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Gerald Landau
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Escape by Night · 1953Escape by Night
★ 6.71953
MovieThrillerCrime
An Italian racketeer on the run in London holes up in a disused theatre with a hard-drinking journalist out to get the full story.
The Girl on the Pier · 1953The Girl on the Pier
★ 7.51953
MovieCrime
Sometimes listed as a horror film, the British Girl on the Pier is a Spartan little melodrama starring the alluring Veronica Hurst as the title character. The wife of wax museum curator Campbell Singer, Hurst carries on with Singer's partner Ron Randell. Killing Randell, the cuckolded husband tries to hide the body among his waxworks. The police eventually catch on when Singer proves too clever for his own good. Girl on the Pier doesn't pretend to be a classic; on its own terms, it's an agreeable 65 minutes out of your life.
Fly Away Peter · 1948Fly Away Peter
★ 9.01948
MovieDrama
Director Charles Saunders' low-key domestic comedy, adapted from A.P. Dearsley's play, centers on a middle-aged London couple who react in different ways as their four children grow up, fall in love and make career choices.
Five on a Treasure Island · 1957Five on a Treasure Island
★ 6.81957
MovieAdventureFamily
A story of the location of shipwrecked treasure (gold ingots) being hunted down by 4 children George, Julian, Dick and Ann (sic) and their dog Tim up against a couple of machinating baddies...
No Trace · 1950No Trace
★ 7.21950
MovieCrimeDrama
A famous mystery writer uses his own plot tricks to murder a blackmailer in this British thriller.
Blackout · 1950Blackout
★ 5.71950
MovieCrimeMystery
A blind man is witness to a murder; later cured of his blindness he attempts to puzzle out the solution to the crime.
Vengeance Is Mine · 1949Vengeance Is Mine
★ 6.21949
MovieCrimeDrama
In this crime drama, a man learns that he has six months left to live, and before he dies he decides to get revenge against the man responsible for his incarceration. First he hires a man to kill him and frame the traitor. Later the fellow learns that he is not sick after all. Fortunately his hit man died. Later the man he wants to avenge has a final showdown with him. A struggle ensues and the fellow kills his enemy in self-defense.
Five on a Treasure Island · 1957Five on a Treasure Island
1957
SeriesCrimeAction & Adventure
An Enid Blyton adventure about four young cousins on an island off the Dorset coast in England where a shipwreck attracts the attention of greedy men who might put our heroes in danger.
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