List of the best Gladys Henson movies: First Men in the Moon(1964), Frieda(1947), The Captive Heart(1946), Dance Hall(1950), Happy Go Lovely(1951), London Belongs to Me(1948), Double Bunk(1961), The Cockleshell Heroes(1955) ... ...
Sci-Fi
UK
1964
102 Minutes
Nursing Home Matron
Edward Judd Martha Hyer Lionel Jeffries Betty McDowall Miles Malleson Gladys Henson Hugh McDermott Erik Chitty Gordon Robinson Laurence Herder Marne Maitland
scientist inventor explorer alien campy engaging england spacecraft moon underground aliens moon exploration space travel inventions discovery adventure escape 1960s
When a spaceship lands on the moon, it is hailed as a new accomplishment, before it becomes clear that a Victorian party completed the journey in 1899, leading investigators to that mission's last survivor.
Drama
UK
1947
98 Minutes
Edith
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 »
Drama
UK
1946
108 Minutes
Mrs. Horsfall
Michael Redgrave Rachel Kempson Jack Warner Frederick Leister Mervyn Johns Rachel Thomas Gladys Henson Gordon Jackson Elliott Mason Robert Wyndham Basil Radford
soldier prisoner of war czech wife impostor nazi gripping touching dark prison camp germany great britain assumed identity world war ii prisoners of war deception on the run marriage escape love
In 1940, a concentration-camp escapee assumes the identity of a dead British officer, only to become a prisoner of war.
Drama
1950
80 Minutes
Mrs. Wilson
Donald Houston Natasha Parry Petula Clark Bonar Colleano Jane Hylton Diana Dors Gladys Henson Sydney Tafler Douglas Barr Fred Johnson James Carney
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A woman (Natasha Parry) imperils her marriage when she chooses a man other than her husband (Donald Houston) to be her partner in a dance contest.
Musical, Comedy
UK
1951
97 Minutes
Mrs. Urquhart
Vera-Ellen David Niven Cesar Romero Bobby Howes Diane Hart Sandra Dorne Gordon Jackson Henry Hewitt Gladys Henson Hugh Dempster Joyce Carey
chorus girl wealthy man chauffeur theatrical producer reporter roommate lighthearted edinburgh, scotland theater apartment restaurant mistaken identity show business deception rumors wealth love transformation 1950s
B.G. Bruno, a rich bachelor, the head of a successful greeting-card company in Scotland, is essentially a kind man but respectable to the point of stodginess and extreme stuffiness. An ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
1948
112 Minutes
Richard Attenborough Alastair Sim Stephen Murray Fay Compton Wylie Watson Susan Shaw Ivy St. Helier Joyce Carey Andrew Crawford Eleanor Summerfield Gladys Henson
The residents of a South London boarding house rally to the defense of a young neighbor accused of murder.
Comedy
UK
1961
92 Minutes
Ian Carmichael Janette Scott Sidney James Liz Fraser Dennis Price Reginald Beckwith Irene Handl Noel Purcell Naunton Wayne Bill Shine Michael Shepley
newlywed husband wife friend girlfriend police officer amusing cheeky charming madcap lighthearted quirky london flat houseboat moor river thames france eviction boat race
When newlyweds Jack and Peggy face eviction, they are tricked into buying a rundown houseboat. After rebuilding the engine, they take their friends Sid and Sandra on a trip down the river ... See full summary »
War
UK|USA
1955
97 Minutes
Jose Ferrer Trevor Howard Anthony Newley Victor Maddern David Lodge Peter Arne Percy Herbert Graham Stewart John Fabian John Van Eyssen Robert Desmond
british officer british soldier submarine officer major captain nazi tense suspenseful witty patriotic england bordeaux, france submarine river shipyard coast world war ii secret mission suicide mission kayaking
During World War II, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them.