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Charles Victor

Date of birth: 1896-02-09

Place of birth: Southport, Lancashire, England, UK

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Charles Victor Harvey

Charles Victor

Biography

Movie Credits

The Prince and the Showgirl
3.2

The Prince and the Showgirl

1957-06-13

An American showgirl becomes entangled in political intrigue when the Prince Regent of a foreign cou

Squadron Leader X
0

Squadron Leader X

1943-03-01

Equipped with an RAF uniform, an English accent, a photograph of his "wife" and a packet of Players

The Woman in Question
3.1

The Woman in Question

1950-10-03

Agnes "Astra" Huston, a fortune teller at a run-down fair, is found strangled in her bedroom. As the

Fear in the Night
2.6

Fear in the Night

1947-04-10

The dream is unusually vivid: Bank employee Vince Grayson finds himself murdering a man in a siniste

For Better, for Worse
2.8

For Better, for Worse

1954-06-20

In postwar London a young graduate and his girlfriend decide to marry. Her well-to-do parents are no

Dial 999
2.3

Dial 999

1955-12-01

A man tells his wife that the police are after him for having killed a bookie during an alcoholic bi

The Man Without Papers
0

The Man Without Papers

1965-06-09

Years ago, it was Roscoe who kept his friends alive in a Korean prison camp. Now, he's penniless and

Tiger in the Smoke
3.3

Tiger in the Smoke

1956-11-27

In wartime, a young officer is killed during a raid to kill a German general at the house that used

The Saint's Return
2.9

The Saint's Return

1953-10-12

A private detective goes after the people who murdered his girlfriend.

Contraband
3.5

Contraband

1940-05-11

During early World War II, a Danish sea captain, delayed in a British port, tangles with German spie

Bees on the Boat-Deck
0

Bees on the Boat-Deck

1939-01-11

Television broadcast of Bees on the Boat-Deck by J.B. Priestley.

Made in Heaven
2.1

Made in Heaven

1952-11-01

Residents of the small English village of Dunmow react in comical ways when the Topham family hires

My Learned Friend
3

My Learned Friend

1943-10-25

An insane murderer is on the loose, and gunning for the men who put him away. Will Hay is on the lis

Variety Girl
3

Variety Girl

1947-08-29

Dozens of star and character-actor cameos and a message about the Variety Club (a show-business char

Calling Bulldog Drummond
2.9

Calling Bulldog Drummond

1951-07-02

Bulldog Drummond leaves retirement to help a Scotland Yard Sergeant catch thieves armed with radar.

The Frightened Man
3.1

The Frightened Man

1952-03-01

Kicked out of Oxford, a junk dealer's son joins a gang of thieves fenced by his father.

The Lady from Lisbon
3

The Lady from Lisbon

1942-09-01

When she learns that the Nazis have confiscated Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece Mona Lisa, art-lovin

The Embezzler
3.3

The Embezzler

1954-07-01

Bank robber's plans for a wealthy lifestyle gradually turn to more noble aims.

Encore
3

Encore

1951-06-11

Encore is a 1951 anthology film composed of adaptations of three short stories by W. Somerset Maugha

The Extra Day
3.3

The Extra Day

1956-01-01

Director William Fairchild's 1956 British comedy takes a peek into the private lives of various perf

Broken Journey
3

Broken Journey

1948-04-14

A plane flying over the Swiss Alps develops engine trouble and is forced to crash-land on a glacier.

Green Fingers
3

Green Fingers

1947-06-02

A fisherman begins studying to be an osteopath. Although he isn't finished with medical school, he b

San Demetrio London
3.5

San Demetrio London

1943-12-07

Based on the true story of the 1940 rescue of the tanker MV San Demetrio by parts of her own crew af

It Happened One Sunday
0

It Happened One Sunday

1944-07-28

A young woman who comes to Liverpool for domestic employment and finds romance with a young sailor w

The Man from Morocco
2.5

The Man from Morocco

1945-04-17

With the ending of the Spanish Civil War, a dispirited band of volunteers from the International Bri

Undercover
2.9

Undercover

1943-07-26

Occupied Yugoslavia. With organised resistance shattered by the Nazi onslaught it is only the activi

Those People Next Door
2.3

Those People Next Door

1953-02-01

The Twiggs are a typical working-class family: Sam (Jack Warner) and Mary (Marjorie Rhodes) are tryi

The Ringer
2.9

The Ringer

1952-11-24

An underhand solicitor receives threatening notes, and the police are called in to protect him.

The Missing Million
2.3

The Missing Million

1942-03-01

Rex Walton, millionaire man-about-town, mysteriously disappears on the eve of his wedding after an a

Temptation Harbour
2.5

Temptation Harbour

1947-02-27

The story of a harbor signalman who retrieves a suitcase full of money after witnessing a murder, fa

The Galloping Major
3

The Galloping Major

1951-05-07

A syndicate is set up to buy a racehorse, but they end up buying the wrong one by mistake. Unfortuna

Now and Forever
3.5

Now and Forever

1956-09-10

A rich young society girl falls in love with a car mechanic. Her family is appalled and stops her se

This Man Is Mine
0

This Man Is Mine

1946-09-12

One wartime Christmas the well-to-do Ferguson family extends a festive welcome to various strays, wi

Home and Away
3.5

Home and Away

1956-09-04

When George discovers that he has won the pools, there is huge excitement in the household. But it t

Charley Moon
3.5

Charley Moon

1956-05-01

A new career opens for Charley Moon when, during his army service, he is detailed to appear in a uni

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 Love Lottery
2.4

The Love Lottery

1954-01-30

Rex Allerton is a top Hollywood star and an idol of the female population. To get away from the pres

Rhythm Serenade
3.3

Rhythm Serenade

1943-10-11

Patriotic musical romance. After her school is closed, teacher Ann tries to join up. However, she is

Laugh It Off
2.6

Laugh It Off

1940-03-09

As WWII begins, vaudeville entertainer Tommy Towers is called up to serve. He arranges a job for his

Laugh It Off
2.6

Laugh It Off

1940-03-09

As WWII begins, vaudeville entertainer Tommy Towers is called up to serve. He arranges a job for his

Hell's Cargo
0

Hell's Cargo

1939-12-16

Adventure film directed by Harold Huth.

The Foreman Went to France
3.3

The Foreman Went to France

1942-06-22

Based on the true story of Melbourne Johns, an aircraft factory foreman sent to France to prevent th

Appointment in London
3.1

Appointment in London

1953-02-17

Wing-commander Tim Mason leads a squadron of Lancaster bombers on almost nightly raids from England.

After the Ball
3

After the Ball

1957-08-13

The life and loves of Music hall singer Vesta Tilley, who married into the nobility

The Saint Meets the Tiger
2.6

The Saint Meets the Tiger

1941-12-08

A man murdered at the Saint's doorstep manages to utter a few words to Simon Templar before he dies,

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

Port Sinister
2

Port Sinister

1953-04-10

A 17th-century Caribbean port rumored to have frequented by pirates rises from the ocean floor, wher

Street Corner
2.7

Street Corner

1953-03-17

A pseudo-documentary focusing on the daily work and routine of women police officers built around th

The Girl on the Pier
3

The Girl on the Pier

1953-11-16

Sometimes listed as a horror film, the British Girl on the Pier is a Spartan little melodrama starri

Atlantic Ferry
2.8

Atlantic Ferry

1941-09-06

The MacIver brothers (Michael Redgrave, Griffith Jones) build the first ship to cross the Atlantic b

Ships with Wings
2

Ships with Wings

1941-11-10

Before the war, a Fleet Air Arm pilot is dismissed for causing the death of a colleague. Working for

There's Always a Thursday
3.4

There's Always a Thursday

1957-03-01

A meek, lowly employee at a London brokerage firm sees his life change when he's suspected of being

49th Parallel
3.5

49th Parallel

1941-11-24

In the early days of World War II, a German U-boat is sunk in Canada's Hudson Bay. Hoping to evade c

Major Barbara
3.4

Major Barbara

1941-05-14

Idealistic young Barbara is the daughter of rich weapons manufacturer Andrew Undershaft. She rebels

East of Piccadilly
2.8

East of Piccadilly

1941-06-23

A series of murders in the West End of London baffle the officers of Scotland Yard and draw the inte

Hollywood Victory Caravan
2.6

Hollywood Victory Caravan

1945-09-30

A girl is desperate to get to Washington D.C. to be with her lonesome brother, a wounded G.I. She pe

Run for the Hills
0

Run for the Hills

1953-06-01

Fearing nuclear war, an insurance man moves to a cave with his wife and family.

Escape to Danger
0

Escape to Danger

1943-10-18

During the Second World War a British schoolteacher working in Denmark is caught up when the Germans

Old Mother Riley in Society
3.3

Old Mother Riley in Society

1940-07-27

Old Mother Riley does the laundry for the dancers in the pantomime "Aladdin", where her daughter Kit

The Way to the Stars
3

The Way to the Stars

1945-06-16

Life on a British bomber base, and the surrounding towns, from the opening days of the Battle of Bri

Landfall
3.5

Landfall

1949-09-30

A British coastal command pilot is charged with neglect when it is thought that he has sunk a Britis

This England
3.1

This England

1941-07-22

Set in Claverly Village, it follows the fortunes of the Rookebys (Clements) and the ne'r-do-well App

Police Dog
3

Police Dog

1955-05-01

When his colleague is killed during a chase in Kentish Town, London bobby Frank volunteers to become

Gaiety George
2.8

Gaiety George

1946-07-15

The life of Irishman George Howard who buys an English theatre and strives to improve the standard o

The Rake's Progress
3.3

The Rake's Progress

1945-12-06

Vivian Kenway, a young Englishman from an aristocratic background, flunks out of Oxford, and decides

Vote for Huggett
3.3

Vote for Huggett

1949-02-01

A firm of solicitors do battle with the head of the local council over a parcel of river front land,

Partners in Crime
0

Partners in Crime

1942-06-02

A parallel is drawn between a housewife's dealings with her butcher, and a burglar and his fence (re

Waterfront
3.2

Waterfront

1950-07-26

When ship's fireman Peter McCabe walks out on his long-suffering wife, he leaves her impoverished, w

Eyewitness
3.4

Eyewitness

1956-08-14

After a fight with her husband, Lucy runs out of the house, and into a night of terror. She heads fo

I Live in Grosvenor Square
3.5

I Live in Grosvenor Square

1945-07-20

The WW II romance set in Grosvenor square aka Eisenhower's home where the GIs stayed in London. Neag

The Magic Box
3.2

The Magic Box

1952-01-01

Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young a

The Steel Lady
3.2

The Steel Lady

1953-10-09

Surviving a plane crash in the Sahara, four oilmen find and manage to repair a German Afrika Corps t

The Cure for Love
3

The Cure for Love

1949-12-29

Sergeant Jack Hardacre returns from the war to his contemptible fiancée Janey Jenkins intending to r

Caesar and Cleopatra
3.1

Caesar and Cleopatra

1945-12-11

The aging Julius Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen Cleopatra.

Soldier, Sailor
0

Soldier, Sailor

1944-06-01

Life aboard merchant ships with the Maritime Regiment of the Royal Artillery.

They Met in the Dark
3.1

They Met in the Dark

1943-08-11

A Royal navy Commander is tricked by a pretty girl who is working for the Nazis. She tricks him into

The Next of Kin
2.5

The Next of Kin

1942-06-15

Lots of slogans such as "Be like Dad, Keep Mum" and "Keep it under your Hat" are visible on the wal

Dragon's Gold
0

Dragon's Gold

1954-02-10

Murder and intrigue follow an insurance investigator Mack Rossiter (John Archer) after he is dispatc

The Peterville Diamond
2.6

The Peterville Diamond

1943-01-11

Frantic farce involving a neglected wife, a stolen diamond and four identical briefcases.

Old Mother Riley in Business
0

Old Mother Riley in Business

1941-04-11

Old Mother Riley starts a new business.

The Magic Bow
2.6

The Magic Bow

1946-11-25

Biography of the famous Italian violinist Nicola Paganini which focuses as much on the musician's ro

While the Sun Shines
0

While the Sun Shines

1947-02-01

Lady Elisabeth Randall is an English Air Force corporal during World War II. She is on her way to ma

The Silver Fleet
3

The Silver Fleet

1943-06-16

The Silver Fleet was inspired by a true story from World War II. Holland now under German occupation

Value for Money
3.3

Value for Money

1955-08-09

A wealthy young man from Yorkshire visits a London nightclub and meets a performer. She decides to t

The Bells Go Down
3.6

The Bells Go Down

1943-05-16

Comedian Tommy Trinder plays it straight in this tribute to the wartime AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service)

The Elusive Pimpernel
2.9

The Elusive Pimpernel

1950-11-07

A British aristocrat goes in disguise to France to rescue people from The Terror of the guillotine.

The Rainbow Jacket
3.5

The Rainbow Jacket

1954-05-27

A champion jockey is banned from racing so spends his time helping a young lad to become the next ch

Meet Mr. Lucifer
2.5

Meet Mr. Lucifer

1953-11-30

A TV set given as a retirement present is sold on to different households causing misery each time.

The Calendar
3

The Calendar

1948-07-05

The favourite for the big race is nobbled and suspicion falls on the owner. His secret admirer prove

Murder Without Tears
2.6

Murder Without Tears

1953-06-14

A man hires someone to murder his wife and use a legal loophole to get away with it.

Woman to Woman
0

Woman to Woman

1947-02-10

Those Kids from Town
0

Those Kids from Town

1942-01-01

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

Something Money Can't Buy
3

Something Money Can't Buy

1952-07-09

A British Army Officer returning to civilian life after WWII, starts a catering company with some of