Acting

H Victor Weske

Born July 20, 1899 · London, England, UK

Died November 29, 1960 · aged 61

No biography available.

Known For

The Next of KinThe Next of Kin · 1942
The Next of Kin
★ 5.01942
MovieDramaWar
Lots of slogans such as "Be like Dad, Keep Mum" and "Keep it under your Hat" are visible on the walls in various scenes to reinforce the plot of this British wartime movie illustrating how gossipy talk can result in unknowingly giving valuable information to Nazi spies.
Love on the DoleLove on the Dole · 1941
Love on the Dole
★ 5.91941
MovieDrama
Depressing and realistic family drama about the struggles of unemployment and poverty in 1930s Lancashire. The 20-year-old Kerr gives an emotionally charged performance as Hardcastle, one of the cotton workers trying to make life better. Interlaced with humour that brings a ray of sunshine to the pervasive bleakness, this remains a powerful social study of life between the wars, and was a rare problem picture to come out of Britain at the time.
The Day Will DawnThe Day Will Dawn · 1942
The Day Will Dawn
★ 6.01942
MovieDramaWar
When Hitler invades Poland, sports journalist Colin Metcalfe (Hugh Williams) is unexpectedly reassigned as a foreign correspondent in Norway. En route, his ship is attacked by a German U-boat, but his warning to the Royal Navy is dismissed and he loses his post. With the German invasion of Norway soon after, Metcalfe returns, determined to uncover enemy operations and strike back against the occupiers.
Tower of TerrorTower of Terror · 1941
Tower of Terror
★ 5.81941
MovieThriller
Wartime Germany: Marie, a concentration camp escapee on the run from the Nazis, narrowly escapes drowing when she is rescued by Wolfe Kristan a half-mad lighthouse keeper. Brought aboard the lighthouse itself, she begins to fall in love with the assistant keeper who, unknown to her, is a British spy. As the couple become more intimate, Kristan's jealously finally pushes him over the brink and into full-blown madness...
Fame Is the SpurFame Is the Spur · 1947
Fame Is the Spur
★ 7.11947
MovieDrama
A politician rises rapidly to fame and fortune and discovers that power corrupts and ultimately becomes the very type of politician he had set out to displace.
The Goose Steps OutThe Goose Steps Out · 1942
The Goose Steps Out
★ 6.61942
MovieComedyWar
Schoolteacher William Potts is the double of a captured German spy, so he is sent to Germany by British Intelligence to obtain the plans of a new secret weapon, causing chaos in a Hitler Youth school in the process.
The Echo MurdersThe Echo Murders · 1945
The Echo Murders
★ 6.31945
MovieThriller
Detective Sexton Blake takes on Nazi spies while solving a series of crimes.
The Bells Go DownThe Bells Go Down · 1943
The Bells Go Down
★ 7.21943
MovieDramaWar
Comedian Tommy Trinder plays it straight in this tribute to the wartime AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service). The dedicated band who kept the fires of London under control during the blitz and fire bombings of WWII.

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