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Fate Takes a Hand is a British film of genre Drama directed by Max Varnel with Ronald Howard
Fate Takes a Hand (1961)
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, 1h4Directed by Max Varnel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Basil Dignam, Jack Gwillim, Francis Matthews, Nyree Dawn Porter
Rating64%
Engineer John Richards is wrongly accused of selling secrets to enemy agents, and receives a life sentence in prison. Richards suspects his ex-partner Ralph Thompson is responsible for framing him, and asks his son, Jim, a law student, to investigate.
Enter Inspector Duval (1961)
Directed by Max Varnel
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Anton Diffring, Diane Hart, Mark Singleton
Rating53%
A French policeman, Inspector Duval, is brought to London to help his British colleagues crack a case. It was based on a story by Jacques Monteux.
Moment of Indiscretion (1958)
, 1h11Directed by Max Varnel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Crime
Actors Ronald Howard, Lana Morris, John Van Eyssen, John Witty, Denis Shaw, Ann Lynn
Rating59%
Janet Miller is accused of murder when the mistress of her ex-fiance is found stabbed. Janet's handkerchief has been discovered at the crime scene, and she is cagey about her whereabouts on the night in question. It turns out she was a witness to the murder, but has her own reasons for keeping quiet. Her lawyer husband John leaps to her defence and attempts to track down the real killer.
The Silent Invasion (1962)
, 1h10Directed by Max Varnel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Eric Flynn, Petra Davies, Francis De Wolff, Martin Benson, Noël Dyson, André Maranne
Rating47%
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The Child and the Killer (1959)
, 1h5Directed by Max Varnel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Robert Arden, Richard Williams, Patricia Driscoll, Robert Raglan
Rating47%
Joe, a US army officer, is on the run after committing murder. He invades the home of the widowed Peggy, and orders her son Tommy at gunpoint to guide him through the backwaters of the English countryside to safety. But he reckons without U.S. army Captain Mather, who is in love with Tommy's mother.
Top Floor Girl (1959)
, 1h11Directed by Max Varnel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Kay Callard, Maurice Kaufmann, Robert Dorning, Brian Nissen, Liz Fraser, Terence Cooper
A Woman Possessed (1958)
, 1h8Directed by Max Varnel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Margaretta Scott, Francis Matthews, Kay Callard, Alison Leggatt, Jan Holden, Ian Fleming
Rating56%
John Winthrop, an English doctor, returns from a trip to America with his new fiancee, Ann. He is met with disapproval from his wealthy, domineering mother, Katherine, who is vocal in her dislike of Ann. On discovering Ann has a heart condition, Katherine insists the couple move in with her. One day the mother accidentally gives her daughter-in-law the wrong medication and Ann nearly dies. Fortunately, the doctor saves his wife; but then accuses his mother of attempted murder. In the end, it turns out Emma the maid was responsible for accidentally switching the pills, and with the crisis over, mother, son and daughter-in-law realise they must settle the differences between them.
Murder in Eden (1961)
, 1h3Directed by Max Varnel
Origin United-kingdom
Actors Ray McAnally, Norman Rodway, Mark Singleton, Angela Douglas
Rating55%
After he discovers a famous painting is fake, a noted art critic is killed by a hit-and-run driver. Inspector Sharkey of Scotland Yard joins forces with French magazine reporter Geneviève Beaujean to investigate.
Return of a Stranger (1961)
Directed by Max Varnel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors John Ireland, Ray Austin, Susan Stephen, Cyril Shaps, Patrick McAlinney, Kevin Stoney
Rating52%
Crash Drive (1959)
, 1h5Directed by Max Varnel
Origin United-kingdom
Themes Sports films
Actors Dermot Walsh, Wendy Williams, Ian Fleming, Anton Rodgers, Grace Arnold, Rolf Harris
Rating46%
Paul Dixon is an international racing driver severely depressed after being paralysed from the waist down in a crash. He seems to have lost everything, including his will to live. His estranged wife Ann returns to him in the wake of the accident and attempts to cure him of his despair.