
Noelle Middleton
Actor · 1926 – 2016 · Sligo, Republic of Ireland
Noelle Middleton was an Irish actress and one of the first BBC television announcers.
Movies10
Movie5.5ComedyThe whole village mourns when General O'Leary, owner of a hunting estate in South Ireland, is killed in an accident. His nephew, Jasper O'Leary, takes over the state and soon has aroused the displeasure of all, with the exception of Serena McGluskey, as much a schemer as he is a cad. Led by Thady O'Heggarty, the villagers plot to drive Jasper away. They use the occasion of "O'Leary Night", when the ghost of the first O'Leary walks the halls, to create general chaos.
Happy Ever After
1954 · 16 votes
Movie7.5CrimeNovelist Peter Darwin is engaged to heiress Kay March. When he accidentally kills Claire, his former mistress, during a quarrel, he persuades a reluctant Kay to help him bury the body in a wood. When the body is found and with the truth close to being uncovered, Darwin resorts to desperate actions to cover his crime.
You Can't Escape
1956 · 2 votes
Movie5.8ComedyCaptain Vinka Kovalenko defects from Russia, but not for political reasons. She defects because she feels discriminated against as a woman. Captain Chuck Lockwood gets the order to show her the bright side of capitalism, while she tries to convince him of the superiority of communism. Naturally, they fall in love, but there's still the KGB, which doesn't like the idea of having a defected Russian officer running around in London.
The Iron Petticoat
1956 · 23 votes
Movie6.2ComedyThree London gentlemen take a vacation rowing down the Thames, encountering various mishaps and misadventures along the way.
Three Men in a Boat
1956 · 11 votes
Movie6.6DramaAdventureArchaeologists Van Heflin and Eric Portman undertake an expedition in Tunisia in search of an ancient mask.
South of Algiers
1953 · 5 votes
Movie6.0ComedyAn American airman inherits an Earldom in England along with the small matter of $3 million on the proviso that he gives up his US citizenship. Unsure if he is prepared to make the sacrifice he takes a trip with his two best friends to try our his new title, but will he be able to cope with the British aristocracy?
A Yank in Ermine
1955 · 3 votes
Movie6.5CrimeMysteryWhen Dr. Howard Latimer finds the German actress whom he had just met at the London Airport murdered in his flat, he is led into a world of murder, blackmail, and a fake passport scam.
The Vicious Circle
1957 · 21 votes
Movie6.2DramaMajor Charles Carrington (David Niven) is arrested for taking £125 from the base safe. He also faces two other charges that could finish his distinguished service career. He decides to act in his own defence at his court martial hearing, his argument being that he is owed a lot of money from the army for his various postings that have cost him out of his own pocket. To further complicate the proceedings, Carrington alleges he told his superior, the very disliked Colonel Henniker, that he was taking the money from the safe. A man's career, his marriage, and quite a few reputations all hang in the balance.
Carrington V.C.
1954 · 23 votes
Movie4.9FamilyComedyThe adventures of two children who runaway to London to see the coronation of Queen Elizabeth.
John and Julie
1955 · 8 votes
- Movie6.2CrimeDrama
A young woman sets out to get revenge against a rich man who murdered her lover.
A Question of Suspense
1961 · 6 votes
Series5
TV5.1Action & AdventureSir Francis Drake was a British adventure television series starring Terence Morgan as Sir Francis Drake, commander of the sailing ship the Golden Hind. As well as battles at sea, sword fights, the series also deals with intrigue at Elizabeth's court, often caused by Spaniard, Mendoza.
Sir Francis Drake
1961 · 7 votes
TV7.2CrimeDramaMichael Strait is a world-renowned photographer whose assignments lead him into investigating mysterious goings-on amongst the rich and glamorous and intrigue from far-flung places as Iraq, French Indochina, and Algiers.
Man of the World
1962 · 5 votes
TV6.0DramaArmchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation, and later by Thames Television from mid-1968.
Armchair Theatre
1956 · 6 votes
- TV8.0Action & Adventure
St. Ives was a television mini-series broadcast in 1955. Based on the novel of the same name, it aired on the BBC for a total of six 30-minute episodes. Cast included William Russell, Noelle Middleton, and Francis Matthews. The most notable aspect of the production is that, unlike many BBC series of the era, the episodes still exist. Later BBC television versions of the story aired in 1960 and 1967, but are believed to have been wiped.
St. Ives
1955 · 1 votes
- TV8.0Action & AdventureDrama
A former army officer tries to adapt to life on 'Civvy Street'.
Fair Game
1958 · 1 votes