Griffith Jones

  • John Harlow – This Was Paris (1942)

    1941-1950DramaJohn HarlowUnited KingdomWar

    Rousing wartime agitprop set in 1940 Paris on the brink of collapse to the German invaders. Scurvy spies, nosy newshounds, dashing intelligence officers and fetching female ambulance drivers keep the plot percolating, and the cast is chockfull of familiar faces including Ann Dvorak, Ben Lyon, Griffith Jones, Bernard Miles, Robert Morley, Hay Petrie and the always welcome Miles Malleson.Read More »

  • Ken Annakin – Miranda (1948)

    1941-1950ComedyFantasyKen AnnakinUnited Kingdom

    Synopsis:
    A young married physician out on a fishing holiday ends up being saved by a mermaid, who intends to keep him her prisoner. She then offers to release him if he will take her to see London, which leads to a number of humorous and romantic entanglements as the mermaid entices several unmarried men who live near the physician and his wife.Read More »

  • Peter Graham Scott – Account Rendered (1957)

    1951-1960CrimeDramaPeter Graham ScottUSA

    Plot Synopsis by Hal Erickson
    The always reliable Griffith Jones is afforded the leading role in the British Account Rendered. Jones plays a victim of circumstance, accused of murdering his wife Ursula Howells. With the police breathing down his neck, Jones endeavors to prove his innocence. He is aided in this effort by the lovely Honor Blackman (“Pussy Galore” in Goldfinger and the first female star of the long-running TVer The Avengers).

    Account Rendered is based on a novel by Pamela Barrington.Read More »

  • Alberto Cavalcanti – They Made Me a Fugitive (1947)

    1941-1950Alberto CavalcantiCrimeDramaUSA

    Synopsis:
    In this gritty film noir, cynical ex-RAF flyer Morgan, bored with civilian life, joins a break-in gang led by Narcy. On his first job, the getaway car crashes after killing a policeman. Morgan is framed as the driver and sent to jail. Seeking revenge, he escapes and heads for London. Along the way he’s helped by a woman (Mrs. Fenshaw), who wants him to murder her husband. In London, Morgan is sheltered by Sally, who falls in love with him. He confronts Narcy and the gang in an abandoned warehouse. Brazilian Director Cavalcanti’s crime drama should not be confused with the totally unrelated “They Made Me a Criminal” (1939).Read More »

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