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Henry Cass

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Henry Cass (24 June 1903 – 15 March 1989) was a British director, particularly prolific in film in the horror and comedy genres. Previously an actor, he was also a prolific stage director of classical theatre at the Old Vic in the 1930s. In 1923, Lee DeForest filmed Cass for a short film Henry Cass Demonstration Film made in DeForest's Phonofilm sound-on-film process. The film was previewed at the Engineers Society of New York on 12 April 1923, and premiered at the Rivoli Theatre in New York on 15 April 1923 with 17 other short Phonofilms. Cass was married to the actress Joan Hopkins. They had one child, Martin Cass.

24-06-1903

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Cancer

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Happy DeathDay

Happy DeathDay

An old man has his birthday. On this occasion he is given a present by his grand daughter who is fond of him. On the other hand, she hates her parents and the atmosphere in the family is quite tense.
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1968

Give  A Dog A Bone

Give A Dog A Bone

Religious British fantasy.
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1965

Mr. Brown Comes Down The Hill

Mr. Brown Comes Down The Hill

Religious play from Moral Rearnament.
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1965

The Man Who Couldn't Walk

The Man Who Couldn't Walk

Crime story dealing with safe-breakers and gang warfare.
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1960

The Hand

The Hand

During World War II, a group of British soldiers are captured by the Japanese, tortured and their hands are cut off. Years later, a mad killer terrorizes London by cutting off the hands of his victims.
4.9

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1960

Blood of the Vampire

Blood of the Vampire

A man and wife are terrorized by Mad Scientist Dr. Callistratus who was executed but has returned to life with a heart transplant. Along with his crippled assistant Carl, the 'anemic' Mad Scientist, believed to be a vampire, conducts blood deficiency research on the inmates of a prison hospital for the criminally insane to sustain his return to life.
5.7

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1958

Booby Trap

Booby Trap

An absent minded professor invents a pen that will explode on the sound of bells, then leaves it in a taxi
5.0

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1957

It Happened in Rome

It Happened in Rome

Three girls are on a hitchhiking trip through northern Italy, the riviera, Venice, Pisa and Rome.
5.4

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1957

The Crooked Sky

The Crooked Sky

An American detective unmasks a gambler as the head of a banknote counterfeiting gang.
5.7

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1957

Professor Tim

Professor Tim

Comedy about an Irishman, Professor Tim, who returns to Ireland after twenty years of wandering the world and conceals from his family the fact that he has come into an inheritance. The Scallys and the Kllroys provide some complications.
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1957

The High Terrace

The High Terrace

A British theater actress unable to get out of her contract is assisted by an American playwright when a pair of her scissors is discovered lodged in her producer's back.
6.0

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1956

Breakaway

Breakaway

When Johnny Matlock whisks away a cold war secret from under the noses of Berlin's top secret agents, his every move is followed when he returns to England. His girlfriend Paula is kidnapped but her handbag is discovered at the scene of the crime by the aristocratic private eye, Duke Martin. Inside it he discovers the secret formula that the agents are searching for and tracks down her sister Paula. As Johnny grows frantic for the safe return of his girlfriend, Duke Martin plays a deadly game of double bluff with the enemy agents.
5.2

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1956

Bond of Fear

Bond of Fear

An escaped killer hides out by forcing a travelling family to take him with them.
5.5

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1956

No Smoking

No Smoking

A scientist invents a pill to cure smokers of their nicotine addiction. However, when he makes his discovery public, he encounters strong resistance from the tobacco industry.
9.0

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1955

The Reluctant Bride

The Reluctant Bride

A money-to-burn and girl-chasing Texas oilman, and a sensitive, dignified entomologist find themselves in charge of a brood of wild kids whose parents, both famous explorers, are reported lost while on an African safari.
5.0

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1955

Father's Doing Fine

Father's Doing Fine

Lady Buckering, an English widow, has four daughters; Doreen, married to Dougall and about to give birth at home, and Gerda, Bicky and Catherine. The story revolves around the impending birth and the love affairs of the other three daughters; Bicky, with eccentric student Roly; Gerda, married to artist Wilfred; and Catherine, in love with the landlord's son, Clifford Magill. In addition, the impoverished Lady Buckering is being courted by Dr. Drew. Written by Les Adams
6.3

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1952

Castle in the Air

Castle in the Air

The owner of a Scottish castle discovers that it is haunted by the spirit of a beautiful woman. He decides to use the ghost as a tourist attraction for his castle
6.2

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1952

Young Wives' Tale

Young Wives' Tale

A post-war housing crisis leaves a shy woman to share a house with two couples. Comic situations arise as the new roomer becomes infatuated with one of the husbands.
5.3

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1951

Last Holiday

Last Holiday

George Bird is a salesman of agricultural machinery who finds out that he hasn't long to live. On his doctor's advice, he goes to an exclusive seaside resort to spend his savings on one last holiday.
7.2

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1950

No Place for Jennifer

No Place for Jennifer

A young girl goes through the trauma of her parent's divorce and seperate re-marriages.
5.1

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1950

The Glass Mountain

The Glass Mountain

An aspiring composer, in the British Air Force for WWII, is downed in Italy and rescued by an Italian girl. He returns home to his wife, inspired to write an opera and aware that he's fallen in love with his rescuer.
6.0

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1949

The Glass Mountain

The Glass Mountain

An aspiring composer, in the British Air Force for WWII, is downed in Italy and rescued by an Italian girl. He returns home to his wife, inspired to write an opera and aware that he's fallen in love with his rescuer.
6.0

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1949

Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2

Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2

The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony.
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1945

29 Acacia Avenue

29 Acacia Avenue

The Robinsons are two respectable middle class parents living with their children in a suburban house in Acacia Avenue. Preferring to holiday every year in Bognor, they are pressed into booking a cruise for their annual vacation and thereby leaving their teenage children free run of their house. As the youngsters enjoy their newfound freedom and discover the angst of teenage life, Mr. and Mrs. Robinson begin to have second thoughts about their cruise and decide to return home early.
5.7

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1945

Jig-Saw: Careless Talk Costs Lives

Jig-Saw: Careless Talk Costs Lives

Scraps of information are gathered and pieced together by an enemy who lurks in the shadows, proving that nowhere is safe to discuss sensitive wartime information on the home front.
0.0

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1943