Norman Pierce

Norman Pierce

Born: September 5, 1900

Movies for Norman Pierce...

Lucifer's Women
Title: Lucifer's Women
Character: Sir Stephen Phillips
Released: December 18, 1974
Type: Movie
An acclaimed author has developed an interest in satanism and black magic. Hoping to manipulate him to suit his own perverse desire, his publisher convinces him to perform the ultimate black rite: a human sacrifice. Selecting a beautiful burlesque dancer to be their victim, he begins having doubts about his beliefs, as his publisher becomes more and more preoccupied with the black arts, and murder.
bee
Arthur Clears the Air
Title: Arthur Clears the Air
Character: Coal Merchant
Released: January 2, 1961
Type: Movie
A National Coal Board film produced to promote a 'Housewarming Plan' initiative following the 1956 Clean Air Act.
bee
The Brides of Dracula
Title: The Brides of Dracula
Character: Johann the Innkeeper
Released: July 7, 1960
Type: Movie
A young teacher on her way to a position in Transylvania helps a young man escape the shackles his mother has put on him. In so doing she innocently unleashes the horrors of the undead once again on the populace, including those at her school for ladies. Luckily for some, Dr. Van Helsing is already on his way.
bee
It's Great to be Young!
Title: It's Great to be Young!
Character: Publican
Released: December 26, 1956
Type: Movie
IT’S GREAT TO A YOUNG stars John Mills as Dingle an easygoing high school teacher. When autocratic new headmaster Frome (Cecil Parker) begins imposing all sorts of repressive rules, Dingle does his best to stand up for his students, only to be dismissed for his troubles. The kids conspire to not only reinstate their favourite teacher, but to circumvent Frome's refusal to purchase new instruments for an upcoming music festival.
bee
Port of Escape
Title: Port of Escape
Character: Policeman
Released: May 1, 1956
Type: Movie
Two sailors dock in London in search of a good time. But when one of them fatally stabs a man during a scuffle in a bar, the pair flee the scene, commandeer a boat and take the three women on board hostage as they try to outrun the law.
bee
The Sword and the Rose
Title: The Sword and the Rose
Character: Innkeeper
Released: July 23, 1953
Type: Movie
Tells the story of Mary Tudor and her troubled path to true love. Henry VIII, for political reasons, determines to wed her to the King of France. She tries to flee to America with her love but is captured when she is "un-hatted" on board ship. In return for her consent to the marriage with France, Henry agrees to let her choose her second husband. When King Louis of France dies, Mary is kidnaped by the Duke of Buckingham. He tries to force her to marry him but she is rescued by her love in an exciting battle on the beach.
bee
Angels One Five
Title: Angels One Five
Character: 'Bonzo'
Released: March 19, 1952
Type: Movie
The year is 1940 and Pilot Officer T.B. Baird arrives straight out of flight school to join a front line RAF squadron at the height of the Battle of Britain. After an unfortunate start and a drumming down from his commanding officer, Baird must balance the struggle to impress his Group Captain, regain his pride, fit in with his fellow pilots, and survive one of the most intense air battles in history.
bee
The Magic Box
Title: The Magic Box
Character: Speaker in Connaught Rooms
Released: January 1, 1952
Type: Movie
Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young and handsome William Green he changed his name to include his first wife's so that it sounded more impressive for the photographic portrait work he was so good at. But he was also an inventor and his search for a way to project moving pictures became an obsession that ultimately changed the life of all those he loved.
bee
The Case of the Missing Scene
Title: The Case of the Missing Scene
Character: Sam
Released: July 3, 1951
Type: Movie
The Case of The Missing Scene is a children's crime thriller that has been designed in the tradition of classic British children's films. A camera team takes pictures of rare birds from a hide when a poacher happens to get into the picture. The evidence (namely shot 63) disappears under mysterious circumstances. As always in these films, the case can only be solved with the help of a few bright children.
bee
Chance of a Lifetime
Title: Chance of a Lifetime
Character: Franklin
Released: April 24, 1950
Type: Movie
The workers in a small plough factory take over the firm, but when a large order falls through, the old management come back to help out.
bee
Elizabeth of Ladymead
Title: Elizabeth of Ladymead
Character: Franklin
Released: December 22, 1948
Type: Movie
Four generations of a British family live through their experiences in the Crimean War, Boer War, WWI and WWII.
bee
Blanche Fury
Title: Blanche Fury
Character: Coroner
Released: February 19, 1948
Type: Movie
Penniless governess Blanche Fullerton takes a job at the estate of her rich relations, the Fury family. To better her position in life, Blanche marries her dull cousin, Laurence Fury, with whom she has a daughter. But before long, boredom sets in, and Blanche begins a tempestuous romance with stableman Philip Thorn. Together, they hatch a murderous plan to gain control of the estate.
bee
Frieda
Title: Frieda
Character: Crawley
Released: June 19, 1947
Type: Movie
A young German girl marries an Englishman and moves into his family's household during the last days of World War II. The family and community have conflicting feelings about her presence in the community, and as a result, the family is forced to face their own moral code as they deal with their own prejudices and fears about the seemingly innocent German girl. The war ends, and she finally seems to be accepted into the family and community when her Nazi brother shows up to create havoc.
bee
I See a Dark Stranger
Title: I See a Dark Stranger
Character: Dance M.C.
Released: July 4, 1946
Type: Movie
Determined, independent Bridie Quilty comes of age in 1944 Ireland thinking all Englishmen are devils. Her desire to join the IRA meets no encouragement, but a German spy finds her easy to recruit. We next find her working in a pub near a British military prison, using her sex appeal in the service of the enemy. But chance puts a really vital secret into her hands, leading to a chase involving Bridie, a British officer who's fallen for her, a German agent unknown to them both, and the police...paralleled by Bridie's own internal conflicts.
bee
The Voice Within
Title: The Voice Within
Character: Publican
Released: January 8, 1946
Type: Movie
Dennis O'Shea joins a gang of smugglers in order to raise the money to pay for his brother, who is fleeing from the IRA, to move to the USA. But after he accidentally kills a constable during a smuggling trip, the policeman's dog begins to follow him.
bee
Great Day
Title: Great Day
Character: Policeman
Released: July 9, 1945
Type: Movie
An impending V.I.P. visit causes bustle in an English village, while the Ellis family struggles with private problems.
bee
Champagne Charlie
Title: Champagne Charlie
Character: Landlord of Elephant & Castle
Released: August 25, 1944
Type: Movie
A man from the countryside becomes London’s newest music hall sensation, and competes with a rival music hall performer for the audience’s attention.
bee
Mr. Emmanuel
Title: Mr. Emmanuel
Released: August 2, 1944
Type: Movie
An elderly Jewish man from Manchester, travels to Nazi Germany to seek the mother of a young German refugee that has attempted suicide. In Germany, Mr. Emmanuel’s efforts to seek out Hertha Rosenhein are greeted by a wall of silence from the scared Jewish community and anti-Semitic hatred from many Germans.
bee
Undercover
Title: Undercover
Character: Lieut. Franke
Released: July 26, 1943
Type: Movie
Occupied Yugoslavia. With organised resistance shattered by the Nazi onslaught it is only the activity of small guerrilla bands that bring fresh hope to the people. But quislings and infiltrators are everywhere – and trusting the wrong person could easily get you killed...
bee
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Title: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Character: Mr. Wynne
Released: July 26, 1943
Type: Movie
General Candy, who's overseeing an English squad in 1943, is a veteran leader who doesn't have the respect of the men he's training and is considered out-of-touch with what's needed to win the war. But it wasn't always this way. Flashing back to his early career in the Boer War and World War I, we see a dashing young officer whose life has been shaped by three different women, and by a lasting friendship with a German soldier.
bee
The Bells Go Down
Title: The Bells Go Down
Character: Pa Robbins
Released: May 16, 1943
Type: Movie
Comedian Tommy Trinder plays it straight in this tribute to the wartime AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service). The dedicated band who kept the fires of London under control during the blitz and fire bombings of WWII.
bee
Went the Day Well?
Title: Went the Day Well?
Character: Jim Sturry
Released: December 7, 1942
Type: Movie
The quiet village of Bramley End is taken over by German troops posing as Royal Engineers. Their task is to disrupt England's radar network in preparation for a full scale German invasion. Once the villagers discover the true identity of the troops, they do whatever they can to thwart the Nazis plans.
bee
In Which We Serve
Title: In Which We Serve
Character: Mr. Satterthwaite
Released: September 17, 1942
Type: Movie
The story of the HMS Torrin, from its construction to its sinking in the Mediterranean during action in World War II. The ship's first and only commanding officer is Captain E.V. Kinross, who trains his men not only to be loyal to him and the country, but—most importantly—to themselves.
bee
Saloon Bar
Title: Saloon Bar
Character: Bill Hoskins
Released: November 2, 1940
Type: Movie
A bookmaker with a fancy for detective work attempts to prevent the execution of a potentially innocent man.
bee
Poison Pen
Title: Poison Pen
Character: Village Policeman
Released: July 3, 1939
Type: Movie
The inhabitants of a peaceful village begin receiving mysterious hate mail penned by someone with malicious thoughts.
bee
The Four Feathers
Title: The Four Feathers
Character: Sergeant Brown
Released: April 20, 1939
Type: Movie
A disgraced officer risks his life to help his childhood friends in battle.
bee
Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror
Title: Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror
Character: Inspector Bramley
Released: February 1, 1938
Type: Movie
Sexton Blake and Tinker foil criminal plot connected with the Tongs, and master-minded by "famous stamp collector" and millionaire.
bee
The Ticket of Leave Man
Title: The Ticket of Leave Man
Character: Maltby
Released: October 1, 1937
Type: Movie
A man is accused of a series of murders that were actually committed by a crazed killer called "The Tiger." He must prove his innocence and catch the murderer.
bee
Brief Ecstasy
Title: Brief Ecstasy
Character: Landlord
Released: July 31, 1937
Type: Movie
A remarkable story of love lost and found, as a young couple are separated by circumstance, and plunged into emotional turmoil by a reunion...
bee
Busman's Holiday
Title: Busman's Holiday
Character: Crook
Released: November 1, 1936
Type: Movie
A bus conductor and his driver manage to round up a gang of criminals.
bee
Everything Is Thunder
Title: Everything Is Thunder
Character: Hans
Released: September 30, 1936
Type: Movie
The story, starring Constance Bennett and Douglass Montgomery, involves a Canadian POW being hidden by a German citizen during World War I.
bee
The Crimes of Stephen Hawke
Title: The Crimes of Stephen Hawke
Character: Landlord
Released: April 30, 1936
Type: Movie
The film begins in a BBC studio with the 100th edition of "In Town Tonight". Flotsam and Jetsom open with a "topical number". Then there is an interview with a distinguished actor, which dissolves into a performance of one of his famous melodramas about a wicked moneylender etc.
bee
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Title: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Character: Mr. Findlay
Released: March 1, 1936
Type: Movie
It is England in the 1830s. London's dockside is teeming with ships and sailors who have made their fortune in foreign lands. Sweeney Todd, a Fleet Street barber, awaits the arrival of men whose first port of call is for a good, close shave. For most it will be the last time they are seen alive. Using a specially designed barber's chair, Sweeney Todd despatches his victims to the cellar below, where he robs them of their new found fortunes and chops their remains into small pieces. Meanwhile, Mrs Lovett is enjoying a roaring trade for her popular penny meat pies.
bee
Can You Hear Me, Mother?
Title: Can You Hear Me, Mother?
Character: Joe
Released: December 2, 1935
Type: Movie
A British comedy film directed by Leslie Pearce