Patricia Dainton
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Patricia Dainton is a British actress who appeared in a number of film and television roles between 1947 and 1961. She was born in Hamilton
, Scotland
in 1930 and made her screen debut in the 1947 film Dancing with Crime
.
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
Hamilton is a town in South Lanarkshire, in the west-central Lowlands of Scotland. It serves as the main administrative centre of the South Lanarkshire council area. It is the fifth-biggest town in Scotland after Paisley, East Kilbride, Livingston and Cumbernauld...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
in 1930 and made her screen debut in the 1947 film Dancing with Crime
Dancing with Crime
Dancing with Crime is a 1947 British film directed by John Paddy Carstairs with a screenplay by Brock Williams from an original story by Peter Fraser.-Plot:...
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Selected filmography
- Dancing with CrimeDancing with CrimeDancing with Crime is a 1947 British film directed by John Paddy Carstairs with a screenplay by Brock Williams from an original story by Peter Fraser.-Plot:...
(1947) - Love in WaitingLove in WaitingLove in Waiting is a 1948 British comedy film film directed by Douglas Pierce, and starring David Tomlinson.-Plot:In a busy restaurant during the food rationing period in the wake of WWII three waitresses fall in love with the manager , the garbage man and the downstairs neighbour, while trying to...
(1948) - Castle in the Air (1952)
- Hammer the ToffHammer the ToffHammer the Toff is a 1952 British crime film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring John Bentley and Patricia Dainton. The film was based on the 1947 novel of the same name by John Creasey, the 17th in the series featuring upper-class sleuth Richard Rollison, also known as "The Toff"...
(1952) - Paul Temple ReturnsPaul Temple ReturnsPaul Temple Returns is a 1952 British crime film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring John Bentley, Patricia Dainton and Peter Gawthorne. It was the fourth and last in the series of Paul Temple films, although the character was revived for the BBC television series Paul Temple in 1969.-Cast:*...
(1952) - Tread Softly (1952)
- Operation DiplomatOperation Diplomat (film)-Cast:* Guy Rolfe as Dr. Fenton* Lisa Daniely as Lisa Durand* Patricia Dainton as Sister Rogers* Sydney Tafler as Wade* Ballard Berkeley as Inspector Austin* Anton Diffring as Shroder...
(1953) - No Road BackNo Road BackNo Road Back is a 1957 British B picture crime drama, notable mainly for being the first major film role for future filmstar Sean Connery. Connery's role is that of a minor gangster, Spike, who has a speech impediment.-Cast:...
(1957) - The Passionate StrangerThe Passionate StrangerThe Passionate Stranger is a 1957 British drama film, directed by Muriel Box and starring Margaret Leighton and Ralph Richardson. It uses the film within a film device, with the "real" part of the plot shot in black-and-white and the "fictional" element in colour...
(1957) - At the Stroke of NineAt the Stroke of NineAt the Stroke of Nine is a 1957 British crime film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Patricia Dainton, Stephen Murray, Patrick Barr and Dermot Walsh...
(1957) - Witness In The Dark (1960)
- The House in Marsh RoadThe House in Marsh RoadThe House in Marsh Road is a 1960 British suspense film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Tony Wright, Patricia Dainton and Sandra Dorne...
(1960) - The Third AlibiThe Third AlibiThe Third Alibi is a 1961 British thriller film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Laurence Payne, Patricia Dainton, Jane Griffiths and Edward Underdown.-Cast:* Laurence Payne - Norman Martell* Patricia Dainton - Helen Martell...
(1961)