Joss Ambler

Acting

Joss Ambler

Born June 23, 1900 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Died January 1, 1959 · aged 58

No biography available.

Known For

Waltzing MatildaWaltzing Matilda · 1933
Waltzing Matilda
8.01933
MovieComedy
Chic Williams (Pat Hanna) and his friend James Brown (Norman French) elude a private detective who's been following them, and head off to the bush (only later is it revealed that the detective wants to tell James he's inherited a fortune).
The CitadelThe Citadel · 1938
The Citadel
6.41938
MovieDramaRomance
Young, idealistic, newly qualified Scottish doctor Andrew Manson arrives in Wales and takes his first job in a mining town, and begins to wonder at the persistent cough many of the miners have. When his attempts to prove its cause are thwarted, he moves to London. His new practice does poorly, but when a friend shows him how to make a lucrative practice from rich hypochondriacs, it will take a great shock to show him what the truth of being a doctor really is.
The Long ArmThe Long Arm · 1956
The Long Arm
6.91956
MovieMysteryCrime
Scotland Yard detectives attempt to solve a spate of safe robberies across England beginning with clues found at the latest burglary in London. The film is notable for using a police procedural style made popular by Ealing in their 1950 film The Blue Lamp. It is known in the US as The Third Key.
The Halfway HouseThe Halfway House · 1944
The Halfway House
6.51944
MovieMysteryDrama
A group of travellers, each with a personal problem that they want to hide, arrive at a mysterious Welsh country inn. There is a certain strangeness in the air as they are greeted by the innkeeper and his daughter. Why are all the newspapers a year old? And why doesn't Gwyneth seem to cast a shadow?
Mine Own ExecutionerMine Own Executioner · 1947
Mine Own Executioner
7.01947
MovieThrillerDrama
Fearing her husband could become a killer, a woman seeks a psychiatrist's help.
They Were SistersThey Were Sisters · 1945
They Were Sisters
5.51945
MovieDrama
The story of three sisters and the men they marry: one is happily married but childless, the second promiscuously escapes an unhappy, loveless marriage, and the third is tortured by the mental cruelties inflicted by a domineering husband.
A Canterbury TaleA Canterbury Tale · 1944
A Canterbury Tale
6.91944
MovieMysteryWar
Three modern-day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town while on their way to Canterbury.
ContrabandContraband · 1940
Contraband
7.11940
MovieThrillerWar
During early World War II, a Danish sea captain, delayed in a British port, tangles with German spies.

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