John Bentley

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John Bentley was born on December 2, 1916 in Sparkhill, Birmingham, England. He was an actor, known for Calling Paul Temple (1948), Final Appointment (1954) and Salute the Toff (1952). He was married to Patricia Smith. He died on August 13, 2009 in Petworth, West Sussex, England.

Most Popular John Bentley Trailers

Total trailers found: 40

The Happiest Days of Your Life Trailer (1950)

08 March 1950

Nutbourne College, an old established, all-boys, boarding school is told that another school is to be billeted with due to wartime restrictions.

Still of the Night Trailer (1982)

19 November 1982

When one of his patients is found murdered, psychiatrist Dr. Sam Rice is visited by the investigating officer but refuses to give up any information.

Istanbul Trailer (1957)

23 January 1957

A suspected diamond smuggler returns to Istanbul and finds the lady love he thought was dead...or does he?

Black Orchid Trailer (1953)

01 February 1953

Caught in a loveless marriage, Dr. John Winnington (Ronald Howard) can't stop himself from falling for his wife's (Mary Laura Wood) younger sister, Christine (Olga Edwardes).

Final Appointment Trailer (1954)

01 October 1954

A pair of reporters try to discover the link between three unsolved, seemingly isolated murders. The only connection between them is they all took place on the same day in three successive years.

Confession Trailer (1955)

01 June 1955

A confession to a priest from a thief leads to the priest's life being threatened by his gang.

The Big Frame Trailer (1952)

01 September 1952

An ex-GI wakes up with blood on his clothes in a strange hotel room. He can't remember the night before but he later finds out that a man he got into a fight with earlier in the night was murdered.

The Front Trailer (1976)

17 September 1976

A cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice around him pushes him to take a stand.

Profile Trailer (1954)

16 June 1954

The editor of a magazine falls in love with the publisher's daughter. The only trouble is that the publisher's wife quite fancies him as well.

A Christmas Carol Trailer (1950)

27 December 1950

On Christmas Eve, an old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the spirit of his former partner, Jacob Marley.

The Singer Not the Song Trailer (1961)

05 January 1961

A Roman Catholic priest defies a Mexican bandit whose gang kills villagers in alphabetical order.

Shadow of Treason Trailer (1963)

01 June 1963

Steve, newly arrived in Trieste, saves Tina from being shot in her own night-club. She engages him as a bodyguard come detective, giving him a list of names and a map she has inherited.

Mary Had a Little... Trailer (1961)

25 July 1961

A theatrical impresario tries to win a bet with a psychiatrist over the production of a perfect baby.

Hammer the Toff Trailer (1952)

01 May 1952

A detective proves that a Robin Hood-type crook did not steal a metal formula.

Submarine Seahawk Trailer (1958)

01 December 1958

For his first command in the Pacific war a by-the-book officer is ordered to take his submarine on a reconnaissance mission to locate a fleet of Japanese fighting ships the Allies have lost track of.

The Flaw Trailer (1955)

30 September 1955

A race car driver marries a woman for her money and plans to murder her. An old suitor steps in to help her but the driver takes steps to eliminate the rival.

She Shall Have Murder Trailer (1950)

01 December 1950

A clerk in a law office investigates a murder, and finds that nearly all her colleagues at work have a motive.

The Hills of Donegal Trailer (1947)

01 September 1947

Eileen Hannay (Dinah Sheridan) is the singing star of an Irish operatic society but gives up to marry Terry O'Keefe (John Bentley).

Salute the Toff Trailer (1952)

02 December 1952

The Toff solves the mystery of a missing employer. One of the BFi's most wanted films.

The Sinister Man Trailer (1961)

01 December 1961

When a corpse is found in the Thames, the only clue is that the dead man was killed by a karate or judo expert.

Torment Trailer (1950)

03 February 1950

A story of two brothers, both writers of crime novels, one a fine, upstanding gentleman and the other a moody, neurotic, psychopath.

Tread Softly Trailer (1952)

01 December 1952

Story of a chorus girl who is "discovered" and finds romance during the unraveling of a mystery in a once derelict theatre.

Dial 999 Trailer (1955)

01 December 1955

A man tells his wife that the police are after him for having killed a bookie during an alcoholic binge, but that he is innocent and is being framed for the murder.

Alice Through the Looking Box Trailer (1960)

25 December 1960

A Christmas TV special in which Alice does not go through a looking glass, but through a TV set.

River Beat Trailer (1954)

01 February 1954

British diamond smugglers use the radiowoman (Phyllis Kirk) from a freighter docked on the Thames to unwittingly "mule" their swag, hidden in cigarettes, past customs, not knowing that she has befriended an Inspector for the Thames River Patrol.

Paul Temple Returns Trailer (1952)

24 November 1952

A serial killer terrorizes London. Each victim is found with a telegram signed "The Marquis." There seems to be no other common thread between the victims, and Scotland Yard is baffled.

The Scarlet Spear Trailer (1954)

01 March 1954

In colonial Kenya, chief's son believes he must kill another tribe's chief in ancient ritual before he can claim father's throne; district officer and female reporter try to stop him before he breaks colonial law.

Calling Paul Temple Trailer (1948)

29 April 1948

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

Stolen Assignment Trailer (1955)

01 August 1955

Henry Crossley is an artist whose wife is spending a week's holiday with her aunt. But when her aunt comes to see him, worried because her niece has not arrived, a police investigation into her disappearance begins.

Flight from Vienna Trailer (1956)

31 January 1956

A Hungarian Secret Service official attempts to defect the country and earn political asylum in the West.

The Woman's Angle Trailer (1952)

12 February 1952

The organising force of a family of musical prodigies, Robert Mansell is a frustrated composer in seach of one thing personal happiness.

Bait Trailer (1950)

31 January 1950

John Bentley stars as a man who returns home to claim his inheritance. He soon learns his half broths

Sacred Waters Trailer (1960)

23 December 1960

Water is a scarce and sometimes dangerous resource in the Swiss Mountain Village. Anytime the wooden pipe is damaged and the supply breaks, one man from the village is determined by "unlucky" draw to take on the life-threatening repairs.

Escape in the Sun Trailer (1956)

07 December 1956

The Fur Collar Trailer (1962)

01 December 1962

A reporter feigns death, in order to trap a fugitive and uncover a spy ring.

Paul Temple's Triumph Trailer (1950)

31 May 1950

A husband-and-wife detective team look into the murder of one of her friends, whose father--a prominent scientist--has been kidnapped.

Ten Little Indians Trailer (1949)

20 August 1949

Ten people are invited to a summer party on an island oft the Devon coast. They are an extremely varied group from a blustering major to a frigid spinster.

Men Against the Sun Trailer (1952)

01 January 1952

An adventure story dealing with the building of a railway in Africa at the turn of the century.

Double Exposure Trailer (1954)

01 March 1954

A chance photograph may reveal a murderer's identity - and someone's after the photographer!

Golden Ivory Trailer (1954)

03 October 1954

Set amid the magnificent scenery of the Kenyan bush, this safari adventure from 1954 depicts the many dangers faced by a group of British settlers in East Africa during the last decade of the nineteenth century.