Laurence Naismith

Laurence Naismith

Рождение : 1908-12-14, Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, UK

Смерть : 1992-06-05

История

Laurence Naismith (14 December 1908 – 5 June 1992) was an English actor. Naismith appeared in films such as Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Richard III (1955), Jason and the Argonauts (1963), Sink the Bismarck! (1960), Carrington VC (1954) and as Captain Edward Smith of the RMS Titanic in A Night to Remember (1958). He appeared on Broadway in the musical Here's Love in 1963 and played the non-singing role of Merlin in the 1967 film version of the musical Camelot. In 1965 he guest-starred as barber Gilly Bright in episode 25, "The Threat" of 12 O-Clock High (TV series). He was Judge Fulton in the TV series The Persuaders! (1971), with Tony Curtis and Roger Moore. He also starred in a children's ghost film The Amazing Mr Blunden (1972). He portrayed Emperor of Austria Franz Joseph in the BBC production Fall of Eagles (1974). Naismith played the Prince of Verona in the BBC Television Shakespeare version of Romeo & Juliet. Outside of acting he was the landlord of the Rowbarge pub at Woolhampton, Berkshire and a keen cricket fan. Naismith married, in 1939, Vera Bocca of Horden, County Durham. Description above from the Wikipedia article Laurence Naismith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Laurence Naismith
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Фильмы

I Remember Nelson
Rev. Edmund Nelson
Vice Adm. Horatio Nelson's remarkable naval career and troubled personal affairs are brought to life in this miniseries, which tells his famous story through the narratives of those who knew him best.
Ромео и Джульетта
Prince Escalus
Телефильм, сделанный BBC в рамках цикла «Все пьесы Шекспира». То есть - представление англичан о том, как должен выглядеть "образцовый Шекспир"
The Last Appointment!
Judge Fulton
Two episodes of the TV series "The Persuaders" joined into a movie. Two playboys, Brett Sinclair (Roger Moore) and Danny Wilde (Tony Curtis), investigate crimes.
The Switch
Judge Fulton
Our heroes find themselves at the famed Cannes Film Festival to help foil a plot to murder a former American union boss cum government witness, Kyle Sander. Suspects include the beautiful Marissa and boyfriend, who have a few surprises in store. Lord Sinclair and Danny then travel to Switzerland, where they have to help an elderly Duchess protect her jewels by finding proof of past marriage to a prince.
London Conspiracy
Judge Fulton
Life is never dull where Lord Brett Sinclair and Danny Wilde are concerned. But who would expect dire danger, hilarious though it may be, to face them in one of Brett's baronial homes? Even more unexpectedly, murder and black magic take place when Danny decides to own his own little piece of England and buys a tumble down old cottage. The old mansion, Greensleeves, has been in the Sinclair family for generations, but has been unoccupied for a long time except for an aged butler named Moorehead. It is only by chance that Brett discovers that it has been restored without his permission. He and Danny decide to investigate and, entering through a secret tunnel, find a letter addressed to a theatrical agent asking him to an actor who resembles Brett. Brett promptly poses as the actor and gets the job of impersonating himself. Danny and Brett have a lot to overcome before Danny can enjoy his little piece of England!
Mission: Monte Carlo
Judge Fulton
Two episodes of the TV series "The Persuaders" joined into a movie. Two playboys investigate crimes along the French Riviera.
The Persuaders!
Judge Fulton
Two episodes of the TV series "The Persuaders" joined into a movie. Two playboys, Brett Sinclair (Roger Moore) and Danny Wilde (Tony Curtis), investigate crimes along the French Riviera.
Изумительный мистер Бланден
Mr. Frederick Percival Blunden
Однажды в доме вдовы Аллен и двух её детей появляется загадочный мистер Бланден, занимающийся недвижимостью, и делает предложение, от которого Аллены не смогли отказаться, — предлагает им присмотреть за одним старым особняком. Как затем выясняется, часть особняка была уничтожена старым пожаром, причём тогда в огне погибло двое детей...
Молодой Уинстон
Lord Salisbury
Фильм снят по автобиографической книге Уинстона Черчилля «Мои молодые годы: преданное служение». Юные годы Черчилля предстают в воспоминаниях Черчилля старого: детство, школа-интернат, родители, авантюры в Индии и Судане, участия в качестве военного корреспондента в Англо-бурской войне, избрание в парламент...
007: Бриллианты навсегда
Sir Donald Munger
На этот раз Джеймс Бонд получает миссию расследовать похищение огромной партии южно-африканских бриллиантов. Распутывая это непростое дело, Бонд выходит на след своего заклятого врага Блюфельда. Оказывается, что бриллианты нужны ему для увеличения мощности своего гигантского космического лазера, используя который он заставит детонировать все атомные боеголовки, ракеты и подводные лодки.
Ради любви
Sir Henry Lanstein
После неудачного научного эксперимента учёный-физик Колин Трэффорд обнаруживает себя в параллельном мире. В мире, где не было Второй Мировой войны, где человек не летал в Космос, где Эверест был ещё не покорён... В этой альтернативной реальности Колин больше не учёный. Окружающие принимают его за известного писателя, автора многочисленных романов и пьес. Но это не единственное изменение... Колин с удивлением обнаруживает, что женат. Его жену зовут Оттили. Вскоре становится ясно, что "предыдущий" Колин не любил свою жену и их брак был на грани распада. Колину-физику стоит не малых усилий убедить Оттили, что он другой человек из другого мира... Но судьба распорядилась так, что Оттили тяжело больна и умирает, а Колин просыпается в "своём мире". Он знает, что в его мире она тоже есть и у неё может быть точно такое же заболевание... В надежде, что её можно спасти, Колин отправляется на поиски.
Скрудж
Mr. Fezziwig
1860 год. Скупой и капризный Эбенезер Скрудж влюблён лишь в своё богатство. Он не разделяет общей радости от приближающегося Рождества. В вечер сочельника Скруджу предстаёт дух его покойного компаньона Джейкоба Марли. Дух Марли сожалеет, что после смерти был наказан за чёрствость и корысть. Он не хочет такой же участи для Скруджа. По его просьбе Скруджа посетят три духа, которые помогут ему измениться. Они будут являться один за другим в течение трёх ночей…
The File on Devlin
Lord Pomeroy
A young woman finds herself engulfed in Cold War intrigue when her father, a Nobel Prize-winning author, vanishes while travelling near the Russian border. Entrusted by her father with an unfinished book he was working on before his trip, the young woman becomes engaged in a power struggle over the material with her estranged stepmother. Suspiciously befriended by a journalist in the midst of the crisis, the young woman ultimately learns that no one is to be trusted - as her father's work is of interest to the intelligence departments of several countries.
Run a Crooked Mile
Lord Dunnsfield
A man witnesses a murder in a secluded mansion. When he reports it, there's no evidence of the murder, or that anyone was there. Two years later he wakes up in a hospital room after a polo accident to find he's had amnesia, is now married, and living in Switzerland. Now remembering the incident he returns to England to try to solve the mystery.
The Bushbaby
Prof. 'Cranky' Crankshaw
The young daughter of a park ranger in Tanzania is distressed to learn that she and her father must permanently return to England, thus separating her from the one thing she loves most, a pet Bushbaby. Fearing what the future holds she decides to set the pet free but while doing so misses the boat back to England. After meeting up with a friendly native they try to resolve the situation together. Things take a turn for the worse when it is falsely reported that the native has kidnapped her, thus putting a price on his head
The Valley of Gwangi
Professor Bromley
A turn of the century wild west show struggling to make a living in Mexico comes into the possession of a tiny prehistoric horse. This leads to an expedition to the Forbidden Valley where they discover living dinosaurs. They capture one and take it back to be put on display, leading to inevitable mayhem.
Eye of the Cat
Dr. Mills
A man and his girlfriend plan to rob the mansion of the man's eccentric but wealthy aunt. However, the aunt keeps dozens of cats in her home, and the man is deathly afraid of cats.
The Admirable Crichton
Lord Loam
A group of people are shipwrecked when their yacht runs around on a South Pacific island. The usable hierarchy in a upper-class British family breaks down quickly when it becomes apparent that only the servant Crichton is capable of surviving on his own and he becomes the communities leader.
Fitzwilly
Mr. Cotty (uncredited)
When Miss Vicki's father dies, she becomes the world's greatest philanthropist. Unfortunately, she is flat broke! Her loyal butler, Claude Fitzwilliam, leads the household staff to rob from various businesses by charging goods to various wealthy people and misdirecting the shipments, all to keep Miss Vicki's standard of living.
Камелот
Merlyn
Роман Гвиневры и Ланселота рушит королевство мечты короля Артура.
The Scorpio Letters
Burr
A spy thriller involving an American who is enlisted by British intelligence to replace one of its recently murdered agents and smash a ring of blackmailers -- James Bond style -- headed by a nefarious figure known as Scorpio.
Долгая дуэль
McDougal
Двадцатые годы. Правление Британской империи в Индии. Полицейский Юнг обязан поддерживать порядок и закон Британии на своем участке. В тоже время он симпатизирует освободительной борьбе индусов. По долгу службы ему необходимо разобраться с индускими повстанцами и их предводителем Султаном...
Беспощаднее мужчин
Sir John Bledlow
Британский агент Хью Драммонд должен присечь деятельность одного из главарей преступного мира. Этот своеобразный мастер преступности использует для своих целей банду под предводительством двух красавиц, готовых убить любого, кто встанет у них на пути…
Sky West and Crooked
Edwin Dacres
A young, lonely, emotionally challenged teenage girl finds solace in burying dead animals after the sudden traumatic death of a childhood friend 10 years earlier.
Три жизни Томаcины
Reverend Angus Paddie
Шотландия, начало ХХ века. Маленькая Мэри, дочь овдовевшего ветеринарного врача, души не чает в своей Томасине — роскошной рыжей кошке. Но однажды Томаcина тяжело заболевает, и отец распоряжается усыпить её. Убитая горем утраты и чёрствостью отца, Мэри хоронит Томасину неподалёку от жилища некой Лори, которую деревенская молва нарекла ведьмой. Вовремя появившаяся на кошкиных похоронах Лори замечает, что в Томасине ещё теплится жизнь, и её можно спасти…
Язон И Аргонавты
Argos
Фантастические спецэффекты Рэя Харрихаузена и увлекательное мифическое приключение делают эту картину интересной для всех. Это история Ясона (Тодд Армстронг), бесстрашного моряка и исследователя, возвращающегося в царство Фессалия после 20-летнего отсутствия, чтобы предъявить права на трон. Но для этого Ясону придется сначала найти волшебное золотое руно. Он набирает команду и с помощью Геры, царицы богов, отправляется на поиски руна. Ясон и его команда должны преодолеть невероятные препятствия, например, 30-метрового бронзового великана, ядовитую гидру о семи змеиных головах и зрелищную битву с армией скелетов.
We Joined the Navy
Admiral Blake
Lt Commander Badger, RN: an exceptionally likeable fellow, the Artful Bodger has one besetting sin a shining honesty which compels him to say the right thing at entirely the wrong time! When untimely remarks to some new recruits are splashed across the tabloids, the rush is on to find him a new posting somewhere far away.
I Thank a Fool
O'Grady
After mercifully killing her terminally ill lover, Dr. Christine Allison loses her medical license and spends two years in prison. Once she has completed her sentence, the lawyer who prosecuted Christine, Stephen Dane, hires her to care for his emotionally unstable wife, Liane. Christine takes the job, but when Liane's allegedly dead father reappears, Christine sets out to reveal the family's dark secrets.
The Prince and the Pauper
Earl of Hertford
In the London of 1537, two boys resembling each other exactly meet accidentally and exchange "roles" for a short while. After many adventures, the prince regains his rightful identity and graciously makes his "twin" a ward of the court.
Бобби из Грейфраерса: Правдивая история
Mr. Traill
Правдивая и очень трогательная история, произошедшая в 19 веке в Эдинбурге, Шотландия, о скай-терьере по кличке Бобби, который пережил своего хозяина на 14 лет и провел все эти годы возле его могилы на кладбище Грейфраерс вплоть до собственной смерти в 1872 году.
The Singer Not the Song
Old Uncle
A Roman Catholic priest defies a Mexican bandit whose gang kills villagers in alphabetical order.
The World of Suzie Wong
O’Neill
A Hong Kong sex worker tries modeling and falls for the artist who's painting her.
The Criminal
Mr. Town
When a robbery at a racetrack goes wrong ex-con Johnny Bannion is caught and sent back to prison. He won't tell the rest of the gang where he has stashed the loot leading to violent consequences.
Деревня проклятых
Dr. Willers
Все жители маленькой английской деревни на несколько часов теряют сознание. После пробуждения все женщины детородного возраста оказываются беременными. Появившиеся на свет дети имеют одинаковый цвет волос, странные глаза и сильно привязаны друг к другу.
The Angry Silence
Martindale
A young factory worker stands alone against a proposed strike.
Потопить «Бисмарк»
First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Dudley Pound
В 1941 году линкор «Бисмарк», гордость немецкого флота, был спущен на воду и отправился в свой первый боевой поход. Спустя несколько дней он настиг и уничтожил мощный английский крейсер «Худ» со всем его экипажем. Уинстон Черчилль отдал приказ командующему военно-морскими операциями капитану Джонатану Шепарду найти «Бисмарка» и потопить его любой ценой.
Соломон и Шеба
Hezrai
Этот библейский эпос, поставленный режиссером Кингом Видором является кинематографическим осмыслением плотских грехов и языческих богопреклонений. Картина, снятая в Испании, запечатлела подвиги незабвенных персонажей. Юл Бриннер олицетворяет здесь сильного и идеалистического Соломона. А чувственная Джина Лоллобриджида - великолепна в роли величественной и соблазнительной Царицы.
Third Man on the Mountain
Teo Zurbriggen
The thrilling, critically acclaimed account of Rudi Matt (James MacArthur), a young kitchen worker who is determined to conquer the Citadel -- the jagged, snowcapped peak that claimed his father's life.
Tempest
Maj. Zurin
A young officer in the army of Empress Catherine of Russia is on his way to his new duty station at a remote outpost. During a blinding snowstorm he comes upon a stranger who was caught in the storm and is near death from freezing. He rescues the man and eventually brings him back to health. When the man is well enough to travel, the two part company and the man vows to repay the officer for saving his life. Soon after he arrives at his new post, a revolt by the local Cossacks breaks out and the fort is besieged by the rebels. The young officer is astonished to find out that the leader of the rebellious Cossacks is none other than the stranger whose life he had saved during the storm.
The Two-Headed Spy
Gen. Hauser
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.
Гибель «Титаника»
Capt. Edward John Smith
Апрель 1912 года. Незабываемая ночь, вошедшая в историю человечества как ночь самых страшных потерь и самых больших приобретений. Человеческие потери не сравнимы ни с чем, но и приобретения человеческого духа также невозможно ничем измерить. Итак, 14 апреля. В Соединенные Штаты отправляется самый классный, самый непотопляемый в мире пассажирский лайнер с 2 207 пассажирами и членами команды на борту.
Gideon's Day
Arthur Sayer
Scotland Yard Inspector George Gideon starts his day off on the wrong foot when he gets a traffic-violation ticket from a young police officer. From there, his 'typical day" consists in learning that one of his most-trusted detectives has accepted bribes; hunts an escaped maniac who has murdered a girl; tracks a young girl suspected of involvement in a payroll robbery and then helps break up a bank robbery.
I Accuse!
Judge at Esterhazy Trial
Alfred Dreyfus, a German-Jewish captain serving in the French Army, is falsely accused of treason and made a scapegoat for military espionage in an act of institutional anti-Semitism. Sent to prison, he becomes a cause célèbre for the novelist Émile Zola, who dubs it the "Dreyfus Affair." Eventually, Dreyfus is pardoned when the military cover-up is made public, and he returns to France. But his name is forever tarnished by the accusations of treason.
The Naked Earth
Skin Trader
Africa, early 20th century, an Englishman marries the girlfriend of a late friend and faces natives and adventures, on the banks of a river infested with crocodiles.
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
Dr. Forrester
About to enter a marriage he wants no part of, rich nobleman Mitchell takes up with gypsy Mecouri. They marry, but she soon discovers he's deeply in debt. (TCM)
Мальчик на дельфине
Dr. Hawkins
Прекрасный греческий остров Гидра. Красавица Федра зарабатывает на жизнь добыванием губок с морского дна. Однажды, ныряя, девушка натыкается на затонувший корабль и обнаруживает древнюю золотую статую мальчика, сидящего верхом на бронзовом дельфине. Понимая, что ее находка может принести семье много денег, Федра отправляется в Афины. Там она знакомится с хитрым коллекционером Виктором Пармали и ученым Джимом Колдером. Оба горят желанием взглянуть на историческую ценность.
Abandon Ship
Captain Paul Darrow
After a massive luxury liner sinks into the ocean, the ship's officer must command a rickety lifeboat, built for only nine, that is stuffed with over twenty desperate and injured passengers. As a hurricane approaches and the many wounded passengers struggle for life, difficult decisions must be made about who will remain on the boat and who must be cast to the sea in order to give others the chance to survive.
Robbery Under Arms
Ben Marston
During the mid 1860s, brothers Dick and Jim Marston are drawn into a life of crime by their ex-convict father Ben and his friend, infamous cattlethief Captain Starlight. Making their way to Melbourne with the proceeds of a recent raid, the brothers meet and romance the Morrison sisters, Kate and Jean, whom they eventually marry; but just as they are poised to start a new life in America, Captain Starlight and his gang arrive in town, planning a raid at the local bank.
Tiger in the Smoke
Canon Avril
Having been sent a picture of her husband, a war hero killed in France, Meg Elgin is led to believe he is still alive and arranges a meeting at a London railway station. When she arrives there with the police accompanying her, she catches sight of a man in the distance wearing an old coat of her husband's. When he is pursued and captured, he turns out to be Duds Morrison a former soldier and out-of-work actor recently let out of prison. He refuses to tell them anything, and having nothing they can charge him with, the police release him. His interest aroused by the pictures sent to Meg, her new fiancé Geoffrey Leavitt follows Morrison and tries to demand an answer from him about his sudden appearance masquerading as Meg’s dead husband.
Жажда жизни
Dr. Bosman
Фильм рассказывает о художнике Винсенте Ван Гоге, одолеваемом психическими проблемами и разочарованием от неудач. При поддержке своего брата Тео измученный Ван Гог покидает Голландию и отправляется во Францию, где он встречается с художником Полем Гогеном и старается найти вдохновение для своего творчества.
The Weapon
Jamison
A boy accidentally shoots a friend with a gun he found in the rubble of a destroyed building. The gun turns out to be a clue in a ten-year-old murder case.
Человек, которого никогда не было
Adm. Cross
Это подлинная история об одной из операций Британской разведки. 1943. Союзники готовят вторжение в Сицилию и пытаются создать дезинформацию, что целью вторжения является Греция. Решение просто, но изобретательно: тело человека, умершего естественной смертью, оставляют на побережье Испании, переодев в форму летчика британских ВВС, с необходимым пакетом «секретных» документов о высадке Союзников в Греции. Поверит ли в это немецкое командование?
The Extra Day
Kurt Vorn
Director William Fairchild's 1956 British comedy takes a peek into the private lives of various performers employed as extras in a new film that's currently shooting.
Josephine and Men
Porter
The trouble with Josephine is that her ever-loving and over-sympathetic nature leads her to switch from needful men to even more needful men...
Разрушители плотин
Farmer
В мае 1943 года эскадрилья бомбардировщиков "Ланкастер" разрушила две дамбы в Рурской долине в Германии, используя оригинальное оружие - "прыгающую бомбу". Этот фильм рассказывает о создании и применении этого оружия.
Carrington V.C.
Major Panton
Major Charles Carrington (David Niven), is arrested for taking £125 from the base safe, he also face two other charges that could finish his distinguished service career. He decides to act on his own defence at his court martial hearing, his argument being that he is owed a lot of money from the army for his various postings that have cost him out of his own pocket. To further complicate the proceedings, Carrington alleges he told his superior, the very disliked Colonel Henniker, that he was taking the money from the safe. A mans career, his marriage, and quite a few reputations, all hang in the balance.
The Black Knight
Major Domo
John, a blacksmith and swordsmith, is tutored at Camelot. As a commoner, he can't hope to win the hand of Lady Linet, daughter of the Earl of Yeoniland, so he creates a secret alternate identity as the Black Knight. In this new role, he is now able to help King Arthur when Saracens and Cornish men—disguised as Vikings -- plot to take over the country.
Банковский билет в миллион фунтов стерлингов
Walter Craddock
Июнь 1903 года. Адамс, безработный американский моряк, оказывается в Лондоне. Оборванный и голодный он бесцельно бродит по улицам города, и в этот момент судьба сталкивает его с двумя братьями-миллионерами, которые делают ему необычное предложение. Они вручают ему банкноту в миллион фунтов стерлингов на следующих условиях: если этот банкнот не будет разменян Адамсом в течение месяца, то он получает любую работу. Таковы условия пари, заключенного между братьями. С этой минуты у Адамса начинается новая жизнь. Теперь он «эксцентричный миллионер», под его банкнот открыты кредиты всех магазинов и банков Лондона.
The Beggar's Opera
Matt of the Mint
Adaptation of John Gay's 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffith as the Beggar.
Могамбо
Skipper
Кения, центральная Африка. Профессиональный охотник и авантюрист Виктор Марсуэлл помогает группам туристов и антропологов преодолевать бескрайние просторы саванны и непроходимые заросли черного континента. Во время одной из экспедиций он встречает Келли, танцовщицу из варьете, которая намного младше его. Между ними завязывается бурный роман, который будет прерван прибытием в поселок семейной пары Нордли. Антрополог Доналд и его чопорная, и на вид неприступная, жена Линда, прибыли для изучения жизни горилл и шимпанзе. Любвеобильный Виктор решает приударить за неприступной женой ученого и не безуспешно. Этот авантюрный поступок причинит боль Келли, но приведет к неожиданной развязке в сложившемся любовном треугольнике.
Rough Shoot
Blossom
An American military officer and his wife move to a cottage in what they think is the peaceful English countryside, only to discover the area is a hotbed of spies and secret agents.
Time Bomb
When a saboteur places an explosive device on a train full of sea mines, the authorities call for bomb expert Peter Lyncort to diffuse the situation, unaware that he has explosive problems of his own.
Cosh Boy
Inspector Donaldson
Roy Walsh is a brash and enterprising thug who bullies his friends into subservience. He and his gang assault and rob people on the street, but things get increasingly dangerous when their behavior escalates to larger crimes.
Love in Pawn
Uncle Amos
A British comedy about a struggling artist and his wife living on a houseboat. To raise money she pawns him! His new family takes a liking to him particularly the daughter! The wife tries to redeem her husband but finds she has lost the pawn ticket. In a short matter of time, the whole incident becomes a national sensation. Eventually, the husband arrives back at the houseboat just in time to prevent the wife from leaving him.
A Killer Walks
Dr. James
Psychological thriller about an odd family with Harvey playing the older domineering son, who resents both his overbearing grandmother and his younger brother. Before long, the old woman ends up dead—murdered. Fingers point strongly to one suspect, but is he really guilty?
The Happy Family
Councillor
When the Government decide to build a Festival of Britain exhibition site, everything goes to plan, all except the fact that the main road and the pedestrian subway into the site, are blocked by a little corner shop, which is owned and run by a Mr. Lord and his family. When the Lords refuse to be bought off, and decline the compensation offered by the authorities. the police and the bailiffs try to evict them, only to come under fire from the family, who have barricaded themselves inside the shop.
I Believe in You
Sergeant Braxton
A drama about parole officers to follow the successful Ealing police story of "The Blue Lamp"(1950) . Various sub-plots follow the parole officers and their charges.
His Excellency
First Soldier
A trade union official becomes governor of a British island colony
Whispering Smith Vs. Scotland Yard
Parker
Mystery directed by Francis Searle.
Calling Bulldog Drummond
Hardcastle (uncredited)
Bulldog Drummond leaves retirement to help a Scotland Yard Sergeant catch thieves armed with radar.
There Is Another Sun
Riley
Story of romance between a young boxer in fairground boxing booth and a chorus girl, and how 'Racer', a 'Wall of Death' rider in the same fairground, involves them in a robbery.
Room to Let
Editor
In 1904 London, neighbors begin to suspect that a very strange man calling himself Dr. Fell may indeed be the famous Jack the Ripper.
The Happiest Days of Your Life
Dr. Collet
Nutbourne College, an old established, all-boys, boarding school is told that another school is to be billeted with due to wartime restrictions. The shock is that it's an all-girls school that has been sent. The two head teachers are soon battling for the upper hand with each other and the Ministry. But a crisis (or two) forces them to work together.
The Chiltern Hundreds
Reporter (uncredited)
Young Viscount Tony Pym wangles National Service leave on the pretext of standing as a Tory candidate for a local seat held by his family for generations. The request is a ruse to enable Pym to marry his wealthy American fiancee while she's still in England, but his masterplan backfires when he finds himself swept into an election campaign and beaten by Labour's Mr Cleghorn – who is then made a peer. In an attempt to save face, Pym decides to stand again – as a socialist. It all proves too much for the Pyms' loyal, true-blue butler, Mr Beecham...
Добрые сердца и короны
Warder in Jail (uncredited)
1902-ой год. Несправедливо обвинённый в убийстве дальнего родственника английский пэр Луис Маццини, герцог Шелфонтский, сидит в тюрьме и пишет откровенные мемуары…
Train of Events
Joe Hunt
A train disaster is told in four short stories to give character studies of the people involved, how it will affect them and how they deal with it.
Trouble in the Air
A radio commentator is sent to a village to broadcast a bell-ringing team. Meanwhile a property speculator tries to buy a plot of land for less than it is worth.
A Piece of Cake
Merlin Mound
Set in the austere post–World War II British world of rationing, Cyril dreams up an ode to an imaginary character named Merlin Mound who can provide anything one can wish. Merlin becomes real and grants his host's wishes; not by conjuring the items out of thin air, but depriving them from other people's ownership, which leads to trouble.