Cast: Ernest Thesiger

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Ernest Thesiger. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


The Bride of Frankenstein

1935 · Movie · 75 min. · United States

Direction James Whale

Cast Boris Karloff · Colin Clive · Valerie Hobson · Elsa Lanchester

Plot Owing to the popularity of ‘Frankenstein’, Mary Shelley decides to write a sequel. In her story the Frankenstein monster survives its burning in the mill. It is discovered and taken...

7.2

12K votes

7.2

12K votes

The Man in the White Suit

1951 · Movie · 84 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Alexander Mackendrick

Cast Alec Guinness · Joan Greenwood · Cecil Parker · Patric Doonan

Plot The unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be dirty or worn out. Clearly he can make a fortune selling clothes made of the material,...

7.0

2K votes

7.0

2K votes

Sons and Lovers

1960 · Movie · 103 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Jack Cardiff

Cast Trevor Howard · Dean Stockwell · Wendy Hiller · Heather Sears

Plot Set in an English mining town, the film focuses on Paul Morel (Dean Stockwell), the sensitive son of a roughhewn, alcoholic miner (Trevor Howard) and his gentle, repressed wife (Wendy...

6.7

209 votes

6.7

209 votes

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

1936 · Movie · 82 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Lothar Mendes

Cast Roland Young · Ralph Richardson · Edward Chapman · Ernest Thesiger

Plot As a result of a discussion between a trio of gods over the true worthiness of Earth, a retiring British shop assistant is granted miraculous powers. His new powers are...

6.4

242 votes

6.4

242 votes

Caesar and Cleopatra

1945 · Movie · 127 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Gabriel Pascal

Cast Vivien Leigh · Stewart Granger · Claude Rains · Cecil Parker

Plot Cleopatra hasn't been on the throne of the pharoahs of Egypt very long when Julius Caesar pays a visit. Caesar finds the prospect of romance more tempting than he expected,...

6.0

542 votes

6.0

542 votes

Jassy

1947 · Movie · 100 min. · United Kingdom

5.9

25 votes

5.9

25 votes

The Battle of the Sexes

1960 · Movie · 84 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Charles Crichton

Cast Peter Sellers · Robert Morley · Constance Cummings · Jameson Clark

Plot Angela Barrows, an accomplished business analyst from the US, attempts to contemporise the late MacPherson's tweed factory, shaking the very foundation of a men-only company.

5.9

209 votes

5.9

209 votes

Laughter in Paradise

1951 · Movie · 93 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Mario Zampi

Cast Alastair Sim · Fay Compton · Guy Middleton · George Cole

Plot Famed practical joker Henry Russell leaves 50,000 pounds to each of his four surviving relatives. But his will has one last joke - they each have to undertake a task...

5.6

41 votes

5.6

41 votes

The Ghoul

1933 · Movie · 77 min. · United Kingdom

Direction T. Hayes Hunter

Cast Boris Karloff · Cedric Hardwicke · Ernest Thesiger · Dorothy Hyson

Plot A knife-wielding, enigmatic Egyptian Arab Aga Ben Dragore is seeking an sacred jewel which has been stolen from an ancient tomb. The thief tells him that he sold it to...

4.9

62 votes

4.9

62 votes

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

1947 · Movie · 87 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Vernon Sewell

Cast Robert Morley · Felix Aylmer · Yvonne Arnaud · Claude Hulbert

Plot Ghosts are condemned to haunt a house until it is visited by a reigning monarch,

Not rated

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They Drive by Night

1938 · Movie · 84 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Arthur B. Woods

Cast Emlyn Williams · Anna Konstam · Allan Jeayes · Ernest Thesiger

Plot A convict, just out of prison, is implicated in a murder and goes on the run, hitching a ride with a truck driver.

Not rated

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Portrait from Life

1948 · Movie · 90 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Terence Fisher

Cast Mai Zetterling · Robert Beatty · Guy Rolfe · Herbert Lom

Plot A British army officer becomes fascinated by the portrait of a young woman. He travels to Germany to find her only to discover that she is suffering from amnesia.

Not rated

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Brass Monkey

1948 · Movie · 100 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Thornton Freeland

Cast Carroll Levis · Carole Landis · Herbert Lom · Avril Angers

Plot Radio personality Carroll Levis becomes involved in a case of theft and murder.

Not rated

Not rated

The Life Story of David Lloyd George

1918 · Movie · 152 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Maurice Elvey

Cast Norman Page · Alma Reville · Ernest Thesiger · Douglas Munro

Plot Bio-pic of Britain's World War 1 Prime Minister.

Not rated

Not rated

The Lamp Still Burns

1943 · Movie · 87 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Maurice Elvey

Cast Rosamund John · Stewart Granger · Godfrey Tearle · Sophie Stewart

Plot A tribute to the important work of female nurses during World War II.

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Make Me an Offer

1955 · Movie · 88 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Cyril Frankel

Cast Peter Finch · Adrienne Corri · Rosalie Crutchley · Finlay Currie

Plot Charlie as a boy on a trip to the local museum, falls in love with a green portland vase (wedgewood), and decides that this is his quest in life to...

Not rated

Not rated

A Place of One's Own

1945 · Movie · 92 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Bernard Knowles

Cast Margaret Lockwood · James Mason · Barbara Mullen · Dennis Price

Plot An elderly couple move into an old, supposedly haunted abandoned house. A young girl comes to live with the pair as a companion for the wife. However, soon the girl...

Not rated

Not rated

My Learned Friend

1943 · Movie · 74 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Basil Dearden · Will Hay

Cast Will Hay · Claude Hulbert · Mervyn Johns · Laurence Hanray

Plot An insane murderer is on the loose, and gunning for the men who put him away. Will Fitch is on the list, and co-opts Claude Babbington to try and stop...

Not rated

Not rated

The Night of the Party

1935 · Movie · 61 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Michael Powell

Cast Leslie Banks · Malcolm Keen · Jane Baxter · Ian Hunter

Plot A major newspaper publisher dies in suspicious circumstances during a parlour game at a dinner party. The publishers secretary is the obvious suspect, but the Inspector isn't so sure...

Not rated

Not rated

Value for Money

1955 · Movie · 90 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Ken Annakin

Cast John Gregson · Diana Dors · Susan Stephen · Derek Farr

Plot A young man from Yorkshire inherits a sizeable legacy from his millionaire father. He decides to try the nightlife of London and meets a young girl performing in a nightclub....

Not rated

Not rated