Alan White
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Biography: Alan White was an Australian actor who worked extensively in radio and on stage. He later moved to England and had a successful career there. He was mentored by Peter Finch. His television credits included Ghost Squad, Danger Man, Man in a Suitcase, The Prisoner (in the episode "Dance of the Dead"), The Champions, Doctor Who serial The Tenth Planet. He also appeared in a number of British films, including No Time for Tears (1957) and Seven Keys (1961). He won the 1952 Macquarie Award for male lead role, for his performance in Mr Tie Toe
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Adult: No
Birthday: January 03, 1925
Age: 100 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: October 04, 2013
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Girl in the Headlines
Overview: Called in to investigate the murder of a model, Chief Inspector Birkett and Sergeant Saunders soon discover that the victim had been leading somewhat of an immoral life.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-11-15
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Seven Keys
Overview: Alan Dobie plays a convict who is bequeathed a set of seven keys by a fellow prisoner. After discovering that the deceased was an embezzler who stole £20,000 that was never recovered; he sets out to find the cash after finishing the last three months of his sentence. However he must first solve the mystery of which locks the keys fit, and run the gauntlet of the police and a number of gangsters who are after him and the money.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-02-01
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Shake Hands with the Devil
Overview: In 1921 Dublin, the IRA battles the "Black & Tans," special British forces given to harsh measures. Irish-American medical student Kerry O'Shea hopes to stay aloof, but saving a wounded friend gets him outlawed, and inexorably drawn into the rebel organization...under his former professor Sean Lenihan, who has "shaken hands with the devil" and begun to think of fighting as an end in itself. Complications arise when Kerry falls for a beautiful English hostage, and the British offer a peace treaty that is not enough to satisfy Lenihan.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-06-24
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The Chairman
Overview: An American scientist is sent to Red China to steal the formula for a newly developed agricultural enzyme. What he is not told by his bosses is that a micro-sized bomb has been planted in his brain so that should the mission ever look likely to fail, he can be eliminated at the push of a button!
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-06-25
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Into the Straight
Overview: A romance set in the world of the sport of kings. The Curzons are a racehorse breeding family, who need to strengthen their blood stock to re-establish a fading reputation.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-07-15
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No Time for Tears
Overview: The interwoven dramas of staff and patients in Mayfield Children's Hospital, where the doctors and nurses are in the business of restoring children's lives. One small child risks losing his sight, while twin boys fool the doctors over which one has appendicitis. Meanwhile, behind the scenes, new nurse Margaret Collier suffers pangs of unrequited love for houseman Dr. Nigel Barnes.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-10-04
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Tumbledown
Overview: The film centers on the experiences of Robert Lawrence MC, an officer of the Scots Guards during the Falklands War of 1982. While fighting at the Battle of Mount Tumbledown, Lawrence is shot in the head by an Argentine sniper and left paralyzed on his left side. He then must learn to adjust to his new disability.
Genres: TV Movie Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-05-29
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Doctor Who: The Tenth Planet
Overview: The Doctor's TARDIS lands at the Snowcap space tracking station in Antarctica in December 1986. A routine space mission starts going wrong. When the base personnel's suspicions are roused, the Doctor informs them that the space capsule is being affected by the gravitational pull of another planet — a tenth planet in the Solar system.
Genres: Adventure Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-10-29
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A Lady Mislaid
Overview: Esther and her sister Jennifer have just taken a remote country cottage. But there is strange gossip about the previous occupants.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-01-01
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Go Kart Go
Overview: Jimpy leads a gang of kids as they attempt to beat another gang, no matter how underhanded their tactics are.
Genres: Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-06-15
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