Kenneth More: the cheeky charmer of British cinema!
Being one of my favourites, Kenneth More was a big star of British films by the middle 1950s. He had charisma, personality, a "devil-may-care" charm and genuine acting ability. During the latter stages of his career, Kenneth More was playing characters where he was cast against type. He rose to the challenge magnificently. He is someone who deserves more of a fan base.
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- DirectorRalph ThomasStarsKenneth MoreTaina ElgBrenda de BanzieIn London, a diplomat accidentally becomes involved in the death of a British agent who's after a spy ring that covets British military secrets.Kenneth More steals the show.
- DirectorLewis GilbertStarsKenneth MoreMuriel PavlowLyndon BrookBiopic of RAF Group Captain Douglas Bader who, after having lost both legs, flew a British fighter plane during WWII.One of More's first leading man roles.
- DirectorLewis GilbertStarsKenneth MoreDanielle DarrieuxSusannah YorkSensitive story of a British girl's awakening from childhood into life and love on vacation in France.A character with a tragic side, underneath the charm.
- DirectorLewis GilbertStarsKenneth MoreDiane CilentoCecil ParkerIn 1905, Lord Henry Loam and his family and servants are shipwrecked on a deserted island where the survival of the fittest renders the rigid class system irrelevant.
- DirectorBasil DeardenStarsKenneth MoreShirley Anne FieldNorman BirdScientists are looking for a man to send up to be the first man on the moon. A man immune to worry, disease, and even the common cold. They think they have found him until the impossible happens at Woomera.
- DirectorRaoul WalshStarsKenneth MoreJayne MansfieldHenry HullAfter inadvertently stopping an Indian attack on his stagecoach while traveling in the American West, an English gentleman finds himself appointed sheriff of a nearby town.
- DirectorWendy ToyeStarsKenneth MoreLloyd NolanJoan O'BrienThis is the story of the riotous, romantic, exciting, astonishing and highly entertaining adventures of Lieutenant Commander "Bodger" Badger, R.N. (Kenneth More). An exceptionally likeable fellow, the Badger has one besetting sin, a shining honesty.
- DirectorLewis GilbertStarsKenneth MoreDana WynterCarl MöhnerThe World War II story of the Royal Navy's effort to defeat Nazi Germany's most powerful warship.Much more serious and he plays it marvellously.
- DirectorJ. Lee ThompsonStarsKenneth MoreLauren BacallHerbert LomSet on the North West Frontier of colonial India in 1905. A British Army Officer, Captain Scott is sent to rescue a five year old Indian Prince and his American governess, Catherine Wyatt from certain death at the hands of rebel tribesman.
- DirectorAlvin RakoffStarsKenneth MoreCecil ParkerDennis PriceCharles Byrd, known as "Chick", has spent his adult life acting in small repertory companies all over the UK, and he's never had much luck. All too aware that he's no longer young, Chick makes one last stab at finding success in London.A hard-bitten drama about the general pitfalls of being an actor.
- DirectorRoy Ward BakerStarsKenneth MoreRonald AllenRobert AyresOn her maiden voyage in April 1912, the supposedly unsinkable RMS Titanic strikes an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean.
- DirectorClive DonnerStarsKenneth MoreRay BrooksAnneke WillsThe story of three teenaged tearaways Johnnie, Bill and Bert who find themselves at odds with society. Following a brush with the law they have a chance meeting with a local choirmaster who offers them a way of making good.
- DirectorHenry CorneliusStarsKenneth MoreBetsy DrakeHarry GreenAn unassuming planning engineer must negotiate an important loan while aboard the Queen Elizabeth en route to New York City, but his lack of confidence threatens to foil his plans.
- DirectorHenry CorneliusStarsDinah SheridanJohn GregsonKay KendallTwo British couples pit their vintage automobiles against each other in an exciting cross-country race.Charming, humourous and very well made.
- DirectorGuy HamiltonStarsMichael CaineTrevor HowardHarry AndrewsIn 1940, the British Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle to prevent the Luftwaffe from gaining air superiority over the English Channel as a prelude to a possible Axis invasion of the U.K.
- DirectorJack CardiffStarsRod TaylorYvette MimieuxPeter CarstenA band of mercenaries led by Captain Curry travel through war-torn Congo across deadly terrain, battling rival armies, to steal $50 million in uncut diamonds. But infighting, sadistic rebels and a time lock jeopardize everything.A violent movie for its time but a great one. Made under difficult circumstances, Kenneth More didn't retain fond memories.
- DirectorRalph ThomasStarsDirk BogardeMuriel PavlowKenneth MoreThe trials and tribulations of a group of medical students at St. Swithin's hospital in London, England.Billed third in the cast, Kenneth walks away with this one.
- DirectorAnatole LitvakStarsVivien LeighKenneth MoreEric PortmanA woman unhappy in her passionless marriage leaves her husband for a younger and more ardent lover.
- DirectorRalph ThomasStarsDavid NivenGlynis JohnsGeorge CoulourisDuring WW2, British Major Valentine Moreland is tasked with rescuing a prized pedigree cow from the German-occupied Channel Island of Armorel.
- DirectorJohn EldridgeStarsJames DonaldKenneth MoreJean LodgeA young couple get involved with a smuggler.
- DirectorKen AnnakinAndrew MartonGerd OswaldStarsJohn WayneRobert RyanRichard BurtonThe events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.
- DirectorRonald NeameStarsAlbert FinneyAlec GuinnessEdith EvansA musical retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about an old bitter miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.
- DirectorWendy ToyeStarsKenneth MoreShelagh FraserMandy MillerTony Kent returns home after 3 years in the Navy to find his children are strangers. After his wife is suddenly called away, Tony takes his brood to his father's windmill home where he tries to bond with Peter, Anne and Fusty.
- DirectorNoel LangleyStarsJoan CollinsGeorge ColeKenneth MoreAfter a cruise ship emergency, a spoiled rich attractive female passenger and three men are marooned on a deserted island where the men compete for her favors.
- DirectorDelmer DavesStarsClark GableGene TierneyBernard MilesAn American reporter stationed in post-war Moscow marries a ballet dancer, but their relationship is threatened by the country's political volatility.