Joss Ambler

Acting

Joss Ambler

Born June 23, 1900 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Died January 1, 1959 · aged 58

No biography available.

Known For

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?
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.
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.
The Silver FleetThe Silver Fleet · 1943
The Silver Fleet
★ 6.41943
MovieDramaWar
The Silver Fleet was inspired by a true story from World War II. Holland now under German occupation, a Shipyard owner and Chief engineer Jaap van Leyden is summoned to build ships for the German war effort. The commission would allow Leyden to build sophisticated submarines whilst safeguarding jobs for the local Dutch workforce. A newly built U-boat, named U107 goes out on her first sea trial and is hijacked by a Dutch crew and they re-route the vessel to England. As such it provided an opportunity to refuel patriotism in the face of a seemingly interminable war and almost unbearable civilian hardship.
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.
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.
ContrabandContraband · 1940
Contraband
★ 7.11940
MovieThrillerWar
During early World War II, a Danish sea captain, delayed in a British port, tangles with German spies.
Trouble BrewingTrouble Brewing · 1939
Trouble Brewing
★ 6.91939
MovieComedyMusic
Ealing comedy starring music hall star George Formby. An eager newspaper reporter (Formby) goes undercover to expose a gang of counterfeiters. Posing as a wrestler and waiter in his investigative efforts, George proves a greater menace to public order than the criminals he is chasing.

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