Sybil Thorndike
Birthday: 1882-10-22
Place of Birth: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Biography: No biography available.
Movies
Stage Fright
A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he's accused of murdering the h...
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Melba
Rural Australian Nellie Melba becomes an opera star in 1900s Europe and the United States....
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To What Red Hell
'Woman shelters epileptic son when he kills prostitute.' (British Film Catalogue)...
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The Prince and the Showgirl
An American showgirl becomes entangled in political intrigue when the Prince Regent of a foreign cou...
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Major Barbara
Idealistic young Barbara is the daughter of rich weapons manufacturer Andrew Undershaft. She rebels ...
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The Magic Box
Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young a...
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Gone to Earth
Hazel Woods, a beautiful and young Welsh girl, lives a wild, rustic life and loves animals — in part...
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Macbeth
Macbeth is a black and white 1922 film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play Macbeth. It was th...
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Smiley Gets a Gun
The happy-go-lucky young Smiley gets into more strife as he attempts to prove himself a responsible ...
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The Forbidden Street
In Victorian London, young Adelaide is born into luxury, but marries starving artist Henry. His alco...
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Alive and Kicking
Three elderly residents of a nursing home, fed up with their monotonous existence, engineer an escap...
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Dawn
A nurse helps 210 men escape to England before the Germans catch and execute her....
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The Big Gamble
Irish seaman Vic Brennan persuades his Dublin family to finance a truck-hauling business in the remo...
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Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw’s illustrious friends pay tribute to his talents – with anecdotes, artefacts and...
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Shake Hands with the Devil
In 1921 Dublin, the IRA battles the "Black & Tans," special British forces given to harsh measures. ...
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A Passage to India
The BBC's 1965 adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel, screened as part of their Play of the Month stran...
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Tudor Rose
The tragic story of Lady Jane Grey, the young queen who reigned in England for nine days before she ...
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Hindle Wakes
A Lancashire mill girl has an illicit adventure with the owner's son while on holiday. Based on the ...
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Don't Utter a Note
Two well meaning spinsters' plans in reforming an old jailbird, receive a set back, when unexpectedl...
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Hand in Hand
Seven-year-olds Michael and Rachel are best friends who do everything together and who have vowed to...
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A Gentleman of Paris
A prominent Parisian judge is a witness to a murder while he is at a rendezvous with his mistress. A...
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
A fatherless boy tries to make his fortune despite interference from his rich uncle....
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Jet Storm
Crisis in the air: A passenger aboard a commercial airplane flying from London to New York threatens...
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The Weak and the Wicked
Jean Raymond an upper class woman with a gambling addiction, is given a twelve-month prison sentence...
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The Lady with a Lamp
Based on the Reginald Berkeley stage play, this compelling historical drama offers a depiction of th...
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Esmeralda
Silent adaptation of the Victor Hugo classic focusing on the character of Esmeralda rather than Qua...
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Man and Mirror
Mrs Isobel Manners lives a large Victorian house with her two grown up sons; Geoffrey and Edward. Mr...
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Riders to the Sea
Maurya, who lives in a village on the coast of Ireland, has lost her husband, father-in-law, and fiv...
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The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
British television film about the life of Charles Dickens directed by Ned Sherrin and starring Antho...
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