Stanley Maxted

Stanley Maxted

Born: January 1, 1897
Died: May 10, 1963
in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Movies for Stanley Maxted...

Fiend Without a Face
Title: Fiend Without a Face
Character: Col. Butler
Released: July 3, 1958
Type: Movie
An American airbase in Canada provokes resentment from the nearby residents after fallout from nuclear experiments at the base are blamed for a recent spate of disappearances. A captain from the airbase is assigned to investigate, and begins to suspect that an elderly British scientist who lives near the base and conducts research in the field of mind over matter knows more than he is letting on..
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The Strange Awakening
Title: The Strange Awakening
Character: Mr. Moffat
Released: April 16, 1958
Type: Movie
Peter Chance suffers a blow to the head and wakes up with amnesia in a luxurious home, where a doctor and several women tell him he's a missing heir who's inherited millions. But Peter soon suspects something is not quite right with their story. He sets out to learn the truth before he's forced to sign a document that purportedly finalizes the transfer of the estate. This drama is based on Hugh Wheeler's novel Puzzle for Fiends.
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Campbell's Kingdom
Title: Campbell's Kingdom
Character: Henry Fergus
Released: September 3, 1957
Type: Movie
Given only six months to live, Englishman Bruce Campbell goes to Canada to claim "Campbell's Kingdom", the land he inherited from his grandfather. In order to clear his grandfather's name and prove there is oil on the land, Campbell must face up to a ruthless contractor and work against the clock to find oil before "Campbell's Kingdom" is flooded by a new power dam.
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The Weapon
Title: The Weapon
Character: Colonel
Released: September 1, 1956
Type: Movie
A boy accidentally shoots a friend with a gun he found in the rubble of a destroyed building. The gun turns out to be a clue in a ten-year-old murder case.
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I Am a Camera
Title: I Am a Camera
Character: Curtis B. Ryland
Released: July 21, 1955
Type: Movie
Just before the Nazis ascend to power in Berlin, Chris, an aspiring novelist from England, meets flamboyant cabaret entertainer Sally Bowles and an unusual friendship is born. As Sally feeds her extravagant tastes, Chris goes along for the ride, until their Jewish pal, Fritz, encounters trouble.
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The Love Lottery
Title: The Love Lottery
Character: Oliver Stanton
Released: January 30, 1954
Type: Movie
Rex Allerton is a top Hollywood star and an idol of the female population. To get away from the pressure of the fans who won't leave him alone, he relocates to a remote Italian village where unanticipated trouble arises when unwittingly he becomes the prize for an international lottery.
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The Final Test
Title: The Final Test
Character: Senator
Released: April 9, 1953
Type: Movie
Legendary England cricketer Sam Palmer (Jack Warner) is due to bat in his final test match against Australia. He is desperate for his son Reggie (Ray Jackson) to see his final innings. But Reggie prefers poetry to cricket and when he is offered the opportunity to read his poetry to England's greatest playwright Alexander Whitehead (Robert Morley) on the last day of the test, the relationship between father and son is tested to the limit. As Sam prepares for his final knock, the conflict with his son weighs heavily on his mind, but he is also upset over England's young batsman and ladies-man, Syd Thompson (George Relph), dating the woman whom he hopes to marry.
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Never Let Me Go
Title: Never Let Me Go
Character: John Barnes
Released: March 18, 1953
Type: Movie
An American reporter falls in love with a Russian ballet dancer.
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The Net
Title: The Net
Character: Prof. Adams
Released: February 9, 1953
Type: Movie
A secret jet aircraft capable of traveling three times the speed of sound is being developed by a group of scientists. On the day of the test flight, one of the scientists dies in a mysterious accident, and there are many arguments concerning the flight itself; some think it should be ground-controlled while Heathley (James Donald) wants it to be a manned flight with himself at the controls. Conflict also arises when one of his fellow scientists, taking advantage of Heathley's lack of attention toward his wife, Lydia (Phyllis Calvert), makes some moves on her. Then there is the question of just who is the enemy agent on the project.
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I Was a Male War Bride
Title: I Was a Male War Bride
Character: U.S. Consul in Heidelberg (uncredited)
Released: August 26, 1949
Type: Movie
After marrying an American lieutenant with whom he was assigned to work in post-war Germany, a French captain attempts to find a way to accompany her back to the States under the terms of the War Bride Act.
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Theirs Is the Glory
Title: Theirs Is the Glory
Character: Himself (war correspondent)
Released: October 13, 1946
Type: Movie
Re-enactment of World War 2 Battle of Arnhem using the survivors from the battle.