John Laurie

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John Laurie was a noted Scottish stage, screen, and television actor.

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The Windmill Trailer (1937)

13 September 1937

The German adopted-daughter of a Belgian innkeeper is threatened with internment by him if she reveals to the British billetees that he is a spy.

The Fake Trailer (1953)

25 September 1953

Someone is stealing priceless paintings from the great museums of the world and replacing them with nearly flawless forgeries.

Tread Softly Trailer (1952)

01 December 1952

Story of a chorus girl who is "discovered" and finds romance during the unraveling of a mystery in a once derelict theatre.

Dangerous Moonlight Trailer (1941)

26 June 1941

Stefan Radetzky, a Polish pilot and famous concert pianist, is hospitalised in England from injuries sustained while in combat, and having lost his memory.

Convoy Trailer (1940)

28 September 1940

A tale of life on board a Royal Navy cruiser assigned to protect the vital convoys between America and England during WWII.

Old Mother Riley's Ghosts Trailer (1941)

08 June 1941

Old Mother Riley gets involved in a plot to steal an invention

Don't Bother to Knock Trailer (1961)

28 May 1961

An Edinburgh travel agent loses his keys and his fiancé in one night. A friend finds the keys and makes loads of copies with his address attached as a joke.

Uncle Silas Trailer (1947)

08 October 1947

Following her father's death, a teenage heiress moves in with her guardian uncle who is broke and schemes to murder his niece for her vast inheritance.

Farewell Again Trailer (1937)

05 January 1937

Farewell Again is a multiplotted British comedy/drama about soldiers on leave and the people they've left.

East Meets West Trailer (1936)

26 August 1936

The story of an Eastern sultan who is inordinately proud of his son. The young man bids fair to break his father's heart by conducting an affair with the wife of a notorious criminal.

Strange Stories Trailer (1953)

01 January 1953

'Strange Stories' consists of two stories, 'The Strange Mr Bartleby' and 'The Strange Journey'. The stories were sometimes shown individually on television.

The Agitator Trailer (1945)

24 January 1945

The Agitator is a 1945 British drama film directed by John Harlow and starring William Hartnell, Mary Morris and John Laurie.

A Royal Divorce Trailer (1938)

21 September 1938

The love affair between the French Emperor Napoleon and the lady Josephine leads through Napoleon's rise to power and their eventual divorce.

School for Secrets Trailer (1946)

23 December 1946

Wartime tale of a group of British scientists efforts to develop the first radar system. They did it just in time for it to be used in the Battle of Britain against the might of the Nazi Luftwaffe.

Murder Reported Trailer (1957)

28 April 1957

Ace reporter Jeff Holly is assigned to investigate the murder of a politician whose body was found stashed in a trunk.

Bonnie Prince Charlie Trailer (1948)

26 October 1948

Scotland, 1745. After decades of exile, Prince Charles Edward Stuart secretly lands with the purpose of revolting the Highland chieftains against the German House of Hanover, ruler of Great Britain.

Bees on the Boat-Deck Trailer (1939)

11 January 1939

Television broadcast of Bees on the Boat-Deck by J.B. Priestley.

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.

Justice Is a Woman Trailer (1969)

14 July 1969

Julia Stafford is asked to defend a posh youth, an outsider in a conservative Scottish town, who is accused of murdering a girl.

Ladies Who Do Trailer (1963)

01 November 1963

The "Ladies Who Do" are office cleaners. One of them discovers some hot stock tips and they make a fortune.

Q Planes Trailer (1939)

21 February 1939

In England, an eccentric police inspector, an earnest test pilot and a spunky female reporter team up to solve the mystery of a series of test aircraft which have disappeared without a trace while over the ocean on their maiden flights; unaware, as they are, that a spy ring has been shooting the planes down with a ray machine hidden aboard a salvage vessel which is on hand to haul the downed aircraft aboard, crews and all.

Siege of the Saxons Trailer (1963)

01 July 1963

King Arthur learns one of his knights is plotting to take over and marry his daughter. After the King's death, the Knight wishing to marry the princess is ordered by the great wizard Merlin to remove the sword from the scabbard and prove his right to the throne.

Jericho Trailer (1937)

23 August 1937

An unjustly condemned corporal flees to Africa, chased by the captain blamed for his escape.

Tudor Rose Trailer (1936)

01 September 1936

The tragic story of Lady Jane Grey, the young queen who reigned in England for nine days before she was executed.

Johnny on the Run Trailer (1953)

01 June 1953

A Polish boy runs away from his unkind foster mother in Edinburgh and finds a new home in a lakeside village for orphans of all nations, after encountering trouble through his innocent implication in a robbery.

Richard III Trailer (1955)

13 December 1955

Having helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous hunchback Richard, Duke of Gloucester, plots to seize power for himself.

The 39 Steps Trailer (1935)

06 June 1935

Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a knife in her back.

Treasure Island Trailer (1950)

19 July 1950

Enchanted by the idea of locating treasure buried by Captain Flint, Squire Trelawney, Dr. Livesey and Jim Hawkins charter a sailing voyage to a Caribbean island.

Henry V Trailer (1944)

24 November 1944

In 1415, in the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France.

Dad's Army Trailer (1971)

12 March 1971

Dad's Army was a 1971 feature film based on the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. Directed by Norman Cohen, it was filmed between series three and four and was based upon material from the early episodes of the television series.

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box Trailer (2001)

12 June 2001

Profile of actress Wendy Richard's remarkable television career, featuring classic clips and contributions from colleagues.

The Ghost of St. Michael's Trailer (1941)

04 February 1941

Will Hay, back in his role as a hapless teacher, is hired by a grim school in remotest Scotland. The school soon starts to be haunted by a legendary ghost, whose spectral bagpipes signal the death of one of the staff.

Caesar and Cleopatra Trailer (1945)

11 December 1945

The aging Julius Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen Cleopatra.

The Abominable Dr. Phibes Trailer (1971)

01 April 1971

After a team of surgeons botches his beloved wife's operation, the distraught Dr. Phibes unleashes a score of Old-Testament atrocities on his enemies.

Hamlet Trailer (1948)

10 December 1948

Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet continues to be the most compelling version of Shakespeare’s beloved tragedy.

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp Trailer (1943)

26 July 1943

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.

Floodtide Trailer (1949)

15 March 1949

David Shields refuses to go into agriculture and opts instead for ship building

The Way Ahead Trailer (1944)

09 June 1944

A mismatched collection of conscripted civilians find training tough under Lieutenant Jim Perry and Sergeant Ned Fletcher when they are called up to replace an infantry battalion that had suffered casualties at Dunkirk.

The Four Feathers Trailer (1939)

20 April 1939

A disgraced officer risks his life to help his childhood friends in battle.

The Best of Morecambe and Wise Trailer (2001)

01 October 2001

Compilation of sketches featuring the much-loved funnymen Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise. Includes 'Anthony and Cleopatra' with Glenda Jackson, 'Monty in the Bounty' with Arthur Lowe, the famous 'Singing in the Rain' routine, and Eric and Ernie making breakfast to the sound of 'The Stripper'.

Hobson's Choice Trailer (1954)

19 April 1954

A widower refuses to let his three daughters marry in order to avoid paying settlements, so they'll just have to outsmart him.

Great Day Trailer (1945)

09 July 1945

An impending V.I.P. visit causes bustle in an English village, while the Ellis family struggles with private problems.

No Trace Trailer (1950)

08 September 1950

A famous mystery writer uses his own plot tricks to murder a blackmailer in this British thriller.

Kidnapped Trailer (1960)

24 February 1960

Kidnapped and cheated out of his inheritance, young David Balfour falls in with a Jacobite adventurer, Alan Breck Stewart.

The Claydon Treasure Mystery Trailer (1938)

04 September 1938

"The Claydon Treasure Mystery" stars reliable John Stuart as an engineer (Peter Kerrigan) interested in solving mysteries, who becomes involved in investigating murders at Marsh Manor, home of the wealthy Claydon family.

The Demi-Paradise Trailer (1943)

18 November 1943

Ivan Kouznetsoff, a Russian engineer, recounts during World War II his stay in England prior to the war working on a new propeller for ice-breaking ships.

Read All About It Trailer (1945)

08 April 1945

An account of the technique of reading the tabloid press in an intelligent manor via differing editorial techniques that leads to three styles of newspapers giving varying accounts of a strip-tease act.

The Ware Case Trailer (1938)

02 December 1938

An aristocrat won't economize, then his rich brother in law is found murdered in the grounds of the e

The New Lot Trailer (1943)

01 January 1943

A new batch of Army recruits, from diverse backgrounds and with varying degrees of commitment, is shaped into an efficient fighting unit.

Laughter in Paradise Trailer (1951)

01 June 1951

When an eccentric practical joker dies, he divides his fortune among four heirs. But before they can collect the cash they must each do something which goes completely against their nature.

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing Trailer (1975)

09 July 1975

Escaping from China with a microfilm of the formula for the mysterious "Lotus X", Lord Southmere, a Queen's Messenger, is chased by a group of Chinese spies.

Ships with Wings Trailer (1941)

10 November 1941

Before the war, a Fleet Air Arm pilot is dismissed for causing the death of a colleague. Working for a small Greek airline when the Germans invade Greece, he gets a chance to redeem himself and rejoin his old unit on a British carrier.

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman Trailer (1951)

13 April 1951

Pandora Reynolds is a woman who has never fallen in love – but one who men kill and die for. When she meets dashing and mysterious ship's captain Hendrik van der Zee, he pushes her to commit the ultimate act of love.

Trio Trailer (1950)

10 October 1950

W. Somerset Maugham introduces three more of his stories about human foibles.

The Prisoner of Zenda Trailer (1979)

17 August 1979

Anthony Hope's classic tale gets a decidedly 'un-classic' treatment at the hands of Peter Sellers. Following the story somewhat, friends of the new King Rudolph of Ruritania fear for his life, and switch him with a look-a-like London cabby.

I Know Where I'm Going! Trailer (1945)

16 November 1945

Plucky Englishwoman Joan Webster travels to the remote islands of the Scottish Hebrides in order to marry a wealthy industrialist.

Laugh It Off Trailer (1940)

09 March 1940

As WWII begins, vaudeville entertainer Tommy Towers is called up to serve. He arranges a job for his girlfriend at the local pub.

Madeleine Trailer (1950)

16 February 1950

Madeleine's middle-class family cannot understand why she puts off marrying a respectable young man, as they know nothing about her long-term affair with a Frenchman.

As You Like It Trailer (1936)

02 September 1936

Film version of Shakespeare's comedy of a young woman who disguises herself as a man to win the attention of the one she loves.

Sailors Three Trailer (1940)

14 December 1940

Three sailors get drunk while on shore leave and end up on the wrong ship. When they realise their mistake they scramble off it and onto their warship, HMS Ferocious.