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Acting
John Adams
Born January 1, 1922
Died January 1, 1970 · aged 48
No biography available.
Known For
Two-Way Stretch · 1960Two-Way Stretch
★ 6.71960
MovieComedyCrime
Three criminals plan to break out of prison the day before their release in order to carry out a daring jewel robbery, intending to establish the perfect alibi by returning to jail afterwards. First however they must get out, a task made more difficult by a new, stricter prison officer.
I'm All Right Jack · 1959I'm All Right Jack
★ 6.61959
MovieComedy
Naive Stanley Windrush looks for a career in a family business. Much to his dismay, he finds work at a munitions factory where he has to start from the bottom, while both the management and the labor union use him as a tool in their fight for power.
The Day the Earth Caught Fire · 1961The Day the Earth Caught Fire
★ 6.81961
MovieScience FictionDrama
British reporters suspect an international cover-up of a global disaster in progress... and they're right. Hysterical panic has engulfed the world after the United States and the Soviet Union simultaneously detonate nuclear devices and have caused the orbit of the Earth to alter, sending it hurtling towards the sun.
The Horse's Mouth · 1958The Horse's Mouth
★ 6.71958
MovieComedy
Gulley Jimson is a boorish aging artist recently released from prison. A swindler in search of his next art project, he hunkers down in the penthouse of would-be patrons the Beeders while they go on an extended vacation; he paints a mural on their wall, pawns their valuables and, along with the sculptor Abel, inadvertently smashes a large hole in their floor. Jimson's next project is an even larger wall in an abandoned church.
A Stitch in Time · 1963A Stitch in Time
★ 7.31963
MovieComedy
An accident in the butchers shop leads Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale to the hospital where, after causing the normal amount of chaos, Pitkin finds Lindy, a little girl who hasn't spoken or smiled since her parents were killed in an aeroplane accident. Pitkin decides to help.
The Truth About Women · 1957The Truth About Women
★ 6.21957
MovieComedyRomance
A man recalls his relationships with the women he loved as he tries to help another man try to understand them as well.
The Blue Lamp · 1950The Blue Lamp
★ 6.61950
MovieCrimeThriller
P.C. George Dixon is a long-serving traditional copper who is due to retire shortly. He takes a new recruit under his aegis and introduces him to the easy-going night beat. Dixon is a classic ordinary hero but also anachronistic, unprepared and unable to answer the violence of the 1950s.
Carry On Spying · 1964Carry On Spying
★ 6.31964
MovieComedy
Carry On favourite Barbara Windsor makes her debut in this outrageous send-up of the James Bond movies. Fearless agent Desmond Simpkins and Charlie Bind, aided and abetted by the comely Agent Honeybutt and Agent Crump, battle against the evil powers of international bad guys STENCH and their three cronies.
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Danger Within · 1959Danger Within
★ 6.31959
MovieWar
Drama set in an Italian prisoner of war camp during World War 2, where a group of British soldiers find their plans for escape thwarted by a mysterious traitor in their midst.
German Officer (uncredited)
Who Done It? · 1956Who Done It?
★ 5.51956
MovieComedyCrime
This movie debut for saucy British TV comic Benny Hill has Benny leaving his job as a sweeper after winning some money. He becomes a private detective and investigates a plot to assassinate British scientists.
Detective at Uralian Legation (uncredited)
Pool of London · 1951Pool of London
★ 6.61951
MovieCrimeDrama
Jewel thieves, murder, and a manhunt swirl around a sailor off a cargo ship in post-war London.
Plainclothes Policeman in Squad Car (uncredited)









