Hugh Morton

Hugh Morton

Born: January 28, 1903
Died: July 11, 1984
in Ivybridge, Dwvon, England, UK

Movies for Hugh Morton...

Oxford Blues
Title: Oxford Blues
Character: Stanley the Butler
Released: August 24, 1984
Type: Movie
A young American hustler in Las Vegas spots a rich English Lady. Smitten, he pursues her to England, where his only chance of getting together with her is to enroll in Oxford and join the rowing team.
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The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
Title: The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
Character: Reginald McKenna
Released: March 4, 1981
Type: Movie
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George charts the life of the controversial Liberal politician with Philip Madoc in the titular role. The title theme, Chi Mai, was by Ennio Morricone
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Invasion
Title: Invasion
Character: Svoboda
Released: August 19, 1980
Type: Movie
Docu-drama surrounding the events leading to the Soviet Union's invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968.
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Title: Lady Killers
Character: Mr. Justice Shearman
Released: July 20, 1980
Type: TV
Compelling crime anthology looks at some of Britain's most notorious murder trials, in which both male and female defendants stood accused of the murder of women. Introduced by Robert Morley, seven hour-long dramas reconstruct sensational trials which shocked Britain, offering in-depth analyses of individuals' motives and methods.
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Title: House of Caradus
Character: Mr Croft
Released: February 23, 1979
Type: TV
The story is about a long-established and highly respected family firm of auctioneers, the House of Caradus, in Chester, England, which is now in serious financial trouble. The series captures the drama of the auction room, the excitement of bid and counter-bid, taking in dealers' rings, forged art treasures and the growing invasion of the antiques scene by London-based auction houses starved of pieces to sell. As the House of Caradus struggles to stay alive, by fair means or foul, its clients cover the whole spectrum of need and greed.
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Title: The Professionals
Character: Smithson
Released: December 30, 1977
Type: TV
The lives of Bodie and Doyle, top agents for Britain's CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their controller, George Cowley. The mandate of CI5 was to fight terrorism and similar high-profile crimes. Cowley, a hard ex-MI5 operative, hand-picked each of his men. Bodie is a cynical ex-SAS paratrooper and mercenary whose nature ran to controlled violence, while his partner, Doyle, comes to CI5 from the regular police force, and is more of an open minded liberal. Their relationship is often contentious, but they are the top men in their field, and the ones to whom Cowley always assigned to the toughest cases.
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Philby, Burgess and Maclean
Title: Philby, Burgess and Maclean
Character: Marcus Lipton
Released: May 31, 1977
Type: Movie
Recruited by the Russians during their days at Cambridge, three young Englishmen rise to become high-ranked MI5 agents until their exposure in 1949.
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Title: The Protectors
Character: Bishop
Released: September 29, 1972
Type: TV
The Protectors is a British television series, an action thriller created by Gerry Anderson. It was Anderson's second TV series using live actors as opposed to electronic marionettes, and also his second to be firmly set in contemporary times. It was also the only Gerry Anderson produced television series that was not of the fantasy or science fiction genres. It was produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment production company. Despite not featuring marionettes or any real science fiction elements, The Protectors became one of Anderson's most popular productions, easily winning a renewal for a second season. A third season was in the planning stages when the show's major sponsor pulled out, forcing its cancellation. The Protectors first aired in 1972 and 1973, and ran to 52 episodes over two series, each 25 minutes long - making it one of the last series of this type to be produced in a half-hour format. It starred Robert Vaughn as Harry Rule, Nyree Dawn Porter as the Contessa Caroline di Contini, and Tony Anholt as Paul Buchet. Episodes often featured prominent guest actors.
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The Darwin Adventure
Title: The Darwin Adventure
Character: Josiah Wedgewood
Released: September 27, 1972
Type: Movie
The story of Charles Darwin's journey on The Beagle.
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Title: The Black Arrow
Character: Priest
Released: April 12, 1972
Type: TV
Based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, The Black Arrow tells the tale of Richard Shelton, a knight who avenges the death of his father during the War of the Roses. Richard is surrounded by enemies, some of whom he considers his most trusted companions.
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Title: Justice
Character: Chairman of Magistrates
Released: October 8, 1971
Type: TV
Justice is a British drama television series which originally aired on ITV in 39 hour-long episodes between 8 August 1971 and 16 October 1974. Margaret Lockwood stars as Harriet Peterson a female barrister in the North of England. It was made by Yorkshire Television and was based loosely on Justice Is a Woman, an episode of ITV Playhouse broadcast in 1969 in which Lockwood had previously also played a barrister. The theme music was Crown Imperial by William Walton.
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Will Amelia Quint Continue Writing 'A Gnome Called Shorthouse'?
Title: Will Amelia Quint Continue Writing 'A Gnome Called Shorthouse'?
Character: Father Morelli
Released: September 29, 1971
Type: Movie
They write so many innocent words, but what are the authors of your children's stories really like?
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Title: The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Character: Judge
Released: September 20, 1971
Type: TV
Adaptations of mystery stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's contemporary rivals in the genre.
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Title: The Main Chance
Character: Stipendiary Magistrate
Released: June 18, 1969
Type: TV
The Main Chance was a British television series which first aired on ITV between 1969,1970,1972 and 1975. A drama, it depicts the sudden transformation in the life of solicitor David Main who relocates from London to Leeds.
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Doctor Who: The Seeds of Death
Title: Doctor Who: The Seeds of Death
Character: Sir James Gregson
Released: March 1, 1969
Type: Movie
The TARDIS lands in a space museum on Earth in the late 21st century, where the Second Doctor, Jamie and Zoe learn that contact has been lost between Earth and the Moon. In this era, instant travel — T-Mat — has revolutionised the Earth. Its people have lost interest in space travel. The Doctor and his companions travel to the Moon in an old-style rocket and reach the Moonbase, control centre for T-Mat, only to find a squad of Ice Warriors have commandeered the base and plan to use the T-Mat network to their advantage.
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Quatermass and the Pit
Title: Quatermass and the Pit
Character: Elderly Journalist
Released: November 9, 1967
Type: Movie
A mysterious artifact unearthed below a London subway station proves to have powerful psychic effects on the people around.
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Title: The Saint
Character: The Manservant
Released: October 4, 1962
Type: TV
Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.
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Title: The Saint
Character: Attendant
Released: October 4, 1962
Type: TV
Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.
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Three on a Spree
Title: Three on a Spree
Character: Grant
Released: June 28, 1961
Type: Movie
A young man will inherit a huge fortune--8 million pounds--but to qualify, he must spend a million pounds in just two months. Easy to do? That's what you think!
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Title: Drama 61-67
Character: Father Rucquoi
Released: March 19, 1961
Type: TV
Drama 61-67 is anthology drama series which took a different title, based on year of transmission, each year. It alternated with Armchair Theatre from ABC in the Sunday evening slot. The series was described at the time as epitomising ATV drama.
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Payroll
Title: Payroll
Character: Mr. John
Released: January 1, 1961
Type: Movie
A vicious gang of crooks plan to steal the wages of a local factory, but their carefully laid plans go wrong, when the factory employs an armoured van to carry the cash. The gang still go ahead with the robbery, but when the driver of the armoured van is killed in the raid, his wife plans revenge, and with the police closing in, the gang start to turn on each other.
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Title: Interpol Calling
Character: Parker
Released: September 13, 1959
Type: TV
The adventures of Interpol policemen Duval and Mornay as they fought against international drug-running, homicide, robbery and forgery.
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Bachelor of Hearts
Title: Bachelor of Hearts
Character: Lecturer
Released: December 12, 1958
Type: Movie
A German scholar has girl troubles while studying at Cambridge.
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Title: The Larkins
Character: Mr. Crisp
Released: September 19, 1958
Type: TV
'The Larkins' is a British television sitcom which was produced by Associated Television and aired on ITV. It aired for four series between 1958 to 1960. An additional two series aired from 1963 to 1964.
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The Big Money
Title: The Big Money
Character: Valet
Released: June 9, 1958
Type: Movie
Petty thief Willie Frith steals a suitcase full of bank notes, only to find out that they have been given all the same serial number. But this is only the start of his troubles, now he has to find a way of changing the notes, so he can impress the barmaid of his local pub.
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Rogue's Yarn
Title: Rogue's Yarn
Character: Doctor
Released: August 1, 1957
Type: Movie
An adulterous husband plans to kill his invalid wife. He thinks that he has the perfect alibi, but an alert detective unravels his story.
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Guilty?
Title: Guilty?
Character: Rumbold Senior
Released: April 10, 1956
Type: Movie
Convinced that a wartime resistance heroine is innocent of a murder charge, Nap Rumbold, a solicitor / private detective travels to France searching for evidence to clear her name.
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Lost
Title: Lost
Character: Dr. Fairfax (Uncredited)
Released: January 31, 1956
Type: Movie
U.S. Embassy employee Lee Cochrane and his wife, Sue, receive a shock when they discover that their 18-month-old son, Simon, has disappeared in London. He was last seen with their nanny, and the couple seemingly have no leads that might help police Detective Craig in his investigation. The media sensationalizes the incident, causing an unnecessary distraction as the couple prepares to confront the culprit face-to-face.
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Where There's a Will
Title: Where There's a Will
Character: Mr. Arscott
Released: March 1, 1955
Type: Movie
A Cockney family inherit a ramshackle Devon farm. The rest of the family don't want to leave London but the father insists and off they go, to face the unknown.
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Life with the Lyons
Title: Life with the Lyons
Character: Mr. Hemingway
Released: May 25, 1954
Type: Movie
Based on their hit radio show, Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon starred in this British "Ozzie and Harriet" type show about "Life with the Lyons" with their two children, Barbara and Richard. On radio and TV, this series ran from 1950-61.
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The Floating Dutchman
Title: The Floating Dutchman
Character: Inspector Cathie
Released: January 1, 1952
Type: Movie
Two men working on the docks close to London's Tower Bridge find the body of an unidentified man floating in the Thames. The police later identify the body to be that of a diamond courier from Holland. The police have to find his murderer, as well as the missing diamonds he was carrying.
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Mr. Denning Drives North
Title: Mr. Denning Drives North
Character: Inspector Snell
Released: December 18, 1951
Type: Movie
When well-off aircraft designer Denning finds his daughter's current boyfriend is a nasty character he tries to buy him off, ending up hitting him and causing his death when he falls. Instead of calling the police he dumps the body in a lonely spot on the road to the North, making it look like a hit-and-run accident. Weeks later there is still no report of the body being found, and Denning starts to go to pieces. When he lets his wife into his secret the two start making enquiries, possibly making things worse.
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Portrait of Clare
Title: Portrait of Clare
Character: Ernest Mayhew
Released: November 13, 1950
Type: Movie
The three marriages of a woman: a young man who is killed, a priggish lawyer and a sympathetic barrister. From the novel by Francis Brett Young.
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Golden Arrow
Title: Golden Arrow
Character: Perdrelli
Released: December 31, 1949
Type: Movie
On a journey from Paris to London, a Briton, a Frenchman and an American bond with each other and indulge in a romantic fantasy about a girl they see.
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Deadlock
Title: Deadlock
Character: Arkell
Released: October 1, 1943
Type: Movie
A murderous twin gets his comeuppance.