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

22 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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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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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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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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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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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.

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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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That Uncertain Feeling

That Uncertain Feeling

1941 · 1h 24m · Movie

A psychoanalyst causes a woman to doubt her happy marriage.

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12
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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13
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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14
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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15
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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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.

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17
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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18
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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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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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.

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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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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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