Alan Mowbray

Alan Mowbray

August 17, 1896

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alan Mowbray MM, (18 August 1896 - 25 March 1969), was an English stage and film actor who found success in Hollywood. Born Alfred Ernest Allen in London, England, he served with distinction the British Army in World War I, being awarded the Military Medal for…

Known For

30 titles
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The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much

1956 · 2h 0m · Movie

An American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocco, and are drawn into a twisting plot of international intrigue when their young son is kidnapped.

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2
The King and I

The King and I

1956 · 2h 13m · Movie

A widow accepts a job as a live-in governess to the King of Siam's children.

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3
My Darling Clementine

My Darling Clementine

1946 · 1h 37m · Movie

After their cattle are stolen and their brother murdered, the Earp brothers have a score to settle with the Clanton family.

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4
My Man Godfrey

My Man Godfrey

1936 · 1h 34m · Movie

A scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler - but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye.

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5
Topper

Topper

1937 · 1h 37m · Movie

A fun-loving couple, finding that they died and are now ghosts, decide to shake up the stuffy lifestyle of a friend of theirs.

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6
Terror by Night

Terror by Night

1946 · 1h 0m · Movie

When the fabled Star of Rhodesia diamond is stolen on a London to Edinburgh train and the son of its owner is murdered, Sherlock Holmes must discover which of his suspicious fellow passengers is responsible.

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I Wake Up Screaming

I Wake Up Screaming

1941 · 1h 22m · Movie

Why is Inspector Ed Cornell trying to railroad Frankie Christopher for the murder of model Vicky Lynn?

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8
That Hamilton Woman

That Hamilton Woman

1941 · 2h 5m · Movie

The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson, and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars.

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9
Lured

Lured

1947 · 1h 42m · Movie

British police are after a serial killer who lures his female victims through newspaper personal ads and sends cryptic poem clues to the cops.

7.0
10
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff

Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff

1949 · 1h 24m · Movie

Two employees of a secluded hotel investigate a murder on the premises in which the goofy bellboy is the prime suspect.

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11
Desire

Desire

1936 · 1h 35m · Movie

An automotive engineer bound for a holiday in Spain meets a sultry jewel thief.

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12
That Uncertain Feeling

That Uncertain Feeling

1941 · 1h 24m · Movie

A psychoanalyst causes a woman to doubt her happy marriage.

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13
Mary of Scotland

Mary of Scotland

1936 · 2h 3m · Movie

The recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne but is opposed by her half-brother and her own Scottish lords.

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14
Captain from Castile

Captain from Castile

1947 · 2h 20m · Movie

The invasion of Mexico by Cortez, as seen by a young Spanish officer fleeing the Inquisition.

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15
Topper Takes a Trip

Topper Takes a Trip

1938 · 1h 20m · Movie

To gain entry to Heaven, a ghost attempts to reunite a divorcing couple as a good deed.

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16
Rose-Marie

Rose-Marie

1936 · 1h 53m · Movie

An incognito opera singer falls for a policeman who has been assigned to track down her fugitive brother.

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17
The Jackpot

The Jackpot

1950 · 1h 25m · Movie

Bill Lawrence wins a jackpot worth $24,000 on a radio quiz program. His happiness, and that of his family, is short-lived after he discovers he'll be compelled to sell the prizes in order to pay an amount of $7,000 income tax on t...

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18
Stand-In

Stand-In

1937 · 1h 31m · Movie

A New York bank plans to sell a Hollywood studio at a big loss. But the head accountant is suspicious and goes to investigate. He finds chicanery, romance, and help to save the studio.

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19
Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion

1952 · 1h 38m · Movie

Story of a Christian in ancient Rome who befriends a lion.

6.0
20
Guilty Hands

Guilty Hands

1931 · 1h 9m · Movie

A district attorney commits the perfect murder when he kills his daughter's womanizing fiancé and then tries framing the fiancé's lover.

6.9
21
Roman Scandals

Roman Scandals

1933 · 1h 32m · Movie

A kind-hearted young man is thrown out of his corrupt hometown of West Rome, Oklahoma. He falls asleep and dreams that he is back in the days of old Rome, where he gets mixed up with court intrigue and a murder plot against the Em...

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22
Hollywood Hotel

Hollywood Hotel

1938 · 1h 49m · Movie

Ronny Bowers, a saxophonist in Benny Goodman's band, has won a talent contest and a ten week contract with a film studio. On his first evening he is supposed to go with the studio's star Mona Marshall to a movie premiere. But she ...

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23
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home

Ma and Pa Kettle at Home

1954 · 1h 20m · Movie

Ma and Pa Kettle get the farm in order to help their son Elwin win a scholarship.

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24
Little Man, What Now?

Little Man, What Now?

1934 · 1h 38m · Movie

A young couple struggling against poverty must keep their marriage a secret in order for the husband to keep his job, as his boss doesn't like to hire married men.

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25
Never Say Die

Never Say Die

1939 · 1h 22m · Movie

A wealthy hypochondriac and an heiress are both experiencing romantic complications, prompting them to marry each other.

6.8
26
Music in My Heart

Music in My Heart

1940 · 1h 10m · Movie

Rita Hayworth co-stars with famed recording artist Tony Martin in this musical comedy featuring the music of Andre Kostelanetz and his orchestra. Following various comic misunderstandings, the two meet and fall for each other, but...

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27
Panama Hattie

Panama Hattie

1942 · 1h 19m · Movie

Sailors suspicious of spies and a singer who is in love enjoy life in the Canal Zone.

5.9
28
Vogues of 1938

Vogues of 1938

1937 · 1h 49m · Movie

The blueblooded Van Kletterings are broke; debutante Wendy, slated to remedy this by marrying rich bore Henry Morgan, instead leaves him at the altar and goes to work as a model for high-fashion clothing designer George Curson, wh...

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29
The Boys from Syracuse

The Boys from Syracuse

1940 · 1h 13m · Movie

The action takes place in Ephesus in ancient Asia Minor, and the story concerns the efforts of two boys from Syracuse, Antipholus and his servant Dromio, to find their long-lost twins who, for reason of plot confusion, are also na...

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30
Yokel Boy

Yokel Boy

1942 · 1h 9m · Movie

"Perfect Movie Fan" Joe Ruddy is brought to Hollywood as a publicity stunt and put in charge of a production company as a gag, but everybody isn't in on the gag, and Joe imports a notorious gangster, "Buggsy" Malone, to play "hims...

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