Port of Escape is a 1956 British thriller film directed by Anthony Young and starring Googie Withers, John McCallum, Bill Kerr and Joan Hickson. Two American sailors kicked off their ship when it docks in London, go on a killing spree.
, 1h24 Réalisé parHerbert Wilcox OrigineRoyaume-uni GenresDrame ThèmesMise en scène d'un animal, Sport, Les chevaux, Equitation ActeursAnna Neagle, Michael Wilding, Googie Withers, Toni Edgar-Bruce, Samuel John Kydd, John McCallum Note63% On the morning of the Epsom Derby, a disparate group of people prepare to go to the races. Lady Helen Forbes, a recently widowed aristocrat is planning to make the journey in spite of the disapproval of her social set who consider it unseemly to go while still in mourning. David Scott, a newspaper cartoonist is ordered to go by his editor against his wishes. Meanwhile, as part of a charity raffle, a dissolute film star, Gerald Berkeley, is to escort a wealthy grand dame to Epsom for the day something he is equally reluctant about. Happily she falls and injures her leg, and her crafty housekeeper arranges for one of the young maids to go in her place. Meanwhile, in Battersea, a lodger kills a man whose wife he is having an affair with. They plan to flee the country, and also head to Epsom where he knows a tipster who can smuggle them out.
, 1h52 Réalisé parLewis Milestone OrigineRoyaume-uni GenresDrame, Biographie, Musical ThèmesLa mer, La musique, Transport, Lié à la musique classique, Musique ActeursRobert Morley, John Justin, John McCallum, Martita Hunt, Sybil Thorndike, Theodore Bikel Note55% Based on the life of Dame Nellie Melba, the film traces the career of Melba (Patrice Munsel) from the time she left Australia, traveling to Paris to receive vocal training, meets a new suitor, and debuts her talent in Brussels. As her success grows, her former suitor from Australia arrives in Monte Carlo, convinces her to marry him, but then finds himself placed in the position of being "Mr. Melba". When he leaves her to return to Australia, Melba remains in Europe to continue singing.
, 1h29 GenresDrame ActeursJohn McCallum, Leonard Teale, Jerold Wells Note70% In Joe Wilson's Mates, Joe Wilson dies alone in a small town during the 1890s without friend or family. But because he carries a union card the local union member give him a decent burial.