Acting
John Forrest
Born May 14, 1931 · Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Died March 28, 2012 · aged 80
No biography available.
Known For
Great Expectations · 1946Great Expectations
★ 7.31946
MovieDramaRomance
In this Dickens adaptation, orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.
Identity Unknown · 1945Identity Unknown
★ 5.41945
MovieDramaWar
A soldier survives a bombing in which his three fellow soldiers were killed. When he recovers he discovers he has amnesia, and since his companions' bodies were burned beyond recognition, the army doesn't know which one of the four he is. He goes AWOL and searches out the families of the three dead soldiers, hoping to find out his own identity.
Gift Horse · 1952Gift Horse
★ 6.61952
MovieAdventureWar
Compton Bennett's war drama The Gift Horse follows the fortunes of ageing destroyer The Ballantrae and her crew from the time they come together in 1940 until the climactic raid on occupied St Nazaire in 1942. Trevor Howard plays Lt Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser, the newly appointed captain, back in service after having left the navy following a court martial.
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones · 1976The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
★ 3.51976
MovieComedy
Another stab at Henry Fielding's hilarious novel about the amorous misadventures of a dashing young man in 18th century England. The brilliant 1963 version, starring Albert Finney as the lusty hero, won four Oscars. Joan Collins does a great job as a Wicked Lady style highwaywoman.
Adam and Evelyne · 1949Adam and Evelyne
★ 7.01949
MovieRomanceComedy
A handsome gambler unwittingly becomes guardian of an orphaned, teenaged girl.
The Franchise Affair · 1951The Franchise Affair
★ 7.21951
MovieMysteryCrime
An English country lawyer weighs the case of a schoolgirl who claims she was kidnapped by two women.
The Guinea Pig · 1948The 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.
The Straw Man · 1953The Straw Man
★ 6.31953
MovieThriller
A newly married man is convicted of murdering a former lover in his apartment, and sentenced to hang. With a payout on his life worth 20,000 pounds, the insurance company sends an investigator to find out the truth.
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