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Oswald Mitchell

Born January 1, 1890 · Swansea, Wales, UK

Died April 27, 1949 · aged 59

No biography available.

Known For

No Orchids for Miss BlandishNo Orchids for Miss Blandish · 1948
No Orchids for Miss Blandish
6.11948
MovieCrime
A sheltered heiress is abducted on her wedding night by a trio of cheap hoods.
Sailors Don't CareSailors Don't Care · 1940
Sailors Don't Care
5.01940
MovieComedy
Boat building father and son join the river patrol service and get caught-up in a spy ring.
Old Mother RileyOld Mother Riley · 1937
Old Mother Riley
7.51937
MovieComedy
Old Mother Riley is a British comedy film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane, Barbara Everest, Patrick Ludlow and Hubert Leslie. Mother Riley and her daughter stop the plans of some disinherited relatives to overturn the terms of a will. It was the first in the Old Mother Riley series of films.
Black MemoryBlack Memory · 1947
Black Memory
5.31947
MovieCrimeDrama
Cockney Danny Cruff is the son of a man wrongly accused of murder. Danny decides to solve the mystery himself by hobnobbing with London's underworld. To do this, he poses as a juvenile delinquent.
The Dummy TalksThe Dummy Talks · 1943
The Dummy Talks
5.41943
MovieMysteryComedy
An operation of counterfeit five pound notes is discovered at a variety theater, leading to murder during the performance.
Mysterious Mr. NicholsonMysterious Mr. Nicholson · 1947
Mysterious Mr. Nicholson
5.01947
MovieDramaMystery
A change in a will, a murder and a mysterious letter. The police look to a former cat burglar to aid them in the investigation.
Loyal HeartLoyal Heart · 1947
Loyal Heart
8.01947
MovieDrama
This heartwarming British drama is based on Beth the Sheepdog, a novel by Ernest Lewis. The story concerns the efforts of various interested human parties to enter Beth in the All-England Dog Championship. When a farmer is unsuccessful in his efforts to purchase Beth for his own, he spitefully accuses the dog’s owner of sheep stealing.
The Great Gay RoadThe Great Gay Road · 1931
The Great Gay Road
10.01931
MovieRomanceDrama
'Romance of the open road and the circus. A tramp poses as baronet's lost son but relinquishes his sweetheart to a younger man.' (British Film Institute)

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The Greed of William HartThe Greed of William Hart · 1948
The Greed of William Hart
5.21948
MovieMysteryHorror
Hart and Moore are grave-robbers who provide cadavers to the medical students of 19th-century Edinburgh. When the supply becomes low and demand still great, the two decide to create their own supply, a plan that proves profitable when they stick to vagrants, prostitutes and drunkards. But when they poison likable Jamie, the townsfolk retaliate. NB: This film was originally written to be about Burke and Hare, but after it was completed, the British censors refused to allow its release on the grounds those names themselves were offensive; thus the entire soundtrack was recut so that new names - Hart and Moore - recorded by the film's actors, were cut into the previously recorded lines, replacing the offending "Burke" or "Hare", sentence by sentence.

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