John Barrie

Jingle Bells (1973)

Play by Arthur Hopcraft about Christmas in a Northern town, and the relationship within a family. ...

Vinegar Trip (1973)

The title is taken from a Liverpool saying, "Off on a vinegar trip," which is applied to a person behaving strangely. Barrie plays Sammy Chester, a pensioner who shocks his daughters and whose cavorting leads to a heart attack. His eldest daughter takes hi ...

Song of Norway (1970)

Like the play from which it derived, the film tells of the early struggles of composer Edvard Grieg and his attempts to develop an authentic Norwegian national music. It stars Toralv Maurstad as Grieg and features an international cast including Florence H ...

Patton (1970)

"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with Patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton ...

The File of the Golden Goose (1969)

U.S. Secret Service agent Peter Novak goes undercover with Scotland Yard officer Thompson to halt a murderous gang of counterfeiters known as the Golden Goose. Although Peter is unsure about John's loyalties, the two infiltrate the gang and win the trust o ...

The Oblong Box (1969)

Evil lurks in the gloomy house at Markham Manor where a deranged Sir Edward is the chained prisoner of his brother Julian. When Sir Edward escapes, he embarks on a monstrous killing spree, determined to seek revenge on all those whom he feels have double-c ...

Sword of Lancelot (1963)

Lancelot is King Arthur's most valued Knight of the Round Table and a paragon of courage and virtue. Things change, however, when he falls in love with Queen Guinevere. ...

Life for Ruth (1962)

John Harris finds himself ostracized and placed on trial for allowing his daughter Ruth to die. His religious beliefs forbade him to give consent for a blood transfusion that would have saved her life. Doctor Brown is determined to seek justice for what he ...

The Trouble with Our Ivy (1961)

A feud over rose-growing escalates to manic proportions when one neighbor acquires a fast-growing creeper. ...

Victim (1961)

A web of blackmail and murder attracts the attention of a barrister with a seemingly idyllic life, threatening to derail his career on the path of success. ...

The Gay Dog (1959)