List of the best Frank Thornton movies: Gonks Go Beat(1965), Are You Being Served?(1977), The Tomb of Ligeia(1965), Back in Business(2007), Cracked Nuts(1931), Trial and Error(1962), Carry on Screaming(1966), The Assassination Bureau(1969), Gambling Lady(1934), Up the Chastity Belt(1971), The Magic Christian(1970) ... ...
Sci-Fi, Musical, Comedy
1965
90 Minutes
Kenneth Connor Frank Thornton Barbara Brown Iain Gregory Terry Scott Pamela Donald Reginald Beckwith Anne Chapman Carlotta Barrow
An alien (Kenneth Connor) hopes to create peace between Ballad Isle and Beat Land by fostering a romance between a guy from one place and a gal from the other.
Comedy
1977
95 Minutes
Captain Peacock
John Inman Frank Thornton Mollie Sugden Trevor Bannister Wendy Richard Arthur Brough
colleague salesman saleswoman vacationer hotel worker friend amusing charming cheeky hilarious madcap outlandish island beach town fictional city hotel room vacation relationships
Department-store clothing employees share a series of comic misadventures while enjoying a vacation in Spain.
Horror
USA|UK
1965
81 Minutes
Peperel
Vincent Price Elizabeth Shepherd John Westbrook Derek Francis Ronald Adam Oliver Johnston Penelope Lee Frank Thornton Richard Vernon Denis Gilmore
wife husband love interest young woman widower spirit creepy tense frightening emotional england graveyard abbey household tomb death remarriage secrets hypnosis supernatural
A man's obsession with his dead wife drives a wedge between him and his new bride.
Comedy
UK
2007
86 Minutes
Gardener
Martin Kemp Christopher Barrie Dennis Waterman Brian Blessed Stefan Booth Joanna Taylor Togo Igawa Stephen Greif Frank Thornton Alison King Rocky Taylor
With a bit of luck and some of the worlds most sophisticated space technology, this unlikely crew will pull the wool over the eyes of the world and rocket themselves into the history books!
Comedy
USA
1931
65 Minutes
Revolutionary
Bert Wheeler Robert Woolsey Edna May Oliver Dorothy Lee Leni Stengel Stanley Fields Harvey Clark Boris Karloff Ben Turpin Frank Thornton Frank Lackteen
To impress his fiancee's aunt, a young man tries to become king in a small kingdom, but the people there have already crowned one, who has won this honor by gambling. So he plans a coup ... See full summary »
Drama
UK
1962
88 Minutes
Peter Sellers Richard Attenborough Beryl Reid David Lodge Frank Pettingell Tristram Jellinek Audrey Nicholson Eric Woodburn John Waite Patrick Newell Henry Kay
An incompetent barrister is assigned to defend an accused wife murderer.
Comedy
1966
97 Minutes
Harry H. Corbett Kenneth Williams Fenella Fielding Joan Sims Charles Hawtrey Jim Dale Angela Douglas Peter Butterworth Bernard Bresslaw Jon Pertwee Tom Clegg
ghoul monster madman vampire detective shocking thrilling airy amusing hilarious castle forest parody horror monsters kidnapping investigation mystery adventure escape
A British sleuth (Harry H. Corbett) and his sidekick find monsters at the mansion of a mad doctor (Kenneth Williams) and his sister (Fenella Fielding).
Comedy, Action, Adventure
UK
1969
110 Minutes
Oliver Reed Diana Rigg Telly Savalas Curt Jurgens Philippe Noiret Warren Mitchell Beryl Reid Clive Revill Kenneth Griffith Vernon Dobtcheff Annabella Incontrera
assassin journalist amateur sleuth boss thrilling suspenseful amusing intricate europe street city mansion bedroom assassination secret society morality corruption investigation hidden agenda pursuit
A woman causes a group of assassins to face their greatest challenge.
Drama
USA
1934
66 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Joel McCrea Pat O'Brien C. Aubrey Smith Claire Dodd Philip Reed Phillip Faversham Robert Barrat Arthur Vinton Ferdinand Gottschalk Robert Elliott
Lady Lee, gambler's daughter, plies her trade while pondering the proposal of a social-register suitor.
Comedy
1971
94 Minutes
Frankie Howerd Anne Aston Graham Crowden Bill Fraser Roy Hudd Hugh Paddick Anna Quayle Eartha Kitt Fred Emney Dave King Lance Percival
knight queen richard the lion heart servant robin hood twin amusing airy campy madcap lighthearted england middle east holy land germany crusade brother relationship inheritance adventure discovery
A medieval knight (Frankie Howerd) who looks like Richard the Lionheart joins the Crusades with his slow-witted serf.
Comedy
1970
93 Minutes
Peter Sellers Ringo Starr Richard Attenborough Isabel Jeans Caroline Blakiston Wilfrid Hyde-White Terence Alexander Peter Bayliss Joan Benham Patrick Cargill Graham Chapman
billionaire adopted son coach ship captain auctioneer dark madcap london mansion ocean liner auction house greed money stunts education class distinctions discovery wretched excess 1960s
The world's richest man (Peter Sellers) and the world's poorest orphan (Ringo Starr) set out to prove every man has his price.