Mavis Villiers

Acting

Mavis Villiers

Born 1915-01-18 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Acting credits

The Haunting poster
7.1

Dr. John Markway recruits three strangers for a sleep-disorder study at the eerie and isolated Hill House. It soon becomes clear his real interest lies in the mansion itself and its sinister history, as they are forced to confront the nature of its horror…

The Haunting

1963

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone poster
6.9

An aging actress travels to Rome with her husband; after he suddenly dies during the flight, she begins a passionate affair with a young gigolo.

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

1961

Suddenly, Last Summer poster
7.3

The only son of wealthy widow Violet Venable dies while on vacation with his cousin Catherine. What the girl saw was so horrible that she went insane; now Mrs. Venable wants Catherine lobotomized to cover up the truth.

Suddenly, Last Summer

1959

I Was a Male War Bride poster
6.9

After marrying an American lieutenant with whom he was assigned to work in post-war Germany, a French captain attempts to find a way to accompany her back to the States under the terms of the War Bride Act.

I Was a Male War Bride

1949

Straight On Till Morning poster
5.6

Brenda, a timid, withdrawn woman, meets Peter, a man she believes is finally the love of her life. However, little does Brenda know that Peter is a vicious serial killer.

Straight On Till Morning

1972

The Mouse That Roared poster
6.4

The Duchy of Grand Fenwick decides that the only way to get out of their economic woes is to declare war on the United States, lose and accept foreign aid. They send an invasion force (in chain mail, armed with bows and arrows) to New York and they arrive during a nuclear drill that has cleared the streets.

The Mouse That Roared

1959

No Sex Please - We're British poster
5.2

A porn-store owner orders some new stuff from his supplier, but the delivery address gets mixed with the address of the local Barclays Bank. Here, David (the bank's assistant manager) and his new wife are shocked when photos, then films and finally two girls are sent to them in their bank-supplied flat. They and the bank's head cashier then hatch a plan to get rid of the porn—without letting their boss, the local police and David's mother in on what is happening.

No Sex Please - We're British

1973

A Touch of Larceny poster
6.0

After falling in love with an American woman, Virginia Killain, who is engaged to another man, British Naval Commander Max Easton, hatches a plan that will get him enough money to support Virginia in the lifestyle she is accustomed to. Easton's plan is to disappear for a time making it seem that he has defected to the Soviets taking important Naval secrets from his job at the Admiralty and to return and sue the newspapers for slander. Not everything goes as planned for Commander Easton.

A Touch of Larceny

1960

Victim poster
7.4

A web of blackmail and murder attracts the attention of a barrister with a seemingly idyllic life, threatening to derail his career on the path of success.

Victim

1961

The Boys poster
7.5

A night watchman at a garage is found murdered, and four teddy boys are put on trial for the crime. Witnesses and suspects give differing accounts of the lead-up to the crime, and the truth emerges.

The Boys

1962

Pool of London poster
6.6

Jewel thieves, murder, and a manhunt swirl around a sailor off a cargo ship in post-war London.

Pool of London

1951

Corridor of Mirrors poster
6.0

A man falls in love with a beautiful young woman and begins to suspect that he may have also loved her in a previous life.

Corridor of Mirrors

1948

Promise Her Anything poster
4.1

A widowed mother decides to go after the child psychologist she works for because she thinks he'll be able to provide for her toddler, the catch is her employer doesn't know about her son and he doesn't particularly care for children despite his profession.

Promise Her Anything

1966

Hi Gang! poster
6.7

Hi Gang! is a 1941 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon and Vic Oliver. It was a spin-off from the popular radio series Hi Gang!.

Hi Gang!

1941

No artwork available
7.0

A young man from a impoverished family who falls for a shantytown girl rather than the daughter of a wealthy banker. The girl becomes a popular cabaret dancer and defends the boy's sister from the town bully. Ultimately, she saves the family from ruin by riding their horse to victory in a high-stakes handicap race rigged by the corrupt banker.

Old Age Handicap

1928

Saloon Bar poster
7.0

A bookmaker with a fancy for detective work attempts to prevent the execution of a potentially innocent man.

Saloon Bar

1940

Sailors Don't Care poster
5.0

Boat building father and son join the river patrol service and get caught-up in a spy ring.

Sailors Don't Care

1940

Little Lord Fauntleroy poster
7.0

An American boy turns out to be the long-lost heir of a British fortune. He is sent to live with the cold and unsentimental lord who oversees the trust.

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1921

No artwork available
5.0

A 1927 short

The Bum's Rush

1927

No artwork available
NR

A 1926 short film

North of 6 7/8

1926

Philadelphia, Here I Come poster
7.0

Friel contrasts Gar's cloistered emotional life with his gregarious social persona by portraying him as two distinct characters, a public self (Donal McCann) and a private self (Des Cave).

Philadelphia, Here I Come

1975

I Believe in You poster
6.8

A drama about parole officers to follow the successful Ealing police story of "The Blue Lamp"(1950) . Various sub-plots follow the parole officers and their charges.

I Believe in You

1952

Sling Your Hook poster
8.0

A group of coal miners from Nottingham go on their annual trip to Blackpool.

Sling Your Hook

1969

South American George poster
6.7

To help out his exact double, George Formby (in a dual role) takes the place of a noted South American tenor. This way he can help the opera star fulfill contract obligations and also win the heart of the man's lovely press agent, Linden Travers.

South American George

1941