List of the best Patrick Barr movies: The Brain Machine(1955), It's Never Too Late(1956), Black 13(1953), Frightened Lady(1940), Lady of Vengeance(1957), The Phantom Strikes(1938), The Dam Busters(1955), Crest of the Wave(1954), The Valiant(1962), The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men(1952), The Lavender Hill Mob(1951) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK
1955
83 Minutes
doctor drug smuggler husband gang member wife hostage engaging gripping united states laboratory hideout drug smuggling hostage situation murder behavior brain disorder marriage kidnapping discovery pursuit
A doctor is taken hostage by a drug smuggler whom she has diagnosed as psychotic. Her estranged husband has to find her before the smuggling gang find him and kill them both.
Comedy
1956
96 Minutes
Phyllis Calvert Patrick Barr Susan Stephen Guy Rolfe Jean Taylor Smith Sarah Lawson
An English housewife (Phyllis Calvert) who writes in her spare time leaves her chaotic home for Hollywood.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1953
75 Minutes
Robert
Peter Reynolds Rona Anderson Patrick Barr Lana Morris Genie Graham Michael Balfour
20th Century-Fox gets the blame for distributing this in the USA but they were not the production company in any manner. Peter Reynolds is the screwed-up son of a college professor who ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
1940
75 Minutes
Richard Ferraby
Marius Goring Helen Haye Penelope Dudley Ward Patrick Barr John Warwick Felix Aylmer Ronald Shiner George Merritt Roy Emerton
young man cousin architect murderer murder suspect intense shocking suspenseful thrilling profound family home great britain murder arranged marriage investigation adventure discovery rescue escape love
A woman (Helen Haye) tries to protect her family's name when one relative (Marius Goring) becomes a murderer.
Crime, Drama
1957
73 Minutes
Inspector Madden
Dennis O'Keefe Ann Sears Anton Diffring Patrick Barr Eileen Elton Vernon Greeves
publisher singer criminal secretary ward inspector suspenseful melodramatic dark tense london auction house mansion nightclub car mistaken identity suicide philandering broken heart unlikely criminal
A U.S. publisher (Dennis O'Keefe) in London hires a killer (Anton Diffring) to avenge the death of his ward.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1938
73 Minutes
Inspector Wembury
Wilfrid Lawson Sonnie Hale Alexander Knox Louise Henry Patrick Barr John Longden Patricia Roc Charles Eaton George Merritt Arthur Hambling
lawyer murderer scotland yard agent police detective secretary fiancée chilling dark suspenseful london apartment scotland yard police station office street crime murder investigation engagement brother/sister relationship
A millionaire in London falls for a poor girl with a great singing voice, but his gold-digging past girlfriend tries her best to ruin the relationship.
War
UK
1955
119 Minutes
Captain Joseph "Mut" Summers, C.B.E.
Richard Todd Michael Redgrave Ursula Jeans Stanley Van Beers Raymond Huntley Hugh Manning Patrick Barr Basil Sydney Ernest Clark Derek Farr Laurence Naismith
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The story of how the British attacked German dams in World War II by using an ingenious technique to drop bombs where they would be most effective.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1954
90 Minutes
Cmdr. Sinclair
Gene Kelly Roy Boulting John Justin Bernard Lee Jeff Richards Sidney James Patric Doonan Ray Jackson Fredd Wayne Patrick Barr David Orr
A Navy lieutenant is borrowed by the British to supervise torpedo experiments after one of their scientists is killed.
Drama, Action, War
UK|Italy
1962
80 Minutes
Reverend Ellis
John Mills Ettore Manni Roberto Risso Robert Shaw Liam Redmond Ralph Michael Colin Douglas Dinsdale Landen John Meillon Patrick Barr
During World War II, two Italian frogmen, who placed magnetic mines under a British warship, are captured and interrogated by British intelligence about their mission.
Kids & Family, Adventure
UK
1952
84 Minutes
Richard Todd Joan Rice Peter Finch James Hayter James Robertson Justice Martita Hunt Hubert Gregg Bill Owen Reginald Tate Elton Hayes Anthony Eustrel
prince king love interest father sheriff of nottingham maid marian rousing suspenseful england sherwood forest castle rebellion oppression royalty kidnapping outlaws robin hood quest revenge love
When King Richard the Lionheart leaves England to lead a crusade to the Holy Land, his treacherous brother conspires to bring himself to power.
Comedy
UK
1951
78 Minutes
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.