Russell Thorndike
Actor · 1885 – 1972 · Rochester, Kent, England, UK
Movies16
Movie6.2DramaHistoryAt the height of the Roman Civil War, an aging Julius Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen Cleopatra, whom he teaches how to rule Egypt.
Caesar and Cleopatra
1945 · 59 votes
Movie6.7HistoryDramaIn 1415, in the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France.
The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fifth with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France
Henry V
1944 · 136 votes
Movie7.4DramaWinner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet continues to be the most compelling version of Shakespeare’s beloved tragedy. Olivier is at his most inspired—both as director and as the melancholy Dane himself—as he breathes new life into the words of one of the world’s greatest dramatists.
Hamlet
1948 · 300 votes
Movie7.2DramaHistoryHaving helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous hunchback Richard, Duke of Gloucester, plots to seize power for himself. Masterfully deceiving and plotting against nearly everyone in the royal court, including his eventual wife, Lady Anne, and his brother George, Duke of Clarence, Richard orchestrates a bloody rise to power before finding all his gains jeopardized by those he betrayed.
Richard III
1955 · 97 votes
Movie7.0A 1923 version of the Charles Dickens classic with Russell Thorndike playing Scrooge.
Scrooge
1923 · 11 votes
Movie10.0RomanceIn Paris an actress divorces a jealous impresario and weds the officer who once saved from from suicide.
Human Desires
1924 · 1 votes
- Movie7.0Drama
A silent drama film directed by Sidney Morgan.
Miriam Rozella
1924 · 1 votes
- Movie7.0
In Scotland an orphan competes with a prince for the chief's daughter and saves her from a wicked duke.
The Fair Maid of Perth
1923 · 1 votes
- Movie9.0Romance
A sailor returns from 'death' to find his wife has remarried for the sake of her crippled child.
Heartstrings
1923 · 1 votes
Movie8.4ComedyTwo British soldiers and a WREN take refuge at Stonehenge during a thunderstorm, they are struck by lightning and transported back to ancient Rome.
Fiddlers Three
1944 · 7 votes
- Movie7.0Mystery
The relatives of a millionaire - the victim of a mysterious murder - get together at his house to search for his will, which he recorded on a record. However, one of them is actually the person who killed him, and will let nothing - or no one - stand in the way of finding that record.
A Shot in the Dark
1933 · 2 votes
- Movie9.0Crime
'Escaped convict blackmails murderous doctor into helping him.' (British Film Catalogue)
Puppets of Fate
1933 · 1 votes
Movie6.0MysteryCrimeInspector Darrow investigates the death of a wealthy man.
The Roof
1933 · 6 votes
- Movie7.0Comedy
The Audacious Mr. Squire
1923 · 1 votes
- Movie8.0CrimeDrama
When his father commits suicide a gentleman sets out to avenge the death on those who swindled him out of a fortune.
Whispering Tongues
1934 · 2 votes
- Movie9.0Drama
Macbeth is a black and white 1922 film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play Macbeth. It was the last silent film version of that play produced, and the eighth film adaptation of the play. It was directed by H. B. Parkinson and produced by Frank Miller.
Macbeth
1922 · 1 votes