Robert Dorning
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Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: May 13, 1913
Deathday: February 20, 1989
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Cul-de-sac
1966-06-17
Cul-de-sac
Overview: A wounded criminal and his dying partner take refuge at an old beachfront fortress. The owner of the fortress and his young wife, initially unwilling hosts, quickly experience their relationship with the criminal shift in a humorous and bizarre fashion.
Genres: Thriller Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-06-17
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The Black Windmill
1974-05-17
The Black Windmill
Overview: A British agent's son is kidnapped and held for a ransom of diamonds. The agent finds out that he can't even count on the people he thought were on his side to help him, so he decides to track down the kidnappers himself.
Genres: Thriller Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-05-17
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Fanatic
1965-03-21
Fanatic
Overview: A young woman is terrorized by her fiance's demented mother who blames her for her son's death.
Genres: Horror Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-03-21
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The Plank
1979-12-17
The Plank
Overview: Classic short British comedy, full of stars, about two workmen delivering planks to a building site. This is done with music and a sort of "wordless dialogue" which consists of a few mumbled sounds to convey the appropriate emotion. TV remake of the 1967 short.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-12-17
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Pickwick
1969-06-11
Pickwick
Overview: Pickwick is a British television musical made by the BBC in 1969 and based on the 1963 stage musical Pickwick, which in turn was based on the 1837 novel The Pickwick Papers written by Charles Dickens. It stars Harry Secombe as Samuel Pickwick and Roy Castle as Sam Weller. This television production was based on the stage musical Pickwick which had been a commercial success. It was adapted for the screen by James Gilbert and Jimmy Grafton. The musical had premiered in the West End in 1963, again with Harry Secombe in the lead role. Running at 90 minutes and made in colour, the TV musical again had lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and a score by Cyril Ornadel. The book was by Wolf Mankowitz and it was directed by Terry Hughes. The programme was first transmitted on 11 June 1969 and again on 26 December 1969. One of the better known songs from the score is "If I Ruled the World". The cast of this production differed somewhat from that of the stage musical.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-06-11
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The Man Who Was Nobody
1960-09-15
The Man Who Was Nobody
Overview: A slick young man buys a jewel with a cheque that bounces. He then disappears and both the police and a lawyer try to find him. The lawyer hires a female detective to track down the missing man, but when his body is found in the Thames the case is by no means over.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-09-15
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Lady in the Fog
1952-10-13
Lady in the Fog
Overview: In this murder mystery, a woman's brother is killed in a freak accident, or so she believes. Fortunately for her, an American journalist is more suspicious and so begins roaming the London streets in search of the killer.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-10-13
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Carry On Emmannuelle
1978-10-12
Carry On Emmannuelle
Overview: The beautiful and sex-starved Emmannuelle Prevert just cannot inflame her husband's ardour. In frustration she seduces a string of VIPs, including the Prime Minister and the American Ambassador. A jealous lover gives a list of all her conquests to the national press and a scandal ensues. But will she ever manage to get her own husband into bed?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-10-12
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Toff and Fingers
1960-07-03
Toff and Fingers
Overview: Toff and Fingers head to a small Scottish village to lay low after stealing some antique silverware. The pair pose as a General and his batman looking their next job but the warm welcome, from the locals, makes them have second thoughts.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-07-03
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Man Accused
1959-10-01
Man Accused
Overview: Soon after celebrating his engagement to aristocratic heiress Kathy Riddle (Carol Marsh), engineer Bob Jensen (Ronald Howard) is accused by an insurance investigator of being a notorious -- and murderous -- jewel thief. Can Bob restore his reputation and regain Kathy's trust? Desperate to prove his innocence, Bob engineers a daring jailbreak and pursues the real culprit. Montgomery Tully directs this crime drama.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-10-01
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Moment of Indiscretion
1958-09-05
Moment of Indiscretion
Overview: Janet Miller (Lana Morris) is a married woman caught in awkward circumstances after police investigating a murder come up with evidence, and a potentially lethal motive, which lead them to suspect her of committing the crime. Their suspicions increase when Janet is less than forthcoming about a visit she paid to a former beau. Happily, her loyal husband (Ronald Howard) swears by her innocence and quickly leaps into motion to find the real killer.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-09-05
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Smokey Joe's Revenge
1974-01-01
Smokey Joe's Revenge
Overview: Three children rejuvenate an old traction engine and enter it for the County Championship.
Genres: Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-01-01
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The Troublesome Double
1967-01-01
The Troublesome Double
Overview: Egghead creates a robot double of his sister.
Genres: Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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Follow the Star
1979-12-24
Follow the Star
Overview: Television production of a Nativity play for children which sees Gabby (the angel Gabriel) and his fellow angels help Mary, Joseph and the Wiseman to follow their destiny.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-12-24
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The Ups and Downs of a Handyman
1976-10-31
The Ups and Downs of a Handyman
Overview: A young handyman and his wife move to a small village and set up business. There, the handyman encounters numerous strange characters, including a local constable more inept than a squad car full of Keystone Kops; an elderly magistrate whose primary passion is spanking young women; a schoolmistress with a closetful of kinks; and more predatory housewives than the young man can handle.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-10-31
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Evil Under the Sun
1982-03-05
Evil Under the Sun
Overview: An opulent beach resort provides a scenic background to this amusing whodunit as Poirot attempts to uncover the nefarious evildoer behind the strangling of a notorious stage star.
Genres: Thriller Crime Mystery Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-03-05
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St. Ursula's in Danger
1983-12-20
St. Ursula's in Danger
Overview: Play by Peter Glidewell, based on the school stories of Angela Brazil. Sequel to Schoolgirl Chums (1982).
Genres: Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-12-20
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Confessions of a Pop Performer
1975-01-01
Confessions of a Pop Performer
Overview: Either you've got it or you haven't - some like randy young Timothy Lea (Robin Askwith), manage to get it all the time! Signing up with a pop group, our boisterous hero progresses rapidly from local gigs to scoring a titillating hit with The Climax Sisters, with plenty of ribald adventures along the way!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-01-01
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They Came by Night
1940-03-07
They Came by Night
Overview: A man is blackmailed into taking his brother's place in a gang for a jewellery heist.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-03-07
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The Human Factor
1979-12-18
The Human Factor
Overview: A low-ranking Secret Service agent is conned into supplying information to Eastern Bloc countries. Although he is not a suspect due to his unimportant position, when his office partner is hauled in as a suspect he realises he has got himself into very deep water.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-12-18
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I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight
1976-02-15
I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight
Overview: Virginal nerd Jon Pigeon, manages to secure a job in a sex research institute where the patients run about the corridors naked, nude aerobics are encouraged and no man is safe from the crotch-grabbing tea lady. In his attempts to seduce pretty office secretary Cheryl, Pigeon invents a machine called Agnes that emits a 'sonic aphrodisiac' guaranteed to turn any man or woman into an slathering sex maniac. Although his attempts to zap Cheryl are singularly unsuccessful, Pigeon gets some interesting results when he accidentally turns the 'sex ray' on his bullying boss Nutbrown and the prudish Mary Watchtower.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-02-15
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Salt & Pepper
1968-07-03
Salt & Pepper
Overview: After discovering the body of a murdered female agent in their trendy Soho, London nightclub, groovy owners Charles Salt and Christopher Pepper partake in a fumbling investigation and uncover an evil plot to overthrow the government. Can our cool, yet inept duo stop the bad guys in time?
Genres: Comedy Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-07-03
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Ragtime
1981-11-20
Ragtime
Overview: A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence, and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-11-20
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Top Floor Girl
1959-12-12
Top Floor Girl
Overview: An ambitious and unscrupulous young woman joins an advertising agency.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-12-12
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