List of the best David Farrar movies: Frieda(1947), For Those in Peril(1944), Wild for Kicks(1960), Diamond City(1949), The Small Back Room(1949), Gone to Earth(1950), The Golden Horde(1951), Black Narcissus(1947), The Sea Chase(1955), Duel in the Jungle(1954), Escape to Burma(1955), Watusi(1959) ... ...
Drama
UK
1947
98 Minutes
David Farrar Glynis Johns Mai Zetterling Flora Robson Albert Lieven Barbara Everest Gladys Henson Ray Jackson Patrick Holt Milton Rosmer Barry Letts
pilot wife mother aunt nazi tense emotional pow camp germany england oxfordshire, england nazism bigotry marriage world war ii love transformation discovery 1940s
A Royal Air Force pilot who was shot down during World War II returns home to his English village with his new bride. The trouble is that she is the German lady who helped him escape. Then ... See full summary »
Adventure
UK
1944
67 Minutes
pilot hero soldier survivor rescue worker enemy fascinating gripping inspiring intense patriotic channel sea war zone boat plane world war ii rescue mission stranded
An RAF officer wishes to fly, but isn't allowed and is posted to the RAF Air Sea Rescue operating in the English Channel.
Drama
UK
1960
92 Minutes
David Farrar Noëlle Adam Christopher Lee Gillian Hills Adam Faith Shirley Anne Field Peter McEnery Claire Gordon Oliver Reed
divorce teen girl beatnik jazz musician stepmother dance hall girl brash campy cheeky hedonistic melodramatic quirky sultry england divorce stepfamily rivalry growing up 1960s
An impetuous teenage girl, resentful of her father's new wife, tries to wreck the marriage regardless of the consequences.
Adventure
1949
90 Minutes
lawman rival barmaid woman emotional melodramatic suspenseful brooding profound south africa field diamonds love triangle exploitation wealth money love rise fall rivalry
A British miner (David Farrar) fights a rum trader for power in a rowdy makeshift city in 1870s South Africa.
Drama
1949
106 Minutes
Sammy Rice
Emeric Pressburger David Farrar Kathleen Byron Jack Hawkins Anthony Bushell Michael Gough Leslie Banks Robert Morley Cyril Cusack Renee Asherson
scientist assistant military officer alcoholic girlfriend patriotic emotional laboratory london office world war ii bomb daunting task alcoholism workplace romance quest transformation 1940s
Brilliant but tormented bomb expert Sammy Rice (David Farrar) works for the British government during World War II, but his increasingly problematic alcoholism and a recent injury threaten his ability to work.
Drama
UK|USA
1950
110 Minutes
John "Jack" Reddin
Jennifer Jones Emeric Pressburger David Farrar Cyril Cusack Sybil Thorndike Edward Chapman Esmond Knight Hugh Griffith George Cole Beatrice Varley Frances Clare
gypsy squire minister love interest husband wife brooding emotional heartwarming passionate spirited wild countryside woods england love desire magic loveless marriage curse
A beautiful, superstitious, animal-loving Gypsy is hotly desired by a fox-hunting squire even after she marries a clergyman.
Adventure
USA
1951
77 Minutes
Sir Guy of Devon
Ann Blyth David Farrar George Macready Henry Brandon Howard Petrie Richard Egan Marvin Miller Donald Randolph Peggie Castle Poodles Hanneford Leon Belasco
The princess of Samarkand and an English knight confront the armies of Genghis Khan.
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
UK
1947
100 Minutes
Mr. Dean
Deborah Kerr Emeric Pressburger Sabu David Farrar Flora Robson Jean Simmons Esmond Knight Kathleen Byron Jenny Laird Judith Furse May Hallatt
sister nun government official native general young girl intense passionate brooding dreamy himalayas palace school hospital religious beliefs mysterious past obsession unusual behavior missionary work cultural differences
A group of nuns struggle to establish a convent in the Himalayas, while isolation, extreme weather, altitude, and culture clashes all conspire to drive the well-intentioned missionaries mad.
Mystery & Thriller, War
USA
1955
117 Minutes
Commander Jeff Napier
John Wayne Lana Turner David Farrar Lyle Bettger Tab Hunter James Arness Wilton Graff Richard Davalos John Qualen Paul Fix Luis Van Rooten
sea captain german spy nazi british officer commander suspenseful rousing australia ship south pacific port dangerous assignment world war ii espionage military nazism moral dilemma pursuit escape
As World War II begins, German freighter Captain Karl Ehrlich tries to get his ship back to Germany through a gauntlet of Allied warships.
Adventure
UK
1954
102 Minutes
Perry Henderson, Arthur Henderson
insurance investigator broker secretary superintendent captain fugitive engaging melodramatic spectacular tense thrilling spirited jungle africa america diamonds insurance fraud deception suspicion safari
In Rhodesia, the accidental death of a diamond broker raises suspicions with his American insurer which sends a claims investigator to clarify the matter.
Adventure
USA
1955
87 Minutes
Cardigan
Barbara Stanwyck Robert Ryan David Farrar Murvyn Vye Robert Warwick Reginald Denny Lisa Montell Peter Coe Anthony Numkena Alex Montoya Robert Cabal
A fugitive in British Burma hides on a teak plantation, thanks to a mutual attraction with owner Gwen Moore.
Adventure
USA
1959
85 Minutes
Rick Cobb
George Montgomery Taina Elg David Farrar Rex Ingram Dan Seymour Robert Goodwin Anthony M. Davis Paul Thompson
Alan Quartermain's son comes to Africa to find the treasure his father was unable to bring home.
Adventure
USA
1955
86 Minutes
Bully Hague
Virginia Mayo Dennis Morgan David Farrar Murvyn Vye Lance Fuller Basil Ruysdael Lisa Montell Carol Thurston
beachcomber ex-girlfriend high priest islander treasure hunter groom campy striking engaging gripping melodramatic spirited south pacific treasure hunting conflict resolution corruption island life outsiders greed adventure
Two beachcombers with a yacht join woman-with-a-past Rita on a quest for black pearls on a secret island. Arrived, they find another white man has made himself high priest; but George, the ... See full summary »
Adventure
1959
81 Minutes
Des Roches
Al Hedison June Laverick David Farrar Marius Goring Philip Friend Delphi Lawrence George Coulouris George Woodbridge
daughter son duke earl bandit leader thrilling spirited sherwood forest england castle prison family bloodline battle of sexes rebellion class conflict deception leadership rivalry transformation
The merry men find a man (Al Hedison) to lead them once they learn Robin's son is actually a daughter (June Laverick).
Drama
1941
67 Minutes
Martin
Ann Todd Wilfrid Lawson David Farrar Grant Tyler John Warwick Wylie Watson Tony Quinn Nora Gordon Albert Whelan
At the outbreak of war in Britain, a successful singer struggles to be reunited with her estranged husband and son.
Drama, History
USA
1959
139 Minutes
Pharaoh
Yul Brynner Gina Lollobrigida George Sanders David Farrar Marisa Pavan John Crawford Laurence Naismith José Nieto Alejandro Rey Harry Andrews Julio Peña
king queen son brother pharaoh daughter sultry spectacular somber israel temple palace religion war seduction father/son relationship fall forbidden love 10th century b.c.
After becoming king of ancient Israel, Solomon faces threats coming from his jealous dispossessed brother Adonijah, the Egyptian Pharaoh and the scheming Queen of Sheba.
Biography
Spain|USA
1959
126 Minutes
John Wilkes
Robert Stack Marisa Pavan Charles Coburn Erin O'Brien Macdonald Carey Jean-Pierre Aumont David Farrar Peter Cushing Susana Canales Georges Rivière Tom Brannum
The career of Revolutionary War naval hero from his youth in Scotland through his service to Catherine the Great of Russia.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
1943
95 Minutes
Commander Lippinscott
James Mason Joyce Howard Tom Walls Phyllis Stanley Edward Rigby Ronald Ward David Farrar Karel Stepanek Betty Warren Walter Crisham Patricia Medina
naval officer young woman agent nazi police officer engaging thrilling england cottage theater inn dance hall sabotage world war ii naval warfare deception espionage court-martial pursuit love
Nazi spies trick a British naval commander with information, he later learns, picked up at a nightclub/dancing school for sailors.