MacDonald Parke

Acting

MacDonald Parke

Born July 29, 1891 · Cornwall, Ontario, Canada

Died July 17, 1960 · aged 68

No biography available.

Known For

Night and the CityNight and the City · 1950
Night and the City
★ 7.51950
MovieDramaCrime
Londoner Harry Fabian is a second-rate con man looking for an angle. After years of putting up with Harry's schemes, his girlfriend, Mary, becomes fed up when he taps her for yet another loan.
A King in New YorkA King in New York · 1957
A 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 Mouse That RoaredThe Mouse That Roared · 1959
The Mouse That Roared
★ 6.41959
MovieComedy
The Duchy of Grand Fenwick decides that the only way to get out of their economic woes is to declare war on the United States, lose and accept foreign aid. They send an invasion force (in chain mail, armed with bows and arrows) to New York and they arrive during a nuclear drill that has cleared the streets.
John Paul JonesJohn Paul Jones · 1959
John Paul Jones
★ 6.01959
MovieWarHistory
The career of Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones, from his youth in Scotland through his service to Catherine the Great of Russia.
They Flew AloneThey Flew Alone · 1942
They Flew Alone
★ 6.81942
MovieDrama
The story of flyer Amy Johnson the girl from Yorkshire who won the hearts of the British public in the 1930s with her record-breaking solo flights around the world. Her marriage to fellow aviator Jim Mallison was less noteworthy.
I Was Monty's DoubleI Was Monty's Double · 1958
I Was Monty's Double
★ 6.91958
MovieWarDrama
The incredible but true story of how an impersonator was recruited to impersonate General Montgomery to mislead the Germans about his intentions before the North Africa campaign.
The Battle of the SexesThe Battle of the Sexes · 1960
The Battle of the Sexes
★ 6.61960
MovieComedy
Angela Barrows is a man-eating business woman sent by her American employer to investigate their export opportunities in Edinburgh. En route she meets Robert MacPherson, a businessman who asks for her help to bring his company into the 20th Century. The staff, led by Mr Martin, has other ideas—and a battle between the old and new business methods soon breaks out.
SummertimeSummertime · 1955
Summertime
★ 6.71955
MovieDramaRomance
Middle-aged Ohio secretary Jane Hudson has never found love and has nearly resigned herself to spending the rest of her life alone. But before she does, she uses her savings to finance a summer in romantic Venice, where she finally meets the man of her dreams, the elegant Renato Di Rossi.

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