Jane Griffiths

Acting

Jane Griffiths

Born October 16, 1929 · Peacehaven, Sussex, England, UK

Died June 11, 1975 · aged 45

Jane Griffiths was an English actress, best known for The Million Pound Note and The Impersonator. She died in 1975, aged only 45, having retired from acting 9 years previously.

Known For

The Million Pound NoteThe Million Pound Note · 1954
The Million Pound Note
7.01954
MovieComedy
An impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich gentlemen who have conceived the crazy idea of distributing a note worth one million pounds. The sailor finds that whenever he tries to use the note to buy something, people treat him like a king and let him have whatever he likes for free. Ultimately, the money proves to be more troublesome than it is worth when it almost costs him his dignity and the woman he loves.
Dead Man's EvidenceDead Man's Evidence · 1962
Dead Man's Evidence
5.91962
MovieDrama
When a British secret agent's body washes up on the coast of Ireland, evidence implies that he was a traitor providing information to the Russians.
The TraitorThe Traitor · 1957
The Traitor
7.61957
MovieDramaMystery
One time members of a resistance group come together every year to remember their dead leader, betrayed to and executed by the Nazis. When it seems that they might finally know the name of the traitor - and that he or she comes from within their own unit - their annual gathering becomes a deadly trial...
The Gambler and the LadyThe Gambler and the Lady · 1952
The Gambler and the Lady
5.61952
MovieCrimeThriller
A greedy but successful professional gambler wants to join the British Establishment when he falls in love with a blue-blooded lady. But first he must mend his ways and then dump his nightclub singer girl friend. She's not so easy to get rid of, neither is his past.
Tread Softly StrangerTread Softly Stranger · 1958
Tread Softly Stranger
7.41958
MovieCrimeDrama
Unable to pay his bookie, a man returns to his hometown where his embezzler brother and girlfriend plot a robbery that ends in tragedy.
The Third AlibiThe Third Alibi · 1961
The Third Alibi
6.61961
MovieThrillerDrama
A composer (Laurence Payne) is stuck in a middle-class marriage and finds that his affair with his wife's half-sister (Jane Griffiths) has resulted in a pregnancy. When his wife refuses to give him a divorce he hatches a murder scheme that is too clever by half.
Three Sundays to LiveThree Sundays to Live · 1957
Three Sundays to Live
6.51957
MovieThriller
Band leader Frank Martin is convicted and sentenced to death for murdering the owner of a club in which he had performed. Frank's innocent of the crime, and singer Ruth Chapman can provide him with an alibi. But Ruth is missing, and records show she died years before. As Frank awaits execution, he enlists the help of his heiress girlfriend and his lawyer to clear his name.
Double ConfessionDouble Confession · 1950
Double Confession
6.21950
MovieThrillerCrime
The hero discovers his estranged wife dead and tries to frame her lover for the murder. He becomes involved with the criminals who make various unsuccessful attempts on his life while the police clear up the mystery.

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