Mary Laura Wood

Mary Laura Wood

Born: March 8, 1924
Died: March 30, 1990
in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada

Movies for Mary Laura Wood...

Fate Takes a Hand
Title: Fate Takes a Hand
Character: Sandra
Released: October 12, 1961
Type: Movie
When a mail bag full of post that was taken in a robbery is discovered fifteen years later, a Post Office employee and local reporter decide to deliver the letters to their original intended addressees. This solitary incident has profound ramifications on several of the recipients and this film tells the story of how just five of those letters changed peoples lives forever.
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Payroll
Title: Payroll
Character: Mrs. Murdock
Released: January 1, 1961
Type: Movie
A vicious gang of crooks plan to steal the wages of a local factory, but their carefully laid plans go wrong, when the factory employs an armoured van to carry the cash. The gang still go ahead with the robbery, but when the driver of the armoured van is killed in the raid, his wife plans revenge, and with the police closing in, the gang start to turn on each other.
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Escort for Hire
Title: Escort for Hire
Character: Barbara Vickers
Released: December 1, 1960
Type: Movie
An unemployed actor hires out as a bodyguard-companion for a woman and finds himself involved in murder.
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Scent of Mystery
Title: Scent of Mystery
Character: Margharita
Released: January 12, 1960
Type: Movie
An Englishman and a cabby try to save an heiress from murder in Spain.
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Title: Interpol Calling
Character: Anita Ballard
Released: September 13, 1959
Type: TV
The adventures of Interpol policemen Duval and Mornay as they fought against international drug-running, homicide, robbery and forgery.
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The Man Inside
Title: The Man Inside
Character: Mrs. Pritchard
Released: September 7, 1958
Type: Movie
A detective tracking a stolen gem begins to suspect there's more to the case than just theft.
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Stranger in Town
Title: Stranger in Town
Character: Lorna Ryland
Released: May 1, 1957
Type: Movie
A vacationing journalist investigates the mysterious death of a composer and debunks the theory that it was suicide.
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High Terrace
Title: High Terrace
Character: Molly Kellner
Released: October 1, 1956
Type: Movie
A British theater actress unable to get out of her contract is assisted by an American playwright when a pair of her scissors is discovered lodged in her producer's back.
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Doctor at Sea
Title: Doctor at Sea
Character: Blonde
Released: July 12, 1955
Type: Movie
The second of the seven "Doctor" films, based on Richard Gordon's novels and released between 1954 and 1970. A bachelor doctor goes to sea to escape the boredom of shore practice, but studies the nurses more than medicine, and Brigitte Bardot is around.
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Raising a Riot
Title: Raising a Riot
Character: Jacqueline
Released: February 21, 1955
Type: Movie
Commander Peter Kent of the Royal Navy and his wife May have three children, ranging form five to eleven years: Peter, Anne and Fusty. Kent comes home after three years abroad with no idea how to handle the children. When Mary has to fly to Canada, Peter takes his children to his father's new country home, which turns out to be a windmill. They end up clashing with an American family in the neighborhood.
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Mantrap
Title: Mantrap
Character: Susie Martin
Released: March 10, 1953
Type: Movie
Branded as criminally insane and incarcerated for a murder he did not commit, Speight escapes from the asylum, determined to clear his name. He befriends private detective Hugo Bishop who, convinced that the wrong man has been convicted, agrees to help find the real killer. They begin their search for the murderer closest to home where both Thelma Speight and her employer Maurice Jerrard were visibly distressed by the news of her husband's jailbreak. More than Speight's 'insanity' fuels their worries.
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Black Orchid
Title: Black Orchid
Character: Sophie Winnington
Released: February 1, 1953
Type: Movie
Caught in a loveless marriage, Dr. John Winnington (Ronald Howard) can't stop himself from falling for his wife's (Mary Laura Wood) younger sister, Christine (Olga Edwardes). But when he suddenly becomes the prime suspect in his wife's tragic murder, John relies on his friend Eric (John Bentley) to clear his name. This classic murder mystery encourages viewers to evaluate all of the clues and guess the killer's identity.
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Valley of the Eagles
Title: Valley of the Eagles
Character: Helga Ahlen
Released: September 26, 1951
Type: Movie
A Norwegian scientist builds a device that can convert sound waves into electrical energy. However, the machine is stolen by the scientist's wife and assistant, who head across the frozen tundra towards Russia. A police inspector and a local girl team up with the scientist to help recover the device.