Wensley Pithey

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Wensley Ivan William Frederick Pithey (21 June 1914 - 10 November 1993) was a South African-born character actor.

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Total trailers found: 40

Father's Doing Fine Trailer (1952)

15 August 1952

Lady Buckering, an English widow, has four daughters; Doreen, married to Dougall and about to give birth at home, and Gerda, Bicky and Catherine.

Red Monarch Trailer (1983)

16 June 1983

British comedy satirising Stalin's inner circle as an absolute monarchs court. In the face of rampant abuse of power and poisonous distrust some still manage to keep faith with the Bolshevist creed until the very end.

Cardboard Cavalier Trailer (1949)

31 March 1949

A historical romance between Lord Lovelace and Nell Gwynn. In Cromwellian England, royalists commission a barrow boy to carry a secret letter.

Isn't Life Wonderful! Trailer (1953)

08 November 1953

Around the turn of the century, in England, alcoholic Uncle Willie is the bane of his family, of which his brother-in-law is the family spokesman.

Brandy for the Parson Trailer (1952)

02 May 1952

A young couple get involved with a smuggler

Oliver! Trailer (1968)

26 September 1968

Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the workhouse and joins up with a group of boys headed by the Artful Dodger and trained to be pickpockets by master thief Fagin.

Serious Charge Trailer (1959)

30 April 1959

Howard Phillips, a vicar who's new in the town of Bellington, wants to reach out to youth. The previous vicar's daughter, Hester Peters, who fears being a spinster, wants to be his wife.

Ike Trailer (1979)

03 May 1979

Eisenhower the military man is the focus of this mini-series, his relationships with the other wartime leaders, and, very discreetly, his personal relationship with his driver, Kay Summersby.

White Mischief Trailer (1987)

10 November 1987

A millionaire past his prime and his young wife arrive in Kenya circa 1940 to find that the other affluent British expatriates are living large as the homefront gears up for war.

Beasts: Special Offer Trailer (1976)

16 October 1976

A misfit teenage checkout operator has an unrequited crush on her supermarket manager. At the same shop's cuddly cartoon mascot seems to have come alive and is causing havoc.

Kill Me Tomorrow Trailer (1957)

01 May 1957

A reporter who needs cash for his son's operation is paid by a smuggler to take a murder rap.

F.D.R.: The Last Year Trailer (1980)

15 May 1980

Though visibly frail and weary, President Franklin D. Roosevelt runs for a precedent-setting fourth term.

Edward & Mrs. Simpson Trailer (1978)

06 November 1978

While still the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII meets the married American socialite, Wallis Simpson.

Oh! What a Lovely War Trailer (1969)

10 March 1969

The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the five boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare.

The Long Haul Trailer (1957)

27 August 1957

An American ex-GI takes a job as a truck driver to support his British war bride Connie. It isn't long, however, before Harry is blackmailed into joining a smuggling operation run by a conniving criminal.

Snowball Trailer (1960)

01 January 1960

A boy tells his parents that a bus conductor turned him off the bus home for not having a ticket. The story gets out of control and the conductor, a war veteran with memory problems, is harassed until events take a tragic turn.

The Boys Trailer (1962)

31 August 1962

A night watchman at a garage is found murdered, and four teddy boys are put on trial for the crime. Witnesses and suspects give differing accounts of the lead-up to the crime, and the truth emerges.

Hell Drivers Trailer (1957)

23 July 1957

An ex-con trying to go clean ends up working for a crooked trucking company swindling money.

The Cherry Orchard Trailer (1981)

13 October 1981

Madame Ranevsky and her daughter Anya return home from Paris to find their beloved family estate and cherry orchard are to be auctioned off to pay debts.

London Belongs to Me Trailer (1948)

05 November 1948

Classic British drama about the residents of a large terrace house in London between Christmas 1938 and September 1939.

The Titfield Thunderbolt Trailer (1953)

04 March 1953

When British Railways announce the closure of the Titfield to Mallingford branch line a group of local residents make a bid to run it themselves, backed by a monied member of the community who is attracted by the complete lack of licensing hours on trains.

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.

The Knack... and How to Get It Trailer (1965)

03 June 1965

A nebbish schoolteacher begs his smooth (and misogynistic) pal to teach him 'the knack' – how to score with women.

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men Trailer (1952)

26 May 1952

Young Robin Hood, in love with Maid Marian, enters an archery contest with his father at the King's palace.

The Dark Avenger Trailer (1955)

15 April 1955

Edward, Prince of Wales, son and heir to his father King Edward III of England, leads an English army to the French province of Aquitaine to protect the inhabitant from the ravages of the French.

Doctor at Large Trailer (1957)

26 March 1957

Losing out to Dr. Bingham (Michael Medwin) in a competition for house surgeon when he offends a member of the board, young Dr.

Tiger in the Smoke Trailer (1956)

27 November 1956

In wartime, a young officer is killed during a raid to kill a German general at the house that used to belong to his grandmother.

The Greatest Man in the World Trailer (1958)

09 November 1958

Just after a young unknown American becomes the first on the Moon returns, he dies in an accident. He's laid to rest with full honours, but only the president and a few high officials know just what sort of a man their hero was.

Your Witness Trailer (1950)

06 March 1950

Adam Hayward is a successful New York City defense lawyer. One day he receives a cable that the British war buddy who saved his life at Anzio Beach is now in trouble with the law in England.

Guilt Is My Shadow Trailer (1950)

22 March 1950

A woman is haunted by her conscience after she murders a man and then hides the body. Based on the novel 'You're Best Alone' by Norah Lofts.

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's Trailer (1960)

22 December 1960

The fourth form monsters' latest trick is their best yet – they have burned down the school! As the girls stand trial, police breathe a sigh of relief, but miraculously the judge's infatuation with a student means the school is freed.

The Men of Sherwood Forest Trailer (1954)

01 November 1954

Robin Hood is persuaded by two nobles whom he believes to be loyal to King Richard to recover secret plans attaining to the rescue of the king from captivity in Germany.

The Diamond Trap Trailer (1988)

20 November 1988

When streetwise Manhattan police detectives Rawlings (Howard Hesseman) and Brendan Thomas (Ed Marinaro) discover a major diamond heist is about to go down at a renowned gallery, they enlist one of their suspects, gallery employee Tara Holden (Brooke Shields).

Moby Dick—Rehearsed Trailer (1955)

16 June 1955

A meta-theatrical adaptation of Moby-Dick in which a rehearsal evolves into a full performance, as actors are absorbed into the roles of Ishmael, Starbuck, and Ahab in a stripped-down, imagination-driven staging.

Lady in the Fog Trailer (1952)

13 October 1952

In this murder mystery, a woman's brother is killed in a freak accident, or so she believes. Fortunately for her, an American journalist is more suspicious and so begins roaming the London streets in search of the killer.

To Encourage the Others Trailer (1972)

27 March 1972

The true story of Derek Bentley, whose conviction and execution for a murder committed by someone else provoked a public revulsion.

The Saint and the Brave Goose Trailer (1979)

07 January 1979

A two-part episode of the 1978 TV series "The Return of the Saint," edited together and released as a feature.

Sheppey Trailer (1980)

01 June 1980

Sheppey, an ordinary working-class waiter, wins a fortune in a sweep-stake, and elects to use the money to help the unfortunate.

The Barber of Stamford Hill Trailer (1963)

10 January 1963

Mr. Figg, the barber, is fond of telling customers about his family, but he hasn’t really got one – he’s a bachelor quite alone in the world.

End of the Line Trailer (1956)

15 August 1956

A look at the problems facing the railways in Northern Ireland.