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Acting
Laurence Kitchin
Born July 21, 1913 · Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Died January 1, 1997 · aged 83
No biography available.
Known For
"Pimpernel" Smith · 1941"Pimpernel" Smith
★ 7.11941
MovieAdventureDrama
Eccentric Cambridge archaeologist Horatio Smith takes a group of British and American archaeology students to pre-war Nazi Germany to help in his excavations. His research is supported by the Nazis, since he professes to be looking for evidence of the Aryan origins of German civilisation. However, he has a secret agenda: to free inmates of the concentration camps.
Poison Pen · 1939Poison Pen
★ 6.71939
MovieDrama
The inhabitants of a peaceful village begin receiving mysterious hate mail penned by someone with malicious thoughts.
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.
Housemaster · 1938Housemaster
★ 7.51938
MovieComedy
Three girls arrive at a stuffy English public school and cause all sorts of problems with both the staff and pupils.
Fame Is the Spur · 1947Fame 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.
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt · 1940Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
★ 5.61940
MovieComedy
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde starring Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch as Oxford 'scholars'. The film is one of many to be made based on the farce Charley's Aunt. Taking inspiration from a well-known Victorian play, a modern-day prankster poses as a wealthy woman in a ploy to prevent him and his friends from being expelled from college.
Saloon Bar · 1940Saloon Bar
★ 7.01940
MovieThriller
A bookmaker with a fancy for detective work attempts to prevent the execution of a potentially innocent man.
Luck of the Navy · 1938Luck of the Navy
★ 8.01938
MovieDrama
With Britain on the brink of war, an enemy spy plans to steal secret documents and lay the blame on Clive Stanton.
