List of the best John Gregson movies: Tomorrow at Ten(1964), Pursuit of the Graf Spee(1956), The Captain's Table(1960), Miracle in Soho(1958), Value for Money(1955), Conflict of Wings(1954), Rooney(1958), The Brave Don't Cry(1952), Jacqueline(1956), Above Us the Waves(1955), Genevieve(1953), The Weak and the Wicked(1953) ... ...
Crime, Drama
UK
1964
80 Minutes
Inspector Parnell
kidnapper kidnapped child industrialist nanny inspector police sergeant tense suspenseful thrilling dark engaging intense england race against time abduction ransom blackmail greed wealth pursuit
It's a race against time for the police when they have to find a kidnapped boy imprisoned with a time bomb, after his abductor dies without revealing the child's whereabouts.
War, Adventure
UK
1956
119 Minutes
Captain Bell
John Gregson Emeric Pressburger Anthony Quayle Peter Finch Ian Hunter Bernard Lee Patrick Macnee Christopher Lee
boat captain nazi soldier british officer commandant gory suspenseful thrilling brooding profound intense ship atlantic ocean great britain harbor world war ii battle explosion sinking ship escape
In the first major naval battle of World War II, the British Navy must find and destroy a powerful German warship.
Comedy
UK
1960
90 Minutes
ship captain passenger amusing sultry cruise ship responsibility rise 1950s
A ship's captain is promoted by his company from tramp steamers to their flagship passenger liner. Although he is a thoroughly competent sailor ready to take charge of such a ship, he is ... See full summary »
Romance
UK
1958
98 Minutes
road worker italian young woman emotional melodramatic intense passionate heartwarming london soho road romance odd couple miracles love at first sight love temptation rivalry quest 1950s
In London's colorful but seedy Soho, Michael Morgan is working mending the road. He is unhappy, with little hope of finding happiness. Then he meets Julia Gozzi, and "The Miracle" happens.
Comedy
UK
1955
93 Minutes
A young man from Yorkshire inherits a sizeable legacy from his millionaire father. He decides to try the nightlife of London and meets a young girl performing in a nightclub. She intends to... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
1954
84 Minutes
John Gregson Muriel Pavlow Kieron Moore Niall MacGinnis Harry Fowler Guy Middleton
squadron leader corporal villager sergeant bureaucrat bird watcher amusing mellow charming engaging melodramatic winsome norfolk conflict resolution birdwatching land dispute power struggle protest post-war life quest
Norfolk villagers (John Gregson, Muriel Pavlow) oppose the British air force using their bird sanctuary for target practice.
Comedy
1958
88 Minutes
James Ignatius Rooney
garbage collector irishman bachelor athlete lover beautiful girl engaging charming amusing witty lighthearted hilarious dublin ireland relationships attraction passion romance comedy sports
A Dublin garbageman (John Gregson) divides his time between being a bachelor and the sport of hurling.
Drama
1952
91 Minutes
John Cameron
John Gregson Meg Buchanan Andrew Keir
inspector wife miner doctor foreman intense inspiring scotland mine village tunnel coal mining disaster husband/wife relationship race against time telephone dangerous job rescue underdog 1950s
Trapped Scottish coal miners wait below as their loved ones wait above, as a young official (John Gregson) tries a rescue.
Drama
1956
92 Minutes
Mike McNeil
John Gregson Kathleen Ryan Jacqueline Ryan Noel Purcell Cyril Cusack Tony Wright Maureen Swanson Liam Redmond
A Belfast laborer (John Gregson) loses his job and drinks, but his daughter (Jacqueline Ryan) saves the day.
Adventure
UK
1955
99 Minutes
John Mills John Gregson Donald Sinden James Robertson Justice Michael Medwin James Kenney
commander lieutenant admiral captain officer bleak confident emotional gripping norway england fjord sea world war ii quest pursuit revenge 1940s
The attack by British submarines on the German battleship "Tirpitz" in a Norwegian fjord during World War II.
Comedy
1953
86 Minutes
Dinah Sheridan John Gregson Kay Kendall Kenneth More Geoffrey Keen Joyce Grenfell Michael Medwin
husband wife friend cheeky cheery england city countryside cars competition friendship rivalry quest 1950s
One British couple (Dinah Sheridan, John Gregson) races another to see whose vintage 1904 roadster is the best.
Drama
1953
88 Minutes
An Englishwoman (Glynis Johns) sent to a prison without bars meets other first offenders whose stories are told.
War
1958
78 Minutes
Richard Attenborough John Gregson Michael Craig Vincent Ball Percy Herbert Barry Foster Andrew Faulds George Murcell Ray McAnally Harold Goodwin Tony Thawnton
captain soldiers engineer german officer confident engaging gripping inspiring patriotic powerful libya africa headquarters desert world war ii ambush mission journey adventure escape
A British soldier (Richard Attenborough) blows up a Nazi fuel dump with a patrol led by captains (John Gregson, Michael Craig) who are at odds with each other.
Crime, Drama
UK
1962
97 Minutes
Det. Insp. Sayers
accountant killer gang members gang leader nightclub owner suspenseful somber brutal thrilling intense brooding london nightclub criminal underworld crime syndicate extortion crime gangs murder rivalry
A small time thief is recruited by a mobster to help with the racketeering. He doesn't like the job, but with the mob on his back, a femme fatale in his bed and a sick friend to care for, he will have to keep all his wits about him.
Drama
1961
80 Minutes
Loretta Parry Philip Needs John Gregson
young boy young girl child priest rabbi heartwarming moving positive uplifting england small town church synagogue river religion friendship childhood discovery quest growing up
A 7-year-old Jewish girl (Loretta Parry) and a 7-year-old Roman Catholic boy (Philip Needs) stay friends despite their elders.
Comedy
UK
1953
84 Minutes
Gordon
Stanley Holloway George Relph Naunton Wayne John Gregson Godfrey Tearle Hugh Griffith Gabrielle Brune Sidney James Reginald Beckwith Edie Martin Michael Trubshawe
townsperson wealthy man railway inspector vicar clerk bus driver charming witty hysterical village england railroad tracks museum train station bus station railroad public transportation feud competition runaway train
Volunteers take over their local passenger train service (against bus company resistance) when the government announces its closure.
Horror
UK
1971
87 Minutes
Dr. Cordell
Susan George Honor Blackman Ian Bannen John Gregson George Cole Dennis Waterman Tara Collinson Maurice Kaufman Michael Brennan Roger Lloyd-Pack
Young babysitter Amanda arrives at the Lloyd residence to spend the evening looking after their young son. Soon after the Lloyds leave, a series of frightening occurrences in the gloomy old... See full summary »
War
1952
98 Minutes
Pilot Officer `Septic' Baird
Jack Hawkins Michael Denison Dulcie Gray John Gregson Andrew Osborn Cyril Raymond Ronald Adam Veronica Hurst
pilot squadron leader cheery spirited air field battle of britain royal air force underdog 1940s
Workers at a British air base find themselves in the thick of the action as their pilots engage incoming German planes.
Mystery & Thriller
1960
92 Minutes
Captain John "Jack" Bennett
Richard Attenborough Pier Angeli Eddie Constantine John Gregson Eva Bartok Jean Anderson Cecil Linder Clifford Evans Gunnar Möller Harold Kasket Andrew Faulds
pilot police officer pretty woman criminal witness survivor suspenseful engaging airplane south pacific island survival stranded airplane crash atomic bomb race against time discovery escape 1960s
Seaplane-crash survivors (Richard Attenborough, Pier Angeli, Eddie Constantine) have five hours until their island becomes a hydrogen-bomb test site.
Comedy
UK
1951
78 Minutes
Farrow
Alec Guinness Stanley Holloway Sidney James Alfie Bass Marjorie Fielding John Gregson Edie Martin Clive Morton Ronald Adam Sydney Tafler Meredith Edwards
bank robbers police officer schoolgirl artist inspector petty criminal witty cheeky charming london paris bank robbery scams adventure pursuit underdog 1950s
A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipment of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country as miniature Eiffel Towers.
Crime, Drama
UK|France
1967
148 Minutes
Col. Sandauer
Peter O'Toole Omar Sharif Tom Courtenay Donald Pleasence Joanna Pettet Philippe Noiret Charles Gray Coral Browne John Gregson Nigel Stock Christopher Plummer
major general prostitute nazi adolf hitler thrilling intricate suspenseful warsaw, poland paris nazi occupation historical events world war ii assassination plot discovery pursuit quest 1960s
In 1942, a Polish prostitute and German Agent is murdered in Warsaw. Suspicion falls on three Generals, and Major Grau (Omar Sharif) of German Intelligence seeks justice which ends up taking decades.
Comedy, War
UK
1949
82 Minutes
Sammy MacCodrun
Basil Radford Joan Greenwood Gordon Jackson Catherine Lacey Bruce Seton Wylie Watson Gabrielle Blunt Jean Cadell Morland Graham John Gregson James Woodburn
shopkeeper daughter sailor military officer villager captain airy amusing cheeky scotland island ship small town countryside world war ii military rebellion liquor pursuit discovery
Scottish islanders try to plunder 50,000 cases of whisky from a stranded ship.