Desmond Roberts

Desmond Roberts

Born: February 5, 1894
Died: January 11, 1968
in London, England, UK

Movies for Desmond Roberts...

Title: The Scales of Justice
Character: Club Member
Released: January 11, 1962
Type: TV
Not strictly TV productions, "The Scales of Justice" were cinema second features produced for Anglo Amalgamated running around 30 minutes and followed the "Scotland Yard" series of shorts also introduced by Edgar Lustgarten. Production was sporadic (presumably filling gaps in the Edgar Wallace schedule), the first three released Nov-Dec 1962, a second batch of three released Sept/Oct 1963, two more in Feb 1965, one in Dec 1965 and a final batch (in colour) Sept 1966 to March 1967. The usual Merton Park recipe of familiar British actors in tightly plotted screenplays (based on real cases) with better than usual B movies production standards. All thirteen have now (Oct 2012) been released on DVD by Network.
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Double Bunk
Title: Double Bunk
Character: Freighter Captain
Released: May 6, 1961
Type: Movie
When newly weds Jack and Peggy face eviction, they are tricked into buying a run down houseboat. After rebuilding the engine, they take their friends Sid and Sandra, on a local trip down the river to Folkestone, but somehow they end up in France, and with no fuel and supplies, they resort to desperate actions to get back home.
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A Touch of Larceny
Title: A Touch of Larceny
Character: Club Member
Released: February 4, 1960
Type: Movie
After falling in love with an American woman, Virginia Killain, who is engaged to another man, British Naval Commander Max Easton, hatches a plan that will get him enough money to support Virginia in the lifestyle she is accustomed to. Easton's plan is to disappear for a time making it seem that he has defected to the Soviets taking important Naval secrets from his job at the Admiralty and to return and sue the newspapers for slander. Not everything goes as planned for Commander Easton.
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The Two-Headed Spy
Title: The Two-Headed Spy
Character: Gen. Zeiss
Released: November 17, 1958
Type: Movie
Wartime thriller with film noir elements based on a true story as written in A.P. Scotland's autobiography "The London Cage". The plot has greatly exaggerated the actual events of A.P. Scotland's experiences, including the addition of a fictional love interest.
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I Was Monty's Double
Title: I Was Monty's Double
Character: Brigadier
Released: October 21, 1958
Type: Movie
The incredible but true story of how an impersonator was recruited to impersonate General Montgomery to mislead the German's about his intentions before the North Africa campaign.
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Grip of the Strangler
Title: Grip of the Strangler
Character: Dr. Johnson
Released: May 11, 1958
Type: Movie
A researcher investigating a notorious serial killer who was hanged 20 years earlier seemingly becomes possessed by the long dead strangler.
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Simba
Title: Simba
Character: Colonel Bridgeman
Released: January 7, 1955
Type: Movie
A European family in East Africa finds itself caught up in an uprising by local black Africans against their white colonial masters. Based on the Mau-Mau rebellion in Kenya in the early 1950s.
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Beau Brummell
Title: Beau Brummell
Character: Colonel
Released: November 16, 1954
Type: Movie
Lavishly told story of George Bryan Brummel, a commoner born in the era of Napoleon who uses wit, brilliance and sartorial flair to align himself with the future King George IV. Lush settings in authentic locations and Taylor in Regency …
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The Man in the White Suit
Title: The Man in the White Suit
Character: Mannering
Released: August 7, 1951
Type: Movie
The unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be dirty or worn out. Clearly he can make a fortune selling clothes made of the material, but may cause a crisis in the process. After all, once someone buys one of his suits they won't ever have to fix them or buy another one, and the clothing industry will collapse overnight. Nevertheless, Sidney is determined to put his invention on the market, forcing the clothing factory bigwigs to resort to more desperate measures...
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The Bad Lord Byron
Title: The Bad Lord Byron
Character: 2nd Old club member
Released: April 18, 1949
Type: Movie
Injured and on his deathbed in Greece, Lord Byron imagines a celestial trial with witnesses to determine the worth of his character.
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Scott of the Antarctic
Title: Scott of the Antarctic
Character: Admiralty Official
Released: November 29, 1948
Type: Movie
The true story of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his ill-fated expedition to try to be the first man to discover the South Pole - only to find that the murderously cold weather and a rival team of Norwegian explorers conspire against him
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The Calendar
Title: The Calendar
Character: Rainby
Released: July 5, 1948
Type: Movie
The favourite for the big race is nobbled and suspicion falls on the owner. His secret admirer proves it wasn't him.
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School for Secrets
Title: School for Secrets
Character: 2nd Club Member
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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The Echo Murders
Title: The Echo Murders
Character: Cotter
Released: December 17, 1945
Type: Movie
Detective Sexton Blake takes on Nazi spies while solving a series of crimes.
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Menace
Title: Menace
Character: Underwood
Released: November 22, 1934
Type: Movie
A psychotic man stalks three innocent people whom he believes are responsible for his brother's death.
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House of Danger
Title: House of Danger
Character: Gordon - the Butler
Released: November 10, 1934
Type: Movie
To protect a young woman's life, a man pretends to be her injured friend so he can investigate a murder and capture the killers.
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The Fountain
Title: The Fountain
Character: Willett
Released: August 22, 1934
Type: Movie
Set during the first World War in neutral, but pro-German, Holland, Lewis Allison, an interned British officer, is paroled to the castle of Baron Von Leyden and finds living there, but now married to German officer Rupert Von Narwitz, his childhood sweetheart Julie. Long discussions between Julie and Allison, centering on family conflicts that kept them apart, take place before the severely wounded Von Narwitz returns to the castle and more long discussions ensue.
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Grand Canary
Title: Grand Canary
Character: Purser
Released: July 20, 1934
Type: Movie
Based on an AJ Cronin novel, a disgraced doctor exiled to the Canary Islands, meets and falls in love with a married woman.
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Of Human Bondage
Title: Of Human Bondage
Character: Dr. Jacobs
Released: July 20, 1934
Type: Movie
A young man finds himself attracted to a cold and unfeeling waitress who may ultimately destroy them both.
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Blind Adventure
Title: Blind Adventure
Character: Harvey, a thug
Released: August 18, 1933
Type: Movie
Richard Bruce, an American in fog bound London stumbles into the midst of international intrigue, with Rose Thorne, an innocent dupe. Together they try to unravel the mystery, enlisting the aid of a cat burglar named Holmes, who they bump into along the way.
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Headline Shooter
Title: Headline Shooter
Character: Beauty Contest Judge (uncredited)
Released: July 28, 1933
Type: Movie
A newsreel photographer neglects his love life to get the perfect shot.
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Christopher Strong
Title: Christopher Strong
Character: Bryce Mercer
Released: March 9, 1933
Type: Movie
A romance develops between a happily married middle-aged British politician and an adventurous young aviatrix.
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Cavalcade
Title: Cavalcade
Character: Ronnie James
Released: February 8, 1933
Type: Movie
A cavalcade of English life from New Year's Eve 1899 until 1933 is seen through the eyes of well-to-do Londoners Jane and Robert Marryot. Amongst events touching their family are the Boer War, the death of Queen Victoria, the sinking of the Titanic, and the Great War.
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But the Flesh Is Weak
Title: But the Flesh Is Weak
Character: Findley
Released: April 9, 1932
Type: Movie
A poor-but-charming father and son try to enter high society by marrying rich English widows.
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The Royal Bed
Title: The Royal Bed
Character: Major Blent
Released: January 15, 1931
Type: Movie
The hapless king of a small European nation must put up with a domineering queen, a daughter who wants to elope with her boyfriend, a peasant revolt and a scheming general.
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Way for a Sailor
Title: Way for a Sailor
Character: Canadian Queen Captain
Released: November 1, 1930
Type: Movie
A devoted sailor jeopardizes his love life for love of the sea.
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The City of Youth
Title: The City of Youth
Released: March 1, 1928
Type: Movie
A silent drama film directed by E. H. Calvert.
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A Woman in Pawn
Title: A Woman in Pawn
Character: David Courthill
Released: October 1, 1927
Type: Movie
'Ruined stockbroker blamed for killing crooking financier who lured his wife.' (British Film Catalogue)