Acting
Arthur Wontner
Born January 21, 1875 · London, England, UK
Died July 10, 1960 · aged 85
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Arthur Wontner (21 January 1875 – 10 July 1960) was a British actor best known for playing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's master detective Sherlock Holmes in five films from 1931 to 1937. These films are: The Sleeping Cardinal (1931) (US title: Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour) based on Doyle's two stories, "The Adventure of the Empty House" and "The Final Problem"…
Known For
Storm in a Teacup · 1937Storm in a Teacup
★ 7.41937
MovieComedyRomance
A local politician in Scotland tries to break the reporter who wrote a negative story about him, and who is also in love with his daughter.
Sea Devils · 1953Sea Devils
★ 5.81953
MovieActionAdventure
Gilliatt, a fisherman-turned-smuggler on the isle of Guernsey, agrees to transport a beautiful woman to the French coast in the year 1800. She tells him she hopes to rescue her brother from the guillotine. Gilliatt finds himself falling in love and so feels betrayed when he later learns this woman is a countess helping Napoleon plan an invasion of England. In reality, however, the "countess" is an English agent working to thwart this invasion. When Gilliatt finds this out, he returns to France to rescue the woman who's true purpose has been discovered by the French.
Genevieve · 1953Genevieve
★ 6.71953
MovieComedy
Two friends driving in the London to Brighton vintage car rally bet on which of them will be the first to arrive back home.
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp · 1943The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
★ 7.51943
MovieWarDrama
General Candy, who's overseeing an English squad in 1943, is a veteran leader who doesn't have the respect of the men he's training and is considered out-of-touch with what's needed to win the war. But it wasn't always this way. Flashing back to his early career in the Boer War and World War I, we see a dashing young officer whose life has been shaped by three different women, and by a lasting friendship with a German soldier.
The Elusive Pimpernel · 1950The Elusive Pimpernel
★ 6.01950
MovieAdventureDrama
Foppish Sir Percy Blakeney, who secretly leads a double life as the daring rescuer of French aristocrats from the guillotine during the French Revolution, fights to save his brother-in-law while his wife is manipulated by the villainous Chauvelin into helping capture him, unaware of her husband's true identity.
Blanche Fury · 1948Blanche Fury
★ 6.21948
MovieDramaThriller
Penniless Blanche Fuller takes a job as a governess at the estate of her rich relations, the Fury family. To better her position in life, Blanche marries her dull cousin, Laurence Fury, who has a daughter she's fond of. But Blanche begins a tempestuous romance with steward Philip Thorn. Together, they hatch a murderous plan to gain control of the estate.
Kate Plus Ten · 1938Kate Plus Ten
★ 8.31938
MovieCrimeThriller
Kate is secretary to Lord Flamborough. But she is also leader of a criminal gang. Can Mike Pemberton catch her red-handed?
Thunder in the City · 1937Thunder in the City
★ 6.01937
MovieComedyDrama
A visiting American engages in a bold business promotion, the likes of which the British have not seen.
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Brandy for the Parson · 1952Brandy for the Parson
★ 6.51952
MovieComedy
A young couple get involved with a smuggler
Major Glockleigh
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes · 1985The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
★ 8.51985
MovieDocumentary
This documentary examines the making of the Sherlock Holmes cinematic dynasty and includes interviews and archival film clips featuring the original crime-fighter in all his incarnations.
Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
Condemned to Death · 1932Condemned to Death
★ 7.01932
MovieMysteryHorror
A condemned man uses hypnotism on a judge. After the man's death, the judge finds himself acting like the condemned man.
Sir Charles Wallington









