Philip Friend

Philip Friend

Nascimento : 1915-02-20, Horsham, Sussex, England, UK

Morte : 1987-09-01

Perfil

Philip Friend

Filmes

The Vulture
The Vicar
A mad scientist turns himself into a half-man, half-bird monster to avenge the death of his ancestor.
Stranglehold
Steffan
A movie star is typecast as a ruthless gangster. His troubles begin when he gets reality confused with his job and becomes deluded into believing that he really is a mobster.
The Solitary Child
James Random
A young woman marries a gentleman farmer who may have murdered his first wife.
O Arqueiro Misterioso
Dorchester
Ten years after the death of Robin Hood, the bandit of Sherwood Forest and defender of the Crown, the power-mad Duke Simon Des Roches plots to seize the British kingdom from its rightful heir, the boy prince, and only Robin's men stand in his way.
Danger List
Dr. Jim Bennett
When a pharmacist accidentally prescribes poison instead of painkillers, the race is on to find the killer pills.
The Betrayal
Michael McCall
Fourteen years after he was blinded in a WWII concentration camp, a Canadian perfume executive travels to London on business and recognizes the voice of the traitor who betrayed him and his fellow prisoners to the Germans.
Cloak Without Dagger
Major Felix Gratton
A British Intelligence officer fails a mission during WW2. Years later whilst working in a hotel he bumps into an old flame who is desperate to discover what went wrong?
Dick Turpin: Highwayman
Dick Turpin
A Hammer Films short recounting the adventures of Dick Turpin.
The Diamond Wizard
Insp. McClaren
While in London trying to nab several fugitives who stole a million dollars from a U.S. Treasury vault, American federal agent Dennison (Dennis O'Keefe) assists Scotland Yard Insp. McClaren (Philip Friend) in his search for a missing atomic scientist (Paul Hardtmuth). The detective duo discovers that the key to solving both cases may rest with the scientist's daughter (Margaret Sheridan) and her fascinating diamond.
Background
John Lomax
Two years of deterioration sees John and Barbara Lomax's marriage reduced to bitter sniping and "keeping up appearances" for the sake of the children. When John's old friend Bill professes his love for Barbara, the marriage finally breaks up – causing their three children to react in different ways and their son secretly determined to do Bill harm.
Desperate Moment
Capt. Bob Sawyer
Story of a Dutchman's flight across post-war Germany trying to locate the man who alone can clear him of a false murder charge. (BFI Website)
Thunder on the Hill
Sidney Kingham
Sister Mary presides over a convent where a convicted murderess, who is being escorted to Death Row, is stranded by bad weather. She is slowly becoming convinced that Valerie is innocent so Sister Mary sets about to clear the girl and bring the real killer to justice.
The Highwayman
Jeremy
Smuggler's Island
Allan Craig
An adventurer about to lose his sloop and diving equipment agrees to dive for illegal gold.
Spy Hunt
Chris Denson
Roger Quain, escorting two zoo-bound black panthers on the train from Milan to Paris, is unaware that a Western agent, Catherine Ullven, has hidden a microfilm in the collar of one of the animals. But when the train is derailed in the Swiss Alps and the panthers escape, she is forced to involve him in her mission, which now includes enemy agents hunting the microfilm, the animals, Catherine and Roger. Corrected from an original submission by Guy Bellinger.
Buccaneer's Girl
Frederic Baptiste (aka Capt. Robert Kingston)
A New Orleans performer loves a pirate who robs only from the shipowner who ruined his father.
Legião do Deserto
Lt. Ellerton
O Capitão da Legião Estrangeira Paul Lartal, cuja tropa procurava o terrível Omar Ben Khalif nas montanhas da Argélia, é resgatado pela princesa da cidade perdida de Medara após uma emboscada. Apesar de seus superiores não acreditarem no relato do encontro, Lartal está decidido a voltar e ajudar a princesa e seu povo, que podem estar sob ameaça de Ben Khalif.
Encantamento
Pelham Dane
Roland Dane finally retires to the house he was brought up in. Lost in thoughts of his lost love Lark, he does not want to be disturbed in his last days. However, the appearance of his niece and her subsequent romance with Lark's nephew causes him to reevaluate his life and offer some advice so the young couple doesn't make the same mistake he did, all those years ago.
My Own True Love
Michael Heath
Following World War II, a woman tries to help her fiance understand his son's traumatic experience as a G.I., during which he lost a leg and was imprisoned in a Japanese POW camp.
Great Day
Geoffrey Winthrop
An impending V.I.P. visit causes bustle in an English village, while the Ellis family struggles with private problems.
The Flemish Farm
Fernard Matagne
Wartime commando story based on fact. Allied airman risks return (on the ground) to occupied France for the honour of his regiment.
Warn That Man
John Cooper
At the height of World War II, the Germans discover that a certain British personage is to stay at the country house of Lord Buckley. They devise a plan whereby they will kidnap the real Lord Buckley, and send to England an actor who will masquerade, lie in wait for the visitor with a number of gunmen, and take him back to Germany.
The Bells Go Down
Bob
Comedian Tommy Trinder plays it straight in this tribute to the wartime AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service). The dedicated band who kept the fires of London under control during the blitz and fire bombings of WWII.
Nosso Barco, Nossa Alma
Torps
O contratorpedeiro Torrin resiste bravamente a um ataque das potências do Eixo, porém precisa retornar às praias inglesas para reparos. De volta à ativa, ele participa da retirada de Dunquerque e acaba por soçobrar em Creta, vitimado pelo inimigo. Enquanto aguardam socorro, os sobreviventes revelam porque e para quem continuam a lutar.
The Next of Kin
Lt. Cummins
Wartime propaganda piece giving the warning "Be like Dad, Keep Mum". A gossipy housewife is overheard talking about what her son is doing by a Nazi spy.
The Day Will Dawn
Pilot
Sports journalist Colin Metcalfe is picked for the job of foreign correspondent in Norway when Hitler invades Poland. On the way to Langedal his boat is attacked by a German U-Boat, however when he tells the navy about it they do not believe him and, to make matters worse, he is removed from his job. When German forces invade Norway, Metcalfe returns determined to uncover what is going on and stop the Germans in their tracks.
Back-Room Boy
Damon Ravel
Jilted by his fiancee, Arthur Pilbeam gets a job as far away from women as possible. Alone in a lighthouse, he soon finds that 12 other people end up living on the tiny island. Thirteen is an unlucky number; and one-by-one they disappear ...
Sheepdog of the Hills
Dr. Peter Hammond
Farmers are all losing their Sheep, all except 'Riggy's'. Is it because of his great sheepdog or something more sinister.
O Professor Smith
Spencer
Eccentric Cambridge archaeologist Horatio Smith takes a group of British and American archaeology students to pre-war Nazi Germany to help in his excavations. His research is supported by the Nazis, since he professes to be looking for evidence of the Aryan origins of German civilisation. However, he has a secret agenda: to free inmates of the concentration camps.
Dangerous Moonlight
Pete
Stefan Radetzky, a Polish pilot and famous concert pianist, is hospitalised in England from injuries sustained while in combat, and having lost his memory. As Radetzky plays the piano in a trance-like state, the story moves back in time to war-torn Warsaw. During an air-raid, Radetzky meets American journalist Carole, and there is a mutual attraction. Following the fall of Poland, Radetzky and Irish pilot, Mike, escape to Rumania and then on to America. Radetzky continues his musical career in America and meets up again with Carole.
Old Bill and Son
(uncredited)
Old Bill has grumbled his way through the trenches of the First World War. Now it is the Second and, envious of his son, Young Bill, he decides to enlist. He finally enters the Pioneer Corps, which is based near his son. When Young Bill goes missing during a raid, Old Bill shows that there's still life in the old dog yet!
The Midas Touch
David Morgan
A Film Directed by David MacDonald ....
Inquest
Richard Neale KC
A woman is suspected of killing her husband after a revolver is found in her attic. A coroner is determined to prove that she did it, but thanks to the assistance of a quick-witted lawyer she is eventually found innocent.
Bits of Our Aircraft are Missing
(uncredited)
British Air Ministry short film highlighting the need for the public to stay clear of aircraft wreckage during World War II.