Joan Greenwood

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Joan Greenwood (4 March 1921 – 27 February 1987) was an English actress. Born in Chelsea, she studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Her husky voice, coupled with her slow, precise elocution, was her trademark. Perhaps her most famous role was Gwendolen in The Importance of Being Earnest (1952).

Most Popular Joan Greenwood Trailers

Total trailers found: 42

Country Trailer (1981)

20 October 1981

In 1945, the Carlions assemble at an English country house for a family gathering. During the event, they must determine who is to take over the family brewing empire, since the present head of the business, Sir Frederick, is getting old.

Flesh and Blood Trailer (1951)

06 March 1951

Based upon the play A Sleeping Clergyman by James Bridie, it tells the story of three generations of the Scottish Cameron family, with its various conflicts and romances.

Father Brown Trailer (1954)

08 June 1954

Works of art are disappearing, stolen by a master thief, a master of disguise. Father Brown has two goals: to catch the thief and to save his soul.

The White Unicorn Trailer (1947)

29 October 1947

In a home for delinquent girls, the worst offender exchanges reminiscences with the warden.

Past Caring Trailer (1986)

02 November 1986

67 year-old Victor is forced to move into an old people's home but he prefers to grow old disgracefully.

Monsieur Ripois Trailer (1954)

01 April 1954

While his wife, Catherine, is finalizing their divorce, serial philanderer Andre invites his latest conquest, Catherine’s best friend, Patricia, over for dinner.

They Knew Mr. Knight Trailer (1946)

05 March 1946

After a chance train encounter with Laurence Knight, Tom Blake's family's fortunes prosper on the beneficence of the great financier.

He Found a Star Trailer (1941)

20 September 1941

A talent agent makes the mistake of becoming too involved with one of his clients.

Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios Trailer (1986)

02 May 1986

Documentary about the British film studio. First appeared on the BBC television programme Omnibus.

Barbarella Trailer (1968)

10 October 1968

In the far future, a highly sexual woman is tasked with finding and stopping the evil Durand-Durand. Along the way she encounters various unusual people.

The Gentle Sex Trailer (1943)

23 May 1943

During the War seven women from very different backgrounds find themselves together in the Auxiliary Territorial Services.

The Bad Lord Byron Trailer (1949)

18 April 1949

Injured and on his deathbed in Greece, Lord Byron imagines a celestial trial with witnesses to determine the worth of his character.

Mysterious Island Trailer (1961)

19 December 1961

During the US Civil War, Union POWs escape in a balloon and end up stranded on a South Pacific island, inhabited by giant plants and animals.

Kind Hearts and Coronets Trailer (1949)

23 June 1949

When his mother eloped with an Italian opera singer, Louis Mazzini was cut off from her aristocratic family.

The Moon-Spinners Trailer (1964)

08 July 1964

Young English girl Nikky and her aunt arrive at the Moon-Spinners, a hotel on Crete, to a less than enthusiastic welcome.

The Hound of the Baskervilles Trailer (1978)

01 August 1978

When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.

Whisky Galore! Trailer (1949)

16 June 1949

Based on a true story. The name of the real ship, that sunk Feb 5 1941 - during WWII - was S/S Politician.

Frenzy Trailer (1946)

11 February 1946

A spooky seance is held to discover the whereabouts, and the killer, of a sculptor's wife.

The Man in the White Suit Trailer (1951)

07 August 1951

The unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be dirty or worn out.

The Importance of Being Earnest Trailer (1952)

02 June 1952

Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.

Tom Jones Trailer (1963)

24 August 1963

Tom loves Sophie and Sophie loves Tom. But Tom and Sophie are of differering classes. Can they find a way through the mayhem to be true to love?

The Flame Is Love Trailer (1979)

15 October 1979

In this melodrama from Barbara Cartland's 1975 bestseller, a turn-of-the-century American heiress, while en route to her betrothal to an English duke, encounters love and intrigue in the arms of a French journalist.

The Ealing Comedies Trailer (1970)

08 September 1970

The story of the men and women who produced a series of film comedies that were so original and funny that they put Ealing on the map.

The Water Babies Trailer (1978)

23 June 1978

Grimes, an amoral chimney sweep, occasionally likes to steal valuables from his clients. One day, on the verge of being caught, he frames his young apprentice, Tom, for the crime.

Little Dorrit Trailer (1987)

11 December 1987

Amy Dorrit spends her days earning money for the family and looking after her proud father who is a long term inmate of Marshalsea debtors' prison in London.

Stage Struck Trailer (1958)

22 April 1958

A young woman arrives in New York City determined to become a great theatrical star, but discovers that her goal may not be as easily attainable as she had hoped.

Moonfleet Trailer (1955)

24 June 1955

Set in the eighteenth century, Moonfleet is about John Mohune, a young orphan who is sent to the Dorset village of Moonfleet to stay with an old friend of his mother's, Jeremy Fox.

Girl Stroke Boy Trailer (1971)

12 August 1971

When a young man brings an unexpected new partner home for dinner, the underlying prejudices of his straitlaced, middle-class parents are brought to the fore.

Saraband for Dead Lovers Trailer (1948)

04 October 1948

Sophie Dorothea is a young woman forced into a loveless marriage with Prince George Louis of Hanover.

The Uncanny Trailer (1977)

24 August 1977

Wilbur Gray, a horror writer, has stumbled upon a terrible secret, that cats are supernatural creatures who really call the shots.

Hest på sommerferie Trailer (1959)

26 October 1959

The milk driver Hans loves his horse Snow White so much that he takes it on holiday to the Danish summer country.

The Amorous Prawn Trailer (1962)

26 November 1962

While her husband, the General is abroad, Lady Fitzadam decides to convert their army residence into a fishing resort for rich American tourists in order to raise money for their dream retirement cottage.

Young Wives' Tale Trailer (1951)

01 November 1951

A post-war housing crisis leaves a shy woman to share a house with two couples. Comic situations arise as the new roomer becomes infatuated with one of the husbands.

Save Your Shillings and Smile Trailer (1943)

01 January 1943

Tommy Trinder chooses which of the chorus line to take out. The lucky lady is the one who knows all about war savings.

Mr. Peek-a-Boo Trailer (1951)

06 April 1951

Léon, a humble civil servant, has the unusual ability to walk through walls, however thick they are.

The October Man Trailer (1947)

28 August 1947

Jim Ackland, who suffers from a head injury sustained in a bus crash, is the chief suspect in a murder hunt, when a girl that he has just met is found dead on the local common, and he has no alibi for the time she was killed.

The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens Trailer (1970)

02 July 1970

British television film about the life of Charles Dickens directed by Ned Sherrin and starring Anthony Hopkins, Jenny Agutter and Arthur Lowe.

A Girl in a Million Trailer (1946)

28 October 1946

A young scientist freed by divorce from a nagging wife, isolates himself from women. His peace is broken by a lovely young girl to whom he is forced to give shelter.

The Man Within Trailer (1947)

19 May 1947

A man goes on the run from hardened smugglers.

Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies Trailer (2021)

22 August 2021

Documentary on the evolution of Giant Monsters in cinema from the original 1933 King Kong onward.

My Wife's Family Trailer (1941)

22 July 1941

A farce concerning the attempts of a naval officer to avoid a visit from his wife's overbearing mother-in-law, and cope with a former girlfriend at the same time.

John Smith Wakes Up Trailer (1941)

01 March 1941

Fantasy in which Eliot Makeham wakes up to find Britain occupied by the Nazis.