The best Ronald Adam’s movies

Ronald Adam

Ronald Adam

31/12/1896- 27/03/1979
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Around the World in Eighty Days

Around the World in Eighty Days
6.7/10
Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.

The Haunting

The Haunting
7.4/10
  • Genre: Horror
  • Release: 21/08/1963
  • Character: Eldridge Harper
Dr. Markway, doing research to prove the existence of ghosts, investigates Hill House, a large, eerie mansion with a lurid history of violent death and insanity.

The Lavender Hill Mob

The Lavender Hill Mob
7.5/10
  • Genre: ComedyCrime
  • Release: 28/06/1951
  • Character: Turner
A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipments of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country.

The Million Pound Note

The Million Pound Note
6.8/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 07/01/1954
  • Character: Samuel Clements
An impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich gentlemen who have conceived the crazy idea of distributing a note worth one million pounds. The sailor finds that whenever he tries to use the note to buy something, people treat him like a king and let him have whatever he likes for free. Ultimately, the money proves to be more troublesome than it is worth when it almost costs him his dignity and the woman he loves.

Under Capricorn

Under Capricorn
6.2/10
In 1831, Irishman Charles Adare travels to Australia to start a new life with the help of his cousin who has just been appointed governor. When he arrives he meets powerful landowner and ex-convict, Sam Flusky, who wants to do a business deal with him. Whilst attending a dinner party at Flusky's house, Charles meets Flusky's wife Henrietta who he had known as a child back in Ireland. Henrietta is an alcoholic and seems to be on the verge of madness.

Q Planes

Q Planes
6.5/10
An eccentric Scotland Yard inspector thinks something beamed from a spy ship is dropping planes.

The Man Who Never Was

The Man Who Never Was
7.4/10
The true story of a British effort to trick the Germans into weakening Sicily's defenses before the 1943 attack. A dead soldier is dressed as a British officer and outfitted with faked papers showing that the Allies were intending to invade occupied Greece. His body is put into the sea where it will ultimately drift ashore and the papers be passed along to German Intelligence.

The Hidden Room

The Hidden Room
7.3/10
  • Genre: CrimeThriller
  • Release: 03/08/1949
  • Character: Talkative, balding club member
A British psychiatrist devises a devilish revenge plot against his wife's lover.

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
7.3/10
A naval adventure, based on the novels by C.S. Forester, about the heroic, 19th-century British seafarer. The story sails with his ship, the Lydia, through battles with Spain and then France won with wit rather than might.

Journey Together

Journey Together
6.5/10
  • Genre: DramaWar
  • Release: 01/10/1945
  • Character: Commanding Officer at Falcon Field
Two Englishmen (Richard Attenborough, Jack Watling) train with the Royal Air Force, ending with a bombing raid on Berlin.

The Tomb of Ligeia

The Tomb of Ligeia
6.4/10
Verden Fell is shattered after the death of his lovely wife. But, after an unexpected encounter with Lady Rowena Trevanion, Fell soon finds himself married again. Nevertheless, his late wife's spirit seems to hang over the dilapidated abbey that Fell shares with his new bride. Lady Rowena senses that something is amiss and, when she investigates, makes a horrifying discovery -- learning that Fell's dead wife is closer than she ever imagined possible.

The Black Knight

The Black Knight
5.2/10
John (Alan Ladd), a blacksmith and swordsmith, is tutored at Camelot. As a commoner, he can't hope to win the hand of Lady Linet (Patricia Medina), daughter of the Earl of Yeoniland (Harry Andrews), so he creates a secret alternate identity as the Black Knight. In this new role, he is now able to help King Arthur when Saracens and Cornish men—disguised as Vikings -- plot to take over the country.

Reach for the Sky

Reach for the Sky
7.2/10
  • Genre: DramaHistoryWar
  • Release: 05/07/1956
  • Character: Air Vice-Marshal Leigh-Mallory
The true story of airman Douglas Bader who overcame the loss of both legs in a 1931 flying accident to become a successful fighter pilot and wing leader during World War II.

Angels One Five

Angels One Five
6.4/10
  • Genre: DramaWar
  • Release: 19/03/1952
  • Character: Group Controller
The year is 1940 and Pilot Officer T.B. Baird arrives straight out of flight school to join a front line RAF squadron at the height of the Battle of Britain. After an unfortunate start and a drumming down from his commanding officer, Baird must balance the struggle to impress his Group Captain, regain his pride, fit in with his fellow pilots, and survive one of the most intense air battles in history.

Laughter in Paradise

Laughter in Paradise
7.1/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 01/06/1951
  • Character: Mr. Wagstaffe - Bank Manager (as Ronald Adams)
When an eccentric practical joker dies, he divides his fortune among four heirs. But before they can collect the cash they must each do something which goes completely against their nature. NB: This is the film which introduced Audrey Hepburn.

Forbidden Cargo

Forbidden Cargo
6.5/10
  • Genre: CrimeThriller
  • Release: 04/05/1954
  • Character: Mr. Bennett
Kenyon is a narcotics agent who, with the aid of a titled bird-watcher attempts to trap a brother and sister drug smuggling team.

Zeppelin

Zeppelin
6.1/10
  • Genre: AdventureWar
  • Release: 22/04/1971
  • Character: Prime Minister
The outbreak of World War I places Scots officer Geoffrey Richter-Douglas in an uncomfortable position. Although his allegiance is to Britain, his mother was from an aristocratic Bavarian family, and he spent his summers in Germany as a child. When Geoffrey is approached by a German spy who offers him a chance to defect, he reports the incident to his superiors, but instead of arresting the spy they suggest that he accept her offer--and become an Allied agent. In Germany, among old friends, Geoffrey discovers that loyalty is more complicated than he expected, especially when he finds himself aboard the maiden voyage of a powerful new prototype Zeppelin, headed for Scotland on a secret mission that could decide the outcome of the war.

Green for Danger

Green for Danger
7.4/10
In the midst of Nazi air raids, a postman dies on the operating table at a rural hospital. But was the death accidental?

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus
6/10
Christopher Columbus overcomes intrigue at the Spanish court and convinces Queen Isabella that his plan to reach the East by sailing west is practical.

The Naked Truth

The Naked Truth
6.8/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 03/12/1957
  • Character: Chemist (uncredited)
Nigel Dennis publishes a scandal magazine. But for each story he writes, he first approaches the person whose scandalous behavior is described (or rather implied, to avoid any libel suit) and says he will suppress the story in return for money. Several of his victims first decide individually to kill him instead of paying, but fail in amusing ways. Then they find that to protect their various secrets they must now join forces for a rather different purpose...

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