Patricia Dainton

Acting

Patricia Dainton

Born April 12, 1930 · Hamilton, Scotland, UK

Died May 31, 2023 · aged 93

Patricia Dainton was a Scottish actress. She made her screen debut in 1947 but retired from acting in 1961 to focus on family life with her husband of 58 years, the Welsh-born producer and actor Norman Williams.

Known For

Witness in the DarkWitness in the Dark · 1959
Witness in the Dark
7.01959
MovieThriller
A killer breaks into an apartment to steal a valuable brooch. He kills an old woman, but in fleeing he encounters a young woman on the stairs who will become his target.
Uncle SilasUncle Silas · 1947
Uncle Silas
5.91947
MovieDramaHorror
Following her father's death, a teenage heiress moves in with her guardian uncle who is broke and schemes to murder his niece for her vast inheritance.
The Dancing YearsThe Dancing Years · 1950
The Dancing Years
5.51950
MovieRomanceDrama
The episodic story of a composer of operettas, Rudi Kleiber, in in old Viennese days, and the two women in his life; Maria Zeitler, his sweetheart, later mistress, lost love, an operetta star, and his first patron, and the mother of a son he did not know he had; and of Greta, his first love and companion in later years
Dancing with CrimeDancing with Crime · 1947
Dancing with Crime
6.11947
MovieCrimeDrama
When his best friend is murdered inside a London dancehall, a cab driver and his girlfriend involve themselves in the investigation and discover a major criminal operation hiding behind the club's friendly facade.
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.
A Piece of CakeA Piece of Cake · 1948
A Piece of Cake
5.31948
MovieComedyFantasy
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.
No Road BackNo Road Back · 1957
No Road Back
5.81957
MovieCrime
A blind and deaf woman dedicates her life and sacrifices all she has for her son, a good-for-nothing troublemaker who gets mixed up with a criminal gang that tries to frame him for a robbery.
Paul Temple ReturnsPaul Temple Returns · 1952
Paul Temple Returns
6.11952
MovieMysteryCrime
A serial killer terrorizes London. Each victim is found with a telegram signed "The Marquis." There seems to be no other common thread between the victims, and Scotland Yard is baffled. Novelist and amateur sleuth, Paul Temple, is warned to stay away from the case, but he and his glamorous wife Steve can never refuse a good mystery.

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