Philip Leaver

Philip Leaver

Born: July 11, 1904
Died: January 1, 1963
in Kensington, London, England, UK

Movies for Philip Leaver...

The Flesh and the Fiends
Title: The Flesh and the Fiends
Character: Dr. Elliot
Released: February 2, 1960
Type: Movie
Edinburgh surgeon Dr. Robert Knox requires cadavers for his research into the functioning of the human body; local ne'er-do-wells Burke and Hare find ways to provide him with fresh specimens...
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Jack the Ripper
Title: Jack the Ripper
Character: Music Hall Manager / O'Reilly
Released: May 28, 1959
Type: Movie
A serial killer is murdering women in the Whitechapel district of London. An American policeman is brought in to help Scotland Yard solve the case.
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The Duke Wore Jeans
Title: The Duke Wore Jeans
Character: Factory Manager
Released: March 30, 1958
Type: Movie
A cockney lad pretends to be a Lord in order to woo a South American princess
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The Truth About Women
Title: The Truth About Women
Released: October 1, 1957
Type: Movie
Baffled and at a loss to understand the mentality of Diana, his wife, Anthony makes a frantic visit to the home of her parents to discover that she is staying with them.
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The Key Man
Title: The Key Man
Character: Smithers
Released: June 1, 1957
Type: Movie
The host of a radio crime show finds himself mixed up with real gangsters after he re-creates a notorious murder on the air. He uses his knowledge of criminology to foil the gang's wicked scheme.
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The Gamma People
Title: The Gamma People
Character: Koerner
Released: December 1, 1956
Type: Movie
An American reporter smells a story when he is stranded in an Iron Curtain country where the local dictator is using gamma rays to transform children into mutated henchmen.
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Title: Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character: Signor Doppo (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: October 2, 1955
Type: TV
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
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John Wesley
Title: John Wesley
Character: Beau Nash
Released: March 2, 1954
Type: Movie
Rescued from a burning house as a child, John Wesley believes the experience marked him for a higher purpose, a 'brand from the burning'. The film follows Wesley's years at Oxford and as a clergyman, his disagreements with the church over the social position of the clergy, his mission to America, the founding of Methodism, and his bringing of the Gospel into the lives of ordinary people.
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Tale of Three Women
Title: Tale of Three Women
Character: Groote (segment "Final Twist")
Released: January 1, 1954
Type: Movie
A compilation of 3 stories, "The Wedding Gift", "The Thief of London" and "The Final Twist". Originally part of the Danziger Brothers series "Calling Scotland Yard"
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Spaceways
Title: Spaceways
Character: Professor Koepler
Released: July 1, 1953
Type: Movie
The test launch for the first inter-planetary research station goes wrong when the satellite station is inadvertently set up instead of returning to earth. Two people attached to the secret project are missing, presumed murdered, and all suspicions fall on the cuckold husband, the scientist responsible for the lack of fuel aboard the rocket. The theory is he murdered his wife and her lover, depositing the bodies on the errant rocket. Desperate to prove his innocence he volunteers for the next mission to link up with the satellite and clear his name.
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Martin Luther
Title: Martin Luther
Character: Pope Leo X
Released: May 8, 1953
Type: Movie
A biopic of Martin Luther, covering his life between 1505 and 1530, and the birth of the Protestant Reformation movement.
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Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
Title: Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
Character: Anton Daschomb
Released: July 11, 1952
Type: Movie
The legendary Bela Lugosi as "the Vampire" teams up with Britain's much-loved "Mother Riley" in this hilarious comedy adventure. The Vampire plans to control the world with the help of his robot, which accidentally gets shipped to Mother Riley. Through radar control, he contacts the robot and orders it to come to him, bringing along Mother Riley! But his life is turned upside down when he holds this most meddling of mothers captive.
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The Tales of Hoffmann
Title: The Tales of Hoffmann
Released: April 4, 1951
Type: Movie
A young poet named Hoffman broods over his failed romances. First, his affair with the beautiful Olympia is shattered when he realizes that she is really a mechanical woman designed by a scientist. Next, he believes that a striking prostitute loves him, only to find out she was hired to fake her affections by the dastardly Dapertutto. Lastly, a magic spell claims the life of his final lover.
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A Tale of Five Cities
Title: A Tale of Five Cities
Character: Italian Official
Released: March 1, 1951
Type: Movie
An Englishman has been working in the US so long he now speaks with an American accent. He is drafted into the British Army during WWII but is injured and loses his memory. Because he talks like an American, the doctors repatriate him to the States where he is housed with a New York family. After the war they all travel throughout Europe, searching for the women he still remembers in the hope of restoring his lost memory
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Dr. Morelle: The Case of the Missing Heiress
Title: Dr. Morelle: The Case of the Missing Heiress
Character: Samuel Kimber
Released: June 27, 1949
Type: Movie
An heiress suddenly vanishes! A detective comes to the forlorn mansion of the missing heiress's wheel-chair-ridden uncle to discover the secret behind the disappearance.
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The Silver Fleet
Title: The Silver Fleet
Character: Chief of Police
Released: March 15, 1943
Type: Movie
Jaap van Leyden is in charge of a shipyard in newly occupied Holland. At first he collaborates with the Germans because it is the easiest course to follow. Later a child's rhyme reminds him of his patriotic duty, but how best to resist the Nazis without endangering his wife and fellow workers?
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Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday
Title: Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday
Character: Bradfield
Released: December 1, 1939
Type: Movie
During a holiday by the British seaside, Hornleigh and Bingham grow bored and turn their hand to investigating a local crime.
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Where's That Fire
Title: Where's That Fire
Character: Chief Crook
Released: June 29, 1939
Type: Movie
Capt Viking and his incompetent fire crew accidentally foil a plot to steal the crown jewels.
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The Lady Vanishes
Title: The Lady Vanishes
Character: Signor Doppo
Released: October 7, 1938
Type: Movie
On a train headed for England a group of travelers is delayed by an avalanche. Holed up in a hotel in a fictional European country, young Iris befriends elderly Miss Froy. When the train resumes, Iris suffers a bout of unconsciousness and wakes to find the old woman has disappeared. The other passengers ominously deny Miss Froy ever existed, so Iris begins to investigate with another traveler and, as the pair sleuth, romantic sparks fly.
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This Man Is News
Title: This Man Is News
Character: 'Harelip' Murphy
Released: September 16, 1938
Type: Movie
A newspaper reporter keeps beating the police to clues in a current murder case. This makes the police think he may be involved in the crime.
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Kate Plus Ten
Title: Kate Plus Ten
Character: Mulberry
Released: March 17, 1938
Type: Movie
Kate is secretary to Lord Flamborough. But she is also leader of a criminal gang. Can Mike Pemberton catch her red-handed?