John Turnbull

John Turnbull

Birthday: 1880-11-05

Place of Birth: Dunbar, Scotland, UK

Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Turnbull was a British film actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Turnbull (actor),licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies

Lord Edgware Dies
Lord Edgware Dies

A talented American actress enlists the help of the famed Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, to nego...

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The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps

Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a knife in...

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Dead Men Are Dangerous
Dead Men Are Dangerous

Unsuccessful writer Aylmer Franklyn takes the chance to change identities after he discovers a corps...

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Silver Blaze
Silver Blaze

Holmes takes a vacation and visits his old friend Sir Henry Baskerville. His vacation ends when he s...

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The Shadow
The Shadow

A group of people in an old dark house are terrorized by a mysterious hooded figure dressed in black...

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The Conquest of the Air
The Conquest of the Air

This early docudrama uses dramatic reenactment, working models of early flying machines, and archiva...

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Hard Steel
Hard Steel

A steelworker rises through the ranks to become manager of three steel mills, but ruthless ambition ...

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Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday
Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday

During a holiday by the British seaside, Hornleigh and Bingham grow bored and turn their hand to inv...

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So Well Remembered
So Well Remembered

A mill-owner's ambitious daughter almost ruins her husband's political career....

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His Lordship
His Lordship

A complicated adventure involving twin brothers and the Foreign Office trying to thwart the ambition...

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The Happiest Days of Your Life
The Happiest Days of Your Life

Nutbourne College, an old established, all-boys, boarding school is told that another school is to b...

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The Black Abbot
The Black Abbot

A gang of crooks uses the legend of a ghost haunting an old dark mansion to help them kidnap a rich ...

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Sexton Blake and the Bearded Doctor
Sexton Blake and the Bearded Doctor

In this mystery, ace detective Sexton Blake returns to solve the puzzling murder of a prominent viol...

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Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar

The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassi...

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Three Silent Men
Three Silent Men

An inventor of a deadly weapon to be used against the allies is injured in a crash. Surgeon, Sir Jam...

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Song of the Road
Song of the Road

After the Local council he works for decides to replace its horse-drawn services with motor vehicles...

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Make-Up
Make-Up

Make-Up is a 1937 British drama film directed by Alfred Zeisler and starring Nils Asther, June Clyde...

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Saturday Night Revue
Saturday Night Revue

There are two clubs in London called Moons; one in Mayfair and one in Soho. Mary Dorland is singing ...

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The Private Life of Henry VIII
The Private Life of Henry VIII

Renowned for his excess, King Henry VIII goes through a series of wives during his rule. With Anne B...

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The Lady Is Willing
The Lady Is Willing

In this comedy-mystery, a private detective helps three businessmen get even with the man who misuse...

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The Midshipmaid
The Midshipmaid

Sir Percy Newbiggin visits the fleet to find ways to economize Naval expenditures. Daughter Celia ta...

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Tudor Rose
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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Strange Boarders
Strange Boarders

Pre-war intelligence man Tommy Blythe interrupts his honeymoon to investigate the discovery of vital...

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Daybreak
Daybreak

A mysterious barber hides a secret identity that eventually leads to tragedy....

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The Passing of the Third Floor Back
The Passing of the Third Floor Back

The tenants of an old London boarding house spend their time in petty bickering and sniping until a ...

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Matinee Idol
Matinee Idol

A well-known actor is murdered. Another performer becomes an amateur sleuth so she can prove her sis...

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Puppets of Fate
Puppets of Fate

'Escaped convict blackmails murderous doctor into helping him.' (British Film Catalogue)...

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Spare a Copper
Spare a Copper

George is an inept reserve policeman working in wartime Liverpool, who is chosen by a gang of Nazi s...

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Night Alone
Night Alone

Charles and Barbara are a devoted couple who, in seven years' marriage, have never spent a night apa...

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Love at Sea
Love at Sea

A comedy of mistaken identities aboard a cruise ship, in which several people are thrown together by...

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The Hangman Waits
The Hangman Waits

A cinema organist carries out a series of grisly murders....

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Ask Beccles
Ask Beccles

A man steals a priceless diamond, but returns it when an innocent man is arrested for the theft....

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The Night of the Party
The Night of the Party

A major newspaper publisher dies in suspicious circumstances during a parlour game at a dinner party...

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Return to Yesterday
Return to Yesterday

Robert Maine is torn between returning to the glamour of Hollywood and working with a small theatre ...

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Badger’s Green
Badger’s Green

A lovely English village is threatened with "development" by a speculative builder. The annual crick...

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The Amazing Quest of Mr Ernest Bliss
The Amazing Quest of Mr Ernest Bliss

A millionaire bets £25,000 that he can earn his own living for six months....

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The Black Mask
The Black Mask

British crime film directed by Ralph Ince...

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Spies of the Air
Spies of the Air

Set just before the outbreak of WWII, this is the story of a test pilot who works for the (unnamed) ...

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Shipmates o' Mine
Shipmates o' Mine

A through-the-years story with songs and sentiments. A sailor rises from first officer to captain, g...

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The Common Touch
The Common Touch

On the death of his father, an eighteen-year old leaves school to take over the family firm in the C...

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The Umbrella
The Umbrella

Two thieves are released from prison; one of them has an umbrella with jewels hidden in its handle....

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77 Park Lane
77 Park Lane

When a 'man about town' takes a young lady back to his house they are both surprised to find that it...

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Tons of Money
Tons of Money

A debt-ridden inventor has to pretend to be his cousin to avoid his creditors....

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Keepers of Youth
Keepers of Youth

The arrival of Mr. Knox, the new sports instructor at a British public school, heralds trouble. He i...

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Rodney Steps In
Rodney Steps In

A carefree aristocrat becomes involved with a woman suspected of murder, and assists her in proving ...

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Detective Lloyd
Detective Lloyd

A detective matches wits with a group of thieves out to steal a priceless amulet....

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The Man at Six
The Man at Six

A butler is found murdered in an unfurnished mansion house....

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The Wickham Mystery
The Wickham Mystery

'Crooks steal pearls and helicopter plans.' (British Film Catalogue)...

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Stepping Toes
Stepping Toes

The granddaughter of an old showman is kept away from him by his daughter, ashamed of their backgrou...

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Murder on the Second Floor
Murder on the Second Floor

A novelist imagines the murders of his fellow tenants......

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A Voice Said Goodnight
A Voice Said Goodnight

A British crime film directed by William C. McGann...

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The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss
The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss

A bored millionaire wagers his doctor that he can support himself at a working class job for a year ...

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The Man Outside
The Man Outside

A murder at a country house centres around the whereabouts of a horde of stolen diamonds and the unm...

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A Place of One's Own
A Place of One's Own

An elderly couple move into an old, supposedly haunted abandoned house. A young girl comes to live w...

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Passing Shadows
Passing Shadows

The film stars Edmund Gwenn, who plays a chemist, whose son Lawrence (played by Barry MacKay) is att...

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Where There's a Will
Where There's a Will

Will Hay plays the pennyless, bungling solicitor Benjamin Stubbins, who arrives at his office to fin...

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The Rise of Catherine the Great
The Rise of Catherine the Great

The woman who will become Catherine the Great marries into the Russian royal family when she weds Gr...

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The Man from Yesterday
The Man from Yesterday

A psychic goes to the home of a woman who wants him to contact her dead fiancée, even though she has...

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The Shipbuilders
The Shipbuilders

A patriotic, cinematic salvo, this wartime production tells the story of the owner of a shipbuilding...

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Music Hall
Music Hall

A rare film put out by Twickenham Film Studios which includes many original music hall acts....

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The Terror
The Terror

For ten years, The Terror has laughed at both police and public. And for ten years, two of his erstw...

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Once in a New Moon
Once in a New Moon

When a small English town is dragged out into space by the force of a 'dead star' passing Earth, the...

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Prete, fai un miracolo
Prete, fai un miracolo

"Priest - a miracle please" - The young Italian priest Don Alberto is sent to New York where he is a...

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The Gaunt Stranger
The Gaunt Stranger

A lawyer receives a note telling him that he'll be dead in 48 hours - and Scotland Yard must work fa...

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Fanny by Gaslight
Fanny by Gaslight

Returning to 1870s London after finishing at boarding school, Fanny winesses the death of her father...

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Don't Take It to Heart
Don't Take It to Heart

A stray World War Two bomb releases the ghost of the 3rd Earl of Chaunduyt after 400 years. A visiti...

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Tangled Evidence
Tangled Evidence

A medium is murdered and suspicion falls on his niece....

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Old Mother Riley's Circus
Old Mother Riley's Circus

Mother Riley takes over a circus on the point of closing down, and makes it a success....

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The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel

18th century English aristocrat Sir Percy Blakeney leads a double life. He appears to be merely the ...

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Rembrandt
Rembrandt

A character study depicting the life of Rembrandt Van Rijn at the height of his fame in the mid 1600...

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It's a Cop
It's a Cop

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The Iron Stair
The Iron Stair

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