Miles Mander

Miles Mander

May 14, 1888

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Miles Mander (May 14, 1888 – February 8, 1946), born Lionel Henry Mander (and sometimes credited as Luther Miles), was a well-known and versatile English character actor of the early Hollywood cinema, also a film director and producer, and a playwright and…

Known For

20 titles
1
To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be

1942 · 1h 39m · Movie

During the German occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.

8.1
2
Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

1939 · 1h 44m · Movie

A servant in the house of Wuthering Heights tells a traveler the unfortunate tale of lovers Cathy and Heathcliff.

7.5
3
Murder, My Sweet

Murder, My Sweet

1944 · 1h 35m · Movie

After being hired to find an ex-con's former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe is drawn into a deeply complex web of mystery and deceit.

7.5
4
The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray

1945 · 1h 50m · Movie

Londoner Dorian Gray stays young, but his portrait ages.

7.5
5
The Little Princess

The Little Princess

1939 · 1h 33m · Movie

A little girl is left by her father in an exclusive seminary for girls while he fights in the Second Boer War. Later, after he is presumed dead, she is forced to become a servant.

7.2
6
Murder!

Murder!

1930 · 1h 32m · Movie

A juror in a murder trial, after voting to convict, has second thoughts and begins to investigate on his own before the execution.

6.3
7
The Scarlet Claw

The Scarlet Claw

1944 · 1h 14m · Movie

After a gentlewoman is found dead with her throat torn out, the villagers blame a supernatural monster. But Sherlock Holmes, who gets drawn into the case from nearby Quebec, suspects a human murderer.

7.2
8
The Private Life of Henry VIII

The Private Life of Henry VIII

1933 · 1h 37m · Movie

King Henry VIII marries five more times after his divorce from his first wife Catherine of Aragon.

7.0
9
The Pearl of Death

The Pearl of Death

1944 · 1h 9m · Movie

After a valuable pearl with a sinister reputation is stolen, Sherlock Holmes must investigate its link to a series of brutal murders.

7.1
10
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.

7.2
11
The Return of the Vampire

The Return of the Vampire

1943 · 1h 9m · Movie

When an errant bomb unearths the coffin of a vampire during the London Blitz, a gravedigger unknowingly reanimates the monster by removing the stake from his heart

6.2
12
The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask

1939 · 1h 53m · Movie

Despotic King Louis XIV discovers he has a twin brother who has grown up under the tutelage of his foster father, the patriotic musketeer D'Artagnan.

7.0
13
Primrose Path

Primrose Path

1940 · 1h 33m · Movie

A young woman from a family of prostitutes falls in love with a hard-working man, but after he finds out the truth about her background, their romance becomes jeopardized.

6.8
14
The House of the Seven Gables

The House of the Seven Gables

1940 · 1h 29m · Movie

Based on the novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne, this classic film follows a family feud between two brothers and an ancient curse that haunts them.

7.0
15
The Brighton Strangler

The Brighton Strangler

1945 · 1h 7m · Movie

After suffering a head injury during the Blitz, an actor comes to believe himself to be the Brighton Strangler, the murderer he was playing onstage.

6.3
16
Lucky Jordan

Lucky Jordan

1942 · 1h 24m · Movie

A New York gangster is unwillingly drafted into the army and deserts but becomes patriotic when he stumbles upon foreign spies bent on stealing American military secrets.

6.4
17
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

1941 · 1h 23m · Movie

A week before Dr. Kildare's wedding to Nurse Mary Lamont, the hospital bustles with wedding plans. Dr. Gillespie helps a conductor restore his hearing, then tragedy occurs.

6.3
18
Enter Arsene Lupin

Enter Arsene Lupin

1944 · 1h 12m · Movie

A rich but naive young woman is in possession of some priceless jewels. She doesn't realize it, but a gang of jewel thieves does.

6.1
19
Loyalties

Loyalties

1933 · 1h 7m · Movie

While he's a houseguest at an upper-class gathering, wealthy Jewish man Ferdinand de Levis is robbed of £1,000 with evidence pointing towards the guilt of another guest, Captain Dancy.

6.6
20
Matinee Idol

Matinee Idol

1933 · 1h 15m · Movie

A well-known actor is murdered. Another performer becomes an amateur sleuth so she can prove her sister is innocent of the crime.

5.8