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
Direction Bernard Knowles
Cast Margaret Lockwood · Patricia Roc · Dennis Price · Basil Sydney
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,
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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