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J.B. Williams
Born October 22, 1903 · Workington, Cumbria, England, UK
Died January 1, 1965 · aged 61
No biography available.
Known For
We Dive at Dawn · 1943We Dive at Dawn
★ 6.31943
MovieWarAction
A gripping tale of WWII naval warfare in the Baltics, starring John Mills as Lt. Freddie Taylor, a British submarine Captain. The crew of the Sea Tiger are summoned from leave on shore with their families, and sent on a secret mission to intercept the Nazi battleship Brandenburg. In the ensuing battle the British submarine is damaged by a German destroyer. The submarine is leaking fuel so badly that the crew won't be able to make it back to Britain before running out somewhere along the Danish coast. When it seems that their only option may be to blow up the submarine and try to escape to Denmark, seaman James Hobson hatches a plan...
The Stars Look Down · 1940The Stars Look Down
★ 6.51940
MovieDrama
Davey Fenwick leaves his mining village on a university scholarship intent on returning to better support the miners against the owners. But he falls in love with Jenny who gets him to marry her and return home as local schoolteacher before finishing his degree.
London Belongs to Me · 1948London Belongs to Me
★ 7.01948
MovieDrama
Classic British drama about the residents of a large terrace house in London between Christmas 1938 and September 1939. Percy Boon lives with his mother in a shared rented house with an assortment of characters in central London. Although well intentioned, he becomes mixed up with gangsters and murder. The story focuses on the effects this has on Percy and the other residents.
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste · 1935The Mystery of the Mary Celeste
★ 5.51935
MovieDramaMystery
During a horrific storm at sea, the crew realizes that there is a murderer among them who is killing them off one by one.
White Cargo · 1929White Cargo
★ 8.01929
MovieDrama
The manager of a rubber plantation marries a native and she tries to poison him.
The Tell-Tale Heart · 1953The Tell-Tale Heart
★ 6.81953
MovieDramaHorror
Stanley Baker enacts the classic Edgar Allan Poe story in this chilling short film, only recently rediscovered after being lost for 50 years.
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