Russell Napier

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Russell Napier was born in Perth, Western Australia. Originally a lawyer, Napier was active as an actor on the stage as early as 1936; on the screen, from 1947 to 1974, playing both comedic and dramatic roles in both cinema and television. Notably, he starred in a liveBBC television production of H. G. Wells' The Time Machine in 1949; still photographs of this production exist, but no actual footage.

Most Popular Russell Napier Trailers

Total trailers found: 39

The Case of The Smiling Widow Trailer (1957)

01 January 1957

From the case files of Scotland Yard, detectives investigate the mysterious death of Peter Adams, artist and possible forger.

A Town Like Alice Trailer (1956)

01 March 1956

In 1941 Malaysia, the advancing Japanese army captures a lot of British territory very quickly. The men are sent off to labor camps, but they have no plan on what to do with the women and children of the British.

The Shiralee Trailer (1957)

11 July 1957

An Australian "swagman" finds his wife with another man, so he takes the daughter, Buster, with him. On the road together, going from town to town and from farm to farm, father and daughter explore new depths of understanding and bonding.

The Stranger Came Home Trailer (1954)

24 September 1954

Someone knocked out a man and left him for dead during a fishing trip in Portugal. That someone is either his fetching wife, or two business partners, all sporting guilty faces after his unexpected return.

Man in the Middle Trailer (1964)

27 January 1964

In a remote jungle outpost in the Far Eastern theater of World War II, a hotheaded American soldier murders an allied British sergeant in cold blood.

Conflict of Wings Trailer (1954)

29 March 1954

In rural Norfolk, villagers are spurred to action when it is announced that the nearby RAF station is taking over the Island of Children, a much-loved and untouched bird sanctuary, for rocket practice.

Blind Man's Bluff Trailer (1952)

01 January 1952

Young Anthony Pendrell plays the precocious son of Scotland Yard inspector Norman Shelley. Pendrell's efforts to emulate his father usually results in nothing but irritation for his elders.

Destination Death Trailer (1956)

10 September 1956

When Scotland Yard detectives investigate the murder of a man in the London airport, the trail leads to Lisbon and a international currency smuggling gang.

The Saint's Return Trailer (1953)

12 October 1953

A private detective goes after the people who murdered his girlfriend.

Guilty? Trailer (1956)

10 April 1956

Convinced that a wartime resistance heroine is innocent of a murder charge, Nap Rumbold, a solicitor / private detective travels to France searching for evidence to clear her name.

A Time to Kill Trailer (1955)

01 November 1955

A man and a woman are poisoned. The woman dies, but the man survives. The finger of blame begins to point at the man.

Black Orchid Trailer (1953)

01 February 1953

Caught in a loveless marriage, Dr. John Winnington (Ronald Howard) can't stop himself from falling for his wife's (Mary Laura Wood) younger sister, Christine (Olga Edwardes).

Sink the Bismarck! Trailer (1960)

11 February 1960

The story of the breakout of the German battleship Bismarck—accompanied by the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen—during the early days of World War II.

Robbery Under Arms Trailer (1957)

10 January 1957

During the mid 1860s, brothers Dick and Jim Marston are drawn into a life of crime by their ex-convict father Ben and his friend, infamous cattlethief Captain Starlight.

Death of an Angel Trailer (1952)

01 January 1952

The angel of the title is Jane Baxter, the wife of country physician Patrick Barr. Everybody in the small British village where she lives thinks the world of Baxter; thus, when she is murdered, the authorities are out for blood.

A Night to Remember Trailer (1958)

03 July 1958

The sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. The disaster is portrayed largely from the perspective of the ocean liner's second officer, Charles Lightoller.

The Man in the Road Trailer (1956)

01 March 1956

A brilliant scientist who has lost his memory is hunted by Communist agents out to obtain a secret formula.

The Brain Machine Trailer (1955)

01 January 1955

A British psychiatrist reads an amnesiac's (Maxwell Reed) brain waves and sees the mind of a killer.

The Hole In The Ground Trailer (1962)

29 July 1962

Made at the height of 'cold war' paranoia, this drama-documentary shows the work of the UK Warning and Monitoring Organisation, who's duties included the issuing of public warnings of any nuclear missile strike and the subsequent fallout.

The Time Machine Trailer (1949)

24 January 1949

The Angry Silence Trailer (1960)

10 March 1960

When the union in his factory walks out on strike, a family man refuses to participate, risking the wrath — and retaliation — of his fellow workers.

The Narrowing Circle Trailer (1956)

29 February 1956

A journalist is framed for the murder of a rival and has to prove his innocence, whatever the cost.

Twisted Nerve Trailer (1968)

20 December 1968

Martin Durnley is a young man with an infantilizing mother, resentful stepfather and an institutionalized brother with Down's syndrome.

The Last Man to Hang Trailer (1956)

01 August 1956

A man is tried for the murder of his neurotic wife by means of a sedative overdose.

Nobody Runs Forever Trailer (1968)

22 August 1968

Detective Scobie Malone accepts a mission to fly to London to arrest Sir James Quentin, a high-level commissioner wanted down under for murder.

The Blue Peter Trailer (1955)

01 November 1955

A Merchant Navy hero of the Korean War returns to England after three years of captivity in Communist hands, his mind confused by brain-washing and indoctrination at the hands of his captors, and accepts a post as an instructor at the Outward Bound Sea School.

Stolen Face Trailer (1952)

01 May 1952

A plastic surgeon changes the face of a female convict to match that of the beautiful woman who broke his heart and left him.

The Blood Beast Terror Trailer (1968)

01 February 1968

A scientist working with genetics creates a horrifying flying creature that feeds on human blood. Following a gruesome trail of dead bodies, Scotland Yard investigators must scramble to halt its ravenous rampage.

H.M.S. Defiant Trailer (1962)

15 April 1962

Defiant's crew is part of a fleet-wide movement to present a petition of grievances to the Admiralty.

36 Hours Trailer (1953)

04 December 1953

When his wife stops writing to him and his letters are returned unanswered, Dan becomes extremely concerned about her welfare.

The Mark Trailer (1961)

26 January 1961

A man who served prison time for intent to molest a child tries to build a new life with the help of a sympathetic psychiatrist.

Francis of Assisi Trailer (1961)

12 July 1961

In 13th century Italy, Francis Bernardone, the son of an Assisi merchant, renounces a promising army career in favor of a monastic life and starts his own religious order, sanctioned by the Pope.

Little Red Monkey Trailer (1955)

04 April 1955

Several murders of nuclear scientists, that baffles Scotland Yard, occur in London around the same time that Bill Locklin, a special officer from the United States State Department, arrives to oversee the transfer of Professor Leon Dushenko, a Russian scientist who has fled the USSR.

Deep Dig Trailer (1957)

01 January 1957

Pit sinkers prepare the coal mines of tomorrow. An account of shaft sinking techniques.

Tread Softly Stranger Trailer (1958)

15 August 1958

Unable to pay his bookie, a man returns to his hometown where his embezzler brother and girlfriend plot a robbery that ends in tragedy.

The Son of Robin Hood Trailer (1958)

01 November 1958

Ten years after the death of Robin Hood, the bandit of Sherwood Forest and defender of the Crown, the power-mad Duke Simon Des Roches plots to seize the British kingdom from its rightful heir, the boy prince, and only Robin's men stand in his way.

Hell Is a City Trailer (1960)

10 April 1960

Set in Manchester, heartland of England's industrial north, Don Starling escapes from jail becoming England's most wanted man.

The Dark Stairway Trailer (1954)

01 March 1954

A blind man, George Benson, witnesses the murder of Harry Carpenter by Joe Lloyd, but finds himself r

The Boy Kumasenu Trailer (1952)

01 January 1952

It tells the story of a boy Kumasenu who moves to the city of Accra from a small fishing village, encouraged by his cousin Agboh's exaggerated tales of the wonders of city life.