Herbert C. Walton

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Time Bomb
5.2

Time Bomb

Feb 05, 1953

Time Bomb
1953 73 min 19 vues
When a saboteur places an explosive device on a train full of sea mines, the authorities call for bomb expert Peter Lyncort to diffuse the situation, unaware that he has explosive problems of his own.
Thriller
Take My Life
7.2

Take My Life

May 30, 1947

Take My Life
1947 79 min 6 vues
When her husband is wrongly accused of murder, an opera singer sets out to find the real culprit.
Thriller
Britannia Mews
6.7

Britannia Mews

Mar 31, 1949

Britannia Mews
1949 90 min 6 vues
In Victorian London, young Adelaide is born into luxury, but marries starving artist Henry. His alcoholism and their lack of money lead to many quarrels. During one such fight, Henry slips down a flight of stairs and dies. A neighbor, Mrs. Mounsey, is the only witness, and she blackmails the young widow by threatening to tell the cops that Adelaide killed her husband. Luckily, lawyer Gilbert swoops in to help Adelaide.
Drama
La Mer cruelle
6.909

La Mer cruelle

Feb 24, 1953

La Mer cruelle
1953 126 min 66 vues
Au début de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, le capitaine de frégate. Ericson est affecté à l'escorte de convoi HMS Compass Rose avec des officiers inexpérimentés et les hommes à la sortie de la formation. Les mers d'hiver rendent la vie assez misérable, mais les hommes doivent aussi se durcir au sauvetage des survivants des attaques de U-Boot, alors que rarement en mesure de riposter. Les événements traumatisants à flot et à terre créent un lien entre le chaud skipper et son premier officier
Drama
Mr. Denning Drives North
6

Mr. Denning Drives North

Dec 18, 1951

Mr. Denning Drives North
1951 93 min 8 vues
When well-off aircraft designer Denning finds his daughter's current boyfriend is a nasty character he tries to buy him off, ending up hitting him and causing his death when he falls. Instead of calling the police he dumps the body in a lonely spot on the road to the North, making it look like a hit-and-run accident. Weeks later there is still no report of the body being found, and Denning starts to go to pieces. When he lets his wife into his secret the two start making enquiries, possibly making things worse.
Drama
Your Witness
5.7

Your Witness

Mar 06, 1950

Your Witness
1950 94 min 7 vues
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. Taking the advice of his secretary to go to England rather than wire money, Adam arrives in his friend's village to find him about to stand trial for the murder of the hired stable-hand, Lawrence.
Drama
The Weak and the Wicked
6

The Weak and the Wicked

Feb 02, 1954

The Weak and the Wicked
1954 88 min 10 vues
Jean Raymond an upper class woman with a gambling addiction, is given a twelve-month prison sentence resulting from her inability to pay her debts. At first she is overwhelmingly depressed by life in the women's prison; gradually, however, her misery is relieved by the many close friends she makes there. This sympathetic drama traces the contrasting lives and often faltering progress of the inmates of a women's prison.
Drama
Chaussure à son pied
7.4

Chaussure à son pied

Apr 19, 1954

Chaussure à son pied
1954 107 min 133 vues
À la fin du XIXème siècle en Angleterre. Henry Horatio Hobson est un prospère cordonnier à Salford dans le Lancashire. Il est veuf, et sa maison et son commerce sont tenus par ses trois filles. Hobson est aussi avare que buveur. Si ses filles sont les commerciales de son commerce, Willie Mossop en est l'artisan qui travaille sans relâche, dans la cave de la boutique. Il est un Napoléon de la chaussure mais ignore son talent, exploité par Hobson. Hobson permet à ses deux plus jeunes filles, Alice et Vicky de faire d'enrichissants mariages, mais a décidé que l'aînée, Maggie, restera à la maison pour s'occuper de lui. Elle lui est trop utile pour être perdue. Or Maggie, habile et intelligente, a d'autres idées en tête, et elle compte bien mener sa vie vers la prospérité sociale et financière...
Comedy
Forbidden Cargo
6.4

Forbidden Cargo

May 04, 1954

Forbidden Cargo
1954 85 min 7 vues
Kenyon is a narcotics agent who, with the aid of a titled bird-watcher attempts to trap a brother and sister drug smuggling team.
Crime
Marry Me
4.333

Marry Me

Jun 07, 1949

Marry Me
1949 97 min 3 vues
The stories of several individuals who consult a marriage bureau, including a peer of the realm, his butler, a lonely school teacher, a French girl on the run from a violent boyfriend, a country vicar, and a newspaper reporter, sent by his editor, to do an undercover story.
Romance
The Beggar's Opera
4.9

The Beggar's Opera

Aug 24, 1953

The Beggar's Opera
1953 94 min 4 vues
Adaptation of John Gay's 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffith as the Beggar.
History
The Titfield Thunderbolt
6.952

The Titfield Thunderbolt

Mar 04, 1953

The Titfield Thunderbolt
1953 84 min 52 vues
Consternation chez les habitants du charmant village de Titfield. Le petit train départemental qui assurait les communications avec le reste du pays va être supprimé. Ceux-là décident de se porter acquéreur de leur train. Et c'est ainsi que la locomotive est conduite par le vicaire assisté du châtelain. Les affaires sont florissantes jusqu'au jour où des transporteurs routiers décident de saboter le chemin de fer.
Comedy
Appointment with Venus
5.1

Appointment with Venus

Oct 08, 1951

Appointment with Venus
1951 87 min 8 vues
At the outbreak of WWII the British realise they can't prevent the invasion of the Channel Islands. However, someone realises that a prize cow is on the islands and the Nazis mustn't get hold of her. This is the intrepid story of the cow-napping from under the noses of the Nazis.
Romance
Meet Mr. Lucifer
5.1

Meet Mr. Lucifer

Nov 30, 1953

Meet Mr. Lucifer
1953 83 min 15 vues
A TV set given as a retirement present is sold on to different households causing misery each time.
Fantasy
I Believe in You
6.1

I Believe in You

Mar 05, 1952

I Believe in You
1952 95 min 7 vues
A drama about parole officers to follow the successful Ealing police story of "The Blue Lamp"(1950) . Various sub-plots follow the parole officers and their charges.
Drama