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Lawrence Huntington
Born March 9, 1900 · London, England, UK
Died November 29, 1968 · aged 68
Lawrence Huntington was a British film director, screenwriter and producer. Huntington was born in London on 9 March 1900, he directed more than thirty films following his debut feature After Many Years. He later worked in television before his death in 1968.
Known For
The Oblong Box · 1969The Oblong Box
★ 5.81969
MovieHorror
Evil lurks in the gloomy house at Markham Manor where a deranged Sir Edward is the chained prisoner of his brother Julian. When Sir Edward escapes, he embarks on a monstrous killing spree, determined to seek revenge on all those whom he feels have double-crossed him.
Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill · 1948Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill
★ 7.61948
MovieDrama
A handsome young master at a boys school incurs the jealousy of an embittered colleague. From the novel by Hugh Walpole.
Contraband Spain · 1955Contraband Spain
★ 6.31955
MovieCrimeDrama
An FBI agent goes to the French-Spanish border to round up some smugglers and counterfeiters after his brother is murdered.
The Patient Vanishes · 1941The Patient Vanishes
★ 10.01941
MovieThrillerMystery
Action and excitement beckon as popular sleuth Mick Cardby goes on the trail of a missing girl, and finds himself in the clutches of a gang of blackmailers.
Night Boat to Dublin · 1946Night Boat to Dublin
★ 6.91946
MovieThriller
British intelligence officers head off a Nazi plot to kidnap an atomic scientist.
Death Drums Along the River · 1963Death Drums Along the River
★ 5.31963
MovieAdventureCrime
A British colonial policeman in Africa investigates a murder in a hospital up river.
The Franchise Affair · 1951The Franchise Affair
★ 7.31951
MovieMysteryCrime
An English country lawyer weighs the case of a schoolgirl who claims she was kidnapped by two women.
The Upturned Glass · 1947The Upturned Glass
★ 6.81947
MovieCrimeDrama
A neurosurgeon relates to his students in medical school a story about an affair he had with a married woman and how after the affair was over, the woman fell out a window and died. The surgeon, suspecting that she was murdered, set out to find her killer -- but, instead of turning the suspect over to the police, he planned to take his own revenge on the murderer.
Movies
The Oblong Box · 1969The Oblong Box
★ 5.81969
MovieHorror
Evil lurks in the gloomy house at Markham Manor where a deranged Sir Edward is the chained prisoner of his brother Julian. When Sir Edward escapes, he embarks on a monstrous killing spree, determined to seek revenge on all those whom he feels have double-crossed him.
Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill · 1948Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill
★ 7.61948
MovieDrama
A handsome young master at a boys school incurs the jealousy of an embittered colleague. From the novel by Hugh Walpole.
Contraband Spain · 1955Contraband Spain
★ 6.31955
MovieCrimeDrama
An FBI agent goes to the French-Spanish border to round up some smugglers and counterfeiters after his brother is murdered.
The Patient Vanishes · 1941The Patient Vanishes
★ 10.01941
MovieThrillerMystery
Action and excitement beckon as popular sleuth Mick Cardby goes on the trail of a missing girl, and finds himself in the clutches of a gang of blackmailers.
Night Boat to Dublin · 1946Night Boat to Dublin
★ 6.91946
MovieThriller
British intelligence officers head off a Nazi plot to kidnap an atomic scientist.
Death Drums Along the River · 1963Death Drums Along the River
★ 5.31963
MovieAdventureCrime
A British colonial policeman in Africa investigates a murder in a hospital up river.
The Franchise Affair · 1951The Franchise Affair
★ 7.31951
MovieMysteryCrime
An English country lawyer weighs the case of a schoolgirl who claims she was kidnapped by two women.
The Upturned Glass · 1947The Upturned Glass
★ 6.81947
MovieCrimeDrama
A neurosurgeon relates to his students in medical school a story about an affair he had with a married woman and how after the affair was over, the woman fell out a window and died. The surgeon, suspecting that she was murdered, set out to find her killer -- but, instead of turning the suspect over to the police, he planned to take his own revenge on the murderer.
The Vulture · 1966The Vulture
★ 5.01966
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
A mad scientist turns himself into a half-man, half-bird monster to avenge the death of his ancestor.
Suspected Person · 1942Suspected Person
★ 6.71942
MovieDramaCrime
After a $50,000 heist in New York, two of the suspected robbers walk free from the courtroom and they waste no time in heading to London in search of the missing loot. This means bad news for their former accomplice Jim Raynor, who has the money hidden away not least because they're not the only ones on his tail; Scotland Yard is also on the case...
Impulse · 1954Impulse
★ 4.61954
MovieCrimeDrama
An American realtor living in England is dissatisfied with what he believes to be his humdrum life. One weekend while his wife is out of town, he gives a ride to a woman he sees stranded on the road. One thing leads to another, and he soon finds himself enmeshed in a plot involving a diamond robbery, gangsters and murder.
Warn That Man · 1943Warn That Man
★ 5.61943
MovieWarComedy
At the height of World War II, the Germans discover that a certain British personage is to stay at the country house of Lord Buckley. They devise a plan whereby they will kidnap the real Lord Buckley, and send to England an actor who will masquerade, lie in wait for the visitor with a number of gunmen, and take him back to Germany.
Wanted for Murder · 1946Wanted for Murder
★ 6.41946
MovieCrimeDrama
The son of a notorious hangman is gradually becoming insane and he finds himself unable to resist the urge to strangle women to death.
Eight Witnesses · 1954Eight Witnesses
★ 4.81954
MovieMysteryThriller
A scientist on the run with a valuable formula is murdered, and the only witnesses are eight blind people.
Deadly Nightshade · 1953Deadly Nightshade
★ 6.81953
MovieCrime
Escapee switches identities but finds the new one quite a handful.
Man on the Run · 1949Man on the Run
★ 6.71949
MovieThrillerDrama
An Army deserter, still a fugitive in Post-War Britain, wanders into a pawn-shop robbery and finds himself wanted for murder. He meets a war widow who helps him elude the police while he looks for the real criminals.
There Was a Young Lady · 1953There Was a Young Lady
★ 7.01953
MovieComedy
A super-efficient secretary circumvents the schemes of smash-and grab gangsters.
Deadly Record · 1959Deadly Record
★ 6.01959
MovieMystery
A young airline pilot wrongly accused of murdering his unfaithful wife searches for the real killer.
Tower of Terror · 1941Tower of Terror
★ 5.81941
MovieThriller
Wartime Germany: Marie, a concentration camp escapee on the run from the Nazis, narrowly escapes drowing when she is rescued by Wolfe Kristan a half-mad lighthouse keeper. Brought aboard the lighthouse itself, she begins to fall in love with the assistant keeper who, unknown to her, is a British spy. As the couple become more intimate, Kristan's jealously finally pushes him over the brink and into full-blown madness...
