Charles Mortimer

Charles Mortimer

Born: June 21, 1885
Died: April 18, 1964
in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK

Movies for Charles Mortimer...

Dial 999
Title: Dial 999
Character: Mr. Harding (publisher)
Released: December 1, 1955
Type: Movie
A man tells his wife that the police are after him for having killed a bookie during an alcoholic binge, but that he is innocent and is being framed for the murder. The wife and her brother hide him and try to find out who the real killer was. The more they investigate, the more holes they begin to find in the husband's story.
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Theatre Royal
Title: Theatre Royal
Character: Himself
Released: July 26, 1943
Type: Movie
The Theatre Royal is a struggling London venue battling to keep its doors open. When the bank threatens to close it, the workers fear that they will soon be forced out of their jobs. The Royal's property master, Bob Parker (Bud Flanagan), recruits the rest of the staff to stage a benefit gala. They hope their show, featuring songs and dances, can raise enough cash to stave off the end. Meanwhile, they seek investors who can keep the Theatre Royal and its staff in business permanently.
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When We Are Married
Title: When We Are Married
Character: Sir Harold Watson (uncredited)
Released: July 12, 1943
Type: Movie
The Helliwells, the Soppitts, and the Parkers, old friends gathered to celebrate their common silver anniversaries. To their dismay they learn that their marriages may not be valid. On hand are an outrageous housekeeper and a photographer.
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The Ghost of St. Michael's
Title: The Ghost of St. Michael's
Character: Sir Ambrose
Released: April 1, 1941
Type: Movie
Will Hay, back in his role as a hapless teacher, is hired by a grim school in remotest Scotland. The school soon starts to be haunted by a legendary ghost, whose spectral bagpipes signal the death of one of the staff. Hay, assisted by Claude Hulbert and Charles Hawtrey, has to unravel the mystery before he becomes the next victim.
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Poison Pen
Title: Poison Pen
Character: Inspector Colclough
Released: July 3, 1939
Type: Movie
The inhabitants of a peaceful village begin receiving mysterious hate mail penned by someone with malicious thoughts.
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Dead Men Are Dangerous
Title: Dead Men Are Dangerous
Character: Undetermined Secondary Role
Released: February 1, 1939
Type: Movie
Unsuccessful writer Aylmer Franklyn takes the chance to change identities after he discovers a corpse. However, he soon finds himself accused of the murder of a maid at a near-by boarding house.
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Aren't Men Beasts!
Title: Aren't Men Beasts!
Character: Detective
Released: January 19, 1937
Type: Movie
Two businessmen have the shock of their lives when a woman appears out of their past bearing a 23 year old son - and one of them may be the father!
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Someone at the Door
Title: Someone at the Door
Character: Sergeant Spedding
Released: September 28, 1936
Type: Movie
When Sally inherits a country house, her young brother Ronald, an aspiring journalist, hits on a sensational way to make his first big scoop: Sally will 'disappear', and he will be arrested for her murder! At his trial she will reappear, his acquittal will follow, and he will be able to supply his paper with an exclusive story. Sally and her fiance, Bill, fall in with the scheme. However, there are complications which they had not foreseen.
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Birds of a Feather
Title: Birds of a Feather
Character: Sir Michael
Released: April 12, 1936
Type: Movie
A sausage-making tycoon rents a castle from an impoverished aristocrat.
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Living Dangerously
Title: Living Dangerously
Character: Det. Inspector Frederick Webster
Released: March 8, 1936
Type: Movie
The dramatic story of a normal, intelligent man of good principles driven to contemplate thoughts of murder.
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Things Are Looking Up
Title: Things Are Looking Up
Character: Harry
Released: June 9, 1935
Type: Movie
Scatterbrain circus lady has to cover for her sour schoolmistress sister.
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The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes
Title: The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes
Character: Insp. Lestrade
Released: March 24, 1935
Type: Movie
Holmes, retired to Sussex, is drawn into a last case when his arch enemy Moriarty arranges with an American gang to kill one John Douglas, a country gentleman with a mysterious past. Holmes' methods baffle Watson and Lestrade, but his results astonish them. In a long flashback, the victim's wife tells the story of the sinister Vermissa Valley.
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Old Roses
Title: Old Roses
Character: John Morgan
Released: January 1, 1935
Type: Movie
An elderly man assists the police in solving a murder, but accidentally reveals his own criminal past in the process.
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The Outcast
Title: The Outcast
Released: October 29, 1934
Type: Movie
A music-hall star and his best mate are conned out of their earnings (twice!) and left with nothing but a beloved greyhound.
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The Return of Bulldog Drummond
Title: The Return of Bulldog Drummond
Character: Inspector McIver
Released: April 19, 1934
Type: Movie
Bulldog Drummond forms a gang to rescue his wife and thwart his nemesis, Carl Peterson.
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You Made Me Love You
Title: You Made Me Love You
Character: Mr. Daly
Released: October 1, 1933
Type: Movie
A rich American businessman in London makes believe he's lost all his money so that his daughter will marry a composer.
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Watch Beverly
Title: Watch Beverly
Character: Sir James Briden
Released: October 20, 1932
Type: Movie
A British diplomat becomes entangled with a ring of international criminals.