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Lewis Allen is a Director and Producer British born on 25 december 1905 at Telford (United-kingdom)
Lewis Allen (25 December 1905 – 3 May 2000) was an English film and television director. Allen worked mainly in the United States, directing 18 feature films between 1944 and 1959. From the mid-1950s he moved increasingly into television and worked on a number of the most popular shows of the time in the U.S.
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Lewis Allen
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 25 december 1905 at Telford (United-kingdom)
Death 3 may 2000 (at 94 years) at Santa Monica (USA)
Birth 25 december 1905 at Telford (United-kingdom)
Death 3 may 2000 (at 94 years) at Santa Monica (USA)
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Whirlpool (1959)
, 1h31Directed by Lewis Allen
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Juliette Gréco, O.W. Fischer, William Sylvester, Muriel Pavlow, Marius Goring, Geoffrey Bayldon
Rating60%
En Allemagne, la Française Lora, pour échapper à l'emprise de son amant et mauvais génie Herman, a trouvé un emploi de serveuse dans une brasserie de Cologne. Mais Herman la retrouve et lui demande de faciliter le rendez-vous qu'il a pris dans la brasserie pour une louche transaction monétaire. Les tractations se passent mal à cause de faux billets ; Herman poignarde son interlocuteur et entraîne Lora dans sa fuite.
Another Time, Another Place (1958)
, 1h31Directed by Lewis Allen
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists
Actors Lana Turner, Barry Sullivan, Glynis Johns, Sean Connery, Terence Longdon, Raymond Burr
Rating58%
An American reporter, Sara Scott (Turner) is working in Europe during World War II and begins an affair with a British reporter named Mark Trevor (Connery). Sara is conflicted on whether to marry her rich boss (Sullivan) or the charming young reporter she is having an affair with. Finally, she chooses Mark, only to find that he is married and has a son. The two separate shortly thereafter, then decide to stay together and work out their problems.
A Bullet for Joey (1955)
, 1h27Directed by Lewis Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Edward G. Robinson, George Raft, Audrey Totter, Peter van Eyck, George Dolenz, William Bryant
Rating59%
Communist agents in Canada are spying on Dr. Carl Macklin, an atomic physicist whose knowledge they want. To kidnap him, Eric Hartman, the party's top man in Montreal, offers $100,000 to a deported American criminal, Joe Victor.
Illegal (1955)
, 1h28Directed by Lewis Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Edward G. Robinson, Nina Foch, Hugh Marlowe, Jayne Mansfield, Albert Dekker, Howard St. John
Rating69%
Victor Scott (Edward G. Robinson) is a District Attorney with a drive to win every case. He is assisted by attorney Ellen Miles (Nina Foch) who is not quite as relentless, but is devoted to her D.A. boss. After Scott discovers that a man he sent to his death is innocent, he falls into an alcoholic haze, is arrested for drunk and disorderly conduct, and determines to defend another incarcerated man. This leads to a new career as a defense attorney.
Suddenly (1954)
, 1h15Directed by Lewis Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Noir, Crime
Themes Political films
Actors Frank Sinatra, Sterling Hayden, James Gleason, Willis Bouchey, Nancy Gates, Paul Frees
Rating67%
In post-war America, the President of the United States is scheduled to journey through the small town of Suddenly, California. Claiming to be checking up on security prior to his arrival, a group of FBI agents arrive at the home of the Bensons, on top of a hill that looks down upon the station where the Presidential train is scheduled to stop. However, they soon turn out to be assassins led by the ruthless John Baron (Frank Sinatra), who take over the house and hold the family hostage.
At Sword's Point (1952)
, 1h21Directed by Lewis Allen
Origin USA
Genres Swashbuckler, Adventure
Themes Politique, Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Cornel Wilde, Maureen O'Hara, Robert Douglas, Gladys Cooper, Dan O'Herlihy, Alan Hale Jr.
Rating60%
The sons (and a daughter) of the original Four Musketeers ride to the rescue of besieged Queen Anne in 1648 France.
Valentino (1951)
, 1h42Directed by Lewis Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Romance
Themes Films about television
Actors Anthony Dexter, Dona Drake, Eleanor Parker, Richard Carlson, Otto Kruger, Patricia Medina
Rating58%
Rudolph Valentino arrives in America and becomes a movie star. He falls in love with an actress and dies an early death.
Valentino (1951)
, 1h42Directed by Lewis Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Eleanor Parker, Richard Carlson, Anthony Dexter, Patricia Medina, Joseph Calleia, Dona Drake
Rating58%
Appointment with Danger (1950)
, 1h29Directed by Lewis Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Heist films
Actors Alan Ladd, Phyllis Calvert, Paul Stewart, Jan Sterling, Stacy Harris, Jack Webb
Rating64%
The film tells of Al Goddard (Alan Ladd), a U.S. Postal Inspector of the United States Postal Inspection Service. He's assigned to arrest two criminals who've allegedly murdered another U.S. Postal Inspector.
Appointment with Danger (1950)
, 1h29Directed by Lewis Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Alan Ladd, Phyllis Calvert, Paul Stewart, Jan Sterling, Jack Webb, Stacy Harris
Rating64%
Témoin d'un meurtre, sœur Augustine parvient à identifier l'un des malfaiteurs. Elle informe aussitôt le commissaire Goddard. Ce dernier décide de s'infiltrer dans la bande qui projette de faire un hold-up.
The Big Steal (1949)
, 1h11Directed by Don Siegel, Lewis Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime, Romance
Actors Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, William Bendix, Patric Knowles, Ramón Novarro, DeForest Kelley
Rating68%
U.S. Army lieutenant Duke Halliday (Robert Mitchum) is robbed of a $300,000 payroll by Jim Fiske (Patric Knowles). When Halliday's superior, Captain Vincent Blake (William Bendix), suspects him of having taken part in the theft, Halliday has no choice but to pursue Fiske into Mexico. Along the way, he runs into Joan Graham (Jane Greer), who is after the $2000 she loaned to her boyfriend, Fiske. The two join forces, though they are not sure at first if they can trust each other. Fiske stays one step ahead of the couple, while they are in turn chased by Blake. When Halliday is knocked down trying to stop Fiske from getting away, he comes to the attention of Police Inspector General Ortega (Ramon Novarro). Ortega lets him go after Halliday claims to be Blake (using identification he took from the captain after a brawl), but keeps an eye on him. His suspicions are confirmed when the real Blake shows up at his office for help.
The Great Gatsby (1949)
, 1h31Directed by Elliott Nugent, Lewis Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality
Actors Alan Ladd, Betty Field, Macdonald Carey, Ruth Hussey, Barry Sullivan, Shelley Winters
Rating64%
Les relations d'un couple et d'un mystérieux mécène à Long Island....
Chicago Deadline (1949)
, 1h26Directed by Lewis Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists
Actors Alan Ladd, Donna Reed, June Havoc, Irene Hervey, John Arthur Kennedy, Berry Kroeger
Rating63%
Ed Adams (Alan Ladd) is a reporter for a Chicago newspaper. By chance he is in a boardinghouse just when the body of a dead woman is found by a cleaning lady. The body belongs to a beautiful female tenant named Rosita Jean d’Ur (Donna Reed). Ed is drawn to the dark, mysterious woman, and manages to steal her diary before the law gets to the scene. In the diary Rosita has listed a total of fifty-four names.
Sealed Verdict (1948)
, 1h22Directed by Lewis Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Ray Milland, Broderick Crawford, Florence Marly, John Hoyt, John Ridgely, Ludwig Donath
Rating63%
So Evil My Love (1948)
, 1h52Directed by Lewis Allen
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Ray Milland, Ann Todd, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Leo G. Carroll, Raymond Huntley, Raymond Lovell
Rating68%
On board a ship returning to England from the West Indies, missionary's widow Olivia Harwood (Todd) is prevailed on to help nurse malarial patients on the lower decks. There she meets the suavely handsome Mark Bellis (Milland), who has been taken ill. Despite Mark's vagueness about his life and past, the couple strike up a friendship. Fully recovered by the time the ship docks, Mark persuades Olivia to allow him to take up residence in the lodging house she has inherited from her late husband. He proceeds to work a smooth line of seduction on her, while still finding time to also use his charms on the more worldly and vulgar Kitty (Moira Lister).