John Longden
John Longden was a West Indian-born English screen, stage, and television actor. He appeared in dozens of films from 1926 to 1964, including five (Blackmail, Juno and the Paycock, The Skin Game, Young and Innocent, Jamaica Inn) directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Longden appeared in numerous television series.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.4447 |
| Birthday | 1900-11-11 |
| Place of Birth | West Indies |
| Also Known As | John Longdon, |
1929
Blackmail
6.547/277
London, 1929. Frank Webber, a very busy Scotland Yard detective, seems to be more interested in his work than in Alice White, his girlfriend. Feeling...
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Blackmail
1937
Young and Innocent
6.57/250
When a young writer is falsely accused of murdering a famous actress, he escapes custody and joins forces with the daughter of a police constable to p...
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Young and Innocent
1955
Alias John Preston
5.789/9
A mysterious young man settles in a rural English town and immediately starts making a good impression. Before long he has insinuated himself into loc...
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Alias John Preston
1957
Quatermass 2
6.434/144
In England, a group of space scientists led by Bernard Quatermass, who have developed plans for the first Moon colony, learn that a secret, ostensibly...
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Quatermass 2
1930
Juno and the Paycock
4.707/58
In the slums of Dublin during the Irish Civil War, the Boyle family’s fragile stability collapses after news of an unexpected inheritance lures them i...
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Juno and the Paycock
1931
The Skin Game
5.394/90
An old traditional family and a modern family battle over land in a small English village.
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The Skin Game
1940
Contraband
7.136/22
During early World War II, a Danish sea captain, delayed in a British port, tangles with German spies.
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Contraband
1941
Barging Along
0/0
A short documentary following the lives of barge-folk on England's canals.
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Barging Along
1938
The Gaunt Stranger
7.3/5
A lawyer receives a note telling him that he'll be dead in 48 hours - and Scotland Yard must work fast to uncover the serial killer known as 'The Ring...
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The Gaunt Stranger
1929
The Last Post
9/1
'Soldier takes the blame when his Bolshevik brother shoots a soldier during the General Strike.' (British Film Catalogue)
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The Last Post
1927
Quinneys
8/1
'Antique dealer's daughter loves foreman who makes fakes for ex-partner.' (British Film Catalogue)
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Quinneys
1927
The Arcadians
9/1
'Club-owner crashes plane in Arcady, land of truth and beauty.' (British Film Catalogue)
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The Arcadians
1927
The Glad Eye
10/1
'The story concerns the misadventures of two flighty husbands in Paris on the spree. They find an excuse for their absence from home by pretending tha...
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The Glad Eye
1947
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
5.722/9
The ghosts of two stupid 18th-century officers are doomed to haunt a Berkeley Square mansion until the unlikely event of a reigning monarch paying the...
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The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
1961
So Evil, So Young
4.667/6
A young girl is framed for a robbery and sent to a harsh reform school, where she becomes the target of a vicious warden.
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So Evil, So Young
1947
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
5.333/3
Dusty Bates observes some smuggled jewels hidden in a crate aboard a ship; he is pursued by low-lifes when the crate is put ashore.
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The Adventures of Dusty Bates
1937
It Isn't Done
7/1
Hubert Blaydon (Cecil Kellaway),a simple Australian farmer inherits a castle and a title in England, and moves his family from the farm to the castle....
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It Isn't Done
1954
Dangerous Cargo
6.375/4
Inspired by the real events of the attempted heist at Heathrow Airport in 1952, a criminal tricks an old friend into giving away the location of a shi...
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Dangerous Cargo
1950
The Lady Craved Excitement
5.833/6
A music-hall performer and her boyfriend find themselves caught up in the machinations of a trio of not particularly bright crooks.
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The Lady Craved Excitement
1948
Bonnie Prince Charlie
5.583/6
Scotland, 1745. After decades of exile, Prince Charles Edward Stuart secretly lands with the purpose of revolting the Highland chieftains against the...
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Bonnie Prince Charlie
1946
A Matter of Life and Death
7.755/463
A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping to prolong his fledgling romance with an American...
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A Matter of Life and Death
1938
Bad Boy
7/1
Nick plans to go to Canada after being released from prison, but his old gang will not share out the loot from their last job.
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Bad Boy
1952
The Wallet
8/1
A mystery thriller intended for US TV.
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The Wallet
1939
Jamaica Inn
6.124/241
In early 19th-century Cornwall, young Mary Yellan travels to live with her aunt and uncle at the remote Jamaica Inn, where she discovers the inn is a...
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Jamaica Inn
1939
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
7.4/137
Over several decades throughout the late 19th-century and early 20th-century, Mr Arthur Chipping rises from a shy, nervous teacher to the beloved, rev...
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Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1954
Meet Mr. Callaghan
6.5/2
A young woman is framed for the murder of a wealthy man who met his death at the hands of his heirs.
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Meet Mr. Callaghan
1948
The Last Load
10/1
David and Monty are two friends of Susan and Betty Potter whose father runs a fleet of lorries. One by one, his lorries are involved in accidents and...
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The Last Load
1939
Q Planes
6.038/40
In England, an eccentric police inspector, an earnest test pilot and a spunky female reporter team up to solve the mystery of a series of test aircraf...
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Q Planes
1930
The Flame of Love
6/3
A Chinese troupe star and the Grand Duke's adjutant fall in love, to tensions from both sides' respective comrades.
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The Flame of Love
1958
Innocent Sinners
7.5/4
A neglected girl in post-World War II London befriends street urchins who help her build a tiny garden in a bombed-out church.
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Innocent Sinners
1936
Thoroughbred
8/2
Joan (Helen Twelvetrees) is a Canadian, adopted by Ma Dawson (Nellie Ferguson), a struggling horse breeder and trainer. Joan thinks "legs don't make a...
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Thoroughbred
1930
Elstree Calling
5.114/22
A series of 19 musical and comedy "vaudeville" sketches presented in the form of a live television broadcast hosted by Tommy Handley (as himself).
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Elstree Calling
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
1934
The Silence of Dean Maitland
6.5/2
Dean Maitland (John Longden), a young man in orders and engaged to a woman, is involved in a tragedy, to reveal the details of which would ruin his ca...
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The Silence of Dean Maitland
1951
Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared
6.5/2
Adaptation of an Arthur Conan Doyle novel, in which Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate the secret of a wealthy businessman.
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Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared
1960
An Honourable Murder
7/3
A modern boardroom take on Julius Caesar.
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An Honourable Murder
1933
Born Lucky
7/1
A humble girl's rise to fame.
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Born Lucky
1931
Rynox
7/3
Things are not all well at Rynox House, where the company is on the verge of collapse. At the same time, its senior partner, FX Benedik, keeps receiv...
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Rynox
1941
The Common Touch
6.75/4
On the death of his father, an eighteen-year old leaves school to take over the family firm in the City of London. Realising the other directors want...
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The Common Touch
1937
Jennifer Hale
6/2
Quota quickie with Rene Ray as Jennifer Hale, a chorus girl wanted for questioning in the murder of a theatrical producer. Fleeing to Manchester she b...
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Jennifer Hale
1929
Piccadilly
6.515/33
A young Chinese woman, working in the kitchen at a London dance club, is given the chance to become the club's main act.
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Piccadilly
1951
Pool of London
6.543/35
Jewel thieves, murder, and a manhunt swirl around a sailor off a cargo ship in post-war London.
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Pool of London
1951
Black Widow
5.667/3
Mark Sherwin is driving down a country lane when he comes across someone laying in the middle of the road. Thinking it is someone who has been hit by...
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Black Widow
1941
Tower of Terror
5.778/9
Wartime Germany: Marie, a concentration camp escapee on the run from the Nazis, narrowly escapes drowing when she is rescued by Wolfe Kristan a half-m...
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Tower of Terror
1930
Children of Chance
9/1
A casual date at a high-class hotel leads Binnie, an aspiring showgirl, to be mistaken for model and actress Lia de Marita – landing her an audition f...
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Children of Chance
1930
Two Worlds
10/1
An old Jewish man is forced to hide the Austrian lieutenant who killed his son and loves his daughter.
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Two Worlds
1931
The Ringer
10/1
Scotland Yard detectives hunt for a dangerous criminal who has recently returned to England.
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The Ringer
1931
Two Crowded Hours
10/1
A murderer is on the run from prison and is out to get everyone, especially the girl, who put him there. The detective gives chase with the help of a...
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Two Crowded Hours
1931
The Wickham Mystery
8/1
'Crooks steal pearls and helicopter plans.' (British Film Catalogue)
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The Wickham Mystery
1932
Murder on the Second Floor
10/1
A novelist imagines the murders of his fellow tenants...
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Murder on the Second Floor
1929
Atlantic
5.25/12
English-language version. "Atlantic" is a drama film based on the sinking of the RMS "Titanic" and set aboard a fictional ship, called the "Atlantic"....
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Atlantic
1927
The House of Marney
7/1
An Essec sailor helps a girl save an heir from his crooked uncle.
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The House of Marney
1942
Unpublished Story
6.583/5
Morale-boosting story released in the middle of World War II. A journalist uncovers a peace organisation at the centre of disreputable dealings.
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Unpublished Story
1943
Death by Design
0/0
Dastardly deeds are afoot in a smog of pipe smoke when a man is found dead - is it cyanide poisoning or smoke inhalation?
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Death by Design
1928
Palais De Danse
10/1
The head taxi dancer at a Tottenham dancehall blackmails a Lady to make her stop her son's affair with a poor but courageous dancer
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Palais De Danse
1939
The Lion Has Wings
6.429/14
This early, influential propaganda film blends documentary and studio footage to show the valiant efforts of the Royal Air Force to defend the British...
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The Lion Has Wings
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
1964
Frozen Alive
4.571/14
A scientist experimenting with suspended animation decides to use himself as a test subject. Before he is frozen, his wife is killed, and he is suspec...
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Frozen Alive
1942
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
6.631/42
During a raid on Germany, a British bomber crew is forced to bail out after their plane is damaged. They land in Holland, where they're aided by Dutch...
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One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
1941
Old Mother Riley's Circus
4.286/7
Mother Riley takes over a circus on the point of closing down, and makes it a success.
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Old Mother Riley's Circus
1943
The Silver Fleet
6.444/9
The Silver Fleet was inspired by a true story from World War II. Holland now under German occupation, a Shipyard owner and Chief engineer Jaap van Ley...
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The Silver Fleet
1963
The Man Who Finally Died
6.25/16
Joe Newman, a naturalised Briton, is telephoned by his German father, whom he believed long dead, at the same time as a funeral is taking place in Bav...
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The Man Who Finally Died
1950
The Elusive Pimpernel
6/10
Foppish Sir Percy Blakeney, who secretly leads a double life as the daring rescuer of French aristocrats from the guillotine during the French Revolut...
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The Elusive Pimpernel
1955
The Ship That Died of Shame
7.292/12
After World War II the crew of a motor gunboat join together to buy their old vessel and go into business for themselves. This may sound like a laudab...
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The Ship That Died of Shame
1959
A Woman's Temptation
6.5/2
Betty, a young and pretty widow, is seriously concerned about her young son Jimmy who, since his father's death, has become very difficult for her to...
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A Woman's Temptation
1928
You Know What Sailors Are
7/1
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You Know What Sailors Are
1948
Anna Karenina
6.008/62
In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to...
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Anna Karenina
1937
For Dealers Only
0/0
This is a film made for Ford dealerships, encouraging them to smarten up their showrooms and organise their sales tactics. Slovenly Mr Sinclair is sho...
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For Dealers Only
1959
Broad Waterways
0/0
'Water', says the transport man, 'is lovely stuff' - and the development plan for British Waterways is based on this belief. The film shows parts of t...
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Broad Waterways
1928
The Flight Commander
10/1
In China, a pilot saves British residents from a Bolshevik's massacre plot.
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The Flight Commander
1928
Mademoiselle Parley Voo
7/1
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Mademoiselle Parley Voo
1957
Ordeal by Fire
0/0
The biggest wildfire in North American history is brought to life, revealing what it means to us today, when the people of America are still figuring...
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Ordeal by Fire
1958
A Midsummer Night's Dream
7/1
Mistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
1951
The Dark Light
5.5/3
The crew of a lighthouse rescues people they believe to be survivors of a shipwreck, only to find out that they are a gang of bank robbers on the run...
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The Dark Light
1942
Rose of Tralee
9/1
Paddy, an Irish singer heads to America to seek fame and fortune. Once successful he returns home to search for his family. He joins The Royal Air For...
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Rose of Tralee
1957
Three Sundays to Live
6.5/2
Band leader Frank Martin is convicted and sentenced to death for murdering the owner of a club in which he had performed. Frank's innocent of the crim...
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