List of the best Francis L. Sullivan movies: My Favorite Spy(1951), Non-Stop New York(1937), Christopher Columbus(1949), The Return of Bulldog Drummond(1934), Drums of Tahiti(1954), Pimpernel Smith(1941), Sangaree(1953), Behave Yourself(1951), Caesar and Cleopatra(1946), Dinner at the Ritz(1937), Oliver Twist(1948), The Day Will Dawn(1942) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1951
93 Minutes
Karl Brubaker
Bob Hope Hedy Lamarr Francis L. Sullivan Mike Mazurki John Archer Iris Adrian Arnold Moss Luis Van Rooten Morris Ankrum Angela Clarke Frank Faylen
international spy comedian girlfriend fbi agent witty amusing playful quirky tangiers, morocco airport africa impersonation espionage romantic dilemma dangerous assignment adventure pursuit quest love 1950s
A burlesque comic, who resembles an international spy, is recruited by the government and sent to Tangier to retrieve a sensitive microfilm before it's captured by hostile foreign agents.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1937
71 Minutes
Hugo Brant
Anna Lee John Loder Francis L. Sullivan Alexander Sarner
A young woman finds herself as the intended victim of a murder plot on a transatlantic flight from London to New York.
Biography
UK
1949
104 Minutes
Francisco de Bobadilla
Fredric March Florence Eldridge Francis L. Sullivan Kathleen Ryan Derek Bond Nora Swinburne Abraham Sofaer Linden Travers James Robertson Justice Dennis Vance Richard Nugent
explorer queen courtier priest sailor inspiring striking spain boat monastery west indies royal court beach discovery journey spanish inquisition christopher columbus gold mutiny quest
Christopher Columbus overcomes intrigue at the Spanish court and convinces Queen Isabella that his plan to reach the East by sailing west is practical.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1934
73 Minutes
Carl Peterson
Drummond leads a black-shirted platoon of men from his former unit against foreign interlopers trying to pull England into dangerous overseas entanglements.
Adventure
USA
1954
73 Minutes
Commissioner Pierre Duvois
An American living in 19th-century Tahiti gets involved in intrigue against the French colonial government.
Mystery & Thriller
1941
122 Minutes
General von Graum
Leslie Howard Mary Morris Francis L. Sullivan Hugh McDermott Raymond Huntley Manning Whiley Peter Gawthorne Allan Jeayes Dennis Arundell Joan Kemp-Welch Philip Friend
father nazi archaeologist political prisoner student spy lighthearted thrilling suspenseful amusing germany concentration camp archaeological dig persecution nazis holocaust undercover operations father/daughter relationship unlikely allies escape
A British archaeology professor (Leslie Howard) smuggles refugees past a Gestapo chief (Francis Sullivan) near the Swiss border.
Adventure
USA
1953
94 Minutes
Dr. Bristol
Fernando Lamas Arlene Dahl Patricia Medina Francis L. Sullivan Charles Korvin Tom Drake John Sutton Willard Parker Charles Evans Lester Matthews Roy Gordon
Lamas plays an indentured servant who rises to power in Georgia shortly after the Revolutionary War.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
1951
81 Minutes
Fat Freddy
Farley Granger Shelley Winters William Demarest Francis L. Sullivan Margalo Gilmore Lon Chaney Sheldon Leonard Marvin Kaplan Henry Corden Glenn Anders Allen Jenkins
husband wife dog mother-in-law mobster police officer amusing spirited los angeles household street crime dogs marriage mobsters murder investigation discovery rivalry mystery
A couple (Farley Granger, Shelley Winters) find a specially trained lost dog and answer an ad placed by gangsters for its return.
Drama, History
UK
1946
135 Minutes
Pothinus
Vivien Leigh Claude Rains Stewart Granger Flora Robson Francis L. Sullivan Basil Sydney Cecil Parker Raymond Lovell Anthony Eustrel Ernest Thesiger Anthony Harvey
julius caesar cleopatra ptolemy military officer engaging calm alexandria, egypt royal palace political intrigue family imperialism growing up transformation ancient egypt
At the height of the Roman Civil War, a young Cleopatra (Vivien Leigh) meets a middle-aged Julius Caesar (Claude Rains), who teaches her how to rule Egypt.
Crime, Drama
UK
1937
75 Minutes
Brogard
Annabella David Niven Paul Lukas Romney Brent Francis L. Sullivan Stewart Rome Nora Swinburne Tyrrell Davis Frederick Leister William Dewhurst Vivienne Chatterton
beautiful woman father fiancé police detective government agent jewelry dealer charming intricate paris ocean liner monte carlo, monaco yacht cannes, france london financial scheme murder investigation impersonation travel romance
The daughter of a murdered financier is working as a jewelry salesperson while she tracks those among her father's colleagues who plotted against him.
Drama
1948
105 Minutes
Mr. Bumble
Robert Newton Alec Guinness John Howard Davies Kay Walsh Francis L. Sullivan Anthony Newley Henry Stephenson Mary Clare Josephine Stuart Ralph Truman
orphan pickpocket criminal kidnapper wealthy man girlfriend dense gripping melodramatic london orphanage street hideout child abuse crime class distinctions kidnapping growing up escape pursuit
Dickens' London waif (John Howard Davies) is pressed into Fagin's (Alec Guinness) street gang led by bully Bill Sikes (Robert Newton) and the Artful Dodger.
Drama, War
1942
99 Minutes
Kommandant Ulrich Wettau
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.
Drama
1948
117 Minutes
Attorney General
Robert Donat Cedric Hardwicke Margaret Leighton Basil Radford Kathleen Harrison Francis L. Sullivan Marie Lohr Jack Watling Frank Lawton Neil North Walter Fitzgerald
father son sister mother lawyer emotional spirited england courtroom school court battles lawsuit family justice school quest sacrifice 1900s
The plight of a young boy unjustly accused of stealing touches off a massive lawsuit for defamation of character.
Drama
UK
1938
112 Minutes
Ben Chenkin (as Francis Sullivan)
Robert Donat Rosalind Russell Rex Harrison Ralph Richardson Emlyn Williams Penelope Dudley Ward Francis L. Sullivan Mary Clare Cecil Parker Nora Swinburne Edward Chapman
doctor wife miner gutsy engaging inspiring moving wales london mining town hypocrisy tuberculosis medicine aspirations wretched excess underdog 1930s
Andrew Manson (Robert Donat), a young, enthusiastic doctor takes his first job in a Welsh mining town, and begins to wonder at the persistent cough many of the miners have. When his ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1949
119 Minutes
Colonel Humphrey "Blinker" Omicron
Walter Pidgeon Ethel Barrymore Peter Lawford Angela Lansbury Janet Leigh Louis Calhern Francis L. Sullivan Melville Cooper Robert Coote Alan Napier Roman Toporow
colonel mother superior major aide ballerina private tense emotional vienna convent train station rome repatriation communism faith romance duty suicide quest escape
Shortly after the end of World War II, British Colonel Michael S. "Hooky" Nicobar (Walter Pidgeon) is assigned to a unit in the British Zone of Vienna. His duty is to aid the Soviet ... See full summary »
Romance
UK
1938
79 Minutes
Madman
Jessie Matthews Michael Redgrave Noel Madison Alastair Sim Margaret Vyner Mary Clare Francis L. Sullivan Enid Stamp-Taylor Torin Thatcher Tucker McGuire Basil Radford
model millionaire young man beautiful girl amusing airy witty tender england united kingdom secret identity love love interest wealth poverty comedy love metamorphosis pursuit 20th century
Wealthy young man Nicky (Sir Michael Redgrave) pretends to be poor to be close to model Diana (Jesse Matthews) though he's nearly engaged to aristocrat Lady Constance (Margaret Vyner).
Drama
1933
109 Minutes
A Sailor
Conrad Veidt Jill Esmond Leslie Fenton George Merritt Donald Calthrop Alexander Field Francis L. Sullivan Warwick Ward Nicholas Hannen William Freshman
An aircraft landing site in the Atlantic is targeted by a rival who wants the floating platform rendered useless.
Drama
UK
1937
83 Minutes
Sir Quinton Jessops
Clive Brook Ann Todd Margueretta Scott Arthur Margetson Ronald Squire Athole Stewart Percy Marmont Francis L. Sullivan Felix Aylmer Googie Withers
A bankrupt officer, accused of cheating at cards, defends his honour with a writ.
Adventure
UK
1938
96 Minutes
Governor
Sabu Raymond Massey Roger Livesey Valerie Hobson Desmond Tester Martin Walker David Tree Francis L. Sullivan Roy Emerton Edward Lexy Julien Mitchell
british soldier ruler prince brother benefactor native engaging intense india battlefield household palace revolution imperialism friendship loyalty duplicity assassination adventure rescue
During the British Raj, Captain Carruthers works under cover to track smuggled shipments of arms on the restless Northwest Frontier of India. He fears a full-scale rebellion is brewing. To ... See full summary »