Acting
Cyril Smith
Born April 3, 1892 · Peterhead, Scotland, UK
Died March 5, 1963 · aged 70
No biography available.
Known For
Fanny by Gaslight · 1944Fanny by Gaslight
★ 5.51944
MovieDramaRomance
Returning to 1870s London after finishing at boarding school, Fanny winesses the death of her father in a fight with Lord Manderstoke. She then finds that her family has for many years been running a bordello next door to their home. When her mother dies shortly after, she next discovers that her real father is in fact a well-respected politician. Meeting him and then falling in love with his young advisor Harry Somerford leads to a life of ups and downs and conflict between the classes. Periodically the scoundrel of a Lord crosses her path, always to tragic effect.
Brown on Resolution · 1935Brown on Resolution
★ 6.31935
MovieActionWar
Forever England gives John Mills his first leading role as Brown. Born after a brief affair between his mother and a naval officer, he joins the Royal Navy during the First World War. There his bravery and marksmanship keeps a German ship in port so a British ship can sink it. He becomes a hero, but at what cost?
Wheel of Fate · 1953Wheel of Fate
★ 5.51953
MovieThriller
Two brothers work in their invalid father's repair garage. Johnny is the quiet, reliable one while Ted is younger and wilder. The brothers feud over Lucky, a beautiful band singer. Then their life is complicated: first by a police search for the unknown killer of a man in a dance hall fight, and then by a bookie pressuring Ted to pay his gambling debts.
Mystery Junction · 1951Mystery Junction
★ 5.81951
MovieDramaCrime
In this crime drama, an escaped convict is recaptured and charged with killing two people in a lonely waystation during a snowstorm. Fortunately, a novelist is around to prove him innocent.
Romance on the High Seas · 1948Romance on the High Seas
★ 6.71948
MovieComedyRomance
Georgia Garrett is sent by jealous wife Elvira Kent on an ocean cruise to masquerade as herself while she secretly stays home to catch her husband cheating. Meanwhile equally suspicious husband Michael Kent has sent a private eye on the same cruise to catch his wife cheating. Love and confusion ensues along with plenty of musical numbers.
Conspirator · 1949Conspirator
★ 5.81949
MovieDramaThriller
A newlywed suspects her husband of being a Communist spy.
Calling Bulldog Drummond · 1951Calling Bulldog Drummond
★ 6.51951
MovieMysteryCrime
Bulldog Drummond leaves retirement to help a Scotland Yard Sergeant catch thieves armed with radar.
Stolen Face · 1952Stolen Face
★ 5.81952
MovieDramaThriller
A plastic surgeon changes the face of a female convict to match that of the beautiful woman who broke his heart and left him. He marries the convict but trouble starts when his true love returns.
Movies
Fanny by Gaslight · 1944Fanny by Gaslight
★ 5.51944
MovieDramaRomance
Returning to 1870s London after finishing at boarding school, Fanny winesses the death of her father in a fight with Lord Manderstoke. She then finds that her family has for many years been running a bordello next door to their home. When her mother dies shortly after, she next discovers that her real father is in fact a well-respected politician. Meeting him and then falling in love with his young advisor Harry Somerford leads to a life of ups and downs and conflict between the classes. Periodically the scoundrel of a Lord crosses her path, always to tragic effect.
Brown on Resolution · 1935Brown on Resolution
★ 6.31935
MovieActionWar
Forever England gives John Mills his first leading role as Brown. Born after a brief affair between his mother and a naval officer, he joins the Royal Navy during the First World War. There his bravery and marksmanship keeps a German ship in port so a British ship can sink it. He becomes a hero, but at what cost?
Wheel of Fate · 1953Wheel of Fate
★ 5.51953
MovieThriller
Two brothers work in their invalid father's repair garage. Johnny is the quiet, reliable one while Ted is younger and wilder. The brothers feud over Lucky, a beautiful band singer. Then their life is complicated: first by a police search for the unknown killer of a man in a dance hall fight, and then by a bookie pressuring Ted to pay his gambling debts.
Mystery Junction · 1951Mystery Junction
★ 5.81951
MovieDramaCrime
In this crime drama, an escaped convict is recaptured and charged with killing two people in a lonely waystation during a snowstorm. Fortunately, a novelist is around to prove him innocent.
Romance on the High Seas · 1948Romance on the High Seas
★ 6.71948
MovieComedyRomance
Georgia Garrett is sent by jealous wife Elvira Kent on an ocean cruise to masquerade as herself while she secretly stays home to catch her husband cheating. Meanwhile equally suspicious husband Michael Kent has sent a private eye on the same cruise to catch his wife cheating. Love and confusion ensues along with plenty of musical numbers.
Conspirator · 1949Conspirator
★ 5.81949
MovieDramaThriller
A newlywed suspects her husband of being a Communist spy.
Calling Bulldog Drummond · 1951Calling Bulldog Drummond
★ 6.51951
MovieMysteryCrime
Bulldog Drummond leaves retirement to help a Scotland Yard Sergeant catch thieves armed with radar.
Stolen Face · 1952Stolen Face
★ 5.81952
MovieDramaThriller
A plastic surgeon changes the face of a female convict to match that of the beautiful woman who broke his heart and left him. He marries the convict but trouble starts when his true love returns.
The Fortunate Fool · 1933The Fortunate Fool
★ 5.81933
MovieComedy
A wealthy author, looking for material, 'adopts' an incorrigible thief he finds in the streets, together with an attractive typist who is down on her luck.
On the Fiddle · 1961On the Fiddle
★ 5.71961
MovieComedy
Tricked into joining the RAF by a wily judge, wide boy Horace Pope sets his sights on the main chance, teams with slow-witted, good-hearted gypsy Pedlar Pascoe, and works up a lucrative racket in conning both his colleagues and the RAF. By means of various devious schemes Pope and Pascoe manage to avoid the front lines until they are sent to France - where they find themselves making unexpected and uncomfortably close contact with the enemy.
They Made Me a Fugitive · 1947They Made Me a Fugitive
★ 6.61947
MovieDramaThriller
After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge.
Watch It, Sailor! · 1961Watch It, Sailor!
★ 7.01961
MovieComedy
Sailor Albert gets a message from the Navy saying he can't marry for certain unexplained legal reasons. Everyone, including his domineering mother-in-law to be, jumps to the conclusion that there must be another woman involved.
Night Was Our Friend · 1951Night Was Our Friend
★ 6.81951
MovieRomanceDrama
Martin's plane crashes in the jungle of Brazil. Nobody believes he survived. In the meantime his wife, Sally, has fallen in love with another man, Dr. Harper. Martin is found and returns to Sally. Unable to face his demons, Martin considers ending his life. Or does Sally do it for him?
Daughter of Darkness · 1948Daughter of Darkness
★ 6.01948
MovieThrillerDrama
In Ballyconnen, Emmy Baudine is a beautiful but disturbed young woman who works for the local priest. When the carnival comes to town, she encounters a handsome young boxer called Dan and lays his face open with her fingernails when he expects sexual favors from her. Hurriedly packed off by Father Corcoran to Yorkshire, Emmy is taken in by a farming family and manages to suppress the strange feelings of fascination and repulsion that she experiences in the presence of the opposite sex. Until, that is, the carnival comes to town and brings with it the vengeful Dan...
Waltzes from Vienna · 1934Waltzes from Vienna
★ 5.41934
MovieHistoryRomance
In Vienna, aspiring composer Johann Strauss Jr. clashes with his domineering father, who wants him to abandon music for a steady job in a bakery. Torn between his love for the baker’s daughter, Resi, and the encouragement of a wealthy countess, Strauss finds inspiration that leads to the creation of "The Blue Danube."
The Black Abbot · 1934The Black Abbot
★ 6.31934
MovieThrillerMystery
A gang of crooks uses the legend of a ghost haunting an old dark mansion to help them kidnap a rich man.
They Flew Alone · 1942They Flew Alone
★ 6.81942
MovieDrama
The story of flyer Amy Johnson the girl from Yorkshire who won the hearts of the British public in the 1930s with her record-breaking solo flights around the world. Her marriage to fellow aviator Jim Mallison was less noteworthy.
One Night with You · 1948One Night with You
★ 7.31948
MovieComedyMusic
Two strangers meet when they both miss their trains, and end up spending a penniless day and night together. An English version of 'It Happened One Night'.
The Interrupted Journey · 1949The Interrupted Journey
★ 5.81949
MovieThriller
When John North, a budding author, pulls the communication cord of a late night train that is taking him away on a weekend with his publishers wife, he sets in motion a series of events that lead to a train crash, a murder and a police man hunt, but all is not what it seems.
The Flying Squad · 1940The Flying Squad
★ 6.21940
MovieCrime
Inspector Bradley of Scotland Yard is on the trail of the murderous ringleader of a smuggling organization in London.
St. Martin's Lane · 1938St. Martin's Lane
★ 7.31938
MovieComedyDrama
On the sidewalks of the London theater district the buskers (street performers) earn enough coins for a cheap room. Charles, who recites dramatic monologues, sees that a young pickpocket, Libby, also has a talent for dancing and adds her to his act. Harley, the theater patron who never knew Libby took his gold cigarette case, is impressed by Libby's dancing and invites her to bring Charles and the other buskers in his group to an after-the-play party. Libby comes alone. A theatrical career is launched.
Retribution · 1931Retribution
1931
MovieCrimeThriller
Sheila sees the folly of her ways when husband, John, is to be hanged for murdering her paramour, but once trusty Bill from the CID is on the case, the real killer is soon unmasked
School for Secrets · 1946School for Secrets
★ 7.21946
MovieDramaWar
Wartime tale of a group of British scientists efforts to develop the first radar system. They did it just in time for it to be used in the Battle of Britain against the might of the Nazi Luftwaffe. Without it the little island could well have been overrun.
Value for Money · 1955Value for Money
★ 6.91955
MovieComedy
A wealthy young man from Yorkshire visits a London nightclub and meets a performer. She decides to take him for every penny he is worth, and he decides to let her.
TV Shows
No Hiding Place · 1959No Hiding Place
★ 4.81959
SeriesCrimeDrama
No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16 September 1959 and 22 June 1967.
It was the sequel to the series Murder Bag and Crime Sheet, all starring Raymond Francis as Detective Superintendent, later Detective Chief Superintendent Tom Lockhart.
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot · 1956The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
★ 7.01956
Series
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot is a British television series first broadcast in 1956, produced by Sapphire Films for ITC Entertainment and screened on the ITV network. The series starred William Russell as the eponymous Sir Lancelot, a Knight of the Round Table in the time of King Arthur at Camelot.
Hugh and I · 1962Hugh and I
★ 6.31962
Series
Terry is a youngish bachelor who lives with his mother (Vi Stevens). He's a bit of a dreamer who wants to get rich as quickly and as easily as possible. Terry comes up with one grand "get rich quick" scheme after another, causing endless problems for himself and his friend, Hugh.
Strange Experiences · 1955Strange Experiences
1955
SeriesCrimeDrama
A series of three minute strange tales narrated by Peter Williams.