Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowall

Nascimento : 1928-09-17, London, England, UK

Morte : 1998-10-03

História

Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall (17 September 1928 – 3 October 1998) was an English-American actor, director, and photographer. He is best known for portraying Cornelius and Caesar in the original Planet of the Apes film series, as well as Galen in the spin-off television series.

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Filmes

The Return of Captain Sinbad
Narrator
Animated Film
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Documentary about the making of 20th Century Fox's 1963 film "Cleopatra," then the most expensive film of all time.
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
Self (archive footage)
Documentary about how the creative energies of Darryl F. Zanuck and John Ford combined to forge an enduring masterpiece despite the challenges of wartime production.
Keepers of the Frame
Himself
An exploration of film preservation and restoration in the United States.
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
Self
Arguably the quintessential film siren of the silent era, Mary Pickford was known as "America's Sweetheart." This documentary explores Pickford's life beyond the screen, as a writer, producer, director and keen businesswoman who co-founded United Artists. Narrated by Whoopi Goldberg and featuring clips of Pickford's movies, the film offers insight from historians, film critics (including Leonard Maltin) and silver-screen stars such as Janet Leigh and Roddy McDowall.
Vida de Inseto
Mr. Soil (voice)
Flik é uma formiga cheia de ideias que, em nome dos "insetos oprimidos de todo o mundo", precisa contratar guerreiros para defender sua colônia de um faminto bando de gafanhotos liderado por Hopper. Mas quando descobrem que o exército de insetos é na verdade um fracassado grupo de atores de um circo de pulgas, o cenário está armado para divertidas confusões... com estes improváveis heróis.
Loss of Faith
Henry Stokes
A crime novelist searches for a missing baby at his sister's behest and makes painful discoveries about himself along the way.
Behind the Planet of the Apes
Himself - Hosted by (also archive footage)
Roddy McDowall takes you, film by film, from production meetings to make-up sessions, then right onto the movie set to see the actual filming of the science fiction masterpiece. The most comprehensive history of Planet of the Apes ever created, this fascinating 127-minute documentary explores one of the most imaginative and influential series in movie history.
Something to Believe In
Gambler
Reports of a weeping Madonna in Italy reach Las Vegas, where blackjack dealer Maggie has just learnt she has only weeks to live. With a massive leap of faith she convinces herself that seeing the Madonna with her own eyes could lead to her salvation, and travels to Europe to find it. Hitching through Italy, she meets pianist Mike, who is also en route to what he believes could be a life-changing event - a performance at the Barbarina concert in Naples.
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
Himself - Actor / Friend
Documentary recounting the life story of Louise Brooks in 5 sections: "Lulu in Toe Shoes"; "Lulu in Hollywood"; "Lulu in Berlin"; "Lulu in Hell"; and "Resurrection".
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Narrator (voice)
The careers of D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and Charlie Chaplin are chronicled culminating in the formation of United Artists and 1919.
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
Self
Documentary on the life and career of actor Vincent Price, best known for horror film classics such as "House of Wax," "The Fly," and "The Pit and the Pendulum."
Obsessed with 'Vertigo' – New Life for Hitchcock's Masterpiece
Narrator (Voice)
A documentary about the making and restoration of Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece "Vertigo." Narrated by Roddy McDowall, with behind-the-scenes talk from Barbara Bel Geddes, Henry Bumstead, Robert A. Harris, Patricia Hitchcock, James C. Katz, Kim Novak, Peggy Robertson and Martin Scorsese. Brings fresh perspective, not just to the film and the director, but to the Fifties Hollywood as well. [Included as extra with DVD release].
O Livro da Selva - Parte 2
King Murphy
In this exciting live-action adventure, young Mowgli, an orphan raised by wolves, is spotted by a scout for a giant circus. Accompanied by a cruel hunter and a snake charmer, the scout sets out to trap Mowgli. But with the help of Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther, little Mowgli leads the adults into his biggest and wildest adventure yet! A fun-filled movie every member of the family will enjoy.
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
Self
The story of how Audrey Hepburn survived World War II, became an award winning actress, and gave back to the world as a humanitarian.
20th Century Fox: Os Primeiros 50 Anos
Self
Brigando de igual para igual com gigantes como a MGM, Paramount, Columbia e Universal, a Fox foi criada através da determinação da mente criativa de Darryl Zanuck, considerado um dos grandes produtores da Era de Ouro de Hollywood. Ele foi o responsável pelo surgimento de mitos da tela como Shirley Temple, Henry Fonda, Tyrone Power, John Ford, Bette Davis, James Stuart, Gregory Peck, Clark Gable e Marilyn Monroe. Durante seus primeiros 50 anos de vida, a Fox consolidou a imagem de ser um estúdio responsável por grandes obras cinematográficas como Vinhas da Ira, A Marca do Zorro, O Dia em que a Terra Parou, Cleópatra, A Malvada, Como Era Verde Meu Vale e A Noviça Rebelde. Uma parte importante de história dea Fox está neste documentário, que leva o espectador a uma viagem no tempo especial, num lugar chamado Hollywood, onde um produtor visionário como Darryl Zanuck transformou dois pequenos estúdios numa fábrica de astros e estrelas.
Unlikely Angel
Saint Peter
A country singer dies prematurely, but cannot enter heaven until she performs a good deed back on earth.
A Última Festa
Damian Knowles
Nick, a gay, HIV-positive architect, begins to display severe symptoms of AIDS and makes preparations to kill himself before he is unable to function normally. He arranges a party to reconnect and say goodbye to his closest friends and his confused parents. But when his ex-partner, Brandon, a television director who left Nick when he was diagnosed with HIV, shows up, what was supposed to be a celebratory event becomes much more difficult for everyone.
Dead Man's Island
Trevor Dunnaway
Henrietta O'Dwyer Collins, called Henrie O., is a world-famous journalist and writer. She's invited by her old lover Chase Prescott to his secluded island home. Chase, a wealthy businessman with money woes, hopes Henrie O. can discover the person he thinks is trying to kill him. It seems like she has her work cut out for her. Possible suspects include Chase's much younger wife, his son, and many others.
Star Hunter
Riecher
Star hunters are the space monsters who hunt helpless creatures for pleasure. One night couple of high school fotball players and their cheerleaders are returning home after the lost game. But, when their bus makes the wrong turn, they are going to meet those creatures, and the real game will begin.
Last Summer in the Hamptons
Thomas
Helena Mora, the head of an eccentric theatrical family, has decided to sell her large estate in the Hamptons because of her recent money troubles. Before she completes the sale, she wants to have one last gathering of family and friends, with dramatic performances. Bringing everyone together, though, creates rivalries and tension, especially for Oona, a temperamental but successful movie actress who seeks the approval of her creative peers.
Ensina-me a Viver
Amos Legrand
Based on the novel by Truman Capote, this often-witty coming-of-age drama looks at a young man growing up with an unusual family in the Deep South in the 1940s. Becoming an orphan in 1935, Collin moves to his dad's cousins Verena and Dolly. Verena is a rich, bossy businesswoman. Dolly, Collin and the maid revolt, moving to a tree house.
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
Himself - Actor
A biography of Darryl F. Zanuck, mogul and the power behind 20th Century Fox throughout the Golden Age.
The Alien Within
Dr. Henry Lazarus
Crew of an undersea mining platform falls prey to mysterious and dangerous parasite. The parasite has the ability to affect people's minds, so survivors can't be certain who is safe and who is infected.
Biography: Bette Davis — If Looks Could Kill
Self
Share the magical memories - and see clips from her Oscar winning performances - in this profile of the "First Lady of the American screen."
The Story of Lassie
Self
Documentary about canine superstar Lassie, combining film clips, still photographs, home movies, archival footage and on-camera interviews with many figures involved with the Lassie films or television series.
Angel 4: Undercover
Geoffrey Kagen
Angel, the high school student by day / hooker by night, has grown into a smart successful career woman. A prostitute is brutally murdered. The police dismiss it as "just another dead whore." Now Angel must take to the streets of Hollywood once again, seeking justice, using a weapon as deadly as any gun...her own body.
Reflexo Mortal
Dr. Lasky
A mysterious mirror is found hidden in a church orphanage, yet few realize its legacy of evil. When an innocent teen discovers that she is being stalked by her evil stepsister, the mirror's demonic power is again unleashed. As the mirror gains strength from the blood of the damned, the ultimate battle between good and evil begins. William Sanderson was the only actor from the first film to return for the second movie, albeit in a different role. The second film notably featured an early film appearance for Mark Ruffalo.
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
Jeremy Sennet
When a mentor and friend of Jennifer's dies, she and Jonathan return to the sleepy town where Jennifer once lived and worked as a reporter. Nearly immediately, they discover that all is not right within this picturesque town. The town's economic troubles pale next to the danger the Harts find themselves in as they try to sort out whether their friend's death was murder, and what sinister secrets may lie behind the truth.
Heads
Fibris Drake
A proofreader at a small-town newspaper decides to try to solve a series of decapitation murders, and reluctantly gets involved with the nutty daughter of his editor. Before long he discovers that he is the prime suspect in the murders.
Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic
Narrator
Documentary about the making of "Meet Me in St. Louis" (1944).
The Evil Inside Me
Pauly
The lines between past and present are mysteriously blurred when a successful real estate agent develops a strange fixation with a run-down, vacant house that was formally owned by an organized crime family. After he moves in, he is visited by a sexy ghost and begins to unravel the secrets of his former life in 1928... a past where passion and greed collide in the violent world of gangsters.
The Sands of Time
Alan Tucker
Three nuns are caught up in the midst of Spanish Civil War in the 1930s.
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
Self
Documentary on animator Chuck Jones.
Confusão em Dobro
Phillip Chamberlin
Criminoso deve ajudar seu irmão gêmeo, um policial, a encontrar anel de brilhantes roubado, para não acabar atrás das grades.
The Naked Target
Ernest Peabody
A New York executive is handcuffed to a precious briefcase to which only his Spanish contact holds the key and of which many others are in hot pursuit.
Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas
Narrator (voice)
This is the story about an ordinary someone, much like you or me, who is called upon to accomplish a very important task. Little Timmy the Angel is given the greatest honor in all of Heaven to deliver the jeweled crown to the newborn Prince. But he s sure they ve made a mistake. He s much too little for such a long journey. And who knows what frightful things lie ahead...
Lunáticos do Mar
Secretary Neighbor
An American submarine races to get a nuclear weapon before a Russian submarine.
Deadly Game
Dr. Aaron
A group of seven strangers, including a dancer, a doctor, a teacher, and a disgraced former football player, are brought together on an island owned by the mysterious Osirus. There they are told that at some point in their lives, they crossed Osirus and now must face his revenge. The seven must reach a boat on the opposite side of the island before Osirus and his hunters track them down and kill them.
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
Self
Hollywood's controversial creative genius, whose career spans multiple generations of moviegoers, is profiled in "Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper."
Um Amor de Anjo
Mr. Tatum
Quando uma rainha do baile morre em 1962, seu único meio de entrar no Céu é retornar à Terra em 1990. Infelizmente, uma de suas tarefas é descobrir o propósito de ter revivido.
Shakma: Fúria Assassina
Sorenson
Com orientação de um professor, um grupo de estudantes de medicina desenvolve uma droga capaz de reduzir a agressividade dos usuários. Eles testam o remédio em um babuíno, mas o efeito é inverso: o animal fica incontrolável. Reunidos em um momento de descanso do trabalho, os estudantes enfrentam a fúria do macaco.
The Color of Evening
Henry Seaton
An aging artist seeks his muse and a young lover in the form of a beautiful model.
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
Self
A film about the career and methods of the master silent comedy filmmaker.
A Grande Comédia
Judge
Kevin Bacon estrela esta comédia no papel de Nick Chapman, um jovem e promissor ator que acaba de chegar a Hollywood. Para alcançar o sucesso, ele tentará agradar a todos que puderem lhe ajudar a realizar seus sonhos de luxo e da fama. Mas o sabor do fracasso lhe ensinará uma dura lição.
Carmilla
Inspector Amos
Lonely young Marie and her father live on a plantation just before the Civil War. Their placid lives are invaded when they rescue a mysterious woman from a carriage wreck, and soon bodies start turning up with holes in their necks...
Assassinato no Colégio
Mr. Dante
Promotor de Justiça sai para caçar uns dias e recomenda à filha adolescente que não falte à escola. Logo no primeiro dia, é atingido por uma flecha. Sem saber de nada, a garota continua sua vida na escola, onde começam a acontecer uma série de assassinatos.
Hollywood on Horses
Himself
Hosted by celebrity horse enthusiast, Tab Hunter, visits the stables and homes of the Hollywood movie set, where you'll see first hand how Hollywood's biggest stars ride, train and discuss their passion for these magnificent animals.
Remo Williams: The Prophecy
This unsold television pilot was a sequel to the 1985 movie "Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins." Set one year after the events of that film (and loosely based on the plot of the novella "The Day Remo Died"), this TV pilot not only included footage from the 1985 film in its opening credits, but it also included a musical score from Craig Safan, who also scored the Remo feature film.
A Hora do Espanto 2
Peter Vincent
Em uma cidade americana, quatro vampiros se mudam para uma grande casa. Liderados pela sedutora Regine Dandridge (Julie Carmen), eles parecem ter um particular interesse em Charlie Brewster (William Ragsdale) e em Alex (Traci Lind), a namorada dele, pois Charlie matou um vampiro que era irmão de Regine, que agora planeja se vingar de Charlie.
Doin' Time on Planet Earth
Minister
Ryan Richmond is an eccentric teenager living with his mother, father, sister and brother in the Holiday Inn they own in Sunnyvale, Arizona, the prune capital of the world. Is it any wonder that he wants to go to Saudi Arabaia for college and leave Sunnyvale far, far behind? He spends his days at school with his sex-obsessed best friend Dan Forrester and lusts after Lisa Winston, the sexy lounge singer who his parents have hired to perform at the Holiday Inn. Stuck without a date for his brother's wedding to a senator's daughter, Ryan goes to a computer dating service, which asks him such questions as "Can you breathe foreign substances?" Soon, Ryan is told that he may be an alien stuck on Earth along with thousands of others. Soon, Charles and Edna Pinsky show up and tell him that he may an alien prince meant to lead his brethren home. And that's when things get out of control...
Um Salto Para a Felicidade
Executive Producer
Joanna Stayton contrata o carpinteiro Dean Proffitt para montar um armário em seu iate e se nega a paga-lo depois de pronto. Mas depois dela acidentalmente cair ao mar e perder a memória Dean vê uma oportunidade de se vingar
Um Salto Para a Felicidade
Andrew
Joanna Stayton contrata o carpinteiro Dean Proffitt para montar um armário em seu iate e se nega a paga-lo depois de pronto. Mas depois dela acidentalmente cair ao mar e perder a memória Dean vê uma oportunidade de se vingar
The Wind in the Willows
Ratty (voice)
The Irresponsible Toad is in a mess and needs help from his friends try and save Toad Hall.
Morte no Inverno
Mr. Murray
A fledgling actress is lured to a remote mansion for a screen-test, soon discovering she is actually a prisoner in the middle of a blackmail plot.
A Batalha Dos GoBots
Nuggit (voice)
Os GoBots, surpreendentes super-heróis transformados da televisão, estrelam seu primeiro longa-metragem, "GoBots: War of the Rock Lords". É ação de parede a parede e diversão de alta tecnologia enquanto os heróicos GoBots Guradian se juntam à batalha dos Rock Lords pelo controle da suprema super arma. E é melhor que eles se apressem, porque os piores inimigos de todos os tempos do Guardian GoBots, os Renegados, estão dispostos a usar a super arma para seus propósitos malignos.
A Hora do Espanto
Peter Vincent
O estudante do ensino médio Charley Brewster descobre acidentalmente a verdadeira e assustadora natureza de Jerry Dandrige, seu elegante e enigmático novo vizinho, mas ninguém parece disposto a acreditar nele.
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
Prince John
The evil brother of Richard the Lionheart is holding the king for ransom, and only Robin Hood and his band of merry men can save him...for a small fee, of course.
Rapunzel
Narrator
A sinister witch steals the baby of a simple candlemaker and his wife and names her Rapunzel. Determined to keep Rapunzel for herself, the witch locks her up in a tall tower all alone, with no way in or out except by climbing her long, braided hair. Wonders and dangers occur when the girl meets a handsome prince.
This Girl For Hire
Manfred Hayes
In this pilot for a proposed TV series, B.T. Brady is a flippant, but somewhat klutzy female private detective in Hollywood who sets out to solve the murder of a obnoxious mystery writer. Along the way, Brady gets help from her flamboyant mother Zandra, a washed-up actress, as well as Brady's live-in boyfriend Wolfe who runs a memorabilia shop.
Os Donos do Amanhã
Terry Corrigan
Andy é um novo professor em uma escola do centro da cidade que é como nada que ele já viu antes. Há detectores de metal na porta da frente e tudo é basicamente dirigido por um garoto durão chamado Peter Stegman. Em breve, Andy e Stegman se tornarão inimigos e Stegman não fará nada para proteger seus negócios de território e tráfico de drogas.
Twilight Theater
Television parody. Sketches include: Women Who Have Made It With Me, No-Arms Bandits, Pee-Wee's Playhouse, & Funky High School. Features a performance by Riders in the Sky & Devo's "Beautiful World" music video. Also, excerpts from Tom Tom Club's "Genius of Love" video, & QUASI AT THE QUACKADERO.
Mae West
Rene Valentine
Biography of the curvaceous and sharp-witted actress who scandalized Broadway and Hollywood in the 1920s-30s with her frank approach to sex.
Assassinato Num Dia de Sol
Rex Brewster
Quem poderia ter estrangulado a famosa estrela da Broadway, enquanto ela despreocupadamente descansava nas areias de uma praia localizada em exclusiva ilha no Mediterrâneo? Conhecendo-se Agatha Christie, a resposta só pode ser... Todos!! Esta é a quarta, e provavelmente a melhor, produção de Brabourne/Goodwin, que começou com "Assassinato no Expresso Oriente" (1974), baseada em história da Rainha do Crime. Hercule Poirot tem, então, mais um caso a resolver. Um excelente elenco participa deste filme, James Mason e Sylvia Miles, como dois produtores da Broadway que a vítima humilharia, Roddy McDowall como um colunista social que vê em uma biografia da explosiva artista a sua tímida e ciumenta esposa. Além, é claro , de Peter Ustinov como o grande Hercule Poirot. A música de Cole Porter completa o pedigree deste filme que não só é um excelente filme de suspense como também um bom exemplo de como manter o clima de mistério sem apelar para a violência excessiva.
Hollywood’s Children
Self - Narrator (voice)
A documentary about child actors in Hollywood, exploring their history from the early days of film.
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
Self / Rex Brewster
Director Guy Hamilton and several of the stars of Agatha Christie's "Evil Under The Sun" walk you through the making of the film.
The Million Dollar Face
Derek Kenyon
Tony Curtis stars as a cosmetics company CEO, beset with infighting, intrigue and infidelity.
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
Gillespie
Famous detective Charlie Chan is called out of retirement to help a San Francisco detective solve a mysterious series of murders. With his bumbling grandson as his sidekick, Chan also encounters an old nemesis known as the Dragon Queen who is the prime suspect.
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
Galen
When the astronauts Burke and Virdon, with their chimp companion Galen, are captured in a fishing village that employs human slave labor, they must prove their worth as fishermen or be sacrificed to the 'gods of the sea,' or what the men call sharks. Escaping from the forced labor camp, the trio become involved in a plot to develop a glider to drop a fragmentation bomb on the gorilla council. [The fifth of five telefilms edited from episodes of the 1974 TV series; this film combines the episodes "Tomorrow's Tide" and "Up Above the World So High"]
Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes
Galen
When fugitive human astronaut Virdon is shot, his chimp companion Galen must charm an old flame into accepting that a book on human surgery is no hoax. Meanwhile, their friend Burke is captured by the ape authorities and is to be brainwashed by a brilliant ape scientist named Wanda. [The fourth of five telefilms edited from episodes of the 1974 TV series; this film combines the episodes "The Surgeon" and "The Interrogation"]
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
Galen
The fugitives Burke, Virdon and Galen try to save the life of a human blacksmith and his son, whome gorilla leader Urko has threatened with death should his horse lose another race. The trio also attempt to expose a crooked gorilla by framing him in a plot to kill Urko. [The third of five telefilms edited from episodes of the 1974 TV series; this film combines the episodes "The Horse Race" and "The Tyrant"]
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
Galen
Human astronauts Burke and Virdon, with their chimp companion Galen, are forced to become involved in the strange gladiatorial games of the district run by prefect Tolar. The trio escape the gorilla police and find an abandoned government research project with a computer containing a vast amount of recording information about the old human-ruled world. [The second of five telefilms edited from episodes of the 1974 TV series; this film combines the episodes "The Gladiators" and "The Legacy"]
Back to the Planet of the Apes
Galen
Astronauts Pete Burke and Allan Virdon crash on Earth in the far future and are captured by the apes. The men befriend a chimp named Galen who helps them to escape. In the hopes of finding a way to get back to their own time, the astronauts search for a computer in an eathquake-threatened city, with which they will be able to access their flight records. [The first of five telefilms edited from episodes of the 1974 TV series; this film combines the episodes "Escape from Tomorrow" and "The Trap"]
O Retorno do Rei
Samwise Gamgee (voice)
Este filme adapta o livro final da trilogia O Senhor dos Anéis, onde os hobbits Frodo e Samwise, lutam para atravessar a terra estéril de Mordor para destruir o Anel Governante na Montanha da Perdição. Ao mesmo tempo, Gandalf e seus companheiros lutam uma desesperada batalha contra as forças de Sauron em Minas Tirith, mas Sauron parece ter a vantagem, enquanto a fonte de seu poder, o Um Anel, lentamente ameaça corromper seus portadores.
As Lembranças de Eva Ryker
MacFarland
Durante trinta anos Eva Ryker tem lutado contra um inimigo cruel e inteligente. O inimigo é sua própria mente e é a chave para um assassinato e milhões. Uma jovem passou sua vida atormentada pela morte de sua mãe, que estava em um navio torpedeado durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Quando seu pai contrata um investigador para analisar as circunstâncias da morte da mãe há 30 anos, desencadeia uma nova onda de turbulência emocional para a jovem.
Scavenger Hunt
Jenkins
An eccentric games inventor dies and leaves behind an inheritance worth hundreds of millions of dollars - which will only be given to the person or team, amongst his family and hired help, who wins a madcap scavenger hunt.
O Buraco Negro
V.I.N.CENT. (voice) (uncredited)
Nave americana em viagem de pesquisas encontra cientista louco que tem sua espaçonave estacionada à beira de um buraco negro. Um capitão insano os captura e está determinado a levá-los ao vácuo espacial, numa viagem sem volta.
Hart to Hart
Dr. Peterson
In this pilot film, a friend of Jonathan Hart's is killed in a motor accident just after he has left a health farm, apparently committing suicide. There was no warning of him being troubled so the Harts go undercover to find out what happened at the farm.
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
Chuck the Robot (voice)
A day-in-the-life documentary with Garry Marshall. Marshall was an executive producer for ABC and was responsible for such hit shows as Laverne and Shirley, Happy Days, and Mork and Mindy. This tape features several behind the scenes segments from these shows' productions. Marshall is also interviewed about the nature of television production and comedy.
The Immigrants
Mark Levy
A young Italian immigrant who loses everything in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake starts over again and builds up a shipping empire, but doesn't find the happiness he thought would come with wealth until he takes up with a young Chinese girl.
Círculo de Ferro
White Robe
In a mystical desert kingdom, young martial arts fighter Cord loses a contest to determine who will journey to take the powerful Book of All Knowedge from Zetan, an evil wizard. Despite his lack of a sponsor, Cord's rule-breaking nature leads him to try retrieving the book anyway. Help is offered by a mysterious blind man who gives advice as Cord fights his way through multiple opponents, discovering more about himself as he gets closer to Zetan.
O Gato Que Veio do Espaço
Mr. Stallwood
Espaçonave com um alienígena semelhante a um gato sofre acidente, o que o obriga a descer na Terra e encontrar alguém que conserte sua engenhoca. Usando um colar especial, ele consegue se comunicar com humanos e acaba se unindo ao Dr. Frank (Ken Berry).
Ele Vai Ter um Bebê
Gypsy Grandmother / Dr. D & C Fishbine
Lionel's life turns around after a one-night stand on top of a pinball table... he becomes the world's first pregnant man!
Alienígenas na Terra
Doctor Mellon
Loner teenager Billy Duncan stumbles across a lost alien ray gun while wandering the desert one day. Billy uses the destructive weapon to get revenge on his enemies, but quickly finds himself beginning to turn into a violent, alien creature who destroys anyone who offends him.
The Thief of Baghdad
Hasan
A resourceful thief helps a handscome prince fight an evil wizard and win the hand of a beautiful princess.
Inundação
Mr. Franklin
Two helicopter pilots rush aid to a small town devastated by a flood following the collapse of an aging dam.
Sixth and Main
Skateboard
Monica Cord is planning to write a book about the homeless. She observes the men who attend a rescue mission and shelter in downtown Los Angeles. Monica becomes intrigued by one particular derelict, a tall, quiet man known only as John Doe.
O Embrião
Frank Riley
Um cientista fazendo experimentos com um feto humano descobre um método para acelerar o feto em um adulto maduro em apenas alguns dias.
Era Uma Vez em Hollywood, parte II
(archive footage)
É a sequência de Era Uma Vez em Hollywood, de 1974. A produção mostra uma retrospectiva dos principais filmes produzidos pela MGM dentre os períodos de 1930 a 1950. Neste segundo documentário, arquivistas destacaram números musicais pouco conhecidos dos arquivos da MGM, e também tributos a alguns dos times de comédia mais famosos da MGM, como os Irmãos Marx, e Laurel e Hardy, duplas românticas como Spencer Tracy e Katharine Hepburn, e uma montagem de estrelas icônicas como Clark Gable, Mickey Rooney, John Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Joan Crawford, Jean Harlow, James Stewart, Lana Turner e Greta Garbo. Gene Kelly e Fred Astaire apresentam o filme e Kelly dirigiu as cenas introdutórias, como a volta dele à Paris, na qual foi rodada dois dos filmes mais famosos da MGM "Sinfonia de Paris" e "Gigi".
It's Showtime
Self (archive footage)
A collection of film clips profiling animal actors.
Mowgli's Brothers
Mowgli (voice)
Mowgli's Brothers is a 1976 television animated special created by legendary animator Chuck Jones. It is based from the first chapter of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book of the same name. The special was narrated by Roddy McDowall who does all the male characters in the film. It originally aired on CBS on February 11, 1976.
Mean Johnny Barrows
Tony Da Vince
A Vietnam veteran gets caught in a mob war with a couple of double-crossers.
A Foquinha Branca
Narrator
Um pequena foca branca procura um refúgio longe dos homens para todos de sua espécie.
Funny Lady - A Garota Genial
Bobby Moore
Na Nova York dos anos 1930, em pleno período da Depressão, a entertainer Fanny Brice divorcia-se do jogador Nick para se casar com o compositor Billy Rose. Juntos, eles se esforçam para manter o sucesso tanto no palco quanto na vida privada. Continuação de "Funny Girl - A Garota Genial".
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
Self
Vintage 1975 documentary about the life of movie queen Elizabeth Taylor hosted by Peter Lawford, and featuring appearances by actors Roddy McDowall and Rock Hudson, directors Richard Brooks and Vincente Minnelli, Elizabeth's mother Sara Taylor, costumer Helen Rose, and producer Sam Marx.
Fuga Alucinada
George Stanton (uncredited)
Down-on-their-luck racers Larry and Deke steal from a supermarket manager to buy a car that will help them advance their racing chances. Their escape does not go as planned when Larry's one-night stand, Mary, tags along for the ride.
The Elevator
Marvin Ellis
A claustrophobic armed robber, fleeing from his latest job, finds himself trapped with a group of people between floors in a high-rise building's elevator that is teetering on collapse.
Milagre na Rua 34
Dr. Sawyer
Em plena época do Natal, Suzan, uma garotinha muito inteligente e esperta, afirma que Papai Noel não existe. Porém, um senhor muito bondoso é contratado para trabalhar como Papai Noel na loja de brinquedos em que sua mãe trabalha. Porém, o que ninguém podia esperar é que o velhinho afirma ser o verdadeiro Papai Noel que está ali justamente para provar para a garotinha e para muitas pessoas que ele é real.
Arnold
Robert
Karen marries Arnold at his funeral and continues to get his money as long as she stays by his coffin. Meanwhile, various oddball relatives after Arnold's wealth are being killed in a creative variety of ways.
A Casa da Noite Eterna
Benjamin Franklin Fischer
Depois de comprar uma mansão famosa por ser mal-assombrada, o Sr. Deutch propõe ao médium físico Benjamin Fischer, à medium psíquica Florence Tanner e ao físico Lionel Barrett que passem uma semana na mansão estudando a veracidade das lendas que a envolvem.
A Batalha do Planeta dos Macacos
Caesar
Após derrotar os humanos opressores, Caesar (Roddy MacDowall) precisa agora manter a paz entre homens e macacos. Só que o general Aldo (Claude Atkins) vê a situação de uma maneira diferente, o que provoca um guerra civil entre os macacos. Paralelamente, alguns humanos sobreviventes descobrem como entrar na cidade dos macacos e elaboram um meio de retomar o controle do planeta.
Roy Bean - O Homem da Lei!
Frank Gass
O legislador fora-da-lei e auto nomeado, juiz Roy Bean, governa um pedaço vazio do Oeste que gradualmente se desenvolve, sob seu punho de ferro, em uma cidade próspera, enquanto ele distribui sua própria marca peculiar de justiça fronteiriça sobre estranhos que passam. (e 16 - Estimado 16 Anos)
O Destino do Poseidon
Acres
Em virtude de um maremoto, um transatlântico de luxo é atingido na véspera de Ano Novo por uma onda gigantesca, fazendo-o virar totalmente. Os sobreviventes do choque inicial são liderados pelo reverendo Frank Scott e tentam escapar de qualquer maneira da embarcação.
A Conquista do Planeta dos Macacos
Caesar
Uma praga exterminou os cães e os gatos da face da Terra, o que fez com que os macacos se tornassem animais de estimação. Eles são tratados como escravos, o que revolta Caesar (Roddy McDowall), o filho de Cornelius e Zira, que perdeu os pais ainda cedo e foi criado pelo dono de um circo. Ele passa a liderar uma rebelião dos macacos contra os humanos.
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
Albert Soames
A Bronx working girl is drawn into an elaborate extortion plot after being kidnapped by a gang of sophisticated con men who force her, because of her remarkable resemblance, to impersonate a wealthy socialite. Based on E.V. Cunningham's (Howard Fast's) novel, "Shirley."
A Taste of Evil
Dr. Michael Lomas
On her way home from a stay at a mental institution after a traumatic rape, a woman realizes that someone is deliberately trying to drive her insane.
Se Minha Cama Voasse
Mr. Jelk
Uma aprendiz de feiticeira chamada Englantine Price, acaba tendo de cuidar de três crianças sapecas. Logo, elas se vêem a bordo de uma cama voadora, com maçanetas mágicas que abrem as portas para uma aventura fantástica atrás da outra. O quarteto finalmente une forças com um divertido professo, para procurar um antigo amuleto que poderia salvar o país de terríveis invasores.
Terror in the Sky
Dr. Ralph Baird
On a transcontinental flight, the flight crew suffer from food poisoning and become incapacitated. Now it's up to one of the passengers to safely land the plane.
A Fuga do Planeta dos Macacos
Cornelius
Dois cientistas símios, Cornelius (Roddy McDowall) e Zira (Kim Hunter) - na verdade havia mais um, Milo (Sal Mineo), que morreu acidentalmente - retornam no tempo e chegam no século XX, em Los Angeles. Quando eles revelam sua habilidade para falar primeiramente são tratados como curiosidade, mas depois como uma grande ameaça, quando o governo crê na história que a Terra será dominada por chimpanzés e assim tenta evitar o nascimento do bebê de Zira.
Garotas Lindas aos Montes
Mr. Proffer
Um capitão da polícia investiga uma série de assassinatos de adolescentes em um colégio da Califórnia. Há um assassinato em uma escola de ensino médio da Califórnia, onde estudantes femininas são alvos de um assassino em série desconhecido, um professor casado esconde suas aventuras com jovens estudantes e um homem desajeitado fica frustrado com a infinidade de garotas desinibidas e despreocupadas.
A Balada de Tam Lin
Director
Based upon the Celtic legend Tam Lin, a young man is bewitched by a beautiful, heartless, aging sorceress to become her lover. When his attention wanders to a lovely girl, he is doomed to ritual sacrifice by the sorceress.
De Volta ao Planeta dos Macacos
Cornelius (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tentando resgatar Taylor, que desapareceu na missão anterior, Brent um outro astronauta, atravessa uma fenda do tempo e chega até 3955 D.C. Porém sua nave se espatifa no mesmo planeta em que Taylor desapareceu. Ao ir para a Zona Proibida, Brent gradativamente vê que aquilo são os escombros de Nova York. Paralelamente os símios resolvem atacar a Zona Proibida, que Brent ao explorar descobre uma raça de mutantes, que se comunicam telepaticamente e que adoram uma bomba atômica, que é capaz de destruir a Terra inteira.
Night Gallery
Jeremy Evans
This anthology telefilm aired on NBC on November 8, 1969, and tells three strange tales: "The Cemetery," directed by Boris Sagal; "Eyes," directed by Steven Spielberg; and "The Escape Route," directed by Barry Shear. This film also served as a backdoor pilot for the TV series of the same name, which premiered on December 16, 1970.
Angel, Angel, Down We Go
Santoro
The overweight debutante daughter of the world's wealthiest couple falls in with a gang of tripped out, skydiving pseudo-reactionary pop stars, who take their beliefs of the American ideal to profoundly impossible heights.
Midas Run
Wister
A veteran secret service officer from Britain hijacks a government shipment of $15 million of gold out of an irritation for never being knighted.
Hello Down There
Nate Ashbury
Given the chance to live in a simulated underwater home for a month, a scientist convinces his family to take advantage of the offer. Once the family agrees to move in, underwater mayhem occurs!
5 Card Stud
Nick Evers
Quando um apostador é flagrado roubando na mesa de pôquer de Van Morgan, o trapaceiro é enforcado pelos oponentes. Morgan deixa a cidade, mas retorna ao saber que os agressores começaram a morrer um a um.
O Planeta dos Macacos
Cornelius
George Taylor, um astronauta americano, viaja por séculos em estado de hibernação. Ao acordar, ele e seus companheiros se vêem em um planeta dominado por macacos, no qual os humanos são tratados como escravos e nem mesmo tem o dom da fala.
Cricket on the Hearth
Cricket Crocket (voice)
This animated musical version of Charles Dickens' classic tale tells the story of a poor toymaker and his daughter whom a helpful cricket named Crocket befriends on Christmas morning.
The Cool Ones
Tony Krum
A young, millionaire rock promoter creates a new boy/girl team for his teen TV dance show. Will the ambitious go-go dancer and has-been pop star fall in love for real?
Califórnia, Terra do Ouro
Bullwhip Griffin
Em 1849, o mordomo do garoto Jack Flagg, Bullwhip Griffin, vai atrás de seu jovem patrão quando este decide partir rumo à Califórnia para procurar um tesouro perdido. Juntos, encontram perigos e pessoas que também deixam sua marca nesta grande aventura, como a bela irmã de Jack, Arabella
The Defector
Agent Adams
An American scientist is sent by the CIA to East Germany to retrieve a secret microfilm from a Soviet scientist interested in defecting to the West but the Stasi secret police's surveillance complicates matters.
It!
Arthur Pimm
After a warehouse fire, museum director Grove and assistant Pimm find everything destroyed, only one statue withstood the fire mysteriously undamaged. Suddenly Grove is lying dead on the ground, killed by the statue? Pimm finds out that the cursed statue has been created by Rabbi Loew in 16th century and will withstand every human attempt to destroy it. Pimm decides to use it to his own advantage.
Lord Love a Duck
Alan Musgrave
From his prison cell, young Alan Musgrave relates his experiences of the previous year dedicated to fulfilling every whim of beautiful and self-absorbed high school senior Barbara Ann Greene.
À Procura do Destino
Walter Baines
A girl on the road to stardom fights the dehumanizing effects of Hollywood life.
Aquele Gato Danado
Gregory Benson
O gato D.C. aparece em casa com um relógio de pulso no pescoço e um pedido de ajuda nele. Desconfiada, Patti, a dona do felino, fala com o FBI acreditando que o item é de Margaret, sequestrada recentemente. Ela então se junta ao agente Zeke Kelso e seu bichinho de estimação para investigar o caso. .
O Ente Querido
D.J. Jr.
Newly arrived in Hollywood from England, Dennis Barlow finds he has to arrange his uncle's interment at the highly-organised and very profitable Whispering Glades funeral parlour. His fancy is caught by one of their cosmeticians, Aimee Thanatogenos. But he has three problems - the strict rules of owner Blessed Reverand Glenworthy, the rivalry of embalmer Mr Joyboy, and the shame of now working himself at The Happy Hunting Ground pets' memorial home.
The Third Day
Oliver Parsons
A man stumbles out of a car crash with no memory of what transpired. Everyone who he meets suggests that he is a ruthless man with an aggressive temper. Could he be deliberately blocking out memories of his past?
A Maior História de Todos os Tempos
Matthew
A vida de Jesus de Nazaré (Max von Sydow). Seu nascimento, as pregações, milagres, julgamento, crucificação e ressurreição.
Shock Treatment
Martin Ashley
A private investigator endures the rigors of an insane asylum in order to locate $1 million in stolen loot.
Cleópatra
Octavian - Caesar Augustus
O filme narra a ascensão e o declínio de Cleópatra, rainha do Egito, sua luta para defender o império das ambições políticas e territoriais de Roma e seu relacionamento com Júlio César e Marco Antônio.
O Poder e a Glória
Mestizo
Based on Graham Greene's novel about a flawed but devoted priest in 1930s Mexico who attempts to perform his duties while eluding a police lieutenant determined to capture him.
O Mais Longo dos Dias
Pvt. Morris
O maior ataque que o mundo já viu, acontecido no dia 6 de junho, ficou conhecido como o Dia D e desbancou o domínio nazista na Europa. A ofensiva, que envolveu mais de 3 milhões de homens, foi uma das mais ousadas e sangrentas estratégias militares da era moderna e marcou o início do fim da Segunda Guerra Mundial. Vencedor dos Oscar de Fotografia em Preto e Branco e Efeitos Especiais, foi indicado ainda à outras três categorias: Filme, Montagem e Direção de Arte em Preto e Branco.
A Teia de Renda Negra
Malcolm
Em Londres, a dona de casa americana Katherine "Kit" Preston (Doris Day) está casada há três meses com o executivo americano Anthony "Tony" Preston. Em um dia nublado, enquanto caminhava em um parque, Kit é ameaçada por uma voz que lhe diz que ela vai ser assassinada no final do mês. No dia seguinte, Kit recebe um telefonema do assediador e então ela vai com Tony até a Scotland Yard, mas Inspector Byrnes acredita que Kit está inventando história para receber mais atenção de Tony. Kit hospeda sua tia Bea que veio visita-la, mas só Kit atende as chamadas telefônicas do assediador. Será que Kit está ficando louca?
Os Subterrâneos da Noite
Yuri Gilgoric
A disillusioned writer explores the subterranean depths of San Francisco's North Beach district.
The Tempest
Ariel
Prospero, the deposed Duke of Milan, who lives in exile on a remote island as a sorcerer, uses his powers to shipwreck his usurper brother on the island.
Heart of Darkness
Charles Marlow
A trading company manager travels up an African river to find a missing outpost head and discovers the depth of evil in humanity's soul.
Da Terra Nascem os Homens
Hannassey Watchman (uncredited)
Duas famílias de fazendeiros texanos, lutam durante anos pela posse de um sítio pequeno, de onde vem água necessária a seus rebanhos e plantações. A personagem principal é a Terra e, como pano de fundo os grandes latifúndios do Texas, motivo pelo qual este primoroso filme foi fotografado em tela larga, pelo processo Technirama. Faroeste de alto nível, dirigido pela mão segura de Wyler, com elenco vigoroso, trilha sonora e música excepcional de Jerome Moross. Oscar de coadjuvante para Burl Ives.
The Steel Fist
Eric Kardin
In an Iron Curtain country an idealistic student goes on the run from the Communist authorities.
Big Timber
Associate Producer
A young man goes to work in a logging camp to fulfill a boyhood ambition and a jealous loggers rigs things to make him appear to be an incompetent bungler. But he proves himself successfully conveying an injured workman to the hospital in a careening truck, whose brakes have been tampered with, down a mountainside.
Big Timber
Jimmy
A young man goes to work in a logging camp to fulfill a boyhood ambition and a jealous loggers rigs things to make him appear to be an incompetent bungler. But he proves himself successfully conveying an injured workman to the hospital in a careening truck, whose brakes have been tampered with, down a mountainside.
Everybody's Dancin'
Roddy McDowall
Dance-hall owner Dick Lane is in dire need of some big-name acts or he will lose his business. Several country-western stars come to his rescue by agreeing to appear on a TV special to be broadcast from his club.
Killer Shark
Ted White
A college student takes a break and goes out to sea with his father, the captain of a shark-hunting boat. When his inexperience results in an accident in which his father and a crewman are badly injured, he tries to make up for it by rounding up another crew and going back out on the hunt. However, things don't turn out quite the way he planned.
Black Midnight
Scott Jordan
A young man with a love of horses, Scott Jordan (Roddy McDowall) lives on the family ranch with his uncle Bill (Damian O’Flynn). When he buys a wild stallion from his black-sheep cousin Daniel (Rand Brooks), Scott names the horse Midnight and does his best to tame him. But when the sheriff (Sky King’s Kirby Grant) suspects the stallion was stolen and Daniel’s plan to get rid of the horse ends with a man being trampled, Scott must prove Midnight acted in self-defense before his uncle destroys him. The fourth of six films McDowall coproduced and starred in for Monogram Pictures, Black Midnight was directed by Oscar “Budd” Boetticher, whose seven Westerns with Randolph Scott are considered classics of the genre.
Tuna Clipper
Alec MacLennan
Hoping to become a lawyer, Alec (Roddy McDowall) becomes a tuna fisherman in order to pay a debt. This turn of events puts Alec on the outs with his taciturn family. Eventually, the lad proves himself on all fronts, and is welcomed back into the family fold.
Kidnapped
David Balfour
In Scotland in 1752, seventeen-year-old David Balfour is cheated out of his birthright by his evil uncle Ebenezer.
Macbeth: Reinado de Sangue
Malcolm
A Scottish warlord and his wife murder their way to a pair of crowns.
Rocky
Chris Hammond
Out fishing one day, painter John Hammond and his son Chris come across Bert Hillman, the foreman of a local ranch. He and his ranch hand are searching for a wild dog that killed one of their sheep. They find the animal and kill it, along with one of its puppies, but after they leave Hammond and his son discover another puppy still alive. They take it home and call it Rocky. John believes that a dog descended from sheep-killers will himself become a sheep-killer someday, but e gives his son a chance to raise and train the dog, hoping that he can train the killer instinct from it. Unfortunately, local farmers have reported an epidemic of sheep-killings, and they suspect that Rocky is responsible for them.
Holiday in Mexico
Stanley Owen
Christine Evans, the fifteen-year-old daughter of the widowed American ambassador to Mexico Jeffrey Evans, believes that she is no longer a young girl and that she has fully matured into adulthood. Eager to make her mark in the sophisticated world of foreign diplomats living in Mexico, Christine appoints herself as organizer of her father's social activities and takes over the planning of a big garden party he will be hosting. Because he loves his daughter,
Molly and Me
Jimmy Graham
A vivacious actress needing work becomes a housekeeper for a crusty retired politician, and gives his life the shaking-up that it needs.
Thunderhead - Son of Flicka
Ken McLaughlin
A young boy tries to train Thunderhead, a beautiful white colt and the son of his beloved Flicka, to be a champion race horse.
As Chaves do Reino
Francis Chisholm, as a boy
Um jovem sacerdote, padre Chisholm é enviado à China para estabelecer uma paróquia católica entre chineses não cristãos. Enquanto seu amigo de infância, também sacerdote, prospera em seu chamado como um sacerdote em uma área mais cristã do mundo, padre Chisholm luta muito. Ele encontra hostilidade, isolamento, doenças, pobreza e uma variedade de contratempos que o humilham, mas que o tornam mais determinado do que nunca em ter sucesso. Durante um período de muitos anos ele ganha a aceitação e uma crescente congregação entre os chineses, por sua calma determinação, compreensão e paciência.
Evocação
John Ashwood II as a Boy
American Susan travels with her father to England for a vacation. Invited to a society ball, Susan meets Sir John Ashwood and marries him after a whirlwind romance. However, she never quite adjusts to life as a new member of the British gentry. At the outbreak of World War I, John is sent to the trenches and never returns. When her son goes off to fight in World War II, Susan fears the same tragic fate may befall him too.
Lassie: A Força do Coração
Joe Carraclough
A cadela Lassie é vendida por sua família, que está com sérios problemas financeiros. Não satisfeita, Lassie viaja 1.000 milhas para retornar à casa de seus verdadeiros donos. Baseado no romance de Eric Knight.
Minha Amiga Flicka
Ken McLaughlin
Ken (Roddy McDowall) é um menino muito sonhador. Ele acaba de voltar do colégio interno para o rancho de seus pais, que sobrevivem de valiosos cavalos. Só que o garoto traz uma notícia nada agradável: ele tirou notas baixas e vai ter que repetir a quinta série, para o desgosto de seu pai, Rob (Preston Foster). A mãe de Ken, Nell (Rita Johnson), consegue convencer Rob a deixar o menino escolher um cavalo para si, a fim de lhe dar um senso de responsabilidade. Ken então escolhe o cavalo que sempre sonhou: uma potra selvagem e arisca, a quem chama de Flicka, desagradando, novamente, o seu pai, já que ela é o animal mais selvagem de todo o rancho e muito difícil de ser domado.
Abandonados
Ronnie Cavanaugh
Ao viajar na França durante a invasão nazista de 1940, um inglês acaba tendo que cuidar de um grupo de crianças refugiadas.
On the Sunny Side
Hugh Aylesworth
Because of the war, a 12-year-old boy from England, Hugh, is sent to live with the Andrews family in Ohio. Don, the Andrews' 11-year-old son, eagerly accepts the English boy, and is happy when his school-friends do the same. But his isn't so happy when things begin to change when his father fore-goes their evening game of Chinese Checkers to play chess with Hugh, and Hugh shows himself to be a formidable scholar, and impresses Don's girlfriend Betty, and becomes more popular with the boys than Don was...and Don is beginning to think that Hugh is too much of a good thing. Don gets downright depressed and decides to run away. Uh, oh, here comes Hugh.
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Benjamin - as a Boy
Sir Arthur Blake has inherited title and lands from his brother. He also has his orphaned nephew Benjamin working for him as a bonded servant. While he believes the lad was born out of wedlock and so cannot claim the inheritance, he is taking no chances. Benjamin eventually rebels against his uncle and sets sail to try and make his fortune. This may enable him to return to prove his claim to being the rightful heir to the estate.
Correspondente Especial
Albert Perkins
Newsman Mitch and teletype operator Jennifer, whose job is to see he doesn't send inappropriate stuff out of the country, dodge bombs during the blitz of London while falling in love.
Como Era Verde o Meu Vale
Huw Morgan
Aos 60 anos, Huw Morgan relembra sua vida quando garoto (Roddy McDowall) em uma pequena cidade mineradora. Suas reminiscências revelam a desintegração da unida família Morgan e de seus dedicados pais (Donald Crisp e Sara Allgood), enquanto capta os sentimentos e problemas daquele tempo. Maureen O’Hara e Walter Pidgeon co-estrelam este aclamado clássico das telas nesta história sobre sonhos, lutas e triunfos de uma família.
This England
Hugo
Set in Claverly Village, it follows the fortunes of the Rookebys (Clements) and the ne'r-do-well Appleyards (Williams) from the time of the Normans, 1588, 1804, 1914, and 1940. Made to support morale during the war, its message is basically that you can't suppress the British; they've been there since the beginning; they'll be there to the end.
O Homem Que Quis Matar Hitler
Vaner
British hunter Thorndike vacationing in Bavaria has Hitler in his gun sight. He is captured, beaten, left for dead, and escapes back to London where he is hounded by German agents and aided by a young woman.
You Will Remember
Young Bob Slater
Biography of popular English composer Leslie Stuart (Robert Morley), who rose to fame through performances of his songs by the tenor Ellaline Terriss (Dorothy Hyson). The peak of Stuart's success in the early 1900s is followed by poverty and obscurity with the arriving Jazz Age. In debtor's prison, Stuart is rescued by friends from happier times, and achieves a comeback in British music halls shortly before his death.
Saloon Bar
Boy
A bookmaker with a fancy for detective work attempts to prevent the execution of a potentially innocent man.
Just William
Ginger
A rascal child recruits his friends as assistants to help his father to get elected to the city council. Sadly, the children accidentally helped two jewel thieves to escape. They feel sorry about this, and then, to redeem themselves, the kids begin investigating a rival candidates conspiracy. Their involvement causes the boy's father to win the elections.
Poison Pen
Choirboy
The inhabitants of a peaceful village begin receiving mysterious hate mail penned by someone with malicious thoughts.
Convict 99
Jimmy
A disgraced school master, Benjamin Twist, is mistaken for a tough prison governor and assigned the charge of a prison for particularly hardened criminals. Believing he is being sent to a school rather than a prison, he celebrates accordingly only to find that his drunkenness accidently lands him on the wrong side of the prison bars. The Governorship is eventually restored to him, and he sets about popularising himself amongst the convicts by turning a blind eye to their shady dealings.
I See Ice
Boy on train
George Bright is a props man in an ice ballet company, and a keen amateur photographer who accidentally snaps crooks at work. Comic complications ensue....
Murder in the Family
Peter Osborne
After a wealthy woman is killed, her extended family all fall under suspicion of murder.