Robert Brooks Turner

Movies24

• Movie7.0

  FantasyHorror

  American professor John Holden arrives in London for a conference on parapsychology only to discover that the colleague he was supposed to meet was killed in a freak accident the day before. It turns out that the deceased had been investigating a cult lead by Dr. Julian Karswell. Though a skeptic, Holden is suspicious of the devil-worshiping Karswell. Following a trail of mysterious manuscripts, Holden enters a world that makes him question his faith in science.

  Night of the Demon

  1957 · 323 votes

• Movie6.5

  ThrillerMystery

  While vacationing in St. Moritz, a British couple receive a clue to an imminent assassination attempt, only to learn that their daughter has been kidnapped to keep them quiet.

  The Man Who Knew Too Much

  1934 · 469 votes

• Movie6.6

  HorrorScience Fiction

  Rescued from the guillotine by his devoted dwarf Fritz, the Baron relocates to Carlsbruck, where he continues his gruesome experiments.

  The Revenge of Frankenstein

  1958 · 158 votes

• Movie7.4

  ComedyDrama

  A widower refuses to let his three daughters marry in order to avoid paying settlements, so they'll just have to outsmart him.

  Hobson's Choice

  1954 · 172 votes

• Movie6.2

  ComedyDrama

  Encore is a 1951 anthology film composed of adaptations of three short stories by W. Somerset Maugham: "The Ant and the Grasshopper", directed by Pat Jackson and adapted by T. E. B. Clarke; "Winter Cruise", helmed by Anthony Pelissier, screenplay by Arthur Macrae; "Gigolo and Gigolette", directed by Harold French, written by Eric Ambler. It is the last film in a Maugham trilogy, preceded by Quartet and Trio.

  Encore

  1951 · 13 votes

• Movie6.6

  Drama

  Joe is a young boy who lives with his mother, Joanna, in working-class London. The two reside above the tailor shop of Mr. Kandinsky, who likes to tell Joe stories. When Kandinsky informs Joe that a unicorn can grant wishes, the hopeful lad ends up buying a baby goat with one tiny horn, believing it to be a real unicorn. Undaunted by his rough surroundings, Joe sets about to prove that wishes can come true.

  A Kid for Two Farthings

  1955 · 31 votes

• Movie6.0

  DramaRomance

  In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted— but in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.

  Anna Karenina

  1948 · 63 votes

• Movie6.3

  ThrillerCrime

  An amoral, psychotic playboy incites three men who are down on their luck to commit a mail van robbery, which goes badly wrong.

  The Good Die Young

  1954 · 38 votes

• Movie7.3

  CrimeDrama

  Belfast police conduct a door-to-door manhunt for an IRA gunman wounded in a daring robbery.

  Odd Man Out

  1947 · 233 votes

• Movie6.3

  WarAction

  A gripping tale of WWII naval warfare in the Baltics, starring John Mills as Lt. Freddie Taylor, a British submarine Captain. The crew of the Sea Tiger are summoned from leave on shore with their families, and sent on a secret mission to intercept the Nazi battleship Brandenburg. In the ensuing battle the British submarine is damaged by a German destroyer. The submarine is leaking fuel so badly that the crew won't be able to make it back to Britain before running out somewhere along the Danish coast. When it seems that their only option may be to blow up the submarine and try to escape to Denmark, seaman James Hobson hatches a plan...

  We Dive at Dawn

  1943 · 30 votes

• Movie5.4

  CrimeDrama

  A barber gives in to temptation and steals some money, leading to blackmail and murder.

  On the Night of the Fire

  1939 · 10 votes

• Movie6.0

  CrimeThriller

  “Shorty” Matthews having recently been released from prison visits his girlfriend in London only to discover her murdered. Fearing he will be wrongly accused of being the culprit he disappears amongst the long-distance lorry driving community. Meanwhile, the real killer, unassuming ex-schoolteacher Walter Hoover, continues to prey on London women. As Shorty had feared he has become the main suspect. He returns to London with old flame Molly to prove his innocence.

  They Drive by Night

  1938 · 17 votes

• Movie6.8

  Comedy

  An out-of-work comedian persuades a drunken nobleman to join a protest against the closing of a village hall.

  Let the People Sing

  1942 · 7 votes

• Movie6.0

  WarDrama

  Before the war, a Fleet Air Arm pilot is dismissed for causing the death of a colleague. Working for a small Greek airline when the Germans invade Greece, he gets a chance to redeem himself and rejoin his old unit on a British carrier. This is regarded the last of the conventional, rather stiff 1930's style Ealing war films, to be succeeded by much more realism and better storytelling.

  Ships with Wings

  1941 · 4 votes

• Movie5.3

  ComedyMusic

  Gutsy lass Gracie rallies fellow stall-holders at Birkenhead Market to prevent its takeover and demolition by a department store chain. She invokes the Market's foundation by Royal Charter just before an inadvertent gas leak provides an explosive climax.

  Look Up and Laugh

  1935 · 3 votes

• Movie6.8

  CrimeDrama

  Lucy Church, the sole witness to a fatal robbery, is struck by a passing bus and her life lies in the balance as the thieves wait for a chance to finish her off.

  Eyewitness

  1956 · 9 votes

• Movie6.2

  Comedy

  A divorced couple, living hand-to-mouth in Stockholm, must first pay their hotel bill before returning to England. To raise the necessary funds, they must pretend that they're still married.

  Traveller's Joy

  1950 · 4 votes

• Movie5.6

  Horror

  A man is accused of a series of murders that were actually committed by a crazed killer called "The Tiger." He must prove his innocence and catch the murderer.

  The Ticket of Leave Man

  1937 · 14 votes

• Movie6.7

  WarDrama

  A newly married WREN, presumed drowned when her ship is torpedoed, spends three years on a tropical island before returning to England to find her husband remarried with a baby son.

  Piccadilly Incident

  1946 · 6 votes

• Movie6.5

  DramaWar

  Morale-boosting story released in the middle of World War II. A journalist uncovers a peace organisation at the centre of disreputable dealings.

  Unpublished Story

  1942 · 7 votes

• Movie6.5

  Drama

  Two truck drivers fired by the crooked trucking firm they worked for start their own company. Their former boss, worried about the competition, tries everything he can to drive them out of business, from sending his pretty daughter to seduce them to having his henchmen sabotage their trucks.

  Night Ride

  1937 · 2 votes

• Movie6.3

  Drama

  The Agitator is a 1945 British drama film directed by John Harlow and starring William Hartnell, Mary Morris and John Laurie. Its plot follows a young mechanic who unexpectedly inherits the large firm where he works and tries to run it according to his socialist political beliefs. It was based on the 1925 novel Peter Pettinger by William Riley.

  The Agitator

  1945 · 3 votes

• Movie5.3

  ComedyRomance

  A young couple become engaged, but enjoy a number of comedic aventures before their wedding day.

  Quiet Wedding

  1941 · 7 votes

• Movie6.0

  ComedyScience Fiction

  The Professor (Felix Aylmer) is showing Susie (Evelyn Dall) around his time machine when it accidently takes off with Tommy (Tommy Handley) and Bill (George Moon) also on board. They are transported to Elizabethan England where they come across Walter Raleigh, William Shakespeare, Queen Elizabeth 1, Captain John Smith and Pocohontas. Will our time travellers return?

  Time Flies

  1944 · 4 votes