Sybil Thorndike
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.6875 |
| Birthday | 1882-10-22 |
| Place of Birth | Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, UK |
| Also Known As | Sybil Thorndyke, |
1950
Stage Fright
6.824/367
A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he's accused of murdering the husband of a high-society entertainer.
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Stage Fright
1953
Melba
6/2
Rural Australian Nellie Melba becomes an opera star in 1900s Europe and the United States.
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Melba
1929
To What Red Hell
10/1
'Woman shelters epileptic son when he kills prostitute.' (British Film Catalogue)
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To What Red Hell
1957
The Prince and the Showgirl
6.374/198
An American showgirl becomes entangled in political intrigue when the Prince Regent of a foreign country attempts to seduce her.
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The Prince and the Showgirl
1941
Major Barbara
6.854/24
Idealistic young Barbara is the daughter of rich weapons manufacturer Andrew Undershaft. She rebels against her estranged father by joining the Salvat...
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Major Barbara
1952
The Magic Box
6.478/23
Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young and handsome William Green he changed his name to i...
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The Magic Box
1950
Gone to Earth
6.243/37
Hazel Woods, a beautiful and young Welsh girl, lives a wild, rustic life and loves animals — in particular, her pet fox. She is hotly desired by Jack...
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Gone to Earth
1922
Macbeth
9/1
Macbeth is a black and white 1922 film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play Macbeth. It was the last silent film version of that play produced,...
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Macbeth
1958
Smiley Gets a Gun
8.5/2
The happy-go-lucky young Smiley gets into more strife as he attempts to prove himself a responsible citizen by helping others - all so he can earn a n...
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Smiley Gets a Gun
1949
The Forbidden Street
6.857/7
In Victorian London, young Adelaide is born into luxury, but marries starving artist Henry. His alcoholism and their lack of money lead to many quarre...
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The Forbidden Street
1959
Alive and Kicking
7.071/7
Three elderly residents of a nursing home, fed up with their monotonous existence, engineer an escape from their drab surroundings and head for an imp...
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Alive and Kicking
1928
Dawn
10/1
A nurse helps 210 men escape to England before the Germans catch and execute her.
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Dawn
1961
The Big Gamble
6/7
Irish seaman Vic Brennan persuades his Dublin family to finance a truck-hauling business in the remote African town of Jebanda. The only stipulation i...
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The Big Gamble
1957
Bernard Shaw
0/0
George Bernard Shaw’s illustrious friends pay tribute to his talents – with anecdotes, artefacts and one-liners.
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Bernard Shaw
1959
Shake Hands with the Devil
6.538/26
In 1921 Dublin, the IRA battles the "Black & Tans," special British forces given to harsh measures. Irish-American medical student Kerry O'Shea hopes...
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Shake Hands with the Devil
1965
A Passage to India
8/1
The BBC's 1965 adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel, screened as part of their Play of the Month strand, adapted by Santha Ramu Rau and John Maynard, an...
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A Passage to India
1936
Tudor Rose
8.125/8
The tragic story of Lady Jane Grey, the young queen who reigned in England for nine days before she was executed.
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Tudor Rose
1931
Hindle Wakes
10/1
A Lancashire mill girl has an illicit adventure with the owner's son while on holiday. Based on the once notorious Houghton play.
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Hindle Wakes
1966
Don't Utter a Note
0/0
Two well meaning spinsters' plans in reforming an old jailbird, receive a set back, when unexpectedly into their possession comes a substantial amount...
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Don't Utter a Note
1961
Hand in Hand
7.182/11
Seven-year-olds Michael and Rachel are best friends who do everything together and who have vowed to remain friends "forever and ever and can't be par...
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Hand in Hand
1931
A Gentleman of Paris
4.25/4
A prominent Parisian judge is a witness to a murder while he is at a rendezvous with his mistress. A woman is arrested for the crime and brought befor...
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A Gentleman of Paris
1947
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
6.571/22
A fatherless boy tries to make his fortune despite interference from his rich uncle.
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1959
Jet Storm
6.967/15
Crisis in the air: A passenger aboard a commercial airplane flying from London to New York threatens to detonate a bomb over the Atlantic.
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Jet Storm
1954
The Weak and the Wicked
6.5/12
Jean Raymond an upper class woman with a gambling addiction, is given a twelve-month prison sentence resulting from her inability to pay her debts. At...
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The Weak and the Wicked
1963
Uncle Vanya
5.5/2
Adaptation of Chekhov's play from the Chichester Festival.
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Uncle Vanya
1951
The Lady with a Lamp
6.643/7
Based on the Reginald Berkeley stage play, this compelling historical drama offers a depiction of the life story of Florence Nightingale, the young 19...
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The Lady with a Lamp
1922
Bleak House
10/1
Focuses on the suspenseful, intertwined stories of the Chancery court injustices and the scandalous secrets surrounding Lady Dedlock's past. Part of s...
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Bleak House
1922
Esmeralda
7/1
Silent adaptation of the Victor Hugo classic focusing on the character of Esmeralda rather than Quasimodo.
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Esmeralda
1965
Man and Mirror
0/0
Mrs Isobel Manners lives a large Victorian house with her two grown up sons; Geoffrey and Edward. Mrs Manners is convinced that someone is trying to m...
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Man and Mirror
1960
Riders to the Sea
0/0
Maurya, who lives in a village on the coast of Ireland, has lost her husband, father-in-law, and five sons to the sea. With a sense of foreboding, she...
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Riders to the Sea
1970
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
8/1
British television film about the life of Charles Dickens directed by Ned Sherrin and starring Anthony Hopkins, Jenny Agutter and Arthur Lowe. Hopkins...
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The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
2004
The Prince, The Showgirl and Me
0/0
Colin Clark, younger brother of Alan Clark and son of Lord Kenneth Clark wanted to work in the movies. When Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh came to...
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