Acting

Joan Haythorne

Born April 12, 1915 · Ealing, London, England, UK

Died August 27, 1987 · aged 72

No biography available.

Known For

Countess DraculaCountess Dracula · 1971
Countess Dracula
5.81971
MovieDramaHorror
Hungary, XVII century. After being widowed, the old countess Elizabeth Nádasdy, of the Báthory lineage, fortunately discovers a way to become young again; but the price to be paid by those around her will be high and bloody.
The Frightened CityThe Frightened City · 1961
The Frightened City
6.61961
MovieCrimeDrama
A small time thief is recruited by a mobster to help with the racketeering. He doesn't like the job, but with the mob on his back, a femme fatale in his bed and a sick friend to care for, he will have to keep all his wits about him.
Three Men in a BoatThree Men in a Boat · 1956
Three Men in a Boat
6.31956
MovieComedy
Three London gentlemen take a vacation rowing down the Thames, encountering various mishaps and misadventures along the way.
Death to Sister MaryDeath to Sister Mary · 1974
Death to Sister Mary
10.01974
MovieThrillerHorror
The cast of a British soap opera are attacked by a mad fan who confuses them with their TV roles.
The Weak and the WickedThe Weak and the Wicked · 1954
The Weak and the Wicked
6.51954
MovieDrama
Jean Raymond an upper class woman with a gambling addiction, is given a twelve-month prison sentence resulting from her inability to pay her debts. At first she is overwhelmingly depressed by life in the women's prison; gradually, however, her misery is relieved by the many close friends she makes there. This sympathetic drama traces the contrasting lives and often faltering progress of the inmates of a women's prison.
School for SecretsSchool for Secrets · 1946
School for Secrets
7.21946
MovieDramaWar
Wartime tale of a group of British scientists efforts to develop the first radar system. They did it just in time for it to be used in the Battle of Britain against the might of the Nazi Luftwaffe. Without it the little island could well have been overrun.
SvengaliSvengali · 1954
Svengali
6.11954
MovieRomanceDrama
A man hypnotizes a young woman into being an opera singer.
Very Important PersonVery Important Person · 1961
Very Important Person
5.51961
MovieWarComedy
Sir Ernest Pease is a self-important scientist sent undercover on a bombing mission to monitor the effectiveness of his latest invention, a new-fangled radar. When the plane is attacked, he parachutes to safety — only to be sent to a POW camp, where he takes on the alias of Lieutenant Farrow. There, the somewhat happy-go-lucky bunch of Brits suspect their acerbic new fellow prisoner of being a spy, and all sorts of culture clashes and misunderstandings ensue.

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