Basil Sydney

Basil Sydney

April 23, 1894

Basil Sydney (23 April 1894 – 10 January 1968) was an English stage and screen actor. Sydney made his name in 1915 in the London stage hit Romance by Edward Sheldon, with Broadway star Doris Keane, and he costarred with Keane in the 1920 silent film of the play. The couple married in 1918, and when…

Known For

11 titles
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Hamlet

Hamlet

1948 · 2h 34m · Movie

Prince Hamlet struggles over whether or not he should kill his uncle, whom he suspects has murdered his father, the former king.

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The Dam Busters

The Dam Busters

1955 · 1h 45m · Movie

Drama based on the attempt by the RAF to destroy six dams in Germany during World War II.

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3
Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe

1952 · 1h 46m · Movie

A knight seeks to free the captive King Richard and put him back on the throne.

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4
Treasure Island

Treasure Island

1950 · 1h 36m · Movie

The treasure seeking adventures of young Jim Hawkins and pirate captain Long John Silver.

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5
Went the Day Well?

Went the Day Well?

1942 · 1h 32m · Movie

An English village is occupied by disguised German paratroopers as an advance post for a planned invasion.

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The 3 Worlds of Gulliver

The 3 Worlds of Gulliver

1960 · 1h 39m · Movie

After being shipwrecked, a man finds himself on an island inhabited by tiny people, who soon make plans for him.

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The Devil's Disciple

The Devil's Disciple

1959 · 1h 23m · Movie

The black sheep of a family and the local minister discover their true vocations during the Revolutionary War.

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John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones

1959 · 2h 6m · Movie

The career of Revolutionary War naval hero from his youth in Scotland through his service to Catherine the Great of Russia.

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9
The Hands of Orlac

The Hands of Orlac

1960 · 1h 35m · Movie

A pianist who loses his hands in a plane crash receives the transplanted hands of an executed criminal but his new hands have the murderous tendencies of their previous owner.

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10
Black Sheep of Whitehall

Black Sheep of Whitehall

1942 · 1h 20m · Movie

Professor Davis, who teaches at a correspondence school, discovers that a Nazi Agent is trying to prevent a trade treaty being signed between England and South America. The agent is posing as an economics expert seconded to the tr...

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The Angel with the Trumpet

The Angel with the Trumpet

1950 · 1h 38m · Movie

In the nineteenth century, a young Austrian woman marries into a wealthy family and witnesses the country change through the course of four decades.

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