Desmond Roberts

Desmond Roberts

Birth : 1894-02-05, London, England, UK

Death : 1968-01-11

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Desmond Roberts

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Kosa
Co-Producer
Kosa is a young boy who lives with his family in the forest heartlands of India. One day, he is picked up by the police. The charge? Kosa’s name is similar to that of a Maoist commander. Will the farcical trial that follows prove his innocence or confirm he’s a criminal?
Double Bunk
Freighter Captain
When newly weds Jack and Peggy face eviction, they are tricked into buying a run down houseboat. After rebuilding the engine, they take their friends Sid and Sandra, on a local trip down the river to Folkestone, but somehow they end up in France, and with no fuel and supplies, they resort to desperate actions to get back home.
A Touch of Larceny
Club Member
After falling in love with an American woman, Virginia Killain, who is engaged to another man, British Naval Commander Max Easton, hatches a plan that will get him enough money to support Virginia in the lifestyle she is accustomed to. Easton's plan is to disappear for a time making it seem that he has defected to the Soviets taking important Naval secrets from his job at the Admiralty and to return and sue the newspapers for slander. Not everything goes as planned for Commander Easton.
The Two-Headed Spy
Gen. Zeiss
Wartime thriller with film noir elements based on a true story as written in A.P. Scotland's autobiography "The London Cage". The plot has greatly exaggerated the actual events of A.P. Scotland's experiences, including the addition of a fictional love interest.
I Was Monty's Double
Brigadier
The incredible but true story of how an impersonator was recruited to impersonate General Montgomery to mislead the German's about his intentions before the North Africa campaign.
Grip of the Strangler
Dr. Johnson
A researcher investigating a notorious serial killer who was hanged 20 years earlier seemingly becomes possessed by the long dead strangler.
Simba
Colonel Bridgeman
A European family in East Africa finds itself caught up in an uprising by local black Africans against their white colonial masters. Based on the Mau-Mau rebellion in Kenya in the early 1950s.
Beau Brummell
Colonel
Lavishly told story of George Bryan Brummel, a commoner born in the era of Napoleon who uses wit, brilliance and sartorial flair to align himself with the future King George IV. Lush settings in authentic locations and Taylor in Regency …
The Man in the White Suit
Mannering
The unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be dirty or worn out. Clearly he can make a fortune selling clothes made of the material, but may cause a crisis in the process. After all, once someone buys one of his suits they won't ever have to fix them or buy another one, and the clothing industry will collapse overnight. Nevertheless, Sidney is determined to put his invention on the market, forcing the clothing factory bigwigs to resort to more desperate measures...
The Bad Lord Byron
2nd Old club member
Injured and on his deathbed in Greece, Lord Byron imagines a celestial trial with witnesses to determine the worth of his character.
Scott of the Antarctic
Admiralty Official
The true story of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his ill-fated expedition to try to be the first man to discover the South Pole - only to find that the murderously cold weather and a rival team of Norwegian explorers conspire against him
The Calendar
Rainby
The favourite for the big race is nobbled and suspicion falls on the owner. His secret admirer proves it wasn't him.
School for Secrets
2nd Club Member
Wartime tale of a group of British scientists efforts to develop the first radar system. They did it just in time for it to be used in the Battle of Britain against the might of the Nazi Luftwaffe. Without it the little island could well have been overrun.
The Echo Murders
Cotter
Detective Sexton Blake takes on Nazi spies while solving a series of crimes.
Menace
Underwood
A psychotic man stalks three innocent people whom he believes are responsible for his brother's death.
House of Danger
Gordon - the Butler
To protect a young woman's life, a man pretends to be her injured friend so he can investigate a murder and capture the killers.
The Fountain
Willett
Set during the first World War in neutral, but pro-German, Holland, Lewis Allison, an interned British officer, is paroled to the castle of Baron Von Leyden and finds living there, but now married to German officer Rupert Von Narwitz, his childhood sweetheart Julie. Long discussions between Julie and Allison, centering on family conflicts that kept them apart, take place before the severely wounded Von Narwitz returns to the castle and more long discussions ensue.
Grand Canary
Purser
Based on an AJ Cronin novel, a disgraced doctor exiled to the Canary Islands, meets and falls in love with a married woman.
Of Human Bondage
Dr. Jacobs
A young man finds himself attracted to a cold and unfeeling waitress who may ultimately destroy them both.
Blind Adventure
Harvey, a thug
Richard Bruce, an American in fog bound London stumbles into the midst of international intrigue, with Rose Thorne, an innocent dupe. Together they try to unravel the mystery, enlisting the aid of a cat burglar named Holmes, who they bump into along the way.
Headline Shooter
Beauty Contest Judge
A newsreel photographer neglects his love life to get the perfect shot.
Christopher Strong
Bryce Mercer
A romance develops between a happily married middle-aged British politician and an adventurous young aviatrix.
But the Flesh Is Weak
Findley
A poor-but-charming father and son try to enter high society by marrying rich English widows.
The Royal Bed
Major Blent
The hapless king of a small European nation must put up with a domineering queen, a daughter who wants to elope with her boyfriend, a peasant revolt and a scheming general.
Way for a Sailor
Canadian Queen Captain
A devoted sailor jeopardizes his love life for love of the sea.
The City of Youth
A silent drama film directed by E. H. Calvert.