Anthony Dawson

Anthony Dawson

Born: October 18, 1916
Died: January 8, 1992
in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Anthony Douglas Gillon Dawson (18 October 1916 – 8 January 1992) was a Scottish actor, best known for his supporting roles as villains in films such as Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder (1954) and Midnight Lace (1960), as well as playing Professor Dent in the James Bond film Dr. No (1962). He also appeared as Ernst Stavro Blofeld in From Russia with Love (1963) and Thunderball (1965).

Movies for Anthony Dawson...

Selling Hitler
Title: Selling Hitler
Character: Marquis of Bath
Released: June 11, 1991
Type: Movie
In 1981, Gerd Heidemann, a war correspondent and reporter with the German magazine Stern, makes what he believes is the literary and historical scoop of the century: the personal diaries of Adolf Hitler. Over the next two years, Heidemann and the senior management figures at Stern secretly pay 10 million German marks to a mysterious 'Dr Fischer' for the sixty volumes of 'Hitler's diaries'. However, to the dismay of all, it is discovered after the publication of first extract that the diaries are crude forgeries, faked by Stuttgart criminal Konrad Kujau.
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Run for Your Life
Title: Run for Your Life
Character: Colonnello Moorcroft
Released: January 1, 1988
Type: Movie
Major Charles Forsythe is a Vietnam veteran U.S. Army officer stationed near Rome. He is a brutal, if effective, commander who was "fragged" by his own men in Vietnam. When he is denied promotion because of the number of men injured during his training exercises, he takes out his anger by beating his pregnant wife Sarah. She miscarries. On her release from the hospital, Sarah is determined to get back into shape and begins running. She meets Alan Morani a former Olympic runner who is a paraplegic as the result of a car accident. Morani offers to coach Sarah to run in the Rome marathon, a race which her husband has won two years in a row. Sarah realizes that winning the race is the best way to avenge the death of her baby and destroy her husband's ego.
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Ghoulies II
Title: Ghoulies II
Character: Priest
Released: July 31, 1987
Type: Movie
Ghoulies II picks up a short time after the first movie, a few of the little nasties stow away on an amusement park ride and bring big bucks to a dying fair. The creatures are mad after an attempt to kill them, so the creatures go on a rampage through the fairgrounds, ultimately leading to an explosive conclusion!
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Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Title: Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: June 8, 1987
Type: Movie
A biography of American actress Grace Kelly from her early days as an aspiring actress to her death as Princess of Monaco.
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Where Is Parsifal?
Title: Where Is Parsifal?
Character: Ripple
Released: January 1, 1984
Type: Movie
Tucked away in his castle, a hypochondriac inventor plays generous host to a revolving cast of wacky guests. But to pay off his mounting debts, he must sell either a powerful businessman or a rich gypsy on his latest creation: a laser skywriter.
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The Jigsaw Man
Title: The Jigsaw Man
Character: Vicar
Released: November 11, 1983
Type: Movie
Philip Kimberly, the former head of the British Secret Service who defected to Russia, is given plastic surgery and sent back to Britain by the KGB to retrieve some vital documents. With the documents in hand, he instead plays off MI6 and the KGB against each other.
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The Count of Monte-Cristo
Title: The Count of Monte-Cristo
Character: Noirtier De Villefort
Released: October 31, 1975
Type: Movie
A TV adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, Chateau d'If. While imprisoned, he meets the Abbe Faria, a fellow prisoner whom everyone believes to be mad. The Abbe tells Edmond of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a tiny island, that only he knows the location of. After many years in prison, the old Abbe dies, and Edmond escapes disguised as the dead body. Now free, Edmond must find the treasure the Abbe told him of, so he can use the new-found wealth to exact revenge on those who have wronged him.
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Massacre in Rome
Title: Massacre in Rome
Character: Lt. Col. Harster
Released: October 4, 1973
Type: Movie
In the Nazi occupied city of Rome, an assault on an SS brigade draws retaliation from the military governship. "Massacre in Rome" is the true story of how this partisan attack led to the mass execution of Italian nationals under the orders of SS-Lieutenant Colonel Kappler.
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Massacre in Rome
Title: Massacre in Rome
Character: SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Harster
Released: October 4, 1973
Type: Movie
In the Nazi occupied city of Rome, an assault on an SS brigade draws retaliation from the military governship. "Massacre in Rome" is the true story of how this partisan attack led to the mass execution of Italian nationals under the orders of SS-Lieutenant Colonel Kappler.
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The Valachi Papers
Title: The Valachi Papers
Character: Federal Investigator
Released: January 6, 1972
Type: Movie
When Joe Valachi has a price put on his head by Don Vito Genovese, he must take desperate steps to protect himself while in prison. An unsuccessful attempt to slit his throat puts him over the edge to break the sacred code of silence.
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Red Sun
Title: Red Sun
Character: Hyatt
Released: September 15, 1971
Type: Movie
In 1870, Japanese ambassador Sakaguchi and his entourage travel by train to Washington to deliver a valuable sword to the President of the United States, a gift from the Emperor of Japan. On board the same train are two robbers, Link and Gauche, ready to make their move…
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Deadlock
Title: Deadlock
Character: Anthony Sunshine, the old killer
Released: October 15, 1970
Type: Movie
After pulling off a bank robbery two bandits meet in a deserted mining town to divide their loot but an old miner tries to steal it from them.
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Operation Snafu
Title: Operation Snafu
Character: Italian General
Released: March 3, 1970
Type: Movie
World War II soldiers enter Sicily to seize German arms supply only to discover there is not a gun in sight.
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The Battle of Neretva
Title: The Battle of Neretva
Character: General Morelli
Released: October 7, 1969
Type: Movie
In January 1943 the German army, afraid of an Allied invasion of the Balkans, launched a great offensive against Yugoslav Partisans in Western Bosnia. The only way out for Partisan forces and thousands of refugees was the bridge on the river Neretva.
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A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof
Title: A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof
Character: Samuel Pratt
Released: August 14, 1968
Type: Movie
The bandit Pratt, looking for Tim, who is responsible for the death of his two sons, attacks a caravan killing all the passengers. Harry, the vagabond, after having robbed the dead, casually meets Tim and they become friends. Running away together from Pratt, they reach Harry's farm, but their hiding place is soon discovered.
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Hell Is Empty
Title: Hell Is Empty
Character: Paul Grant
Released: December 20, 1967
Type: Movie
On the run from the police, a female thief and her band of robbers take refuge on a desert island where they discover a mansion inhabited by a family whom they take hostage. One of the robbers falls for the couple's daughter.
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The Rover
Title: The Rover
Character: Captain Vincent
Released: September 27, 1967
Type: Movie
A former counterrevolutionary pirate befriends a mentally ill young woman and this in turn leads to tragedy when she falls in love with a French naval officer.
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Dirty Heroes
Title: Dirty Heroes
Character: American Colonel
Released: September 21, 1967
Type: Movie
Set near the end of World War II in the Netherlands, Dirty Heroes concerns a group of ex-convicts recruited into the U.S. Army to recover Dutch jewels originally stolen by the Nazis as well as confiscated Allied plans
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Death Rides a Horse
Title: Death Rides a Horse
Character: Burt Cavanaugh
Released: August 31, 1967
Type: Movie
Bill Meceita, a boy whose family was murdered in front of him by a gang, sets out 15 years later to exact revenge. On his journey, he finds himself continually sparring and occasionally cooperating with Ryan, a gunfighter on his own quest for vengeance, who knows more than he says about Bill's tragedy.
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Operation Kid Brother
Title: Operation Kid Brother
Character: Alpha
Released: April 20, 1967
Type: Movie
The evil crime syndicate Thanatos is bent on taking over the world, using a magnetic wave generator that will cause all metal-based machinery to grind to a halt. However, the well-known British secret agent normally assigned to such tasks isn't available, so they engage his civilian brother, Neil, to help. Neil, played by Neil Connery, is a world-class plastic surgeon, hypnotist, and lip-reader, which turn out to be precisely the skills required for thwarting Thanatos.
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Your Turn to Die
Title: Your Turn to Die
Character: Dr. Evans
Released: January 1, 1967
Type: Movie
When Gordon Smash tries to get away with the loot from a successful diamond heist, his fellow conspirators shoot him in the back. Smash manages to get a clue to newspaper reporter Robert Foster, who sets of to retrieve the diamonds. Despite becoming a target for the rest of the gang, Foster prefers to rely on fashion model Arabella and news paper photographer 'Flash' instead of the more seasoned Inspector Chandler.
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Triple Cross
Title: Triple Cross
Character: Major Stillman
Released: December 9, 1966
Type: Movie
A safecracker turns double agent during WWII.
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Thunderball
Title: Thunderball
Character: Ernst Stavro Blofeld (uncredited)
Released: December 11, 1965
Type: Movie
A criminal organization has obtained two nuclear bombs and are asking for a 100 million pound ransom in the form of diamonds in seven days or they will use the weapons. The secret service sends James Bond to the Bahamas to once again save the world.
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The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
Title: The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
Character: Officer of Dragoons
Released: May 26, 1965
Type: Movie
A bawdy story of how a poor damsel surrenders her virtue again and again to get to the top of society.
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The Yellow Rolls-Royce
Title: The Yellow Rolls-Royce
Character: Mickey (uncredited)
Released: December 31, 1964
Type: Movie
One Rolls-Royce belongs to three vastly different owners, starting with Lord Charles, who buys the car for his wife as an anniversary present. The next owner is Paolo Maltese, a mafioso who purchases the car during a trip to Italy and leaves it with his girlfriend while he returns to Chicago. Finally, the car is owned by American widow Gerda, who joins the Yugoslavian resistance against the invading Nazis.
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From Russia with Love
Title: From Russia with Love
Character: Ernst Stavros Blofeld
Released: October 10, 1963
Type: Movie
Agent 007 is back in the second installment of the James Bond series, this time battling a secret crime organization known as SPECTRE. Russians Rosa Klebb and Kronsteen are out to snatch a decoding device known as the Lektor, using the ravishing Tatiana to lure Bond into helping them. Bond willingly travels to meet Tatiana in Istanbul, where he must rely on his wits to escape with his life in a series of deadly encounters with the enemy.
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Seven Seas to Calais
Title: Seven Seas to Calais
Character: Lord Burleigh
Released: December 22, 1962
Type: Movie
Sir Francis Drake fights to take over Spain's treasure routes for Queen Elizabeth I.
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Dr. No
Title: Dr. No
Character: Professor R. J. Dent
Released: October 7, 1962
Type: Movie
In the film that launched the James Bond saga, Agent 007 battles mysterious Dr. No, a scientific genius bent on destroying the U.S. space program. As the countdown to disaster begins, Bond must go to Jamaica, where he encounters beautiful Honey Ryder, to confront a megalomaniacal villain in his massive island headquarters.
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Title: The Saint
Character: Floyd Vosper
Released: October 4, 1962
Type: TV
Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.
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The Curse of the Werewolf
Title: The Curse of the Werewolf
Character: The Marques Siniestro
Released: May 1, 1961
Type: Movie
A child conceived by a mute servant girl transforms from an innocent youth to a killer beast at night with uncontrollable urges.
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Offbeat
Title: Offbeat
Character: James Dawson
Released: January 1, 1961
Type: Movie
When Scotland Yard finds themselves up against a brick wall in tracking down a vicious gang of thieves and bank robbers, they call in Layton, a loner from MI5 to work his way into the gang and help bring them down.
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Midnight Lace
Title: Midnight Lace
Character: Roy Ash
Released: October 13, 1960
Type: Movie
Kit Preston begins to unravel when she receives threatening telephone calls informing her she's soon to be murdered.
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Title: International Detective
Character: Gilles Porret
Released: December 26, 1959
Type: TV
The global adventures of Ken Franklin, ace operative of the William J. Burns Detective Agency, qualify as a pop-culture curio if only for star Arthur---later Art---Fleming, who hosted the original `Jeopardy!'
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Libel
Title: Libel
Character: Gerald Loddon
Released: October 23, 1959
Type: Movie
A California commercial pilot sees a telecast in London of an interview with Sir Mark Lodden at his home. The Canadian is convinced that the baronet is a fraud, and he is actually a look-alike actor named Frank Welney.
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Title: Interpol Calling
Character: Clouston
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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Tiger Bay
Title: Tiger Bay
Character: Barclay
Released: March 1, 1959
Type: Movie
In Tiger Bay, the docklands of Cardiff, rough-and-tumble street urchin Gillie witnesses the brutal killing of a young woman at the hands of visiting Polish sailor Korchinsky. Instead of reporting the crime to the authorities, Gillie merely pockets a prize for herself — Korchinsky's shiny black revolver — and flees the scene. When Detective Graham discovers that Gillie has the murder weapon, the fiery young girl weaves a web of lies to throw him off course.
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Title: Naked City
Character: Mike Grundy
Released: September 30, 1958
Type: TV
Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network. It was inspired by the 1948 motion picture of the same name, and mimics its dramatic “semi-documentary” format. In 1997, the episode “Sweet Prince of Delancey Street” was ranked #93 on TV Guide’s “100 Greatest Episodes of All Time”.
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Grip of the Strangler
Title: Grip of the Strangler
Character: Supt. Burk
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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Title: Ivanhoe
Character: Sir Maurice
Released: January 5, 1958
Type: TV
Ivanhoe is a British television series first shown on ITV in 1958-59. The show features Roger Moore in his first starring role, as Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe, in a series of adventures aimed at a children's audience. The characters were drawn loosely from Sir Walter Scott's 1819 novel.
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Action of the Tiger
Title: Action of the Tiger
Character: Security Officer
Released: August 22, 1957
Type: Movie
A woman hires soldier-of-fortune Carson to smuggle her into Albania by way of Greece. Their trouble is just beginning when they get there.
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Hour of Decision
Title: Hour of Decision
Character: Gary Bax
Released: April 30, 1957
Type: Movie
A reporter tries to prove that his wife is not responsible for the murder of a famous newspaper columnist.
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Title: The Buccaneers
Character: Captain Flask
Released: September 19, 1956
Type: TV
The adventures of privateer Captain Dan Tempest and his crew of former pirates as they make their way across the seven seas in The Sultana.
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Title: Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character: Count Victor Mattoni
Released: October 2, 1955
Type: TV
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
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Title: The Adventures of Robin Hood
Character: Lucas
Released: September 26, 1955
Type: TV
The legendary character Robin Hood and his band of merry men in Sherwood Forest and the surrounding vicinity. While some episodes dramatised the traditional Robin Hood tales, most episodes were original dramas created by the show's writers and producers.
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That Lady
Title: That Lady
Character: Don Inigo
Released: May 11, 1955
Type: Movie
In 1570, widowed Princess Ana de Mendoza becomes the love object of a deadly rivalry between her cousin Don Inigo, King Philip II of Spain and his secretary of state Antonio Perez.
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Dial M for Murder
Title: Dial M for Murder
Character: Charles Swann
Released: May 29, 1954
Type: Movie
An ex-tennis pro carries out a plot to have his wealthy wife murdered after discovering she is having an affair, and assumes she will soon leave him for the other man anyway.
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Title: Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character: Captain Lesgate
Released: December 24, 1951
Type: TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning during 1951 and continuing into 2013. From 1954 onward, all of its productions have been shown in color, although color television video productions were extremely rare in 1954. Many television movies have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones. The series has received eighty Emmy Awards, twenty-four Christopher Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and four Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice in American television, it is the last remaining television program such that the title includes the name of the sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.
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Title: Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character: Lord Chamberlain
Released: December 24, 1951
Type: TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning during 1951 and continuing into 2013. From 1954 onward, all of its productions have been shown in color, although color television video productions were extremely rare in 1954. Many television movies have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones. The series has received eighty Emmy Awards, twenty-four Christopher Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and four Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice in American television, it is the last remaining television program such that the title includes the name of the sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.
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Valley of the Eagles
Title: Valley of the Eagles
Character: Sven Nystrom
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.
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The Long Dark Hall
Title: The Long Dark Hall
Character: The Man
Released: February 6, 1951
Type: Movie
A devoted family man tries to help a beautiful alcoholic showgirl with her life, and becomes the the only suspect when someone else murders her.
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The Wooden Horse
Title: The Wooden Horse
Character: Pomfret
Released: October 16, 1950
Type: Movie
True story of three British POWs and their attempt to escape from Nazi Germany
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The Woman in Question
Title: The Woman in Question
Character: Inspector Wilson
Released: October 3, 1950
Type: Movie
Agnes "Astra" Huston, a fortune teller at a run-down fair, is found strangled in her bedroom. As the police question five suspects, their interactions with her are shown in flashbacks from their point of view.
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They Were Not Divided
Title: They Were Not Divided
Character: Michael
Released: April 24, 1950
Type: Movie
The film begins in a WW II training depot of a British Guards armoured regiment where recruits from many walks of life learn to survive the strict discipline and training together before going into battle in tanks. There is a cameo appearance by the real Sgt. Major Brittain who was famous in the British guards regiments.
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Title: Robert Montgomery Presents
Released: January 30, 1950
Type: TV
Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live show had several sponsors during its seven-year run, and the title was altered to feature the sponsor, usually Lucky Strike cigarettes, for example, Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theater, ....The Johnson's Wax Program, and so on.
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The Queen of Spades
Title: The Queen of Spades
Character: Fyodor
Released: March 16, 1949
Type: Movie
An elderly countess strikes a bargain with the devil and exchanges her soul for the ability to always win at cards. An army officer, who is also a fanatic about cards, murders her for the secret, then finds himself haunted by the woman's spirit.
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Title: Studio One
Character: Colonel Peter Redlands
Released: November 7, 1948
Type: TV
An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the anthology TV programs. The episodes were often abridged remakes of movies from years gone by and many future well-known television and movie actors appeared in the productions.
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Title: Studio One
Released: November 7, 1948
Type: TV
An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the anthology TV programs. The episodes were often abridged remakes of movies from years gone by and many future well-known television and movie actors appeared in the productions.
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Title: The Philco Television Playhouse
Released: October 3, 1948
Type: TV
The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC from 1948 to 1955. Produced by Fred Coe, the series was sponsored by Philco. It was one of the most respected dramatic shows of the Golden Age of Television, winning a 1954 Peabody Award and receiving eight Emmy nominations between 1951 and 1956.
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School for Secrets
Title: School for Secrets
Character: Flt. Lt. Norton
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.
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Beware of Pity
Title: Beware of Pity
Character: Lt. Blannik
Released: July 22, 1946
Type: Movie
A paraplegic baroness mistakes a man's pity for love - and tragedy ensues.
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The Way to the Stars
Title: The Way to the Stars
Character: Bertie Steen
Released: June 16, 1945
Type: Movie
Life on a British bomber base, and the surrounding towns, from the opening days of the Battle of Britain, to the arrival of the Americans, who join in the bomber offensive. The film centres around Pilot Officer Peter Penrose, fresh out of a training unit, who joins the squadron, and quickly discovers about life during war time. He falls for Iris, a young girl who lives at the local hotel, but he becomes disillusioned about marriage, when the squadron commander dies in a raid, and leaves his wife, the hotel manageress, with a young son to bring up. As the war progresses, Penross comes to terms that he has survived, while others have been killed.
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They Met in the Dark
Title: They Met in the Dark
Character: 2nd Code Expert
Released: August 11, 1943
Type: Movie
A Royal navy Commander is tricked by a pretty girl who is working for the Nazis. She tricks him into revealing some military secrets and he is court martial. He vows to track her and her accomplices down.
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Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
Title: Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
Character: Student
Released: August 31, 1940
Type: Movie
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde starring Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch as Oxford 'scholars'. The film is one of many to be made based on the farce Charley's Aunt. Taking inspiration from a well-known Victorian play, a modern-day prankster poses as a wealthy woman in a ploy to prevent him and his friends from being expelled from college.