Patric Knowles

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Reginald Lawrence Knowles (11 November 1911 – 23 December 1995) was an English film actor who renamed himself Patric Knowles, a name which reflects his Irish descent. He appeared in films of the 1930s through the 1970s. He made his film debut in 1933, and played either first or second film leads throughout his career. In his first American film, Give Me Your Heart (1936), released in Great Britain as Sweet Aloes, Knowles was cast as a titled Englishman of means. While making The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) at Lone Pine, California, he befriended Errol Flynn, whose acquaintance he had made when both were under contract to Warner Bros. in England. Since that film, in which Knowles played the part of Capt. Perry Vickers, the brother of Flynn's Maj. Geoffrey Vickers, he was cast more frequently as straitlaced characters alongside Flynn's flamboyant ones, notably as Will Scarlet in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). Both actors starred as well in Four's A Crowd, also in 1938. More than two decades after Flynn's death, biographer Charles Higham sullied Flynn's memory by accusing him of having been a fascist sympathizer and Nazi spy. Knowles, who had served in World War II as a flying instructor in the RCAF, came to Flynn's defense, writing Rebuttal for a Friend as an epilogue to Tony Thomas' Errol Flynn: The Spy Who Never Was (Citadel Press, 1990) ISBN 080651180X. Knowles was a freelance film actor from 1939 until his last film appearance in 1973. In the 1940s, he was known for playing protagonists in a number of horror films, including The Wolf Man (1941) and Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman (1943). Knowles was also cast as comic foils in a number of comedies such as Abbott and Costello's Who Done It? (1942) and Hit The Ice (1943). He also appeared opposite Jack Kelly in a 1957 episode of the television series Maverick called "The Wrecker", which was based on a Robert Louis Stevenson adventure and co-starred James Garner. Knowles was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame and wrote a novel called Even Steven (Vantage Press, 1960) ASIN B0006RMC2G. He was cremated. His ashes were either given to a friend or family.

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Total trailers found: 82

Dream Girl Trailer (1948)

27 July 1948

A young woman spends much of her time fantasizing about what might be, but a realistic admirer tries to convince her to live the life she has.

No Man's Woman Trailer (1955)

27 October 1955

A greedy, scheming woman is found murdered in her studio, and the police find that there is no shortage of suspects who wanted to see her dead--among them a rich husband she wouldn't divorce unless he paid her a huge settlement, a lover she caused to be fired from his job and an assistant whose fiancé she tried to seduce.

The D.A.: Murder One Trailer (1969)

08 December 1969

A Deputy District Attorney suspects that a nurse has been murdering her rich husbands and relatives by giving them unneeded insulin doses, but his superiors don't believe him.

Chip Off the Old Block Trailer (1944)

01 February 1944

The son of a strict Navy officer falls for the daughter of a musical-comedy star.

The Adventures of Robin Hood Trailer (1938)

13 May 1938

Robin Hood fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian.

Quebec Trailer (1951)

15 March 1951

Story of a revolt against England in 1830s Canada.

Expensive Husbands Trailer (1937)

27 November 1937

Unable to get work in her home country, Laurine Lynne (Beverly Roberts) travels to Vienna where her press agent, Joe Craig (Allyn Joslyn), convinces her to marry royalty.

The Mystery of Marie Roget Trailer (1942)

23 April 1942

A detective investigates the mysterious death of a young actress.

Crazy House Trailer (1943)

08 October 1943

Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson are Broadway stars who return to Universal Studios to make another movie. The mere mention of Olsen and Johnson's names evacuates the studio and terrorizes the management and personnel.

The Man Trailer (1972)

19 July 1972

When the President and Speaker of the House are killed in a building collapse, and the Vice-President declines the office due to age and ill-health, Senate President pro tempore Douglas Dilman (James Earl Jones) suddenly becomes the first black man to occupy the Oval Office.

The Patient in Room 18 Trailer (1938)

08 January 1938

Choreographer Bob Connolly and prolific screenwriter Crane Wilbur teamed up on the direction of Warner Bros.

Five Came Back Trailer (1939)

23 June 1939

Twelve people are aboard Coast Airline's flagship the Silver Queen enroute to South America when the airplane encounters a storm and is blown off course.

Beauty for the Asking Trailer (1939)

24 February 1939

Denny breaks up with his fiancée Jean to marries wealthy Flora. When Jean is fired from her job she decides to market the face cream she invented.

Chisum Trailer (1970)

23 July 1970

Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County Land War in the New Mexico Territory of 1878.

Always a Bridesmaid Trailer (1943)

24 September 1943

The plot this time concerns a Lonely Hearts club which is used as a front by con artist Colonel Winchester.

The Way West Trailer (1967)

24 May 1967

In the mid-19th century, Senator William J. Tadlock leads a group of settlers overland in a quest to start a new settlement in the Western US.

The Wolf Man Trailer (1941)

09 December 1941

After his brother's death, Larry Talbot returns home to his father and the family estate. Events soon take a turn for the worse when Larry is bitten by a werewolf.

Arnold Trailer (1973)

16 November 1973

Karen marries Arnold at his funeral and continues to get his money as long as she stays by his coffin.

Terror in the Wax Museum Trailer (1973)

02 May 1973

Terrifying wax figures of renowned personalities, such as Attila the Hun and Jack the Ripper, surround the sale of a London museum.

Sin Town Trailer (1942)

25 September 1942

Two con artists arrive in a western boom town that they think is ripe for the pickings, only to get swindled themselves.

Mutiny Trailer (1952)

05 March 1952

Early in the War of 1812, Captain James Marshall is commissioned to run the British blockade and fetch an unofficial war loan from France.

In Enemy Country Trailer (1968)

01 July 1968

Wartime secret agents are on a mission to destroy a deadly new type of torpedo, hidden in a Nazi stronghold in France.

Auntie Mame Trailer (1958)

04 December 1958

Mame Dennis, a progressive and independent woman of the 1920s, is left to care for her nephew Patrick after his wealthy father dies.

Jamaica Run Trailer (1953)

21 April 1953

Promoter William Montague wants to buy the estate owned by the Daceys, Mrs. Dacey and her daughter Ena and son Todd, in order to build a resort hotel.

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man Trailer (1943)

12 March 1943

After being resurrected by grave robbers, Larry Talbot searches for Dr. Frankenstein in the hopes of being cured of his lycanthropy.

Forever and a Day Trailer (1943)

21 January 1943

In World War II, American Gates Trimble Pomfret is in London during the Blitz to sell the ancestral family house.

Lady in a Jam Trailer (1942)

19 June 1942

A psychiatrist's patient, a nutty heiress, travels west to find gold in her grandfather's abandoned mine.

Variety Girl Trailer (1947)

29 August 1947

Dozens of star and character-actor cameos and a message about the Variety Club (a show-business charity) are woven into a framework about two hopeful young ladies who come to Hollywood, exchange identities, and cause comic confusion (with slapstick interludes) throughout the Paramount studio.

The Bride Wore Boots Trailer (1946)

05 June 1946

A bookish husband tries to win back the affections of his horse-breeding wife.

How Green Was My Valley Trailer (1941)

28 October 1941

Huw Morgan, the academically inclined youngest son in a proud family of Welsh coal miners, witnesses the tumultuous events of his young life during a period of rapid social change.

Women in War Trailer (1940)

05 June 1940

A "good-time girl", raised by her somewhat lax divorced father, finds herself involved in an accidental death, and the only way she's able to get out of it is to volunteer--albeit reluctantly--to be a nurse in the war effort.

Pardon My Rhythm Trailer (1944)

01 May 1944

A high school bandleader captures the interest of a popular co-ed.

Another Thin Man Trailer (1939)

17 November 1939

Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a murder on a Long Island estate.

Ivy Trailer (1947)

26 June 1947

When Ivy, an Edwardian belle, begins to like Miles, a wealthy gentleman, she is unsure of what to do with her husband, Jervis, or her lover, Dr.

Abdul the Damned Trailer (1935)

05 August 1935

In 1908, Sultan Abdul Hamid rules the Turkish Empire, but he is faced with the threat of revolt by the Young Turk party.

The Devil's Brigade Trailer (1968)

15 May 1968

At the onset of World War II, American Lt. Col. Robert Frederick is put in charge of a unit called the 1st Special Service Force, composed of elite Canadian commandos and undisciplined American soldiers.

The Guv'nor Trailer (1935)

01 October 1935

The Guv'nor (released in the U.S. as Mr. Hobo) is a 1935 British comedy film starring George Arliss as a tramp who rides a series of misunderstandings and becomes the president of a bank.

Breakdowns of 1938 Trailer (1938)

31 December 1938

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1938.

The Charge of the Light Brigade Trailer (1936)

20 October 1936

In 1853, as the British and Russian empires compete to gain and maintain their place in the dreadful Great Game of political intrigues and alliances whose greatest prize is the domination of India and the border territories, Major Geoffrey Vickers must endure several betrayals and misfortunes before he can achieve his revenge at the Balaclava Heights, on October 25, 1854, the most glorious day of the Crimean War.

Kitty Trailer (1945)

16 October 1945

Pickpocket Kitty's life changes when painter Thomas Gainsborough makes her portrait. The artwork gains the attention of Sir Hugh Marcy, who later decides to use her for his benefit.

The Thief Trailer (1955)

04 January 1955

The son of a French aristocrat is accused of stealing his father's money and of stealing his step-sister's heart.

Anne of Windy Poplars Trailer (1940)

28 June 1940

Sentimental drama about an ambitious young teacher who arrives in a small town to take the job of vice-principal.

The Girl in the Crowd Trailer (1935)

20 May 1935

“Bookseller David Gordon's new wife Marian has never met David's friend Bob but by telephone advises him on how to meet women by following the first attractive girl he sees.

Who Done It? Trailer (1942)

30 October 1942

Two dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries. When they try to pitch an idea at a radio station, they end up in the middle of a real murder when the station owner is killed during a broadcast.

The Big Steal Trailer (1949)

01 July 1949

Army Lieutenant Halliday, accused of stealing the Army payroll, pursues the real thief on a frantic chase through Mexico aided by the thief's ex-girlfriend and is in turn being chased by his accuser, Capt.

Four's a Crowd Trailer (1938)

04 August 1938

A public relations man falls for his most difficult client's granddaughter.

Crown v. Stevens Trailer (1936)

03 August 1936

When an ex-dancer marries a man for his money she is surprised to find he is a real skinflint. She owes a lot of money to a loan-shark who is after her.

All by Myself Trailer (1943)

11 June 1943

Career woman Jean. almost a partner in Mark's advertising firm, has been falling in love with Mark, who of course is unaware of it.

Married and in Love Trailer (1940)

19 January 1940

Two married couples become engulfed in a storm of emotional fury when Doctor Leslie Yates runs into writer Doris Wilding, his old college flame, whom he has not seen in ten years.

The Brown Wallet Trailer (1936)

20 July 1936

Publisher John Gillespie faces a financial crisis after his business partner skips town with all the firm's assets.

Band of Angels Trailer (1957)

03 August 1957

Living in Kentucky prior to the Civil War, Amantha Starr is a privileged young woman. Her widowed father, a wealthy plantation owner, dotes on her and sends her to the best schools.

Hit the Ice Trailer (1943)

02 June 1943

After Flash Fulton and Weejie McCoy take pictures of a bank robbery, they're lured to the mountain resort hideout of the robbers, where they meet an old friend and his band.

Honours Easy Trailer (1935)

31 July 1935

Unhinged art dealer William Barton seeks revenge on a man who ruined his career years ago. He does so by attempting to frame the man's son for the theft of $2,500 from the safe in his gallery.

Flame of Calcutta Trailer (1953)

20 July 1953

A British captain and a French official's daughter save the East India Company.

Two's Company Trailer (1936)

12 December 1936

The son of a stodgy British earl falls in love with the daughter of an American millionaire businessman.

It's Love I'm After Trailer (1937)

08 October 1937

An infatuated debutante renews a Shakespearean actor's running feud with his leading lady.

The Sisters Trailer (1938)

14 October 1938

Three daughters of a small down pharmacist undergo trials and tribulations in their problematic marriages between 1904 and 1908.

Of Human Bondage Trailer (1946)

05 July 1946

A medical student with a club foot falls for a beautiful but ambitious waitress. She soon leaves him, but gets pregnant and comes back to him for help.

Six Gun Law Trailer (1962)

01 December 1962

Re-edited version of two episodes from the Disney series "The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca" starring Robert Loggia as a lawyer trying to save a friend from being framed for robbery.

Isn't It Romantic? Trailer (1948)

06 October 1948

Three sisters find romance in post-Civil War Indiana.