Jack Sharp
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
Adult: No
Birthday: January 01, 1914
Age: 111 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: May 24, 1972
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Captain Clegg
Overview: A captain and his sailors investigate the rampaging "Marsh Phantoms" terrorizing a coastal town, but their search is hindered by a local reverend and a horrifying curse.
Genres: Adventure Crime Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-06-13
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The Devils
Overview: In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier seeks to protect the city of Loudun from the corrupt establishment of Cardinal Richelieu. Hysteria occurs within the city when he is accused of witchcraft by the sexually repressed Sister Jeanne.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-07-16
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Don't Talk to Strange Men
Overview: An innocent girl is "groomed" over the telephone, and nearly becomes the victim of an attacker.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-10-01
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There Was a Crooked Man
Overview: When a law-abiding demolition expert is duped by a gang of criminals into helping them he is caught and jailed. When he is released he goes straight and then notices a leading citizen in his town is cheating his neighbours.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-08-31
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10 Rillington Place
Overview: The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-02-10
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The Flanagan Boy
Overview: Johnny Flanagan did not have the privileges of a good education or wealthy background but the streets developed his natural talent to be a great fighter. His enormous potential to reach the top is born out of a string of spectacular successes. All of which is brought to a halt when he develops a physical relationship with his manager's wife, the beautiful but manipulative Lorna. His naive temperament is no match for her callous, dispassionate scheming and he unwittingly becomes a pawn in Lorna's ultimate plan... .to murder her husband.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-04-10
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The Blue Lamp
Overview: P.C. George Dixon is a long-serving traditional copper who is due to retire shortly. He takes a new recruit under his aegis and introduces him to the easy-going night beat. Dixon is a classic ordinary hero but also anachronistic, unprepared and unable to answer the violence of the 1950s.
Genres: Crime Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-01-19
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I'm All Right Jack
Overview: Naive Stanley Windrush returns from the war, his mind set on a successful career in business. Much to his own dismay, he soon finds he has to start from the bottom and work his way up, and also that the management as well as the trade union use him as a tool in their fight for power.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-08-18
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Action of the Tiger
Overview: A woman hires soldier-of-fortune Carson to smuggle her into Albania by way of Greece. Their trouble is just beginning when they get there.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-08-22
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The Stable Door
Overview: This is a film made as an elaborate advert for the Insurance Industry. A group of criminals conspire to rob a warehouse which has also been spotted as a vulnerable target by an insurance salesman who suggests precautions, including buying insurance. Will the works be done in time and sufficient to stop the robbers?
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-06-01
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Pool of London
Overview: Jewel thieves, murder, and a manhunt swirl around a sailor off a cargo ship in post-war London.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-02-20
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Port of Escape
Overview: Two sailors dock in London in search of a good time. But when one of them fatally stabs a man during a scuffle in a bar, the pair flee the scene, commandeer a boat and take the three women on board hostage as they try to outrun the law.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-05-01
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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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Jackpot
Overview: Back in London after serving time, an ex-convict learns that his wife is not willing to return to him. He plans to crack a safe at a club.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-01-01
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Anne of the Thousand Days
Overview: Henry VIII of England discards his wife, Katharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.
Genres: Drama History Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-12-18
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Scarlet Web
Overview: An insurance investigator is framed for murder after a pretty woman hires him to recover a letter from a man who wants to blackmail her.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-06-01
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Dangerous Cargo
Overview: Inspired by the real events of the attempted heist at Heathrow Airport in 1952, a criminal tricks an old friend into giving away the location of a shipment of gold bullion so he and his gang can steal it.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-05-01
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The Spy in Black
Overview: A German submarine is sent to the Orkney Isles in 1917 to sink the British fleet.
Genres: War Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-08-03
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Headline
Overview: A crime reporter begins to investigate the disappearance of his bosses wife who had witnessed a murder.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-11-16
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Laughter in Paradise
Overview: When an eccentric practical joker dies, he divides his fortune among four heirs. But before they can collect the cash they must each do something which goes completely against their nature. NB: This is the film which introduced Audrey Hepburn.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-06-01
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The Whole Truth
Overview: On the French Riviera, movie producer Max Poulton is on location shooting a film starring his lover, Gina Bertini. But when the rueful Max ends his fling with Gina to return to his loyal wife, Carol, the jilted actress threatens to reveal details of their affair to Carol. Later, at a party at Max's villa, investigator Carliss arrives with news that Gina has been killed and that Max is a murderer suspect.
Genres: Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-07-29
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The Next of Kin
Overview: Lots of slogans such as "Be like Dad, Keep Mum" and "Keep it under your Hat" are visible on the walls in various scenes to reinforce the plot of this British wartime movie illustrating how gossipy talk can result in unknowingly giving valuable information to Nazi spies.
Genres: Drama War Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-06-15
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A Kid for Two Farthings
Overview: Joe is a young boy who lives with his mother, Joanna, in working-class London. The two reside above the tailor shop of Mr. Kandinsky, who likes to tell Joe stories. When Kandinsky informs Joe that a unicorn can grant wishes, the hopeful lad ends up buying a baby goat with one tiny horn, believing it to be a real unicorn. Undaunted by his rough surroundings, Joe sets about to prove that wishes can come true.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-08-15
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The Square Ring
Overview: Boxing drama following the lives of 5 different fighters and their reasons for becoming boxers.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-07-13
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Fanny by Gaslight
Overview: Returning to 1870s London after finishing at boarding school, Fanny winesses the death of her father in a fight with Lord Manderstoke. She then finds that her family has for many years been running a bordello next door to their home. When her mother dies shortly after, she next discovers that her real father is in fact a well-respected politician. Meeting him and then falling in love with his young advisor Harry Somerford leads to a life of ups and downs and conflict between the classes. Periodically the scoundrel of a Lord crosses her path, always to tragic effect.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-05-08
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Campbell's Kingdom
Overview: Given only six months to live, Englishman Bruce Campbell goes to Canada to claim "Campbell's Kingdom", the land he inherited from his grandfather. In order to clear his grandfather's name and prove there is oil on the land, Campbell must face up to a ruthless contractor and work against the clock to find oil before "Campbell's Kingdom" is flooded by a new power dam.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-09-03
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Violent Playground
Overview: A Liverpool juvenile liaison officer struggles with a young and dangerous pyromaniac.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-01-14
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Fury at Smugglers' Bay
Overview: It is the end of the 18th century and smuggling is considered to be a legitimate spare-time occupation for most fishermen around the British shores. But when a gang of cut-throats, led by the infamous Black John (Bernard Lee) begins to lure ships onto the rocks of Smugglers Bay, and murdering their crews for the sake of loot, the fishermen begin to fear for their livelihoods. In desperation, they appeal to the local magistrate Squire Trevenyan (Peter Cushing).
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-01-01
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The Gay Dog
Overview: Jim Gay loves his racing greyhound but, out of town, he finds a dog with a better chance to win. His friends bet on his dog while he bets against.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-06-01
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Battle of Britain
Overview: In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing the Nazi invasion of Britain.
Genres: War History Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-09-15
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