Hilda Fenemore
Also Known As: Hilda Lilian Fenemore, Hilda Fennemore, Hilda Fennimore
Biography: Hilda Lilian Fenemore (22 April 1914 – 13 April 2004) was an English actress with a prolific career in film and television from the 1940s to the 1990s. Fenemore played mainly supporting roles which were characterised in her obituary in The Stage as "friends, neighbours, mothers and passers-by"; however, her many credits meant that she fell into the category of actresses who a majority of film and TV viewers would have been unable to name, yet whose face was instantly recognisable. Her longest-running role was recurring character Jennie Wren in TV series Dixon of Dock Green, who she played for six series between 1960 and 1965.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: St. Pancras, London, England, UK
Adult: No
Birthday: April 22, 1919
Age: 106 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: April 13, 2004
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The Stone Tape
Overview: A research team from an electronics company move into an old Victorian house to start work on finding a new recording medium. When team member Jill Greeley witnesses a ghost, team director Peter Brock decides not only to analyse the apparition, which he believes is a psychic impression trapped in a stone wall (dubbed a "stone tape"), but to exorcise it too - with terrifying results...
Genres: Horror TV Movie Mystery Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-12-25
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Along the Way
Overview: A young singer from Wales becomes a pop star but soon tires of his success and returns home.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-01-01
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Killing Time
Overview: When Martin meets Harry he doesn't know what to expect. Is it love the boy is offering or a one-way ticket to heartbreak?
Genres: Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-08-09
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The Wind of Change
Overview: Taking its title from Harold Macmillan's widely-reported Cape Town speech about the process of decolonisation in Africa, The Wind of Change showed the other side of the coin: the impact of colonial immigration at 'home'. The film deals with the 'colour problem' within the context of Teddy boy violence.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-03-01
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The Haunting of Cassie Palmer
Overview: Thirteen-year-old Cassie Palmer, the seventh child of a seventh child, has inherited the gift of second sight. Unsure whether or not she even believes in ghosts, Cassie heads to the cemetery to test her ability to communicate with the Other World. She starts with the departed spirit of a harmless child: CHARLOTTE EMMA ELIZABETH WEBB, BORN 1840 DIED 1847. But when a mysterious man appears, Cassie finds a new companion. Is he a gravedigger? A bum? Or did Cassie's inexperience cause her to bring back Charlotte's frightening neighbor: DEVERILL 1720 - 1762?
Genres: Family Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-02-26
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Absolution
Overview: At a Catholic boys' school, domineering disciplinarian Father Goddard rules over his pupils with an iron hand. When one of his teenage charges confesses to murder, the dogmatic but deeply repressed Goddard finds his faith challenged and his life spiralling dangerously out of control.
Genres: Drama Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-06-05
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Black Ice
Overview: British B-movie adventure.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-12-12
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The Case of the Missing Scene
Overview: The Case of The Missing Scene is a children's crime thriller that has been designed in the tradition of classic British children's films. A camera team takes pictures of rare birds from a hide when a poacher happens to get into the picture. The evidence (namely shot 63) disappears under mysterious circumstances. As always in these films, the case can only be solved with the help of a few bright children.
Genres: Crime Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-07-03
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Saturday Island
Overview: When their hospital ship sinks in the South Pacific during WWII, military nurse Elizabeth Smythe and Marine Michael Dugan find themselves stranded — and soon enough, falling in love — on an idyllic tropical island. But when British pilot William Peck crash-lands on their cozy little atoll, Dugan suddenly discovers he has a rival in love.
Genres: Adventure War Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-03-20
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Feet of Clay
Overview: Newly graduated defense attorney David Kyle (Vincent Ball) is stymied by his first case: to represent youthful criminal Jimmy Fuller (Brian Smith), who refuses to explain his involvement in the murder of the revered Diana White (Angela Douglas), a probation officer seemingly devoted to her work. As he investigates, David learns that Diana's partners may not be as respectable as they appear and that Jimmy's girlfriend is in grave danger from them. [Netflix]
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-11-18
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Room in the House
Overview: Betsy Richards, a hard-working widow, tries to solve the domestic problems of her three grown-up sons.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-07-25
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Clash by Night
Overview: A gangster is caught and arrested by police. When he's being transported by bus -- filled with innocent civilians -- it's hi-jacked by his gang in attempt to free their boss. They hide out. As the authorities close in they threaten to torch the barn the escapee and his men are hiding in -- with their hostage inside.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-08-29
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Souls in Conflict
Overview: An actress, a factory worker, and a jet pilot all face up to their personal problems after attending a rally by Dr. Billy Graham.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-09-28
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Johnny, You're Wanted
Overview: Returning late to London, Johnny gives a lift to an attractive female hitch-hiker. Some distance on, he stops to make a phone call and buy a coffee, but on returning to his cab finds the woman gone. Assuming she has hitched another ride, he continues on his way. A short time later he is flagged down by another driver, who has come across a woman lying by the roadside. The woman is Johnny's hitchhiker and she's dead.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-01-20
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The Stud
Overview: Fontaine Khaled is the wife of a wealthy but boring businessman. She spends his money on her nightclub, The Hobo, and partying. She hires a manager, Tony, to run her club, but it is understood that his job security is dependent on him satisfying her nymphomaniac demands.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-08-17
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Up Line
Overview: Three alternative comedians get involved in a pyramid-selling organization, Pathway, in order to finance their act. They gain great success by deploying their skills as entertainers, only to eventually discover the sinister purpose behind the Pathway organization.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-02-04
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The Wallet
Overview: A mystery thriller intended for US TV.
Genres: Crime Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-03-01
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The Young and the Guilty
Overview: Parents veto the romance of two high-school students, forcing them to meet in secret.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-01-01
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The Boys
Overview: A night watchman at a garage is found murdered, and four teddy boys are put on trial for the crime. Witnesses and suspects give differing accounts of the lead-up to the crime, and the truth emerges.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-08-31
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Innocent Sinners
Overview: A neglected girl in post-World War II London befriends street urchins who help her build a tiny garden in a bombed-out church.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-03-25
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The Witches and the Grinnygog
Overview: An ancient church is being dismantled and moved to a new location, stone by stone. One of the gargoyles from the stones falls into the possession of a mother who takes the stone man back to her family. Soon after, four strangers show up in the village and the Sogood & Firkettle children seem to be the only ones who question the mysterious things that begin to happen. This film was originally broadcast across six 25 minute episodes with a total runtime of 150 minutes. A few years later, the US cable network Nickelodeon edited the miniseries into a 2 hour (including commercials) movie block. This 2 hour edited version was shown throughout the 1980s on US television.
Genres: Fantasy Family TV Movie Mystery History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-11-14
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Broke
Overview: Francis and his wife, Elaine, are proprietors of a struggling window-covering business, agree to install curtains in an exclusive club patronized by Ron, a wealthy friend of theirs. After completing the job, the shop owner has great difficulty collecting payment for the job. His "friend" becomes scarce and Francis finds he has no legal foot to stand on since there is no written record of the informal transaction. With the couple's business floundering due to mounting debts, and their former friend Ron's crass attitude towards their predicament, anger and frustration reach the boiling point.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-07-10
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Johnson Over Jordan
Overview: Adaptation of J. B. Priestley’s play.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-02-04
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Going Dutch
Overview: Scatterbrained but imaginative Robbie Henegouwen de Boer has only worked for a tour operator for two months, when a colleague is suddenly fired and he is tasked with showing an international coach party around. The newly-minted tour guide is faced with a plethora of problems...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1973-12-20
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The Strange World of Planet X
Overview: Near a small English village, a scientific team is conducting experiments with magnetic fields, the results of which may have military applications but the intensification of which seem to be connected to UFO reports, a series of murders, an enormous insect egg, and a strange visitor with exceptional scientific knowledge.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-03-04
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Carry On Constable
Overview: With a flu epidemic running rife, three new bumbling recruits are assigned to Inspector Mills police station. With help from Special Constable Gorse, they manage to totally wreck operations of the police force and let plenty of criminals get away, even before they arrive at the station. They all have to prove themselves or else they'll be out of a job and Sgt. Wilkins will be transferred.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-02-22
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Witchcraft
Overview: When her grave is disturbed by modern-day land developers, a 300-year-old witch is accidentally resurrected and terrorizes an English village.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-03-01
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Carry On Nurse
Overview: In Haven Hospital, a certain men's ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital altogether. The formidable Matron's debut gives everyone a chill every time she walks past, with only Reckitt standing up to her. There's a colonel who's a constant nuisance, a bumbling nurse, a romance between Ted York and Nurse Denton, and Bell wants his bunion removed straight away, so after a couple of pints, the men decide to remove the bunion themselves!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-01-30
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The Boy with Two Heads
Overview: Chris & Jill discover a South American shrunken head with magical powers.
Genres: Family Action Comedy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-01-01
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Adventure in the Hopfields
Overview: A little girl accidentally breaks her mother's favourite ornament and goes hop-picking to replace it.
Genres: Adventure Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-06-06
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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 Tommy Steele Story
Overview: A rags-to-riches tale of a young merchant seaman called Tommy who discovers a certain way with the guitar.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-06-01
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Supersonic Saucer
Overview: A group of schoolchildren come upon an alien from Venus, and help him against a gang of criminals who are trying to kidnap him.
Genres: Family Mystery Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-03-01
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The Eternal Question
Overview: Real-life palm reader Josef Ranald helps people two determine their futures. Some sources claim this British film was never released, or even finished, until 1956 when American Ron Ormond acquired it and added a brief sequence about a girl hitchhiker and a psycho motorist, releasing it finally as The Eternal Question.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-06-11
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Nineteen Eighty-Four
Overview: A man who works for 'The Party' (an all powerful empire led by a man known only as 'Big Brother') begins to have thoughts of rebellion and love for a fellow member. Together they look to help bring down the party.
Genres: Drama Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-12-16
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Chance of a Lifetime
Overview: The workers in a small plough factory take over the firm, but when a large order falls through, the old management come back to help out.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-04-24
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The End of the Road
Overview: Having been given enforced retirement due to his age, Mick-Mack creates strain upon his extended family.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-01-01
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This Is My Street
Overview: A bored housewife has an affair with her mother's lodger.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-01-15
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The Large Rope
Overview: After being framed for a murder he didn't commit, Tom Penney (Donald Houston) serves his time and returns to his rural English home to establish a quiet life. When another victim is found, however, Tom is blamed for the crime and flees rather than returnng to prison. Hoping to find the real killer -- or killers -- Tom investigates while keeping a low profile to elude his pursuers, and a vital clue leads him on the path to possible redemption.
Genres: Drama Thriller Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-12-01
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Turn the Key Softly
Overview: A bitter burglar, a prostitute and an elderly shoplifter spend their first day out of jail.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-04-29
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The Secret Place
Overview: British Melodrama and crime thriller that follows a group of jewel robbers after a major heist. The film makes extensive use of bombed out areas of London.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-02-06
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Strongroom
Overview: During a bank robbery, the manager and a cashier are locked in the strongroom, while the crooks escape. Later, when the gang realise that their plan to release the pair has gone wrong, they return to the bank to try and release them before the police turn up.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-05-04
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Ladies
Overview: MIRIAM: "Here we are; celebrating a marriage, eating a cake, drinking, standing in a uniform, standing in a canteen ... with a Teasmade and a red red garter ... and I want an explanation." VALERIE: "I want to know why you all resent me." BRENDA: "Because you're not one of us."
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-03-27
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Children of the Sun
Overview: A group of travellers find themselves stranded at a strange airport.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-11-18
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The Offence
Overview: A burned-out British police detective finally snaps while interrogating a suspected child molester.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-01-11
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Time Bomb
Overview: When a saboteur places an explosive device on a train full of sea mines, the authorities call for bomb expert Peter Lyncort to diffuse the situation, unaware that he has explosive problems of his own.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-02-05
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Many Mansions
Overview: The 30 minute play, specially written for television by Scottish writer, Duncan Ross, takes place in a pub in Yorkshire. Marius plays Lester Hockley, a man blind from birth. Lester has been secretary to a deceased artist, Paul Stanton, whose character and work are being discussed by the regulars in the pub that night.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-03-29
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Flayed
Overview: 'There's absolutely no escape. No chairs or tables to hold on to, no fags to light or drinks to pour: no small talk or trivial daytime chatter. Just the naked person.'
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-02-22
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Bouncer Breaks Up!
Overview: Story of a young girl and boy and a picture-dog that comes to life.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-01-01
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Skid Kids
Overview: Story about a group of young cyclist track riders and their effort to retain their track against long odds.
Genres: Family Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-02-01
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