List of the best Finlay Currie movies: The Edge of the World(1937), The Clue of the Silver Key(1961), Walk East on Beacon(1952), The Shipbuilders(1943), Command Performance(1937), People Will Talk(1951), Kangaroo(1952), The Mudlark(1951), Captain Lightfoot(1955), I Know Where I'm Going!(1945), Corridors of Blood(1958), Stars and Stripes Forever(1952) ... ...
Drama
UK
1937
80 Minutes
James Gray
Finlay Currie Niall MacGinnis Grant Sutherland Campbell Robson George Summers John Laurie
young man friend sister father catechist somber st. kilda, scotland fishing village island generational divide love isolation changing times underdog quest rescue love 1930s
A way of life is dying on an Outer Hebridean island fishing port, but some of the inhabitants resist evacuating to the mainland.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1961
59 Minutes
Harvey Lane
Finlay Currie Jennifer Daniel Patrick Cargill Derrick Sherwin Anthony Sharp Lyndon Brook Bernard Lee
Jane's car breaks down and she makes her way to a nearby estate, owned by a mysterious man named Caligari. Soon she finds that she has become a virtual prisoner, and none of the strange ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
1952
98 Minutes
George Murphy Finlay Currie Virginia Gilmore Karel Stepanek Louisa Horton Peter Capell Bruno Wick
fbi agent spy inspector scientist wife son tense thrilling boston office laboratory shop household washington, d.c. cold war espionage communism investigation blackmail kidnapping
An FBI agent (George Murphy) works with a refugee scientist (Finlay Currie) and the Coast Guard to crack a Soviet spy ring in Boston.
Drama
UK
1943
89 Minutes
McWain
shipbuilder millionaire passenger soldier captain thrilling brooding profound suspenseful intense melodramatic ship boat great depression world war ii shipbuilding tragedy quest rise rivalry
A generation of shipbuilders is nearly wiped out by the Great Depression, but a second Great War gets them back to work.
Drama
UK
1937
81 Minutes
Manager
Arthur Tracy Lilli Palmer Finlay Currie
1937. A renowned stage singer leaves the theatre to become a gypsy after his voice weakens. Arthur Tracy (The Street Singer) and Lilli Palmer star in this romantic musical. Also stars Finlay Currie.
Comedy, Drama
1951
110 Minutes
Shunderson
Cary Grant Jeanne Crain Finlay Currie Walter Slezak Hume Cronyn Sidney Blackmer Basil Ruysdael Katherine Locke
physician student friend professor father dean offbeat quirky striking university hospital small town illegitimate child medicine morality friendship jealousy discovery love sacrifice
A doctor's unconventional theories of medicine and relationship with a young student place his reputation in jeopardy.
Western
1952
84 Minutes
Michael McGuire
Maureen O'Hara Peter Lawford Finlay Currie Richard Boone Chips Rafferty Charles "Bud" Tingwell
englishman card player con artist rancher daughter police officer spirited passionate australia outback saloon ranch con game father/son relationship unlikely allies drought culture clash business scheme transformation love
An Englishman (Peter Lawford) and his partner trick a rancher (Finlay Currie) and his daughter (Maureen O'Hara) on a cattle drive in circa-1900 Australia.
Drama
UK|USA
1951
99 Minutes
John Brown
Irene Dunne Alec Guinness Andrew Ray Finlay Currie Beatrice Campbell Anthony Steel Raymond Lovell Marjorie Fielding Ronan O'Casey Edward Rigby
In 1875 London, young Wheeler (who lives by scavenging) finds a cameo of Queen Victoria, which he thinks so beautiful, he risks his life to save it. Possessed of a desire to see the Queen, ... See full summary »
Adventure
USA
1955
92 Minutes
Callahan
Rock Hudson Barbara Rush Jeff Morrow Finlay Currie Kathleen Ryan Denis O'Dea Geoffrey Toone Hilton Edwards Harold Goldblatt Charles B. Fitzsimons Louise Studley
A pair of Irish rebels have swashbuckling adventures in 1815.
Romance
1945
91 Minutes
Ruairidh Mhór
Emeric Pressburger Wendy Hiller Roger Livesey Pamela Brown Finlay Currie Valentine Dyall Petula Clark
fiancée military officer friend sailor boyfriend girlfriend airy charming lighthearted castle small town isle of mull, scotland love ambition marriage social standing love transformation 1940s
A young Englishwoman (Wendy Hiller) aims to marry a tycoon but finds love with a naval officer (Roger Livesey) instead.
Horror
1958
85 Minutes
Supt. Charles Matheson
Boris Karloff Betta St. John Christopher Lee Finlay Currie Francis Matthews Adrienne Corri Nigel Green
physician colleague son criminal partner dark gritty london laboratory hospital cemetery house anesthetics experimental medicine drug addiction grave robbing murder father/son relationship discovery quest
A 19th-century London doctor (Boris Karloff) becomes addicted to anesthesia and makes a deal with grave robbers.
Musical, Biography
USA
1952
89 Minutes
Col. Randolph
Clifton Webb Debra Paget Robert Wagner Ruth Hussey Finlay Currie Benay Venuta Roy Roberts Thomas B. Henry Lester Matthews Maudie Prickett Erno Verebes
composer musician wife girlfriend audience member rousing inspiring washington, d.c. atlanta chicago brooklyn, n.y. stage music patriotism john philip sousa marine life sacrifice transformation 1890s
A film biography of the composer John Philip Sousa, from his early days in the Marine Corps Band through the Spanish-American War in 1898.
Fantasy, Drama
USA
1942
110 Minutes
Capt. Joshua Stuart
Michael Redgrave Barbara Mullen James Mason Lilli Palmer Finlay Currie Frederick Valk Frederick Cooper Jean Shepherd Miles Malleson Barry Morse George Carney
journalist ship captain daughter immigrant passenger ghost dreamy eerie emotional england movie theater lighthouse michigan lake ghosts second chance political unrest visions world war ii journalism
Attracted by a picture of Maybelle Pembroke, the Range Busters, bantering between themselves, head for the Pembroke ranch separetely. Crash arrives posing as a dude while Dusty arrives ... See full summary »
Romance
UK|USA
1957
78 Minutes
The Rev. Bertram Brittingham-Brett
Ava Gardner Stewart Granger David Niven Walter Chiari Finlay Currie Jean Cadell Jack Lambert Henry Oscar Viola Lyel Jaron Yaltan
beautiful woman husband friend chef mother father sultry cheeky emotional amusing london sea island boat love triangle shipwreck jealousy career vs. love friendship marriage
When shipwrecked on a deserted island, best friends Philip Ashlow and Henry Brittingham-Brett compete against each other for the affections of the only woman available, Philip Ashlow's neglected wife, Susan.
Drama, History
1962
103 Minutes
Jacob, Joseph's Father
Geoffrey Horne Robert Morley Belinda Lee Charles Borromel Finlay Currie Carlo Giustini Terence Hill Marietto Antonio Segurini
A dramatization of the biblical story of Joseph, who rose from slavery to become a minister in the pharaoh's court.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1965
107 Minutes
Doll Maker
Laurence Olivier Carol Lynley Keir Dullea Noel Coward Martita Hunt Finlay Currie The Zombies
mother brother superintendent landlord retiree daughter creepy brooding dark uneasy london school scotland yard missing persons insanity siblings investigation mystery quest 1960s
A woman reports that her young daughter is missing, but there seems to be no evidence that she ever existed.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1963
98 Minutes
Tom Courtenay Julie Christie Wilfred Pickles Mona Washbourne Ethel Griffies Finlay Currie
clerk friend hero waitress police officer quirky england cemetery restaurant playground jail imagination escape friendship wedding aspirations singing adventure escape discovery
A lazy, irresponsible young clerk (Sir Tom Courtenay) in provincial Northern England lives in his own fantasy world and makes emotionally immature decisions as he alienates friends and family.
Drama
UK
1955
90 Minutes
Inspector Peters
Stewart Granger Jean Simmons Bill Travers Belinda Lee Ronald Squire Finlay Currie William Hartnell
employer maid businessman daughter barrister sister dark disturbing london household living room street courtroom bedroom duplicity murder blackmail greed investigation seduction
In early 1900s England, a maid tries to blackmail her master into romancing her when she discovers he murdered his wife.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1943
90 Minutes
District Officer McFarlane
Tommy Trinder James Mason Philip Friend Mervyn Johns William Hartnell Finlay Currie
Comedian Tommy Trinder plays it straight in this tribute to the wartime AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service). The dedicated band who kept the fires of London under control during the blitz and fire... See full summary »
Adventure
USA|UK
1950
120 Minutes
Alfgar
Tyrone Power Orson Welles Cecile Aubry Jack Hawkins Michael Rennie Finlay Currie Herbert Lom Mary Clare Robert Blake Alfonso Bedoya Gibb McLaughlin
nobleman best friend mysterious woman warlord enemy striking melodramatic england europe china countryside war father/son relationship illegitimate child crusade adventure escape 13th century
A disinherited 13th Century Saxon nobleman leaves Norman England with an archer friend to seek his fortune in the Far East.
Comedy
UK
1965
112 Minutes
Feathers
Charlie Drake George Sanders Dennis Price Nyree Dawn Porter Eddie Byrne Finlay Currie Percy Herbert Geoffrey Keen George A. Cooper Christopher Rhodes Norman Bird
con artist locksmith wrongly accused burglar police officer gangster amusing engaging madcap offbeat crime scene prison safe wrongful conviction manipulation imprisonment escape crime deception adventure
A short, kind, very innocent and efficient locksmith is cheated by a burglar in order to rob a car and to open a safe strongbox. The police catch him and is sent to jail. Once there, some ... See full summary »
Drama, History
UK
1948
118 Minutes
Marquis of Tullibardine
David Niven Margaret Leighton Judy Campbell Jack Hawkins Morland Graham Finlay Currie Elwyn Brook-Jones John Laurie Hector Ross Hugh Kelly Margaret Gibson
prince lord king george ii duke noblewoman general dark engaging france ship scotland england countryside battlefield british-scottish relations royalty jacobite uprising charles edward stuart religion exile
In the Jacobite Rising of 1745, the Young Pretender Bonnie Prince Charlie leads an insurrection to overthrow the Protestant House of Hanover and restore his family, the Catholic branch of the House of Stuart, to the British throne.
Fantasy
UK|USA
1964
97 Minutes
Grandpa Stirling
Patrick McGoohan Susan Hampshire Karen Dotrice Laurence Naismith Jean Anderson Wilfrid Brambell Finlay Currie Vincent Winter Ewan Roberts Oliver Johnston Francis De Wolff
young girl veterinarian cat free spirit assistant healer inspiring charming moving village scotland heaven human-animal friendship father/daughter relationship healing afterlife second chance love rescue transformation
Thomasina the cat brings a family together, through her mysterious death and reappearance.
Adventure
UK|USA
1952
106 Minutes
Cedric
Robert Taylor Elizabeth Taylor Joan Fontaine George Sanders Emlyn Williams Robert Douglas Finlay Currie Felix Aylmer Francis De Wolff Guy Rolfe Norman Wooland
knight king prince pretty woman robin hood engaging spirited england castle wilderness forest rescue romance competition kidnapping adventure rivalry rescue love 12th century
A knight seeks to free the captive King Richard (Norman Wooland) and put him back on the throne.
Adventure
UK
1953
89 Minutes
Hamish MacPherson
Richard Todd Glynis Johns James Robertson Justice Michael Gough Jean Taylor Smith Geoffrey Keen Finlay Currie Archie Duncan Russell Waters Marjorie Fielding Eric Pohlmann
The wartime adventures of Scotish highland leader Rob Roy MacGregor during the reign of King George I in the 18th century.
Drama, War
1942
99 Minutes
Capt. Alstad
Ralph Richardson Deborah Kerr Hugh Williams Griffith Jones Francis L. Sullivan Roland Culver Finlay Currie Niall MacGinnis
journalist british man german woman daughter thrilling suspenseful emotional intense germany norway ship world war ii german occupation secrets romance danger rivalry love pursuit
An English journalist (Hugh Williams) and a Norwegian fisherman's daughter (Deborah Kerr) guide RAF bombers to a U-boat base.
Comedy
1961
90 Minutes
Father Superior
Ernie Kovacs Cyd Charisse George Sanders Kay Hammond Dennis Price John Le Mesurier Finlay Currie Reginald Beckwith Avice Landone Sydney Tafler Martin Benson
con artist baroness widow amusing cheeky rome italy mental institution deception death romance stocks bad behavior love pursuit 1960s
A professional mourner (Ernie Kovacs) bilks bereaved widows to bail out a broke baroness (Cyd Charisse).
Mystery & Thriller
UK|Canada
1941
107 Minutes
The Factor
Eric Portman Laurence Olivier Anton Walbrook Leslie Howard Raymond Massey Glynis Johns Niall MacGinnis Finlay Currie
nazi soldier trapper inuit native american priest patriotic melodramatic offbeat train canada hudson bay trading post countryside world war ii nazism war politics pursuit 1940s
A World War II U-boat crew are stranded in northern Canada. To avoid internment, they must make their way to the border and get into the still-neutral U.S.
Mystery & Thriller
USA|UK
1948
112 Minutes
Dr. Krylie
Ray Milland Ann Todd Geraldine Fitzgerald Moira Lister Raymond Lovell Roderick Lovell Muriel Aked Finlay Currie Ivor Barnard Hugh Griffith Gus Le Fuevre
widow young woman passenger lodger con artist old friend dark intricate ship london family home apartment schemes blackmail investigation murder love triangle crime fall transformation
Olivia Harwood, missionary's widow, meets charming Mark Bellis, artist and rogue, on the ship taking them both back to 1890s London. When Olivia opens a lodging house Mark becomes her ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1948
95 Minutes
Alastair MacBain
Jean Kent Albert Lieven Derrick de Marney Paul Dupuis Rona Anderson David Tomlinson Bonar Colleano Finlay Currie Gregoire Aslan Alan Wheatley
spy accomplice man criminal traveler train passenger suspenseful thrilling intense gory train embassy paris train station trieste, italy wagon train espionage diary theft double-cross
Spies pursue a stolen diary aboard the Orient Express.
Biography
USA
1961
106 Minutes
The Pope
Bradford Dillman Dolores Hart Stuart Whitman Pedro Armendáriz Cecil Kellaway Eduard Franz Athene Seyler Finlay Currie Mervyn Johns Russell Napier John Welsh
god saint nun priest merchant inspiring powerful italy assisi religion catholic church canonization charity sacrifice rise metamorphosis 13th century
In 13th century Italy, Francis Bernardone, the son of an Assisi merchant, renounces a promising army career in favor of a monastic life and starts his own religious order, sanctioned by the Pope.
Comedy
1961
83 Minutes
Judge
Dave King Robert Morley Daniel Massey Dennis Price Coral Browne Norman Rossington Maggie Smith Miles Malleson Finlay Currie James Hayter Wilfrid Lawson
small-time crook firemen ex-convict thief arsonist fire chief amusing witty playful lighthearted madcap engaging london petty crime mishaps firefighting mistaken identity attempted robbery incompetency discovery
Would-be bank robbers (Dave King, Daniel Massey) hire an arsonist (Robert Morley) to create a diversion and buy a fire truck for a getaway.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1956
170 Minutes
David Niven Cantinflas Shirley MacLaine Robert Newton Charles Boyer Joe E. Brown Martine Carol John Carradine Charles Coburn Ronald Colman Melville Cooper
explorer servant police officer princess airy charming playful london spain paris india japan san francisco expedition class distinctions culture clash theft adventure pursuit quest
A Victorian Englishman bets that with the new steamships and railways he can circumnavigate the globe in eighty days.