Douglas Barr

Douglas Barr

Born: January 1, 1932

Movies for Douglas Barr...

Dance Hall
Title: Dance Hall
Character: Peter
Released: June 8, 1950
Type: Movie
Episodic tale of four factory girls and their various romances at the local dance hall in Chiswick, London. Unusual at the time, the film tells its story from a feminine perspective. Today, it is mainly recognised for its post-war London atmosphere, with bomb sites, trolleybuses and rationing.
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Madeleine
Title: Madeleine
Character: William Murray, the Boot Boy
Released: February 16, 1950
Type: Movie
The middle-class family of a young woman cannot understand why she delays in marrying a respectable young man. They know nothing about her long-standing affair with a Frenchman.
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The Last Load
Title: The Last Load
Released: January 1, 1948
Type: Movie
David and Monty are two friends of Susan and Betty Potter whose father runs a fleet of lorries. One by one, his lorries are involved in accidents and sabotage is suspected. The children are determined to find the culprits.
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Hue and Cry
Title: Hue and Cry
Character: Alec
Released: February 1, 1947
Type: Movie
A gang of street boys foil a master crook who sends commands for robberies by cunningly altering a comic strip's wording each week, unknown to writer and printer. The first of the Ealing comedies.
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Fortune Lane
Title: Fortune Lane
Character: Peter Quentin
Released: January 11, 1947
Type: Movie
In this children's movie a young inventor dreams of becoming an engineer. He has even created a new gadget, but before he can finish it, he needs more money so he and his pal begin washing windows. The inventor's pal wants to use the money to go home to Ireland so he can see his dying grandpa. His good-hearted partner gladly gives up his share. Later, he is praised for his genius.