
Acting
Phyllis Stanley
Born 1914-10-30 · London, England, UK
Acting credits
6.3A Royal navy Commander is tricked by a pretty girl who is working for the Nazis. She tricks him into revealing some military secrets and he is court martial. He vows to track her and her accomplices down.
They Met in the Dark
1943
A young poultry farmer is flattered and persuaded into financing a film production. He attempts to interfere in the direction, is swindled and left in the lurch but eventually manages to turn the tables on his former associates.
Hello, Sweetheart
1935
6.2In 19th century England, a noted brain surgeon rescues a former student from being hanged on a false conviction for murder, and spirits him away to an ancient, repurposed abbey far in the countryside. There, he connives his pupil into assisting him in mapping the functions of the various parts of the human brain, using living subjects who are under a terrible animation-suspending drug called "black sleep". Subsequently, the student, along with the daughter of one of the subjects, discover that most of these subjects have survived but are being kept in a dungeon-like cellar, in various stages of physical and mental derangement...
The Black Sleep
1956
7.4Pickpocket Libby is protected by aging street performer Charles, who takes her into his troupe. Libby's dancing leads her to meet songwriter Harley and launch a stage career, while Charles is seemingly spurned by the waif he has helped.
St. Martin's Lane
1938
6.4Sister Mary presides over a convent where a convicted murderess, who is being escorted to Death Row, is stranded by bad weather. She is slowly becoming convinced that Valerie is innocent so Sister Mary sets about to clear the girl and bring the real killer to justice.
Thunder on the Hill
1951
6.4Sent to a home for "problem" girls, incipient juvenile delinquent Gwen receives a crash course in petty crime. Back on the outside, she falls in with the usual bad crowd, and suffers spectacularly as a result.
Good-Time Girl
1948
When a massive Soviet battleship negotiates the treacherous Oslo harbor without a local pilot, American counterespionage agent David Harding suspects that the enemy has developed a secret navigational tool and orders his operatives to find a local frogman to take pictures of the vessel's hull when the ship makes a goodwill tour stop in England.
Counterspy
1958
6.4A former housemaid teams up with an English gentleman thief and works a confidence game to bilk the wealthy but their plans for a big job in California go awry.
The Law and the Lady
1951
6.5Saloon entertainer Vermilion O'Toole and her former partner in crime Newt Cole escape from a train ride to prison and hide out in logging town Timberline. Meanwhile, the three sons of widower Will Hall come to town in search of a wife for their dad. Vermilion needs to lay low to escape the marshal, so she accepts the boys' offer to visit pioneer community Pine Grove. Once there, she annoys local Mrs. Grundys but eventually starts to fit in.
Take Me to Town
1953
5.0Lots of slogans such as "Be like Dad, Keep Mum" and "Keep it under your Hat" are visible on the walls in various scenes to reinforce the plot of this British wartime movie illustrating how gossipy talk can result in unknowingly giving valuable information to Nazi spies.
The Next of Kin
1942
6.0A young boxer falls in with a crooked fight promoter.
There Ain't No Justice
1939
7.7Based on Aimee Stuart's play. Little Scots girl decides to use her inheritance for a "grand tour" of the Continent.
Jeannie
1941
Variety performances by acts including the Albert Sandler Quartet, Betty Astell, Reggie Bristow's Band, the Modernique Quartette, Stanelli and Edgar, Terence McGovern's Band and Trio, the Nile Players, Phyllis Stanley, and Arthur Travers.
Musical Film Revues
1933
7.0Romance in Rio for a girl of the embassy staff.
Look Before You Love
1948
7.7Arthur Tracy and Lilli Palmer star in this 1930's British romantic drama. With his voice faltering due to nerves, celebrated stage performer "The Street Singer" (Tracy) parts company with the theatre and goes to live in a gypsy camp where he meets and falls in love with Susan (Palmer), an attractive young woman who is unaware of his fame.
Command Performance
1937
Nazi spies infiltrate a British film studio with the intention of sending coded messages in the films they produce.
We’ll Smile Again
1942
6.2A young singer meets a man who is the victim of a kidnap plot, and is assumed by the gang to be his girlfriend.
One Exciting Night
1944
7.0“Comedy of a rich man who poses as a poor man and is taken by a convict into a hostel and given a job by the chief assistant.” - BFI.
Side Street Angel
1937