Philip Leaver

Movies20

• Movie7.4

  MysteryThriller

  On a train headed for England a group of travelers is delayed by an avalanche. Holed up in a hotel in a fictional European country, young Iris befriends elderly Miss Froy. When the train resumes, Iris suffers a bout of unconsciousness and wakes to find the old woman has disappeared. The other passengers ominously deny Miss Froy ever existed, so Iris begins to investigate with another traveler and, as the pair sleuth, romantic sparks fly.

  The Lady Vanishes

  1938 · 1.1K votes

• Movie7.1

  MusicFantasy

  A melancholy poet reflects on three women he loved and lost in the past: a mechanical performing doll, a Venetian courtesan, and the consumptive daughter of a celebrated composer.

  The Tales of Hoffmann

  1951 · 91 votes

• Movie6.6

  Horror

  Edinburgh surgeon Dr. Robert Knox requires cadavers for his research into the functioning of the human body; local ne'er-do-wells Burke and Hare find ways to provide him with fresh specimens...

  The Flesh and the Fiends

  1960 · 59 votes

• Movie4.8

  DramaScience Fiction

  A rocket engineer, responsible for sending a satellite into space, is accused of committing the most extraordinary crime.

  Spaceways

  1953 · 16 votes

• Movie6.2

  MysteryCrime

  A serial killer is murdering women in the Whitechapel district of London. An American policeman is brought in to help Scotland Yard solve the case.

  Jack the Ripper

  1959 · 26 votes

• Movie5.0

  DramaMystery

  An Englishman has been working in the US so long he now speaks with an American accent. He is drafted into the British Army during WWII but is injured and loses his memory. Because he talks like an American, the doctors repatriate him to the States where he is housed with a New York family. After the war they all travel throughout Europe, searching for the women he still remembers in the hope of restoring his lost memory

  A Tale of Five Cities

  1951 · 9 votes

• Movie6.2

  ComedyRomance

  A man recalls his relationships with the women he loved as he tries to help another man try to understand them as well.

  The Truth About Women

  1957 · 8 votes

• Movie6.4

  DramaWar

  The Silver Fleet was inspired by a true story from World War II. Holland now under German occupation, a Shipyard owner and Chief engineer Jaap van Leyden is summoned to build ships for the German war effort. The commission would allow Leyden to build sophisticated submarines whilst safeguarding jobs for the local Dutch workforce. A newly built U-boat, named U107 goes out on her first sea trial and is hijacked by a Dutch crew and they re-route the vessel to England. As such it provided an opportunity to refuel patriotism in the face of a seemingly interminable war and almost unbearable civilian hardship.

  The Silver Fleet

  1943 · 9 votes

• Movie5.2

  Science FictionHorror

  An American reporter smells a story when he is stranded in an Iron Curtain country where the local dictator is using gamma rays to transform children into mutated henchmen.

  The Gamma People

  1956 · 24 votes

• Movie5.5

  ComedyRomance

  A Cockney lad pretends to be a Lord in order to woo a South American princess.

  The Duke Wore Jeans

  1958 · 6 votes

• Movie4.3

  ComedyHorror

  The legendary Bela Lugosi as "the Vampire" teams up with Britain's much-loved "Mother Riley" in this hilarious comedy adventure. The Vampire plans to control the world with the help of his robot, which accidentally gets shipped to Mother Riley. Through radar control, he contacts the robot and orders it to come to him, bringing along Mother Riley! But his life is turned upside down when he holds this most meddling of mothers captive.

  Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

  1952 · 23 votes

• Movie7.3

  DramaHistory

  A biopic of Martin Luther, covering his life between 1505 and 1530, and the birth of the Protestant Reformation movement.

  Martin Luther

  1953 · 14 votes

• Movie4.5

  DramaHistory

  Rescued from a burning house as a child, John Wesley believes the experience marked him for a higher purpose, a 'brand from the burning'. The film follows Wesley's years at Oxford and as a clergyman, his disagreements with the church over the social position of the clergy, his mission to America, the founding of Methodism, and his bringing of the Gospel into the lives of ordinary people.

  John Wesley

  1954 · 2 votes

• Movie5.3

  MysteryComedy

  A newspaper reporter keeps beating the police to clues in a current murder case. This makes the police think he may be involved in the crime.

  This Man Is News

  1938 · 6 votes

• Movie6.4

  DramaCrime

  The host of a radio crime show finds himself mixed up with real gangsters after he re-creates a notorious murder on the air. He uses his knowledge of criminology to foil the gang's wicked scheme.

  The Key Man

  1957 · 4 votes

• Movie10.0

  Crime

  A compilation of 3 stories, "The Wedding Gift", "The Thief of London" and "The Final Twist". Originally part of the Danziger Brothers series "Calling Scotland Yard"

  Tale of Three Women

  1954 · 1 votes

• Movie8.3

  CrimeThriller

  Kate is secretary to Lord Flamborough. But she is also leader of a criminal gang. Can Mike Pemberton catch her red-handed?

  Kate Plus Ten

  1938 · 3 votes

• Movie7.3

  Comedy

  Capt Viking and his incompetent fire crew accidentally foil a plot to steal the crown jewels.

  Where's That Fire

  1939 · 12 votes

• Movie6.4

  Mystery

  An heiress suddenly vanishes! A detective comes to the forlorn mansion of the missing heiress's wheel-chair-ridden uncle to discover the secret behind the disappearance.

  Dr. Morelle: The Case of the Missing Heiress

  1949 · 7 votes

• Movie7.9

  Crime

  During a holiday by the British seaside, Hornleigh and Bingham grow bored and turn their hand to investigating a local crime.

  Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday

  1939 · 6 votes