Phyllis Calvert — Actor (7)
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It (1941) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It
director: Walter Forde actor: Gordon Harker / Alastair Sim
Third and final film in the 'Inspector Hornleigh’ series of comedy-thrillers. Inspector Hornleigh (Gordon Harker), disappointed at not being handed an important spy case, is assigned by Scotland Yard to an army barracks to investigate the mundane thefts of supplies from the stores. This accidentally leads Hornleigh and Sergeant Bingham (Alastair Sim) to a nest of fifth columnists when his dim-witted assistant carelessly talks to a girl in the cafeteria – and that night, news of Hornleigh and Bingham’s arrival is embarrassingly transmitted back to Germany.
The Magic Bow (1946) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Magic Bow
other title: Paganini / El arco mágico
Biography of the famous Italian violinist Nicola Paganini which focuses as much on the musician's romances as it does on his craft. Phyllis Calvert plays Jeanne de Vermond, the aristocratic French woman who captures Paganini's heart, and real-life violin virtuoso Yehudi Menuhin supplies the breathtaking Paganini solos.
The Young Mr. Pitt (1942) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Young Mr. Pitt
director: Carol Reed actor: Robert Donat / Robert Morley
other title: Il nemico di Napoleone / The Young Mr Pitt
In 1783 England, King George III appoints William Pitt only 24 years old, as PM. When members of Parliament refuse to take Pitt seriously, he calls for a general election and wins. Pitt works to reform England, focusing on rebuilding the navy while across the sea in France, Napoleon Bonaparte begins his conquest of Europe.
Fanny by Gaslight (1944) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Fanny by Gaslight
other title: Il mio amore vivrà / Gaslicht und Schatten
Returning to 1870s London after finishing at boarding school, Fanny winesses the death of her father in a fight with Lord Manderstoke. She then finds that her family has for many years been running a bordello next door to their home. When her mother dies shortly after, she next discovers that her real father is in fact a well-respected politician. Meeting him and then falling in love with his young advisor Harry Somerford leads to a life of ups and downs and conflict between the classes. Periodically the scoundrel of a Lord crosses her path, always to tragic effect.