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John Longden

John Longden

John Longden was a West Indian-born English screen, stage, and television actor. He appeared in dozens of films from 1926 to 1964, including five (Blackmail, Juno and the Paycock, The Skin Game, Young and Innocent, Jamaica Inn) directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Longden appeared in numerous television series.

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Frozen Alive (1964)

A scientist experimenting with suspended animation decides to use himself as a test subject. Before he is frozen, his wife is killed, and he is suspected of her murder. a murder suspect. ...

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The Man Who Finally Died (1963)

Joe Newman, a naturalised Briton, is telephoned by his German father, whom he believed long dead, at the same time as a funeral is taking place in Bavaria - with his father's name on the coffin. His investigation in Bavaria reveals startling facts and the ...

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So Evil, So Young (1961)

A young girl is framed for a robbery and sent to a harsh reform school, where she becomes the target of a vicious warden. ...

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An Honourable Murder (1960)

A modern boardroom take on Julius Caesar. ...

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A Woman's Temptation (1959)

Betty, a young and pretty widow, is seriously concerned about her young son Jimmy who, since his father's death, has become very difficult for her to control. He has been associating with a gang of very rough youths, the ring-leader of whom is a young toug ...

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Innocent Sinners (1958)

A neglected girl in post-World War II London befriends street urchins who help her build a tiny garden in a bombed-out church. ...

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Three Sundays to Live (1957)

Band leader Frank Martin is convicted and sentenced to death for murdering the owner of a club in which he had performed. Frank's innocent of the crime, and singer Ruth Chapman can provide him with an alibi. But Ruth is missing, and records show she died y ...

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Quatermass 2 (1957)

In England, a group of space scientists led by Bernard Quatermass, who have developed plans for the first Moon colony, learn that a secret, ostensibly government-run, complex of identical design has been built in a remote part of England and is the focus o ...

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Alias John Preston (1955)

A mysterious young man settles in a rural English town and immediately starts making a good impression. Before long he has insinuated himself into local life, is married and is serving on the board of the local hospital. Everything seems to be going well f ...

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The Ship That Died of Shame (1955)

After World War II the crew of a motor gunboat join together to buy their old vessel and go into business for themselves. This may sound like a laudable scheme, but the business they choose to go into is smuggling. ...

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Meet Mr. Callaghan (1954)

A young woman is framed for the murder of a wealthy man who met his death at the hands of his heirs. ...

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Dangerous Cargo (1954)

Inspired by the real events of the attempted heist at Heathrow Airport in 1952, a criminal tricks an old friend into giving away the location of a shipment of gold bullion so he and his gang can steal it. ...

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The Wallet (1952)

A mystery thriller intended for US TV. ...

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The Magic Box (1952)

Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young and handsome William Green he changed his name to include his first wife's so that it sounded more impressive for the photographic portrait work he was so go ...

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Black Widow (1951)

Mark Sherwin is driving down a country lane when he comes across someone laying in the middle of the road. Thinking it is someone who has been hit by a car he stops to see if he can help. What he gets for his efforts is a vicious belt to the head from a le ...

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The Dark Light (1951)

The crew of a lighthouse rescues people they believe to be survivors of a shipwreck, only to find out that they are a gang of bank robbers on the run from the law. ...

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Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared (1951)

Adaptation of an Arthur Conan Doyle novel, in which Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate the secret of a wealthy businessman. ...

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Pool of London (1951)

Jewel thieves, murder, and a manhunt swirl around a sailor off a cargo ship in post-war London. ...

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The Elusive Pimpernel (1950)

Foppish Sir Percy Blakeney, who secretly leads a double life as the daring rescuer of French aristocrats from the guillotine during the French Revolution, fights to save his brother-in-law while his wife is manipulated by the villainous Chauvelin into help ...

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The Lady Craved Excitement (1950)

A music-hall performer and her boyfriend find themselves caught up in the machinations of a trio of not particularly bright crooks. ...

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Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948)

Scotland, 1745. After decades of exile, Prince Charles Edward Stuart secretly lands with the purpose of revolting the Highland chieftains against the German House of Hanover, ruler of Great Britain. ...

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Anna Karenina (1948)

In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg's high society, a relationship like this could de ...

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The Last Load (1948)

David and Monty are two friends of Susan and Betty Potter whose father runs a fleet of lorries. One by one, his lorries are involved in accidents and sabotage is suspected. The children are determined to find the culprits. ...

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The Ghosts of Berkeley Square (1947)

The ghosts of two stupid 18th-century officers are doomed to haunt a Berkeley Square mansion until the unlikely event of a reigning monarch paying the house a visit. It will take more than 200 years... Based on the novel "No Nightingales" by Caryl Brahms a ...

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The Adventures of Dusty Bates (1947)

Dusty Bates observes some smuggled jewels hidden in a crate aboard a ship; he is pursued by low-lifes when the crate is put ashore. ...

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A Matter of Life and Death (1946)

A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping to prolong his fledgling romance with an American girl. ...

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The Silver Fleet (1943)

The Silver Fleet was inspired by a true story from World War II. Holland now under German occupation, a Shipyard owner and Chief engineer Jaap van Leyden is summoned to build ships for the German war effort. The commission would allow Leyden to build sophi ...

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Death by Design (1943)

Dastardly deeds are afoot in a smog of pipe smoke when a man is found dead - is it cyanide poisoning or smoke inhalation? ...

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Unpublished Story (1942)

Morale-boosting story released in the middle of World War II. A journalist uncovers a peace organisation at the centre of disreputable dealings. ...

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One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)

During a raid on Germany, a British bomber crew is forced to bail out after their plane is damaged. They land in Holland, where they're aided by Dutch civilians. ...

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Tower of Terror (1941)

Wartime Germany: Marie, a concentration camp escapee on the run from the Nazis, narrowly escapes drowing when she is rescued by Wolfe Kristan a half-mad lighthouse keeper. Brought aboard the lighthouse itself, she begins to fall in love with the assistant ...

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Old Mother Riley's Circus (1941)

Mother Riley takes over a circus on the point of closing down, and makes it a success. ...

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The Common Touch (1941)

On the death of his father, an eighteen-year old leaves school to take over the family firm in the City of London. Realising the other directors want to keep him in the dark he starts asking questions, and is soon undercover as a down-and-out in a hostel w ...

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Barging Along (1941)

A short documentary following the lives of barge-folk on England's canals. ...

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Contraband (1940)

During early World War II, a Danish sea captain, delayed in a British port, tangles with German spies. ...

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The Lion Has Wings (1939)

This early, influential propaganda film blends documentary and studio footage to show the valiant efforts of the Royal Air Force to defend the British people against the Nazis. ...

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Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)

Over several decades throughout the late 19th-century and early 20th-century, Mr Arthur Chipping rises from a shy, nervous teacher to the beloved, revered headmaster of Brookfield School, with his life and career shaped by his love for his wife and his unw ...

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Jamaica Inn (1939)

In early 19th-century Cornwall, young Mary Yellan travels to live with her aunt and uncle at the remote Jamaica Inn, where she discovers the inn is a front for a violent gang of wreckers who lure ships to their doom along the coast. As she becomes entangle ...

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Q Planes (1939)

In England, an eccentric police inspector, an earnest test pilot and a spunky female reporter team up to solve the mystery of a series of test aircraft which have disappeared without a trace while over the ocean on their maiden flights; unaware, as they ar ...

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The Gaunt Stranger (1938)

A lawyer receives a note telling him that he'll be dead in 48 hours - and Scotland Yard must work fast to uncover the serial killer known as 'The Ringer'. ...

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Bad Boy (1938)

Nick plans to go to Canada after being released from prison, but his old gang will not share out the loot from their last job. ...

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Jennifer Hale (1937)

Quota quickie with Rene Ray as Jennifer Hale, a chorus girl wanted for questioning in the murder of a theatrical producer. Fleeing to Manchester she becomes a taxi dancer under an assumed name, meets architect Ballard Berkley who falls in love with her. ...

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It Isn't Done (1937)

Hubert Blaydon (Cecil Kellaway),a simple Australian farmer inherits a castle and a title in England, and moves his family from the farm to the castle. He also inherits a very stuffy, prim-and-proper butler who constantly reprimands Blaydon whenever he diso ...

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Young and Innocent (1937)

When a young writer is falsely accused of murdering a famous actress, he escapes custody and joins forces with the daughter of a police constable to prove his innocence. ...

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Thoroughbred (1936)

Joan (Helen Twelvetrees) is a Canadian, adopted by Ma Dawson (Nellie Ferguson), a struggling horse breeder and trainer. Joan thinks "legs don't make a race horse, it's blood", and so she buys an unwanted thoroughbred colt called Stormalong. Helped by Ma's ...

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The Silence of Dean Maitland (1934)

Dean Maitland (John Longden), a young man in orders and engaged to a woman, is involved in a tragedy, to reveal the details of which would ruin his career. The Dean denies responsibility for both the pregnancy of his lover Alma Lee (Charlotte Francis), an ...

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Born Lucky (1933)

A humble girl's rise to fame. ...

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Murder on the Second Floor (1932)

A novelist imagines the murders of his fellow tenants... ...

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Rynox (1931)

Things are not all well at Rynox House, where the company is on the verge of collapse. At the same time, its senior partner, FX Benedik, keeps receiving threats from the disgruntled Boswell Marsh, who is seen in town buying theatre tickets and revolvers. ...

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The Wickham Mystery (1931)

'Crooks steal pearls and helicopter plans. ...

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Hindle Wakes (1931)

A Lancashire mill girl has an illicit adventure with the owner's son while on holiday. Based on the once notorious Houghton play. ...

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Two Crowded Hours (1931)

A murderer is on the run from prison and is out to get everyone, especially the girl, who put him there. The detective gives chase with the help of a London cabbie who has aspirations of becoming a policeman himself. ...

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The Ringer (1931)

Scotland Yard detectives hunt for a dangerous criminal who has recently returned to England. ...

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The Skin Game (1931)

An old traditional family and a modern family battle over land in a small English village. ...

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Movies Made By John Longden (1)

Come Into My Parlour (1932)

A barber who mistakenly believes he has killed a burglar and seeks shelter in the home of a manicurist. ...

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