Frustrated by a seemingly infallible gang of jewel thieves, Scotland Yard Read More »
Tag Archives: Cecil Parker
It’s Great to Be Young! (1956) Cyril Frankel, John Mills, Cecil Parker, John Salew
Mr. Dingle is the popular music teacher in an English school, but when the headmaster threatens to close down the school band Read More »
The Comedy Man (1964) Alvin Rakoff, Kenneth More, Cecil Parker, Dennis Price
Charles Byrd, known as “Chick”, has spent his adult life acting in small repertory companies all over the UK, and he’s never had much luck. Read More »
The Night We Dropped a Clanger (1959) Darcy Conyers, Brian Rix, Cecil Parker, William Hartnell
When German rockets start to land on England the Prime Minister insists there is only one man Read More »
True as a Turtle (1957) Wendy Toye, John Gregson, Cecil Parker, June Thorburn
Newlywed Tony Hudson offers his young wife Jane a cruise on a yacht as a honeymoon trip. Read More »
Dear Mr. Prohack (1949) Thornton Freeland, Cecil Parker, Glynis Johns, Hermione Baddeley
Arthur Prohack (Cecil Parker) is an official in the Treasury Department with a reputation Read More »
The Woman in the Hall (1947) Jack Lee, Ursula Jeans, Jean Simmons, Cecil Parker
A poor widow with two daughters augments her income by using her children to extort money. Read More »
Hungry Hill (1947) Brian Desmond Hurst, Margaret Lockwood, Dennis Price, Cecil Parker
Much to the consternation of the local townsfolk, the very rich Copper John Brodrick begins to develop a copper mine on Hungry Hill. Read More »
Happy Is the Bride (1958) Roy Boulting, Ian Carmichael, Janette Scott, Cecil Parker
In a quiet summer corner of Wiltshire that is forever England, David and Janet decide to tie the knot. Read More »
For Better, for Worse (1954) J. Lee Thompson, Dirk Bogarde, Susan Stephen, Cecil Parker
In postwar London, young graduate Tony (Sir Dirk Bogarde) and his girlfriend Anne (Susan Stephen) decide to marry. Read More »
A Tale of Two Cities (1958) Ralph Thomas, Dirk Bogarde, Dorothy Tutin, Cecil Parker
During the French Revolution, French national Lucie Manette (Dorothy Tutin) meets Read More »
I Believe in You (1952) Basil Dearden, Michael Relph, Celia Johnson, Cecil Parker, Godfrey Tearle
A drama about parole officers to follow the successful Ealing police story of The Blue Lamp (1950) Read More »
The Man in the White Suit (1951) Alexander Mackendrick, Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Cecil Parker
Sidney Stratton, a humble inventor, develops a fabric which never gets dirty or wears out. Read More »
The Admirable Crichton (1957) Lewis Gilbert, Kenneth More, Diane Cilento, Cecil Parker
Lord Loam has modern ideas about his household Read More »
23 Paces to Baker Street (1956) Henry Hathaway, Van Johnson, Vera Miles, Cecil Parker
Famed American playwright Phillip Hannon is in London making revisions to his play currently running in the West End. Read More »