John Singer

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John Harold Singer was an English actor. He began as a child actor, popular in the 1930s, and known for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. In later years he continued to act in numerous films, including In Which We Serve and The Cruel Sea. He died on 7 July 1987 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. His son, Steven Singer, became a TV scriptwriter.

Most Popular John Singer Trailers

Total trailers found: 41

Don't Get Me Wrong Trailer (1937)

01 March 1937

Don't Get Me Wrong is a 1937 British comedy film co-directed by Arthur B. Woods and Reginald Purdell and starring Max Miller and George E.

Royal Cavalcade Trailer (1935)

15 April 1935

Made in commemoration and celebration of the Jubilee of King George V, this is the story of the first twenty-five years of his reign, told through the many travels of a penny that was minted in the year of his accession: 1910.

Love on the Spot Trailer (1932)

30 June 1932

Two criminals are reformed when they meet and fall in love.

Waltzes from Vienna Trailer (1934)

15 March 1934

In Vienna, aspiring composer Johann Strauss Jr. clashes with his domineering father, who wants him to abandon music for a steady job in a bakery.

Sleeping Car Trailer (1933)

06 June 1933

A French sleeping-car attending with an eye for the ladies hooks up with a wealthy widow and they get married.

Street Song Trailer (1935)

16 September 1935

Lucy and her brother are struggling to make a go of their Soho pet shop, until Lucy meets Tom, a street singer.

Emil and the Detectives Trailer (1935)

05 February 1935

Erich Kästner’s beloved novel has been adapted for film or television six times since its publication in 1929; this 1935 British version was the first in English.

Jack's the Boy Trailer (1932)

11 June 1932

With a title like Jack's the Boy, is it any surprise that the star of this breezy quota quickie is British music-hall favorite Jack Hulbert? The star plays the son of a celebrated Scotland Yard detective, who joins the force in hopes of following his father's footsteps.

It's Never Too Late to Mend Trailer (1937)

01 March 1937

An evil prison administrator cruelly abuses the inmates at his prison, until one day the tables are turned.

The Black Hand Gang Trailer (1930)

31 December 1930

Wee Georgie Wood and his gang have their sights set on a notorious villain.

Forbidden Cargo Trailer (1954)

04 May 1954

Kenyon is a narcotics agent who, with the aid of a titled bird-watcher attempts to trap a brother and sister drug smuggling team.

Darts Are Trumps Trailer (1938)

01 March 1938

Steven Sims is a diamond merchant who bullies his kindly hard-working clerk and disappoints his expectations when he takes into partnership an aristocratic ne'er-do-well.

Dandy Dick Trailer (1935)

01 March 1935

The Very Reverend Richard Jedd has a problem: the church spire, now in a parlous state of repair, will cost nearly £1,000 to fix.

What a Man! Trailer (1939)

01 January 1939

Comedy of an incompetent photographer and scoutmaster who achieves his wife's ambition for him of office with the local council more by luck than judgement.

King of the Ritz Trailer (1933)

01 March 1933

While working at a top hotel, the head porter falls in love with a wealthy female guest.

In Which We Serve Trailer (1942)

17 September 1942

The story of the HMS Torrin, from its construction to its sinking in the Mediterranean during action in World War II.

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.

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.

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Trailer (1936)

01 March 1936

It is England in the 1830s. London's dockside is teeming with ships and sailors who have made their fortune in foreign lands.

Come Back Peter Trailer (1952)

31 October 1952

There's pandemonium in a country house when various relatives come to stay.

Against the Tide Trailer (1937)

20 September 1937

A Cornish fishing village is struck by tragedy.

The Cruel Sea Trailer (1953)

24 February 1953

At the start of World War II, Cmdr. Ericson is assigned to convoy escort HMS Compass Rose with inexperienced officers and men just out of training.

Four Men in Prison Trailer (1950)

31 December 1950

Part of BFI collection "Police and Thieves."

The Amateur Gentleman Trailer (1936)

26 April 1936

A former boxing champion, now an innkeeper, is accused of stealing a watch from a party of guests at his inn, who happen to be members of English royalty.

The Brave Don't Cry Trailer (1952)

01 August 1952

At Balloch Moss mine in Scotland, water comes through a seam bringing a torrent of mud into the mine and flooding the pit shaft, resulting in 118 men being trapped, with nine missing.

My Old Dutch Trailer (1934)

01 October 1934

Moving family drama of the life of a working-class Hackney couple over 40 years, inspired by the famous music hall song This moving family drama - with time for some laughs - portrays the life and hardships of a working class Hackney couple over a span of 40 years.

Doctor at Sea Trailer (1955)

12 July 1955

The second of the seven "Doctor" films, based on Richard Gordon's novels and released between 1954 and 1970.

The Pride of the Force Trailer (1933)

01 January 1933

This lively comedy of 1933 provided an early film role for Leslie Fuller, and sees the wildly popular, rubber-faced actor and entertainer – once touted as Elstree's own Clark Gable – playing identical twins with very different ambitions: one is a policeman who longs to join a circus, the other a farm hand who wants to be a policeman!

Facing the Music Trailer (1933)

23 December 1933

A joyful medley of farce, romance, song and slapstick starring Stanley Lupino as an impressionable youth whose pursuit of an opera singer’s niece lands him in trouble!

Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard Trailer (1952)

01 January 1952

In this contemporary update of Frank H. Spearman's Western hero, Whispering Smith is now a sleuth who arrives in London on holiday, but is soon called in to solve the case of a suicide which the father of the deceased woman thinks was murder.

Somewhere in Camp Trailer (1942)

01 February 1942

Army buddies help Private Trevor court the daughter of their commanding officer. All efforts fail - until a hero is revealed and the sergeant masquerades as a housekeeper!

The Live Wire Trailer (1938)

13 June 1938

Two professors who hire a sailor to lead them on a treasure hunt, and they soon find themselves in a dangerous situation involving pirates.

Front Line Kids Trailer (1942)

29 June 1942

Two teenage gang members are forced to be page boys at a hotel where a criminal gang are operating.

Something Always Happens Trailer (1934)

10 December 1934

Unemployed car salesman Peter is encouraged by his girlfriend Cynthia to approach the head of a petrol company with his plan for making petrol stations more attractive to customers.

Fly Away Peter Trailer (1948)

07 October 1948

Director Charles Saunders' low-key domestic comedy, adapted from A.P. Dearsley's play, centers on a middle-aged London couple who react in different ways as their four children grow up, fall in love and make career choices.

High Treason Trailer (1929)

25 March 1929

The year is 1940 and tension is growing between the empires of United Europe and the Atlantic States.

Open All Night Trailer (1934)

01 January 1934

Anton is an exiled Russian Grand-duke but works in a hotel as a night manager with tragic consequences.

Love at Second Sight Trailer (1934)

13 July 1934

It is love at first sight between Juliet and Allan as they catch sight of each other on passing trains.

Marry the Girl Trailer (1935)

01 January 1935

My Heart Is Calling Trailer (1935)

01 January 1935

Musical comedy. An opera singer falls for a stowaway on the way to Monte Carlo

Looking on the Bright Side Trailer (1932)

14 March 1932

Gracie Fields' second film Looking on the Bright Side was a smash hit film of 1932. It contains a lot of her biggest hit songs of the period.