Robert Donat
Robert Donat (born Friedrich Robert Donat) was a star English film and stage actor. He is best remembered for his roles in The 39 Steps (1935) and Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939), the latter which earned him a Best Actor Academy Award.
The 39 Steps
as Richard HannayRichard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a...
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Goodbye, Mr. Chips
as Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'A shy British teacher looks back nostalgically at his long career, taking note of the people who...
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The Count of Monte Cristo
as Edmond DantesAfter greedy men have Edmound Dantes unjustly imprisoned for 20 years for innocently delivering...
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The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
as The Mandarin of Yang ChengAll her life, Englishwoman Gladys Aylward knew that China was the place where she belonged. Not...
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The Private Life of Henry VIII
as Thomas CulpeperRenowned for his excess, King Henry VIII goes through a series of wives during his rule. With...
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That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time...
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The Winslow Boy
as Sir Robert MortonIn pre-WW1 England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, but his...
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The Ghost Goes West
as Murdoch Glourie / Donald GlourieDonald Glourie shares his crumbling ancestral home with the ghost of his Highland ancestor,...
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Perfect Strangers
as Robert WilsonAfter World War II service changes them, a married couple dread their postwar reunion.
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The Citadel
as Dr. Andrew MansonAndrew Manson, a young, idealistic, newly qualified Scottish doctor arrives in Wales takes his...
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas,...
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The Young Mr. Pitt
as William Pitt / The Earl of ChathamThis biopic tells the story of the life of Pitt The Younger, who became Prime Minister of Great...
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The Magic Box
as William Friese-GreeneNow old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As...
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Knight Without Armour
as Ainsley J. Fothergill / Peter OuronovBritish agent working in Russia is forced to remain longer than planned once the revolution...
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The Adventures of Tartu
as Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan TartuBritish Captain Terence Stevenson (Robert Donat) accepts an assignment even more dangerous than...
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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage)This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including...
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading...
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest year, with film clips...
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That Night in London
as Dick WarrenA young bank clerk steals £500 and plans to go on a spree before shooting himself but a bad girl...
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Captain Boycott
as Charles Stewart ParnellBased on real events, this historical drama is set in 19th-century Ireland, when...
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Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)This short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits,...
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Lease of Life
as Rev William ThorneThe parson of a small rural community knows he is dying and this makes him reconsider his life...
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The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
as Self (archive footage)Overview of director King Vidor's filmography.
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The Cure for Love
as Sergeant Jack HardacreSergeant Jack Hardacre returns from the war to his contemptible fiancée Janey Jenkins intending...
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Hitchcock: The Early Years
as Self (archive footage)This documentary covers Hitchcock's early British career, up to his move to America in 1940.
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A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
as SelfThis short documentary, presented and directed by MGM sound engineer Douglas Shearer, goes...
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Cash
as Paul MartinA formerly wealthy man and his daughter try to regain wealth by selling a scheme to some...
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The New Lot
as ActorA new batch of Army recruits, from diverse backgrounds and with varying degrees of commitment,...
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Men of Tomorrow
as Julian AngellIn the years after his graduation Allen Shepherd has become a successful novelist and has...
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Hannay (archive footage) (uncredited)A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Richard Hannay (archive footage) (uncredited)A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
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