Acting

Noel Dainton

Born — Died

1894-03-24 — 1959-02-17

Place of birth

Hampstead, London, England

Known for

Acting

Credits

26 titles

Noel Dainton was an English actor.

Known for

The Squeaker poster
6.3

London's jewel thieves are under the thumb of a mysterious fence, who ruthlessly exposes any thief who crosses him. Desperate, Scotland Yard re-hires ex-Inspector Barrabal who, as a known drunkard, is ideally suited to go undercover with a faked criminal record (which may spoil his chances with lovely Carol Stedman).

The Squeaker

1937

Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It poster
7.4

Third and final film in the 'Inspector Hornleigh’ series of comedy-thrillers. Inspector Hornleigh (Gordon Harker), disappointed at not being handed an important spy case, is assigned by Scotland Yard to an army barracks to investigate the mundane thefts of supplies from the stores. This accidentally leads Hornleigh and Sergeant Bingham (Alastair Sim) to a nest of fifth columnists when his dim-witted assistant carelessly talks to a girl in the cafeteria – and that night, news of Hornleigh and Bingham’s arrival is embarrassingly transmitted back to Germany.

Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It

1941

The Saint's Vacation poster
5.8

While on vacation, the Saint discovers a much-sought-after music box.

The Saint's Vacation

1941

Spring Handicap poster
7.5

A wife tries to prevent her husband, a miner, from gambling away the money he receives as an inheritance.

Spring Handicap

1937

Time Flies poster
6.0

The Professor (Felix Aylmer) is showing Susie (Evelyn Dall) around his time machine when it accidently takes off with Tommy (Tommy Handley) and Bill (George Moon) also on board. They are transported to Elizabethan England where they come across Walter Raleigh, William Shakespeare, Queen Elizabeth 1, Captain John Smith and Pocohontas. Will our time travellers return?

Time Flies

1944

Tower of Terror poster
5.8

Wartime Germany: Marie, a concentration camp escapee on the run from the Nazis, narrowly escapes drowing when she is rescued by Wolfe Kristan a half-mad lighthouse keeper. Brought aboard the lighthouse itself, she begins to fall in love with the assistant keeper who, unknown to her, is a British spy. As the couple become more intimate, Kristan's jealously finally pushes him over the brink and into full-blown madness...

Tower of Terror

1941

Film credits

1940s · 19 titles

Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It poster
7.4

Third and final film in the 'Inspector Hornleigh’ series of comedy-thrillers. Inspector Hornleigh (Gordon Harker), disappointed at not being handed an important spy case, is assigned by Scotland Yard to an army barracks to investigate the mundane thefts of supplies from the stores. This accidentally leads Hornleigh and Sergeant Bingham (Alastair Sim) to a nest of fifth columnists when his dim-witted assistant carelessly talks to a girl in the cafeteria – and that night, news of Hornleigh and Bingham’s arrival is embarrassingly transmitted back to Germany.

Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It

1941

The Saint's Vacation poster
5.8

While on vacation, the Saint discovers a much-sought-after music box.

The Saint's Vacation

1941

Time Flies poster
6.0

The Professor (Felix Aylmer) is showing Susie (Evelyn Dall) around his time machine when it accidently takes off with Tommy (Tommy Handley) and Bill (George Moon) also on board. They are transported to Elizabethan England where they come across Walter Raleigh, William Shakespeare, Queen Elizabeth 1, Captain John Smith and Pocohontas. Will our time travellers return?

Time Flies

1944

Tower of Terror poster
5.8

Wartime Germany: Marie, a concentration camp escapee on the run from the Nazis, narrowly escapes drowing when she is rescued by Wolfe Kristan a half-mad lighthouse keeper. Brought aboard the lighthouse itself, she begins to fall in love with the assistant keeper who, unknown to her, is a British spy. As the couple become more intimate, Kristan's jealously finally pushes him over the brink and into full-blown madness...

Tower of Terror

1941

Medal for the General poster
7.7

A retired general helps out by sheltering some evacuees during WWII.

Medal for the General

1944

English Without Tears poster
6.3

While Lady Christabel Beauclark, a bird fancier, is scurrying about demanding certain territorial rights for British birds from other countries, Her Ladyship's niece is falling in love with the family butler, Tom Gilbey. The birds are forgotten when war breaks out, and Gilbey now finds himself in love with the niece whose love was previously unrequited. Written by Les Adams

English Without Tears

1944

The Echo Murders poster
6.3

Detective Sexton Blake takes on Nazi spies while solving a series of crimes.

The Echo Murders

1945

No artwork available
9.0

Humorously using the arrogant and bumbling Mr. Proudfoot, this film serves a dual purpose of emphasizing the importance of obeying blackout hours, as well as easing the stress of the time period by encouraging laughter.

Mr. Proudfoot Shows a Light

1941

Twilight Hour poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Twilight Hour

1945

Warn That Man poster
5.6

At the height of World War II, the Germans discover that a certain British personage is to stay at the country house of Lord Buckley. They devise a plan whereby they will kidnap the real Lord Buckley, and send to England an actor who will masquerade, lie in wait for the visitor with a number of gunmen, and take him back to Germany.

Warn That Man

1943

Much Too Shy poster
6.5

A simple handyman, who also is an amateur artist, gets into trouble when the head and shoulders portraits of some prominent local females are sold without his knowledge to an advertising agency and are published with nude bodies added to them.

Much Too Shy

1942

Band Waggon poster
5.7

A gang of spies held up in a haunted castle gives this team of celebrated British wireless comedians plenty of scope for laughs.

Band Waggon

1940

Headline poster
7.0

A crime reporter begins to investigate the disappearance of his bosses wife who had witnessed a murder.

Headline

1943

The Peterville Diamond poster
5.8

Frantic farce involving a neglected wife, a stolen diamond and four identical briefcases.

The Peterville Diamond

1943

No artwork available
6.8

A British merchant ship is torpedoed by a German U-Boat and takes shelter in a neutral port. The Captain then strikes back at the German enemy.

Neutral Port

1940

No artwork available
10.0

A parallel is drawn between a housewife's dealings with her butcher, and a burglar and his fence (receiver).

Partners in Crime

1942

Dreaming poster
8.0

When a pretty Wren faints in a crowded train, Private Bud Flanagan and Captain Ches Allen are quick to render first aid. But over Bud's head, a heavy kitbag wobbles; it falls and scores a direct hit, knocking him unconscious. What follows is a dream sequence involving Ches, the Wren and Bud himself in a series of hilarious adventures as well as a magical medley of the duo's best-loved musical numbers!

Dreaming

1944

Somewhere on Leave poster
7.0

Private Randle (Frank Randle) and army pals, Privates Young (Dan Young) and Enoch (Robbie Vincent) are invited by Private Desmond (Pat McGrath) to spend some off-duty time at his stately home. Private Desmond is too busy courting an ATS girl (Antoinette Lupino) to notice the squaddies are running riot in his house.

Somewhere on Leave

1943

No artwork available
NR

Two lovers search for some privacy to kiss during the blitz.

Night Watch

1941

1930s · 7 titles