Acting

Basil Cunard

Born April 21, 1903 · Harlesden, London, England, UK (age 123)

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Known For

Stage FrightStage Fright · 1950
Stage Fright
6.81950
MovieThriller
A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he's accused of murdering the husband of a high-society entertainer.
Your WitnessYour Witness · 1950
Your Witness
6.21950
MovieDramaCrime
Adam Hayward is a successful New York City defense lawyer. One day he receives a cable that the British war buddy who saved his life at Anzio Beach is now in trouble with the law in England. Taking the advice of his secretary to go to England rather than wire money, Adam arrives in his friend's village to find him about to stand trial for the murder of the hired stable-hand, Lawrence.
My Brother JonathanMy Brother Jonathan · 1948
My Brother Jonathan
6.81948
MovieDrama
Jonathan Dakers' early ambition was to become a great surgeon and to marry Edie Martyn. But, on the death of his father, he is obliged to start work as a partner in a poor general practice in the Black Country. Edie falls in love with Jonathan's brother, Harold, who is killed in the Great War, and Jonathan marries her as planned. It is only afterwards that he realises he now loves another.
The Guinea PigThe Guinea Pig · 1948
The Guinea Pig
7.11948
MovieDrama
A working-class boy wins a scholarship to a public school, as part of a post-World War Two experiment in bringing boys of different social classes together.
High TreasonHigh Treason · 1951
High Treason
5.71951
MovieActionThriller
Men from Scotland Yard and military intelligence build a dossier on a sabotage ring.
WaterfrontWaterfront · 1950
Waterfront
6.51950
MovieDrama
When ship's fireman Peter McCabe walks out on his long-suffering wife, he leaves her impoverished, with two young daughters and a boy born soon after his departure. After an absence of fourteen years McCabe returns, sacked and humiliated, trailing trouble in his wake.
Pastor HallPastor Hall · 1940
Pastor Hall
8.01940
MovieDrama
The village of Altdorf has to come to terms with Chancellor Hitler and the arrival of a platoon of Stormtroopers. The Stormtroopers go about teaching and enforcing "The New Order", but Pastor Hall, a kind and gentle man, won't be cowed. Some villagers join the Nazi party avidly, and some just go along with things, hoping for a quiet life, but Pastor Hall takes his convictions to the pulpit.
Man on the RunMan on the Run · 1949
Man on the Run
6.71949
MovieThrillerDrama
An Army deserter, still a fugitive in Post-War Britain, wanders into a pawn-shop robbery and finds himself wanted for murder. He meets a war widow who helps him elude the police while he looks for the real criminals.

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