John Turnbull
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Known For:Acting
Birthday:1880-11-05
Place of Birth:Dunbar, Scotland, UK
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Lord Edgware Dies (1934)
A talented American actress enlists the help of the famed Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, to negotiate a divorce from her husband, Lord Edgware,...

The 39 Steps (1935)
Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a knife in her back. Having a bit of trouble explaining it...

Dead Men Are Dangerous (1939)
Unsuccessful writer Aylmer Franklyn takes the chance to change identities after he discovers a corpse. However, he soon finds himself accused of the...

Silver Blaze (1937)
Holmes takes a vacation and visits his old friend Sir Henry Baskerville. His vacation ends when he suddenly finds himself in the middle of a...

The Shadow (1933)
A group of people in an old dark house are terrorized by a mysterious hooded figure dressed in black who proceeds to kill them off one by one.

The Conquest of the Air (1936)
This early docudrama uses dramatic reenactment, working models of early flying machines, and archival footage to trace man's attempts to fly from...

Hard Steel (1942)
A steelworker rises through the ranks to become manager of three steel mills, but ruthless ambition overwhelms him.

Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939)
During a holiday by the British seaside, Hornleigh and Bingham grow bored and turn their hand to investigating a local crime.

So Well Remembered (1947)
A mill-owner's ambitious daughter almost ruins her husband's political career.

His Lordship (1936)
A complicated adventure involving twin brothers and the Foreign Office trying to thwart the ambitions of a hostile sheikh.

The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950)
Nutbourne College, an old established, all-boys, boarding school is told that another school is to be billeted with due to wartime restrictions. The...

The Black Abbot (1934)
A gang of crooks uses the legend of a ghost haunting an old dark mansion to help them kidnap a rich man.

Sexton Blake and the Bearded Doctor (1935)
In this mystery, ace detective Sexton Blake returns to solve the puzzling murder of a prominent violinist.

Julius Caesar (1938)
The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to...

Three Silent Men (1940)
An inventor of a deadly weapon to be used against the allies is injured in a crash. Surgeon, Sir James (Sebastian Shaw) saves his life but learns of...

Song of the Road (1937)
After the Local council he works for decides to replace its horse-drawn services with motor vehicles, one of the drivers spends his savings to buy...

Make-Up (1937)
Make-Up is a 1937 British drama film directed by Alfred Zeisler and starring Nils Asther, June Clyde and Judy Kelly. It was a circus film made by an...

Saturday Night Revue (1937)
There are two clubs in London called Moons; one in Mayfair and one in Soho. Mary Dorland is singing at the cheap one, but her father, who does not...

The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)
Renowned for his excess, King Henry VIII goes through a series of wives during his rule. With Anne Boleyn, his second wife, executed on charges of...

The Lady Is Willing (1934)
In this comedy-mystery, a private detective helps three businessmen get even with the man who misused their investments. The detective plans to...

The Midshipmaid (1932)
Sir Percy Newbiggin visits the fleet to find ways to economize Naval expenditures. Daughter Celia tags along and organizes a morale-boosting show...

Tudor Rose (1936)
The tragic story of Lady Jane Grey, the young queen who reigned in England for nine days before she was executed.

Strange Boarders (1938)
Pre-war intelligence man Tommy Blythe interrupts his honeymoon to investigate the discovery of vital Air Ministry blueprints on a woman killed in a...

Daybreak (1948)
A mysterious barber hides a secret identity that eventually leads to tragedy.

The Passing of the Third Floor Back (1935)
The tenants of an old London boarding house spend their time in petty bickering and sniping until a mysterious stranger arrives at their door.

Matinee Idol (1933)
A well-known actor is murdered. Another performer becomes an amateur sleuth so she can prove her sister is innocent of the crime.

Puppets of Fate (1933)
'Escaped convict blackmails murderous doctor into helping him.' (British Film Catalogue)

Spare a Copper (1940)
George is an inept reserve policeman working in wartime Liverpool, who is chosen by a gang of Nazi saboteurs as the stooge for their planned...

Night Alone (1938)
Charles and Barbara are a devoted couple who, in seven years' marriage, have never spent a night apart. When they come up to town for a family...

Love at Sea (1936)
A comedy of mistaken identities aboard a cruise ship, in which several people are thrown together by the matrimonial magazine Get Together: Dick...

The Hangman Waits (1947)
A cinema organist carries out a series of grisly murders.

Ask Beccles (1933)
A man steals a priceless diamond, but returns it when an innocent man is arrested for the theft.

The Night of the Party (1934)
A major newspaper publisher dies in suspicious circumstances during a parlour game at a dinner party. The publishers secretary is the obvious...

Return to Yesterday (1940)
Robert Maine is torn between returning to the glamour of Hollywood and working with a small theatre company in England.

Badger’s Green (1934)
A lovely English village is threatened with "development" by a speculative builder. The annual cricket match with another village shall decide its...

The Amazing Quest of Mr Ernest Bliss (1920)
A millionaire bets £25,000 that he can earn his own living for six months.

The Black Mask (1935)
British crime film directed by Ralph Ince

Spies of the Air (1939)
Set just before the outbreak of WWII, this is the story of a test pilot who works for the (unnamed) enemy. Made in 1939, by the time it was released...

Shipmates o' Mine (1936)
A through-the-years story with songs and sentiments. A sailor rises from first officer to captain, gets married and has a son, but loses his command...

The Common Touch (1941)
On the death of his father, an eighteen-year old leaves school to take over the family firm in the City of London. Realising the other directors want...

The Umbrella (1933)
Two thieves are released from prison; one of them has an umbrella with jewels hidden in its handle.

77 Park Lane (1931)
When a 'man about town' takes a young lady back to his house they are both surprised to find that it has been turned into an illegal casino in his...

Tons of Money (1930)
A debt-ridden inventor has to pretend to be his cousin to avoid his creditors.

Keepers of Youth (1931)
The arrival of Mr. Knox, the new sports instructor at a British public school, heralds trouble. He imposes his dominant personality to influence...

Rodney Steps In (1931)
A carefree aristocrat becomes involved with a woman suspected of murder, and assists her in proving her innocence.

Detective Lloyd (1932)
A detective matches wits with a group of thieves out to steal a priceless amulet.

The Man at Six (1931)
A butler is found murdered in an unfurnished mansion house.

The Wickham Mystery (1931)
'Crooks steal pearls and helicopter plans.' (British Film Catalogue)

Stepping Toes (1938)
The granddaughter of an old showman is kept away from him by his daughter, ashamed of their background. But the girl is phenomenally talented by...

Murder on the Second Floor (1932)
A novelist imagines the murders of his fellow tenants...

A Voice Said Goodnight (1932)
A British crime film directed by William C. McGann

The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss (1936)
A bored millionaire wagers his doctor that he can support himself at a working class job for a year without touching his inheritance.

The Man Outside (1933)
A murder at a country house centres around the whereabouts of a horde of stolen diamonds and the unmasking of people who are not as they at first...

A Place of One's Own (1945)
An elderly couple move into an old, supposedly haunted abandoned house. A young girl comes to live with the pair as a companion for the wife....

Passing Shadows (1934)
The film stars Edmund Gwenn, who plays a chemist, whose son Lawrence (played by Barry MacKay) is attacked on a train. He appears to have shot the man.

Where There's a Will (1936)
Will Hay plays the pennyless, bungling solicitor Benjamin Stubbins, who arrives at his office to find his insolent office boy (Graham Moffatt) with...

The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)
The woman who will become Catherine the Great marries into the Russian royal family when she weds Grand Duke Peter, the nephew of Empress Elizabeth....

The Man from Yesterday (1949)
A psychic goes to the home of a woman who wants him to contact her dead fiancée, even though she has already remarried. Later, she ends up...

The Shipbuilders (1943)
A patriotic, cinematic salvo, this wartime production tells the story of the owner of a shipbuilding company doing his best to contribute to the...

Music Hall (1934)
A rare film put out by Twickenham Film Studios which includes many original music hall acts.

The Terror (1938)
For ten years, The Terror has laughed at both police and public. And for ten years, two of his erstwhile associates, Joe Conner and 'Soapy' Marks,...

Once in a New Moon (1935)
When a small English town is dragged out into space by the force of a 'dead star' passing Earth, the populace try to organise a local government...

Prete, fai un miracolo (1975)
"Priest - a miracle please" - The young Italian priest Don Alberto is sent to New York where he is alone and suffers the typical indifference of the...

The Gaunt Stranger (1938)
A lawyer receives a note telling him that he'll be dead in 48 hours - and Scotland Yard must work fast to uncover the serial killer known as 'The...

Fanny by Gaslight (1944)
Returning to 1870s London after finishing at boarding school, Fanny winesses the death of her father in a fight with Lord Manderstoke. She then finds...

Don't Take It to Heart (1944)
A stray World War Two bomb releases the ghost of the 3rd Earl of Chaunduyt after 400 years. A visiting professor, while wooing the beautiful Lady...

Tangled Evidence (1934)
A medium is murdered and suspicion falls on his niece.

Old Mother Riley's Circus (1941)
Mother Riley takes over a circus on the point of closing down, and makes it a success.

The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
18th century English aristocrat Sir Percy Blakeney leads a double life. He appears to be merely the effete aristocrat, but in reality is part of an...

Rembrandt (1936)
A character study depicting the life of Rembrandt Van Rijn at the height of his fame in the mid 1600s. Beginning with the death of his wife,...