Joan Haythorne

Joan Haythorne

Born: April 12, 1915
Died: August 27, 1987
in Ealing, London, England, UK

Movies for Joan Haythorne...

A Bit of Singing and Dancing
Title: A Bit of Singing and Dancing
Character: Mrs. Bigsby
Released: August 22, 1982
Type: Movie
Freed at last by death from tyranny of an elderly, querulous mother, Esme Fanshaw is persuaded to take a man, Amos Curry, into her house as a paying guest. At first wary of him, Esme becomes increasingly fond of this dapper little man with his mysterious summer occupation. When she finally learns the nature of this occupation she is at first shocked then sympathetic.
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The Childhood Friend
Title: The Childhood Friend
Character: May Tashkov
Released: June 27, 1974
Type: Movie
On holiday, with his family, nothing to do and his wife ill, Sasha (Alexander) is only too pleased to meet again the girl he loved at 17.
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Death to Sister Mary
Title: Death to Sister Mary
Character: Mother Superior
Released: May 21, 1974
Type: Movie
The cast of a British soap opera are attacked by a mad fan who confuses them with their TV roles.
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Title: Justice
Character: Laura Hale
Released: October 8, 1971
Type: TV
Justice is a British drama television series which originally aired on ITV in 39 hour-long episodes between 8 August 1971 and 16 October 1974. Margaret Lockwood stars as Harriet Peterson a female barrister in the North of England. It was made by Yorkshire Television and was based loosely on Justice Is a Woman, an episode of ITV Playhouse broadcast in 1969 in which Lockwood had previously also played a barrister. The theme music was Crown Imperial by William Walton.
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Countess Dracula
Title: Countess Dracula
Character: Second Cook
Released: January 30, 1971
Type: Movie
Hungary, XVII century. After being widowed, the old countess Elizabeth Nádasdy, of the Báthory lineage, fortunately discovers a way to become young again; but the price to be paid by those around her will be high and bloody.
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Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher
Title: Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher
Character: Miss Hart
Released: October 30, 1968
Type: Movie
A young man's attempts at seduction and social climbing lead to mayhem.
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The Battleaxe
Title: The Battleaxe
Character: Mrs. Page
Released: January 1, 1962
Type: Movie
An engaged couples pre-marital bliss is shattered by the future bride’s domineering mother.
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The Frightened City
Title: The Frightened City
Character: Miss Rush (Waldo's Secretary)
Released: September 1, 1961
Type: Movie
A small time thief is recruited by a mobster to help with the racketeering. He doesn't like the job, but with the mob on his back, a femme fatale in his bed and a sick friend to care for, he will have to keep all his wits about him.
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So Evil, So Young
Title: So Evil, So Young
Character: Matron
Released: January 1, 1961
Type: Movie
A young girl is framed for a robbery and sent to a harsh reform school, where she becomes the target of a vicious warden.
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Three Men in a Boat
Title: Three Men in a Boat
Character: Mrs. Porterhouse
Released: December 23, 1956
Type: Movie
Three London gentlemen take a vacation rowing down the Thames, encountering various mishaps and misadventures along the way.
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Dry Rot
Title: Dry Rot
Character: Mrs. Doris Wagstaff
Released: October 31, 1956
Type: Movie
Comedy about a trio of not particularly bright bookmakers who try to fix a horse race.
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The Feminine Touch
Title: The Feminine Touch
Character: Home Sister
Released: June 19, 1956
Type: Movie
Following a group of five very different student nurses during their first year of training at an NHS hospital in London called St. Augustine’s Hospital (filmed at Guy's Hospital), where they live in a dormitory. Susan (Belinda Lee) is reliable and sensible; Pat (Delphi Lawrence) is flighty and open; Maureen (Adrienne Corri) is Irish and loud; Ann (Henryetta Edwards) is a typical public school girl; and Liz (Barbara Archer) comes from a typical working class background. As they get to know each other, they bond in spite of their differences.
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Svengali
Title: Svengali
Character: Mrs. Bagot
Released: September 1, 1954
Type: Movie
A man hypnotizes a young woman into being an opera singer.
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The Weak and the Wicked
Title: The Weak and the Wicked
Character: Prison Governor (Blackdown)
Released: February 2, 1954
Type: Movie
Jean Raymond an upper class woman with a gambling addiction, is given a twelve-month prison sentence resulting from her inability to pay her debts. At first she is overwhelmingly depressed by life in the women's prison; gradually, however, her misery is relieved by the many close friends she makes there. This sympathetic drama traces the contrasting lives and often faltering progress of the inmates of a women's prison.
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Highly Dangerous
Title: Highly Dangerous
Character: Judy
Released: December 6, 1950
Type: Movie
A US newsman and a British entomologist spy on germ-warfare research in a mythical country.
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When The Bough Breaks
Title: When The Bough Breaks
Character: Miss Brent
Released: November 19, 1947
Type: Movie
The bewildered wife of a bigamist allows her child to be adopted and then regrets it.
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Jassy
Title: Jassy
Character: Kathleen Hamilton
Released: August 13, 1947
Type: Movie
In 19th century England, Jassy is a young Gypsy girl blessed with the gift of second sight. Pursued by superstitious villagers, she is rescued by the son of the owner of Mordelaine, a vast stately home. Unfortunately, his father's drinking and gambling threaten the very ownership of the house. Despite her humble origins as a servant girl, Jassy must try to use her talents to climb the social ladder and save Mordelaine for the man whom she loves.
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School for Secrets
Title: School for Secrets
Character: Mrs. Laxton-Jones
Released: December 23, 1946
Type: Movie
Wartime tale of a group of British scientists efforts to develop the first radar system. They did it just in time for it to be used in the Battle of Britain against the might of the Nazi Luftwaffe. Without it the little island could well have been overrun.