Richard Wattis

Richard Wattis

Richard Cameron Wattis (25 February 1912 – 1 February 1975) was an English actor. After leaving the family business, Wattis became an actor. His debut was with Croydon Repertory Theatre, and he made many stage appearances in the West End in London. His first appearance in a film was A Yank at Oxford (1938), but war service interrupted his career as an actor. He served as a second lieutenant in the Small Arms Section of Special Operations Executive at Station VI during World War II (James Bond author, Ian Fleming worked in the same section). He is best known for his appearances, wearing his thick-rimmed round spectacles, in British comedies of the 1950s and 1960s, often as a "Man from the Ministry" or similar character. He was also involved as the secretary to Lord Scrumptious in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Such appearances included the St Trinian's films (The Belles of St Trinian's, Blue Murder at St Trinian's, and The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery) as Manton Bassett, a civil servant who was the Deputy Director of Schools in the Ministry of Education, where he was often seen frowning and expressing indignation at the outrageous behaviour of other characters. To American audiences, Wattis is probably best known for his performance as the British civil servant Northbrook in The Prince and the Showgirl (1957). He broke from this typecasting in his later films, such as his starring role in Games That Lovers Play. Wattis's other films included Hobson's Choice, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Carry On Spying, The Colditz Story, Dentist on the Job, Very Important Person, The Happiest Days of Your Life, and The Longest Day. He also appeared on television, including a long-running role in Sykes, and appearances in Danger Man, The Prisoner, The Goodies, Hancock's Half Hour, and Father, Dear Father. From 1957 to 1958, he appeared as Peter Jamison in three episodes of the American sitcom Dick and the Duchess.

  • titulus: Richard Wattis
  • popularis: 3.752
  • notum enim: Acting
  • dies natalis: 1912-02-25
  • Locus Natus: Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England, UK
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  • Et ut: Ричард Уоттис, Richard Cameron Wattis
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Richard Wattis Domum Movies Venatus

  • 1956
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    The Man Who Knew Too Much

    The Man Who Knew Too Much

    7.5 1956 HD

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  • 1961
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    Nearly a Nasty Accident

    Nearly a Nasty Accident

    7 1961 HD

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  • 1952
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    The Importance of Being Earnest

    The Importance of Being Earnest

    7.2 1952 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Prince and the Showgirl

    The Prince and the Showgirl

    6.33 1957 HD

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  • 1959
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    Ten Seconds to Hell

    Ten Seconds to Hell

    6.2 1959 HD

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  • 1964
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    Carry On Spying

    Carry On Spying

    6.5 1964 HD

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  • 1974
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    Confessions of a Window Cleaner

    Confessions of a Window Cleaner

    4.8 1974 HD

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  • 1953
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    Colonel March Investigates

    Colonel March Investigates

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1966
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    The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery

    The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery

    5.8 1966 HD

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  • 1965
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    Operation Crossbow

    Operation Crossbow

    6.7 1965 HD

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  • 1963
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    The V.I.P.s

    The V.I.P.s

    6.2 1963 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Abominable Snowman

    The Abominable Snowman

    6.2 1957 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Iron Petticoat

    The Iron Petticoat

    5.8 1956 HD

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  • 1950
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    The Clouded Yellow

    The Clouded Yellow

    6.1 1950 HD

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  • 1957
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    Barnacle Bill

    Barnacle Bill

    6.4 1957 HD

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  • 1954
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    Hobson's Choice

    Hobson's Choice

    7.3 1954 HD

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  • 1968
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    Wonderwall

    Wonderwall

    5.2 1968 HD

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  • 1963
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    Come Fly with Me

    Come Fly with Me

    4.4 1963 HD

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  • 1950
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    The Happiest Days of Your Life

    The Happiest Days of Your Life

    6.3 1950 HD

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  • 1981
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    Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers

    Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers

    1 1981 HD

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  • 1962
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    I Thank a Fool

    I Thank a Fool

    5.5 1962 HD

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  • 1938
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    A Yank at Oxford

    A Yank at Oxford

    6.7 1938 HD

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  • 1952
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    Made in Heaven

    Made in Heaven

    4 1952 HD

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  • 1971
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    Too Close for Comfort

    Too Close for Comfort

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Bargain

    The Bargain

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Ballad of Tam Lin

    The Ballad of Tam Lin

    5.4 1970 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Belles of St. Trinian's

    The Belles of St. Trinian's

    6.2 1954 HD

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  • 1952
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    Top Secret

    Top Secret

    6 1952 HD

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  • 1973
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    Take Me High

    Take Me High

    4.9 1973 HD

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  • 1955
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    An Alligator Named Daisy

    An Alligator Named Daisy

    6.2 1955 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Battle of the Villa Fiorita

    The Battle of the Villa Fiorita

    4.8 1965 HD

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  • 1952
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    Song of Paris

    Song of Paris

    5.5 1952 HD

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  • 1961
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    Dentist on the Job

    Dentist on the Job

    6.2 1961 HD

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  • 1968
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    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

    6.8 1968 HD

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  • 1962
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    Play It Cool

    Play It Cool

    5.9 1962 HD

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  • 1956
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    A Touch of the Sun

    A Touch of the Sun

    5.6 1956 HD

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  • 1972
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    That's Your Funeral

    That's Your Funeral

    1.5 1972 HD

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  • 1965
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    You Must Be Joking

    You Must Be Joking

    5.6 1965 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Captain's Table

    The Captain's Table

    5.8 1959 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

    The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

    6.7 1958 HD

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  • 1959
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    Left Right and Centre

    Left Right and Centre

    5.6 1959 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Time of His Life

    The Time of His Life

    6.5 1955 HD

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  • 1949
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    The Chiltern Hundreds

    The Chiltern Hundreds

    5 1949 HD

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  • 1955
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    As Long as They're Happy

    As Long as They're Happy

    7.667 1955 HD

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  • 1962
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    Venus fra Vestø

    Venus fra Vestø

    5.583 1962 HD

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  • 1960
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    Your Money or Your Wife

    Your Money or Your Wife

    4 1960 HD

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  • 1973
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    Diamonds on Wheels

    Diamonds on Wheels

    8 1973 HD

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  • 1971
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    Games That Lovers Play

    Games That Lovers Play

    4.2 1971 HD

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  • 1965
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    Bunny Lake Is Missing

    Bunny Lake Is Missing

    7.2 1965 HD

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  • 1965
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    Up Jumped a Swagman

    Up Jumped a Swagman

    4 1965 HD

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  • 1957
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    High Flight

    High Flight

    5.8 1957 HD

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  • 1957
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    Second Fiddle

    Second Fiddle

    5.6 1957 HD

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  • 1954
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    Lease of Life

    Lease of Life

    7.4 1954 HD

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  • 1959
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    Libel

    Libel

    7.1 1959 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Liquidator

    The Liquidator

    6.2 1965 HD

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  • 1952
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    Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

    Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

    4.2 1952 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Ugly Duckling

    The Ugly Duckling

    5.8 1959 HD

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  • 1953
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    Innocents in Paris

    Innocents in Paris

    5.1 1953 HD

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  • 1954
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    Doctor in the House

    Doctor in the House

    6.3 1954 HD

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  • 1953
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    Small Town Story

    Small Town Story

    5.2 1953 HD

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  • 1953
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    Top of the Form

    Top of the Form

    5 1953 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Colditz Story

    The Colditz Story

    6.6 1955 HD

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  • 1955
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    Simon and Laura

    Simon and Laura

    5.5 1955 HD

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  • 1970
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    Egghead's Robot

    Egghead's Robot

    3 1970 HD

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  • 1959
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    Follow a Star

    Follow a Star

    6.115 1959 HD

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  • 1953
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    Blood Orange

    Blood Orange

    5.3 1953 HD

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  • 1953
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    Background

    Background

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1967
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    The Troublesome Double

    The Troublesome Double

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1960
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    Follow That Horse!

    Follow That Horse!

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1967
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    Casino Royale

    Casino Royale

    5.279 1967 HD

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  • 1953
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    Appointment in London

    Appointment in London

    6.2 1953 HD

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  • 1949
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    Kind Hearts and Coronets

    Kind Hearts and Coronets

    7.676 1949 HD

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  • 1955
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    A Yank in Ermine

    A Yank in Ermine

    4 1955 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Green Man

    The Green Man

    7 1956 HD

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  • 1956
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    It's a Wonderful World

    It's a Wonderful World

    5.3 1956 HD

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  • 1951
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    Lady Godiva Rides Again

    Lady Godiva Rides Again

    5.9 1951 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Intruder

    The Intruder

    7.2 1953 HD

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  • 1956
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    Eyewitness

    Eyewitness

    6.7 1956 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Final Test

    The Final Test

    6.6 1953 HD

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  • 1955
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    I Am a Camera

    I Am a Camera

    6 1955 HD

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  • 1952
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    Derby Day

    Derby Day

    6.5 1952 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Silken Affair

    The Silken Affair

    1 1956 HD

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  • 1972
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    Sex and the Other Woman

    Sex and the Other Woman

    5.4 1972 HD

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  • 1953
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    Park Plaza 605

    Park Plaza 605

    5.2 1953 HD

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  • 1962
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    Bon Voyage!

    Bon Voyage!

    5.3 1962 HD

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  • 1957
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    Blue Murder at St. Trinian's

    Blue Murder at St. Trinian's

    6.4 1957 HD

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  • 1961
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    Very Important Person

    Very Important Person

    5.5 1961 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Alphabet Murders

    The Alphabet Murders

    5.9 1965 HD

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  • 1968
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    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

    6.8 1968 HD

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  • 1949
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    Helter Skelter

    Helter Skelter

    6.2 1949 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Crowded Day

    The Crowded Day

    5.4 1954 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Longest Day

    The Longest Day

    7.585 1962 HD

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  • 1956
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    Jumping for Joy

    Jumping for Joy

    6.5 1956 HD

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  • 1949
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    Marry Me

    Marry Me

    4.333 1949 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Man Who Never Was

    The Man Who Never Was

    7 1956 HD

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  • 1951
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    Appointment with Venus

    Appointment with Venus

    5.1 1951 HD

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  • 1967
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    The Prisoner

    The Prisoner

    7.8 1967 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Goodies

    The Goodies

    7.5 1970 HD

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  • 1960
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    Sykes and a...

    Sykes and a...

    5 1960 HD

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  • 1972
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    Sykes

    Sykes

    6.4 1972 HD

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  • 1956
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    Colonel March of Scotland Yard

    Colonel March of Scotland Yard

    7.3 1956 HD

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  • 1956
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    Hancock's Half Hour

    Hancock's Half Hour

    7.5 1956 HD

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  • 1952
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    The Liberace Show

    The Liberace Show

    1 1952 HD

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  • 1971
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    Coppers End

    Coppers End

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Goodies

    The Goodies

    7.5 1970 HD

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  • 1972
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    Sykes

    Sykes

    6.4 1972 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Avengers

    The Avengers

    7.7 1961 HD

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