Movies starring Finlay Currie

The Edge of the World (1937)

81 mins     Drama, Romance      

Whilst even non movie geeks know that Alfred Hitchcock was one of Britain's greatest movie makers, the name Michael Powell is not as well recognized by non movie fans yet his contribution to British cinema is remarkable. What...

49th Parallel (1941)

104 mins     Drama, Thriller, War      

"49th Parallel" on paper sounded good, a movie directed by Michael Powell whilst written by Emeric Pressburger always is a good sign as is the cast which includes Laurence Olivier and Eric Portman. On top of that a storyline ...

The Day Will Dawn (1942)

99 mins     Drama, War      

If Hollywood want movies to remake they should take a look at the war movies of the 1940's as these are the ones which whilst having a good storyline suffer from now being dated. Take "The Day Will Dawn", watching it is obvio...

I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)

91 mins     Drama, Romance      

On face value "I Know Where I'm Going!" is a relative obvious and simple movie, young woman on her way to be married finds herself in the company of another man when her journey is forced to grind to a halt. That idea has bee...

Great Expectations (1946)

118 mins     Drama, Romance      

I blame the British education system of the 80s for my aversion to classic literature as reading was a dull experience, old books which had no life in them analysed rather than brought to life. For that reason I have also had...

Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948)

136 mins     Biography, Drama      

I have always been a fan of David Niven ever since I first saw him in "Casino Royale", yes I know it wasn't a great movie but as a child it entertained. Sadly I can't say the same of the earlier David Niven movie "Bonnie Prin...

The History of Mr. Polly (1949)

95 mins     Comedy, Drama      

I've never read H.G. Wells novel from which "The History of Mr. Polly" is adapted from, in fact knowing Wells as only a writer of fantasy and science fiction it was a bit of surprise to see his name as the original source for...

Kangaroo (1952)

84 mins     Drama      

"Kangaroo" which sometimes is known as "The Australian Story" is really little more than a typical western, with recognizable western actors but with a storyline set in Australia. Does it make it anymore special? Not at all a...

Ivanhoe (1952)

106 mins     Adventure , Drama      

As a child I was introduced to the story of Ivanhoe at the same time I was introduced to Robin Hood, Robin Hood won out for me and in my eyes it won out for Hollywood as whilst there have been a few Ivanhoe movies there have ...

Footsteps in the Fog (1955)

90 mins     Drama, Thriller      

As a thriller "Footsteps in the Fog" is solid, a little too far fetched in places and pedestrian in others but solid. But for what is really a serious thriller there is something darkly amusing about this tale of a lowly maid...

Corridors of Blood (1958)

86 mins     Crime, Horror, Thriller      

I have to admit that when ever I come across a movie starring Boris Karloff my immediate thoughts are of it most likely being a horror movie. Yet Karloff was such a strong actor that he was just at home in more straight forwa...

Kidnapped (1959)

97 mins     Action , Adventure , Drama      

Up until now my only experience of "Kidnapped" was the notorious 70s version, notorious because many of the actors gave up being paid in order to complete the rather under-whelming movie. Or at least that is what I thought be...