List of the best Phyllis Calvert movies: They Were Sisters(1945), Time Out of Mind(1947), Madonna of the Seven Moons(1945), Child in the House(1956), Men of Two Worlds(1946), It's Never Too Late(1956), Mandy(1952), Mr. Denning Drives North(1953), Appointment With Danger(1951), The Magic Bow(1946), 2,000 Women(1944), Let George Do It(1939) ... ...
Drama
UK
1945
110 Minutes
Lucy Moore
sibling abused wife abusive husband husband wife sith lord disturbing melodramatic emotional small town house hotel unhappy marriage relationships love infidelity father/daughter relationship adultery fall discovery
The story of three sisters who marry men of widely different character as their individual and widely-different married lives unfold. One sister (Phyllis Calvert) is happily married but ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1947
88 Minutes
Kate Fernald
The son of a wealthy Maine shipping magnate causes a crisis in the family when he announces that he wants a career in music rather than in the family business.
Drama
UK
1945
88 Minutes
Maddalena
schizophrenic daughter mother gypsy thief husband sultry melodramatic eerie tense rome florence, italy household split personality rape double life traumatic past journey mother/daughter relationship transformation
In the early part of this century, Maddelena a teenage Italian girl, is attacked whilst walking in the woods. The attack leaves her mentally scarred and our story flashes forward to the ... See full summary »
Drama
UK
1956
88 Minutes
Evelyn Acheson
young girl mother father relative emotional melodramatic intense touching hospital house great britain family relationships health loneliness destiny love rivalry quest escape rescue
Young Elizabeth is left with her relatives, a married couple, while her mother is in hospital. The friendly husband likes her, but the wife hates kids. Her father, an often absent crook on the lam, visits her in secret one day.
Drama
UK
1946
109 Minutes
Dr. Caroline Munro
Phyllis Calvert Eric Portman Robert Adams
An African music student returns home and has to defeat the witch doctor who dominates his tribe and take them to healthier land.
Comedy
1956
96 Minutes
Laura Hammond
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.
Drama
1952
93 Minutes
Christine Garland
Phyllis Calvert Mandy Miller Jack Hawkins Terence Morgan Godfrey Tearle Marjorie Fielding Nancy Price Edward Chapman Patricia Plunkett Eleanor Summerfield Colin Gordon
deaf child mother father grandmother grandfather headmaster emotional sad intense profound london house manchester, england school deafness parent/child relationship family postwar britain parental pressure commitment
A British mother (Phyllis Calvert), father and headmaster (Jack Hawkins) decide the education of a deaf-mute girl (Mandy Miller).
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1953
93 Minutes
John Mills Phyllis Calvert Eileen Moore Sam Wanamaker Herbert Lom Raymond Huntley Russell Waters Wilfrid Hyde-White Freda Jackson Trader Faulkner
manufacturer daughter boyfriend wife lawyer chilling tense great britain countryside woods airplane unlikely criminal conscience accidental death cover-up deception investigation escape discovery forbidden love
A British aircraft engineer accidentally kills his daughter's nasty foreign boyfriend and then tries to cover up his deed.
Crime, Drama
USA
1951
89 Minutes
Alan Ladd Phyllis Calvert Jack Webb Paul Stewart Jan Sterling Stacy Harris Harry Morgan David Wolfe Dan Riss Harry Antrim Geraldine Wall
detective witness murderer crime boss henchman suspenseful gritty dark gary, ind. lair investigation undercover operations murder theft dangerous job kidnapping pursuit escape 1950s
When ruthlessly dedicated postal inspector investigates the murder of a co-worker, he finds that the sole witness, a nun, has been targeted by the killers.
Biography
UK
1946
105 Minutes
Biography of the famous--and notorious--Italian violinist Nicola Paganini.
War
1944
97 Minutes
Flora Robson Phyllis Calvert Patricia Roc Renee Houston Reginald Purdell Anne Crawford Jean Kent James McKechnie Robert Arden Carl Jaffe Muriel Aked
prisoner nazi guard stripper journalist pilot melodramatic patriotic hotel france bedroom prison life escape teamwork world war ii women escape rivalry quest 1940s
A lavish old hotel is turned into an internment camp for women during the Battle of France. The inhabitants, including a British nun, conceal downed airmen from the Nazis, hoping to smuggle them to safety.
Comedy
1939
73 Minutes
Mary Wilson
George Formby Phyllis Calvert Bernard Lee Romney Brent Garry Marsh Coral Browne Percy Walsh Diana Beaumont
musician spy intelligence officer naval officer amusing confident engaging hilarious lighthearted madcap patriotic spirited witty norway spying war mistaken identity love interest musicians adventure
Romance
USA
1943
116 Minutes
Clarissa Marr
Margaret Lockwood James Mason Phyllis Calvert Stewart Granger Harry Scott Martita Hunt
aristocrat beautiful woman actress gypsy slave servant gripping dark powerful england auction house mansion theater woods household ambition resentment infidelity sadism murder
Shipped to Louisiana, the mummy Kharis from Egypt roams the bayou, tormented by his forbidden love for Princess Ananka.
Comedy
1941
86 Minutes
Ann Pornick
Michael Redgrave Diana Wynyard Phyllis Calvert Michael Wilding Arthur Riscoe Max Adrian
apprentice teacher lawyer playwright girlfriend wealthy man lighthearted shop school apartment mansion london wealth inheritance shady dealings education romance growing up transformation love
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK
1968
113 Minutes
Enid Durnley
Hayley Mills Hywel Bennett Billie Whitelaw Phyllis Calvert Frank Finlay Barry Foster Salmaan Peerzada Christian Roberts Gretchen Franklin Thorley Walters
Martin Durnley (Hywel Bennett) is a troubled young man. With a mother who insists on treating him like a child, a stepfather who can't wait to see the back of him, and a brother with Down's... See full summary »
Romance
UK
1958
100 Minutes
Mrs. Margaret Munson
Cary Grant Ingrid Bergman Cecil Parker Phyllis Calvert David Kossoff Megs Jenkins Oliver Johnston Middleton Woods
actress diplomat banker wife love interest charming passionate london apartment banquet hall restaurant love triangle marriage affair nato foreign relations deception forbidden love quest 1950s
An actress who has given up on love meets a suave banker and begins a flirtation with him...even though he's already married.
Biography, Gay & Lesbian
1959
96 Minutes
Constance Wilde
Robert Morley Ralph Richardson John Neville Phyllis Calvert Dennis Price Alexander Knox Edward Chapman Martin Benson Robert Harris Henry Oscar William Devlin
writer father wife lover lawyer lord engaging spirited fascinating london court oscar wilde libel trial homosexuality affair scandal rivalry forbidden love discovery
The Victorian wit (Robert Morley) sues the Marquess of Queensberry for libel, egged on by the marquess' son, Lord Alfred (John Neville).
Drama, History
USA
1988
97 Minutes
Queen Mary
Jane Seymour Anthony Andrews Olivia de Havilland Lucy Gutteridge Julie Harris Robert Hardy Phyllis Calvert
Nobu, an old, bigoted, Japanese-American traditionalist, is unable to reconcile the needs of his wife and two daughters with his own conservative view on life, which forces them to leave him in pursuit of their own happiness.
Romance
UK
1939
72 Minutes
Betty Forsythe
Arthur Askey Richard Murdoch Graham Moffatt Moore Marriott J.H. Roberts Felix Aylmer Wally Patch Phyllis Calvert Jeanne de Casalis Elliott Mason Donald Calthrop
Taking inspiration from a well-known Victorian play, a modern-day prankster poses as a wealthy woman in a ploy to prevent him and his friends from being expelled from college.