Rosamund John

Acting

Rosamund John

Born — Died

1913-10-19 — 1998-10-27

Place of birth

Tottenham, London, England, UK

Known for

Acting

Credits

17 titles

Known for

Film credits

1950s · 5 titles

1940s · 10 titles

The Lamp Still Burns poster
5.8

A tribute to the important work of female nurses during World War II.

The Lamp Still Burns

1943

The First of the Few poster
6.7

This 1942 fictionalized biopic chronicles the true story of how two of the most remarkable men in aviation history - visionary Spitfire designer R.J. Mitchell and his test pilot Geoffrey Crisp - designed a streamlined monoplane that led to the development of the Spitfire.

The First of the Few

1942

Green for Danger poster
6.7

In the midst of Nazi air raids, a postman dies on the operating table at a rural hospital. But was the death accidental?

Green for Danger

1946

Soldier, Sailor poster
7.0

Life aboard merchant ships with the Maritime Regiment of the Royal Artillery.

Soldier, Sailor

1944

The Way to the Stars poster
6.0

Life on a British bomber base, and the surrounding towns, from the opening days of the Battle of Britain, to the arrival of the Americans, who join in the bomber offensive. The film centres around Pilot Officer Peter Penrose, fresh out of a training unit, who joins the squadron, and quickly discovers about life during war time. He falls for Iris, a young girl who lives at the local hotel, but he becomes disillusioned about marriage, when the squadron commander dies in a raid, and leaves his wife, the hotel manageress, with a young son to bring up. As the war progresses, Penross comes to terms that he has survived, while others have been killed.

The Way to the Stars

1945

Fame Is the Spur poster
7.1

A politician rises rapidly to fame and fortune and discovers that power corrupts and ultimately becomes the very type of politician he had set out to displace.

Fame Is the Spur

1947

The Upturned Glass poster
6.8

A neurosurgeon relates to his students in medical school a story about an affair he had with a married woman and how after the affair was over, the woman fell out a window and died. The surgeon, suspecting that she was murdered, set out to find her killer -- but, instead of turning the suspect over to the police, he planned to take his own revenge on the murderer.

The Upturned Glass

1947

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6.8

The bewildered wife of a bigamist allows her child to be adopted and then regrets it.

When The Bough Breaks

1947

Tawny Pipit poster
6.5

Jimmy Bancroft, a fighter pilot, who is recovering from injuries sustained during the Battle of Britain, and Hazel Court, a nurse, come across a pair of rare birds nestling in a field. After a run in with the army, and a couple of thieves, they, with the cooperation of the village people and the Ornithology Society, help the eggs to hatch. A wonderful look at life in a small village, during World War II.

Tawny Pipit

1944

The Gentle Sex poster
7.0

During the War seven women from very different backgrounds find themselves together in the Auxiliary Territorial Services. They are soon drilling, driving lorries, and manning ack-ack batteries.

The Gentle Sex

1943