John Rogers

John Rogers

Born: August 27, 1888
Died: July 31, 1963
in Manchester, England, UK

Movies for John Rogers...

Title: Five Clues to Fortune
Character: Michael
Released: June 1, 1957
Type: TV
A treasure has been hidden at Woburn Abbey at the time of the Dissolution of the Monasteries. When the sale of the present-day estate is threatened three children find this treasure by means of five clues hidden in a deer's antler.
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Thunder on the Hill
Title: Thunder on the Hill
Character: Villager (uncredited)
Released: October 17, 1951
Type: Movie
Sister Mary presides over a convent where a convicted murderess, who is being escorted to Death Row, is stranded by bad weather. She is slowly becoming convinced that Valerie is innocent so Sister Mary sets about to clear the girl and bring the real killer to justice.
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Moss Rose
Title: Moss Rose
Character: Fothergill (uncredited)
Released: May 30, 1947
Type: Movie
When a music-hall dancer is murdered, a moss rose marks the page of a Bible next to her body. Luckily, another chorus girl saw a gentleman leaving the lodgings. She approaches him directly, saying she'll go to the police if he doesn't meet her demands, but he brushes her off contemptuously. When he learns she's dead serious, he tries to buy her off with a thick wad of pound notes. But it's not money she's after; all she wants is two weeks at his country estate, living the life of a lady.
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Dangerous Intruder
Title: Dangerous Intruder
Character: Foster
Released: August 21, 1945
Type: Movie
A female hitchiker is taken in by a family after a horrible car accident. While she recovers, she begins to unravel a murder mystery involving the woman of the house.
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Hangover Square
Title: Hangover Square
Released: February 7, 1945
Type: Movie
When composer George Harvey Bone wakes with no memory of the previous night and a bloody knife in his pocket, he worries that he has committed a crime. On the advice of Dr. Middleton, Bone agrees to relax, going to a music performance by singer Netta Longdon. Riveted by Netta, Bone agrees to write songs for her rather than his own concerto. However, Bone soon grows jealous of Netta and worries about controlling himself during his spells.
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The Suspect
Title: The Suspect
Character: Mr. Margett (uncredited)
Released: January 31, 1945
Type: Movie
Genial shopkeeper Philip has to endure the constant nagging of a shrewish wife while he secretly yearns for a pretty young stenographer. When the henpecking gets to be too much, Philip murders his wife and manages to make her death look like an accident. A ruthless blackmailer and a low-key detective both discover Philip's secret, and he has to decide which of them poses the more dangerous threat.
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Alaska
Title: Alaska
Character: Stumpy
Released: November 18, 1944
Type: Movie
A man who has been framed on a murder charge is placed in the custody of a crooked U.S. marshal, who is secretly running a murderous claim-jumping gang.
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The White Cliffs of Dover
Title: The White Cliffs of Dover
Character: Southampton Porter (uncredited)
Released: May 11, 1944
Type: Movie
American Susan travels with her father to England for a vacation. Invited to a society ball, Susan meets Sir John Ashwood and marries him after a whirlwind romance. However, she never quite adjusts to life as a new member of the British gentry. At the outbreak of World War I, John is sent to the trenches and never returns. When her son goes off to fight in World War II, Susan fears the same tragic fate may befall him too.
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Lassie Come Home
Title: Lassie Come Home
Character: Snickers
Released: December 1, 1943
Type: Movie
Hard times come for the Carraclough family and they are forced to sell their dog, Lassie, to the rich Duke of Rudling. Lassie, however, is unwilling to remain apart from young Carraclough son Joe and sets out on a long and dangerous journey to rejoin him.
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The Undying Monster
Title: The Undying Monster
Character: Tom Clagpool (uncredited)
Released: November 27, 1942
Type: Movie
A werewolf prowls around at night but only kills certain members of one family. It seems like just a coincidence, but the investigating Inspector soon finds out that this tradition has gone on for generations and tries to find a link between the werewolf and the family, leading to a frightening conclusion.
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The Mummy's Tomb
Title: The Mummy's Tomb
Character: Ship's Steward (uncredited)
Released: October 23, 1942
Type: Movie
A high priest of Karnak travels to America with the living mummy Kharis (Lon Chaney Jr.) to kill all those who had desecrated the tomb of the Egyptian princess Ananka thirty years earlier.
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This Above All
Title: This Above All
Character: Vagrant at Flop House
Released: May 12, 1942
Type: Movie
In 1940 England, aristocratic Prudence Cathaway alarms her snobbish parents by joining the WAF service branch. She soon meets and falls in love with the brooding Clive Briggs, despite his prejudice against the upper classes, and agrees to spend a week with him at a Dover hotel. When Clive's soldier friend, Monty, arrives to retrieve him, Prudence learns that Clive went AWOL after Dunkirk, and urges him to recall why England must fight the war.
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Man Hunt
Title: Man Hunt
Released: June 13, 1941
Type: Movie
Shortly before the start of WW2, renown British big-game hunter Thorndike vacationing in Bavaria has Hitler in his gun sight. He is captured, beaten, left for dead, and escapes back to London where he is hounded by Nazi agents and aided by a young woman.
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They Dare Not Love
Title: They Dare Not Love
Character: Non-Commissioned Officer
Released: May 16, 1941
Type: Movie
An Austrian prince flees his homeland when the Nazis take over and settles in London. He meets a beautiful Austrian émigré who makes him realize his mistake in leaving. He makes a deal with the Nazis to return in exchange for some Austrian prisoners, but discovers that the Nazis are not to be trusted.
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Mutiny in the Arctic
Title: Mutiny in the Arctic
Character: The Mess Boy
Released: April 17, 1941
Type: Movie
A pair head to the frozen wastes with an expedition in search of radium deposits. Certain members of the group succumb to greed, plotting to bump off the others and claim the radium for themselves.
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Victory
Title: Victory
Character: Engineer
Released: December 21, 1940
Type: Movie
A hermit's idyllic life on an island is disturbed by the arrival of a bunch of cutthroats.
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Out West with the Peppers
Title: Out West with the Peppers
Character: Ship Steward
Released: June 30, 1940
Type: Movie
When her doctor advises her to move West because of her health, Mrs. Pepper takes her five kids and relocates to Oregon to live with her sister. But adjusting to a new home and community isn't easy for the brood. Third entry in the "Five Little Peppers" series of four films.
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Typhoon
Title: Typhoon
Character: Bar keep
Released: May 16, 1940
Type: Movie
Two men searching for black pearls are marooned on an island when their crew mutinies. There they run into a beautiful girl who had been washed up on the island in her childhood. They must fight angry natives and a typhoon in order to survive.
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Arrest Bulldog Drummond
Title: Arrest Bulldog Drummond
Character: Guggins, Scrawny Henchman
Released: November 25, 1938
Type: Movie
The invention of a machine that can cause remote explosions brings the attention of Scotland Yard and Bulldog Drummond.
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Mysterious Mr. Moto
Title: Mysterious Mr. Moto
Character: Sniffy
Released: September 17, 1938
Type: Movie
The Japanese detective rounds up a league of assassins for Scotland Yard.
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Gateway
Title: Gateway
Character: Steward
Released: August 5, 1938
Type: Movie
Irish immigrant meets returning war correspondent on a liner bound for New York. When she resists the amours of another passenger, charges result in her being detained at Ellis Island.
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The Buccaneer
Title: The Buccaneer
Character: Mouse
Released: February 4, 1938
Type: Movie
French pirate Jean Lafitte rescues a girl and joins the War of 1812.
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Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
Title: Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
Character: Blanton
Released: September 24, 1937
Type: Movie
Drummond's girlfriend is kidnapped by his enemies and he along with his friend Nielsen, an inspector from Scotland Yard, follow the trail and try to rescue her from the kidnappers.
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Think Fast, Mr. Moto
Title: Think Fast, Mr. Moto
Character: Carson
Released: July 23, 1937
Type: Movie
When his import/export business infiltrated by international diamond smugglers, Mr. Moto must follow a trail of clues littered with beautiful women, glittering gems and deadly assassins. Making his way from the mysterious streets of San Francisco's Chinatown to the dark and dangerous alleys of Shanghai, Mr. Moto will stop at nothing to bring the culprits to justice...even if it means making the ultimate sacrifice!
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Step Lively, Jeeves!
Title: Step Lively, Jeeves!
Character: Tailor (uncredited)
Released: June 30, 1937
Type: Movie
A British butler goes to America duped by mobsters into believing he is the heir to a fortune.
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Charlie Chan at the Race Track
Title: Charlie Chan at the Race Track
Character: Mooney, Ship Cabin Steward
Released: August 7, 1936
Type: Movie
When a friend of Charlie's is found kicked to death by his own race horse on board a Honolulu-bound liner, the detective discovers foul play and uncovers an international gambling ring.
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High Tension
Title: High Tension
Character: Janitor
Released: July 10, 1936
Type: Movie
Brawling cable layer Steve Reardon doesn't want to marry girlfriend Edith but he also doesn't want her to date other men.
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The White Angel
Title: The White Angel
Character: Patient (uncredited)
Released: June 25, 1936
Type: Movie
In mid-nineteenth century England the medical establishment does not recognize the value of skilled nurses, cleanliness, nutrition and kindness. Florence Nightingale's heroic measures slowly changes all of this.
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The Girl from Mandalay
Title: The Girl from Mandalay
Released: April 19, 1936
Type: Movie
John Foster and Kenneth Grainger are a couple of Englishmen stationed at a teak wood post. When Foster's fiancée, Mary Trevor, writes him that their engagement is off, he goes off to Mandalay.
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Klondike Annie
Title: Klondike Annie
Character: Buddie
Released: February 21, 1936
Type: Movie
A San Francisco singer flees Chinatown on murder charges and poses as a missionary in Alaska.
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A Feather in Her Hat
Title: A Feather in Her Hat
Character: Henry Vining
Released: October 25, 1935
Type: Movie
After the woman who raised him claims he's not her son, Richard searches for clues about his identity. Urged on by his mentor, Capt. Randolph Courtney, Richard focuses on Julia Trent Anders, a middle-aged actress who just might be his real mother. But soon, Richard begins to fall for Julia's stepdaughter. Amidst the upheaval, Richard schemes to return Julia to the stage -- but he's in for another big surprise.
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Limehouse Blues
Title: Limehouse Blues
Character: Smokey
Released: December 11, 1934
Type: Movie
Fresh from Chinatown in New York, Harry Young has taken over the illegal import business in the seamy Limehouse district of London, where he cold-bloodedly disposes of rivals and runs a smoky nightclub. He falls for a low-class, white pickpocket, diminishing his pride in the Chinese half of his heritage and sparking the jealousy of the nightclub's moody star performer.
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Charlie Chan in London
Title: Charlie Chan in London
Character: Lake
Released: September 12, 1934
Type: Movie
Charlie Chan is sought out by Pamela Gray, a desperate young socialite whose brother Paul awaits execution for the murder of a weapons inventor. Pamela is convinced of his innocence.
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Jane Eyre
Title: Jane Eyre
Character: Sam Poole
Released: August 15, 1934
Type: Movie
Jane Eyre is an orphan who was raised by her aunt until she came to Thornfield Hall as governess to the young ward of Edward Rochester. But Jane is attracted by the intelligent and energetic Sir Rochester, a man of almost twice her age. But just when Sir Rochester seems to pay attention to her, he invites the beautiful and wealthy Blanche Ingram to stay at his house.
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Grand Canary
Title: Grand Canary
Character: Trout
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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Wharf Angel
Title: Wharf Angel
Character: Goliath
Released: March 15, 1934
Type: Movie
On the wharfs of San Francisco, saloon girl Toy, also known as Mary, lives over Mother Bright's bar. When Como Murphy, a fugitive from the law, hides in her room, she falls in love with him. He explains that after he spoke out about the rights of man to a crowd, a riot ensued, during which a policeman was killed. Como took the gun from the killer, but is thought to be guilty of the crime himself. Como, who reciprocates Mary's love, spends the night with her, but leaves to keep her out of danger. He joins the crew of a ship sailing to China after he is befriended by Turk, a big lumbering sailor who is also in love with Mary. Each man is unaware that they love the same woman.
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Long Lost Father
Title: Long Lost Father
Character: Mr. Arno
Released: January 19, 1934
Type: Movie
A long-absent father is reunited with his daughter, who still holds a grudge that he had deserted his family years earlier.
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Cavalcade
Title: Cavalcade
Character: Busker (uncredited)
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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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Title: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Character: Music Hall Waiter (uncredited)
Released: December 24, 1931
Type: Movie
Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men - a good and an evil side. He believes that by separating the two, man can become liberated. He succeeds in his experiments with chemicals to accomplish this and transforms into Hyde to commit horrendous crimes. When he discontinues use of the drug, it is already too late.
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Newly Rich
Title: Newly Rich
Character: (uncredited)
Released: July 2, 1931
Type: Movie
Two small town widows bring their children to Hollywood, where their children become competing film stars. The girl is sweet, the boy is a killjoy sissy. For publicity, the rival families go to London to meet a middle European boy King. The three kids decide they need to escape their stifling lives and run away to the docks and join a gang.
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Charlie Chan Carries On
Title: Charlie Chan Carries On
Character: Martin
Released: April 11, 1931
Type: Movie
Charlie steps in to solve the murder of a wealthy American found dead in a London hotel. Settings include London, Nice, San Remo, Honolulu and Hong Kong. Fast-paced with lots of wisecracking. The first film to star Warner Oland as Charlie Chan.
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The Sea Wolf
Title: The Sea Wolf
Character: Mugridge
Released: September 21, 1930
Type: Movie
George, Ruth and Humphrey go for a boat ride with Wolf Larsen.
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Old English
Title: Old English
Character: Budgeon - a Shareholder
Released: August 12, 1930
Type: Movie
An old man unethically provides an income for his two grandchildren.
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Raffles
Title: Raffles
Character: Crawshaw
Released: July 11, 1930
Type: Movie
A distinguished English gentleman has a secret life--he is the notorious jewel thief the press has dubbed "The Amateur Cracksman". When he meets a woman and falls in love he decides to "retire" from that life, but an old friend comes to him with a predicament that entails him committing one last job.
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Girl of the Port
Title: Girl of the Port
Released: February 2, 1930
Type: Movie
Josie, a New York showgirl with a mind of her own and a heart of gold, finds herself stranded on the island of Fiji. While seeking a way home she is befriended by a local man who gets her a job working as a barmaid at The Bamboo Bar. There she meets an alcoholic World War I veteran who is haunted by his wartime experiences and has an irrational fear of fire. Under her concerned care, he begins to recover and they fall in love. But then her jealous self-appointed boyfriend forces the veteran to participate in a traditional Fijian fire-walking ritual. To overcome his terror he must walk across 20 feet of burning coals and fight his rival to reach Josie's loving arms.
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Behind That Curtain
Title: Behind That Curtain
Character: Alf Pornick
Released: June 30, 1929
Type: Movie
Sir George hires Hillary Gatt to find out more about Eric who wants to marry Lois. Gatt is murdered and the couple, married, run off to India. Old friend John Beetham sympathizes with the bride who sees that her hubby is a liar and drunk.