Bruce Lester
Birthday: 1912-06-06
Place of Birth: Johannesburg, South Africa
Biography: Bruce Lester appeared in films from the 1930s into the 1950s, mainly in supporting roles. He was born Bruce Lister in Johannesburg, South Africa and later resided in England. After studying at Brighton College, he began his career on the London Stage and made his big screen debut in 1934. Lester's co-stars included Ronald Colman, Boris Karloff, James Cagney, Ray Milland and Joan Crawford. His film credits include, "To Be a Lady" (1934), "The Third Clue" (1934), "Boy Meets Girl" (1938), "The Witness Vanishes" (1939), "British Intelligence" (1940), "Pride and Prejudice" (1940), "The Letter" (1940, "Above Suspicion" (1943), "Golden Earrings" (1947), "The Fool and the Princess" (1948) and "Tarzan and the Trappers" (1958).
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Above Suspicion
Two newlyweds spy on the Nazis for the British Secret Service during their honeymoon in Europe....
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Pride and Prejudice
In early 19th century England, Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters vie for the affections o...
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Without Reservations
Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the train...
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Secrets of Monte Carlo
A U.S. businessman abroad is the patsy for the theft of a rajah's jewels....
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The Letter
After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions....
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Shadows on the Stairs
Occupants of a London boarding house become suspects as a string of murders are discovered....
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British Intelligence
During WWI pretty German master spy Helene von Lorbeer is sent undercover to London to live with the...
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King Richard and the Crusaders
Based on Sir Walter Scott's The Talisman, this is the story of the romantic adventures of Christians...
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Old Roses
An elderly man assists the police in solving a murder, but accidentally reveals his own criminal pas...
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The Mysterious Doctor
The citizens of a tiny Cornish village are tormented during World War II by a headless ghost which i...
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Golden Earrings
A British colonel escapes from the Gestapo to the Black Forest and poses as a Gypsy's mate....
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If I Were King
King Louis XI masquerades as a commoner in Paris, seeking out the treachery he is sure lurks in his ...
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The Witness Vanishes
In this mystery, a newspaper executive and three of his colleagues conspire to have the owner of the...
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The Scarlet Coat
An American officer goes undercover to unmask a Revolutionary War traitor....
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Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora
An actress, urged by her detective boyfriend, takes a job as housekeeper for a wealthy elderly woman...
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Shining Victory
In a Scottish sanitarium, a brilliant research psychiatrist works on a treatment for dementia praeco...
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All That Is England
Austin promotional short, showing a tour around the country by many Austin models, from the Seven to...
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Boy Meets Girl
Two lazy screenwriters need a story for the studio's cowboy star. A studio waitress turns out to be ...
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A Yank in the R.A.F.
An American pilot impulsively joins His Majesty's Royal Air Force in Britain in an attempt to impres...
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The Tenth Man
George Winter, a self-made businessman and MP, lets nothing get in the way of his climb to the top. ...
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The Invisible Man Returns
The owner of a coal mining operation, falsely imprisoned for fratricide, takes a drug to make him in...
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Ourselves Alone
In 1921, as Irish nationalists battle with British authorities, a young girl is torn between loyalty...
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My Son, My Son!
A self-made success is determined to give his son the lavish upbringing he himself was denied. Not s...
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Badger’s Green
A lovely English village is threatened with "development" by a speculative builder. The annual crick...
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To Be a Lady
Misadventures of a country girl who comes to the city, and falls in love with a musician....
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Tarzan and the Trappers
Tarzan goes up against a baddie by the name of Schroeder, who is trapping animals and selling them i...
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A Star Fell from Heaven
In this comedy, a talented singer is hired to dub the voice of a star who has lost his own. During t...
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Mayfair Melody
“Romantic comedy of a motor factory mechanic encouraged to train his voice by the daughter of the ma...
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The Windmill
The German adopted-daughter of a Belgian innkeeper is threatened with internment by him if she revea...
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Thistledown
The Viennese bride of a Scottish peer is driven away by suspicion and unfriendliness from his family...
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Quiet, Please
“Comedy of a little man forced by chance into a big jewel robbery.” - BFI....
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Hail and Farewell
“A troopship bringing home a battalion from Bermuda docks at Southampton and the men are granted onl...
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Tales of Robin Hood
The story of Robin Hood, how he met his Merry Men and Maid Marian, and saved England from Sir Guy de...
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Crime Over London
With the police on their tail, a gang of New York criminals decided to relocate to London where they...
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Strange Journey
Reformed racketeer "Lucky" Leeds flees from the police when he thinks they are about to arrest him f...
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Eagle Squadron
An American joins the British Royal Air Force just before Pearl Harbor is attacked, and falls in lov...
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Singapore Woman
A fallen woman seeks redemption at a Singapore rubber plantation. Melodrama....
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Charade
This is an anthology film with three stories. In "Portrait of a Murderer", a female artist draws ske...
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Death at Broadcasting House
An actor is murdered live on air whilst a play is being broadcast. Everyone in the play and broadca...
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The Pathfinder
Pathfinder, a white man raised by the Mohican Indians, joins forces with the British army to avenge ...
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Man Hunt
Shortly before the start of WW2, renowned British big-game hunter Alan Thorndike, vacationing in Bav...
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I Walk Alone
Bootleggers on the lam Frankie and Noll split up to evade capture by the police. Frankie is caught a...
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The Son of Dr. Jekyll
The son of the notorious Dr. Henry Jekyll is determined to prove that his father's reputation has be...
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Change for a Sovereign
A king goes on strike and takes a holiday. A double is found to impersonate him who brings disgrace ...
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Desperate Journey
During WWII, when an allied bomber is shot down over Germany, the five surviving crew are captured b...
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