Jack Howarth
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Biography: John Aubrey Conway Howarth MBE was a British actor of stage, radio, film and television. He is best remembered for portraying Albert Tatlock, one of the original cast of ITV's long running serial Coronation Street, from 1960 to his death in 1984.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK
Birthday: February 19, 1896
Deathday: March 31, 1984
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Gender: Male
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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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Honeymoon Postponed
Overview: Lancashire newlyweds Violet and Arthur Fitton are forced to postpone their honeymoon and move in temporarily with his parents.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-01-29
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Hobson's Choice
Overview: Henry Hobson owns and tyrannically runs a successful Victorian boot maker’s shop in Salford, England. A stingy widower with a weakness for overindulging in the local Moonraker Public House, he exploits his three daughters as cheap labour. When he declares that there will be ‘no marriages’ to avoid the expense of marriage settlements at £500 each, his eldest daughter Maggie rebels.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-04-19
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What Every Woman Wants
Overview: Young couple Mark and Jane are forced to thrash out marital problems in a borrowed room in Jane’s parents’ tiny house. Meanwhile, Jane’s cousin, Jim - back from the war in Korea - and Mark’s involvement in left-wing politics place further strain on the relationship. Can grandfather help?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-06-10
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Street of Shadows
Overview: A saloon owner falls in love with the abused wife of a heavy gambler. He is snared into a web of intrigue when an ex-girlfriend is found murdered in his apartment.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-10-16
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The Man in the White Suit
Overview: The unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be dirty or worn out. Clearly he can make a fortune selling clothes made of the material, but may cause a crisis in the process. After all, once someone buys one of his suits they won't ever have to fix them or buy another one, and the clothing industry will collapse overnight. Nevertheless, Sidney is determined to put his invention on the market, forcing the clothing factory bigwigs to resort to more desperate measures...
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-08-07
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Mine Own Executioner
Overview: Fearing her husband could become a killer, a woman seeks a psychiatrist's help.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-11-22
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The Cure for Love
Overview: Sergeant Jack Hardacre returns from the war to his contemptible fiancée Janey Jenkins intending to reconcile with her against all odds. But he falls in love with a charming new lodger Milly Southern instead.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-12-29
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Portrait of Alison
Overview: An actress and an artist are linked by his brother to deadly smugglers sought by Scotland Yard.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-11-29
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Spring and Port Wine
Overview: A stern father and lenient mother try to deal with the ups and downs of their four children's lives in working class Bolton, England.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-10-02
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When We Are Married
Overview: Three married couples discover that, through a legal technicality, they are, in fact, not actually married in the eyes of the law. This was the third version broadcast by the BBC of this J.B. Priestley play. It was aired live but as the BBC very rarely recorded live transmissions prior to 1953, this programme is lost.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-12-25
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When We Are Married
Overview: The Helliwells, the Soppitts, and the Parkers, old friends gathered to celebrate their common silver anniversaries. To their dismay they learn that their marriages may not be valid. On hand are an outrageous housekeeper and a photographer. This was the second television film version of the J.B. Priestley play made by the BBC.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-07-10
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