Movies by John Abbott
As part of the cast:
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Treasure Island (1990)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Christian Bale, Oliver Reed …
Directed by: Fraser Clarke Heston
Charlton Heston portrays crafty scoundrel Long John Silver in this zesty, made-for-cable adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's immortal novel about a young man's adventures with…
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Doctor Who: Horror of Fang Rock (1977)
Cast: Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, John Leeson …
Directed by: Paddy Russell
Deposited on the foggy island of Fang Rock to investigate a strange light, time traveler Doctor Who (Tom Baker) and his companion Leela (Louise Jameson) get pulled into a murky murder…
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Gambit (1966)
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Michael Caine, Herbert Lom …
Directed by: Ronald Neame
Harry is an elite, but clumsy, burglar. He meets the partner of his dreams in Nicole, a Eurasian dancer. They team up with the perfect crime- to steal a precious sculpture from a…
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The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
Cast: Max von Sydow, Michael Anderson Jr., Carroll Baker …
Directed by: George Stevens, David Lean, Jean Negulesco …
Swedish actor Max Von Sydow made his English-speaking debut in this gargantuan retelling of the life of Christ from Giant director George Stevens. The much-ballyhooed all-star cast includes…
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Gigi (1958)
Cast: Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan …
Directed by: Vincente Minnelli, Charles Walters
Leslie Caron stars as Gigi, an avant-garde French waif being groomed as the fille de joie of affluent and handsome Gaston (Louis Jourdan). Soon Gigi metamorphoses into a stunning beauty, and…
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Crosswinds (1951)
Cast: John Payne, Rhonda Fleming, Forrest Tucker …
Directed by: Lewis R. Foster
This rousing adventure is set in New Guinea, where schooner skipper Steve Singleton (John Payne) embarks on a treacherous quest to retrieve sunken gold bullion and reclaim his vessel after…
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Madame Bovary (1949)
Cast: Jennifer Jones, James Mason, Van Heflin …
Directed by: Vincente Minnelli
On trial for writing an indecent novel, French author Gustave Flaubert (James Mason) must prove that his book Madame Bovary is a moral story. Flaubert narrates this story within a story about…
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Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
Cast: Irene Dunne, Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell …
Directed by: John Cromwell
Based on the true story of an English governess who takes a position teaching the King of Siam's children, John Cromwell's lavish production stars Rex Harrison in his screen debut.…
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Humoresque (1946)
Cast: Joan Crawford, John Garfield, Oscar Levant …
Directed by: Jean Negulesco
In director Jean Negulesco's stylish weeper, gifted, ambitious violinist Paul Boray (John Garfield) sells his body and soul to rich but unbalanced benefactress Helen Wright (Joan…
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Deception (1946)
Cast: Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains …
Directed by: Irving Rapper
Christine Radcliffe (Bette Davis) thought her lover, cellist Karel Novak (Paul Henreid), was killed in the war. But when he unexpectedly strolls back into her life, she's forced to hide…
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The Bandit of Sherwood Forest (1946)
Cast: Cornel Wilde, Anita Louise, Edgar Buchanan …
Directed by: Henry Levin, George Sherman
When England's corrupt regent (Henry Daniell) imprisons the king and threatens to tear up the Magna Carta, Robert of Nottingham (Cornel Wilde) -- son of the illustrious Robin Hood --…
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Sherlock Holmes: In Pursuit to Algiers (1945)
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Marjorie Riordan …
Directed by: Roy William Neill
Sleuth Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and his faithful sidekick, Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce), are hired to guide soon-to-be king Nikolas back to his home in Algiers after his father is…
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The Vampire's Ghost (1945)
Cast: John Abbott, Charles Gordon, Peggy Stewart …
Directed by: Lesley Selander
Natives of an African village believe several murders are the work of a vampire -- and, unbeknownst to them, a local bar owner fits the bill. But when the bloodsucker mesmerizes a plantation…
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Summer Storm (1944)
Cast: Linda Darnell, George Sanders, Anna Lee …
Directed by: Douglas Sirk
Douglas Sirk directs this passion-drenched drama centered on Olga Urbenin (Linda Darnell), a sexy Russian peasant who heats things up with an engaged judge (George Sanders), a decadent…
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London Blackout Murders (1943)
Cast: John Abbott, Mary McLeod, Lloyd Corrigan …
Directed by: George Sherman
A young woman (Mary McLeod) who rents a room in a London boarding house grows suspicious when she observes her landlord (John Abbott) using a pipe with a retractable needle -- the same type…
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The Shanghai Gesture (1941)
Cast: Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Victor Mature …
Directed by: Josef Von Sternberg
Madame Gin Sling (Ona Munson), the owner of a Shanghai vice den, blackmails an English financier (Walter Huston) with secrets about his beautiful daughter (Gene Tierney). The 1925 play was…