Ronald Sinclair

Ronald Sinclair

Born: January 21, 1924
Died: November 22, 1992
in Dunedin, New Zealand

Movies for Ronald Sinclair...

Desperate Journey
Title: Desperate Journey
Character: Sgt. Lloyd Hollis
Released: September 26, 1942
Type: Movie
During WWII, when an allied bomber is shot down over Germany, the five surviving crew are captured but cleverly escape detention after learning German secret information and knocking out a Nazi major. With the angry major in hot pursuit, aided by military personnel, Gestapo agents and Hitler-loyal citizens, the five wend their way across perilous Germany, intent on reaching the UK with the secrets they have learned.
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That Hamilton Woman
Title: That Hamilton Woman
Character: Josiah
Released: April 3, 1941
Type: Movie
The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars.
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Five Little Peppers in Trouble
Title: Five Little Peppers in Trouble
Character: Jasper King
Released: September 1, 1940
Type: Movie
The last of the four "Five Little Peppers" films finds the children having a hard time adjusting to their new boarding school.
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Out West with the Peppers
Title: Out West with the Peppers
Character: Jasper King
Released: June 30, 1940
Type: Movie
When her doctor advises her to move West because of her health, Mrs. Pepper takes her five kids and relocates to Oregon to live with her sister. But adjusting to a new home and community isn't easy for the brood. Third entry in the "Five Little Peppers" series of four films.
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Five Little Peppers at Home
Title: Five Little Peppers at Home
Character: Jasper King
Released: February 8, 1940
Type: Movie
The second entry in the four "Five Little Peppers" films finds the family struggling to keep their copper mine when their elderly business partner becomes ill.
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The Earl of Chicago
Title: The Earl of Chicago
Character: Master Gerald Kilmount
Released: January 5, 1940
Type: Movie
A behind the times Chicago bootlegger goes to England with his lawyer to claim his estate as the Earl of Gorley.
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The Light That Failed
Title: The Light That Failed
Character: Young Dick
Released: December 24, 1939
Type: Movie
A London artist struggles to complete one last painting before going blind.
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Tower of London
Title: Tower of London
Character: Boy King Edward
Released: November 17, 1939
Type: Movie
In the 15th century Richard Duke of Gloucester, aided by his club-footed executioner Mord, eliminates those ahead of him in succession to the throne, then occupied by his brother King Edward IV of England. As each murder is accomplished he takes particular delight in removing small figurines, each resembling one of the successors, from a throne-room dollhouse, until he alone remains. After the death of Edward he becomes Richard III, King of England, and need only defeat the exiled Henry Tudor to retain power.
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Five Little Peppers And How They Grew
Title: Five Little Peppers And How They Grew
Character: Jasper King
Released: August 22, 1939
Type: Movie
The first of four films in the "Five Little Peppers" series, based on Margaret Sinclair's popular book, about a widowed mother and her five children. In this one the family inherits co-ownership in a copper mine.
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They Made Me a Criminal
Title: They Made Me a Criminal
Character: J. Douglas Williamson (uncredited)
Released: January 21, 1939
Type: Movie
A boxer flees, believing he has committed a murder while he was drunk.
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A Christmas Carol
Title: A Christmas Carol
Character: Young Ebenezer
Released: December 16, 1938
Type: Movie
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.
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Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
Title: Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
Character: Roger Calverton
Released: November 25, 1937
Type: Movie
Cricket West is a hopeful actress with a plan and a pair of vocal chords that bring down the house. Along with her eccentric aunt, she plays host to the local jockeys, whose leader is the cocky but highly skilled Timmie Donovan. A young English gentleman comes to town convincing Donovan to ride his horse in a high stakes race.
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Boots and Saddles
Title: Boots and Saddles
Character: Spud aka Edward, Earl of Grandby
Released: October 4, 1937
Type: Movie
Young Englishman inherits ranch which he wants to sell, but Gene's gonna turn him into a real westerner instead. When new owner Spud arrives from England, Autry convinces him not to sell the ranch but to raise horses for the Army. When both Autry's and Neale's bids are the same, the Colonel calls for a race to decide the winner. But that night Neale has Autry's stable burned.
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Dangerous Holiday
Title: Dangerous Holiday
Character: Ronnie Kimball
Released: June 6, 1937
Type: Movie
A young violin prodigy is assumed kidnapped after he runs away from home.
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A Doctor's Diary
Title: A Doctor's Diary
Character: Michael Fielding (as Ra Hould)
Released: February 16, 1937
Type: Movie
A Doctor's Diary is told through the eyes of Dr. Dan Norris (John Trent), resident physician in a private hospital. In his search for a cure for spinal meningitis, Norris recklessly runs roughshod over the feelings of his colleagues. The doctor's older, wiser supervisor, Dr. Clem Driscoll (George Bancroft), tries to curb Norris' impatience, pointing out that nothing takes place overnight. Angrily, Norris accuses Driscoll of malpractice and is forced to resign from the clinic -- just when a meningitis epidemic breaks out.
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Beloved Enemy
Title: Beloved Enemy
Character: Jerry O'Brien
Released: December 25, 1936
Type: Movie
In 1921, British Lord Athleigh arrives in Dublin with his daughter, Helen, to engage in peace talks. As wanted Irish rebel leader Dennis Riordan is not recognized in public, he is able to move about freely and saves the Athleighs from an assassination attempt by a radical faction. Dennis and Helen meet again and, unaware of his position, Helen falls in love with him. Later when Dennis admits his identity, Helen must make a fateful decision.
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Down on the Farm
Title: Down on the Farm
Released: February 5, 1935
Type: Movie
New Zealand’s first talkie film, Two rival farmers have to resolve their differences when their children fall in love.