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Miles Mander is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Script British born on 14 may 1888 at Wolverhampton (United-kingdom)
Miles Mander (14 May 1888 – 8 February 1946), born Lionel Henry Mander (and sometimes credited as Luther Miles), was a well-known and versatile English character actor of the early Hollywood cinema, also a film director and producer, and a playwright and novelist.
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Birth name Lionel Henry Mander
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 14 may 1888 at Wolverhampton (United-kingdom)
Death 8 february 1946 (at 57 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 14 may 1888 at Wolverhampton (United-kingdom)
Death 8 february 1946 (at 57 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Miles Mander (14 May 1888 – 8 February 1946), born Lionel Henry Mander (and sometimes credited as Luther Miles), was a well-known and versatile English character actor of the early Hollywood cinema, also a film director and producer, and a playwright and novelist.
Biography
His first wife was an Indian, Prativa Devi. His second wife was Kathleen ('Bunty') French, of Sydney, Australia, with whom he had a son, Theodore. He wrote a book of memoirs and advice to him, To My Son—in Confidence (1934). He died suddenly of a heart attack at the Brown Derby restaurant in Los Angeles, aged 57.Usually with
Filmography of Miles Mander (99 films)
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, 1h26Directed by Henry Levin, George Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Actors Anita Louise, Jill Esmond, Edgar Buchanan, Cornel Wilde, Henry Daniell, George Macready
Roles Lord Warrick
Rating58%
Robert de Notthingham, fils de Robin des Bois, vient au secours de la Reine Mère et de Lady Catherine Maitland. Ces dernières fuient le cruel William de Pembroke qui a emprisonné le Roi dans son château. En digne héritier de son père, Robert et les hommes de la Forêt de Sherwood vont affronter Pembroke et son armée de traîtres à la couronne d'Angleterre.
The Imperfect Lady (1946)
, 1h37Directed by Lewis Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Ray Milland, Teresa Wright, Cedric Hardwicke, Virginia Field, Anthony Quinn, Reginald Owen
Roles Mr. Rogan
Rating65%
In 1892, showgirls Millie and Rose have a chance encounter with Clive Loring, a politician who invites them to tea. Millie falls for Clive and vows to give up the stage, but his brother Lord Belmont nevertheless disapproves.
The Walls Came Tumbling Down (1946)
, 1h22Directed by Lothar Mendes
Origin USA
Genres Noir, Crime
Actors Lee Bowman, Marguerite Chapman, Edgar Buchanan, Larry Steers, George Macready, Lee Patrick
Roles Dr. Marko
Rating63%
A newspaper reporter investigates when one his friends is murdered, a crime apparently connected to a missing art work.
Murder, My Sweet (1945)
, 1h35Directed by Edward Dmytryk
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, Anne Shirley, Otto Kruger, Mike Mazurki, Douglas Walton
Roles Leuwen Grayle
Rating74%
Temporarily blinded with his eyes bandaged, private detective Philip Marlowe (Dick Powell) is being interrogated by police lieutenant Randall (Don Douglas) about two murders.
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
, 1h49Directed by Albert Lewin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Peinture
Actors George Sanders, Hurd Hatfield, Donna Reed, Angela Lansbury, Peter Lawford, Lowell Gilmore
Roles Sir Robert Bentley
Rating74%
Dorian Gray (Hurd Hatfield) is a handsome, wealthy young man living in 19th century London. While generally intelligent, he is naive and easily manipulated. These faults lead to his spiral into sin and, ultimately, misery.
The Crime Doctor's Warning (1945)
, 1h10Directed by William Castle
Origin USA
Genres Crime
Actors Warner Baxter, John Litel, Dusty Anderson, Miles Mander, John Abbott, Arthur Aylesworth
Roles Frederick Malone
Rating60%
In this entry Coulter Irwin plays a returning World War II veteran with a few problems: psychological problems that include blackouts, a dominating mother, and a beautiful girlfriend who turns up murdered. The police are quick to pin the killing on him, but the Crime Doctor (Warner Baxter) is not so sure.
Confidential Agent (1945)
, 1h58Directed by Herman Shumlin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Spy
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Charles Boyer, Lauren Bacall, Peter Lorre, Victor Francen, Wanda Hendrix, George Coulouris
Roles Mr. Brigstock
Rating64%
In the midst of the Spanish Civil War, Luis Denard (Charles Boyer), a former concert pianist, travels to England as a confidential agent of the Republican government. His mission is to buy coal in order to deny it to the Fascist rebels. On the ship he meets rich girl Rose Cullen (Lauren Bacall), whose father, Lord Benditch (Holmes Herbert), heads the firm with which Denard will negotiate.
Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)
, 2h10Directed by Robert Z. Leonard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Ginger Rogers, Lana Turner, Walter Pidgeon, Van Johnson, Edward Arnold, Keenan Wynn
Roles British Secretary
Rating65%
The film focuses on various guests staying at New York City's famed Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Among them are lonely screen star Irene Malvern, in town with her maid Anna for a childhood friend's wedding and the premiere of her latest movie; war correspondent Chip Collyer, mistaken for a jewel thief by Irene but playing along to catch her attention; flyer Capt. James Hollis, wounded in World War II and facing perilous surgery in three days; wealthy shyster Martin X. Edley, who is trying to sign the Bey of Aribajan to a shady oil deal; Oliver Webson, a cub reporter for Collier's Weekly hoping to expose Edley; and bride-to-be Cynthia Drew, whose upcoming wedding is endangered by her belief her fiancé Bob is in love with Irene Malvern. Also on the scene are Bunny Smith, the hotel's stenographer/notary public, who hopes to escape her low income roots by marrying Edley, and reporter Randy Morton, who loiters in the lobby hoping to stumble upon a scoop for his newspaper.
The Brighton Strangler (1945)
Directed by Max Nosseck
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about television, Serial killer films
Actors John Loder, June Duprez, Miles Mander, Michael St. Angel, Rose Hobart, Gilbert Emery
Roles Chief Inspector W.R. Allison
Rating62%
The Scarlet Claw (1944)
, 1h14Directed by Roy William Neill
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Horror, Crime
Themes Sherlock Holmes films, Buddy films
Actors Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Miles Mander, Paul Cavanagh, Ian Wolfe, Arthur Hohl
Roles Judge Brisson
Rating71%
Holmes and Watson are in Canada attending a conference on the occult, when Lord Penrose receives a message that his wife Lady Penrose has been murdered in the small village of La Mort Rouge. Holmes and Watson are about to return to England when Holmes receives a telegram from Lady Penrose, issued before her death, asking for help as she fears for her life. Holmes decides to investigate her death.
The Pearl of Death (1944)
, 1h8Directed by Roy William Neill
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Sherlock Holmes films, Buddy films
Actors Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Dennis Hoey, Evelyn Ankers, Miles Mander, Ian Wolfe
Roles Giles Conover
Rating70%
Master criminal Giles Conover (Miles Mander) steals the famous "Borgia Pearl" from the Royal Regent Museum under the very nose of Holmes and Watson, but when caught the pearl is not found on him and he is released.
The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)
, 2h20Directed by Cecil B. DeMille, Arthur Rosson, Oscar Rudolph
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors Gary Cooper, Laraine Day, Signe Hasso, Dennis O'Keefe, Paul Kelly, Carol Thurston
Roles un homme
Rating65%
Lors de l'offensive japonaise en Indonésie, un médecin originaire de l'Arkansas, le Dr Wassell, chercheur passionné engagé dans la Marine se consacre à soigner les blessés américains d'un navire coulé par les Japonais. Au moment ce l'offensive japonaise sur Java un navire accepte d'embarquer les blessés capables de marcher mais pas la petite douzaine sur des civières. Le Dr Wassell reste avec eux, les ramène à l'hôpital de campagne plusieurs fois bombardé, parvient à les faire transporter par un convoi anglais à travers la jungle, use de la ruse pour les faire monter à bord d'un cargo surchargé et arrive enfin en Australie.
Madame Curie (1944)
, 2h4Directed by Harry Beaumont, Mervyn LeRoy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Romance
Actors Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Henry Travers, Albert Bassermann, C. Aubrey Smith, May Whitty
Roles Businessman (uncredited)
Rating71%
Marie Sklodowska (Greer Garson) is a poor, idealistic student living in Paris and studying at the Sorbonne. She neglects her health and one day faints during class. Her tutor, Prof. Perot (Albert Bassermann) is sympathetic and, finding that she has no friends or family in Paris, invites her to a soirée his wife is throwing for a "few friends" (primarily professors and their wives). Among the many guests is physicist Pierre Curie (Walter Pidgeon), an extremely shy and absentminded man completely devoted to his work. He allows Marie to share his lab and finds that she is a gifted scientist. Appalled that she plans on returning to Poland to teach after graduation, rather than devoting her life to further study, he takes her to visit his family in their country home. Marie and Pierre both tend to concentrate on science to the extent that they don't realize until the last minute they have fallen in love. Even when Pierre asks Marie to be his wife, he does so in terms of reason, logic and chemistry.
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
, 2h6Directed by Clarence Brown
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors Irene Dunne, Alan Marshal, Roddy McDowall, Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Morgan, Gladys Cooper
Roles Major Loring (uncredited)
Rating69%
At the height of World War II, Lady Susan Ashwood (Irene Dunne) is a nurse in a British hospital, awaiting the arrival of some wounded men. She thinks back to how she came to Britain many years before.
Enter Arsène Lupin (1944)
, 1h12Directed by Ford Beebe
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Actors Charles Korvin, Ella Raines, J. Carrol Naish, George Dolenz, Gale Sondergaard, Miles Mander
Roles Charles Seagrave
Rating60%