Jane Baxter

Acting

Jane Baxter

Born September 9, 1909 · Bremen, Germany

Died September 13, 1996 · aged 87

A distinguished stage and film actress Jane Baxter was one of the most glamorous performers on the London stage. Winston Churchill, an ardent fan, once described her as, "that charming lady who grace personifies all that is best in British womanhood". Her stage career spanned half a century and she is best remembered for her role in "Dial M For Murder", in which she co-starred with Michael Redgrav…

Known For

We Live AgainWe Live Again · 1934
We Live Again
6.81934
MovieDrama
Nekhludoff, a Russian nobleman serving on a jury, discovers that the young girl on trial, Katusha, is someone he once seduced and abandoned and that he himself bears responsibility for reducing her to crime. He sets out to redeem her and himself in the process.
The Flemish FarmThe Flemish Farm · 1943
The Flemish Farm
5.91943
MovieWarDrama
Wartime commando story based on fact. Allied airman risks return (on the ground) to occupied France for the honour of his regiment.
The ClairvoyantThe Clairvoyant · 1935
The Clairvoyant
6.01935
MovieMysteryThriller
A fake psychic suddenly turns into the real thing when he meets a young beauty. (TCM)
The Man Behind the MaskThe Man Behind the Mask · 1936
The Man Behind the Mask
5.31936
MovieDrama
A young couple attend a masked ball before their planned (but secret) elopement. Suddenly everything goes wrong when the young woman is attacked and held hostage by a crazed attacker.
Ships with WingsShips with Wings · 1941
Ships with Wings
6.01941
MovieWarDrama
Before the war, a Fleet Air Arm pilot is dismissed for causing the death of a colleague. Working for a small Greek airline when the Germans invade Greece, he gets a chance to redeem himself and rejoin his old unit on a British carrier. This is regarded the last of the conventional, rather stiff 1930's style Ealing war films, to be succeeded by much more realism and better storytelling.
The Briggs FamilyThe Briggs Family · 1940
The Briggs Family
7.01940
MovieDramaCrime
During the Second World War, a special constable and former solicitor is called upon to defend his son who is accused of the theft of a car
The Little MinisterThe Little Minister · 1934
The Little Minister
5.81934
MovieDramaRomance
The stoic, proper Rev. Gavin Dishart, newly assigned to a church in the small Scottish village of Thrums, finds himself unexpectedly falling for one of his parishioners, the hot-blooded Gypsy girl Babbie. A village-wide scandal soon erupts over the minister's relationship with this feisty, passionate young woman, who holds a secret about the village's nobleman, Lord Milford Rintoul, and his role in an increasingly fractious labor dispute.
Dusty ErmineDusty Ermine · 1936
Dusty Ermine
5.81936
MovieDramaCrime
A forger returns to his family when he leaves jail vowing to go straight. Although approached by an international counterfeiting gang he keeps his word only to find his nephew is in the Swiss Alps helping the crooks. He sets off to try and put a stop to things, but with Scotland Yard also hot-footing it to the resort his problems are just beginning. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}

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Orson Welles' Great MysteriesOrson Welles' Great Mysteries · 1973
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
6.81973
SeriesMysteryDrama
Orson Welles’ Great Mysteries is a British television anthology series produced by Anglia Television for the ITV network and broadcast between 1973 and 1974. The series presents standalone adaptations of classic mystery, crime, and supernatural stories drawn from literary sources including Dickens, Conan Doyle, Wilkie Collins, Balzac, Maugham, O. Henry, and others. Each episode is framed by original introductory and closing sequences performed by Orson Welles, who serves as the series’ host and sole recurring on-screen presence. These segments, written and directed by Welles (uncredited), function as stylized narrative framing devices rather than dramatic participation in the stories themselves. The dramatic content of each episode is performed by separate casts and directors, with no continuing characters or serialized narrative, establishing the series as a unified television anthology rather than a collection of standalone films.

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