James Raglan

Acting

James Raglan

Born 1901-01-06 · Redhill, Surrey, England, UK

James Raglan (6 January 1901 – 15 November 1961) was a British stage, film and television actor.

Acting credits

The Rasp poster
9.0

When cabinet minister John Hoode is murdered at his country house, his secretary, Alan Deacon, is the prime suspect and is arrested. Reporter Anthony Gethryn determines to unmask the real murderer.

The Rasp

1932

The Birthday Present poster
7.3

Returning from a business trip, toy salesman Simon Scott is caught attempting to smuggle a wristwatch bought for his wife's birthday through Customs. He is arrested and, due to a bungled defence by his solicitor, obliged to serve a three-month prison sentence. It is only the beginning of his woes; his employer, Colonel Wilson, is understanding, but he is ultimately forced to sack Simon, who discovers that finding another job under such circumstances is extremely difficult. But Colonel Wilson is determined to help his former employee find a solution.

The Birthday Present

1957

No Smoking poster
7.8

A scientist invents a pill to cure smokers of their nicotine addiction. However, when he makes his discovery public, he encounters strong resistance from the tobacco industry.

No Smoking

1955

Mr. Chedworth Steps Out poster
7.0

A down-and-out clerk happens upon a bag of money. Unknown to him, the money is all counterfeit, forcing the innocent man to become involved with gangsters, as well as federal agents.

Mr. Chedworth Steps Out

1939

The Broken Horseshoe poster
7.5

When a hit and run patient is murdered an attending doctor is placed under suspicion.

The Broken Horseshoe

1953

No artwork available
NR

BBC live outside broadcast from the Theatre Royal, Stratford, of Tod Slaughter’s production of his melodrama Spring-Heeled Jack.

Spring-Heeled Jack

1950

The Black Rider poster
6.4

When young reporter and amateur biker Jerry Marsh investigates a mysterious hooded figure on a motorbike, he discovers crooks hiding out in a ruined castle with atomic sabotage on their minds...

The Black Rider

1954

Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora poster
7.0

An actress, urged by her detective boyfriend, takes a job as housekeeper for a wealthy elderly woman. The woman's new young husband claims she's ill and refuses entry, raising suspicions about her whereabouts.

Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora

1949

Dangerous Afternoon poster
6.4

The manager of a halfway house for female ex-cons takes action when a blackmailer threatens to expose her secret.

Dangerous Afternoon

1961

Operation Diplomat poster
6.1

A physician is forced to operate on a mystery figure under shady circumstances.

Operation Diplomat

1953

Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard poster
6.2

In this contemporary update of Frank H. Spearman's Western hero, Whispering Smith is now a sleuth who arrives in London on holiday, but is soon called in to solve the case of a suicide which the father of the deceased woman thinks was murder.

Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard

1952

Chain of Events poster
6.4

When a clerk tries to dodge paying a bus fare, it sparks a series of unforseen consequences

Chain of Events

1958

No artwork available
7.0

A Mandarin takes the blame when the wife of his friend's son steals secret papers.

The Chinese Puzzle

1932

The Shadow poster
5.9

A group of people in an old dark house are terrorized by a mysterious hooded figure dressed in black who proceeds to kill them off one by one.

The Shadow

1933

No artwork available
7.0

A feature length compilation of crimes solved by Superintendent Fabian. Based on a real Scotland Yard detective, Fabian was one of the first of a new breed of intellectual detectives who preferred to solve a crime using his brain rather than pure muscle.

Fabian of the Yard

1954

Dick Barton Strikes Back poster
6.2

Special Agent Dick Barton uncovers a ring of international psychopathic criminals with plans to dominate the world using a terrifying weapon of mass destruction.

Dick Barton Strikes Back

1949

No artwork available
NR

'Bird fancier's daughter loves nobleman whom her cockney fiancé robs of necklace.' (British Film Catalogue)

Two Way Street

1931

No artwork available
8.0

A lawyer plans to murder an aristocrat and steal his inheritance.

The World, the Flesh and the Devil

1932

The Floating Dutchman poster
6.3

Two men working on the docks close to London's Tower Bridge find the body of an unidentified man floating in the Thames. The police later identify the body to be that of a diamond courier from Holland. The police have to find his murderer, as well as the missing diamonds he was carrying.

The Floating Dutchman

1954

The Last Hour poster
8.0

A crooked prince uses a death ray to force down airships and steal their cargo.

The Last Hour

1930

No artwork available
9.0

The film follows the exploits of J.G. Reeder, a mild-mannered but sharp investigator from the Public Prosecutor's office, as he navigates a complex web of crime.

Red Aces

1930

The Admiral's Secret poster
10.0

A retired Admiral steals jewels and is pursued by Spanish bandits.

The Admiral's Secret

1934

Lovers and Luggers poster
7.0

Daubeney Carshott, a concert pianist, leaves London to dive for pearls on Thursday Island in the South Seas at the whim of Stella Raff, his fiancée. Once there, he discovers that the life he leads as a pearl diver is better in every way than his former existence as a social-lion pianist. He meets and falls in love with Lorna Quidley, after learning this Stella had send other suitors off in quest of a giant pearl for her.

Lovers and Luggers

1938

No artwork available
9.0

A sacked engineer stows away on another vessel

Rolling Home

1935