Roy Russell

Roy Russell


Died: January 13, 1958
in Anerley, London, England, UK

Movies for Roy Russell...

Grip of the Strangler
Title: Grip of the Strangler
Character: Medical Superintendent
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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Women of Twilight
Title: Women of Twilight
Character: Minor Role (uncredited)
Released: January 16, 1953
Type: Movie
When a nightclub singer is arrested for murder, his pregnant girlfriend moves into a boarding house for women, but the mother-to-be soon discovers that her new lodgings harbors a horrific secret.
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Hindle Wakes
Title: Hindle Wakes
Character: Sparks
Released: November 10, 1952
Type: Movie
During a holiday to the beach Jenny meets Alan and agrees to spend the week with him. Wanting to keep this a secret from her parents Jenny gets help from her friend Mary to pretend her whereabouts but disaster strikes during a boating accident. It is soon discovered Jenny was not with Mary. When the parents find out the truth they pressure the couple to get married, but Jenny thinks otherwise.
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Circumstantial Evidence
Title: Circumstantial Evidence
Character: Dick
Released: October 16, 1952
Type: Movie
Long after being deserted by her husband, Linda Harrison will soon be free to marry her lover, Michael Carteret. But when her husband suddenly reappears, he attempts to blackmail the couple with a threat of ruining Michael's career. When her husband is murdered, Michael appears to be the only obvious suspect - but will the circumstantial evidence be enough to sentence him to death?
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No Highway
Title: No Highway
Released: June 28, 1951
Type: Movie
James Stewart plays aeronautical engineer Theodore Honey, the quintessential absent-minded professor: eccentric, forgetful, but brilliant. His studies show that the aircraft being manufactured by his employer has a subtle but deadly design flaw that manifests itself only after the aircraft has flown a certain number of hours. En route to a crash site to prove his theory, Honey discovers that he is aboard a plane rapidly approaching his predicted deadline.
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Man on the Run
Title: Man on the Run
Released: May 20, 1949
Type: Movie
An Army deserter, still a fugitive in Post-War Britain, wanders into a pawn-shop robbery and finds himself wanted for murder. He meets a war widow who helps him elude the police while he looks for the real criminals.
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Uneasy Terms
Title: Uneasy Terms
Character: Col. Jarvis Stenhurst
Released: July 6, 1948
Type: Movie
Private eye Slim Callaghan is summoned to the country home of a Colonel Stenhurst, but the latter is murdered before he can talk to the detective. Was one of the Colonel's three daughters responsible?
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Caesar and Cleopatra
Title: Caesar and Cleopatra
Character: Councillor (uncredited)
Released: December 11, 1945
Type: Movie
The aging Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen. Adapted by George Bernard Shaw from his own play.
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Dreaming
Title: Dreaming
Character: Trainer
Released: November 28, 1944
Type: Movie
When a pretty Wren faints in a crowded train, Private Bud Flanagan and Captain Ches Allen are quick to render first aid. But over Bud's head, a heavy kitbag wobbles; it falls and scores a direct hit, knocking him unconscious. What follows is a dream sequence involving Ches, the Wren and Bud himself in a series of hilarious adventures as well as a magical medley of the duo's best-loved musical numbers!
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Stolen Life
Title: Stolen Life
Character: British Minister
Released: January 18, 1939
Type: Movie
Adapted from the best-selling novel by K. J. Benes, A Stolen Life serves as a tour de force for German actress Elizabeth Bergner, whose husband Paul Czinner directed the film. Bergner stars as identical twins Sylvina and Martina, whose mild sibling rivalry intensifies when one of the girls tricks the other's sweetheart Alan McKenzie (Michael Redgrave) into proposing to the wrong twin.
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The Lady Vanishes
Title: The Lady Vanishes
Character: Violinist (uncredited)
Released: October 7, 1938
Type: Movie
On a train headed for England a group of travelers is delayed by an avalanche. Holed up in a hotel in a fictional European country, young Iris befriends elderly Miss Froy. When the train resumes, Iris suffers a bout of unconsciousness and wakes to find the old woman has disappeared. The other passengers ominously deny Miss Froy ever existed, so Iris begins to investigate with another traveler and, as the pair sleuth, romantic sparks fly.
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The Claydon Treasure Mystery
Title: The Claydon Treasure Mystery
Released: September 4, 1938
Type: Movie
"The Claydon Treasure Mystery" stars reliable John Stuart as an engineer (Peter Kerrigan) interested in solving mysteries, who becomes involved in investigating murders at Marsh Manor, home of the wealthy Claydon family. Plenty of suspects to choose from, Kerrigan believes that the murders may be connected to hidden treasure on the estate.
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Fire Over England
Title: Fire Over England
Character: Sir Humphrey Cooper
Released: March 5, 1937
Type: Movie
The film is a historical drama set during the reign of Elizabeth I (Flora Robson), focusing on the English defeat of the Spanish Armada, whence the title. In 1588, relations between Spain and England are at the breaking point. With the support of Queen Elizabeth I, British sea raiders such as Sir Francis Drake regularly capture Spanish merchantmen bringing gold from the New World.
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It's Never Too Late to Mend
Title: It's Never Too Late to Mend
Character: Rev. Mr. Eden
Released: March 1, 1937
Type: Movie
An evil prison administrator cruelly abuses the inmates at his prison, until one day the tables are turned.