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Frank Atkinson

Date of birth: 1893-03-19

Place of birth: Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Francis Lawrence Atkinson, Francis Lawrence "Frank" Atkinson

Frank Atkinson

Biography

Movie Credits

Murder at the Gallop
3.5

Murder at the Gallop

1963-05-09

Miss Marple and Mr. Stringer are witnesses to the death by heart attack of elderly, rich Mr. Enderby

The Man Who Knew Too Much
3.3

The Man Who Knew Too Much

1934-12-01

While vacationing in St. Moritz, a British couple receive a clue to an imminent assassination attemp

The Green Cockatoo
2.9

The Green Cockatoo

1937-12-01

A young girl is travelling to London to find work. Arriving at the station, she meets a man who has

I See a Dark Stranger
3.2

I See a Dark Stranger

1946-07-04

Proud Irishwoman Bridie Quilty journeys to Dublin while World War II rages across Europe. During her

A Romance in Flanders
0

A Romance in Flanders

1937-01-01

During World War I, in Flanders, Berry and Morley were in love with the same girl, Yvonne. During a

The Morals of Marcus
0

The Morals of Marcus

1935-02-11

A confirmed bachelor takes pity on a young woman and takes her to London.

The Black Rider
3.1

The Black Rider

1954-12-01

When young reporter and amateur biker Jerry Marsh investigates a mysterious hooded figure on a motor

Wicked as They Come
2.4

Wicked as They Come

1956-05-22

A ruthless woman takes advantage of gullible men to climb up the social ladder.

Mrs. Miniver
3.5

Mrs. Miniver

1942-07-03

Middle-class housewife Kay Miniver deals with petty problems. She and her husband Clem watch her Oxf

Death Drives Through
2.5

Death Drives Through

1935-02-25

The race car designer Kit Woods is in love with Kay Lord. Kay's father is against her relationship w

Circus Friends
0

Circus Friends

1956-10-01

A group of circus children and their friends band together to save the show from financial disaster.

The Voice Within
3

The Voice Within

1946-01-08

Dennis O'Shea joins a gang of smugglers in order to raise the money to pay for his brother, who is f

Hard Steel
0

Hard Steel

1942-05-18

A steelworker rises through the ranks to become manager of three steel mills, but ruthless ambition

Ladies' Man
2

Ladies' Man

1931-04-16

A society gigolo goes after a rich mother and her daughter, but tries to find true happiness with hi

Sailor's Luck
2.5

Sailor's Luck

1933-03-17

U.S. sailor Jimmy Harrigan, on shore leave in San Pedro, meets and falls for Sally Brent She promise

Pleasure Cruise
2.9

Pleasure Cruise

1933-04-01

Shirley, a married woman, who is fed up of her husband's incessant nagging, decides to go on a cruis

Ambassador Bill
3

Ambassador Bill

1931-11-13

An American ambassador arrives in a small country that is being convulsed by political intrigue and

Me and Marlborough
2.5

Me and Marlborough

1935-07-22

A woman disguises herself in men's clothes in order to follow her husband to the wars.

Play Up the Band
3

Play Up the Band

1935-11-01

A brass band goes to London to take part in a competition.

Left Right and Centre
3

Left Right and Centre

1959-06-23

At the Earndale by-election natural history expert and TV personality Bob Wilcot for the Conservativ

Cat Girl
2.3

Cat Girl

1957-09-01

A psychiatrist treats a woman who is convinced that she turns into a killer leopard because of a fam

The Menace
2.3

The Menace

1932-01-29

A man framed for murder escapes from prison in order to prove his innocence.

The Kitchen
3.5

The Kitchen

1961-08-14

In the business end of a kitchen, a polyglot staff strives to cope with a superhuman task. A microco

Over the Moon
2.6

Over the Moon

1939-10-12

Young Jane Benson just about manages to make ends meet running the large family house in Yorkshire.

The Broken Horseshoe
2.5

The Broken Horseshoe

1953-01-10

When a hit and run patient is murdered an attending doctor is placed under suspicion.

Road House
2.8

Road House

1934-11-29

Road House is a 1934 British comedy crime film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Violet Loraine

The Man Called Back
2.3

The Man Called Back

1932-07-16

Fresh from his success with the moody melodrama Murders in the Rue Morgue, director Robert Florey da

Look Up and Laugh
2.3

Look Up and Laugh

1935-08-13

Gutsy lass Gracie rallies fellow stall-holders at Birkenhead Market to prevent its takeover and demo

The Fake
2.8

The Fake

1953-09-25

Someone is stealing priceless paintings from the great museums of the world and replacing them with

The Great Defender
2.1

The Great Defender

1934-11-26

Sir Douglas Rolls is a highly respected defence lawyer of many years experience. Now in rapidly fail

Cavalcade
2.8

Cavalcade

1933-02-08

A cavalcade of English life from New Year's Eve 1899 until 1933 is seen through the eyes of well-to-

At the Stroke of Nine
0

At the Stroke of Nine

1957-06-01

A prominent journalist is kidnapped by a lunatic who threatens to kill her unless she writes flatter

Freedom of the Seas
0

Freedom of the Seas

1934-06-12

George Smith, a mild-mannered clerk with a crush on his boss's daughter, is led astray by an old fri

Smoke Lightning
1.8

Smoke Lightning

1933-01-01

After Smoke wins the Blake ranch in a poker game, Blake commits suicide and Smoke deeds the ranch to

Where's That Fire
3.6

Where's That Fire

1939-06-29

Capt Viking and his incompetent fire crew accidentally foil a plot to steal the crown jewels.

The Stars Look Down
3.2

The Stars Look Down

1940-01-22

Davey Fenwick leaves his mining village on a university scholarship intent on returning to better su

Ten Days in Paris
3.8

Ten Days in Paris

1940-06-01

Bob Stevens awakens in a hospital with a gunshot wound to his head, and is told that he has been in

The Green Buddha
2.7

The Green Buddha

1954-11-01

Yankee charter pilot Morris inadvertently finds himself in the midst of thieves who have purloined a

Call Her Savage
2.8

Call Her Savage

1932-11-24

A high-spirited and short-tempered Texan woman storms her way through life until her luck runs out,

Lease of Life
3.7

Lease of Life

1954-10-18

The parson of a small rural community knows he is dying and this makes him reconsider his life so fa

The Outcast
2.6

The Outcast

1934-10-29

A music-hall star and his best mate are conned out of their earnings (twice!) and left with nothing

The Path of Glory
0

The Path of Glory

1934-10-08

Comedy about two Ruritanian countries who declare war on each other with the mutual intention of los

Be Careful, Mr. Smith
0

Be Careful, Mr. Smith

1935-05-06

British comedy film directed by Max Mack

Skyscraper Souls
2.6

Skyscraper Souls

1932-07-16

After bank president David Dwight makes a vast loan to himself to build a remarkable skyscraper, his

The Right to Live
0

The Right to Live

1933-01-01

A shady financier tries to acquire a new chemical

Much Too Shy
3.1

Much Too Shy

1942-10-12

A simple handyman, who also is an amateur artist, gets into trouble when the head and shoulders port

The Man Who Knew Too Much
3.7

The Man Who Knew Too Much

1956-05-16

An American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocc

The Woman in Room 13
0

The Woman in Room 13

1932-05-15

Divorcee Laura marries Paul but his employer is also enamored with Laura and sends Paul on a busines

Shipmates o' Mine
2.5

Shipmates o' Mine

1936-03-18

A through-the-years story with songs and sentiments. A sailor rises from first officer to captain, g

The Body Vanished
3

The Body Vanished

1939-10-27

A Scotland Yard inspector and his reporter friend arrive on vacation in a small village and are imme

Great Expectations
3.6

Great Expectations

1946-12-26

In this Dickens adaptation, orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefa

The Man in the White Suit
3.5

The Man in the White Suit

1951-08-07

The unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be dir

The Gentle Sex
3.5

The Gentle Sex

1943-05-23

During the War seven women from very different backgrounds find themselves together in the Auxiliary

Before I Wake
2.3

Before I Wake

1955-02-10

A woman travels to England to attend her parents' funeral. She is told by officials that they died o

Get Cracking
3.3

Get Cracking

1943-05-17

Get Cracking is a 1943 British comedy war film, directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Dinah Sherida

Wanted for Murder
3.2

Wanted for Murder

1946-06-17

The son of a notorious hangman is gradually becoming insane and he finds himself unable to resist th

The Wet Parade
2.9

The Wet Parade

1932-03-26

The evils of alcohol before and during prohibition become evident as we see its effects on the rich

Great Day
3.6

Great Day

1945-07-09

An impending V.I.P. visit causes bustle in an English village, while the Ellis family struggles with

Read All About It
2.3

Read All About It

1945-04-08

An account of the technique of reading the tabloid press in an intelligent manor via differing edito

Web of Evidence
2

Web of Evidence

1959-04-28

A World War II evacuee returns years later to England and finds his father in prison framed for murd

They Flew Alone
3

They Flew Alone

1942-06-29

The story of flyer Amy Johnson the girl from Yorkshire who won the hearts of the British public in t

Waterloo Road
3

Waterloo Road

1945-02-05

During WW2 a former railway employee who had been drafted, goes AWOL to hunt down the spiv and draft

The Titfield Thunderbolt
3.5

The Titfield Thunderbolt

1953-03-04

When British Railways announce the closure of the Titfield to Mallingford branch line a group of loc

Stormy Crossing
2.4

Stormy Crossing

1958-08-01

After murdering his lover, cross-channel swimmer Joy Webster, Derek Bond attempts to do same to her

Pygmalion
3.5

Pygmalion

1938-10-06

When linguistics professor Henry Higgins boasts that he can pass off Cockney flower girl Eliza Dooli

Rx Murder
4

Rx Murder

1958-02-18

An American doctor, Jethro Jones, comes into a quiet British seaside community and becomes entangled

The Amateur Gentleman
2

The Amateur Gentleman

1936-04-26

A former boxing champion, now an innkeeper, is accused of stealing a watch from a party of guests at

Skylarks
0

Skylarks

1937-04-01

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Skylarks is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Thornton F

Night Mail
0

Night Mail

1935-05-01

Rolling in Money
0

Rolling in Money

1934-08-20

An impoverished duchess arranges a marriage for her daughter to a wealthy working-class London barbe

A Woman Alone
2.9

A Woman Alone

1936-05-19

An officer becomes entangled in a love affair with a woman who works as a maid.

Me and My Gal
3.1

Me and My Gal

1932-12-04

Jaunty young policeman Danny Dolan falls in love with waterfront cafe waitress Helen Riley.

Let the People Sing
3.1

Let the People Sing

1942-08-11

An out-of-work comedian persuades a drunken nobleman to join a protest against the closing of a vill

Shipyard Sally
2.5

Shipyard Sally

1939-09-30

A lancashire singer buys a pub in Clydebank and hits money troubles when the shipbyards are closed.

The Great Mr Handel
3.3

The Great Mr Handel

1942-11-09

This classic film reveals how the great composer Georg Friedrich Handel rose above the personal angu

Just My Luck
3

Just My Luck

1957-11-14

Norman works in a jewellers workshop and fantasises (in the nicest way) about meeting the window dre

The Night We Got the Bird
2.3

The Night We Got the Bird

1960-11-03

Good natured comic caper charting the misadventures of a hapless bunch of Brighton based petty crook

Two Days to Live
0

Two Days to Live

1940-01-15

A hypochondriac misunderstands a telephone conversation, and believes he has only two days to live.