Acting
Avis Scott
Born February 22, 1918 · Kensington, London, England, UK
Died May 31, 2010 · aged 92
No biography available.
Known For
Brief Encounter · 1945Brief Encounter
★ 7.71945
MovieDramaRomance
Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey. Their casual friendship soon develops during their weekly visits into something more emotionally fulfilling than either expected, and they must wrestle with the potential havoc their deepening relationship would have on their lives and the lives of those they love.
Storm Over the Nile · 1955Storm Over the Nile
★ 6.31955
MovieAdventureDrama
In 1885, while his regiment is sent to the Sudan to battle the rebellious Dervish tribes, British Lieutenant Harry Faversham resigns his officer's commission in order to remain with his fiancée Mary Burroughs in England. His friends and fellow officers John Durrance, Peter Burroughs and Tom Willoughby brand him a coward and present him with the white feathers of cowardice. His fiancée, Mary, adds a fourth feather and breaks off their engagement. However, former Lieutenant Faversham decides to regain his honor by fighting in the Sudan incognito.
Millions Like Us · 1943Millions Like Us
★ 5.61943
MovieDramaWar
When Celia Crowson is called up for war service, she hopes for a glamorous job in one of the services, but as a single girl, she is directed into a factory making aircraft parts. Here she meets other girls from all different walks of life and begins a relationship with a young airman.
Paid to Kill · 1954Paid to Kill
★ 5.91954
MovieCrimeThriller
A man pays a hitman to kill him. Circumstances change and he tries to call off the hit but he has trouble getting the deal killed.
Emergency Call · 1952Emergency Call
★ 6.71952
MovieThriller
A 5-year-old child is diagnosed with leukaemia and has only days to live. Her only hope is a blood transfusion, but her blood type is extremely rare, so the race is on to find the donors.
Waterfront · 1950Waterfront
★ 6.51950
MovieDrama
When ship's fireman Peter McCabe walks out on his long-suffering wife, he leaves her impoverished, with two young daughters and a boy born soon after his departure. After an absence of fourteen years McCabe returns, sacked and humiliated, trailing trouble in his wake.
The Master of Bankdam · 1947The Master of Bankdam
★ 8.01947
MovieDrama
Generational family struggles for control of a family business in 19th century Yorkshire, and to be the Master of Bankdam.
To Have and to Hold · 1951To Have and to Hold
★ 4.81951
MovieDrama
A man is permanently crippled in a horseback riding accident and then learns that he will soon die. He spends his last few days taking care of his family and trying to get his wife to find another man.
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