Bruce Lester
Also Known As: Bruce Lister, Bruce Somerset Lister
Biography: Bruce Lester appeared in films from the 1930s into the 1950s, mainly in supporting roles. He was born Bruce Lister in Johannesburg, South Africa and later resided in England. After studying at Brighton College, he began his career on the London Stage and made his big screen debut in 1934. Lester's co-stars included Ronald Colman, Boris Karloff, James Cagney, Ray Milland and Joan Crawford. His film credits include, "To Be a Lady" (1934), "The Third Clue" (1934), "Boy Meets Girl" (1938), "The Witness Vanishes" (1939), "British Intelligence" (1940), "Pride and Prejudice" (1940), "The Letter" (1940, "Above Suspicion" (1943), "Golden Earrings" (1947), "The Fool and the Princess" (1948) and "Tarzan and the Trappers" (1958).
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Johannesburg, South Africa
Adult: No
Birthday: June 06, 1912
Age: 112 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: June 13, 2008
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Above Suspicion
Overview: Two newlyweds spy on the Nazis for the British Secret Service during their honeymoon in Europe.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-05-31
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Pride and Prejudice
Overview: Mrs. Bennet wishes to wed her five unmarried daughters and is overjoyed when a wealthy bachelor begins living nearby, but misunderstandings make happiness difficult.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-07-26
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Without Reservations
Overview: Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the train, she encounters Marines Rusty and Dink, who don't know she is the author of the famous book, and who don't think much of the ideas it proposes. She and Rusty are greatly attracted, but she doesn't know how to deal with his disdain for the book's author.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-05-13
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Secrets of Monte Carlo
Overview: A U.S. businessman abroad is the patsy for the theft of a rajah's jewels.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-06-20
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The Letter
Overview: After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-11-21
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Shadows on the Stairs
Overview: Occupants of a London boarding house become suspects as a string of murders are discovered.
Genres: Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-03-01
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British Intelligence
Overview: During WWI pretty German master spy Helene von Lorbeer is sent undercover to London to live with the family of a high-placed British official where she is to rendezvous with the butler Valdar, also a spy, and help him transmit secret war plans back to Germany.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-11-10
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King Richard and the Crusaders
Overview: Based on Sir Walter Scott's The Talisman, this is the story of the romantic adventures of Christians and Muslims during the battle for the Holy Land in the time of King Richard the Lionheart.
Genres: Adventure Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-08-07
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Old Roses
Overview: An elderly man assists the police in solving a murder, but accidentally reveals his own criminal past in the process.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-01-01
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The Mysterious Doctor
Overview: The citizens of a tiny Cornish village are tormented during World War II by a headless ghost which is haunting the local tin mine.
Genres: Horror Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-03-03
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Golden Earrings
Overview: A British colonel escapes from the Gestapo to the Black Forest and poses as a Gypsy's mate.
Genres: Adventure Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-08-27
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If I Were King
Overview: King Louis XI masquerades as a commoner in Paris, seeking out the treachery he is sure lurks in his kingdom. At a local tavern, he overhears the brash poet François Villon extolling why he would be a better king. Annoyed yet intrigued, the King bestows on Villon the title of Grand Constable. Soon Villon begins work and falls for a lovely lady-in-waiting, but then must flee execution when the King turns on him.
Genres: Adventure History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-09-28
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The Witness Vanishes
Overview: In this mystery, a newspaper executive and three of his colleagues conspire to have the owner of the highly-respected London Sun committed to an insane asylum. The hapless publisher manages to escape. Soon after, the four collaborators begin dying one-by-one. Oddly their obituaries appear in a rival publication before they are actually killed.
Genres: Action Adventure Crime Mystery Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-09-22
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The Scarlet Coat
Overview: An American officer goes undercover to unmask a Revolutionary War traitor.
Genres: History Drama Adventure War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-07-29
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Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora
Overview: An actress, urged by her detective boyfriend, takes a job as housekeeper for a wealthy elderly woman. The woman's new young husband claims she's ill and refuses entry, raising suspicions about her whereabouts.
Genres: Thriller Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-08-29
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Shining Victory
Overview: In a Scottish sanitarium, a brilliant research psychiatrist works on a treatment for dementia praecox. He falls for his altruistic female lab assistant and they begin a passionate, tragic relationship.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-05-30
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All That Is England
Overview: Austin promotional short, showing a tour around the country by many Austin models, from the Seven to the Ascot.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-07-25
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Boy Meets Girl
Overview: Two lazy screenwriters need a story for the studio's cowboy star. A studio waitress turns out to be pregnant. This gives them the idea for a movie about a cowboy and a baby. The waitress's baby becomes the star. The cowboy and his agent run off with the waitress and her valuable asset. The writers retaliate by hiring an unemployed extra to impersonate the baby's father. But the extra already knows the waitress...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-08-27
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A Yank in the R.A.F.
Overview: An American pilot impulsively joins His Majesty's Royal Air Force in Britain in an attempt to impress his ex-girlfriend.
Genres: War Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-09-26
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The Tenth Man
Overview: George Winter, a self-made businessman and MP, lets nothing get in the way of his climb to the top. Certain in his belief in the corruptible and foolish nature of others, whenever Winter meets a competitor who can't be bought, he destroys the man through methods both legal and underhanded. Then, he meets his 'tenth man': a victim who refuses to be silenced by threat or bribery, with the power to bring Winter's house of cards crashing down around him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-08-12
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The Invisible Man Returns
Overview: The owner of a coal mining operation, falsely imprisoned for fratricide, takes a drug to make him invisible, despite its side effect: gradual madness.
Genres: Horror Mystery Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-01-12
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Ourselves Alone
Overview: One of the most significant films ever made about the Troubles in Ireland, a powerful story of love and conflicting loyalties set against the battle for Ireland's independence.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-04-27
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My Son, My Son!
Overview: A self-made success is determined to give his son the lavish upbringing he himself was denied. Not surprisingly, the son grows up to be spoiled rotten, causing grief and pain to everyone who loves him.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-03-21
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Badger’s Green
Overview: A lovely English village is threatened with "development" by a speculative builder. The annual cricket match with another village shall decide its fate, between the builder and the three local gentry who oppose the scheme.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-03-11
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To Be a Lady
Overview: Misadventures of a country girl who comes to the city, and falls in love with a musician.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-01-28
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Tarzan and the Trappers
Overview: Tarzan goes up against a baddie by the name of Schroeder, who is trapping animals and selling them illegally to zoos. A twist is thrown into the plot when Schroeder's brother, with the help of money-hungry trader Lapin, hunts a different kind of quarry, human game. Now Tarzan must not only fight to save the animals of the jungle, but he must also save himself. Three episodes of a failed TV series edited for theater release.
Genres: Action Adventure TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-01-01
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A Star Fell from Heaven
Overview: In this comedy, a talented singer is hired to dub the voice of a star who has lost his own. During the film's premiere, news that he sang the songs slips out and suddenly he finds that he himself has become a star. Unfortunately he soon encounters unanticipated problems. He is especially concerned about his girl friend who dumped him in favor of the voiceless star.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-06-08
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Mayfair Melody
Overview: “Romantic comedy of a motor factory mechanic encouraged to train his voice by the daughter of the magnate.” - BFI.
Genres: Romance Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-08-23
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The Windmill
Overview: The German adopted-daughter of a Belgian innkeeper is threatened with internment by him if she reveals to the British billetees that he is a spy. However, she is in love with one of them and helps them.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-09-13
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Thistledown
Overview: The Viennese bride of a Scottish peer is driven away by suspicion and unfriendliness from his family. Famous, she buys the estate and her husband returns to be reconciled with her and the son of whom he never knew.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-01-01
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Quiet, Please
Overview: “Comedy of a little man forced by chance into a big jewel robbery.” - BFI.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-06-27
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Hail and Farewell
Overview: “A troopship bringing home a battalion from Bermuda docks at Southampton and the men are granted only 6 hours leave. The film shows how some of the men spend this precious time.” - BFI.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-09-30
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Tales of Robin Hood
Overview: The story of Robin Hood, how he met his Merry Men and Maid Marian, and saved England from Sir Guy de Clairmont and his henchman. Compiled from the few filmed episodes of an unsold TV series.
Genres: Adventure Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-12-21
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Crime Over London
Overview: With the police on their tail, a gang of New York criminals decided to relocate to London where they plan a major robbery on a department store.
Genres: Adventure Romance Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-10-21
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Strange Journey
Overview: Reformed racketeer "Lucky" Leeds flees from the police when he thinks they are about to arrest him for a murder he didn't commit. He and his wife Patti fly to his privately-owned remote island and have to crash land. Also on the island is a group of shipwrecked people, including a German professor, his daughter, an English journalist, a wealthy widow, a sailor and a Nazi Agent.
Genres: Drama Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-10-03
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Eagle Squadron
Overview: An American joins the British Royal Air Force just before Pearl Harbor is attacked, and falls in love with a beautiful English girl.
Genres: Romance War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-06-16
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Singapore Woman
Overview: A fallen woman seeks redemption at a Singapore rubber plantation. Melodrama.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-05-17
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Charade
Overview: This is an anthology film with three stories. In "Portrait of a Murderer", a female artist draws sketches of a mysterious neighbor. She is unaware that the man is a murderer. "Duel at Dawn" is set in 1880s Austria. Two military officers fight a duel, with the survivor free to claim the heart of their shared love interest. "The Midas Touch" is a romance story of sorts. Jonah Watson is a successful American businessman, but is disgruntled with his life. He emigrates to England to start a new life, and works as a common servant. But he falls in love with a cockney maid who dreams of marrying into wealth.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-09-16
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Death at Broadcasting House
Overview: An actor is murdered live on air whilst a play is being broadcast. Everyone in the play and broadcasting house fall under suspicion.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-11-01
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The Pathfinder
Overview: Pathfinder, a white man raised by the Mohican Indians, joins forces with the British army to avenge himself on the Mingo warriors and the French, who have brought death and pillage to his people. He takes on a mission to retrieve secret plans from within the French fort at St. Vicente.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-12-09
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Man Hunt
Overview: Shortly before the start of WW2, renowned British big-game hunter Alan Thorndike, vacationing in Bavaria, has Hitler in his gun sight. He is captured, beaten, left for dead, and escapes back to London where he is hounded by Nazi agents and aided by a young woman.
Genres: Thriller War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-06-13
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I Walk Alone
Overview: Bootleggers on the lam Frankie and Noll split up to evade capture by the police. Frankie is caught and jailed, but Noll manages to escape and open a posh New York City nightclub. 14 years later, Frankie is released from the clink and visits Noll with the intention of collecting his half of the nightclub's profits. But Noll, who has no intention of being so equitable, uses his ex-girlfriend Kay to divert Frankie from his intended goal.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-12-31
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The Son of Dr. Jekyll
Overview: The son of the notorious Dr. Henry Jekyll is determined to prove that his father's reputation has been unjustly deserved. He sets out to develop his father's formula in order to prove that he was a brilliant scientist rather than a murderous monster.
Genres: Crime Horror Romance Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-10-31
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Change for a Sovereign
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-09-08
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