Ronald Sinclair
Also Known As: Ra Hould, Ron Sinclair, Richard Arthur Hould
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Editing
Place of Birth: Dunedin, New Zealand
Adult: No
Birthday: January 21, 1924
Age: 101 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: November 22, 1992
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A Christmas Carol
Overview: Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.
Genres: Drama Fantasy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-12-16
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Tower of London
Overview: In the 15th century Richard Duke of Gloucester, aided by his club-footed executioner Mord, eliminates those ahead of him in succession to the throne, then occupied by his brother King Edward IV of England. As each murder is accomplished he takes particular delight in removing small figurines, each resembling one of the successors, from a throne-room dollhouse, until he alone remains. After the death of Edward he becomes Richard III, King of England, and need only defeat the exiled Henry Tudor to retain power.
Genres: Drama History Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-11-17
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Boots and Saddles
Overview: Young Englishman inherits ranch which he wants to sell, but Gene's gonna turn him into a real westerner instead. When new owner Spud arrives from England, Autry convinces him not to sell the ranch but to raise horses for the Army. When both Autry's and Neale's bids are the same, the Colonel calls for a race to decide the winner. But that night Neale has Autry's stable burned.
Genres: Western Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-10-04
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That Hamilton Woman
Overview: The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars.
Genres: Drama History Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-04-03
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Beloved Enemy
Overview: In 1921, British Lord Athleigh arrives in Dublin with his daughter, Helen, to engage in peace talks. As wanted Irish rebel leader Dennis Riordan is not recognized in public, he is able to move about freely and saves the Athleighs from an assassination attempt by a radical faction. Dennis and Helen meet again and, unaware of his position, Helen falls in love with him. Later when Dennis admits his identity, Helen must make a fateful decision.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-12-25
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Desperate Journey
Overview: During WWII, when an allied bomber is shot down over Germany, the five surviving crew are captured but cleverly escape detention after learning German secret information and knocking out a Nazi major. With the angry major in hot pursuit, aided by military personnel, Gestapo agents and Hitler-loyal citizens, the five wend their way across perilous Germany, intent on reaching the UK with the secrets they have learned.
Genres: War Adventure Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-09-26
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Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
Overview: Cricket West is a hopeful actress with a plan and a pair of vocal chords that bring down the house. Along with her eccentric aunt, she plays host to the local jockeys, whose leader is the cocky but highly skilled Timmie Donovan. A young English gentleman comes to town convincing Donovan to ride his horse in a high stakes race.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-11-25
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The Earl of Chicago
Overview: A behind the times Chicago bootlegger goes to England with his lawyer to claim his estate as the Earl of Gorley.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-01-05
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The Light That Failed
Overview: A London artist struggles to complete one last painting before going blind.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-12-24
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Five Little Peppers at Home
Overview: The second entry in the four "Five Little Peppers" films finds the family struggling to keep their copper mine when their elderly business partner becomes ill.
Genres: Family Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-02-08
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Five Little Peppers And How They Grew
Overview: The first of four films in the "Five Little Peppers" series, based on Margaret Sinclair's popular book, about a widowed mother and her five children. In this one the family inherits co-ownership in a copper mine.
Genres: Family Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-08-22
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Five Little Peppers in Trouble
Overview: The last of the four "Five Little Peppers" films finds the children having a hard time adjusting to their new boarding school.
Genres: Family Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-09-01
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Out West with the Peppers
Overview: When her doctor advises her to move West because of her health, Mrs. Pepper takes her five kids and relocates to Oregon to live with her sister. But adjusting to a new home and community isn't easy for the brood. Third entry in the "Five Little Peppers" series of four films.
Genres: Family Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-06-30
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Dangerous Holiday
Overview: A young violin prodigy is assumed kidnapped after he runs away from home.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-06-06
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Down on the Farm
Overview: New Zealand’s first talkie film, Two rival farmers have to resolve their differences when their children fall in love.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-02-05
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They Made Me a Criminal
Overview: A boxer flees, believing he has committed a murder while he was drunk.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-01-21
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A Doctor's Diary
Overview: A Doctor's Diary is told through the eyes of Dr. Dan Norris (John Trent), resident physician in a private hospital. In his search for a cure for spinal meningitis, Norris recklessly runs roughshod over the feelings of his colleagues. The doctor's older, wiser supervisor, Dr. Clem Driscoll (George Bancroft), tries to curb Norris' impatience, pointing out that nothing takes place overnight. Angrily, Norris accuses Driscoll of malpractice and is forced to resign from the clinic -- just when a meningitis epidemic breaks out.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-02-16
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