Charles McNaughton

Charles McNaughton

Born: April 24, 1878
Died: December 4, 1955
in Walthamstow, London, England, UK

Movies for Charles McNaughton...

Moss Rose
Title: Moss Rose
Character: Alf (uncredited)
Released: May 30, 1947
Type: Movie
When a music-hall dancer is murdered, a moss rose marks the page of a Bible next to her body. Luckily, another chorus girl saw a gentleman leaving the lodgings. She approaches him directly, saying she'll go to the police if he doesn't meet her demands, but he brushes her off contemptuously. When he learns she's dead serious, he tries to buy her off with a thick wad of pound notes. But it's not money she's after; all she wants is two weeks at his country estate, living the life of a lady.
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The Fatal Witness
Title: The Fatal Witness
Character: Harry (uncredited)
Released: September 15, 1945
Type: Movie
A playboy produces an airtight alibi when he is questioned about the murder of his wealthy aunt.
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The Suspect
Title: The Suspect
Character: Waiter (uncredited)
Released: January 31, 1945
Type: Movie
Genial shopkeeper Philip has to endure the constant nagging of a shrewish wife while he secretly yearns for a pretty young stenographer. When the henpecking gets to be too much, Philip murders his wife and manages to make her death look like an accident. A ruthless blackmailer and a low-key detective both discover Philip's secret, and he has to decide which of them poses the more dangerous threat.
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Tonight and Every Night
Title: Tonight and Every Night
Character: Peters (uncredited)
Released: January 9, 1945
Type: Movie
An American girl falls for an RAF pilot while performing at a British music hall.
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Gaslight
Title: Gaslight
Character: Wilkins (uncredited)
Released: May 4, 1944
Type: Movie
A newlywed fears she's going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.
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The Black Swan
Title: The Black Swan
Character: Mr. Fenner (uncredited)
Released: December 4, 1942
Type: Movie
When notorious pirate Henry Morgan is made governor of Jamaica, he enlists the help of some of his former partners in ridding the Caribbean of buccaneers. When one of them apparently abducts the previous governor's pretty daughter and joins up with the rebels, things are set for a fight.
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Waterloo Bridge
Title: Waterloo Bridge
Character: Mack the Waiter (uncredited)
Released: May 17, 1940
Type: Movie
On the eve of World War II, a British officer revisits Waterloo Bridge and recalls the young man he was at the beginning of World War I and the young ballerina he met just before he left for the front. Myra stayed with him past curfew and is thrown out of the corps de ballet. She survives on the streets of London, falling even lower after she hears her true love has been killed in action. But he wasn't killed. Those terrible years were nothing more than a bad dream is Myra's hope after Roy finds her and takes her to his family's country estate.
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Kidnapped
Title: Kidnapped
Character: Innkeeper
Released: May 27, 1938
Type: Movie
Robert Louis Stevenson's hero David Balfour joins rebel Alan Breck Stewart in 18th-century Scotland.
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Bulldog Drummond Escapes
Title: Bulldog Drummond Escapes
Character: Chief Constable Higgins
Released: January 22, 1937
Type: Movie
Drummond manages to save a woman from jumping in front of his car but she runs away with his car. He traces her and she asks him to help her out of a dangerous situation.
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Lloyd's of London
Title: Lloyd's of London
Character: Waiter #1
Released: November 25, 1936
Type: Movie
Norfolk, England, 1770. The nephew of an innkeeper and the son of a reverend maintain a very close friendship until, after living a great adventure, they must separate their paths. The former will head his footsteps to London and bound his destiny to Lloyd's, a thriving insurance company; the latter will eventually become one of the greatest heroes in the history of the British Empire.
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Three Live Ghosts
Title: Three Live Ghosts
Character: James 'Jimmie' Gubbins
Released: January 10, 1936
Type: Movie
Three WWI veterans thought long dead turn out to be still alive and return home - much to the consternation of their friends and family.
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East of Java
Title: East of Java
Character: Sloppy Alf
Released: December 1, 1935
Type: Movie
Survivors of a shipwreck find refuge on a tropical island--but so do the ship's cargo of lions and tigers.
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The Bishop Misbehaves
Title: The Bishop Misbehaves
Character: Frenchy Thorpe
Released: September 13, 1935
Type: Movie
On a walking tour of English cathedrals, Donald Meadows meets Hester Granthem in church. Hearing he is from that hot-bed of crime, Chicago, Hester asks Donald to help her in a robbery she has planned. Thinking it a joke, he plays along; but Hester is serious, and hearing that she plans to rob Mr. Waller, the man who has cheated her father out of thousands of pounds, Donald agrees. A robbery at a pub is arranged, but the Bishop of Broadminster, an avid mystery fan, and his sister stumble into it. Playing detective the Bishop complicates matters and each side, the Bishop, the unscrupulous Waller, the gang Hester hires, and Hester and Donald, each get the upper hand along the way.
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The Little Minister
Title: The Little Minister
Character: Villager Warning That Soldiers Are Coming
Released: December 28, 1934
Type: Movie
The stoic, proper Rev. Gavin Dishart, newly assigned to a church in the small Scottish village of Thrums, finds himself unexpectedly falling for one of his parishioners, the hot-blooded Gypsy girl Babbie. A village-wide scandal soon erupts over the minister's relationship with this feisty, passionate young woman, who holds a secret about the village's nobleman, Lord Milford Rintoul, and his role in an increasingly fractious labor dispute.
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The Fountain
Title: The Fountain
Character: Lampman
Released: August 22, 1934
Type: Movie
Set during the first World War in neutral, but pro-German, Holland, Lewis Allison, an interned British officer, is paroled to the castle of Baron Von Leyden and finds living there, but now married to German officer Rupert Von Narwitz, his childhood sweetheart Julie. Long discussions between Julie and Allison, centering on family conflicts that kept them apart, take place before the severely wounded Von Narwitz returns to the castle and more long discussions ensue.
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Treasure Island
Title: Treasure Island
Character: Black Dog
Released: August 17, 1934
Type: Movie
In this early film adaptation of the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, young Jim Hawkins is caught up with the pirate Long John Silver in search of buccaneer Captain Flint's buried treasure.
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Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Title: Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Character: Hotel Manager
Released: August 15, 1934
Type: Movie
Bulldog Drummond finds himself immersed in another adventure when he stumbles upon a corpse in the mysterious London mansion of Prince Achmed. Enlisting the help of his old friend Algy and the beautiful Lola, Drummond uncovers a scheme to ship illegal cargo into the country. He must rely on his cunning to survive when the prince offers a reward for his capture.
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The Big Brain
Title: The Big Brain
Character: Wallack
Released: August 4, 1933
Type: Movie
A small-town barber finds himself short of stature but a giant in the world of stock promotion. As his bank account grows, Stone's ethics diminish, and soon he's playing fast and loose with other people's money. Disgruntled investor Fay Wray is the one who finally blows the whistle on the prevaricating hair-snipper.
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Lost in Limehouse or Lady Esmerelda's Predicament
Title: Lost in Limehouse or Lady Esmerelda's Predicament
Character: Hotson
Released: April 6, 1933
Type: Movie
A slapstick burlesque of 19th Century Victorian melodrama featuring a parody of Holmes and Watson who rescue a heroine held by a mustache-twirling villain in a den of caricatured Chinese gangsters.
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Charlie Chan's Chance
Title: Charlie Chan's Chance
Character: Paradise
Released: January 24, 1932
Type: Movie
Charlie is the intended murder victim here, and he avoids death only by chance. To find the murderer (since, of course, murder does occur), Charlie must outguess Scotland Yard and New York City police.
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The Single Sin
Title: The Single Sin
Character: Butler
Released: February 23, 1931
Type: Movie
A lady-bootlegger does her 90 days in jail, gets released and becomes the secretary for a prominent millionaire. The magnate falls madly in love with his new secretary and they marry. Unfortunately, she has not revealed her shady past to him, and when friends from her smuggling days suddenly show up as employees, mayhem ensues.
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Common Clay
Title: Common Clay
Character: Edwards
Released: August 1, 1930
Type: Movie
Young Ellen Neal gets work as a servant with the wealthy Fullerton family. She falls in love with the Fullerton's handsome young son. But he leaves her with child, and when she attempts to gain recognition for her child, the Fullerton family treats her as a blackmailer. But a surprise awaits them all.
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The Bad One
Title: The Bad One
Character: Petey
Released: May 3, 1930
Type: Movie
In this melodrama, a dancer works in a sleazy Marseilles portside dive that is really the front for a bordello. While dancing one night she meets a sailor and agrees to be his bride. Unfortunately, one of her former suitors suddenly shows up and a terrible fight ensues.
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Three Live Ghosts
Title: Three Live Ghosts
Character: Jimmie Gubbins
Released: September 15, 1929
Type: Movie
An investigator is asking Mrs. Gubbins about a William Foster, who was a friend of her stepson Jimmy. Both are listed as killed in action during the Great War. It is Armistice Day, 1918, and the war is over. Who should be strolling down the street but Jimmy Gubbins, Bill 'Jones' and another man who has lost his memory. They are ghosts as the official records list them as dead and not as escaped P.O.W's. Jimmy's mother is not happy to see that Jimmy is still living as she has been spending the death benefits, but she is happy to see Bill as there is a large reward for him. No one knows much about the third one, called 'Spoofy', except that he can steal anything at anytime and that gets everyone is trouble.