that occurred during a WW2 commando raid.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacques Tourneur
CAST:  Ray Milland  •  Patricia Roc  •  Marius Goring  •  Hugh Sinclair

Doomwatch (1972)

The waters surrounding an island become contaminated by chemical dumping, and people who eat fish caught in those waters become deformed and violent.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Sasdy
CAST:  Ian Bannen  •  Judy Geeson  •  John Paul  •  George Sanders

The waters surrounding an island become contaminated by chemical dumping, and people who eat fish caught in those waters become deformed and violent.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Sasdy
CAST:  Ian Bannen  •  Judy Geeson  •  John Paul  •  George Sanders

Waterfront (1950)

When ship's fireman Peter McCabe walks out on his long-suffering wife, he leaves her impoverished, with two young daughters and a boy born soon after his departure. After an absence of fourteen years McCabe returns, sacked and humiliated, trailing trouble in his wake.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Anderson
CAST:  Robert Newton  •  Kathleen Harrison  •  Avis Scott  •  Susan Shaw

When ship's fireman Peter McCabe walks out on his long-suffering wife, he leaves her impoverished, with two young daughters and a boy born soon after his departure. After an absence of fourteen years McCabe returns, sacked and humiliated, trailing trouble in his wake.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Anderson
CAST:  Robert Newton  •  Kathleen Harrison  •  Avis Scott  •  Susan Shaw

Up in the World (1956)

Norman is a window cleaner who has to clean a manor house with hundreds of windows. He is distracted by the son of the house who persuades him to go into town. When some villains try and kidnap the young heir Norman fights them off but the heir has banged his head ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Paddy Carstairs
CAST:  Norman Wisdom  •  Maureen Swanson  •  Jerry Desmonde  •  Michael Caridia

Norman is a window cleaner who has to clean a manor house with hundreds of windows. He is distracted by the son of the house who persuades him to go into town. When some villains try and kidnap the young heir Norman fights them off but the heir has banged his head ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Paddy Carstairs
CAST:  Norman Wisdom  •  Maureen Swanson  •  Jerry Desmonde  •  Michael Caridia

The Big Money (1958)

Petty thief Willie Frith steals a suitcase full of bank notes, only to find out that they have been given all the same serial number. But this is only the start of his troubles, now he has to find a way of changing the notes, so he can impress the barmaid of his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Paddy Carstairs
CAST:  Ian Carmichael  •  Belinda Lee  •  Kathleen Harrison  •  Robert Helpmann

Petty thief Willie Frith steals a suitcase full of bank notes, only to find out that they have been given all the same serial number. But this is only the start of his troubles, now he has to find a way of changing the notes, so he can impress the barmaid of his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Paddy Carstairs
CAST:  Ian Carmichael  •  Belinda Lee  •  Kathleen Harrison  •  Robert Helpmann

For Them That Trespass (1949)

In this drama, a frustrated upper-class writer decides that he will find real inspiration by examining his subjects first-hand. This leads him to begin wandering about the seamiest side of town where he witnesses a murder. When an innocent man is arrested, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alberto Cavalcanti
CAST:  Richard Todd  •  Patricia Plunkett  •  Stephen Murray  •  Michael Laurence

In this drama, a frustrated upper-class writer decides that he will find real inspiration by examining his subjects first-hand. This leads him to begin wandering about the seamiest side of town where he witnesses a murder. When an innocent man is arrested, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alberto Cavalcanti
CAST:  Richard Todd  •  Patricia Plunkett  •  Stephen Murray  •  Michael Laurence

Three Hats for Lisa (1965)

French movie pin up Sophie Hardy is Lisa Milan, a gorgeous Continental film star who's just arrived at Heathrow. She's in London for the premiere of her latest film, but within minutes she's beenw hisked away by her number one fan, Johnny Howjego and his Cockney ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Hayers
CAST:  Sid James  •  Una Stubbs  •  Sophie Hardy  •  Dave Nelson

French movie pin up Sophie Hardy is Lisa Milan, a gorgeous Continental film star who's just arrived at Heathrow. She's in London for the premiere of her latest film, but within minutes she's beenw hisked away by her number one fan, Johnny Howjego and his Cockney ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Hayers
CAST:  Sid James  •  Una Stubbs  •  Sophie Hardy  •  Dave Nelson

Blackout (1950)

A blind man is witness to a murder; later cured of his blindness he attempts to puzzle out the solution to the crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert S. Baker
CAST:  Maxwell Reed  •  Dinah Sheridan  •  Eric Pohlmann  •  Ida Patlanski

A blind man is witness to a murder; later cured of his blindness he attempts to puzzle out the solution to the crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert S. Baker
CAST:  Maxwell Reed  •  Dinah Sheridan  •  Eric Pohlmann  •  Ida Patlanski

Woman Times Seven (1967)

Seven mini-stories of adultery: "Funeral Possession," a wayward widow at her husband's funeral; "Amateur Night," angry wife becomes streetwalker out of revenge; "Two Against One," seemingly prudish girl turns out otherwise; "Super Simone," wife vainly attempts to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vittorio De Sica
CAST:  Shirley MacLaine  •  Peter Sellers  •  Rossano Brazzi  •  Lex Barker

Seven mini-stories of adultery: "Funeral Possession," a wayward widow at her husband's funeral; "Amateur Night," angry wife becomes streetwalker out of revenge; "Two Against One," seemingly prudish girl turns out otherwise; "Super Simone," wife vainly attempts to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vittorio De Sica
CAST:  Shirley MacLaine  •  Peter Sellers  •  Rossano Brazzi  •  Lex Barker

Personal Affair (1953)

A British girl disappears for three days after a frank talk with the wife of a Latin teacher she loves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Pelissier
CAST:  Gene Tierney  •  Leo Genn  •  Glynis Johns  •  Walter Fitzgerald

A British girl disappears for three days after a frank talk with the wife of a Latin teacher she loves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Pelissier
CAST:  Gene Tierney  •  Leo Genn  •  Glynis Johns  •  Walter Fitzgerald
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