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51. The Night My Number Came Up (1955)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
On a routine flight from Hong Kong to Japan, a British military transport aircraft's fate may or may not depend on a prophetic nightmare.
Director: Leslie Norman | Stars: Michael Redgrave, Sheila Sim, Alexander Knox, Denholm Elliott
Votes: 1,591
52. Oscar Wilde (1960)
Not Rated | 96 min | Biography, Drama, History
Playwright Oscar Wilde's homosexuality is exposed when he brings a libel action against his lover's father, leading to his own prosecution.
Director: Gregory Ratoff | Stars: Robert Morley, Phyllis Calvert, Ralph Richardson, John Neville
Votes: 631
53. Sister Kenny (1946)
Approved | 116 min | Biography, Drama
An Australian nurse discovers an effective new treatment for infantile paralysis, but experiences great difficulty in convincing doctors of the validity of her claims.
Director: Dudley Nichols | Stars: Rosalind Russell, Alexander Knox, Dean Jagger, Philip Merivale
Votes: 1,267
54. I'd Climb the Highest Mountain (1951)
Passed | 88 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The simply told story, based on Corra Harris' biographical book of a Methodist minister, called to a north-Georgia mountain-community in 1910 who, with his gently-bred new bride, meets the ... See full summary »
Director: Henry King | Stars: Susan Hayward, William Lundigan, Rory Calhoun, Barbara Bates
Votes: 632
55. Joshua Then and Now (1985)
R | 178 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of a Jewish writer, from his life as a young boy in Montreal to his more complicated grown-up life.
Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: James Woods, Gabrielle Lazure, Alan Arkin, Michael Sarrazin
Votes: 616 | Gross: $0.54M
56. The World About Us (1967–1987)
60 min | Documentary
A documentary series with a broad remit of geography, anthropology, and natural history subjects.
Stars: Hugh Falkus, David Attenborough, Barry Paine, Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Votes: 37
57. Encounter (1952–1961)
60 min | Drama
A Canadian anthology series presenting one-hour dramas of romance, adventure, and mystery. Produced in Toronto for CBC and ABC, titled "General Motors Presents" in Canada. Starring Patrick Macnee, Barry Morse, and William Shatner.
Stars: Austin Willis, Barry Morse, Katharine Blake, James Doohan
Votes: 46
58. Crack in the Mirror (1960)
97 min | Crime, Drama
Three performers for six roles: this is the game of the film. A melodrama about two love triangles. In the first, Hagalin is killed by his mistress and her lover. In the second, attorney ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Orson Welles, Juliette Gréco, Bradford Dillman, Alexander Knox
Votes: 247
59. None Shall Escape (1944)
Approved | 85 min | Drama, War
The career of a German officer shown as flashbacks from his trial as a war criminal.
Director: André De Toth | Stars: Marsha Hunt, Alexander Knox, Henry Travers, Erik Rolf
Votes: 982
60. Hidden Fear (1957)
Approved | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When his sister is arrested in Denmark for murder, American cop Mike Brent aids Danish police with the case and stumbles upon a currency counterfeiting ring.
Director: André De Toth | Stars: John Payne, Alexander Knox, Conrad Nagel, Natalie Norwick
Votes: 346
61. In the Cool of the Day (1963)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama, Romance
After he mends a marital rift between a vacationing young couple, the bored, fragile wife falls hopelessly in love with the husband's ex-colleague who is married to a long-suffering and ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Stevens | Stars: Peter Finch, Jane Fonda, Angela Lansbury, Arthur Hill
Votes: 643
62. Mister Moses (1965)
115 min | Adventure, Romance
In 1960s Kenya, American snake-oil salesman and diamond smuggler Joe Moses is chased out of many villages and pursued by the authorities until fate entrusts him with helping a native tribe that believes he is a holy man.
Director: Ronald Neame | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Carroll Baker, Ian Bannen, Alexander Knox
Votes: 333
63. Run a Crooked Mile (1969 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
A man witnesses a murder in a secluded mansion. When he reports it, there's no evidence of the murder, or that anyone was there. He finds a key on the floor and goes to his boss to get help... See full summary »
Director: Gene Levitt | Stars: Louis Jourdan, Mary Tyler Moore, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Stanley Holloway
Votes: 220
64. Bikini Paradise (1967)
89 min | Comedy
A pair of U.S. Navy officers are marooned on a South Pacific island with a group of women whom want to use them for marriage and mating purposes.
Director: Gregg G. Tallas | Stars: Janette Scott, Kieron Moore, John Baer, Kay Walsh
Votes: 27
65. Churchill and the Generals (1979 TV Movie)
180 min | Drama, History, War
The complicated relationship between Winston Churchill and the leaders of the British army during World War II.
Director: Alan Gibson | Stars: Timothy West, Eric Porter, Arthur Hill, Joseph Cotten
Votes: 96
66. Two of a Kind (1951)
Not Rated | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A lawyer for a rich elderly industrialist works out a complex inheritance scam to pass off a con as the industrialist's long-lost son and claim the huge inheritance.
Director: Henry Levin | Stars: Edmond O'Brien, Lizabeth Scott, Terry Moore, Alexander Knox
Votes: 809
67. Alias John Preston (1955)
Approved | 71 min | Horror, Mystery, Romance
John Preston meets Sally who agrees to marry him. Then, Preston begins to have dreams about Sylvia, a woman from his past, who comes to Deanbridge to blackmail him. In his dream, Preston strangles. He seeks help from Doctor Walton.
Director: David MacDonald | Stars: Betta St. John, Alexander Knox, Christopher Lee, Sandra Dorne
Votes: 281
68. The Divided Heart (1954)
Approved | 89 min | Drama
A story of litigation between a birth mother and an adopted family due to a child lost during a war.
Director: Charles Crichton | Stars: Cornell Borchers, Yvonne Mitchell, Armin Dahlen, Alexander Knox
Votes: 296
69. Over 21 (1945)
Passed | 102 min | Comedy
A woman screenwriter lives in a shabby bungalow in order to be near her husband, a 39-year-old newspaper editor who has just joined the army.
Director: Charles Vidor | Stars: Irene Dunne, Alexander Knox, Charles Coburn, Jeff Donnell
Votes: 404
70. Paula (1952)
Approved | 80 min | Drama
Distraught after her second miscarriage & learning definitively she could never have children Paula, while driving at night, accidentally injures a child. Confused and due to her commitment... See full summary »
Director: Rudolph Maté | Stars: Loretta Young, Kent Smith, Alexander Knox, Tommy Rettig
Votes: 313
71. Intent to Kill (1958)
Approved | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A British doctor working in a Canadian hospital, has to assist in a delicate brain operation on a South American President, who is in hiding from a gang of assassins.
Director: Jack Cardiff | Stars: Richard Todd, Betsy Drake, Herbert Lom, Warren Stevens
Votes: 346
72. Saturday's Hero (1951)
111 min | Drama, Sport
A star high school football player goes through the ups and downs of 'big-time' college athletics in the 1950's.
Director: David Miller | Stars: John Derek, Donna Reed, Sidney Blackmer, Alexander Knox
Votes: 255
73. High Tide at Noon (1957)
Not Rated | 109 min | Drama, Romance
Set on an island off Nova Scotia, Canada, the jealousies and loves of the islanders unfold at a casual pace until economic necessity drives them to the mainland.
Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Betta St. John, William Sylvester, Michael Craig, Flora Robson
Votes: 167
74. Suspense (1962–1963)
Thriller
Anthology series telling suspenseful tales.
Stars: Bill Meilen, Ray Handy, John Carson, Alex Scott
Votes: 22
75. Cheer Boys Cheer (1939)
84 min | Comedy
Set in the world of brewing, a classic tale (an Ealing speciality) of the small, friendly, family run company being threatened with closure by the nasty, modern, large organisation. ... See full summary »
Director: Walter Forde | Stars: Nova Pilbeam, Edmund Gwenn, Jimmy O'Dea, Moore Marriott
Votes: 139
76. Cry of the Innocent (1980 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 93 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A Green Beret-veteran businessman investigates the plane crash in Ireland that killed his family.
Director: Michael O'Herlihy | Stars: Rod Taylor, Joanna Pettet, Nigel Davenport, Cyril Cusack
Votes: 231
77. Davy (1957)
Approved | 83 min | Comedy, Drama
The Mad Morgans are a family song and dance act touring the British Music Halls. Young Davy is the star of the act but should he stay with his family or strike out on his own ?
Director: Michael Relph | Stars: Harry Secombe, Ron Randell, George Relph, Susan Shaw
Votes: 156
78. Suez 1956 (1979 TV Movie)
180 min | Drama
In 1956, the British Prime Minister Anthony Eden grapples with the Suez Crisis, which brings an end to his political career.
Director: Michael Darlow | Stars: Michael Gough, Robert Stephens, Richard Vernon, Wensley Pithey
Votes: 9
79. Festival (I) (1963–1964)
60 min | Drama
An hour-long UK dramatic anthology series produced by the BBC from 1963-64, with a total of 32 episodes adapted from writers ranging from William Shakespeare to Samuel Beckett. Stars ... See full summary »
Stars: David Garfield, Cyril Cusack, John Wood, John Welsh
Votes: 20
80. The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951)
Passed | 78 min | Crime, Horror, Romance
Edward Jekyll, ignorant of how his father had brought forth death and destruction with his experiments, is pursuing a chemist career despite the fact that he has been discharged from school... See full summary »
Director: Seymour Friedman | Stars: Louis Hayward, Jody Lawrance, Alexander Knox, Lester Matthews
Votes: 380
81. The Judge Steps Out (1948)
Approved | 91 min | Comedy, Drama
A Boston judge bored with his life leaves his family and heads off for adventure. He gets a job as a short-order cook at a roadside diner and soon finds romance with the pretty owner. He ... See full summary »
Director: Boris Ingster | Stars: Alexander Knox, Ann Sothern, George Tobias, Sharyn Moffett
Votes: 364
82. Thirteen Against Fate (1966)
50 min | Drama
Maigret creator Georges Simenon writes thirteen psychological dramas in which a person's life is changed by a simple act of fate.
Stars: Joss Ackland, Frank Finlay, Lila Kedrova, Marius Goring
83. Truman at Potsdam (1976 TV Movie)
73 min | Drama
A dramatization of the World War II Potsdam Conference of July 1945 with U.S. President Harry Truman, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Ed Flanders, José Ferrer, John Houseman, Barry Morse
84. The Phantom Strikes (1938)
58 min | Drama, Mystery
The ex-partner of a master criminal is protected by the police after his life is threatened. The criminal--a master of disguise--tracks down and kills him anyhow, in spite of the police protection.
Director: Walter Forde | Stars: Sonnie Hale, Wilfrid Lawson, Louise Henry, Alexander Knox
Votes: 138
85. The Hidden Truth (1964)
60 min | Drama
Medical crime drama in which Professor Lazard and his team, try to seek justice for their clients with their forensic skills, while trying not to get emotionally involved.
Stars: Alexander Knox, James Maxwell, Zia Mohyeddin, Ruth Meyers
Votes: 19
86. The Making of 'Gorky Park' (1983 TV Movie)
Documentary
A documentary giving film fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making this classic thriller about a murder investigation in the Soviet Union and the obstacles, both external and internal, ... See full summary »
Director: William Riead | Stars: Michael Apted, Ian Bannen, Brian Dennehy, William Hurt
Votes: 23
87. The Gaunt Stranger (1931)
60 min | Thriller
A master of disguise commits a series of daring crimes. Nobody knows what he looks like. He even masquerades as a doctor and kills his own partner whilst under police protection because he was about to betray him.
Director: Walter Forde | Stars: Patric Curwen, Esmond Knight, John Longden, Carol Goodner
Votes: 47
88. The Share Out (1962)
61 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A gang of high class corporate thieves use blackmail to induce their victims to sell property at knock-down prices.
Director: Gerard Glaister | Stars: Bernard Lee, Alexander Knox, Moira Redmond, William Russell
Votes: 83
89. One Just Man (1954)
55 min | Crime, Drama
First episode of the television series "The Vise" (1954) q.v.
Director: David MacDonald | Stars: Alexander Knox, Peter Reynolds, Eunice Gayson, Joan Haythorne
90. Storm Over Jamaica (1958)
103 min | Romance
The erotic goings-on among the staff at Mr. Pawley's school in Jamaica are of great interest to young Sylvia, but her curiosity results in tragedy.
Director: Rudolph Cartier | Stars: Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers, Yvonne Mitchell, Alexander Knox
Votes: 83
91. Polly (1937 TV Movie)
Drama, Music
Stars: Joan Collier, Dennis Noble, Scott Russell, Dora Gregory
92. When We Dead Awaken (1970 TV Movie)
Drama
Director: Michael Elliott | Stars: Wendy Hiller, Alexander Knox, Irene Hamilton, Brian Cox
Votes: 6
93. The Home Service (1987)
The trials and tribulations of home ownership.
Stars: Judith Chalmers, Andy Craig, Stephen Gold, Gabrielle Drake
94. Deirdre (1938 TV Movie)
45 min | Drama
A play in verse.
Stars: Robert Adams, Iris Baker, A. Bromley Davenport, Baliol Holloway
95. The Closing Door (1960 TV Movie)
120 min | Thriller
Stars: Dane Clark, Kevin Coughlin, Elizabeth Eustis, Arthur Hill
96. Everyman (1937 TV Movie)
Drama
Stars: Alexander Knox, Bruce Adams, Rosalind Atkinson, Margaret Pepler
97. Opportunity Murder (1956)
30 min | Mystery
Stars: Alexander Knox, Anne Crawford, Roderick Lovell, Adrienne Corri
99.
Thirteen Against Fate (1966)
Episode:
The Judge
(1966)
60 min | Drama
Director: Naomi Capon | Stars: Alexander Knox, John Ronane, Peter Howell, Sheila Burrell
100.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Man Above Men
(1973)
Comedy, Drama
"I'm the judge's daughter - I think he's a monstrous old man. I think all men who say 'I'm only doing my job' are monstrous. I've despaired of changing him. But I'd stop short of killing him." This edition is missing from the BBC archives.
Director: Alan Clarke | Stars: Alexander Knox, Gwen Watford, John Moore, John Salthouse