Rosamund John

Green for Danger (1946)

In the midst of Nazi air raids, a postman dies on the operating table at a rural hospital. But was the death accidental?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Gilliat
CAST:  Leo Genn  •  Alastair Sim  •  Trevor Howard  •  Sally Gray

In the midst of Nazi air raids, a postman dies on the operating table at a rural hospital. But was the death accidental?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Gilliat
CAST:  Leo Genn  •  Alastair Sim  •  Trevor Howard  •  Sally Gray

The First of the Few (1942)

This 1942 fictionalized biopic chronicles the true story of how two of the most remarkable men in aviation history - visionary Spitfire designer R.J. Mitchell and his test pilot Geoffrey Crisp - designed a streamlined monoplane that led to the development of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Howard
CAST:  Leslie Howard  •  David Niven  •  Rosamund John  •  Roland Culver

This 1942 fictionalized biopic chronicles the true story of how two of the most remarkable men in aviation history - visionary Spitfire designer R.J. Mitchell and his test pilot Geoffrey Crisp - designed a streamlined monoplane that led to the development of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Howard
CAST:  Leslie Howard  •  David Niven  •  Rosamund John  •  Roland Culver

The Way to the Stars (1945)

Life on a British bomber base, and the surrounding towns, from the opening days of the Battle of Britain, to the arrival of the Americans, who join in the bomber offensive. The film centres around Pilot Officer Peter Penrose, fresh out of a training unit, who joins ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Asquith
CAST:  Michael Redgrave  •  John Mills  •  Rosamund John  •  Stanley Holloway

Life on a British bomber base, and the surrounding towns, from the opening days of the Battle of Britain, to the arrival of the Americans, who join in the bomber offensive. The film centres around Pilot Officer Peter Penrose, fresh out of a training unit, who joins ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Asquith
CAST:  Michael Redgrave  •  John Mills  •  Rosamund John  •  Stanley Holloway

The Secret of the Loch (1934)

A batty Scottish professor attempts to prove the existence of the Loch Ness Monster, but everyone thinks he's crazy. Meanwhile, a foolish young reporter attempts to get a scoop on the story.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Milton Rosmer
CAST:  Seymour Hicks  •  Nancy O'Neil  •  Gibson Gowland  •  Frederick Peisley

A batty Scottish professor attempts to prove the existence of the Loch Ness Monster, but everyone thinks he's crazy. Meanwhile, a foolish young reporter attempts to get a scoop on the story.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Milton Rosmer
CAST:  Seymour Hicks  •  Nancy O'Neil  •  Gibson Gowland  •  Frederick Peisley

Never Look Back (1952)

A female lawyer hears a knock on her door one night and discovers that it is an old boyfriend, whose current girlfriend has thrown him out, and he needs a place to stay the night. She agrees to let him sleep on the sofa but he must leave the next morning. When he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis Searle
CAST:  Rosamund John  •  Hugh Sinclair  •  Guy Middleton

A female lawyer hears a knock on her door one night and discovers that it is an old boyfriend, whose current girlfriend has thrown him out, and he needs a place to stay the night. She agrees to let him sleep on the sofa but he must leave the next morning. When he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis Searle
CAST:  Rosamund John  •  Hugh Sinclair  •  Guy Middleton

She Shall Have Murder (1950)

A clerk in a law office investigates a murder, and finds that nearly all her colleagues at work have a motive.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Birt
CAST:  Rosamund John  •  Derrick De Marney  •  Mary Jerrold  •  Felix Aylmer

A clerk in a law office investigates a murder, and finds that nearly all her colleagues at work have a motive.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Birt
CAST:  Rosamund John  •  Derrick De Marney  •  Mary Jerrold  •  Felix Aylmer

No Place for Jennifer (1950)

A young girl goes through the trauma of her parent's divorce and seperate re-marriages.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Cass
CAST:  Leo Genn  •  Rosamund John  •  Beatrice Campbell  •  Guy Middleton

A young girl goes through the trauma of her parent's divorce and seperate re-marriages.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Cass
CAST:  Leo Genn  •  Rosamund John  •  Beatrice Campbell  •  Guy Middleton

The Lamp Still Burns (1943)

A tribute to the important work of female nurses during World War II.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maurice Elvey
CAST:  Stewart Granger  •  Rosamund John  •  Godfrey Tearle  •  Sophie Stewart

A tribute to the important work of female nurses during World War II.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maurice Elvey
CAST:  Stewart Granger  •  Rosamund John  •  Godfrey Tearle  •  Sophie Stewart

The Upturned Glass (1947)

A neurosurgeon relates to his students in medical school a story about an affair he had with a married woman and how after the affair was over, the woman fell out a window and died. The surgeon, suspecting that she was murdered, set out to find her killer -- but, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lawrence Huntington
CAST:  James Mason  •  Rosamund John  •  Ann Stephens  •  Morland Graham

A neurosurgeon relates to his students in medical school a story about an affair he had with a married woman and how after the affair was over, the woman fell out a window and died. The surgeon, suspecting that she was murdered, set out to find her killer -- but, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lawrence Huntington
CAST:  James Mason  •  Rosamund John  •  Ann Stephens  •  Morland Graham

Street Corner (1953)

London policewomen handle rescues and larceny as they go about their work in Chelsea.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Muriel Box
CAST:  Anne Crawford  •  Peggy Cummins  •  Rosamund John  •  Terence Morgan

London policewomen handle rescues and larceny as they go about their work in Chelsea.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Muriel Box
CAST:  Anne Crawford  •  Peggy Cummins  •  Rosamund John  •  Terence Morgan

Fame Is the Spur (1947)

A politician rises rapidly to fame and fortune and discovers that power corrupts and ultimately becomes the very type of politician he had set out to displace.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Boulting
CAST:  Michael Redgrave  •  Rosamund John  •  Bernard Miles  •  Carla Lehmann

A politician rises rapidly to fame and fortune and discovers that power corrupts and ultimately becomes the very type of politician he had set out to displace.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Boulting
CAST:  Michael Redgrave  •  Rosamund John  •  Bernard Miles  •  Carla Lehmann

Tawny Pipit (1944)

Jimmy Bancroft, a fighter pilot, who is recovering from injuries sustained during the Battle of Britain, and Hazel Court, a nurse, come across a pair of rare birds nestling in a field. After a run in with the army, and a couple of thieves, they, with the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernard Miles  •  Charles Saunders
CAST:  Bernard Miles  •  Rosamund John  •  Niall MacGinnis  •  Jean Gillie

Jimmy Bancroft, a fighter pilot, who is recovering from injuries sustained during the Battle of Britain, and Hazel Court, a nurse, come across a pair of rare birds nestling in a field. After a run in with the army, and a couple of thieves, they, with the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernard Miles  •  Charles Saunders
CAST:  Bernard Miles  •  Rosamund John  •  Niall MacGinnis  •  Jean Gillie

When The Bough Breaks (1947)

The bewildered wife of a bigamist allows her child to be adopted and then regrets it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lawrence Huntington
CAST:  Patricia Roc  •  Rosamund John  •  Bill Owen  •  Brenda Bruce

The bewildered wife of a bigamist allows her child to be adopted and then regrets it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lawrence Huntington
CAST:  Patricia Roc  •  Rosamund John  •  Bill Owen  •  Brenda Bruce

The Gentle Sex (1943)

During the War seven women from very different backgrounds find themselves together in the Auxiliary Territorial Services. They are soon drilling, driving lorries, and manning ack-ack batteries.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Howard
CAST:  Joan Gates  •  Jean Gillie  •  Joan Greenwood  •  Joyce Howard

During the War seven women from very different backgrounds find themselves together in the Auxiliary Territorial Services. They are soon drilling, driving lorries, and manning ack-ack batteries.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Howard
CAST:  Joan Gates  •  Jean Gillie  •  Joan Greenwood  •  Joyce Howard

Lucky to Me (1939)

Lucky to Me is a 1939 British musical comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Stanley Lupino, Phyllis Brooks and Barbara Blair. It was based on Lupino's own 1928 stage show So This is Love which he had co-written with Arthur Rigby. The film was made by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thomas Bentley
CAST:  Stanley Lupino  •  Phyllis Brooks  •  Barbara Blair  •  Gene Sheldon

Lucky to Me is a 1939 British musical comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Stanley Lupino, Phyllis Brooks and Barbara Blair. It was based on Lupino's own 1928 stage show So This is Love which he had co-written with Arthur Rigby. The film was made by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thomas Bentley
CAST:  Stanley Lupino  •  Phyllis Brooks  •  Barbara Blair  •  Gene Sheldon

Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn (2015)

Documentary looking at the life and career of 1930s film star Leslie Howard. It features exclusive home movie footage, including footage from the Gone with the Wind set. The film includes extensive interviews with Howard's daughter, Leslie Ruth "Doodie" Howard, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thomas Hamilton
CAST:  Leslie Howard  •  Derek Velez Partridge  •  Ronald Howard  •  Leslie Ruth Howard

Documentary looking at the life and career of 1930s film star Leslie Howard. It features exclusive home movie footage, including footage from the Gone with the Wind set. The film includes extensive interviews with Howard's daughter, Leslie Ruth "Doodie" Howard, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thomas Hamilton
CAST:  Leslie Howard  •  Derek Velez Partridge  •  Ronald Howard  •  Leslie Ruth Howard

Soldier, Sailor (1944)

Life aboard merchant ships with the Maritime Regiment of the Royal Artillery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexander Shaw
CAST:  Ted Holliday  •  David Syme  •  Rosamund John  •  Charles Victor

Life aboard merchant ships with the Maritime Regiment of the Royal Artillery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexander Shaw
CAST:  Ted Holliday  •  David Syme  •  Rosamund John  •  Charles Victor