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Secret People (1952) Thorold Dickinson, Valentina Cortese, Serge Reggiani, Charles Goldner
In 1930, Maria Brentano and her younger sister Nora flee to London Read More »
The Next of Kin (1942) Thorold Dickinson, Mervyn Johns, John Chandos, Nova Pilbeam
A woman’s idle remark about her son has devastating consequences when she is overheard by a nazi spy. Read More »
Calling the Tune (1936) Reginald Denham, Thorold Dickinson, Adele Dixon, Sally Gray, Sam Livesey
Calling the Tune offers a fascinating look at the fledgeling gramophone industry as it tries to solve the problems of reliable recording and production methods. Read More »
Giv’a 24 Eina Ona AKA Hill 24 Doesn’t Answer (1955) Thorold Dickinson, Edward Mulhare, Haya Harareet, Michael Shillo
This was the first movie produced in Israel. It deals with the outbreak of hostilities during the war for independence in 1947. Read More »
Loyalties (1933) Basil Dean, Thorold Dickinson, Basil Rathbone, Heather Thatcher, Miles Mander
While a houseguest at an upper-class gathering, wealthy Jew Ferdinand de Levis Read More »
The Queen of Spades (1949) Thorold Dickinson, Anton Walbrook, Edith Evans, Yvonne Mitchell
An elderly countess strikes a bargain with the devil and exchanges her soul for the ability to always win at cards. Read More »
The Prime Minister (1941) Thorold Dickinson, John Gielgud, Diana Wynyard, Will Fyffe
A biopic of the legendary Benjamin Disraeli, his rise from a foppish young novelist to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and confidante of Queen Victoria. Read More »
Gaslight (1940) Thorold Dickinson, Anton Walbrook, Diana Wynyard, Frank Pettingell, Mystery, Thriller
Twenty years ago, old Mrs. Barlow was killed in her home at 12, Pimlico Square for her priceless rubies. The murderer searched the whole house without finding them, then disappeared. The house has been empty since then, but now Paul and Bella Mallen move into the apartment.
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