Elizabeth Allan
Actor · 1910 – 1990 · Skegness, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Elizabeth Allan (9 April 1910 – 27 July 1990) was an English stage, screen, and television actress, who worked in both England and Hollywood.
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Movie7.0DramaRomanceLife in 1847 Paris is as spirited as champagne and as unforgiving as the gray morning after. In gambling dens and lavish soirees, men of means exert their wills and women turned courtesans exult in pleasure. One such woman is Marguerite Gautier, who begins a sumptuous romance with Armand Duval.
Camille
1936 · 157 votes
Movie7.1WarThrillerThe quiet village of Bramley End is taken over by German troops posing as Royal Engineers. Their task is to disrupt England's radar network in preparation for a full scale German invasion. Once the villagers discover the true identity of the troops, they do whatever they can to thwart the Nazis plans.
Went the Day Well?
1942 · 79 votes
Movie6.8HistoryDramaSet against the conditions leading up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, French doctor Alexandre Manette serves an 18-year imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, followed by his release to live in London with the daughter he has never met.
A Tale of Two Cities
1935 · 85 votes
Movie6.2MysteryHorrorSir Borotyn, a prominent Prague resident, is discovered murdered in his home, with all indications pointing to a vampire assault. The victim's friend, Baron Otto, and the physician who analyzes the body, are certain that the vampire is the mysterious Count Mora or his daughter. Receiving little help from the law, Professor Zelen, an expert in the occult, is called in to assist with their investigation.
Mark of the Vampire
1935 · 148 votes
Movie6.7DramaRomanceA young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal development, and the complexities of human relationships.
The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger
David Copperfield
1935 · 79 votes
Movie7.0DramaThrillerJames Stewart plays aeronautical engineer Theodore Honey, the quintessential absent-minded professor: eccentric, forgetful, but brilliant. His studies show that the aircraft being manufactured by his employer has a subtle but deadly design flaw that manifests itself only after the aircraft has flown a certain number of hours. En route to a crash site to prove his theory, Honey discovers that he is aboard a plane rapidly approaching his predicted deadline.
No Highway in the Sky
1951 · 66 votes
Movie7.2ComedyDocumentaryFilm clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964 · 6 votes
Movie7.3AdventureHistoryIn the face of rebellion in Russia, Czar Alexander II sends soldier Michael Strogoff 2,000 miles away, with a critical message for Grand Duke Vladimir. On the train journey, Michael befriends a traveler and comes into contact with a mysterious spy, who both unexpectedly aid him in his quest. Once behind enemy lines, Michael is near his hometown and his mother, whom he must avoid in order to fulfill his mission.
The Soldier and the Lady
1937 · 3 votes
Movie8.0CrimeThrillerBlack Coffee is a 1931 British detective film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott. Based on the 1930 play Black Coffee by Agatha Christie featuring her famous private detective Hercule Poirot, it stars Austin Trevor as Poirot with Richard Cooper playing his companion Captain Hastings. A famous but hated scientist, Sir Amory, is killed during a house party, and some of his valuable papers are missing. Poirot rapidly determines the cause of death and the motive, then narrows down the suspects to the most likely culprit.
Black Coffee
1931 · 2 votes
Movie6.3DramaRomanceA dedicated young doctor places his patients above everyone else in his life. Unfortunately, his social register fianceé can't accept the fact that he considers an appointment in the operating room more important than attending a cocktail party. He soon drifts into an affair with a pretty nurse who shares his passion for healing.
Men in White
1934 · 14 votes
Movie5.8DramaRomanceA defiant young woman struggles against the norms and morals established by Victorian society and enforced by her autocratic father.
A Woman Rebels
1936 · 19 votes
Movie6.7ComedyA newly-arrived army chaplain is put in charge of camp entertainment and has the idea of putting on a Brains Trust with local notables. Unfortunately for him, it emerges from a question on the rights and wrongs of marriage that there is more going on between three of the panelists than he wants to know about - though the audience obviously thinks differently.
Folly to Be Wise
1952 · 11 votes
Movie6.8CrimeMysteryA sophisticated jewel thief tries to prove himself innocent of a string of cop murders.
The Mystery of Mr. X
1934 · 11 votes
Movie5.1AdventureDramaAction-filled drama about a ship captain, ashamed of his background in the slave trade, forced against his will to again transport human cargo.
Slave Ship
1937 · 8 votes
Movie5.7CrimeThrillerA British psychiatrist reads an amnesiac's (Maxwell Reed) brain waves and sees the mind of a killer.
The Brain Machine
1955 · 6 votes
Movie8.0CrimeThrillerBelgian sleuth Hercule Poirot investigates a mysterious suicide at a country house.
Alibi
1931 · 3 votes
Movie5.9DramaWarA sculptor who doesn't want to have any part of World War I is shamed by his girlfriend into joining the fight. He becomes a fighter pilot, and undergoes a complete personality change.
Ace of Aces
1933 · 9 votes
Movie7.0DramaA young bride is deserted by her husband but finds happiness with another man. They contract a bigamous marriage for the sake of their child....
Michael and Mary
1931 · 1 votes
Movie6.8DramaBased on Graham Greene’s novel, a married colonial police chief struggles with his conscience when he has an affair with a younger woman.
The Heart of the Matter
1953 · 12 votes
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Two women of different social backgrounds work together in a dressmakers.
Nine Till Six
1932 · 1 votes
Movie6.0HorrorCrimeA researcher investigating a notorious serial killer who was hanged 20 years earlier seemingly becomes possessed by the long dead strangler.
Grip of the Strangler
1958 · 41 votes
Movie6.6MusicDramaThis classic film reveals how the great composer Georg Friedrich Handel rose above the personal anguish and difficulties in his life to create the sublime musical composition, The Messiah.
The Great Mr Handel
1942 · 4 votes
Movie7.0ThrillerA bookmaker with a fancy for detective work attempts to prevent the execution of a potentially innocent man.
Saloon Bar
1940 · 6 votes
Movie5.4ActionThrillerAn elderly couple's lodger, a British musician (Ivor Novello), becomes the suspect in a series of killings.
The Lodger
1932 · 14 votes