George henry sanders 3 july 1906 25 april 1972 was a russianborn english film, and television actor, singersongwriter, and music composer. After a brief tenure in the army, at the insistence of his wife, ellin began writing full time. Many movie villains are cads and every movie needs a villain, so a. Detective film crime thriller swashbuckler adventure drama psychological thriller war drama. This is great news for fans of the saint, as they can now watch leslie charteris creation of simon templar be played by george sanders, hugh sinclair, and louis hayward in dvd digital quality. Teddy and shanedecide to get married, and dixon and adriannas relationship continues to grow closer. He was also an activist who participated in several humanitarian initiatives together with his wife. In may 1948, his first sale, and one of ellins most famous short stories, the specialty of the. August 1, 1955 broadcasting zivtv plan to produce craig rice. Browse george sanders movies and tv shows available on prime video and begin streaming right. See more ideas about old movies, movies and classic movies.
Nice guy ben cook, goaded by his scheming commonlaw wife, fakes his own suicide and moves to another townall to trick his life insurance company into making a large payout. Watch full episodes of the george sanders mystery theater and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. Oil well incident the george sanders mystery theater. The george sanders mystery theater tv series 1957 imdb. When the wife goes sightseeing the restless husband decides on divorce. The cast and crew on that film spent all their time and energy creating a brilliant movie, full of grit, humor, and love. The murder of a young woman in london exposes deep racial tensions and prejudices inherent in. Povertyrow continuation of the falcon mystery series showcasing calverts magi. A woman returns a trip out of town and finds someone else staying in her apartment who claims to lived their years.
White zombie bela lugosi 1932 full movie hd remastered. With herb butterfield, dolores donlon, george eldredge, ray gordon. Released on october 25, 1946, the strange woman follows beautiful jenny hager hedy lamarr as she grows up to become an equally heartless and manipulative young woman, finding she can always get what she wants from the men in the 1820 s port of bangor, maine. In 1960, he also published an autobiography, memoirs of a professional cad. George made the role his and even though later he said he hated doing them his work is excellent. George sanders full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. The group takes a trip tolas vegas, where naomi meets austins dad,as well as a country music superstar named judd ridge. Sanders played the lead in death of a scoundrel 1956 and the tv series the george sanders mystery theater 1957. The first person to play him was louis hayward and film producer wanted to make him a star signed him to a multi picture deal. And, these have been released in both region 1 and. Placeholder the george sanders mystery theater 1 episode 1957.
July 21, 1914 june 14, 1986 was an american writer and the husband of the actress marsha hunt. The george sanders mystery theater is the title of a 30minute american television mystery drama series hosted by character actor george sanders which aired sundays on nbc in the summer of 1957, replacing the. Inspector fernack is framed by a cartel of five gangsters and simon does his best to prove it before all the. The george sanders saint movie collection is five hours and thirty four minutes and was released on dvd on november 10, 2011. Our marketplace offers a huge selection of movies from sellers worldwide.
John calvert, rochelle hudson, roscoe karns director. In this shockumentary, george sanders narrates clips of reindeer being castrated, native tribes doing odd things, and the usual padding including karate and rollerderby footage. Shop movies starring george sanders on dvd, vhs, and rare video formats at alibris. With his haughty upperclass british accent, sleek and suave mannerisms, and somehow.
George sanders stars as suave gentleman thiefturneddetective simon templar aka the saint in five mysteries based on the stories by leslie charteris. These capers, widely regarded as fun little bpictures and bustling with comic banter, motor along at a good clip, each running over an hour, but barely. With george, the character smoothed out and the comedy ramped up a bit. Find films and movies featuring george sanders on allmovie. George sanders biography, movie highlights and photos. The falcon mystery movie collection, volume 2 dvd 1944 region 1 us import ntsc.
The george sanders mystery theater 1 episode 1957 source 1 credit. The george sanders mystery theater is the title of a 30 minute american television mystery drama series which aired on the nbc in 1957 and hosted by character actor george sanders. Actor george sanders served as host, and occasionally starred in, these half hour filmed dramas. The next five movies in the series starred future star george sanders. First, templar travels to san francisco where he gets mixed up in a female gang leaders wendy barrie crusade against a mysterious crime boss, in the saint strikes back 1939. Murder mystery drama starring nigel patrick and yvonne mitchell. Famed movie actor sanders 19061972 originally publ.
The whole rights tie up has kept many a good writers work off the screen and even out of print in some cases. The falcon mystery movie collection, volume 1 3 discs by george sanders. He was widely known for his roles of cads and other darkly drawn characters in many successful films, most of all as addison dewitt in all about eve 1950 and the villainous tiger shere khan in the jungle book. The george sanders mystery theater the night i died tv. George sanders was the second person to portray the saint. Stanley bernard ellin october 6, 1916 july 31, 1986 was an american mystery writer. Enter a very shrewd detective, whose eyes are on everyone. Mad harry george sanders poisons his bad sisters geraldine fitzgerald cocoa. Some of the actors who were cast in the episodes included. Hedy lamarr and george sanders in a movie based on ben ames williams novel of early 19thcentury maine.
Find films and movies featuring george sanders on allmovie allmovie. When her landlord and the buildings janitor claim to have never seen her before, the woman takes her concerns to the police and their staff psychologist are return to the womans apartment building to find everything as it should be except the womans husband has disappeared. George henry sanders 3 july 1906 25 april 1972 was a british film and television actor. The george sanders saint movies collection manufactured on. In 1960, he also published an autobiography, memoirs of a. House with frontons 1940 thriller drama joe may george sanders margaret lindsay vincent price by mary kate. The george sanders mystery theater the liar tv episode. With george sanders, scotty beckett, paul gary, ted jacques. No one en route or at the new address will recognize him, will they. Freed from the death of her drunken father, she soon improves her situation by maneuvering herself into a position to marry a local. George sanders list of movies and tv shows tv guide. George sanders mystery theatre aka mystery writers theatre.
Thirty minute mystery drama series hosted by george sanders. The first saint film that george made in 1940,the saints double trouble, was filmed from november to late december 1939 and released on 26 january 1940. The george sanders mystery theater 1957 this could be the night joey 1957 the ford television theatre lookout boy 19561957. A series of historical pieces followed, and late in the decade he hosted a television series, the george sanders mystery theater. The george sanders mystery theater the movie database. John launer, paul petersen, john archer, robert horton, kathryn. Sapphire 1959 starring nigel patrick and yvonne mitchell. The boys run into a celebrityat the pool, where liam receives an invitationto play in a celebrity poker tournament. General electric theater major watkins 19561961 call me genius sir charles brewer 1961 five golden hours mr. He continued to play mostly villains and charming heels until his suicide in 1972. In stranger at home, the second george sanders mystery novel, we are taken to a world removed from the backstage comic mystery of crime on my hands, but nonetheless a milieu very familiar to the actor. Add your answer see 1 question about memoirs of a professional cad.
There is a long list of works and writers who have been tied up by legal matters. Season 1 episode 10 murder plays charades richard denning, herbert rudley by classic tv. By asking where you could download or watch it for free online is like giving a. A quiet english couple whose marriage is on the rocks visit naples to dispose of property left to them by a relative. Were playing a little bit of catch up here, as all of the rko films of the saint from the 1930s 1940s have been out on dvd for a few months now. Sanders signed a new threefilm contract with rko, starting with action in. However, they are reconciled while witnessing the beauty and simplicity of a religious procession in a small village. Sanders was in the seventh sin 1957, the whole truth 1958, from the earth to the moon 1958, and that kind of woman 1959. Hastings mystery theater philo vances secret mission 1947. In 1957 he hosted a tv series, the george sanders mystery theater 1957. Nbc sundays us a nthology series summer 1957 episodes x 30 min bw 22jun5714sep57 hosted by george sanders.
George henry sanders was a british film and television actor. I love all of george s saint films but i think this is my favorite for two reasons. George sanders saint movie collection dvd 1941 region 1 us import ntsc. As such, the falcon mystery movie collection volume 1 in all its 3disc glory presents seven falcon mysteries. With ray buckley, richard devon, sue england, harry lauter. First scene of the 1940 film the saint takes over starring george sanders. With george sanders, don haggerty, paul harber, toni gerry. Sanders spent virtually all of the 1960s appearing in littleseen, lowbudget foreign productions. He became the director of radio shows such as i love a mystery and the orson welles show some of presnells notable films include man in the attic and conspiracy of hearts. Memoirs of a professional cad by george sanders goodreads. Film noir with tom conway as captain hugh bulldog drummond 64 minutes.