List of the best William Hartnell movies: Carry on Sergeant(1960), Murder in Reverse(1945), Appointment With Crime(1946), They Drive by Night(1938), Piccadilly Third Stop(1960), The Mouse That Roared(1959), Odd Man Out(1947), The Bells Go Down(1943), The Peterville Diamond(1942), Will Any Gentleman?(1952), Footsteps in the Fog(1955), Josephine and Men(1955) ... ...
Comedy
UK
1960
83 Minutes
William Hartnell Bob Monkhouse Shirley Eaton Eric Barker Dora Bryan Bill Owen Kenneth Connor
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Set in Haven Hospital where a certain men's ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital put together. The formidable Matron's debut gives the patients a chill every time she walks ... See full summary »
Drama
1945
80 Minutes
Tom Masterick
At the end of a long stint in prison, a man framed for murder hunts his "victim" who is very much alive.
Crime, Drama
1946
90 Minutes
Leo Martin
William Hartnell Robert Beatty Joyce Howard Raymond Lovell Herbert Lom Alan Wheatley Cyril Smith Elsie Wagstaff
jewel thief criminal accomplice crime boss girlfriend brooding crafty frenetic gripping intricate spirited thrilling united kingdom jewelry theft criminals gangsters revenge plot framed murder
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
1938
84 Minutes
Joe Cunningham William Hartnell Michael Martin Harvey Anthony Holles Allan Jeayes George Merritt Ronald Shiner Emlyn Williams Anna Konstam Yolande Terrell
truck driver waitress humphrey bogart suspenseful fiery california los angeles love triangle murder unrequited love mystery 1940s
Crime, Drama
UK
1960
90 Minutes
Colonel
Terence Morgan Yôko Tani Mai Zetterling William Hartnell John Crawford Dennis Price Ann Lynn Charles Kay Douglas Robinson Gillian Maude Trevor Reid
playboy wealthy man criminal gangster ambassador daughter engaging charming playful cheeky thrilling london england crime robbery attraction fighting danger discovery adventure
In London, a wealthy playboy, an American adventurer, a small-time thief and a retired safe-cracker team-up to rob a foreign embassy's safe by digging a tunnel from the London Underground into the embassy's cellar.
Comedy
1959
83 Minutes
Will Buckley
Peter Sellers Jean Seberg David Kossoff William Hartnell Timothy Bateson MacDonald Parke Monty Landis Leo McKern Harold Kasket Colin Gordon Jacques Cey
prime minister guard american soldier duchess witty winsome grand fenwick boat castle manhattan cell war desperation poverty scam wine nuclear weapons underdog transformation
The field marshal, prime minister and grand duchess (Peter Sellers) of Fenwick declare war on the United States.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1947
115 Minutes
Fencie
James Mason Robert Newton Kathleen Ryan Robert Beatty William Hartnell F.J. McCormick Fay Compton Beryl Measor Cyril Cusack Dan O'Herlihy Roy Irving
fugitive daughter mother soldier dark gritty belfast, northern ireland hideout family home robbery crime irish republican army injury pursuit 1940s
A wounded Irish nationalist leader attempts to evade police following a failed robbery in Belfast.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1943
90 Minutes
Brookes
Tommy Trinder James Mason Philip Friend Mervyn Johns William Hartnell Finlay Currie
Comedian Tommy Trinder plays it straight in this tribute to the wartime AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service). The dedicated band who kept the fires of London under control during the blitz and fire... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1942
85 Minutes
Anne Crawford Donald Stewart Renee Houston Oliver Wakefield Charles Heslop William Hartnell Felix Aylmer Charles Victor Joss Ambler Paul Sheridan
The ignored wife of an industrialist hatches a plot to make him pay more attention to her.
Comedy
1952
84 Minutes
Detective Inspector Martin
George Cole Veronica Hurst Heather Thatcher Jon Pertwee James Hayter William Hartnell Sidney James Diana Decker Joan Sims Brian Oulton Alan Badel
bank employee grump magician hypnotist wife cheater amusing hilarious lighthearted madcap outlandish london bank theater unintended consequences hypnosis bad behavior mishaps mystery rescue
Drama
UK
1955
90 Minutes
Herbert Moresby
Stewart Granger Jean Simmons Bill Travers Belinda Lee Ronald Squire Finlay Currie William Hartnell
employer maid businessman daughter barrister sister dark disturbing london household living room street courtroom bedroom duplicity murder blackmail greed investigation seduction
In early 1900s England, a maid tries to blackmail her master into romancing her when she discovers he murdered his wife.
Comedy
UK
1955
97 Minutes
Detective Sgt Parsons
Glynis Johns Jack Buchanan Donald Sinden Peter Finch Heather Thatcher Ronald Squire William Hartnell
woman lover love interest friend fiancé engaging hilarious amusing charming witty heartwarming london england attraction opposites attract new life new love change love adventure
The trouble with Josephine is that her ever-loving and over-sympathetic nature leads her to switch from needful men to even more needful men...
Comedy
UK
1963
105 Minutes
Major Fowler
Peter Sellers Roy Boulting Cecil Parker Isabel Jeans Eric Sykes Bernard Miles Ian Carmichael Irene Handl Brock Peters William Hartnell Roy Kinnear
reverend parishioner churchwarden christian homeless person widow amusing cheeky offbeat engaging england village christianity class distinctions morality socialism rivalry wretched excess 1960s
A minister is accidentally appointed to a snobbish parish.
Biography
UK
1942
96 Minutes
Anna Neagle Robert Newton Edward Chapman Nora Swinburne Brefni O'Rorke Charles Carson Martita Hunt Anthony Shaw Eliot Makeham David Horne Miles Malleson
aviatrix aviator husband wife solicitor government official emotional gripping rousing thrilling england house airplane amy johnson marriage flying husband/wife relationship fame world war ii rise
The story of flyer Amy Johnson who won the hearts of the British public in the 1930s with her record-breaking solo flights around the world. Her marriage to fellow aviator Jim Mallison was ... See full summary »