Mervyn Johns

Mervyn Johns

Рождение : 1899-02-18, Pembroke, Wales, UK

Смерть : 1992-09-06

История

Father of actress Glynis Johns, who appeared with him in The Halfway House (1944) and The Sundowners (1960). Stocky, benevolent-looking Welsh character who became an unexpected star of British movies during WWII, then moved quickly into post-war supports, with one of his fondly-remembered parts being that of the cowering "Bob Cratchit" to Alastair Sim's cold-hearted "Ebenezer Scrooge" in the definitive film version of A Christmas Carol (1951).

Профиль

Mervyn Johns

Фильмы

House of Mortal Sin
Father Duggan
Also known as 'The Confessional', another of Pete Walkers's critiques of institutional hypocrisy, in which a troubled young girl goes to confession at the local church. Unfortunately, the sexually frustrated priest she confesses to becomes obsessed with her. At first, the priest stalks the girl, but later it is revealed that he will stop at nothing, including blackmail and murder, just to get close to her.
The National Health
Peter Nichols adapted his own hit play to the screen, based on his experiences in hospitals. A riotous black comedy that's as timely today as ever, it contrasts the appalling conditions in a overcrowded London hospital with a soap opera playing on the televisions there. In an ingenious touch, the same actors appear in the "real" story as well as the "TV" one, thus blurring the distinctions even further. Jack Gould directs such outstanding British actors as Lynn Redgrave, Colin Blakely, Eleanor Bron, Jim Dale, Donald Sinden, Mervyn Johns, and, in only his second film, Bob Hoskins. The renowned Carl Davis composed the score.
The National Health
Rees
Peter Nichols adapted his own hit play to the screen, based on his experiences in hospitals. A riotous black comedy that's as timely today as ever, it contrasts the appalling conditions in a overcrowded London hospital with a soap opera playing on the televisions there. In an ingenious touch, the same actors appear in the "real" story as well as the "TV" one, thus blurring the distinctions even further. Jack Gould directs such outstanding British actors as Lynn Redgrave, Colin Blakely, Eleanor Bron, Jim Dale, Donald Sinden, Mervyn Johns, and, in only his second film, Bob Hoskins. The renowned Carl Davis composed the score.
Who Killed the Cat?
Henry Fawcett
A scheming widow tries to persecute three old ladies, but fate takes its revenge on her.
Герои Телемарка
Col. Wilkinson
Оккупированная немецкими войсками Норвегия. Профессор физики доктор Рольф Петерсен и лидер местного подполья Кнут Страут пытаются сообщить британской разведке о планах нацистов по производству атомной бомбы. Завод в Телемарке является центральным звеном в дьявольской игре. Союзники решают отправить отряд специального назначения с целью разрушить планы врага.
A Jolly Bad Fellow
An English professor decides that there are too many useless people in the world and invents a gas that will kill them off. But first they'll at least have a good laugh.
Старый мрачный дом
Petiphar Femm
Продавец автомобилей Том получает приглашение посетить дом своего приятеля — эксцентричного пожилого миллионера Каспара. Согласившись на визит, Том встречается с очень странной семейкой хозяев и впутывается в убийство.
80,000 Suspects
Buckridge
A doctor's already-shaky marriage is tested to an even greater extent when he has to contend with a smallpox epidemic.
55 дней в Пекине
История о мужестве и борьбе за жизнь военных и дипломатов, в 1900 г. попавших в западню в закрытой зоне Пекина. С молчаливой поддержки императрицы Китая, их осадили тысячи восставших против иностранцев китайских фанатиков. Разногласия забыты перед лицом опасности, забыта и борьба за сердце прекрасной, русской графини. Все вовлечены в ужасные события…
День триффидов
Mr. Coker
Земля проходит через облако кометных осколков, которые как огненный дождь сгорают в атмосфере. Жители всей планеты высыпают на улицы полюбоваться небывалым фейерверком, а на следующий день просыпаются слепыми, кроме тех «несчастных», кто по-пьянке или по-болезни умудрился пропустить фантастическое по красоте зрелище. И вот тут-то приходит новая беда — на слепых людей открывают охоту плотоядные растения-триффиды, которые начинают интенсивно размножаться во всех уголках планеты… В больнице, где Билл Мэйсен выздоравливает после операции на глазах, настает утро, но никто не приходит снимать повязку, никто не интересуется его здоровьем, на улице не слышно шума машин… не слышно вообще ничего. Стоит мертвая тишина, перемежаемая неясными всхлипами и шорохом. Это в Лондон пришел конец света…
Francis of Assisi
Brother Juniper
In 13th century Italy, Francis Bernardone, the son of an Assisi merchant, renounces a promising army career in favor of a monastic life and starts his own religious order, sanctioned by the Pope.
Echo of Barbara
Sam Roscoe
Barbara is the long-lost sister of no-good Mike Roscoe (Ronald Hines). Paula Brown (Maureen Connell) is the stripper whom Mike hires to pose as Barbara. It's all part of a scheme to fool Mike's ex-convict dad Sam Roscoe (Mervyn Johns). The son hopes to entice Sam into revealing the whereabouts of his stolen money, and Paula is hopefully going to do the trick. Based on a novel by Jonathan Burke, Echo of Barbara is a better-than-usual British programmer, entertaining despite its surplus of unpleasant leading characters.
The Rebel
Manager of Art Gallery, London
Anthony Hancock gives up his office job to become an abstract artist. He has a lot of enthusiasm, but little talent, and critics scorn his work. Nevertheless, he impresses an emerging very talented artist. Hancock proceeds to con the art world into thinking he is a genius.
No Love for Johnnie
Charlie Young
Johnnie Byrne is a member of the British Parliament. In his 40s, he's feeling frustrated with his life and his personal as well as professional problems tower up over him. His desires to win the next election are endangered by his constant looking for love and he is faced with the choice of giving up a career in politics or giving up the woman he loves.
Бродяги
Jack Patchogue
Через шесть тысяч миль азарта, через целый мир приключений проходит потрясающая история настоящих людей, называемых Бродягами.
Never Let Go
Alfie Barnes
John Cummings, an unsuccessful cosmetics salesman, has his unpaid-for car stolen by one of the hoods in the employ of Lionel Meadows, the sadistic organizer of a London car conversion racket. The car was not insured, and since the police appear indifferent to his plight, Cummings decides to find it himself -- and gets himself involved in an underworld battle.
Once More, with Feeling!
Mr. Alonzo Wilbur Jr.
The wife of brilliant, but boisterous and ill-tempered conductor of the London Symphony puts up with his childishness, but the last straw is drawn when he begins an affair with a young pianist.
Ученик дьявола
Rev. Maindeck Parshotter
Во время американской войны за независимость Ричарда Даджиона, революционного американского пуританина, англичане ошибочно принимают за местного священника Энтони Андерсона и арестовывают его. Представ перед британским командующим генералом Бергойном, Ричард проявляет готовность умереть за свои принципы.
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
Brook
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)
Danger List
Mr. Ellis
When a pharmacist accidentally prescribes poison instead of painkillers, the race is on to find the killer pills.
Нож хирурга
Mr. Waring
Когда его пациент умирает во время операции, хирург прибегает к убийству, чтобы скрыть свою халатность.
The Vicious Circle
Dr. George Kimber
When Dr Howard Latimer finds the German Actress that he has just met at London Airport murdered in his flat, it leads him into the world of murder, blackmail and a fake passport scam.
The Counterfeit Plan
Louie Bernard
An escaped murderer flees France to England, where he forces an ex-forger, now established as a reputable estate owner, and the forger's daughter who knew nothing of his past, to counterfeit 5-pound notes for mass distribution around the countryside.
Doctor at Large
Smith
The third of the "Doctor" films. Newly qualified doctor Simon Sparrow goes in search of a job. He applies for a surgery position at the hospital where he studied, but manages to insult the senior surgeon and one of the hospital's governors. So, instead he ends up as assistant to with a niggardly and rather scary GP with an amerous wife, followed by cushy but rather unmedical job with a Harley Street doctor, and then a job with a very nice GP whp is the opposite to the first one. But after getting the chance to rescue the hospital governor from a group of angry ladies at a resort in France, he finally lands a job at his beloved hosdpital.
Find the Lady
Hurst
During New Year's Eve, a young model spends the day searching for her grandmother, who has suspiciously gone missing.
Моби Дик
Peleg
Измаил, от лица которого ведется повествование, молодой человек, уходит в плавание матросом на китобойном судне «Пекод». Вскоре после отплытия из порта выясняется, что рейс «Пекода» совсем не похож на обычные китобойные рейсы. Капитан «Пекода» Ахаб потерял ногу в схватке с Белым китом- Моби Диком. Теперь он вышел в море, чтобы отыскать чудовище и дать ему ответный решающий бой. Он заявил команде, что намерен преследовать Белого Кита и ничто не заставит его отказаться от погони. Захваченная яростной энергией капитана, команда клянется в ненависти к Белому Киту. Встреча с гигантом произойдет в «его владениях», вблизи от экватора. Схватка продолжится три дня, оставив в живых только одного свидетеля битвы…
The Intimate Stranger
Ernest Chaple
Film producer Reggie Wilson is worried he may have a dual personality. Fleeing Hollywood, he finds himself in England and married to the studio boss's daughter after which he quickly rises through the studio ranks. Then the letters begin to appear from a lovesick American actress who wants to know why he has thrown her over.
1984
Jones
Член внешней Партии Уинстон Смит пытается противостоять самой Партии, нечеловечески жестокому тоталитарному режиму. Он и его возлюбленная Джулия надеются на то, что Сопротивление — тайная организация, противостоящая режиму, или пролы (пролетариат) сумеют уничтожить Партию хоть в далёком будущем.
The Blue Peter
A Merchant Navy hero of the Korean War returns to England after three years of captivity in Communist hands, his mind confused by brain-washing and indoctrination at the hands of his captors, and accepts a post as an instructor at the Outward Bound Sea School.
Ромео и Джульетта
Friar Laurence
На балу во дворце Капулетти зарождается любовь двух юных существ, судьбою обреченных на ненависть. Ромео Монтекки и Джульетта Капулетти полюбили друг друга на свою беду, ведь их семьи ведут смертельную вражду уже многие, многие годы… Но их любовь сильнее родовой вражды, сильнее предрассудков и непреодолимых препятствий. Великая сила этой любви побеждает все, даже смерть…
Владетель Баллантрэ
MacKellar
Великолепный костюмный приключенческий боевик по одноименному произведению Роберта Льюиса Стивенсона с прекрасным характерным актером Эрролом Флинном в главной роли. Это классика жанра, когда прекрасные женщины ходят в шикарных платьях, блистая драгоценностями и заставляя мужчин добиваться их внимания и улыбки, а кавалеры храбры и великодушны, настолько, что честь их намного превышает ценность самой жизни. Романтичный, захватывающий фильм для всех возрастов
The Oracle
Tom Mitchum
An Irish "oracle" foretells the next day's track results to a newspaperman, resulting in a national uproar.
Tall Headlines
Uncle Ted
A family is torn apart when their eldest son is hanged for the murder of a young girl.
Оставшийся в тени
Goitz
Фильм посвящен трагической судьбе изобретателя первой в мире кинокамеры Уильяма Фриз-Грина. Свою деятельность Фриз-Грин начал в одной из фотостудий Бристоля и вскоре завоевал признание своими талантливыми снимками. Но ему хочется воспроизвести жизнь в движении. После долгих усилий ему удалось создать необходимый аппарат, но им никто не заинтересовался и бедность не покидала семейство Фриз-Гринов. Он похоронил первую жену, а вторая ушла, не вынеся постоянной нужды. Сыновья вступили в армию во время Первой мировой войны, и Фриз-Грин умер в полной неизвестности, одиноким, без всяких средств к существованию.
Рождественский гимн
Bob Cratchit
Великолепная экранизация рождественской истории Чарльза Диккенса. Скряга Эбенезер Скрудж в рождественскую ночь встречается с духами рождества, и понимает что живет не правильно. Скрудж, старый ненавистник Рождества, меняет свое отношение к светлому празднику после знакомства с духами. Эту картину по роману Диккенса (не первую и далеко не последнюю) считают не только лучшим рождественским фильмом, но и лучшей экранизацией английского классика...
Scrooge
Bob Cratchit
Tony Draws a Horse
The free-spirited wife of a proper British doctor leaves him after an arguement over the anatomically correct drawing of a horse on the wall drawn by their young son Tony.
Diamond City
Hart
Set in the diamond fields of South Africa, Stafford Parker is a lawman trying to maintain a semblance of law and order in the "Wild South".
Эдвард, мой сын
Harry Sempkin
Эдварду - пятилетнему сыну живущих в Лондоне канадца Арнольда Болта и его жены Эвелин диагностирована тяжелая болезнь, требующая дорогостоящей операции за границей. Начинающему предпринимателю Арнольду Болту не хватает средств на операцию. Он решает инсценировать пожар в доме, чтобы из страховки покрыть расходы. Своими планами Арнольд Болт поделился со своим партнёром по бизнесу Гарри Семпкином, когда-то сидевшим в тюрьме за мошенничество. Годы проходят. Арнольд Болт становится богатым именитым финансистом, готовым на всё, чтобы защитить своего сына. Когда Эдвард находится под угрозой изгнания из подготовительной школы, лорд Болт становится её главным спонсором.
Helter Skelter
Ernest Bennett
A detective gets involved with a wealthy socialite who can't seem to stop hiccuping.
Quartet
Samuel Sunbury
Somerset Maugham introduces four of his tales in this anthology film: "The Facts of Life," "The Alien Corn," "The Kite," and "The Colonel's Lady."
Easy Money
Herbert Atkins
A win on the football pools in postwar Britain changes lives. A happy family is turned into an unhappy argumentative lot until it is discovered the coupon apparently didn't get posted. A mild-mannered clerk worries about how to tell his overbearing boss he is quitting. A double-bass player finds life without the orchestra lacks something. The lure of the big money even turns some people into criminals, as when a coupon checker is tempted by his night-club singer girlfriend to cheat the company. Written by Jeremy Perkins
Counterblast
Dr. Bruckner, the Beast of Ravensbruck
An escaped World War 2 Nazi doctor impersonates a murdered English doctor so he can work on a vaccination to protect the Germans in their planned germ warfare.
Captain Boycott
Watty Connell
Based on real events, this historical drama is set in 19th-century Ireland, when poverty-stricken tenants dispossessed by greedy landowner Capt. Boycott (Cecil Parker) band together to assert their rights. Patriotic farmer Hugh Davin (Stewart Granger) leads the rebels. Choosing nonviolent resistance, the villagers ostracize their nemesis, who squanders his fortune to repair his ruined reputation and wagers what's left on a horse race.
The Captive Heart
Pte. Evans
A series of stories about the lives and loves of nine men in a Prisoner of War Camp over five years. Location shooting in the British occupied part of Germany adds believability. The main story is of Hasek (Redgrave) a Czech soldier who needs to keep his identity a secret from the Nazis, to do this he poses as a dead English Officer and corresponds with the man's wife. Upon liberation they meet and decide to continue their lives together. The other inmates' stories are revealed episodically.
They Knew Mr. Knight
Tom Blake
After a chance train encounter with Laurence Knight, Tom Blake's family's fortunes prosper on the beneficence of the great financier. A developing friendship leads to the Knights selling their home to the Blakes when they move back to London. All looks rosy for the Blakes as share prices in Mr Knight's new business venture soar, but is their confidence misplaced?
Pink String and Sealing Wax
Edward Sutton
Melodrama set in Victorian Brighton. Scheming pub landlady uses the timorous son of a domineering pharmacist to assist in the poisoning of her drunkard husband. (The title is from the way pharmacists used to wrap parcels containing poison).
Глубокой ночью
Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")
Таинственный клиент приглашает архитектора Крэйга в свой дом, и по прибытии у Крэйга появляется странное чувство, что это место ему знакомо, несмотря на то, что ранее он никогда тут не бывал. Вскоре выясняется, что это на самом деле кошмарный сон, и чтобы пробудиться, Крэйгу придётся выслушать пять страшных историй от собравшихся здесь людей.
The Halfway House
Rhys
A group of travellers, each with a personal problem that they want to hide, arrive at a mysterious Welsh country inn. There is a certain strangeness in the air as they are greeted by the innkeeper and his daughter. Why are all the newspapers a year old? And why doesn't Gwyneth seem to cast a shadow?
San Demetrio London
Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio
British drama documentary from 1943, based on the true story of the 1940 rescue of the tanker MV San Demetrio by parts of her own crew after she had been set afire in the middle of the Atlantic by the German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer and then had been abandoned. When one of the lifeboats drifted back to the burning tanker the day after, and found that she still hadn't exploded, they decided to board her and put out the fires. Eventually, they managed to start the engine again and decided to try to reach Britain against all odds.
My Learned Friend
Grimshaw
An insane murderer is on the loose, and gunning for the men who put him away. Will Hay is on the list, and co-opts Claude Hulbert to try and stop him from meeting a grisly end.
The Bells Go Down
Sam
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.
Went the Day Well?
Charles Sims
The quiet village of Bramley End is taken over by German troops posing as Royal Engineers. Their task is to disrupt England's radar network in preparation for a full scale German invasion. Once the villagers discover the true identity of the troops, they do whatever they can to thwart the Nazis plans.
Somewhere In France
Official, Passport Office
Based on the true story of Melbourne Johns, an aircraft factory foreman sent to France to prevent the Nazis getting hold of some vital equipment.
The Next of Kin
No 23: Mr Davis
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.
Saloon Bar
Wickers
A bookmaker with a fancy for detective work attempts to prevent the execution of a potentially innocent man.
Convoy
His Mate
A tale of life on board a Royal Navy cruiser assigned to protect the vital convoys between America and England during WWII.
Girl in the News
James Fetherwood
An elderly lady manages to sneak some pills away from her nurse and dies of an overdose. The nurse is tried for murder and acquitted. Some time later the nurse, under a new name and identity, cares for a patient who also dies of an overdose. When her real identity comes out, suspicions arouses.
Таверна Ямайка
Thomas, gang member
Мэри, осиротев, приезжает на побережье Корнуолла к своим дяде и тётке, содержащим таверну «Ямайку». Вскоре Мэри понимает, что таверна является базой для банды, грабящей суда, разбившиеся о скалистый берег. Жизни сироты угрожает опасность, однако среди головорезов есть человек, готовый помочь девушке.
Pride and Prejudice
Sir Willian Lucas
Night Ride
Trapped Miner
Two truck drivers fired by the crooked trucking firm they worked for start their own company. Their former boss, worried about the competition, tries everything he can to drive them out of business, from sending his pretty daughter to seduce them to having his henchmen sabotage their trucks.
Буря в стакане воды
Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Франк Бердон — новый репортер в провинциальной шотландской газете. Ему поручено взять интервью у местного политического деятеля Уильяма Гоу. Журналист узнает о скандальной истории с Гоу и решает опубликовать ее, вместо ожидаемого положительного репортажа. Отношения накаляются и перерастают в уголовное дело, но одновременно, Бердон влюбляется в дочь Гоу, Викторию.
Dishonour Bright
French Postcard Seller
A man is cited as the co-respondent in a divorce case, but is cheerfully unashamed when he appears in court.
In the Soup
Meakin
A young married couple try to impress a rich relation by posing as maid and butler of the household.
Foreign Affaires
Courtroom Interpreter
An ageing aristocrat schemes to secure his dwindling finances by any means - fair or foul!
The Guv'nor
Bank Director
The Guv'nor (released in the U.S. as Mr. Hobo) is a 1935 British comedy film starring George Arliss as a tramp who rides a series of misunderstandings and becomes the president of a bank.
Lady in Danger
Reporter
Walls plays an Englishman who's assigned the task of transporting a Queen(Yvonne Arnaud) of a revolution-torn country to England incognito. Hiding her in his London apartment, then his country house gives rise to many misunderstandings among his employees, friends and his Fianceé.