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Sewell Stokes
Born November 16, 1902 · Hampstead, London, England, UK
Died November 2, 1979 · aged 76
No biography available.
Known For
I Believe in You · 1952I Believe in You
★ 6.81952
MovieDrama
A drama about parole officers to follow the successful Ealing police story of "The Blue Lamp"(1950) . Various sub-plots follow the parole officers and their charges.
Isadora · 1968Isadora
★ 6.21968
MovieDramaHistory
A biography of the dancer Isadora Duncan, the 1920s dancer who forever changed people's ideas of ballet. Her nude, semi-nude, and pro-Soviet dance projects as well as her attitudes on free love, debt, dress, and lifestyle shocked the public of her time.
Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World · 1966Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World
★ 5.41966
MovieDocumentary
The outrageous life of the American dancer of the 1920s, Isadora Duncan, whom Ken Russell described as "part genius and part charlatan".
Oscar Wilde · 1960Oscar Wilde
★ 5.21960
MovieDrama
England, 1891. Ascending writer Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) meets Lord Alfred Douglas, a young nobleman. Over the years, they will maintain an intimate relationship that will be openly criticized by Alfred's father, the Marquis of Queensberry, in such a harsh way that Wilde, instigated by Alfred, decides to sue Queensberry in 1895, accusing him of defamation.
You Will Remember · 1941You Will Remember
★ 7.01941
MovieDramaMusic
Biography of popular English composer Leslie Stuart (Robert Morley), who rose to fame through performances of his songs by the tenor Ellaline Terriss (Dorothy Hyson). The peak of Stuart's success in the early 1900s is followed by poverty and obscurity with the arriving Jazz Age. In debtor's prison, Stuart is rescued by friends from happier times, and achieves a comeback in British music halls shortly before his death.
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