John McLaren

Acting

John McLaren

Born 1911-10-10 · Keoma, Alberta, Canada

Acting credits

Goldfinger poster
7.4

Special agent 007 comes face to face with one of the most notorious villains of all time, and now he must outwit and outgun the powerful tycoon to prevent him from cashing in on a devious scheme to raid Fort Knox -- and obliterate the world's economy.

Goldfinger

1964

The Canterbury Tales poster
6.1

Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories.

The Canterbury Tales

1972

South Pacific poster
NR

The professional recording of the 1952 original London production at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

South Pacific

1952

A King in New York poster
6.7

A recently-deposed "Estrovian" monarch seeks shelter in New York City, where he becomes an accidental television celebrity. Later, he's wrongly accused of being a Communist and gets caught up in subsequent HUAC hearings.

A King in New York

1957

The Lady Forgets poster
6.3

After being mugged and taking trauma to her head, Rebecca returns home to discover that she's suffered amnesia and has lost the last two years of her life. She is haunted by dreams of a violent event and starts to remember what transpired prior to her memory loss. Rebecca frantically tries to piece together her missing past, but as the memories come into focus, it increasingly jeopardizes her safety.

The Lady Forgets

1989

The Two-Headed Spy poster
6.3

Wartime thriller with film noir elements based on a true story as written in A.P. Scotland's autobiography "The London Cage". The plot has greatly exaggerated the actual events of A.P. Scotland's experiences, including the addition of a fictional love interest.

The Two-Headed Spy

1958

The Young Racers poster
5.3

A former race car driver-turned-writer attempts to expose a ruthless, womanizing Grand Prix racer. A film constructed around footage shot of actual Grand Prix races in Europe.

The Young Racers

1963

First Man into Space poster
5.1

The first pilot to leave Earth's atmosphere lands, then vanishes; but something with a craving for blood prowls the countryside...

First Man into Space

1959

No Orchids for Miss Blandish poster
6.1

A sheltered heiress is abducted on her wedding night by a trio of cheap hoods.

No Orchids for Miss Blandish

1948

Poet's Pub poster
7.2

A loosely structured comedy allowing for a series of vignettes based around an ancient coaching inn. The story was adapted from the 1929 novel by Scottish writer Erik Linklater.

Poet's Pub

1949

Follow the Boys poster
4.6

Four women create mayhem as they follow their Navy partners around the Riviera.

Follow the Boys

1963

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

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6.5

Bob Hope returns to his stage role in this updated theatrical TV presentation of the musical

Roberta

1969

The Young Lovers poster
6.1

A young employee of the British State Department falls in love with the daughter of a top Russian diplomat, much to the panic of their respective countries' officials, who suspect espionage. The cast includes David Knight, Odile Versois, Theodore Bikel and David Kossoff.

The Young Lovers

1954

Great Day poster
7.4

An impending V.I.P. visit causes bustle in an English village, while the Ellis family struggles with private problems.

Great Day

1945

The Man from Morocco poster
6.0

With the ending of the Spanish Civil War, a dispirited band of volunteers from the International Brigades seeks refuge in France. But on reaching the frontier, the band is disarmed, and all are detained as political prisoners. Then come instructions from Vichy that all fit prisoners are to be sent to Morocco to work on the Sahara railway for the Germans. However, one man manages to escape to London with vital information for the Allies.

The Man from Morocco

1945

Calling Paul Temple poster
6.7

Paul Temple is called in to help Scotland Yard track down a serial killer who has murdered several wealthy women.

Calling Paul Temple

1948

Diplomatic Passport poster
8.0

An American diplomat and his wife arrive in London, and are soon involved in a series of confusing and sometimes frightening events

Diplomatic Passport

1954

The Child and the Killer poster
7.0

Joe Marsh (Robert Arden) is a U.S. Army captain who goes on the run in Britain after committing murder. He breaks into a family's home and forces 7-year-old Tommy Martin (Richard Williams) to guide his escape through the surrounding rural territory. A bond begins to form between the child and the desperate fugitive, but Marsh's criminal nature cannot help but show itself again before the chase comes to an end.

The Child and the Killer

1959

Behind the camera