Acting
Manning Whiley
Born January 23, 1915 · Hampstead, London, England, UK
Died January 29, 1975 · aged 60
No biography available.
Known For
"Pimpernel" Smith · 1941"Pimpernel" Smith
★ 7.11941
MovieAdventureDrama
Eccentric Cambridge archaeologist Horatio Smith takes a group of British and American archaeology students to pre-war Nazi Germany to help in his excavations. His research is supported by the Nazis, since he professes to be looking for evidence of the Aryan origins of German civilisation. However, he has a secret agenda: to free inmates of the concentration camps.
The Saint's Vacation · 1941The Saint's Vacation
★ 5.81941
MovieMysteryCrime
While on vacation, the Saint discovers a much-sought-after music box.
The Shop at Sly Corner · 1947The Shop at Sly Corner
★ 6.61947
MovieDramaCrime
In Britain, a man with a shady past uses his antiquities shop as a front for smuggled diamonds but his young shop-assistant starts blackmailing him, leading to murder and to a police investigation.
Contraband · 1940Contraband
★ 7.11940
MovieThrillerWar
During early World War II, a Danish sea captain, delayed in a British port, tangles with German spies.
The Seventh Veil · 1945The Seventh Veil
★ 6.61945
MovieMusicDrama
A concert pianist with amnesia fights to regain her memory.
The Ghost of St. Michael's · 1941The Ghost of St. Michael's
★ 6.81941
MovieComedy
Will Hay, back in his role as a hapless teacher, is hired by a grim school in remotest Scotland. The school soon starts to be haunted by a legendary ghost, whose spectral bagpipes signal the death of one of the staff. Hay, assisted by Claude Hulbert and Charles Hawtrey, has to unravel the mystery before he becomes the next victim.
The Four Just Men · 1939The Four Just Men
★ 6.71939
MovieThrillerMystery
The Four Men of the title are British WWI veterans who decide to work secretly against enemies of the country. They aren't above a bit of murder or sabotage to serve their ends, but they consider themselves to be true patriots.
Sailors Three · 1940Sailors Three
★ 7.61940
MovieComedyWar
Three sailors get drunk while on shore leave and end up on the wrong ship. When they realise their mistake they scramble off it and onto their warship, HMS Ferocious. However, they soon realise that the vessel they have boarded is not the Ferocious but a German battleship.
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Contraband · 1940Contraband
★ 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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