Margaret Rutherford — Actor (16)
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Miss Robin Hood (1952) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Miss Robin Hood
director: John Guillermin actor: Margaret Rutherford / Richard Hearne …
In this delightful fantasy adventure, a mild-mannered writer of adventure stories for girls finds himself presented with an intriguing proposition from an elderly fan. She suggests that they conspire to steal a secret whiskey formula from ruthless distillers, who themselves stole it from her family in years gone by. With the recipe back in hand however, it's not long before they attract attention from the Inspectors of Scotland Yard.
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The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
The Happiest Days of Your Life
director: Frank Launder actor: Alastair Sim / Margaret Rutherford …
other title: Das doppelte College / ¡Aquellos días tan felices!
Nutbourne College, an old established, all-boys, boarding school is told that another school is to be billeted with due to wartime restrictions. The shock is that it's an all-girls school that has been sent. The two head teachers are soon battling for the upper hand with each other and the Ministry. But a crisis (or two) forces them to work together.
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The Smallest Show on Earth (1957) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Smallest Show on Earth
director: Basil Dearden actor: Virginia McKenna / Bill Travers …
other title: Die kleinste Schau der Welt / Sous le plus petit chapiteau du monde
Jean and Bill are a married couple trying to scrape a living. Out of the blue they receive a telegram informing them Bill's long-lost uncle has died and left them his business—a cinema in the town of Sloughborough. Unfortunately they can't sell it for the fortune they hoped as they discover it is falling down and almost worthless.
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Murder at the Gallop (1963) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
Murder at the Gallop
director: George Pollock actor: Margaret Rutherford / Stringer Davis …
other title: Assassinio al galoppatoio / Miss Marple har mord på hjernen …
Miss Marple and Mr. Stringer are witnesses to the death by heart attack of elderly, rich Mr. Enderby. Yet they have their doubts about what happened. The police don't believe them, thus leading Miss Marple to yet again investigate by herself.
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Murder Ahoy (1964) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
Murder Ahoy
director: George Pollock actor: Margaret Rutherford / Lionel Jeffries …
other title: Assassinio a bordo / Hvem sagde mord? …
During an annual board of trustees meeting, one of the trustees dies. Miss Marple thinks he’s been poisoned after finding a chemical on him. She sets off to investigate at the ship where he had just come from. The fourth and final film from the Miss Marple series starring Margaret Rutherford as the quirky amateur detective.
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I'm All Right Jack (1959) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
I'm All Right Jack
director: John Boulting actor: Peter Sellers / Ian Carmichael …
other title: Nudi alla meta / Som brødre vi dele …
Naive Stanley Windrush looks for a career in a family business. Much to his dismay, he finds work at a munitions factory where he has to start from the bottom, while both the management and the labor union use him as a tool in their fight for power.
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Miranda (1948) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Miranda
director: Ken Annakin actor: Glynis Johns / Googie Withers …
other title: Miranda på krogen
A young married physician discovers a mermaid, and gives into her request to be taken to see London. Comedy and romantic entanglements ensue.
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The V.I.P.s (1963) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The V.I.P.s
director: Anthony Asquith actor: Elizabeth Taylor / Richard Burton …
other title: International Hotel / Gente Muito Importante …
Wealthy passengers fogged in at London's Heathrow Airport fight to survive a variety of personal trials.
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Mad About Men (1954) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Mad About Men
director: Ralph Thomas actor: Glynis Johns / Donald Sinden …
other title: Folle des hommes / Loca por los hombres
Flirtatious mermaid Miranda swaps places with a schoolteacher who has gone on holiday. All is well until she falls in love with a human.
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Blithe Spirit (1945) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb Douban TMDB WikiData
Blithe Spirit
director: David Lean actor: Rex Harrison / Constance Cummings …
other title: Spirito allegro / Uma Mulher do Outro Mundo …
While holding a séance for skeptical novelist Charles Condomine, self-proclaimed 'spiritualist medium' Madame Arcati inadvertently summons the spirit of his deceased first wife Elvira, leading to an increasingly complex love triangle with Ruth, his current wife of five years.
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The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) [Movie] TMDB
The Importance of Being Earnest
director: Anthony Asquith actor: Michael Redgrave / Michael Denison …
other title: L'importanza di chiamarsi Ernesto / Ernst sein ist alles …
Algernon Moncrieff is surprised to discover that his affluent friend -- whom he knows as "Ernest" -- is actually named Jack Worthing. Jack fabricated his alter ego in order to escape his country estate where he takes care of his charge, Cecily Cardew. Cecily believes that Ernest is Jack's wayward brother and is keen on his raffish lifestyle. Algernon, seeing an opportunity, assumes Ernest's identity and sneaks off to woo Cecily.
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Chimes at Midnight (1965) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Campanadas a medianoche
director: Orson Welles actor: Orson Welles / Keith Baxter …
other title: Falstaff / Campanadas a medianoche
Henry IV usurps the English throne, sets in motion the factious War of the Roses and now faces a rebellion led by Northumberland scion Hotspur. Henry's heir, Prince Hal, is a ne'er-do-well carouser who drinks and causes mischief with his low-class friends, especially his rotund father figure, John Falstaff. To redeem his title, Hal may have to choose between allegiance to his real father and loyalty to his friend.