Douglas Peirce

Nacimiento : 1901-06-13, Charlton, Kent, England, UK

Muerte : 1972-04-01

Películas

Two Gentlemen Sharing
Associate Producer
An insecure Briton and a Briton of Jamaican descent share a London apartment together.
El rapto de Bunny Lake
Production Manager
Recién instalada en Londres, Ann Lake lleva a la escuela a su hija Bunny el primer día de clase; pero, cuando vuelve a recogerla, de la niña no hay rastro por ninguna parte. La madre denuncia la desaparición a la policía, pero las investigaciones de los agentes no conducen a ninguna parte, es como si se la hubiera tragado la tierra. Poco a poco, en comisaría empiezan a preguntarse si no se tratará de una fantasía de Ann.
Motín en el Defiant
Associate Producer
Réplica de la Columbia Pictures a "Mutiny on the Bounty", estrenada ese mismo año por la Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. A finales del siglo XVIII, en plena guerra entre Inglaterra y Francia, a bordo del Defiant, un barco de guerra inglés comandado por el capitán Crawford, un oficial de navío impone a la tripulación unas condiciones de trabajo insoportables.
Bachelor of Hearts
Production Manager
A German scholar has girl troubles while studying at Cambridge.
Santa Juana
Associate Producer
Guerra de los Cien Años. Francia. "La doncella de Orleáns", después Santa Juana, fue la gran heroína francesa en la guerra contra los ingleses; finalizada la contienda hubo de afrontar el juicio de la Inquisición
El prisionero
Production Manager
Después de la Segunda Guerra mundial (1939-1945), un cardenal (Alec Guinness) es acusado de haber traicionado a su patria. Es un hombre de carácter y voluntad férrea. Su interrogador (Jack Hawkins), un hombre benevolente en apariencia, recurre primero a la amabilidad para hacerlo hablar, pero acaba sirviéndose de pruebas falsas, trucos sucios y diversas formas de crueldad para conseguir su objetivo. Sin embargo, parece que nada consigue doblegar al prelado.
The Delavine Affair
Director
Peter Reynolds stars as Rex Banner, a newspaperman who makes it his life's mission to track down a vicious gang of thieves. When his informant winds up dead, Rex finds himself framed for murder.
Svengali
Associate Producer
A man hypnotizes a young woman into being an opera singer.
Venetian Bird
Production Manager
Private eye Edward Mercer travels to Venice to locate a man due a reward for his aid in the war. Shortly after arriving, he becomes the prime suspect in the murder of his local contact. In his quest to clear his name, Mercer uncovers a conspiracy. Even the local magistrate seems to be working against him, and Mercer begins to suspect the man he came to find is behind it all.
Night Without Stars
Production Manager
A partially blind Englishman retires to the French Riviera. He meets and falls for the Widow of a French Resistance fighter but is horrified when he discovers she is involved with smugglers and murderers.
Don't Ever Leave Me
Production Manager
Elderly crook Harry Denton, when challenged to prove he is "not past it," decides to kidnap Sheila Farlane, the 16 year old daughter of a famous actor. When Harry loses his nerve, Sheila won't let him give up.
Portrait from Life
Production Manager
A British army officer becomes fascinated by the portrait of a young woman. He travels to Germany to find her, only to discover that she is suffering from amnesia.
Love in Waiting
Director
The story of three women working as waitresses in post-World War II Britain.
The Calendar
Associate Producer
The favourite for the big race is nobbled and suspicion falls on the owner. His secret admirer proves it wasn't him.
Seven Sinners
Assistant Director
Ed Harwood, a wisecracking private investigator from New York, discovers a crime at an hotel in Nice during a carnival. The unraveling of the mystery which lies behind will lead him and Caryl Fenton, a female insurance agent, who will become his companion, first to Paris, then to London, later through the English countryside and finally to Southampton, in search of a criminal train wrecker.