Acting
Jerry Desmonde
Born July 20, 1908 · Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, England
Died February 11, 1967 · aged 58
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jerry Desmonde (20 July 1908 - 11 February 1967) was an English stage musical, film, and television actor principally in comedies and drama. He is probably best known as a straight man to Norman Wisdom. Jerry is sometimes credited as Jerry Desmond. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jerry Desmonde, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributor…
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A King in New York · 1957A King in New York
★ 6.71957
MovieComedyDrama
A recently-deposed "Estrovian" monarch seeks shelter in New York City, where he becomes an accidental television celebrity. Later, he's wrongly accused of being a Communist and gets caught up in subsequent HUAC hearings.
The Perfect Woman · 1949The Perfect Woman
★ 6.41949
MovieComedyScience Fiction
In need of cash, Roger Cavendish and his valet take a job escorting the perfect woman for a night on the town. She is in fact the robotic creation of Professor Belman, but it turns out rather to be the Professor's niece Penelope doing a pretty good imitation of the perfect Olga who winds up with them in the bridal suite at the Hotel Splendide.
Man of the Moment · 1955Man of the Moment
★ 6.61955
MovieComedy
Norman is a file clerk who accidentally becomes a British delegate to a diplomatic conference, befriends the queen of a remote island, and winds up a knight. Norman leaves rooms in shambles, tailors in shreds, and diplomats in bandages. Chased by gunmen and assassins of foreign powers, Norman finds himself running through active TV studio sets and interrupts various programs and performances in progress
Gonks Go Beat · 1965Gonks Go Beat
★ 3.81965
MovieMusicComedy
Bizarre sixties fable resembling Romeo and Juliet, but instead of Montagues and Capulets, there are two musical communities, one who like rock and roll and one who like ballads, who become reunited through the love between a couple who love across their grouping. It features little furry puppets called Gonks.
A Stitch in Time · 1963A Stitch in Time
★ 7.31963
MovieComedy
An accident in the butchers shop leads Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale to the hospital where, after causing the normal amount of chaos, Pitkin finds Lindy, a little girl who hasn't spoken or smiled since her parents were killed in an aeroplane accident. Pitkin decides to help.
The Early Bird · 1965The Early Bird
★ 7.51965
MovieComedy
Norman Pitkin is the assistant helping to run a small, old fashioned dairy which is threatened by a larger, modern organisation. Pitkin does his best to save the dairy (and his horse) and the usual chaos ensues
A Kind of Loving · 1962A Kind of Loving
★ 7.11962
MovieDramaRomance
As Vic Brown vacillates between infatuation and disinterest for his co-worker Ingrid Rothwell, she finds out that she is pregnant and Vic has to reconcile how he thought his life would go with what life actually has in store for him.
A Talent for Murder · 1983A Talent for Murder
★ 6.91983
MovieMysteryTV Movie
A famed mystery writer and her doctor ex-lover solve her daughter-in-law's murder.
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A Talent for Murder · 1983A Talent for Murder
★ 6.91983
MovieMysteryTV Movie
A famed mystery writer and her doctor ex-lover solve her daughter-in-law's murder.
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