Ernest Morris Movies
British director Ernest Morris primarily made second-string thrillers during the '50s and '60s. He also worked extensively in television. Morris started out in 1932 as an assistant director. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide- 1965
The sagacious Oriental Interpol agent leaves his Hawaiian home to crack a case in London involving the evil Dargo, an ex-Nazi. During a skirmish between them, Dargo believes that he has killed Moto. Unfortunately for the villain it is not so and Moto stops the crook from getting his syndicate control over the world's oil supplies. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1964
In this crime drama, a Mafioso decides to go straight and turn states evidence against the mob. The mob retaliates by kidnapping the squealer's son. To get him back, the ex-gangster enlists the aid of a dancer, a worker for the American embassy, and Scotland Yard. At the end of it all, the boy is returned and the Mafia is temporarily destroyed. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1963
A spy ring is responsible for the death of Betty McDowall's husband as discovered by reporters. ~ All Movie Guide
- 1963
In this espionage thriller, an agent on his way back to London from Baghdad must deliver an important coded message to an operative. Though ordinarily a routine assignment, the agent finds his life jeopardized when word that he has a photographic memory leaks out. Suddenly he finds himself pursued by enemy agents from all over. Later his boss asks the agent and his lover to allow themselves to be captured so the British agents can move in and capture the enemy spies. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1963
In this thriller, an orphan gets entangled in a web of terror after he discovers that his aunt is deeply involved in an international smuggling ring. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1962
A venerable stage farced by Talbot Rothwell was the springboard for the British comedy Three Spare Wives. Feckless Robin Hunter prepares for a financial windfall when his rich Arabian uncle dies. Unfortunately, Hunter's legacy consists of three beautiful wives. We say "unfortunately" because Our Hero is already married to the excessive jealous Susan Stephen. You'll be able to guess the outcome of this one even as the opening credits are flashed upon the screen. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1962
In this British costume adventure, a courageous knight foils the plans of a baron to steal the treasure of King Henry III. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1962
In this marital comedy, a married mother and daughter team up to teach their husbands to pay more attention to them. Their scheme to change the men's personality is quite elaborate and comic mayhem ensues. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1961
In this crime drama, an FBI agent and a vengeful sister pursue diamond thieves who pulled their latest caper by placing a time-bomb aboard a plane piloted by the woman's brother. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1961
Strip Tease Murder is the exception to the rule that "If it's British, it's gotta be classy." John Hewer stars as the owner of a strip joint whose girl friend is executed for murder. Hewer is sure that the poor girl was innocent, so he does a little belated detective work himself. Third-billed Jean Muir is not the blacklisted American actress of the same name. Strip Tease Murder was one of the lesser accomplishments of those enterprising B-flick producers, the Danzinger Brothers. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1961
The British The Court Martial of Major Keller is similar in theme if not in outcome to the American film Time Limit. Major Keller (Lawrence Payne) is up on charges for killing his superior officer. He refuses to defend himself, leaving it to his attorney to probe the reason for his silence. An intensive line of questioning reveals that Keller's motives were patriotic: His commander was about to desert to the enemy. Court Martial of Major Keller was written by Brian Clemens, a loyal staffer on TV's long-running The Avengers. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1961
When a Nazi party member tries to defect to England due to a change of heart in the party's plans, he is chased by the Gestapo in this World War II film. ~ All Movie Guide
- 1961
In this wartime drama, a band of soldiers prefer to drink, steal, and leave the army to fighting. They change their tunes when they are assigned a suicide mission. Their brave commanding officer leads the men to successfully blow up an important bridge. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Horror tale inspired by the classic Edgar Allan Poe story, in which a writer fantasizes murdering his friend over a beautiful woman, and then hearing the dead man's heart continuing to beat. (Alternate title: The Hidden Room Of 1,000 Horrors) ~ Nicole Gagne, All Movie Guide
- 1960
In this crime thriller, a convicted embezzler kidnaps his son after his release from prison, not knowing that the boy is diabetic and will die without insulin injections. The police launch a massive manhunt. ~ Steve Huey, All Movie Guide
- 1958
In this crime drama, three criminals break into a man's store so they can get into the bank next door. The trouble really begins when the store owner suddenly shows up. The robbers take him hostage. A man walks past, sees trouble, and tries to assist. Unfortunately, he too is captured. Fortunately, the police show up and capture the three crooks. They also arrest the owner and the passerby because they think they too are involved. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1958
The Danzinger Brothers, those cost-conscious Hollywood filmmakers who brought you such gems as Babes in Bagdad, shifted their base of operations to England and Europe in the mid-1950s. It was in England where the Danzinger boys bankrolled The Betrayal, which represented a step up from some of their tackier American films. Phillip Friend stars as a WW II pilot who was blinded while imprisoned by the Nazis. He knows that one of his fellow officers betrayed him to the Germans, but now is unable to identity the traitor by sight. Friend is aided in his search for the turncoat by model Diana Decker. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1957
In this crime drama, a reporter begins looking into a young woman's suicide and finds that she was murdered. While looking for the murderer, the reporter exposes a counterfeiting ring. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1957
Looking rather spent, Tom Conway walks through the British programmer Operation Murder. Conway is a poverty-stricken doctor who happens to have a rich cousin. Conspiring with his partner Patrick Holt, Conway schemes to kill his cousin, passing off the death as a mishap on the operation table. The plan is almost foolproof, but.....Operation Murder was another of the multitude of inexpensive Danzinger Brothers productions, released throughout the English-speaking world by United Artists. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1957
After a former dance band leader is wrongfully convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Desperate to prove his innocence, he busts out of prison, contacts his lover and embarks upon a desperate search for the one woman who witnessed the killing. Unfortunately, the real killer gets to her first and murders her. To catch the murderer, the band leader resorts to trickery. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1957
None of the characters in this grim little British drama are particularly likable. It is especially true of the protagonist, a ghetto kid who makes his living by robbing old ladies. He despises his mother, and at night dreams that his father, whom he never met, is a millionaire. One day he decides to find him. Along the way, he kills a woman in a small town. He then learns that the village doctor is his father. When the doctor finds out that his son is a killer, he decides the youth must die. Unfortunately, tragedy ensues before that can happen. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1956
In this crime drama, a boxer ignores gangsters' threats and refuses to throw a fight. While hiding out from the crooks, he starts working at a garage. After falling in love with the boss's daughter, he listens to her advice and decides to stand up to the bullies. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
