Roy Russell
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Anerley, London, England, UK
Birthday: Not available
Deathday: January 13, 1958
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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It's Never Too Late to Mend
Overview: An evil prison administrator cruelly abuses the inmates at his prison, until one day the tables are turned.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-03-01
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Stolen Life
Overview: Adapted from the best-selling novel by K. J. Benes, A Stolen Life serves as a tour de force for German actress Elizabeth Bergner, whose husband Paul Czinner directed the film. Bergner stars as identical twins Sylvina and Martina, whose mild sibling rivalry intensifies when one of the girls tricks the other's sweetheart Alan McKenzie (Michael Redgrave) into proposing to the wrong twin.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-01-18
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Grip of the Strangler
Overview: A researcher investigating a notorious serial killer who was hanged 20 years earlier seemingly becomes possessed by the long dead strangler.
Genres: Horror Crime Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-05-11
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The Claydon Treasure Mystery
Overview: "The Claydon Treasure Mystery" stars reliable John Stuart as an engineer (Peter Kerrigan) interested in solving mysteries, who becomes involved in investigating murders at Marsh Manor, home of the wealthy Claydon family. Plenty of suspects to choose from, Kerrigan believes that the murders may be connected to hidden treasure on the estate.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-09-04
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Uneasy Terms
Overview: Private eye Slim Callaghan is summoned to the country home of a Colonel Stenhurst, but the latter is murdered before he can talk to the detective. Was one of the Colonel's three daughters responsible?
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-07-06
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The Lady Vanishes
Overview: On a train headed for England a group of travelers is delayed by an avalanche. Holed up in a hotel in a fictional European country, young Iris befriends elderly Miss Froy. When the train resumes, Iris suffers a bout of unconsciousness and wakes to find the old woman has disappeared. The other passengers ominously deny Miss Froy ever existed, so Iris begins to investigate with another traveler and, as the pair sleuth, romantic sparks fly.
Genres: Mystery Thriller Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-10-07
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Fire Over England
Overview: The film is a historical drama set during the reign of Elizabeth I (Flora Robson), focusing on the English defeat of the Spanish Armada, whence the title. In 1588, relations between Spain and England are at the breaking point. With the support of Queen Elizabeth I, British sea raiders such as Sir Francis Drake regularly capture Spanish merchantmen bringing gold from the New World.
Genres: History Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-03-05
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Hindle Wakes
Overview: During a holiday to the beach Jenny meets Alan and agrees to spend the week with him. Wanting to keep this a secret from her parents Jenny gets help from her friend Mary to pretend her whereabouts but disaster strikes during a boating accident. It is soon discovered Jenny was not with Mary. When the parents find out the truth they pressure the couple to get married, but Jenny thinks otherwise.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-11-10
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Dreaming
Overview: When a pretty Wren faints in a crowded train, Private Bud Flanagan and Captain Ches Allen are quick to render first aid. But over Bud's head, a heavy kitbag wobbles; it falls and scores a direct hit, knocking him unconscious. What follows is a dream sequence involving Ches, the Wren and Bud himself in a series of hilarious adventures as well as a magical medley of the duo's best-loved musical numbers!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-11-28
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Women of Twilight
Overview: When a nightclub singer is arrested for murder, his pregnant girlfriend moves into a boarding house for women, but the mother-to-be soon discovers that her new lodgings harbors a horrific secret.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-01-16
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Caesar and Cleopatra
Overview: The aging Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen. Adapted by George Bernard Shaw from his own play.
Genres: Drama History Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-12-11
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No Highway in the Sky
Overview: James Stewart plays aeronautical engineer Theodore Honey, the quintessential absent-minded professor: eccentric, forgetful, but brilliant. His studies show that the aircraft being manufactured by his employer has a subtle but deadly design flaw that manifests itself only after the aircraft has flown a certain number of hours. En route to a crash site to prove his theory, Honey discovers that he is aboard a plane rapidly approaching his predicted deadline.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-06-28
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Man on the Run
Overview: An Army deserter, still a fugitive in Post-War Britain, wanders into a pawn-shop robbery and finds himself wanted for murder. He meets a war widow who helps him elude the police while he looks for the real criminals.
Genres: Thriller Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-05-20
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Circumstantial Evidence
Overview: Long after being deserted by her husband, Linda Harrison will soon be free to marry her lover, Michael Carteret. But when her husband suddenly reappears, he attempts to blackmail the couple with a threat of ruining Michael's career. When her husband is murdered, Michael appears to be the only obvious suspect - but will the circumstantial evidence be enough to sentence him to death?
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-10-16
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The Dark Road
Overview: Crime thriller following the rise of a petty thief to underworld crime boss.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-07-28
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They Were Sisters
Overview: The story of three sisters and the men they marry: one is happily married but childless, the second promiscuously escapes an unhappy, loveless marriage, and the third is tortured by the mental cruelties inflicted by a domineering husband.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-07-02
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