Hugh Pryse

Hugh Pryse

Born: November 11, 1910
Died: August 11, 1955
in London, England, UK

Movies for Hugh Pryse...

Port of Escape
Title: Port of Escape
Character: Skinner
Released: May 1, 1956
Type: Movie
Two sailors dock in London in search of a good time. But when one of them fatally stabs a man during a scuffle in a bar, the pair flee the scene, commandeer a boat and take the three women on board hostage as they try to outrun the law.
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Three Cases of Murder
Title: Three Cases of Murder
Character: Jarvis ("The Picture" segment)
Released: March 15, 1955
Type: Movie
Three stories of murder and the supernatural: A museum worker is introduced to a world behind the pictures he sees every day. When two lifelong friends fall in love with the same woman and she is killed, they are obvious suspects. Is their friendship strong enough for them to alibi each other? When a young politician is hurt by the arrogant Secretary for Foreign Affairs Lord Mountdrago, he uses Mountdrago's dreams to get revenge.
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Roadhouse Girl
Title: Roadhouse Girl
Character: Coroner
Released: November 1, 1953
Type: Movie
A middle-aged garage owner's life is turned upside down when his new mechanics gets it on with his sexy younger wife.
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The Good Beginning
Title: The Good Beginning
Character: Braithwaite
Released: October 5, 1953
Type: Movie
After their honeymoon, Johnny Lipton and his wife Kit move into their small apartment. Kit runs the flat on a tight budget, for she hopes that one day with her support her husband will eventually run his own business. A lack of understanding of each other s character and aspirations, however, leads to many problems before Johnny and Kit are able to attempt a 'good beginning' to their marriage.
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Valley of Song
Title: Valley of Song
Character: Lloyd
Released: June 8, 1953
Type: Movie
A little Welsh village is sundered by rival factions when a coveted contralto role in the "Messiah" is given to Mrs. Davies instead of Mrs. Lloyd. Based on a stage play "Choir Practice".
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The Broken Horseshoe
Title: The Broken Horseshoe
Character: Mr. Rattray
Released: January 10, 1953
Type: Movie
When a hit and run patient is murdered an attending doctor is placed under suspicion.
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Botany Bay
Title: Botany Bay
Character: Ned Inching
Released: December 26, 1952
Type: Movie
Based on the story of Australia's colonization, this atmospheric drama stars Alan Ladd as Hugh Tallant, an American medical student falsely convicted of robbery and sent on a torturous voyage with other prisoners to the penal colony at Botany Bay. Because of his attempt to escape, evil Captain Gilbert decides to return him to England on charges of mutiny.
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Dark Secret
Title: Dark Secret
Character: A Very Late Visitor
Released: October 30, 1949
Type: Movie
A young couple move into a charming rural cottage. They become fixated upon the mysterious death of the earlier female occupant.
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Christopher Columbus
Title: Christopher Columbus
Character: Almoner
Released: October 12, 1949
Type: Movie
Christopher Columbus overcomes intrigue at the Spanish court and convinces Queen Isabella that his plan to reach the East by sailing west is practical.
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Calling Paul Temple
Title: Calling Paul Temple
Character: Wilfred Davies
Released: April 29, 1948
Type: Movie
Paul Temple is called in to help Scotland Yard track down a serial killer who has murdered several wealthy women.
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The Three Weird Sisters
Title: The Three Weird Sisters
Character: Minister
Released: February 26, 1948
Type: Movie
Three older sisters live on their family estate in Wales. This household once proudly reigned over a mining town, but the mines dried up and the estate and the town have fallen on hard times. When the land crumbles and a number of homes in the town are destroyed the sisters promise to rebuild the homes.
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Easy Money
Title: Easy Money
Character: Martin
Released: January 20, 1948
Type: Movie
A win on the football pools in postwar Britain changes lives. A happy family is turned into an unhappy argumentative lot until it is discovered the coupon apparently didn't get posted. A mild-mannered clerk worries about how to tell his overbearing boss he is quitting. A double-bass player finds life without the orchestra lacks something. The lure of the big money even turns some people into criminals, as when a coupon checker is tempted by his night-club singer girlfriend to cheat the company. Written by Jeremy Perkins
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Jassy
Title: Jassy
Character: Sir John Penty
Released: August 13, 1947
Type: Movie
In 19th century England, Jassy is a young Gypsy girl blessed with the gift of second sight. Pursued by superstitious villagers, she is rescued by the son of the owner of Mordelaine, a vast stately home. Unfortunately, his father's drinking and gambling threaten the very ownership of the house. Despite her humble origins as a servant girl, Jassy must try to use her talents to climb the social ladder and save Mordelaine for the man whom she loves.
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School for Secrets
Title: School for Secrets
Character: Sir Nicholas Hathaway
Released: December 23, 1946
Type: Movie
Wartime tale of a group of British scientists efforts to develop the first radar system. They did it just in time for it to be used in the Battle of Britain against the might of the Nazi Luftwaffe. Without it the little island could well have been overrun.
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'Pimpernel' Smith
Title: 'Pimpernel' Smith
Character: Wagner
Released: July 26, 1941
Type: Movie
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 of German civilisation. However, he has a secret agenda: to free inmates of the concentration camps.