List of the best Robert Morley movies: The Rainbow Jacket(1954), Curtain Up(1952), The Great Gilbert and Sullivan(1953), Oscar Wilde(1959), Murder at the Gallop(1963), Law and Disorder(1958), The Battle of the Sexes(1959), The Old Dark House(1963), Joseph and His Brethren(1962), Go to Blazes(1961), The Final Test(1953), The African Queen(1951) ... ...
Drama
UK
1954
99 Minutes
Lord Logan
Robert Morley Kay Walsh Edward Underdown Fella Edmonds Bill Owen Charles Victor Honor Blackman Wilfrid Hyde-White Ronald Ward Howard Marion-Crawford Sidney James
A champion jockey is banned from racing so spends his time helping a young lad to become the next champion.
Comedy
UK
1952
81 Minutes
W.H. "Harry" Derwent Blacker
Robert Morley Margaret Rutherford Olive Sloane Kay Kendall Joan Rice Michael Medwin Charlotte Mitchell Liam Gaffney
author wealthy woman theatrical producer actor actress director charming hilarious creative playful england provincial town theater theater theater production acting rehearsal discovery rise transformation
In a small town in the 1950s, a repertory company meets on Monday morning to start rehearsing the following week's play. This is a ghastly thing written by the aunt of one of the theatre's ... See full summary »
Biography
USA
1953
105 Minutes
William S. Gilbert
Robert Morley Maurice Evans Eileen Herlie Martyn Green Peter Finch Dinah Sheridan Wilfrid Hyde-White Isabel Dean Michael Ripper Bernadette O'Farrell
composer writer impresario wife engaging spirited england london theater theater partnership opera william s. gilbert arthur sullivan musical performance rivalry discovery 1890s
The seafaring adventures of French privateer Kit 'The Hawk' Gerardo during the Franco-Spanish-English war of the 17th century.
Biography, Gay & Lesbian
1959
96 Minutes
Oscar 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).
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK
1963
81 Minutes
Margaret Rutherford Robert Morley Flora Robson Charles "Bud" Tingwell Stringer Davis Duncan Lamont
miss marple recluse art expert heir doctor tense spirited charming household hotel stadium england murder family art mystery 1950s
When a wealthy old man appears to have been "frightened to death" by a cat, Miss Jane Marple suspects one of his four relatives, all heirs to his estate, of his murder.
Comedy
UK
1958
76 Minutes
Michael Redgrave Robert Morley Ronald Squire Elizabeth Sellars Joan Hickson Lionel Jeffries Jeremy Burnham
con artist son judge colonel aunt thrilling lighthearted charming england household courtroom secret life crime father/son relationship frame-ups deception adventure discovery pursuit 1950s
A British petty criminal lies to his son about his frequent prison terms by inventing honorable plausible explanations for his absences from home, but things get complicated when his son becomes a judge's assistant.
Comedy
USA
1959
88 Minutes
Peter Sellers Robert Morley Constance Cummings Jameson Clark Ernest Thesiger Donald Pleasence Moultrie Kelsall Alex Mackenzie Roddy McMillan Michael Goodliffe Noel Howlett
accountant business woman american business owner colleague hilarious lighthearted playful amusing edinburgh factory comedy battle of the sexes male/female relationship failing business sexism modernization rivalry 20th century
A detective is assigned to track down and capture a crazed serial rapist.
Horror, Comedy
UK|USA
1963
86 Minutes
Roderick Femm
Tom Poston Robert Morley Janette Scott Joyce Grenfell Peter Bull Mervyn Johns Fenella Fielding Danny Green
car salesman relative millionaire twin serial killer hysterical eerie mansion england murder murder plot murderous rampage mystery 1960s
In England, an American car salesman ends-up spending a stormy night at the mysterious and deadly mansion of a client's family.
Drama, History
1962
103 Minutes
Geoffrey Horne Robert Morley Belinda Lee Charles Borromel Finlay Currie Carlo Giustini Terence Hill Marietto Antonio Segurini
A dramatization of the biblical story of Joseph, who rose from slavery to become a minister in the pharaoh's court.
Comedy
1961
83 Minutes
Dave King Robert Morley Daniel Massey Dennis Price Coral Browne Norman Rossington Maggie Smith Miles Malleson Finlay Currie James Hayter Wilfrid Lawson
small-time crook firemen ex-convict thief arsonist fire chief amusing witty playful lighthearted madcap engaging london petty crime mishaps firefighting mistaken identity attempted robbery incompetency discovery
Would-be bank robbers (Dave King, Daniel Massey) hire an arsonist (Robert Morley) to create a diversion and buy a fire truck for a getaway.
Comedy
1953
91 Minutes
Alexander Whitehead
Jack Warner Robert Morley Brenda Bruce George Relph Adrianne Allen Ray Jackson Stanley Maxted Joan Swinstead Richard Bebb Valentine Dyall
cricket player poet son father athlete spirited charming engaging cricket match house england cricket sports father/son relationship difficult decision poetry family discovery quest rise
An English cricket player (Jack Warner) plays his last game in front of his son and a distinguished poet.
Adventure
UK|USA
1951
105 Minutes
Reverend Samuel Sayer
Humphrey Bogart Katharine Hepburn Robert Morley Peter Bull Theodore Bikel Walter Gotell
spinster captain enemy sailor inspiring emotional dreamy africa river river patrol boat ship world war i revenge journey family revenge rivalry pursuit 1910s
In WWI Africa, a gin-swilling riverboat captain is persuaded by a strait-laced missionary to use his boat to attack an enemy warship.
Horror, Comedy
UK
1973
104 Minutes
Meredith Merridew
Vincent Price Diana Rigg Robert Morley Ian Hendry Harry Andrews Coral Browne Robert Coote Jack Hawkins Michael Hordern Arthur Lowe Dennis Price
actor critic daughter bum eerie gory witty offbeat theater london vengeance murder william shakespeare criticism revenge quest 1970s
A Shakespearean actor takes poetic revenge on the critics who denied him recognition.
History, Drama, Biography
UK|USA
1970
145 Minutes
The Earl of Manchester
Richard Harris Alec Guinness Robert Morley Dorothy Tutin Frank Finlay Timothy Dalton Patrick Wymark Patrick Magee Nigel Stock Charles Gray Michael Jayston
king charles i earl queen prince general patriotic powerful dense rousing england battlefield palace parliament oliver cromwell civil wars english history power struggle parliament patriotism rise
Oliver Cromwell can no longer tolerate King Charles' policies, and the self-interest of the ruling class, and leads a civil war to install Parliament as the ultimate ruler of England.
Comedy
UK
1941
135 Minutes
Andrew Undershaft
Wendy Hiller Rex Harrison Robert Morley Robert Newton Emlyn Williams Sybil Thorndike Deborah Kerr David Tree Stanley Holloway
industrialist daughter boyfriend preacher witty engaging england factory social change wealth disillusionment family poverty social standing discovery quest growing up 1940s
A young and idealistic woman, who has adopted the Salvation Army and whose father is an armament industrialist, will save more souls directing her father's business. A comedy with social commentary.
Drama, History
UK|USA
1955
101 Minutes
King Louis XI
Robert Taylor Kay Kendall Robert Morley George Cole Alec Clunes Duncan Lamont Laya Raki Marius Goring Wilfrid Hyde-White Eric Pohlmann Harcourt Williams
louis xi duke of burgundy knight countess gypsy lord thrilling passionate scotland castle france chateau arranged marriage royalty gallantry sword battles historical events love adventure underdog
A Scottish knight in France to facilitate a marriage between a rich and beautiful countess and his aging uncle becomes involved in court intrigue.
Comedy
West Germany|USA|Italy|France
1978
112 Minutes
Max
killer tycoon fat person doctor food critic pastry chef madcap amusing lighthearted restaurant kitchen london food murder romance diet divorce mystery love 1970s
One by one, the greatest Chefs in Europe are being killed. Each chef murdered in the same manner that their own special dish is prepared in. Food critics and the (many) self-proclaimed greatest Chefs in Europe demand the mystery be solved.
Comedy
UK
1966
100 Minutes
Henri Cotte
Alec Guinness Gina Lollobrigida Robert Morley Peggy Mount Akim Tamiroff Marie Bell Derek Fowlds Robertson Hare Ann Beach Leonard Rossiter David Battley
Monsieur Feydeau has writer's block, and he needs a new play. But he takes an opportunity to observe the upper class of 1900 Paris, Monsieur Boniface with a domineering wife, and the ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1966
106 Minutes
Harold Quonset
Jerry Lewis Connie Stevens Robert Morley Dennis Weaver Howard Morris Brian Keith Dick Shawn Anita Ekberg William O'Connell Bobo Lewis
In a futuristic world, the USA decides to send a married couple of astronauts to its moon base in order to prevent any improper contact with the Soviet female cosmonauts manning the USSR moon base.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1966
90 Minutes
Hastings
Tony Randall Anita Ekberg Robert Morley Maurice Denham Guy Rolfe Sheila Allen Margaret Rutherford James Villiers Julian Glover Grazina Frame Clive Morton
Hercule Poirot investigates a series of murders in London in which the victims are killed according to their initials.
Drama
1982
104 Minutes
Emile Carpeau
George Segal Trevor Howard Robert Morley Emlyn Williams Alan Webb
retiree lawyer stranger young man brooding tense suspenseful swiss alps cabin trial stranded strange behavior acting mystery 1980s
Four elderly men of law make a stranded salesman (George Segal) comfortable, then place him on trial for murder.
Drama
1964
98 Minutes
Dr. Jacobs
Kim Novak Bryan Forbes Laurence Harvey Robert Morley Siobhan McKenna Roger Livesey Jack Hedley Nanette Newman Ronald Lacey David Morris Anthony Booth
college student waitress romantic interest friend doctor patient bleak passionate disheartening london café apartment hospital unrequited love obsession disability medical profession infidelity class distinctions forbidden love
Based on the novel by W. Somerset Maugham. A medical student with a deformity falls for a promiscuous waitress.
Adventure
UK
1952
102 Minutes
Elmer Almayer
Trevor Howard Ralph Richardson Kerima Robert Morley George Coulouris Wilfrid Hyde-White Frederick Valk Betty Ann Davies Peter Illing James Kenney A.V. Bramble
anti-hero native captain trader dreamy emotional melodramatic jungle borneo trading post man vs. nature interracial romance madness fall wretched excess 19th century
A man occupies a position of trust with a merchant in an East Asian port. He's sacked when he's caught stealing, but he pretends to commit suicide, and a Captain he befriended agrees to take him to a secret trading post.
Comedy, Drama
UK|Italy|USA
1953
92 Minutes
Peterson (crook No. 1)
Humphrey Bogart Jennifer Jones Gina Lollobrigida Robert Morley Peter Lorre Edward Underdown Ivor Barnard Marco Tulli Mario Perrone Alex Pochet Aldo Silvani
husband wife traveler pretty woman criminal amusing campy engaging italy africa treasure expedition travel deception competition rivalry quest adventure 1950s
On their way to Africa are a group of rogues who hope to get rich there, and a seemingly innocent British couple. They meet and things happen...
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
UK
1969
93 Minutes
Miss Mary
Richard Johnson Daliah Lavi Beba Loncar Robert Morley Sydne Rome James Villiers
insurance investigator villain robot chef beautiful woman campy engaging country house airplane lair bedroom country road lake sabotage inventions seduction murder investigation pursuit rivalry
A series of unexplainable accidents befall the people and companies responsible for developing the world's first supersonic airliner (SST1). A British agent is sent to investigate and with ... See full summary »
Romance
1945
106 Minutes
Duke of Exmoor
Anna Neagle Dean Jagger Rex Harrison Robert Morley Nancy Price Irene Vanbrugh Jane Darwell Elliot Arluck
army officer love interest soldier american man british man amusing lighthearted london united kingdom war love rivalry patriotism love rivalry 1940s
An Army sergeant (Dean Jagger) falls in love with a British major's (Rex Harrison) titled fiancee (Anna Neagle) in World War II London.
Comedy
UK
1965
132 Minutes
Lord Rawnsley
Stuart Whitman Sarah Miles James Fox Alberto Sordi Robert Morley Gert Froebe Jean-Pierre Cassel Eric Sykes Terry-Thomas Tony Hancock Benny Hill
pilot newspaper owner beautiful woman american englishman villain madcap lighthearted airplane england aviation racing love triangle sportsmanship competition money quest rivalry love sacrifice
Hoping to push Britain to the forefront of aviation, a London publisher organizes an international air race across the English Channel, but must contend with two entrants vying for his daughter, as well as national rivalries and cheating.
Musical, Comedy
UK
1962
91 Minutes
Leader of the 3rd Echelon
Bing Crosby Bob Hope Joan Collins Dorothy Lamour Robert Morley Walter Gotell Peter Sellers Felix Aylmer
con artist partner spy agent scientist madcap campy hilarious outlandish tibet underwater headquarters rocket outer space travel memory formula espionage space travel survival
Mistaken identity and the acquisition of a rare Tibetan herb put two buffoonish con men on the wrong side of a secret organization geared toward world domination.
Adventure
USA|Yugoslavia|Hong Kong
1983
105 Minutes
Bentik
Tom Selleck Bess Armstrong Jack Weston Wilford Brimley Robert Morley Brian Blessed
pilot flapper missing person daughter enemy heiress spirited wild amusing intense afghanistan nepal asia small town destroyed city battlefield missing persons aviation love-hate relationship dangerous mission
During WW1, an alcoholic American biplane pilot is hired by the spoiled daughter of an industrialist to find her father who disappeared in Asia.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1979
115 Minutes
Doctor Percival
Nicol Williamson Richard Attenborough Derek Jacobi Iman Robert Morley Ann Todd John Gielgud Joop Doderer
When a leak of information in the African section of British Intelligence is discovered, security man Daintry is brought in to investigate.
Comedy
UK
1968
95 Minutes
Duke of Argyll
John Hurt Pamela Franklin Nigel Davenport Ronald Fraser Robert Morley Fidelma Murphy Maxine Audley Anjelica Huston Brenda Fricker
robber father criminal friend constable love interest amusing playful thrilling scotland countryside jail stagecoach crime robbery chase execution law and order adventure rescue
The humorous adventures of the notorious Scottish highwayman and thief Davey Haggart during the 1820s in Britain.
Biography
1938
149 Minutes
King Louis XVI
Norma Shearer Tyrone Power John Barrymore Gladys George Robert Morley Anita Louise Joseph Schildkraut Henry Stephenson Reginald Gardiner Peter Bull Albert Van Dekker
marie antoinette louis xvi count louis xv duke engaging melodramatic spectacular france palace versailles, france royal life revolution affair execution love growing up wretched excess fall 1790s
The 18th-century Austrian princess (Norma Shearer) has an affair with a Swedish count (Tyrone Power) and becomes queen of France.
Drama
UK
1965
117 Minutes
Tiffield
Laurence Harvey Jean Simmons Honor Blackman Michael Craig Donald Wolfit Robert Morley Margaret Johnston Nigel Davenport
businessman wife mogul lover tv personality child emotional solemn brooding mill town tv station london family home office england infidelity starting over family marrying for money disillusionment
In this sequel to Room at the Top (1959), Joe Lampton (Laurence Harvey) thinks he has really made it by marrying the boss's daughter in his northern mill town. But he finds he is being sidelined at work and his private life manipulated by his father-in-law.
Comedy, Western
UK|USA
1958
103 Minutes
Uncle Lucius
Kenneth More Jayne Mansfield Henry Hull William Campbell Bruce Cabot Robert Morley Sidney James Charles Irwin
gunslinger sheriff bartender native american businessman englishman lighthearted amusing wild west small town saloon fractured jaw native americans law and order crime cowboys old west underdog transformation 1880s
After inadvertently stopping an Indian attack on his stagecoach while traveling in the American West, an English gentleman finds himself appointed sheriff of a nearby town.
Comedy
Italy|France|USA
1967
99 Minutes
Dr. Xavier
Shirley MacLaine Peter Sellers Rossano Brazzi Elspeth March Vittorio Gassman Robert Morley Catherine Samie Judith Magre Clinton Greyn Lex Barker Elsa Martinelli
woman amusing dark emotional united states life story marriage discovery 1960s
Seven portraits of different types of women.
Comedy
USA
1987
91 Minutes
Angus
Donald Sutherland Ned Beatty Ruth Gordon Lucy Gutteridge Michael Hordern Robert Morley Gregory Sierra
George Trent (James Willis), a British spy, has gone incommunicado in Ibiza. Appleton Porter (Donald Sutherland) is sent to find out what happened to Trent. Porter settles into a small ... See full summary »
Biography
1970
142 Minutes
Berg
Toralv Maurstad Florence Henderson Christina Schollin Frank Porretta Harry Secombe Robert Morley Edward G. Robinson Oscar Homolka Henry Gilbert Richard Wordsworth Bernard Archard
Edvard Grieg (Toralv Maurstad) marries his cousin (Florence Henderson) and composes beautiful pieces in the spirit of Norway's folk music.
Horror
UK
1966
94 Minutes
Mycroft Holmes
John Neville Donald Houston John Fraser Georgia Brown Anthony Quayle Barbara Windsor Robert Morley Cecil Parker Frank Finlay Kay Walsh
lord serial killer duke prime minister doctor inspector chilling gripping witty london murder corruption insanity discovery mystery wretched excess 1880s
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John H. Watson join the hunt for the notorious serial killer, Jack the Ripper.
Adventure
UK|West Germany|Yugoslavia|USA
1965
124 Minutes
The Emperor of China
Stephen Boyd Omar Sharif James Mason Eli Wallach Françoise Dorléac Telly Savalas Robert Morley Yvonne Mitchell Woody Strode
prince leader emperor princess general brutal emotional spectacular china mongolia mountain unification war conquest revenge genghis khan mongols quest sacrifice rivalry
During the thirteenth century, the shy Mongol boy Temujin (Carlo Cura) becomes the fearless leader Genghis Khan (Omar Sharif), who unites all Mongol tribes and conquers most of Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Drama
1949
106 Minutes
The Minister
Emeric Pressburger David Farrar Kathleen Byron Jack Hawkins Anthony Bushell Michael Gough Leslie Banks Robert Morley Cyril Cusack Renee Asherson
scientist assistant military officer alcoholic girlfriend patriotic emotional laboratory london office world war ii bomb daunting task alcoholism workplace romance quest transformation 1940s
Brilliant but tormented bomb expert Sammy Rice (David Farrar) works for the British government during World War II, but his increasingly problematic alcoholism and a recent injury threaten his ability to work.
Comedy
USA
1979
116 Minutes
Bernstein
Richard Benjamin Cloris Leachman James Coco Scatman Crothers Ruth Gordon Cleavon Little Roddy McDowall Robert Morley Richard Mulligan Tony Randall Dirk Benedict
To inherit a fortune, various addressees of a will must compete in a wild scavenger hunt to collect selected items, but cannot be simply bought.
Musical, Comedy, Kids & Family
UK|USA
1981
95 Minutes
British Gentleman
Jim Henson Frank Oz Dave Goelz Jerry Nelson Richard Hunt Charles Grodin Diana Rigg John Cleese Robert Morley Peter Ustinov Jack Warden
kermit the frog miss piggy fozzie bear gonzo fashion designer brother amusing cheeky engaging england london hotel prison diamond heist false accusations prison break reporting friendship brother/sister relationship adventure
Kermit the Frog, The Great Gonzo, and Fozzie Bear are reporters who travel to Britain to interview a rich victim of jewel thieves and help her along with her secretary, Miss Piggy.
Comedy
USA
1965
116 Minutes
Robert Morse Jonathan Winters Anjanette Comer Rod Steiger Dana Andrews Milton Berle James Coburn John Gielgud Tab Hunter Margaret Leighton Liberace
poet uncle stylist mortician reverend teen boy madcap dark los angeles cemetery pet cemetery death funeral business love triangle schemes spiritual crisis quest rivalry 1960s
Satire on the funeral business, in which a young British poet goes to work at a Hollywood cemetery.