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The Passionate Friends review by Zamy from London

A very cold passion 21 April 2010
...their repressed feelings is not a pretty sight. It is difficult to believe that Ann Todd had sex with either her husband, Claude Rains, or her old flame, Trevor Howard.... Read customer review

The Seventh Veil review by Leni from London

Look Mum, no elbows 8 June 2009
...Ann Todd plays a rather good version of a damaged concert pianist, Trilby to James Mason's equally damaged Svengali. The psychiatrist who attempts to get things fixed w... Read customer review

Taste Of Fear review by Bribaba from London

A taste worth acquiring 7 October 2010
...y poor performances from the supporting cast. Ronald Lewis as the chauffeur and Ann Todd as Penny’s step-mum are both excellent while Jimmy Sangster’s script ratchets u... Read customer review

Ann Todd - filmography

The Fiend on DVD (1972)
Starring: Tony Beckley, Ann Todd, Patrick Magee
Director: Robert Hartford-Davis
Certificate:
As though enough pretty young women to fill a stadium haven't already been murdered in these films, a young man under the influence of a religious cult goes on a rampage of 'redemption,' murdering countless -- what else? -- young women.

55% from 32 members

Taste Of Fear on DVD (1961)
Starring: Susan Strasberg, Ronald Lewis, Ann Todd
Director: Seth Holt
Certificate:
Hammer thriller in which, after narrowly surviving a drowning accident, wheelchair bound Penny Appleby goes to live with her widowed stepmother on the French Riviera, where she soon begins to question her sanity after seeing her father's corpse in the grounds.

71% from 113 members

Time Without Pity on DVD (1957)
Starring: Leo McKern, Lois Maxwell, Alec McCowen
Director: Joseph Losey
Certificate:
In TIME WITHOUT PITY, director Joseph Losey delivers yet another multi-layered, atmospheric thriller. The film follows an alcoholic father (Michael Redgrave) who struggles to save his innocent son from the gallows, even as a cruel rival (Leo McKern) continues to keep him on the defensive. This was ..read more »

59% from 85 members

Sound Barrier on DVD (1952)
Starring: Ralph Richardson, Ann Todd, Nigel Patrick
Director: David Lean
Certificate:
Directed by David Lean (LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI), THE SOUND BARRIER charts the life of a fighter pilot who marries into a wealthy family; a family that are developing technology in order to break the sound barrier.

74% from 139 members

The Passionate Friends on DVD (1948)
Starring: Ann Todd, Claude Rains, Trevor Howard
Director: David Lean
Certificate:
An acclaimed drama based on the novel by H.G. Wells in which a young woman weds an older man for security and financial stability. A chance meeting with a former lover whose marriage proposal she once refused due to his social standing, rekindles the flames, leaving her torn between a life of ..read more »

63% from 329 members

The Paradine Case on DVD (1947)
Starring: Gregory Peck, Ann Todd, Charles Laughton
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
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Based on a novel by Robert Hichens, The Paradine Case concerns Anna Paradine (Alida Valli), on trial for the murder of her wealthy husband. British barrister Anthony Keane (played by the aggressively American Gregory Peck) takes on the case-and in the process, falls in love with Anna, despite being ..read more »

60% from 991 members

Danny Boy on DVD (1946)
Starring: David Farrar, Wilfrid Lawson, Ann Todd
Director: Oswald Mitchell
Certificate:
Oswald Mitchell co-wrote and directed this 1941 musical Signet Production for Butchers. This was a remake of Oswald's own 1934 production, a story of Jayne Kaye (Ann Todd), a successful singer in America who returns to Britain during the Blitz to find her ex-husband and son who have fallen on hard ..read more »

40% from 10 members

The Seventh Veil on DVD (1945)
Starring: James Mason, Ann Todd, Herbert Lom
Director: Compton Bennett
Certificate:
A concert pianist finds herself unable to play because she loves three men. After a suicide attempt she seeks help from a psychiatrist.

70% from 134 members

Ships with Wings on DVD (1942)
Starring: John Clements, Leslie Banks, Jane Baxter
Director: Sergei Nolbandov
Certificate:
SHIPS WITH WINGS follows three Fleet Air Arm pilots at peace and at war and their exploits during the battle for Greece

54% from 65 members

Things To Come (1936)
Starring: Raymond Massey, Ralph Richardson, Ann Todd
Director: William Cameron Menzies
Certificate:
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H. G. Wells was both the author of the original source -- an essay, rather than an actual novel, concerning mankind's future -- and the screenplay (in conjunction with Lajos Biro) of this epic science fiction tale, but it was producer Alexander Korda who framed the terms on which it is presented, ..read more »

67% from 580 members
Currently unavailable

Things To Come - Blu-ray (1936)
Starring: Raymond Massey, Ralph Richardson, Ann Todd
Director: William Cameron Menzies
Certificate:
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A visually sweeping sci-fi classic full of futuristic vistas and modern cityscapes, based on the story by H.G. Wells and written for the screen by Wells. Beginning before World War II and travelling to 2036 AD, this journey predicts a host of modernities before following a rocketship to the moon. ..read more »

20% from 1 member
Not available for rental

The Return Of Bulldog Drummond on DVD (1934)
Starring: Ralph Richardson, Ann Todd, Joyce Kennedy
Director: Walter Summers
Certificate:
Retired British military officer Capt. Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond (Ralph Richardson) is the leader of the "Black Clan", a secret organisation crusading to rid England of crime by means of a purge against foreign undesirables. When World Peace Conference delegate Brunel is assassinated it is up to ..read more »

48% from 25 members

Ann Todd facts

5 most recent films

The Fiend - 3.0 stars
Taste Of Fear - 3.5 stars
Time Without Pity - 3.0 stars
Sound Barrier - 3.5 stars
The Passionate Friends - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Sound Barrier - 3.5 stars
Taste Of Fear - 3.5 stars
The Seventh Veil - 3.5 stars
Things To Come - 3.5 stars
The Passionate Friends - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Things To Come - Blu-ray - 1.0 stars
Danny Boy - 2.0 stars
The Return Of Bulldog Drummond - 2.5 stars
The Fiend - 3.0 stars
Ships with Wings - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Ralph Richardson - 5 times - show films
Edward Chapman - 4 times - show films
Pearl Argyle - 3 times - show films
Raymond Massey - 3 times - show films
Kenneth Villiers - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

William Cameron Menzies - 3 times - show films
David Lean - 2 times - show films
Joseph Losey - 1 times - show films
Sergei Nolbandov - 1 times - show films
Seth Holt - 1 times - show films