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1. Colonel March of Scotland Yard (1954–1956)

30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

7.2

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Colonel March of The Department of Queer Complaints investigates unusual cases, locked-room murders, and mysteries concerning the supernatural.

Stars: Boris Karloff, Ewan Roberts, Eric Pohlmann, Doris Nolan

Votes: 309

2. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)

Drama

7.8

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Series of television plays performed live.

Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan

Votes: 179

3. Value for Money (1955)

90 min | Comedy, Romance

5.9

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A wealthy young man from Yorkshire visits a London nightclub and meets a performer. She decides to take him for every penny he is worth, and he decides to let her.

Director: Ken Annakin | Stars: John Gregson, Diana Dors, Susan Stephen, Derek Farr

Votes: 274

4. You Know What Sailors Are (1954)

Approved | 89 min | Comedy

5.5

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A fun frolic involving a fake secret weapon (accidentally created during a drinking bout), Naval bureaucracy, political maneuvering, and the hareem and palace of the exotic eastern country of Agraria.

Director: Ken Annakin | Stars: Akim Tamiroff, Donald Sinden, Sarah Lawson, Naunton Wayne

Votes: 99

5. Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster (2021)

99 min | Documentary, Biography

7.6

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Karloff, examining his illustrious 60-year career in the entertainment industry and his enduring legacy as one of the icons of 20th century popular culture.

Director: Thomas Hamilton | Stars: Ron Perlman, Guillermo del Toro, Christopher Plummer, Caroline Munro

Votes: 360

6. Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story (2022 Video)

120 min | Documentary

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Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story takes a deeper look at the life and career of Boris Karloff, from 1931 to 1969, exploring films such as The Ghoul, The Walking Dead (1936), Charlie Chan... See full summary »

Director: Thomas Hamilton | Stars: Peter Asher, Diane Aubrey, Orson Bean, Jaymz Bee

7. Up to His Neck (1954)

90 min | Comedy

5.6

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Sailor Jack Carter (Ronald Shiner) has been marooned for ten years on a South Sea island, and treated as a King by natives. He is eventually rescued by the Royal Navy, who then use him to ... See full summary »

Director: John Paddy Carstairs | Stars: Ronald Shiner, Brian Rix, Laya Raki, Harry Fowler

Votes: 36

8. The Mirror and Markheim (1954)

28 min | Short, Fantasy

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Based on one of Robert Louis Stevenson's short stories, a young reprobate who visits a jeweler with the intention of killing and robbing him, but has an ugly interview with himself before a mirror and quickly changes his mind.

Director: John Lamont | Stars: Philip Saville, Arthur Lowe, Christopher Lee, Lloyd Lamble

9. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode: Tovarich (1954)

Drama

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Ousted from their homeland by the Bolshevik revolution, a royal Russian couple find themselves impoverished and living in Paris. They take positions as butler and housemaid in a wealthy ... See full summary »

Stars: Peter Cushing, Harold Jamieson, Agnes Lauchlan, Andrew Laurence