Gus McNaughton

Gus McNaughton

Born: July 29, 1881
Died: November 18, 1969
in London, England, UK

Movies for Gus McNaughton...

Another Case of Poisoning
Title: Another Case of Poisoning
Character: Albert Norris
Released: March 14, 1949
Type: Movie
British Ministry of Health information film on the risks of poor food hygeine.
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This Was a Woman
Title: This Was a Woman
Character: Veterinarian
Released: January 27, 1948
Type: Movie
The woman here is Sylvia Russell, who is a bit power mad and has some set goals. In order to achieve those goals she is sadistically devoted to her son and daughter, able to possess and direct them. She subtly ruins her daughter's marriage by corrupting a servant girl and, then, uses her to compromise her son-in-law; slowly breaks her bumbling, unambitious husband's confidence, finds in her husband's executive friend the man she desires, and then poisons her husband in their quiet English manor.
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The Turners of Prospect Road
Title: The Turners of Prospect Road
Character: Knocker
Released: June 16, 1947
Type: Movie
A London cabby finds a greyhound puppy in his cab, and gives it to his daughter. She raises it and trains it up at the race tracks; and in spite of crooked rival owners, the dog eventually wins the Greyhound Derby.
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The Trojan Brothers
Title: The Trojan Brothers
Character: Frank
Released: February 4, 1946
Type: Movie
Opposing ends of a pantomime horse where the 'head' dates a society lady while the 'tail' is unhappily married.
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A Place of One's Own
Title: A Place of One's Own
Character: P.C. Hargreaves
Released: March 20, 1945
Type: Movie
An elderly couple move into an old, supposedly haunted abandoned house. A young girl comes to live with the pair as a companion for the wife. However, soon the girl is possessed by the spirit of another girl, a wealthy woman who had once lived in the house but who had been murdered there.
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Here Comes the Sun
Title: Here Comes the Sun
Character: Barrett
Released: January 12, 1945
Type: Movie
When a wealthy newspaper proprietor passes away, his crooked business partner moves to secure the deceased's fortune by substituting a false will. But 'Corona' Flanagan is onto the fraudster, and his efforts to unmask the villain see him popping in and out of jail – which isn't all that bad, since the governor is an old friend of his – and dressing up as a Russian countess...
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Demobbed
Title: Demobbed
Character: Capt. Gregson
Released: June 19, 1944
Type: Movie
Demobbed from the army Nat, Norman and Dan get new jobs, solve a crime and stage a concert party.
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The Shipbuilders
Title: The Shipbuilders
Character: Jim
Released: December 15, 1943
Type: Movie
A patriotic, cinematic salvo, this wartime production tells the story of the owner of a shipbuilding company doing his best to contribute to the British fleet. War is good for business, but what will happen once the war is won? It was based on a novel by George Blake.
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Much Too Shy
Title: Much Too Shy
Character: Manager
Released: October 12, 1942
Type: Movie
A simple handyman, who also is an amateur artist, gets into trouble when the head and shoulders portraits of some prominent local females are sold without his knowledge to an advertising agency and are published with nude bodies added to them.
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Let the People Sing
Title: Let the People Sing
Character: Ketley
Released: August 11, 1942
Type: Movie
An out-of-work comedian persuades a drunken nobleman to join a protest against the closing of a village hall.
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The Day Will Dawn
Title: The Day Will Dawn
Character: Army Sergeant
Released: June 8, 1942
Type: Movie
Sports journalist Colin Metcalfe is picked for the job of foreign correspondent in Norway when Hitler invades Poland. On the way to Langedal his boat is attacked by a German U-Boat, however when he tells the navy about it they do not believe him and, to make matters worse, he is removed from his job. When German forces invade Norway, Metcalfe returns determined to uncover what is going on and stop the Germans in their tracks.
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Penn of Pennsylvania
Title: Penn of Pennsylvania
Character: Ship's Mate (as Guss Mc Naughton)
Released: January 24, 1942
Type: Movie
Penn of Pennsylvania is a 1941 British historical drama film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Deborah Kerr, Clifford Evans, Dennis Arundell, Henry Oscar, Herbet Lomas and Edward Rigby. The film depicts the life of the Quaker founder of Pennsylvania, William Penn. It portrays his struggle to be granted a colonial charter in London and attracting settlers to his new colony as well as his adoption a radical new approach with regard to the treatment of the Native Americans. It is also known by the alternative title Courageous Mr. Penn.
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South American George
Title: South American George
Character: George White
Released: December 27, 1941
Type: Movie
To help out his exact double, George Formby (in a dual role) takes the place of a noted South American tenor. This way he can help the opera star fulfill contract obligations and also win the heart of the man's lovely press agent, Linden Travers.
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Jeannie
Title: Jeannie
Character: Angus Whitelaw
Released: September 6, 1941
Type: Movie
Based on Aimee Stuart's play. Little Scots girl decides to use her inheritance for a "grand tour" of the Continent.
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Old Bill and Son
Title: Old Bill and Son
Character: Alf
Released: March 1, 1941
Type: Movie
Old Bill has grumbled his way through the trenches of the First World War. Now it is the Second and, envious of his son, Young Bill, he decides to enlist. He finally enters the Pioneer Corps, which is based near his son. When Young Bill goes missing during a raid, Old Bill shows that there's still life in the old dog yet!
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George and Margaret
Title: George and Margaret
Character: Wolverton
Released: November 30, 1940
Type: Movie
The Frictions of a suburban family come to boiling point.
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That’s The Ticket
Title: That’s The Ticket
Character: Milkbar Monty
Released: October 12, 1940
Type: Movie
Two nightclub cloakroom attendants become entangled with an enemy spy ring in an adventure that takes them to Paris.
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Blind Folly
Title: Blind Folly
Character: Professor Zozo
Released: November 10, 1939
Type: Movie
A man inherits a nightclub that belonged to his brother but soon discovers that it is the headquarters for a dangerous criminal gang.
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There Ain't No Justice
Title: There Ain't No Justice
Character: Alfie Norton
Released: June 17, 1939
Type: Movie
A young boxer falls in with a crooked fight promoter.
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Trouble Brewing
Title: Trouble Brewing
Character: Bill Pike
Released: March 1, 1939
Type: Movie
Ealing comedy starring music hall star George Formby. An eager newspaper reporter (Formby) goes undercover to expose a gang of counterfeiters. Posing as a wrestler and waiter in his investigative efforts, George proves a greater menace to public order than the criminals he is chasing.
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Q Planes
Title: Q Planes
Character: Blenkinsop, Hammond's Butler
Released: February 21, 1939
Type: Movie
In England, an eccentric police inspector, an earnest test pilot and a spunky female reporter team up to solve the mystery of a series of test aircraft which have disappeared without a trace while over the ocean on their maiden flights; unaware, as they are, that a spy ring has been shooting the planes down with a ray machine hidden aboard a salvage vessel which is on hand to haul the downed aircraft aboard, crews and all.
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The Citadel
Title: The Citadel
Character: Tom Evans (uncredited)
Released: October 29, 1938
Type: Movie
Andrew Manson, a young, idealistic, newly qualified Scottish doctor arrives in Wales takes his first job in a mining town, and begins to wonder at the persistent cough many of the miners have. When his attempts to prove its cause are thwarted, he moves to London. His new practice does badly. But when a friend shows him how to make a lucrative practice from rich hypochondriacs, it will take a great shock to show him what the truth of being a doctor really is.
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St. Martin's Lane
Title: St. Martin's Lane
Character: Arthur Smith
Released: October 18, 1938
Type: Movie
On the sidewalks of the London theater district the buskers (street performers) earn enough coins for a cheap room. Charles, who recites dramatic monologues, sees that a young pickpocket, Libby, also has a talent for dancing and adds her to his act. Harley, the theater patron who never knew Libby took his gold cigarette case, is impressed by Libby's dancing and invites her to bring Charles and the other buskers in his group to an after-the-play party. Libby comes alone. A theatrical career is launched.
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South Riding
Title: South Riding
Character: Tadman
Released: August 1, 1938
Type: Movie
Winifred Holtby realised that Local Government is not a dry affair of meetings and memoranda:- but 'the front-line defence thrown up by humanity against its common enemies of sickness, poverty and ignorance.' She built her story around six people working for a typical County Council:- Beneath the lives of the public servants runs the thread of their personal drama. Our story tells how a public life affects the private life; and how a man's personal sufferings make him what he is in public. " Corruption, intrigue and romance in a Yorkshire setting. A country squire whose wife is in a mental hospital becomes attracted to a crusading local schoolmistress.
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We're Going to Be Rich
Title: We're Going to Be Rich
Character: Broderick
Released: July 3, 1938
Type: Movie
A perpetual dreamer talks his wife into moving with him from their home in Australia to South Africa, where he hopes to discover gold and finally become wealthy.
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Easy Riches
Title: Easy Riches
Character: Joe Hicks
Released: March 30, 1938
Type: Movie
A quota quickie directed by Maclean Rogers in 1938, "Easy Riches" featured character players George Carney & Gus McNaughton as a couple of rival builders competing for the award of a big contract.
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The Divorce of Lady X
Title: The Divorce of Lady X
Character: Room Service Waiter
Released: January 15, 1938
Type: Movie
The morning after a London barrister lets a mystery woman stay in his suite, a friend files for divorce.
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Keep Fit
Title: Keep Fit
Character: Tom
Released: July 31, 1937
Type: Movie
A weak, cowardly barber gets fit to win over a beautiful woman. However, she prefers his muscle-bound rival until George challenges him to a boxing match.
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Action for Slander
Title: Action for Slander
Character: Tandy
Released: July 21, 1937
Type: Movie
A bankrupt officer, accused of cheating at cards, defends his honour with a writ.
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Storm in a Teacup
Title: Storm in a Teacup
Character: Horace Skirving
Released: February 25, 1937
Type: Movie
A local politician in Scotland tries to break the reporter who wrote a negative story about him, and who is also in love with his daughter.
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Busman's Holiday
Title: Busman's Holiday
Character: Alf Green
Released: November 1, 1936
Type: Movie
A bus conductor and his driver manage to round up a gang of criminals.
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Keep Your Seats, Please
Title: Keep Your Seats, Please
Character: Max
Released: August 1, 1936
Type: Movie
Despite being on his uppers, George is still prepared to pawn his beloved banjo in order to help his girlfriend save her niece from the orphanage. Help seems to be at hand when George is left a fortune by his old auntie, but unfortunately his inheritance is hidden inside a chair which has already been auctioned off! Can George and his chums track down his rightful due before his grasping solicitor (Alastair Sim, in an early film appearance) snatches the lot? It's hard to say, but he still finds time to perform both the title song and the classic 'When I'm Cleaning Windows'.
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Music Hath Charms
Title: Music Hath Charms
Character: Goodwin
Released: March 2, 1936
Type: Movie
This cheerful maze of melody, song, comedy and drama showcases the talents of Henry Hall and His Dance Band.
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Joy Ride
Title: Joy Ride
Character: String
Released: December 16, 1935
Type: Movie
Two cousins invite their girlfriends on a joy-ride, but car trouble leads to catastrophe!
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Invitation To The Waltz
Title: Invitation To The Waltz
Character: Valet
Released: October 1, 1935
Type: Movie
As the threat of Napoleonic invasion looms ever closer, a German duke and potential ally of England falls for a pretty ballerina.
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The 39 Steps
Title: The 39 Steps
Character: Salesman on the Flying Scotsman
Released: June 6, 1935
Type: Movie
Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a knife in her back. Having a bit of trouble explaining it all to Scotland Yard, he heads for the hills of Scotland to try to clear his name by locating the spy ring known as The 39 Steps.
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Barnacle Bill
Title: Barnacle Bill
Character: Jack Baron
Released: January 1, 1935
Type: Movie
A conflicted sailor tries to balance his family life with his time at sea.
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The Luck of a Sailor
Title: The Luck of a Sailor
Character: Official
Released: April 26, 1934
Type: Movie
In this romantic comedy, the king of Ruritania marries an impoverished commoner after he is exiled. Trouble shows up when the king must return to his country and marry an heiress. Fortunately, his first bride has fallen for an army officer and is happy to have her royal marriage annulled.
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Crime on the Hill
Title: Crime on the Hill
Character: Collins
Released: December 27, 1933
Type: Movie
In this murder mystery, Vicar Casson looks into the poisoning of a wealthy man. He soon finds that the man they convicted, the fiance of the rich man's niece, was innocent.
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Happy
Title: Happy
Character: Waller
Released: December 11, 1933
Type: Movie
A young musician invents an anti-theft device for cars, but works as a jazz conductor while waiting for his invention to be successful.
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Radio Parade
Title: Radio Parade
Released: October 1, 1933
Type: Movie
Radio Parade (1933) is a variety film featuring such stars of the time as Clapham and Dwyer, Gert and Daisy, Reginald Gardiner, Florence Desmond, and Roy Fox.
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Heads We Go
Title: Heads We Go
Character: Otis Dove
Released: July 28, 1933
Type: Movie
A model inherits a great deal of money and pretends to be a movie star.
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The Love Nest
Title: The Love Nest
Character: Fox
Released: July 1, 1933
Type: Movie
On the eve of his own marriage, a man offers shelter to a runaway wife with whom he strikes up an unexpected bond.
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The 'Feather' Bed: A Mrs. Feather Dilemma
Title: The 'Feather' Bed: A Mrs. Feather Dilemma
Character: The Husband
Released: April 24, 1933
Type: Movie
'Mrs Feather's concern for her husband's influenza prevents him geeting the sleep he needs.' (British Film Institute)
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Leave It to Me
Title: Leave It to Me
Character: Baxter
Released: April 1, 1933
Type: Movie
The owner of a professional help agency poses as a poet at a wealthy patron's ball and prevents a necklace from being stolen by thieves.
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Their Night Out
Title: Their Night Out
Character: Fred Simpson
Released: March 1, 1933
Type: Movie
An evening of cocktails and frolicking lands a chap in hot water when he's suspected of masterminding a criminal gang!
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Money Talks
Title: Money Talks
Character: Solly Sax
Released: November 15, 1932
Type: Movie
This exuberant comedy about Jewish domestic life tells the story of an old man who is to inherit a legacy if he can prove he is in need, and who thus begins to gamble spectacularly with his savings.
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His Wife's Mother
Title: His Wife's Mother
Character: Joy
Released: October 1, 1932
Type: Movie
A newlywed has a trying time proving his innocence when his mother-in-law catches him kissing another girl!
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The Last Coupon
Title: The Last Coupon
Character: Lord Bedlington
Released: July 21, 1932
Type: Movie
A frugal coal miner turns into a spendthrift when he wins £20,000 on the football pools!
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Lucky Girl
Title: Lucky Girl
Character: Hudson E. Greener
Released: June 1, 1932
Type: Movie
Stephan Gregorovitch, the unwilling king of a bankrupt Ruritanian country, along with his hucksterish chancellor and musically-inclined bodyguard, travel incognito to London for some fun. An invitation to a party held by Duke Hugo seems just the ticket, but the presence of jewel thieves in the vicinity soon puts paid to any ideas of a relaxing evening!
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The Maid of the Mountains
Title: The Maid of the Mountains
Character: General Malona
Released: March 6, 1932
Type: Movie
A British musical film directed by Lupino Lane
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Children of Chance
Title: Children of Chance
Character: H.K. Zinkwell
Released: November 20, 1930
Type: Movie
A casual date at a high-class hotel leads Binnie, an aspiring showgirl, to be mistaken for model and actress Lia de Marita – landing her an audition for the producer of a new musical stage show. Marvelling at her good fortune, what Binnie doesn't know is that Lia is also the wife of a notorious jewel thief and that she's already fled the country in possession of a valuable, ill-gotten necklace!
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Comets
Title: Comets
Character: Himself
Released: September 19, 1930
Type: Movie
A Musical Revue featuring a number of prominent vaudeville and theatrical British artists of the day in songs, dances, dramatic and musical sketches.
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Murder!
Title: Murder!
Character: Tom Trewitt (uncredited)
Released: July 31, 1930
Type: Movie
When a woman is convicted of murder, one of the jurors selected to serve on the murder-trial jury believes the accused, an aspiring actress, is innocent of the crime and takes it upon himself to apprehend the real killer.