Abe Barker

Movies9

• Movie6.6

  Comedy

  Angela Barrows is a man-eating business woman sent by her American employer to investigate their export opportunities in Edinburgh. En route she meets Robert MacPherson, a businessman who asks for her help to bring his company into the 20th Century. The staff, led by Mr Martin, has other ideas—and a battle between the old and new business methods soon breaks out.

  The Battle of the Sexes

  1960 · 33 votes

• Movie6.5

  ActionAdventure

  Kidnapped and cheated out of his inheritance, young David Balfour falls in with a Jacobite adventurer, Alan Breck Stewart. Falsely accused of murder, they must flee across the Highlands, evading the redcoats.

  Kidnapped

  1960 · 32 votes

• Movie5.8

  Comedy

  A youthful doctor tires of general practice and signs up to be a ship's doctor in an effort to bring some excitement into his life. Unfortunately, the cargo boat he joins is skippered by a formidable martinet captain and, worse still, there are only two women on board. Luckily for the fun-loving medic, one of them, a beautiful French girl, is more than impressed with his bedside manner.

  Doctor at Sea

  1955 · 26 votes

• Movie6.7

  ComedyCrime

  Three criminals plan to break out of prison the day before their release in order to carry out a daring jewel robbery, intending to establish the perfect alibi by returning to jail afterwards. First however they must get out, a task made more difficult by a new, stricter prison officer.

  Two-Way Stretch

  1960 · 57 votes

• Movie6.3

  DramaCrime

  Two thugs rob a bookmaker as he leaves a dog track with his winnings, but complications begin to arise when they discover that his case full of money is chained to his wrist.

  The Man in the Back Seat

  1961 · 6 votes

• Movie6.3

  Comedy

  The poor, elderly—and the wily, when it comes to parting those who can afford it from their money—Scottish skipper of a broken-down old 'puffer' boat tricks an American tycoon into paying him to transport his personal cargo. When the tycoon learns of the trick, he attempts to track down the boat and remove his possessions.

  The 'Maggie'

  1954 · 40 votes

• Movie5.7

  ComedyRomance

  Losing out to Dr. Bingham (Michael Medwin) in a competition for house surgeon when he offends a member of the board, young Dr. Simon Sparrow (Dirk Bogarde) finds himself going from post to post, filling in for other physicians. At one distant country post, he is taken aback when he works with a patient whose husband died after Simon treated the man years before. In another hospital, Simon examines a surprisingly mature teen and also tries courting devoted nurse Nan McPherson (Shirley Eaton).

  Doctor at Large

  1957 · 25 votes

• Movie6.0

  Comedy

  Based on a novel by Nigel Tranter, The Bridal Path is a light-hearted look at the somewhat unfortunate results that can come of the continued marrying of fairly close cousins in a restricted and remote community. Set in the Hebrides off Scotland, the story tells how Ewan MacEwan leaves the isle of Eorsa in search of the perfect wife, but finally returns to marry Katie.

  The Bridal Path

  1959 · 3 votes

• Movie7.0

  Adventure

  Early South African lensed adaptation of King Solomon's Mines featuring Allan Quatermain and his adventures.

  Allan Quatermain

  1920 · 1 votes