Derek Elphinstone

Derek Elphinstone

Born: October 15, 1913
Died: February 19, 1999
in Guildford, Surrey, England, UK

Movies for Derek Elphinstone...

Distant Trumpet
Title: Distant Trumpet
Character: Richard Anthony
Released: July 31, 1952
Type: Movie
David Anthony, a Harley Street physician, swaps duties with his brother, a medical missionary in Africa.
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Secret People
Title: Secret People
Character: Plain Clothes Man
Released: February 5, 1952
Type: Movie
This tale of intrigue finds Valentina Cortese involved in an assassination plot. She helps the police apprehend the conspirators after an innocent bystander is accidentally killed.
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The Armchair Detective
Title: The Armchair Detective
Character: Inspector Carter
Released: January 1, 1951
Type: Movie
The BBC armchair detective clears a nightclub singer of suspicion of the murder of her boss.
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Witness for the Prosecution
Title: Witness for the Prosecution
Character: Sir Wilfrid Robarts
Released: June 10, 1949
Type: Movie
Agatha Christie tale of a man on trial for murder: a trial featuring surprise after surprise. Not to be confused with the later Hollywood adaptation.
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The Red Shoes
Title: The Red Shoes
Character: Lord Oldham
Released: September 6, 1948
Type: Movie
In this classic drama, Vicky Page is an aspiring ballerina torn between her dedication to dance and her desire to love. While her imperious instructor, Boris Lermontov, urges to her to forget anything but ballet, Vicky begins to fall for the charming young composer Julian Craster. Eventually Vicky, under great emotional stress, must choose to pursue either her art or her romance, a decision that carries serious consequences.
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Flying with Prudence
Title: Flying with Prudence
Character: Dickie
Released: December 31, 1946
Type: Movie
A dramatised instruction film made to instil in RAF flying personnel the importance of flight safety in peacetime.
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Morning Departure
Title: Morning Departure
Character: Lt. Manson
Released: December 1, 1946
Type: Movie
At the end of World War II, a Royal Navy submarine on routine patrol strikes and detonates a mine. The subsequent explosion sinks the submarine, killing most of its crew. Frantic efforts are taken to rescue those remaining alive.
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Night Boat to Dublin
Title: Night Boat to Dublin
Character: Naval Surgeon
Released: January 8, 1946
Type: Movie
British intelligence officers head off a Nazi plot to kidnap an atomic scientist.
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In Which We Serve
Title: In Which We Serve
Character: No. 1
Released: September 17, 1942
Type: Movie
The story of the HMS Torrin, from its construction to its sinking in the Mediterranean during action in World War II. The ship's first and only commanding officer is Captain E.V. Kinross, who trains his men not only to be loyal to him and the country, but—most importantly—to themselves.
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Sailors Three
Title: Sailors Three
Character: British Observer
Released: December 14, 1940
Type: Movie
Three sailors get drunk while on shore leave and end up on the wrong ship. When they realise their mistake they scramble off it and onto their warship, HMS Ferocious. However, they soon realise that the vessel they have boarded is not the Ferocious but a German battleship.
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Convoy
Title: Convoy
Character: Hawkins
Released: September 28, 1940
Type: Movie
A tale of life on board a Royal Navy cruiser assigned to protect the vital convoys between America and England during WWII.
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The Four Feathers
Title: The Four Feathers
Character: Lieutenant Parker
Released: April 20, 1939
Type: Movie
A disgraced officer risks his life to help his childhood friends in battle.