Alexander Archdale

Alexander Archdale (26 November 1905 – 13 May 1986) was an Indian born British actor.

His Majesty O'Keefe (1954)

Men steal for it. Nations go to war for it. The it is oil - and it grows on trees. Coconut oil is the precious lifeblood of 1870s South Seas traders. And lots of real blood will be spilled to get it! Screen royalty Burt Lancaster ist His Majesty O'Keefe in this ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Byron Haskin
CAST:  Burt Lancaster  •  Joan Rice  •  André Morell  •  Abraham Sofaer

Men steal for it. Nations go to war for it. The it is oil - and it grows on trees. Coconut oil is the precious lifeblood of 1870s South Seas traders. And lots of real blood will be spilled to get it! Screen royalty Burt Lancaster ist His Majesty O'Keefe in this ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Byron Haskin
CAST:  Burt Lancaster  •  Joan Rice  •  André Morell  •  Abraham Sofaer

Village of the Damned (1960)

In a small English village everyone suddenly falls unconscious. When they awake every woman of child bearing age is pregnant. The resulting children have the same strange blond hair, eyes and a strong connection to each other.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wolf Rilla
CAST:  George Sanders  •  Barbara Shelley  •  Martin Stephens  •  Michael Gwynn

In a small English village everyone suddenly falls unconscious. When they awake every woman of child bearing age is pregnant. The resulting children have the same strange blond hair, eyes and a strong connection to each other.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wolf Rilla
CAST:  George Sanders  •  Barbara Shelley  •  Martin Stephens  •  Michael Gwynn

Three in One (1957)

This film contains three short stories about life in Australia in the 1950's.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cecil Holmes
CAST:  John McCallum  •  Edmund Allison  •  Reg Lye  •  Alexander Archdale

This film contains three short stories about life in Australia in the 1950's.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cecil Holmes
CAST:  John McCallum  •  Edmund Allison  •  Reg Lye  •  Alexander Archdale

The Headless Ghost (1959)

Three teenagers encounter a ghost who is in limbo until he retrieves his lost head. They do their parts to help him find it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Graham Scott
CAST:  Clive Revill  •  Richard Lyon  •  Liliane Sottane  •  Jack Allen

Three teenagers encounter a ghost who is in limbo until he retrieves his lost head. They do their parts to help him find it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Graham Scott
CAST:  Clive Revill  •  Richard Lyon  •  Liliane Sottane  •  Jack Allen

Leisure (1976)

The animated history of leisure: that concept most commonly known as free time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruce Petty
CAST:  Alexander Archdale

The animated history of leisure: that concept most commonly known as free time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruce Petty
CAST:  Alexander Archdale

The Night, the Prowler (1978)

Felicity Bannister is a young woman living in the shadow of her overpowering mother. Her oppression is her worst enemy until the day she is attacked by an intruder who breaks into her bedroom and forces Felicity into action. The tables are suddenly turned and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Sharman
CAST:  Kerry Walker  •  Ruth Cracknell  •  John Frawley  •  John Derum

Felicity Bannister is a young woman living in the shadow of her overpowering mother. Her oppression is her worst enemy until the day she is attacked by an intruder who breaks into her bedroom and forces Felicity into action. The tables are suddenly turned and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Sharman
CAST:  Kerry Walker  •  Ruth Cracknell  •  John Frawley  •  John Derum

A Touch of Larceny (1960)

After falling in love with an American woman, Virginia Killain, who is engaged to another man, British Naval Commander Max Easton, hatches a plan that will get him enough money to support Virginia in the lifestyle she is accustomed to. Easton's plan is to disappear ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Hamilton
CAST:  James Mason  •  George Sanders  •  Vera Miles  •  Robert Flemyng

After falling in love with an American woman, Virginia Killain, who is engaged to another man, British Naval Commander Max Easton, hatches a plan that will get him enough money to support Virginia in the lifestyle she is accustomed to. Easton's plan is to disappear ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Hamilton
CAST:  James Mason  •  George Sanders  •  Vera Miles  •  Robert Flemyng

The Scapegoat (1959)

An Englishman in France unwittingly is placed into the identity, and steps into the vacated life, of a look-alike French nobleman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Hamer
CAST:  Alec Guinness  •  Bette Davis  •  Nicole Maurey  •  Irene Worth

An Englishman in France unwittingly is placed into the identity, and steps into the vacated life, of a look-alike French nobleman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Hamer
CAST:  Alec Guinness  •  Bette Davis  •  Nicole Maurey  •  Irene Worth

Newsfront (1978)

Surprisingly adventurous saga of an intrepid group of cinematographers and reporters who risk life and limb to capture footage of breaking news for the movie-going public.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phillip Noyce
CAST:  Bill Hunter  •  Wendy Hughes  •  Gerard Kennedy  •  Chris Haywood

Surprisingly adventurous saga of an intrepid group of cinematographers and reporters who risk life and limb to capture footage of breaking news for the movie-going public.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phillip Noyce
CAST:  Bill Hunter  •  Wendy Hughes  •  Gerard Kennedy  •  Chris Haywood

The Road (1964)

The road through the wood is said to be haunted; but are the ghosts from the past or the future?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patrick Barton
CAST:  Norman Kaye  •  Joy Mitchell  •  Ernest Parham  •  Alexander Archdale

The road through the wood is said to be haunted; but are the ghosts from the past or the future?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patrick Barton
CAST:  Norman Kaye  •  Joy Mitchell  •  Ernest Parham  •  Alexander Archdale

The Killing of Angel Street (1981)

Jessica Simmonds returns from overseas to find her retired professor father in a bitter public fight to save the historic Sydney waterfront houses on Angel Street. After her father's mysterious death, she joins forces with local residents and a union leader against ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Donald Crombie
CAST:  Elizabeth Alexander  •  John Hargreaves  •  Reg Lye  •  David Downer

Jessica Simmonds returns from overseas to find her retired professor father in a bitter public fight to save the historic Sydney waterfront houses on Angel Street. After her father's mysterious death, she joins forces with local residents and a union leader against ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Donald Crombie
CAST:  Elizabeth Alexander  •  John Hargreaves  •  Reg Lye  •  David Downer

House of Darkness (1948)

In this psychological thriller, an avaricious man covets his stepbrother's home. The greedy fellow knows that his stepbrother has a heart condition and so sets off a fatal attack by smashing a beloved violin. However, his actions do not come without a terrible price.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oswald Mitchell
CAST:  Laurence Harvey  •  Lesley Brook  •  John Stuart  •  George Melachrino

In this psychological thriller, an avaricious man covets his stepbrother's home. The greedy fellow knows that his stepbrother has a heart condition and so sets off a fatal attack by smashing a beloved violin. However, his actions do not come without a terrible price.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oswald Mitchell
CAST:  Laurence Harvey  •  Lesley Brook  •  John Stuart  •  George Melachrino

Marriage of Convenience (1960)

A young woman going to her wedding is waiting for her fiancée, a hood in custody, who is allowed by the police to go to his wedding.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clive Donner
CAST:  Harry H. Corbett  •  John Cairney  •  John Van Eyssen  •  Jennifer Daniel

A young woman going to her wedding is waiting for her fiancée, a hood in custody, who is allowed by the police to go to his wedding.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clive Donner
CAST:  Harry H. Corbett  •  John Cairney  •  John Van Eyssen  •  Jennifer Daniel

Born to Run (1977)

Journey to the land down under for a warm, thrilling story of a once proud racehorse stableowner, his adventurous grandson, and their dream to revive the golden days of horseracing glory.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Chaffey
CAST:  Tom Farley  •  Robert Bettles  •  Mary Ward  •  Julieanne Newbould

Journey to the land down under for a warm, thrilling story of a once proud racehorse stableowner, his adventurous grandson, and their dream to revive the golden days of horseracing glory.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Chaffey
CAST:  Tom Farley  •  Robert Bettles  •  Mary Ward  •  Julieanne Newbould