Mary Laura Wood
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
Adult: No
Birthday: March 08, 1924
Age: 101 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: March 30, 1990
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Mantrap
Overview: Branded as criminally insane and incarcerated for a murder he did not commit, Speight escapes from the asylum, determined to clear his name. He befriends private detective Hugo Bishop who, convinced that the wrong man has been convicted, agrees to help find the real killer. They begin their search for the murderer closest to home where both Thelma Speight and her employer Maurice Jerrard were visibly distressed by the news of her husband's jailbreak. More than Speight's 'insanity' fuels their worries.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-03-10
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Black Orchid
Overview: Caught in a loveless marriage, Dr. John Winnington (Ronald Howard) can't stop himself from falling for his wife's (Mary Laura Wood) younger sister, Christine (Olga Edwardes). But when he suddenly becomes the prime suspect in his wife's tragic murder, John relies on his friend Eric (John Bentley) to clear his name. This classic murder mystery encourages viewers to evaluate all of the clues and guess the killer's identity.
Genres: Mystery Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-02-01
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Valley of the Eagles
Overview: A Norwegian scientist builds a device that can convert sound waves into electrical energy. However, the machine is stolen by the scientist's wife and assistant, who head across the frozen tundra towards Russia. A police inspector and a local girl team up with the scientist to help recover the device.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-09-26
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Doctor at Sea
Overview: The second of the seven "Doctor" films, based on Richard Gordon's novels and released between 1954 and 1970. A bachelor doctor goes to sea to escape the boredom of shore practice, but studies the nurses more than medicine, and Brigitte Bardot is around.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-07-12
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Stranger in Town
Overview: A vacationing journalist investigates the mysterious death of a composer and debunks the theory that it was suicide.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-05-01
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Payroll
Overview: A vicious gang of crooks plan to steal the wages of a local factory, but their carefully laid plans go wrong, when the factory employs an armoured van to carry the cash. The gang still go ahead with the robbery, but when the driver of the armoured van is killed in the raid, his wife plans revenge, and with the police closing in, the gang start to turn on each other.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-01-01
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Scent of Mystery
Overview: An Englishman and a cabby try to save an heiress from murder in Spain.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-01-12
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Escort for Hire
Overview: An unemployed actor hires out as a bodyguard-companion for a woman and finds himself involved in murder.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-12-01
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The Man Inside
Overview: A detective tracking a stolen gem begins to suspect there's more to the case than just theft.
Genres: Adventure Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-09-07
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Raising a Riot
Overview: Commander Peter Kent of the Royal Navy and his wife May have three children, ranging form five to eleven years: Peter, Anne and Fusty. Kent comes home after three years abroad with no idea how to handle the children. When Mary has to fly to Canada, Peter takes his children to his father's new country home, which turns out to be a windmill. They end up clashing with an American family in the neighborhood.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-02-21
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Fate Takes a Hand
Overview: When a mail bag full of post that was taken in a robbery is discovered fifteen years later, a Post Office employee and local reporter decide to deliver the letters to their original intended addressees. This solitary incident has profound ramifications on several of the recipients and this film tells the story of how just five of those letters changed peoples lives forever.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-10-12
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The High Terrace
Overview: A British theater actress unable to get out of her contract is assisted by an American playwright when a pair of her scissors is discovered lodged in her producer's back.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-10-01
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