Lois Maxwell

The High Terrace (1957)

Cast: Dale Robertson Lois Maxwell Eric Pohlmann Marianne Stone Robert S. Baker   

Tags: Drama Mystery Crime 

Length: 69min

In this British mystery, set backstage at a theater, a beautiful actress is starring in a successful playwright's newest hit. Unbeknownst to her, the writer is in love with her. Because he is jealous of all those who might steal her away, he refuses...

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Satellite in the Sky (1956)

Cast: Georges Périnal Lois Maxwell Kieron Moore Donald Wolfit Bryan Forbes   

Tags: Science Fiction 

Length: 84min

The topicality of Satellite in the Sky enabled the British-based Danzinger Bros. to release the film through Warner Bros., rather than their usual United Artists distribution channels. The story concerns the first manned space satellite, launched from...

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Women of Twilight (1952)

Cast: Freda Jackson Allan Gray Anatole de Grunwald Lois Maxwell Ben Williams   

Tags: Drama Crime 

Length: 89min

The Women of Twilight in this controversial British production are the unwed mothers living in a group home. Helen Alistair (Freda Jackson), owner of the shelter, uses a veneer of kindness and generosity to mask her true character: Helen exploits the...

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La Grande Speranza (1954)

Cast: Nino Rota Folco Lulli Lois Maxwell Duilio Coletti Renato Baldini   

Tags: War Drama War Romance War Romance 

Length: 91min

Lois Maxwell, the Canadian actress who achieved worldwide fame as Miss Moneypenny in the "James Bond" films, heads the cast of the made-in-Italy La Grande Speranza (The Great Hope). Ms. Maxwell plays a British nurse named Lily, one of several...

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The Haunting (1963)

Cast: Robert Wise Claire Bloom Julie Harris Russ Tamblyn Lois Maxwell   

Tags: Supernatural Horror Horror Ensemble Film Gothic Film Haunted House Film 

Length: 113min

One of the most highly regarded haunted house films ever produced, Robert Wise's The Haunting (based on Shirley Jackson's novel -The Haunting of Hill House) weaves the dark tale of a questionably sane young woman and a sinister house which holds a...

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Lebbra Bianca (1952)

Cast: Lois Maxwell Amedeo Nazzari Enzo Trapani Juan de Landa Ermanno Randi   

Tags: Crime 

Length: 80min

Belying its title, the Italian Brief Rapture runs a full 80 minutes. Canadian actress Lois Maxwell--better known to a later generation as Miss Moneypenny in the "James Bond" series--stars as a drug-addicted nightclub singer named Erika. Hopelessly...

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Amori e Veleni (1950)

Cast: Lois Maxwell Amedeo Nazzari Giorgio C. Simonelli Alfredo Varelli   

Length: 100min

Canadian-born actress Lois Maxwell, best known for her portrayal of Miss Moneypenny in the "James Bond" films, heads the cast of the Italian costume melodrama Amori e Veleni. Maxwell plays Sweden's Queen Christina, who makes a diplomatic visit to...

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Passport to Treason (1956)

Cast: Robert S. Baker Rod Cameron Clifford Evans Lois Maxwell Douglas Wilmer   

Tags: Detective Film Drama Mystery Crime 

Length: 70min

Passport to Treason was put together by Robert S. Baker and Monty Berman, the same team who'd later collaborate on the TV series The Saint. Rod Cameron stars as an American private eye, stationed in London. For the sake of a murdered friend, the...

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Aida (1951)

Cast: Sophia Loren Lois Maxwell Clemente Fracassi Antonio Cassinelli Luciano della Maria   

Tags: Film-Opera Musical 

Length: 95min

Sophia Loren, complete with blackface and an Afro, came to international acclaim in this fairly literal version of the Giuseppe Verdi opera. Loren (with singing dubbed by Renata Tebaldi) portrays the title character, an Ethiopian slave owned by...

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