David TomlinsonFilmography

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

Actors: Peter Sellers, Helen Mirren, David Tomlinson, Sid Caesar, Simon Williams

Synopsis: Peter Sellers gets to play both hero and bad guy at the same time in this comedy variation on Sax Rohmer's infamous stories of Asian super-villian Fu Manchu. The 168-year-old Fu Manchu (Sellers) is starting to run out of the youth-preserving formula that has kept him alive and kicking for the past Read More

The Water Babies

Actors: James Mason, Billie Whitelaw, Bernard Cribbins, Joan Greenwood, David Tomlinson

Synopsis: Lionel Jeffries directed Water Babies, a children's fantasy based on the story by Charles Kingsley that incorporates live-action and animation in the tradition of The Incredible Mr. Limpet. In Dickensian London, a 12-year-old chimney sweep's apprentice named Tom (Tommy Pender) has to put up with Read More

Dominique Is Dead

Actors: Cliff Robertson, Jean Simmons, Simon Ward, Jenny Agutter, Ron Moody

Synopsis: The wife of a greedy Yankee entrepreneur comes back to haunt him after he scares her to death in this thriller. He is after her fortune and must try several times before he succeeds. Because she is mentally exhausted from being frightened all the time, she commits suicide. The dastardly husband Read More

Wombling Free

Actors: David Tomlinson, Frances de la Tour, Bonnie Langford, Bernard Spear, Yasuko Nagazumi

Synopsis: This children's fantasy is about the "Wombles," borrowed from a British TV series, who are furry creatures (actors in suits), normally invisible to anyone but themselves, and whose mission in life is to clean up after humans -- their first chore was to pick up the forgotten apple core in the Read More

Bons Baisers de Hong Kong

Actors: Les Charlots, Mickey Rooney, David Tomlinson, Clifton James

Synopsis: Les Charlots, a French comedy/music troupe, caper through this James Bond spoof. Responding to news that the real James Bond is dead, the French offer the services of the inept foursome, members of France's secret service. The British Queen (Huguette Funfrok) has been kidnapped and taken to Hong Read More

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Actors: Ian Weighall, Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Roddy McDowall, Sam Jaffe, John Ericson

Synopsis: Bedknobs and Broomsticks was produced several years after Walt Disney's death and released in the fall of 1971. As it turned out, Bedknobs was frequently compared to Mary Poppins -- probably thanks to several striking similarities between the two productions, notably the presence in the cast of David Tomlinson Read More

The Love Bug

Actors: Dean Jones, Michele Lee, David Tomlinson, Buddy Hackett, Joe Flynn

Synopsis: Those who worried that the Disney studio would collapse without the presence of the late Uncle Walt were put at ease when the profits starting rolling in for The Love Bug. The "star" is Herbie, a lovable little Volkswagen with a personality all its own. Abused by a bad guy race-car driver (David Tomlinson Read More

The Liquidator

Actors: Rod Taylor, Trevor Howard, Jill St. John, Wilfrid Hyde-White, David Tomlinson

Synopsis: This James Bond parody brings a new sort of jet-set secret agent to the screen -- one who hates flying, is afraid to shoot people, and would rather stay at home! Col. Mostyn (Trevor Howard) is the head of a special branch of British intelligence who is appalled to discover that a number of his Read More

The Truth About Spring

Actors: Hayley Mills, John Mills, James MacArthur, Lionel Jeffries, Harry Andrews

Synopsis: An American widower and his 18-year-old daughter live on a Caribbean houseboat. Romance and adventure ensue when they invite the bored nephew of a millionaire to leave his uncle's yacht and stay with them. Though there is an immediate spark between the girl and her new friend, romance is delayed Read More

War Gods of the Deep

Actors: Vincent Price, Tab Hunter, Susan Hart, David Tomlinson, John Le Mesurier

Synopsis: This sci-fi fantasy film was supposedly inspired by a line from an Edgar Allen Poe poem. It is also the last film made by distinguished director Jacques Tourneur. The adventure begins when the widowed ruler of a sub-oceanic kingdom spies a woman on the land who closely resembles his late wife. Read More

Tom Jones

Actors: Albert Finney, Susannah York, Hugh Griffith, Edith Evans, Joan Greenwood

Synopsis: Tony Richardson's adaptation of Henry Fielding's classic novel was one of the most critically acclaimed and popular comedies of its time, winning four Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The film follows Tom Jones (Albert Finney), a country boy who becomes one of the wildest playboys in 18th Read More

Follow That Horse!

Actors: David Tomlinson, Cecil Parker, Richard Wattis, Mary Peach, Dora Bryan

Synopsis: This romp through the comedic world of spy-chase stories starts with Dick Lanchester (David Tomlinson), a less-than-brilliant British diplomat, taking an atomic scientist to a NATO meeting. A simple escort service turns into disaster when the so-called scientist steals major secrets and escapes Read More

Up the Creek

Actors: David Tomlinson, Peter Sellers, Vera Day, Liliane Sottane

Synopsis: Up the Creek is a mirthsome remake of the classic Will Hay comedy Oh, Mr. Porter (1937). Whereas the Hay film concerned an inept railroad stationmaster, the hero of the remake, Lt. Fairweather David Tomlinson, is an inept naval officer. Transferred to the HMS Berkeley, a decrepit WW2-vintage Read More

Further Up the Creek!

Actors: David Tomlinson, Shirley Eaton, Thora Hird, Lionel Jeffries

Synopsis: This hastily assembled sequel to the popular British service farce Up the Creek finds David Tomlinson returning in the role of Lt. Fairweather, skipper of the not-so-good ship Aristotle. This time, however, Fairweather's enterprisingly larcenous bos'un is played not by Peter Sellers but by Read More

Three Men in a Boat

Actors: David Tomlinson, Laurence Harvey, Jimmy Edwards, Shirley Eaton, Jill Ireland

Synopsis: Three Men in a Boat is the second film version of the comic novel by Jerome K. Jerome. The titular trio is played by popular British comedian Jimmy Edwards, up-and-coming leading man Laurence Harvey and stalwart character actor David Tomlinson. Escaping their dull weekday pursuit, the three pals Read More

Carry on Admiral

Actors: David Tomlinson, Peggy Cummins, Brian Reece, Eunice Gayson, A.E. Matthews

Synopsis: The grass is always greener.... In this British comedy, two drunken comrades find out the truth of that saying when they decide to trade places for a while. One of the boozers is a public relations man who knows nothing about sailing, while the other is a captain for the Royal Navy. Riotous comic Read More

All for Mary

Actors: Nigel Patrick, Kathleen Harrison, David Tomlinson, David Hurst

Synopsis: Jill Day plays Mary in this frolicksome British comedy. While on vacation in Switzerland, Mary finds herself the object of several tourists' affection. Two of the men, Nigel Patrick and David Tomlinson, are British. The third, Leo McKern, is a wealthy, boorish Greek. Throughout the film, the Read More

Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?

Actors: David Tomlinson, Diana Dors, Bonar Colleano, Diana Decker, Sidney James

Synopsis: Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? never really answers its own question, but has no difficulty delivering laughs in full measure. U.S. officer Laurie Vining (Bonar Colleano) hopes to spend a romantic honeymoon in London with new bride Gillian (Diana Decker). Unfortunately, Vining's former wife Read More

Made in Heaven

Actors: David Tomlinson, Petula Clark, Sonja Ziemann, A.E. Matthews, Charles Victor

Synopsis: Made in Heaven is predicated on one of Britain's most curious annual traditions. During the yearly Dunmow Flitch, a side of bacon is awarded to any married couple who can prove at a public trial that their union has been happy and argument-free for a full year. Among the contestants depicted Read More

Castle in the Air

Actors: David Tomlinson, Helen Cherry, Margaret Rutherford, Barbara Kelly, A.E. Matthews

Synopsis: Most of this hectic British comedy takes place in an ancient Scottish castle. The British National Coal Board, following a real-life policy established in the 1940s, wants to annex the castle as a group home for the local miners and their families. Wealthy, much-married American Mrs. Clodfelter Read More

The Magic Box

Actors: Robert Donat, Margaret Johnston, Maria Schell, Robert Beatty, John Charlesworth, James Kenney

Synopsis: The Magic Box was the English film industry's contribution to the 1951 Festival of Britain. Its all-star cast generously forsook their usual salaries for the privilege of paying tribute to that unsung pioneer of cinema, William Friese-Greene, here played by Robert Donat. Adapted by Eric Ambler Read More

Hotel Sahara

Actors: Yvonne De Carlo, Peter Ustinov, David Tomlinson, Roland Culver, Albert Lieven

Synopsis: Though Yvonne de Carlo is top billed in Hotel Sahara, the film is stolen hands-down by second-billed Peter Ustinov. The scene is a desert hotel, smack dab in the middle of neutral territory during WW II. Hotel owner Emad (Ustinov) cheerfully changes the decor--and his loyalties--depending upon Read More

Calling Bulldog Drummond

Actors: Walter Pidgeon, Margaret Leighton, Robert Beatty, David Tomlinson, Peggy Evans

Synopsis: All the various Bulldog Drummond movie series had run their courses by 1951; nonetheless, MGM decided to revive the property (and simultaneously liquidate some "frozen funds") with the British-filmed Calling Bulldog Drummond. Walter Pidgeon stars as novelist Sapper's soldier-of-fortune, here Read More

The Wooden Horse

Actors: Leo Genn, David Tomlinson, Anthony Steel, David Greene, Peter Burton

Synopsis: Based on a true story (believe it or don't!), The Wooden Horse is set in a wartime German prison camp. It being the duty for every British POW to attempt escape, internees Leo Genn, David Tomlinson and Anthony Steel hit upon a daring scheme. Building an outsized, boxlike vaulting horse Read More

So Long at the Fair

Actors: Jean Simmons, Dirk Bogarde, David Tomlinson, Marcel Poncin, Honor Blackman, Cathleen Nesbitt

Synopsis: So Long at the Fair is based on a true story -- or at least, a story that has been told and retold so often that it is now accepted as truth. The year is 1889: the setting, the Paris Exhibition. Among the thousands in attendance are Vicky Barton (Jean Simmons) and her brother Johnny (David Tomlinson Read More

Landfall

Actors: Patricia Plunkett, Edith Sharpe, Margaret Barton, Charles Victor

Synopsis: Landfall takes place during the early portions of WWII. RAF pilot Rick (Michael Denison) is transferred to another squadron after sinking a British sub during a bombing raid. Disgraced, Rick has no one to turn to, save for sympathetic barmaid Mona (Patricia Plunkett). With her help, the pilot is Read More

My Brother's Keeper

Actors: Jack Warner, Jane Hylton, George Cole, Bill Owen, David Tomlinson

Synopsis: Anticipating The Defiant Ones by nearly ten years, the British My Brother's Keeper concentrates on the exploits of two handcuffed-together escaped convicts. The protagonists are career criminal George Martin (Jack Warner) and terrified "first timer" Willie Stannard (George Cole). The film is one Read More

A Warning to Wantons

Actors: Harold Warrender, Anne Vernon, David Tomlinson, Sonia Holm, Hugh Cross

Synopsis: Based on a novel by Mary Mitchell, Warning to Wantons is the story of 17-year-old Renee (Anne Vernon). After wriggling out of a convent school, Renee manages to crash high society. She twists several wealthy men around her little finger before making a surprising marital decision. David Tomlinson Read More

Marry Me

Actors: Derek Bond, Susan Shaw, Patrick Holt, Carol Marsh, David Tomlinson

Synopsis: The action in the British Marry Me! centers around a marriage bureau. Utilizing the "omnibus" approach made popular by such films as Quartet, director Terence Fisher relates the stories of four separate marriage-bound couples. The cast (including Derek Bond, Susan Shaw, Patrick Holt, Carol Marsh Read More

Helter Skelter

Synopsis: A persistent case of hiccups causes all sorts of problems for a pretty young socialite in this comedy. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

The Chiltern Hundreds

Actors: Cecil Parker, A.E. Matthews, David Tomlinson, Lana Morris

Synopsis: By 1949, British stage and film star A.E. Matthews was more widely celebrated for his advanced age (eighty) than his considerable thespian achievements. In The Amazing Mr. Beecham (original British title: The Chiltern Hundreds), Matthews goes into his well-calculated "doddering aristocrat" routine Read More

Easy Money

Actors: Frank Cellier, Petula Clark, Mabel Constanduros, Marjorie Fielding, Greta Gynt

Synopsis: Easy Money is a satire of that most venerated of all middle-class British traditions, the football pool. The film is divided into four separate episodes, illustrating the effects of the football pool on the "average chap." Among those who participate in the pool in hopes of winning the Read More

Vote for Huggett

Synopsis: In this comedy, the Huggett family patriarch decides to run for public office. His entire platform is built upon a promise to construct a war memorial. Unfortunately, he wants to build it on a parcel of his wife's land. She doesn't want anything there so her niece fakes her signature and the land Read More

Miranda

Actors: Glynis Johns, Googie Withers, Griffith Jones, John McCallum, Margaret Rutherford

Synopsis: Based on the play by Peter Blackmore, Miranda was the first of two British comedies starring Glynis Johns as a mischievous mermaid. Rescued from a watery grave by the finny-tailed Miranda (Johns), handsome doctor Paul Marten (Griffith Jones) agrees under durress to take his lovely rescuer to Read More

Broken Journey

Actors: Phyllis Calvert, Margot Grahame, James Donald, Francis L. Sullivan, Raymond Huntley

Synopsis: This disaster movie is based on the true story of ways in which a diverse group of plane passengers managed to survive after their plane crashed in the Swiss Alps. Some of the surviving passengers were publically prominent people. All of them had to face new challenges that tested their inner Read More

Love in Waiting

Synopsis: Long before he became the Disney Studios' favorite stuffy Brit, David Tomlinson enjoyed top billing in the 1948 comedy Love in Waiting. The main story is carried by Peggy Evans and Elspeth Gray, cast as a pair of cute waitresses. Evans makes the mistake of crossing a fellow employee, and as a Read More

Here Come the Huggetts

Actors: Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Jane Hylton, Susan Shaw, Petula Clark

Synopsis: The fictional Hugget Family makes the first of three film appearances in this domestic comedy from Great Britain. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Fame Is the Spur

Actors: Michael Redgrave, Rosamund John, Bernard Miles, Carla Lehmann, Hugh Burden

Synopsis: When a young man from an economically depressed area of England (played by Michael Redgrave) decides that his calling is to help the beleaguered workers in his area, he takes as his symbol a sword passed down to him by an ancestor who picked it up at the Battle of Peterloo in 1819, where it had Read More

The Master of Bankdam

Actors: Edgar K. Bruce, Anne Crawford, Jimmy Hanley, Frank Henderson

Synopsis: Set in Yorkshire in the 19th century, this period drama centers upon a family of mill owners. The story shifts from the well-to-do surroundings of the Crowther family to the less desirable conditions in the mill. While there are the usual crises, disasters, and labor clashes, the film manages to Read More

I See a Dark Stranger

Actors: Deborah Kerr, Trevor Howard, Raymond Huntley, Garry Marsh, Tom Macauley

Synopsis: I See a Dark Stranger manages to be both an absorbing espionage yarn and a slyly amusing send-up of the entire genre. Deborah Kerr is terrific as Irish colleen Bridie Quilty, raised from childhood to despise the British and everything they stand for. Bridie's anglophobia proves useful to Nazi spy Read More

School for Secrets

Actors: Ralph Richardson, Raymond Huntley, John Laurie, Ernest Jay, David Tomlinson

Synopsis: Produced, directed and scripted by Peter Ustinov (who did not star), Secret Flight was released in Great Britain in 1946, but not distributed in the U.S. until 1951 -- at which time it was panned as being out-of-date! The fact-based screenplay details the efforts of five dedicated British Read More

Journey Together

Actors: Edward G. Robinson, Richard Attenborough, Hugh Wakefield, Jack Watling, David Tomlinson, Ronald Squire

Synopsis: Filmed in 1945 and released in the US the following year, the Anglo-American Journey Together is a tribute to the Royal Air Force, with several members of the RAF (and the acting profession) in prominent roles. The story follows the progress of two aspiring RAF pilots, cockney David Wilton (Sgt. Richard Attenborough Read More

The Way to the Stars

Actors: John Mills, Michael Redgrave, Douglass Montgomery, Bonar Colleano, Trevor Howard, Rosamund John

Synopsis: Originally released in England as The Way to the Stars, Johnny in the Clouds is the story of how the Battle of Britain affected the lives of combatants and civilians alike. Terence Rattigan's screenplay concentrates on three groups of people: an American pilot and his wife, a doomed British Read More

Sleeping Car to Trieste

Actors: Jean Kent, Albert Lieven, Derrick de Marney, Paul Dupuis, Rona Anderson

Synopsis: Sleeping Car to Trieste is a remake of one of the best railroad melodramas of the 1930s, Rome Express. The film's "maguffin" is a diary containing important political information. Stolen from a diplomat in Paris, the diary finds its way on board the Orient Express. Already, the two thieves have Read More

My Wife's Family

Synopsis: In this old-joke-filled farce, a married couple has to put up with an obnoxious mother-in-law whose husband gets caught necking with a young actress, a traveling salesman, and a piano being mistaken in a conversation for an illegitimate child. ~ Steve Huey, All Movie Guide Read More

Pimpernel Smith

Actors: Leslie Howard, Francis L. Sullivan, Mary Morris, Peter Gawthorne

Synopsis: The "Scarlet Pimpernel" legend is updated to WW2 in the breathless actioner Pimpernel Smith. Leslie Howard (who also directed) plays bespectacled and seemingly mild-mannered Professor Smith, who under cover of darkness transforms into a tireless defender of democracy. With the help of several Read More

Quiet Wedding

Actors: Margaret Lockwood, Derek Farr, Marjorie Fielding, A.E. Matthews, Athene Seyler

Synopsis: The old reliable plot device known as premarital hanky-panky was the basis of the Esther McCracken stage play Quiet Wedding. The film version, scripted by Terence Rattigan and Anton de Grunewald, tones down some of the more censorable elements of the play, though not enough to completely Read More

Garrison Follies

Synopsis: Plumber/coronet player Lupino and retired major Maltby bumble through the organization of a show for the soldiers in this World War II comedy. ~ All Movie Guide Read More