Frank Lawton

Frank Lawton

Born: September 30, 1904
Died: June 11, 1969
in London, England, UK
Frank Lawton (30 September 1904 – 10 June 1969) was an English actor.

Movies for Frank Lawton...

Title: The Human Jungle
Character: Geoffrey Petlen
Released: March 30, 1963
Type: TV
The Human Jungle is a British TV series about a psychiatrist, made for ABC Television by the small production company Independent Artists for transmission on ITV. Starring Herbert Lom, it ran for two series which were first transmitted during 1963 and 1965.
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The Queen's Guards
Title: The Queen's Guards
Released: October 17, 1961
Type: Movie
Captains John Fellows and Henry Wynne-Walton finish their Army training at Sandhurst Military Academy and are sent to the Middle-East. John is to lead a parachute battalion while Henry is put in charge of a platoon of armoured cars of the Household Cavalry. John is constantly being told by his father, an ex-Guards officer that he is not as good as his brother who was killed during the war.
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A Night to Remember
Title: A Night to Remember
Character: Chairman J. Bruce Ismay
Released: July 3, 1958
Type: Movie
The sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. The disaster is portrayed largely from the perspective of the ocean liner's second officer, Charles Lightoller. Despite numerous warnings about ice, the ship sails on, with Capt. Edward John Smith keeping it going at a steady clip. When the doomed vessel finally hits an iceberg, the crew and passengers discover that they lack enough lifeboats, and tragedy follows.
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Gideon's Day
Title: Gideon's Day
Character: Det. Sgt. Liggot
Released: March 25, 1958
Type: Movie
Scotland Yard Inspector George Gideon starts his day off on the wrong foot when he gets a traffic-violation ticket from a young police officer. From there, his 'typical day" consists in learning that one of his most-trusted detectives has accepted bribes; hunts an escaped maniac who has murdered a girl; tracks a young girl suspected of involvement in a payroll robbery and then helps break up a bank robbery.
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The Rising of the Moon
Title: The Rising of the Moon
Character: British Officer (segment '1921')
Released: August 10, 1957
Type: Movie
Three vignettes of old Irish country life, based on a series of short stories. In "The Majesty of the Law," a police officer must arrest an old-fashioned, traditional fellow for assault. The man's principles have the policeman and the whole village, including the man he slugged, sympathizing with him. "One Minute's Wait" is about a little train station and glimpses into the lives of the passengers, with a series of comic setups. The third piece, "1921," is about a condemned Irish nationalist and his daring escape.
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Silver Wedding
Title: Silver Wedding
Character: Sir Robert Marlowe
Released: August 9, 1957
Type: Movie
British TV Movie Comedy..
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Above Us the Waves
Title: Above Us the Waves
Character: Naval Officer in Briefing Room (uncredited)
Released: March 29, 1955
Type: Movie
In World War II, the greatest threat to the British navy is the German battleship Tirpitz. While anchored in a Norwegian fjord, it is impossible to attack by conventional means, so a plan is hatched for a special commando unit to attack it, using midget submarines to plant underwater explosives.
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Rough Shoot
Title: Rough Shoot
Character: Hassingham
Released: March 30, 1953
Type: Movie
An American military officer and his wife move to a cottage in what they think is the peaceful English countryside, only to discover the area is a hotbed of spies and secret agents.
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The Winslow Boy
Title: The Winslow Boy
Character: John Watherstone
Released: September 24, 1948
Type: Movie
In pre-WW1 England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, but his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.
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Went the Day Well?
Title: Went the Day Well?
Character: Tom 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.
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Dangerous Comment
Title: Dangerous Comment
Character: Gerald Conway
Released: May 18, 1940
Type: Movie
A young pilot, annoyed at not being selected to take part in a raid on an enemy target, moans to his fiancée, who in turn chatters to a friend at a cocktail bar.
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The Four Just Men
Title: The Four Just Men
Character: James Terry
Released: June 1, 1939
Type: Movie
The Four Men of the title are British WWI veterans who decide to work secretly against enemies of the country. They aren't above a bit of murder or sabotage to serve their ends, but they consider themselves to be true patriots.
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Happy Family
Title: Happy Family
Character: Joe
Released: January 1, 1939
Type: Movie
Summer 1939, and an ordinary family gets an alarming taste of war to come.
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The Mill on the Floss
Title: The Mill on the Floss
Character: Philip Wakem
Released: January 9, 1937
Type: Movie
Romeo and Juliet in 1930s England. The owner of the mill and the local lord are in conflict over water rights. The lord wins threatening the mill owner with financial ruin.
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The Devil-Doll
Title: The Devil-Doll
Character: Toto
Released: July 10, 1936
Type: Movie
Wrongfully convicted of a robbery and murder, Paul Lavond breaks out of prison with a genius scientist who has devised a way to shrink humans. When the scientist dies during the escape, Lavond heads for his lab, using the shrinking technology to get even with those who framed him and vindicate himself in both the public eye and the eyes of his daughter, Lorraine. When an accident leaves a crazed assistant dead, however, Lavond must again make an escape.
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The Invisible Ray
Title: The Invisible Ray
Character: Ronald Drake
Released: January 20, 1936
Type: Movie
Dr. Janos Rukh discovers a certain type of radium that has almost magical healing properties. But the element has a dangerous side, too, and it has already started affecting Rukh. Consumed by paranoia, he begins to suspect that his wife is having an affair. Wild for revenge, Rukh hatches a deadly plot...using his own poisoned body as a weapon to kill.
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David Copperfield
Title: David Copperfield
Character: David Copperfield as a Man
Released: January 18, 1935
Type: Movie
Charles Dickens' timeless tale of an ordinary young man who lives an extraordinary life, filled with people who help and hinder him.
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One More River
Title: One More River
Character: Tony Croom
Released: August 6, 1934
Type: Movie
A young lady leaves her brutal husband and meets another man on board a ship.
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Friday the Thirteenth
Title: Friday the Thirteenth
Character: Frank Parsons
Released: November 1, 1933
Type: Movie
It is pouring with rain at one minute to midnight on Friday the thirteenth, and the driver of a London bus is peering through his blurred windscreen as his vehicle sails down an empty road. Suddenly, lightning strikes, and a vast crane above topples into the path of the oncoming bus... Then Big Ben begins to wind backwards. Time recedes. And we discover the lives of all the passengers and the events that brought them to that late-night bus journey, from the con-man with a hundred-pound cheque to the businessman's distraught and elderly wife. Time flows on, inevitably, to the crash -- and past it, as some live and some die.
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Heads We Go
Title: Heads We Go
Character: Toby Tyrrell
Released: July 28, 1933
Type: Movie
A model inherits a great deal of money and pretends to be a movie star.
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Cavalcade
Title: Cavalcade
Character: Joe Marryot
Released: February 8, 1933
Type: Movie
A cavalcade of English life from New Year's Eve 1899 until 1933 is seen through the eyes of well-to-do Londoners Jane and Robert Marryot. Amongst events touching their family are the Boer War, the death of Queen Victoria, the sinking of the Titanic, and the Great War.
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After Office Hours
Title: After Office Hours
Character: Hec
Released: June 30, 1932
Type: Movie
A bird's-eye view of life in a City of London office.
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Michael and Mary
Title: Michael and Mary
Character: David Rowe
Released: October 29, 1931
Type: Movie
A young bride is deserted by her husband but finds happiness with another man. They contract a bigamous marriage for the sake of their child....
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The Outsider
Title: The Outsider
Character: Basil Owen
Released: April 20, 1931
Type: Movie
An unorthodox osteopath cures one of his patients, the daughter of a fellow Doctor.
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The Skin Game
Title: The Skin Game
Character: Rolf Hornblower
Released: February 26, 1931
Type: Movie
An old traditional family and a modern family battle over land in a small English village.
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Birds of Prey
Title: Birds of Prey
Character: Jimmy Hilton
Released: November 18, 1930
Type: Movie
At a reception given by Arthur Hilton at his Sussex home the conversation turns to the subject of danger, with Hilton recalling a case in which he was involved as a Natal police commissioner. In it there were three guilty persons, but only one of them was hanged; the other two were sentenced to long terms, vowing vengeance on Hilton. Unknown to him, the same two men are now among his guests, and are determined to have their revenge.
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Young Woodley
Title: Young Woodley
Character: Woodley
Released: July 2, 1930
Type: Movie
A schoolboy falls in love with his teacher's young wife.