Compton Bennett
January 15, 1900 · 126 years old
Herbert William Compton Bennett (15 January 1900 – 11 August 1974), better known as Compton Bennett, was an English film director, writer and producer. He is perhaps best known for directing the 1945 film The Seventh Veil and the 1950 version of the film King Solomon's Mines, an adaptation of an All…
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King Solomon's Mines
Adventurer Allan Quartermain leads an expedition into uncharted African territory in an attempt to locate an explorer who went missing during his search for the fabled diamond mines of King Solomon.
The Seventh Veil
A concert pianist with amnesia fights to regain her memory.
Glory at Sea
In 1940, the Captain of an old Royal Navy destroyer struggles with his crew, as well as the Nazis.
The Mailbag Robbery
Ronnie, earning very little from his own exploits, gathers together a band of villains to carry out a robbery on 'The Flying Scotsman' passenger train. The train is carrying withdrawn bank notes from Scotland to London to be destr...
After the Ball
The life and loves of Music hall singer Vesta Tilley, who married into the nobility.