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Howard Dimsdale
Born April 21, 1914 · Sioux City, Iowa, USA
Died August 27, 1991 · aged 77
No biography available.
Known For
The Train · 1964The Train
★ 7.61964
MovieWarThriller
As the Allied forces approach Paris in August 1944, German Colonel Von Waldheim is desperate to take all of France's greatest paintings to Germany. He manages to secure a train to transport the valuable art works even as the chaos of retreat descends upon them. The French resistance however wants to stop them from stealing their national treasures but have received orders from London that they are not to be destroyed. The station master, Labiche, is tasked with scheduling the train and making it all happen smoothly but he is also part of a dwindling group of resistance fighters tasked with preventing the theft. He and others stage an elaborate ruse to keep the train from ever leaving French territory.
Senorita from the West · 1945Senorita from the West
★ 6.01945
MovieComedyMusic
Determined to become a radio singer, a young girl runs away from her family. She hooks up with a man who is actually the real voice of a famous radio crooner, who actually can't sing at all.
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw · 1958The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
★ 6.61958
MovieWesternComedy
English gunsmith Jonathon Tibbs travels to the American West in the 1880s to sell firearms to the locals. He inadvertently acquires a reputation of quickness on the draw due to his wrist mounted Derringer style weapon. Soon gaining the post of sheriff, he endeavours to clean up the town using what skills he has—and by multilateral diplomacy.
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd · 1952Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
★ 6.01952
MovieComedyAdventure
Two hapless waiters in a tavern on the Spanish Main play cupid between aristocratic Lady Jane and tavern co-worker Bruce Martindale, but the two bumpkins mix-up a love letter with Captain Kidd's treasure map of Skull Island, leading to them being kidnapped and taken off to the notorious pirate's island.
Somewhere in the Night · 1946Somewhere in the Night
★ 6.71946
MovieMysteryThriller
George Taylor returns from WWII with amnesia. Back home in Los Angeles, while trying to track down his old identity, he stumbles onto a three year old murder case and a hunt for a missing $2 million.
We Joined the Navy · 1963We Joined the Navy
★ 6.01963
MovieComedy
Lt Commander Badger, RN: an exceptionally likeable fellow, the Artful Bodger has one besetting sin a shining honesty which compels him to say the right thing at entirely the wrong time! When untimely remarks to some new recruits are splashed across the tabloids, the rush is on to find him a new posting somewhere far away.
A Lady Without Passport · 1950A Lady Without Passport
★ 5.31950
MovieThrillerCrime
An undercover U.S. Immigration agent falls in love with an immigrant attempting to enter the United States through Havana, Cuba in an illegal smuggling ring.
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy · 1946Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
★ 5.91946
MovieComedyRomance
Andy Hardy goes to college after serving in the war and finds his sweetheart is engaged to someone else.
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