Joan Haythorne
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Ealing, London, England, UK
Adult: No
Birthday: April 12, 1915
Age: 110 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: August 27, 1987
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School for Secrets
Overview: Wartime tale of a group of British scientists efforts to develop the first radar system. They did it just in time for it to be used in the Battle of Britain against the might of the Nazi Luftwaffe. Without it the little island could well have been overrun.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-12-23
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A Bit of Singing and Dancing
Overview: Freed at last by death from tyranny of an elderly, querulous mother, Esme Fanshaw is persuaded to take a man, Amos Curry, into her house as a paying guest. At first wary of him, Esme becomes increasingly fond of this dapper little man with his mysterious summer occupation. When she finally learns the nature of this occupation she is at first shocked then sympathetic.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-08-22
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Jassy
Overview: In 19th century England, Jassy is a young Gypsy girl blessed with the gift of second sight. Pursued by superstitious villagers, she is rescued by the son of the owner of Mordelaine, a vast stately home. Unfortunately, his father's drinking and gambling threaten the very ownership of the house. Despite her humble origins as a servant girl, Jassy must try to use her talents to climb the social ladder and save Mordelaine for the man whom she loves.
Genres: Adventure Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-08-13
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Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher
Overview: A young man's attempts at seduction and social climbing lead to mayhem.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-10-30
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The Battleaxe
Overview: An engaged couples pre-marital bliss is shattered by the future bride’s domineering mother.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-01-01
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Three Men in a Boat
Overview: Three London gentlemen take a vacation rowing down the Thames, encountering various mishaps and misadventures along the way.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-12-23
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So Evil, So Young
Overview: A young girl is framed for a robbery and sent to a harsh reform school, where she becomes the target of a vicious warden.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-01-01
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Dry Rot
Overview: Comedy about a trio of not particularly bright bookmakers who try to fix a horse race.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-10-31
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When The Bough Breaks
Overview: The bewildered wife of a bigamist allows her child to be adopted and then regrets it.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-11-19
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The Frightened City
Overview: A small time thief is recruited by a mobster to help with the racketeering. He doesn't like the job, but with the mob on his back, a femme fatale in his bed and a sick friend to care for, he will have to keep all his wits about him.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-09-01
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The Weak and the Wicked
Overview: Jean Raymond an upper class woman with a gambling addiction, is given a twelve-month prison sentence resulting from her inability to pay her debts. At first she is overwhelmingly depressed by life in the women's prison; gradually, however, her misery is relieved by the many close friends she makes there. This sympathetic drama traces the contrasting lives and often faltering progress of the inmates of a women's prison.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-02-02
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Highly Dangerous
Overview: A US newsman and a British entomologist spy on germ-warfare research in a mythical country.
Genres: Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-12-06
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The Childhood Friend
Overview: On holiday, with his family, nothing to do and his wife ill, Sasha (Alexander) is only too pleased to meet again the girl he loved at 17.
Genres: Romance Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-06-27
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Svengali
Overview: A man hypnotizes a young woman into being an opera singer.
Genres: Romance Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-09-01
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Countess Dracula
Overview: Hungary, XVII century. After being widowed, the old countess Elizabeth Nádasdy, of the Báthory lineage, fortunately discovers a way to become young again; but the price to be paid by those around her will be high and bloody.
Genres: Drama Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-01-30
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Death to Sister Mary
Overview: The cast of a British soap opera are attacked by a mad fan who confuses them with their TV roles.
Genres: Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-05-21
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The Feminine Touch
Overview: Following a group of five very different student nurses during their first year of training at an NHS hospital in London called St. Augustine’s Hospital (filmed at Guy's Hospital), where they live in a dormitory. Susan (Belinda Lee) is reliable and sensible; Pat (Delphi Lawrence) is flighty and open; Maureen (Adrienne Corri) is Irish and loud; Ann (Henryetta Edwards) is a typical public school girl; and Liz (Barbara Archer) comes from a typical working class background. As they get to know each other, they bond in spite of their differences.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-06-19
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