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Acting
Lily Kann
Born October 26, 1893 · Berlin, Germany
Died November 2, 1978 · aged 85
No biography available.
Known For
Betrayed · 1954Betrayed
★ 5.81954
MovieDramaRomance
When the Dutch resistance brings in Carla Van Oven to spy on the Nazis, Col. Pieter Deventer initially suspects she could be a double agent. Van Oven eventually convinces Deventer of her character, and when she is sent into occupied territory, she joins up with a rebel leader known as "The Scarf". As the resistance endures severe losses and their missions fail, Deventer starts to wonder whose side Van Oven is fighting on.
The Awakening · 1954The Awakening
★ 6.51954
MovieDrama
"The Awakening" is a 1954 short drama film of Douglas Fairbanks Presents anthology series based on Nikolai Gogol's short story "The Overcoat".
Cat Girl · 1957Cat Girl
★ 4.91957
MovieHorror
A psychiatrist treats a woman who is convinced that she turns into a killer leopard because of a family curse.
Beautiful Stranger · 1954Beautiful Stranger
★ 5.21954
MovieDramaRomance
An ex-chorus girl lives on the Riviera, supported by a married man she doesn't know is a crook.
I Was a Male War Bride · 1949I Was a Male War Bride
★ 7.01949
MovieComedyRomance
After marrying an American lieutenant with whom he was assigned to work in post-war Germany, a French captain attempts to find a way to accompany her back to the States under the terms of the War Bride Act.
Flesh and Blood · 1951Flesh and Blood
★ 7.01951
MovieDrama
Based upon the play A Sleeping Clergyman by James Bridie, it tells the story of three generations of the Scottish Cameron family, with its various conflicts and romances.
Eight O'Clock Walk · 1954Eight O'Clock Walk
★ 6.91954
MovieCrimeDrama
Only a British cabdriver's (Richard Attenborough) wife (Cathy O'Donnell) and lawyer (Derek Farr) believe him innocent of killing a little girl.
Foreign Intrigue · 1956Foreign Intrigue
★ 5.81956
MovieThriller
Millionaire Victor Danemore, living on the French Riviera, dies suddenly of a heart attack. His secretary, Dave Bishop, wants to know more about his employer's life. Surprisingly, not even his young wife knows anything about her husband's background or how he earned his fortune. Clues lead Bishop to Vienna and Stockholm, where he learns that Danemore was blackmailing people who cooperated with the Nazis during World War II.
Movies
Betrayed · 1954Betrayed
★ 5.81954
MovieDramaRomance
When the Dutch resistance brings in Carla Van Oven to spy on the Nazis, Col. Pieter Deventer initially suspects she could be a double agent. Van Oven eventually convinces Deventer of her character, and when she is sent into occupied territory, she joins up with a rebel leader known as "The Scarf". As the resistance endures severe losses and their missions fail, Deventer starts to wonder whose side Van Oven is fighting on.
The Awakening · 1954The Awakening
★ 6.51954
MovieDrama
"The Awakening" is a 1954 short drama film of Douglas Fairbanks Presents anthology series based on Nikolai Gogol's short story "The Overcoat".
Cat Girl · 1957Cat Girl
★ 4.91957
MovieHorror
A psychiatrist treats a woman who is convinced that she turns into a killer leopard because of a family curse.
Beautiful Stranger · 1954Beautiful Stranger
★ 5.21954
MovieDramaRomance
An ex-chorus girl lives on the Riviera, supported by a married man she doesn't know is a crook.
I Was a Male War Bride · 1949I Was a Male War Bride
★ 7.01949
MovieComedyRomance
After marrying an American lieutenant with whom he was assigned to work in post-war Germany, a French captain attempts to find a way to accompany her back to the States under the terms of the War Bride Act.
Flesh and Blood · 1951Flesh and Blood
★ 7.01951
MovieDrama
Based upon the play A Sleeping Clergyman by James Bridie, it tells the story of three generations of the Scottish Cameron family, with its various conflicts and romances.
Eight O'Clock Walk · 1954Eight O'Clock Walk
★ 6.91954
MovieCrimeDrama
Only a British cabdriver's (Richard Attenborough) wife (Cathy O'Donnell) and lawyer (Derek Farr) believe him innocent of killing a little girl.
Foreign Intrigue · 1956Foreign Intrigue
★ 5.81956
MovieThriller
Millionaire Victor Danemore, living on the French Riviera, dies suddenly of a heart attack. His secretary, Dave Bishop, wants to know more about his employer's life. Surprisingly, not even his young wife knows anything about her husband's background or how he earned his fortune. Clues lead Bishop to Vienna and Stockholm, where he learns that Danemore was blackmailing people who cooperated with the Nazis during World War II.
Nowhere to Go · 1958Nowhere to Go
★ 6.61958
MovieCrimeThriller
A professional thief is sprung from prison with the assistance of a new partner who wants to know where he's hid his loot.
A Day to Remember · 1953A Day to Remember
★ 7.41953
MovieComedyRomance
A group of men from a London pub are going on a darts team outing to Boulogne. Various members of the party have different reasons for going and get involved in various adventures.
A Tale of Five Cities · 1951A Tale of Five Cities
★ 5.01951
MovieDramaMystery
An Englishman has been working in the US so long he now speaks with an American accent. He is drafted into the British Army during WWII but is injured and loses his memory. Because he talks like an American, the doctors repatriate him to the States where he is housed with a New York family. After the war they all travel throughout Europe, searching for the women he still remembers in the hope of restoring his lost memory
The Clouded Yellow · 1950The Clouded Yellow
★ 6.31950
MovieMysteryThriller
After leaving the British Secret Service, David Somers finds work catalouging butterflies at the country house of Nicholas and Jess Fenton. After the murder of a local gamekeeper, suspicion falls on their niece, Sophie Malraux. Somers helps Sophie to escape arrest and they go on the run together.
A Kid for Two Farthings · 1955A Kid for Two Farthings
★ 6.71955
MovieDramaComedy
Joe is a young boy who lives with his mother, Joanna, in working-class London. The two reside above the tailor shop of Mr. Kandinsky, who likes to tell Joe stories. When Kandinsky informs Joe that a unicorn can grant wishes, the hopeful lad ends up buying a baby goat with one tiny horn, believing it to be a real unicorn. Undaunted by his rough surroundings, Joe sets about to prove that wishes can come true.
Now Barabbas · 1949Now Barabbas
★ 6.51949
MovieDrama
A prison governor deals with a variety of different prisoners, including a charming murderer.
No Trees in the Street · 1959No Trees in the Street
★ 5.81959
MovieDramaCrime
Based on the play by Ted Willis, the film is set in the years just before World War II, when England hadn't completely dug itself out of the worldwide depression. Melvyn Hayes is featured as an aimless teenager, who tries to escape his squalid surroundings by entering a life of crime. He falls in with local hoodlum Herbert Lom, who holds the rest of the slum citizens in the grip of fear including Hayes' own family. No Trees in the Street chronicles Hayes' sordid progress from nickel-and-dime thefts to murder.
The House of the Seven Hawks · 1959The House of the Seven Hawks
★ 6.11959
MovieAdventureDrama
A ship's captain gets mixed up with murder during the hunt for lost Nazi treasure.
Street Corner · 1953Street Corner
★ 5.51953
MovieThrillerDrama
A pseudo-documentary focusing on the daily work and routine of women police officers built around three different storylines.
Background · 1953Background
★ 7.01953
MovieDrama
Two years of deterioration sees John and Barbara Lomax's marriage reduced to bitter sniping and "keeping up appearances" for the sake of the children. When John's old friend Bill professes his love for Barbara, the marriage finally breaks up – causing their three children to react in different ways and their son secretly determined to do Bill harm.
Woman to Woman · 1947Woman to Woman
★ 6.51947
MovieDramaRomance
A Canadian officer, David Anson, who falls for French dancer Nicolette Bonnett during wartime, has a child with her, and returns heartbroken after her death from a weak heart, only for his wife to adopt the son, linking their lives across continents and tragedy, exploring themes of love, duty, and lost time.
The White Unicorn · 1947The White Unicorn
★ 8.81947
MovieDrama
In a home for delinquent girls, the worst offender exchanges reminiscences with the warden.
Frenzy · 1946Frenzy
★ 4.51946
MovieThrillerHorror
A spooky seance is held to discover the whereabouts, and the killer, of a sculptor's wife.
Whirlpool · 1959Whirlpool
★ 6.31959
MovieDramaCrime
The ex-girlfriend of a German fugitive hides with the captain and crew of a ship on the Rhine.
Escape to Danger · 1943Escape to Danger
★ 8.01943
MovieThriller
During the Second World War a British schoolteacher working in Denmark is caught up when the Germans invade.
The Flemish Farm · 1943The 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.
