Movies

HomeMoviesSearchTV SeriesBookmarksView Source
Mr. Denning Drives North
Mr. Denning Drives North

Mr. Denning Drives North

Genres

Drama

OverView

When well-off aircraft designer Denning finds his daughter's current boyfriend is a nasty character he tries to buy him off, ending up hitting him and causing his death when he falls. Instead of calling the police he dumps the body in a lonely spot on the road to the North, making it look like a hit-and-run accident. Weeks later there is still no report of the body being found, and Denning starts to go to pieces. When he lets his wife into his secret the two start making enquiries, possibly making things worse.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

18 December 1951

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

John Mills

John Mills

Tom Denning

Phyllis Calvert

Phyllis Calvert

Kay Denning

Eileen Moore

Eileen Moore

Liz Denning

Sam Wanamaker

Sam Wanamaker

Chick Eddowes

Herbert Lom

Herbert Lom

Mados

Raymond Huntley

Raymond Huntley

Wright

Bernard Lee

Bernard Lee

Inspector Dodds

Russell Waters

Russell Waters

Harry Stoper

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Woods

Freda Jackson

Freda Jackson

Ma Smith

Trader Faulkner

Trader Faulkner

Ted Smith

Sheila Shand Gibbs

Sheila Shand Gibbs

Matilda

Michael Shepley

Michael Shepley

Chairman of Court

Ronald Adam

Ronald Adam

Coroner

John Stuart

John Stuart

Wilson

Hugh Morton

Hugh Morton

Inspector Snell

David Davies

David Davies

Chauffeur

Ambrosine Phillpotts

Ambrosine Phillpotts

Miss Blade

Herbert C. Walton

Herbert C. Walton

Yardley

John Stevens

John Stevens

First Patrolman

Lyn Evans

Lyn Evans

Mr. Fisher

John Warren

John Warren

Mr. Ash

Raymond Francis

Raymond Francis

Clerk of the Court

Edward Evans

Edward Evans

Second Patrolman

Madge Brindley

Madge Brindley

Gypsy (uncredited)

Sam Kydd

Sam Kydd

(uncredited)

Harry Terry

Harry Terry

Gypsy (uncredited)

Peter Sallis

Peter Sallis

Minor Role (uncredited)

Similar Movies

6.6

It's All Gone Pete Tong

September 2004 •English

Its All Gone Pete Tong is a comedy following the tragic life of the legendary Frankie Wilde. The story takes us through Frankie's life from being one of the best DJs alive, through a subsequent battle with a hearing disorder, culminating in his mysterious disappearance from the scene.

0.0

The Gamblers

June 2007 •German

6.3

Moment of Terror

April 1966 •Japanese

When an only child is struck by a car and dies, the child's mother seeks vengeance against the driver in this thrilling drama. The car was driven by the wife of a company president who is having an affair. The woman's husband manages to buy silence about the incident, but the victim's mother discovers the identity of the driver. After she secures a job in the home of the company president and his philandering spouse, the woman plans to murder the couple's son when he reaches the age of her late son.

6.7

My Beautiful Laundrette

November 1985 •English

A Pakistani Briton renovates a rundown laundrette with his male lover while dealing with drama within his family, the local Pakistani community, and a persistent mob of skinheads.

6.0

Extreme Measures

September 1996 •English

Guy Luthan, a British doctor working at a hospital in New York, starts making unwelcome enquiries when the body of a man who died in his emergency room disappears. After the trail leads Luthan to the door of an eminent surgeon at the hospital, Luthan soon finds himself in extreme danger people who want the hospital's secret to remain undiscovered.

5.9

The Jungle Book

December 1994 •English

Raised by wild animals since childhood, Mowgli is drawn away from the jungle by the beautiful Kitty. But Mowgli must eventually face corrupt Capt. Boone, who wants both Kitty's hand and the treasures of Monkey City – a place only Mowgli can find.

5.0

The Delavine Affair

January 1955 •English

Peter Reynolds stars as Rex Banner, a newspaperman who makes it his life's mission to track down a vicious gang of thieves. When his informant winds up dead, Rex finds himself framed for murder.

6.3

The Headless Woman

August 2008 •Spanish

After running into something with her car, Vero experiences a particular psychological state. She realizes she might have killed someone.

6.8

Three Monkeys

May 2008 •Turkish

A family battles against the odds to stay together when small lies grow into an extravagant cover-up. In order to avoid hardship and responsibilities that would otherwise be impossible to endure, the family chooses to ignore the truth, not to see, hear or talk about it. But does playing “Three Monkeys” invalidate the truth of its existence?

6.5

Avenger of the Seven Seas

March 1962 •Italian

It's 1790 and British Naval Commander Redway is driven by greed for money and will stop at nothing to get it. His second in command, David Robinson, questions his allegiance when Redway kills his father and takes his brother prisoner. In order to save his brother and avenge his father's death David must join forces with a band of pirates, led by Captain Bernard, hunt down and kill Redway.

6.1

The Business

September 2005 •English

During the '80s, a young man named Frankie dreams of escaping London's South East region, and his mother's thug of a boyfriend gives him just the opportunity. After beating up the abusive beau, Frankie runs off to Spain, where he lands a job delivering a package to the dapper Playboy Charlie, a gangster who takes him under his wing. Working as Charlie's driver, Frankie is immersed in a world of fast cars and pretty women -- but all the excess could be his undoing.

6.6

Australia

November 2008 •English

Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin by Japanese forces firsthand.

7.2

The Patriot

June 2000 •English

After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, America, against the British, Benjamin reluctantly returns to his old life to protect his son.

5.6

Dark River

October 2017 •English

After her father dies, a young woman returns to her Yorkshire village for the first time in 15 years to claim the family farm she believes is hers.

7.6

A Little Princess

May 1995 •English

When her father enlists to fight for the British in WWI, young Sara Crewe goes to New York to attend the same boarding school her late mother attended. She soon clashes with the severe headmistress, Miss Minchin, who attempts to stifle Sara's creativity and sense of self-worth.

6.8

Four Weddings and a Funeral

March 1994 •English

Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.

6.7

Kinky Boots

August 2005 •English

Charles Price may have grown up with his father in the family shoe business in Northampton, central England, but he never thought that he would take his father's place. Charles has a chance encounter with the flamboyant drag queen cabaret singer Lola and everything changes.

6.7

The Winslow Boy

March 1999 •English

Early 20th century England: while toasting his daughter Catherine's engagement, Arthur Winslow learns the royal naval academy expelled his 14-year-old son, Ronnie, for stealing five shillings. Father asks son if it is true; when the lad denies it, Arthur risks fortune, health, domestic peace, and Catherine's prospects to pursue justice.

7.6

Maurice

September 1987 •English

After his lover rejects him, Maurice attempts to come to terms with his sexuality within the restrictiveness of Edwardian society.

6.4

Common

July 2014 •English

Multi-award-winning writer Jimmy McGovern's brand new film based on the UK's controversial joint enterprise law. Jimmy McGovern's gritty drama stars Nico Mirallegro as guileless 17 year old Johnjo O'Shea, who goes from innocent bystander to accessory to premeditated murder after giving a few friends a lift.