Michael Martin Harvey
Nacimiento : 1897-04-18, Hampstead London, England, UK
Muerte : 1975-06-30
Historia
Michael Martin Harvey was a British stage actor and dancer, the son of the Edwardian actor and theatre manager Sir John Martin Harvey.
He only appeared in 19 films, mainly in support roles, playing quirky characters.
Villager
El alcalde de Rathberney en Irlanda, es asesinado y le sucede un pariente lejano que está dispuesto a limpiar la ciudad de todo tipo de rateros, desaprensivos y delincuentes. Pero los ciudadanos deciden eliminarlo.
Jackson
Phillip Davidson (John Mills) visita un barco para pedirle al capitán la mano de su hija Fay. Una vez a bordo, se ve envuelto en una pelea provocada por las actividades criminales de Boyd, un traficante de personas. El barco se incendia, y durante la investigación de los hechos se halla un cadáver carbonizado.
Hewson (as Michael Martin-Harvey)
Suave supercilious Carling (Karel Stepanek) receives several callers to his isolated house, all of whom hold a grudge against him. Next morning a corpse is found, and later identified as his by one of the visitors.
Curley Wilson
A story of two brothers, both writers of crime novels, one a fine, upstanding gentleman and the other a moody, neurotic, psychopath. The other is determined to create a 'faked' version of a perfect crime he intends to commit when an ex-convict visits them. They are both in love with their shared-stenographer-secretary.
Charles Peace
Charles Peace leads a double life, by day he's a respected local businessman, but by night he's a professional thief who stops at nothing, not even murder, to get what he wants.
Seamus Kelly
A curio dealer sells a monkey's paw that can grant the possessor three wishes but warns that disaster will follow.
Abbe
Bedelia Carrington is living happily, it appears, in Monte Carlo with her husband Charlie Carrington. But a cultivated young artist, Ben Chaney, begins probing into her past with curious concern. Chaney, who is really a detective, learns that Bedelia's obsession for money has led her, in the past, to husband-poisoning for the insurance money.
Councillor (uncredited)
Poco después de haber ocupado el trono de Egipto, la bella Cleopatra recibe la visita del general romano Julio César. La relación amorosa que se establece entre ellos tendrá también provechosas repercusiones en el terreno político y militar.
Mullah
El sanguinario jefe de unos fanáticos guerreros se presenta en la India y pone en jaque al mismísimo ejército colonial británico. Pero, gracias a la valentía de un joven tamborilero, las tropas inglesas podrán salvarse y devolver el trono a su legítimo heredero.
Charles Davis
The story of a surly crew, an honest God-fearing captain, a hardboiled-but-loyal Scotch mate, a scoundrelly second-mate, and then a mutiny, the fight and the final voyage to a safe harbor. But not before the Captain has been murdered, his pretty daughter in peril, her rescue by the single passenger on board, and a member of the crew thrown overboard by another crew member.
Bohlan
Durante la Primera Guerra Mundial (1914-1918), un espía alemán y una espía británica se conocen y no pueden evitar enamorarse.
