Vernon Downing
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Known For:Acting
Birthday:1913-01-06
Place of Birth:Suffolk, England, UK
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A Woman's Vengeance (1948)
A cheating husband is charged in the poisoning death of his invalid wife, in spite of other women and suicide also being suspected.

The Spider Woman (1943)
Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of so-called "pajama suicides". He knows the female villain behind them is as cunning as Moriarty and as...

The Macomber Affair (1947)
A big-game hunter takes a rich American couple on an African safari. Film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber".

King of Burlesque (1936)
Warner Baxter plays the ambitious producer of a burlesque show who rises to the big time on Broadway. Alice Faye is the loyal burleycue singer who...

Wuthering Heights (1939)
The Earnshaws are Yorkshire farmers during the early 19th Century. One day, Mr. Earnshaw returns from a trip to the city, bringing with him a ragged...

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent...

Pride and Prejudice (1940)
In early 19th century England, Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters vie for the affections of rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his...

The Three Musketeers (1948)
In 17th century France, young D'Artagnan wants to join the King's Musketeers, but instead befriends three legendary musketeers—Athos, Porthos,...

The Howards of Virginia (1940)
Beautiful young Virginian Jane steps down from her proper aristocratic upbringing when she marries down-to-earth surveyor Matt Howard. Matt joins the...

Mystery Sea Raider (1940)
June McCarthy has unwittingly aided an undercover Nazi naval officer with acquiring a "mother ship" for German submarines in the Atlantic.

The Wife Takes a Flyer (1942)
Christopher Reynolds, an American flying with the R.A.F, is shot down over German-occupied Holland and is given shelter by a Dutch family. Posing as...

The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
American Susan travels with her father to England for a vacation. Invited to a society ball, Susan meets Sir John Ashwood and marries him after a...

The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)
Remarkable poet Elizabeth Barrett is slowly recovering from a crippling illness with the help of her siblings, especially her youngest sister,...

How to Hold Your Husband - BACK (1941)
In this Pete Smith Specialty comedic short, we see various ways a wife may unintentionally hold her husband back.

The Romance Of Robert Burns (1937)
The 'Farmer Poet' Robert Burns, after a bad romance, pens "Auld Lang Syne" to much fanfare and courts high society at the expense of his blossoming...

Corvette K-225 (1943)
The story of a Canadian WWII naval vessel, with a dramatic subplot concerning her first captain.

Lord Jeff (1938)
Spoiled child Geoffrey Bramer teams up with a pair of small time crooks to pose as an aristocrat and steal jewelry from exclusive shops. During a a...

A Guy Named Joe (1943)
A cocky U.S. Army Air Force pilot stationed in England during World War II falls for a daring female flier. After he's killed on a mission, he's...

East of Java (1935)
Survivors of a shipwreck find refuge on a tropical island--but so do the ship's cargo of lions and tigers.

Suspicion (1941)
A sheltered young heiress elopes with a handsome playboy. Gradually, she discovers his dishonest nature.

The Time of Their Lives (1946)
Two ghosts, who were mistakenly branded as traitors during the Revolutionary War, return to 20th century New England to retrieve a letter from George...

Marie Antoinette (1938)
The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France, in a politically advantageous marriage for the...

Clive of India (1935)
Fort St. David, Cuddalore, southern India, 1748. While colonial empires battle to seize an enormous territory, rich in spices and precious metals...

Les Misérables (1935)
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both...

Golden Earrings (1947)
A British colonel escapes from the Gestapo to the Black Forest and poses as a Gypsy's mate.

Four Star Playhouse (1952)
Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer...