A.E. Matthews

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A.E. Matthews OBE (22 November 1869 – 25 July 1960) was an English actor who played numerous character roles on the stage and in film for eight decades. Description above from the Wikipedia article A. E. Matthews,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)

Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Anderson
CAST:  David Niven  •  Finlay Currie  •  Robert Morley  •  Cantinflas

Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Anderson
CAST:  David Niven  •  Finlay Currie  •  Robert Morley  •  Cantinflas

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)

General Candy, who's overseeing an English squad in 1943, is a veteran leader who doesn't have the respect of the men he's training and is considered out-of-touch with what's needed to win the war. But it wasn't always this way. Flashing back to his early career in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Powell  •  Emeric Pressburger
CAST:  Roger Livesey  •  Deborah Kerr  •  Adolf Wohlbrück  •  Roland Culver

General Candy, who's overseeing an English squad in 1943, is a veteran leader who doesn't have the respect of the men he's training and is considered out-of-touch with what's needed to win the war. But it wasn't always this way. Flashing back to his early career in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Powell  •  Emeric Pressburger
CAST:  Roger Livesey  •  Deborah Kerr  •  Adolf Wohlbrück  •  Roland Culver

The Magic Box (1952)

Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young and handsome William Green he changed his name to include his first wife's so that it sounded more impressive for the photographic portrait work he was so good at. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Boulting
CAST:  Robert Donat  •  Margaret Johnston  •  Maria Schell  •  Richard Attenborough

Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young and handsome William Green he changed his name to include his first wife's so that it sounded more impressive for the photographic portrait work he was so good at. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Boulting
CAST:  Robert Donat  •  Margaret Johnston  •  Maria Schell  •  Richard Attenborough

The Million Pound Note (1954)

An impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich gentlemen who have conceived the crazy idea of distributing a note worth one million pounds. The sailor finds that whenever he tries to use the note to buy something, people ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ronald Neame
CAST:  Gregory Peck  •  Ronald Squire  •  Joyce Grenfell  •  Maurice Denham

An impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich gentlemen who have conceived the crazy idea of distributing a note worth one million pounds. The sailor finds that whenever he tries to use the note to buy something, people ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ronald Neame
CAST:  Gregory Peck  •  Ronald Squire  •  Joyce Grenfell  •  Maurice Denham

'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

The Way Ahead (1944)

A mismatched collection of conscripted civilians find training tough under Lieutenant Jim Perry and Sergeant Ned Fletcher when they are called up to replace an infantry battalion that had suffered casualties at Dunkirk.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carol Reed
CAST:  David Niven  •  Stanley Holloway  •  James Donald  •  John Laurie

A mismatched collection of conscripted civilians find training tough under Lieutenant Jim Perry and Sergeant Ned Fletcher when they are called up to replace an infantry battalion that had suffered casualties at Dunkirk.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carol Reed
CAST:  David Niven  •  Stanley Holloway  •  James Donald  •  John Laurie

Men Are Not Gods (1936)

Actor Edmund Davey becomes a star overnight when his wife and co-star teams up with the secretary of a noted stage critic to produce a glowing review of his 'Othello'.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter Reisch
CAST:  Miriam Hopkins  •  Gertrude Lawrence  •  Rex Harrison  •  Sebastian Shaw

Actor Edmund Davey becomes a star overnight when his wife and co-star teams up with the secretary of a noted stage critic to produce a glowing review of his 'Othello'.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter Reisch
CAST:  Miriam Hopkins  •  Gertrude Lawrence  •  Rex Harrison  •  Sebastian Shaw

The Iron Duke (1934)

The life and times of the Duke of Wellington  (more)

DIRECTION:  Victor Saville
CAST:  George Arliss  •  Ellaline Terriss  •  Gladys Cooper  •  A.E. Matthews

The life and times of the Duke of Wellington  (more)

DIRECTION:  Victor Saville
CAST:  George Arliss  •  Ellaline Terriss  •  Gladys Cooper  •  A.E. Matthews

Atomowa kaczka (1951)

Mr. Drake and his wife live a nice, quiet life on their Sussex farm, until one of their ducks lays a radioactive egg made of uranium! When the government finds out about this, the Armed Forces storm onto the farm in a frantic search for the duck responsible.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Val Guest
CAST:  Douglas Fairbanks Jr.  •  Yolande Donlan  •  Jon Pertwee  •  Wilfrid Hyde-White

Mr. Drake and his wife live a nice, quiet life on their Sussex farm, until one of their ducks lays a radioactive egg made of uranium! When the government finds out about this, the Armed Forces storm onto the farm in a frantic search for the duck responsible.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Val Guest
CAST:  Douglas Fairbanks Jr.  •  Yolande Donlan  •  Jon Pertwee  •  Wilfrid Hyde-White

Who Goes There! (1952)

When Miles Cornwall returns suddenly to the home he shares with his father and sister in a grace-and-favour house at St. James's Palace, he's amazed to find a pretty Irish girl in his favorite armchair. Intrigued, he turns on the charm but, as she explains her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Kimmins
CAST:  Nigel Patrick  •  Valerie Hobson  •  Peggy Cummins  •  Anthony Bushell

When Miles Cornwall returns suddenly to the home he shares with his father and sister in a grace-and-favour house at St. James's Palace, he's amazed to find a pretty Irish girl in his favorite armchair. Intrigued, he turns on the charm but, as she explains her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Kimmins
CAST:  Nigel Patrick  •  Valerie Hobson  •  Peggy Cummins  •  Anthony Bushell

The Forbidden Street (1949)

In Victorian London, young Adelaide is born into luxury, but marries starving artist Henry. His alcoholism and their lack of money lead to many quarrels. During one such fight, Henry slips down a flight of stairs and dies. A neighbor, Mrs. Mounsey, is the only ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Negulesco
CAST:  Dana Andrews  •  Maureen O'Hara  •  Sybil Thorndike  •  Fay Compton

In Victorian London, young Adelaide is born into luxury, but marries starving artist Henry. His alcoholism and their lack of money lead to many quarrels. During one such fight, Henry slips down a flight of stairs and dies. A neighbor, Mrs. Mounsey, is the only ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Negulesco
CAST:  Dana Andrews  •  Maureen O'Hara  •  Sybil Thorndike  •  Fay Compton

Miss Tulip Stays the Night (1955)

Gorgeous Kate Dax and her crime-writer husband, Andrew, investigate the murder of eccentric spinster Miss Tulip at a remote country cottage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Arliss
CAST:  Diana Dors  •  Patrick Holt  •  Jack Hulbert  •  Cicely Courtneidge

Gorgeous Kate Dax and her crime-writer husband, Andrew, investigate the murder of eccentric spinster Miss Tulip at a remote country cottage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Arliss
CAST:  Diana Dors  •  Patrick Holt  •  Jack Hulbert  •  Cicely Courtneidge

Happy Ever After (1954)

The whole village mourns when General O'Leary, owner of a hunting estate in South Ireland, is killed in an accident. His nephew, Jasper O'Leary, takes over the state and soon has aroused the displeasure of all, with the exception of Serena McGluskey, as much a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Zampi
CAST:  David Niven  •  Yvonne De Carlo  •  Barry Fitzgerald  •  George Cole

The whole village mourns when General O'Leary, owner of a hunting estate in South Ireland, is killed in an accident. His nephew, Jasper O'Leary, takes over the state and soon has aroused the displeasure of all, with the exception of Serena McGluskey, as much a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Zampi
CAST:  David Niven  •  Yvonne De Carlo  •  Barry Fitzgerald  •  George Cole

The Square (1957)

Old man of class and character living in a London square after both have suffered from time. Before his house is pulled down the residents surprise him with a party.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Winner
CAST:  A.E. Matthews  •  John Kidd  •  Richard Coleman  •  Gabrielle Daye

Old man of class and character living in a London square after both have suffered from time. Before his house is pulled down the residents surprise him with a party.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Winner
CAST:  A.E. Matthews  •  John Kidd  •  Richard Coleman  •  Gabrielle Daye

Thunder Rock (1942)

David Charleston, once a world renowned journalist, now lives alone maintaining the Thunder Rock lighthouse in Lake Michigan. He doesn't cash his paychecks and has no contact other than the monthly inspector's visit. When alone, he imagines conversations with those ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Boulting
CAST:  Michael Redgrave  •  Barbara Mullen  •  James Mason  •  Lilli Palmer

David Charleston, once a world renowned journalist, now lives alone maintaining the Thunder Rock lighthouse in Lake Michigan. He doesn't cash his paychecks and has no contact other than the monthly inspector's visit. When alone, he imagines conversations with those ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Boulting
CAST:  Michael Redgrave  •  Barbara Mullen  •  James Mason  •  Lilli Palmer

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square (1947)

The ghosts of two stupid 18th-century officers are doomed to haunt a Berkeley Square mansion until the unlikely event of a reigning monarch paying the house a visit. It will take more than 200 years... Based on the novel "No Nightingales" by Caryl Brahms and S.J. Simon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vernon Sewell
CAST:  Robert Morley  •  Felix Aylmer  •  Yvonne Arnaud  •  Claude Hulbert

The ghosts of two stupid 18th-century officers are doomed to haunt a Berkeley Square mansion until the unlikely event of a reigning monarch paying the house a visit. It will take more than 200 years... Based on the novel "No Nightingales" by Caryl Brahms and S.J. Simon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vernon Sewell
CAST:  Robert Morley  •  Felix Aylmer  •  Yvonne Arnaud  •  Claude Hulbert

Made in Heaven (1952)

Residents of the small English village of Dunmow react in comical ways when the Topham family hires a beautiful and young Hungarian maid.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Paddy Carstairs
CAST:  David Tomlinson  •  Petula Clark  •  Zonja Ziemann  •  Athene Seyler

Residents of the small English village of Dunmow react in comical ways when the Topham family hires a beautiful and young Hungarian maid.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Paddy Carstairs
CAST:  David Tomlinson  •  Petula Clark  •  Zonja Ziemann  •  Athene Seyler

Skid Kids (1953)

Story about a group of young cyclist track riders and their effort to retain their track against long odds.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Chaffey
CAST:  Lance Campbel  •  Barry Phelps  •  A.E. Matthews  •  Kurt Wagener

Story about a group of young cyclist track riders and their effort to retain their track against long odds.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Chaffey
CAST:  Lance Campbel  •  Barry Phelps  •  A.E. Matthews  •  Kurt Wagener

Piccadilly Incident (1946)

A newly married WREN, presumed drowned when her ship is torpedoed, spends three years on a tropical island before returning to England to find her husband remarried with a baby son.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert Wilcox
CAST:  Anna Neagle  •  Michael Wilding  •  Frances Mercer  •  Coral Browne

A newly married WREN, presumed drowned when her ship is torpedoed, spends three years on a tropical island before returning to England to find her husband remarried with a baby son.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert Wilcox
CAST:  Anna Neagle  •  Michael Wilding  •  Frances Mercer  •  Coral Browne

Quiet Wedding (1941)

A young couple become engaged, but enjoy a number of comedic aventures before their wedding day.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Asquith
CAST:  Margaret Lockwood  •  Derek Farr  •  Marjorie Fielding  •  Athene Seyler

A young couple become engaged, but enjoy a number of comedic aventures before their wedding day.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Asquith
CAST:  Margaret Lockwood  •  Derek Farr  •  Marjorie Fielding  •  Athene Seyler
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