John Ruddock
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Lima, Peru
Adult: No
Birthday: May 20, 1897
Age: 128 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: September 24, 1981
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Secret People
Overview: This tale of intrigue finds Valentina Cortese involved in an assassination plot. She helps the police apprehend the conspirators after an innocent bystander is accidentally killed.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-02-05
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To the Rescue
Overview: Comedy of the theft of a poodle by a villain and the chase after him.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-01-01
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The Way Ahead
Overview: A mismatched collection of conscripted civilians find training tough under Lieutenant Jim Perry and Sergeant Ned Fletcher when they are called up to replace an infantry battalion that had suffered casualties at Dunkirk.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-06-09
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Meet Me at Dawn
Overview: A young man makes his living in Paris in 1900 by fighting duels on behalf of other parties. He is hired to injure a leading politician and starts to get involved with a girl he uses to provoke the challenge. One newspaper, hostile to the politician, headlines the story of the impending duel asking who this Madame X is. Problem is, she is in fact the daughter of the paper's proprietor if only he knew it.
Genres: Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-02-17
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Wanted for Murder
Overview: The son of a notorious hangman is gradually becoming insane and he finds himself unable to resist the urge to strangle women to death.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-06-17
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Pink String and Sealing Wax
Overview: Melodrama set in Victorian Brighton. Scheming pub landlady uses the timorous son of a domineering pharmacist to assist in the poisoning of her drunkard husband. (The title is from the way pharmacists used to wrap parcels containing poison).
Genres: Thriller Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-11-22
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Martin Luther
Overview: A biopic of Martin Luther, covering his life between 1505 and 1530, and the birth of the Protestant Reformation movement.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-05-08
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Question 7
Overview: Suspenseful story of a boy and his father, each forced to decide his future on his willingness to stand up for what he believes.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-09-28
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The Horsemen
Overview: In Afghanistan, the ruthless sport of buzkashi is a game of great pride. When Uraz breaks his leg and loses a spirited match, he brings shame to his village, especially his father. After losing his leg below the knee, Uraz, to regain his honor, must learn to ride again and win with a special, one-of-a-kind horse.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-08-16
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Waltz Time
Overview: Waltz Time is a 1945 British musical film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Carol Raye, Peter Graves and Patricia Medina. In Imperial Vienna a young Grand Duchess is prevented from marrying the man she loves.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-08-13
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Quo Vadis
Overview: After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership of the despotic emperor Nero.
Genres: Drama History Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-11-08
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Nominated
Overview: A fickle Hollywood star just nominated for an Oscar is banished to a small town by his agent to avoid bad press during the Oscar voting and finds that the connections he makes are more valuable than any trophy he could win.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-01-01
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Under Capricorn
Overview: A native Briton banished to Australia for murder, and his wife, Henrietta, the disturbed sister of the man he was convicted on killing, set out to help her conquer her demons and return her life to normal.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-09-08
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Lawrence of Arabia
Overview: The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Lawrence becomes a flamboyant, messianic figure in the cause of Arab unity but his psychological instability threatens to undermine his achievements.
Genres: Adventure History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-12-11
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Treasure at the Mill
Overview: A bunch of kids beat a nasty old antique dealer to a hidden treasure chest left by a fleeing Cavalier.
Genres: Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-01-01
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The Monkey's Paw
Overview: British television adaptation of W.W. Jacobs‘ short story from 1939.
Genres: TV Movie Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-04-17
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Escape to Danger
Overview: During the Second World War a British schoolteacher working in Denmark is caught up when the Germans invade.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-10-18
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Strawberry Roan
Overview: Farmer Chris Lowe meets and falls in love with Molly , a chorus-girl. Despite the fact that she is a city girl through and through, she accepts his proposal of marriage and after the wedding goes to live on the farm. Chris realises that the transition for Molly will be difficult, and in an attempt to ease her into farm life, buys her a strawberry roan calf to look after. Unfortunately Molly finds the adjustment to rural life extremely difficult and does not settle down. She fails to integrate into the local community and starts to feel she has made a big mistake.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-12-31
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Night Boat to Dublin
Overview: British intelligence officers head off a Nazi plot to kidnap an atomic scientist.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-01-08
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Lisbon Story
Overview: A musical cabaret singer meets a British agent and goes with him to Nazi occupied France to save an atomic scientist.
Genres: Music Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-05-20
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The Fallen Idol
Overview: Phillipe, the son of an ambassador in London, idolizes Baines, his father's butler, a kind of hero in the eyes of the child, whose perception changes when he accidentally discovers the secret that Baines keeps and witnesses the consequences that adults' lies can cause.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-09-30
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A Christmas Carol
Overview: On Christmas Eve, an old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the spirit of his former partner, Jacob Marley. The deceased partner was in his lifetime as mean and miserly as Scrooge is now and he warns him to change his ways or face the consequences in the afterlife.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-12-27
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Frieda
Overview: An RAF pilot who was shot down during WWII returns home to his English village with his new bride. The trouble is that she is the German lady who helped him escape.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-06-19
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The Laughing Lady
Overview: A musical set during the French Revolution.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-10-16
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Ivanhoe
Overview: Sir Walter Scott's classic story of the chivalrous Ivanhoe who joins with Robin of Locksley in the fight against Prince John and for the return of King Richard the Lionheart.
Genres: Adventure Romance History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-07-31
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A Midsummer Nightmare
Overview: A young woman's knowledge of Shakespeare helps her solve a five-year-old mystery.
Genres: TV Movie Crime Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-09-16
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