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Suspect review by A customer from Harrow

Pleasing period piece 25 November 2008
... performances from Peter Cushing, Ian Bannen (as an armless Korean War vet) and Thorley Walters (as a beguilingly bumbling security agent). As a bonus, Spike Milligan is in th... Read customer review

Thorley Walters - filmography

Sherlock Holmes - The Sign Of Four on DVD (1983)
Starring: Ian Richardson, David Healy, Thorley Walters
Director: Desmond Davis
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Hidden treasure ... sudden death ... a peg legged man ... a sinister dwarf ... a case for Sherlock Holmes. Based on a story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

61% from 154 members

Vampire Circus on DVD (1972)
Starring: Adrienne Corri, Thorley Walters, Anthony Higgins
Director: Robert Young
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Though not as widely known as Hammer's popular Dracula and Frankenstein series, this is one of the studio's more stylish and intelligent projects. The tale is set in 17th century Serbia in the tiny burg of Stettel, whose residents live in fear of an encroaching plague. The frightened villagers ..read more »

60% from 391 members

The Lotus Eaters - The Complete Series 1 (3 discs) on DVD (1972)
Starring: Ian Hendry, Wanda Ventham, James Kerry
Director: David Cunliffe, Douglas Camfield, Cyril Coke
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To eat the fruit of the lotus is to lose the desire to return home. But everyone who does has a reason. Shepherd's bar is a focal point for a group of expatriates living in and around a small town on the isle of Crete. Run and owned by reformed Alcoholic Erik Shepherd, the bar is a temptation that ..read more »

61% from 161 members

Mr Forbush And The Penguins (1971)
Starring: John Hurt, Hayley Mills, Dudley Sutton
Director: Al Viola
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JOHN HURT stars as Richard Forbush, biologist and womaniser who outlook on life is changed when he is sent to Antarctica to study the penguins. Alone apart from a radio telephone link and thousands of birds, Forbush has to battle to survive when a blizzard hits hard.

59% from 186 members
Currently unavailable

Cousin Bette (2 discs) on DVD (1971)
Starring: Colin Baker, Sally James, Margaret Tyzack
Director: Gareth Davies
Certificate:
The 1971 BBC adaptation of Cousin Bette, based on Honore de Balzac's best-selling novel.

66% from 71 members

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed on DVD (1969)
Starring: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Simon Ward
Director: Terence Fisher
Certificate:
The key image of this film occurs early on, as a hideous monster removes its face, only to reveal itself as Baron Frankenstein in a mask. Hammer's fifth installment in the series sees the transformation of doctor into monster complete. Peter Cushing's portrayal of the Baron here is all insanity and ..read more »

66% from 536 members

Frankenstein Created Woman on DVD (1967)
Starring: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Susan Denberg
Director: Terence Fisher
Certificate:
Baron Frankenstein has the body of a young woman and all it lacks is the spark of life.

63% from 451 members

Dracula Prince Of Darkness - Blu-ray (1965)
Starring: Christopher Lee, Andrew Keir, Barbara Shelley
Director: Terence Fisher
Certificate:
In this Hammer Productions take on the Dracula legend, travellers visit Carlstad, ignoring many warnings, and end up spending the night at a local castle. They soon find out that the gracious host, Klove (Philip Latham), has a hidden agenda. Apparently the castle's owner, Count Dracula (Christopher ..read more »

67% from 7 members
Due for release on 5th March 2012

Dracula Prince Of Darkness on DVD (1965)
Starring: Christopher Lee, Andrew Keir, Barbara Shelley
Director: Terence Fisher
Certificate:
In this Hammer Productions take on the Dracula legend, travellers visit Carlstad, ignoring many warnings, and end up spending the night at a local castle. They soon find out that the gracious host, Klove (Philip Latham), has a hidden agenda. Apparently the castle's owner, Count Dracula (Christopher ..read more »

66% from 1,274 member

The Earth Dies Screaming on DVD (1964)
Starring: Willard Parker, Virginia Field, Dennis Price
Director: Terence Fisher
Certificate:
The Earth Dies Screaming opens with a frightening series of disastrous accidents, a train crash, multiple car crashes, a plane crash and ordinary people dropping dead in the streets. Hundreds, thousands, millions of casualties and not a single word of dialog has even been spoken yet! Aliens have ..read more »

60% from 30 members

Sherlock Holmes And The Deadly Necklace on DVD (1962)
Starring: Senta Berger, Thorley Walters
Director: Terence Fisher
Certificate:
Legendary Baker Street sleuth Sherlock Holmes (Christopher Lee) takes on the evil Moriarty again when the mad doctor goes after a priceless necklace which once belonged to Cleopatra. Director Terence Fisher and star Lee had previously worked together in several successful Hammer horror films, ..read more »

47% from 214 members

The Phantom of the Opera (1962)
Starring: Edward de Souza, Heather Sears, Herbert Lom
Director: Terence Fisher
Certificate:
The corrupt Lord Ambrose D'Arcy (Michael Gough) steals the life's work of the poor musical Professor Petry. (Herbert Lom). In an attempt to stop the printing of music with D'Arcy's name on it, Petry breaks into the printing office and accidentally starts a fire, leaving him severely disfigured. ..read more »

68% from 7 members
Currently unavailable

Miss Marple - Murder, She Said on DVD (1961)
Starring: Margaret Rutherford, Charles Tingwell, Muriel Pavlow
Director: George Pollock
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When Miss Marple (Margaret Rutherford) witnesses a murder on a passing train carriage the lack of a body means the police won't take her story seriously. Of course, she begins her own investigation. The killing took place while the train was passing Ackenthorpe Hall, so Miss Marple poses as a ..read more »

78% from 730 members

A French Mistress on DVD (1960)
Starring: Cecil Parker, James Robertson Justice, Ian Bannen
Director: Roy Boulting
Certificate:
The boys at Melbury Public School are thrown into turmoil when their new French tutor turns out to be the gorgeous Madeleine Lefarge.....

62% from 71 members

Suspect on DVD (1960)
Starring: Tony Britton, Virginia Maskell, Ian Bannen
Director: John Boulting, Roy Boulting
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After years of research scientists are ready to reveal their greatest triumph - a virulent germ that can stamp out bubonic and syphus epidemics. However, the Authority invokes the Official Secrets Act and gags the team, claiming that in the wrong hands this formula could be used for germ warfare. A ..read more »

55% from 62 members

Carlton-Browne Of The F.O. (1959)
Starring: Peter Sellers, Luciana Paluzzi, Terry-Thomas
Director: Jeffrey Dell, Roy Boulting
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Four classic movies featuring the inimitable, irreplaceable Peter Sellers.CARLTON BROWNE OF THE F.O.: This farcical comedy features Peter Sellers plays Amphilbulous. the corrupt Prime Minister of a small Pacific Island (and British colony) that discovers valuable mineral deposits in its land. Terry-..read more »

62% from 659 members
Currently unavailable

Private's Progress on DVD (1956)
Starring: Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, Alastair Sim
Director: John Boulting, Robert Hamer, Robert Asher
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Director John Boulting made this war comedy in reaction to the staid military dramas that had been coming out of England since the end of WWII, and its desire to explode the conventions of the war film are evident in the film's infectious giddiness. Ian Carmichael stars as Stanley Windrush, a young ..read more »

66% from 633 members

Thorley Walters facts

5 most recent films

Sherlock Holmes - The Sign Of Four - 3.0 stars
Vampire Circus - 3.0 stars
The Lotus Eaters - The Complete Series 1 - 3.0 stars
Mr Forbush And The Penguins - 3.0 stars
Cousin Bette - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Miss Marple - Murder, She Said - 4.0 stars
Private's Progress - 3.5 stars
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed - 3.5 stars
Dracula Prince Of Darkness - 3.5 stars
Cousin Bette - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Earth Dies Screaming - 3.0 stars
Dracula Prince Of Darkness - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
The Phantom of the Opera - 3.5 stars
Sherlock Holmes And The Deadly Necklace - 2.5 stars
Suspect - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Christopher Lee - 5 times - show films
Ian Bannen - 4 times - show films
Peter Cushing - 3 times - show films
Tony Britton - 2 times - show films
Kenneth Griffith - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Terence Fisher - 7 times - show films
David Cunliffe - 4 times - show films
Cyril Coke - 4 times - show films
Douglas Camfield - 4 times - show films
Roy Boulting - 3 times - show films