Lois Maxwell was a Canadian actress, best known for her role as ‘Miss Moneypenny’ in the ‘James Bond’ film franchise, from 1962 to 1985. Some of her popular Bond films include ‘From Russia with Love’ (1963), ‘Goldfinger’ (1964), ‘You Only Live Twice’ (1967), and ‘A View to a Kill’ (1985). Lois made her first screen appearance in an uncredited role in the 1946 film ‘A Matter of Life and Death.’ Her first credited role came in the ‘That Hagen Girl’ as ‘Julia Kane,’ which earned her a ‘Golden Globe’ for the ‘Best New Comer.’ Some of her box-office hits include ‘Corridor of Mirrors’ (1948), ‘The Dark Past’ (1948), ‘Tomorrow is Too Late’ (1950), ‘Face of Fire’ (1959), ‘Lolita’ (1962), and ‘Endless Night’ (1872). Some of her unsuccessful films are ‘The Woman’s Angle’ (1952), ‘Satellite in the Sky’ (1956), ‘Eternal Evil’ (1985), and ‘The Fourth Angel’ (2001).
Peter is an aircraft pilot serving in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. After his plane crashes, he appeals to the divine to give a second chance at life, so that he doesn’t have to leave the love of his life behind.
Four US Army Rangers are killed and their leader, a ruthlessly perfectionist sergeant, goes missing during an operational training in the rain forest of Panama. When the two survivors insist on talking to somebody from outside the base, an ex-Ranger and now DEA agent, is brought in to question them. Will he succeed in cracking the case?
European professor, Humbert Humbert, moves to Beardsley, Ohio, on work assignment. When he rents a room in widow Charlotte Haze’s house, he gets obsessed with her alluring teenage daughter, Lolita, and marries Charlotte just to be near Lolita. After Charlotte’s accidental death, he is sure of having his own way, but has not taken into account Lolita’s interest in other males.
As a part of study on insomnia, Dr David Marrow invites visitors to the secluded mansion of Hill House. Marrow plans to scare the subjects, including the seductive Theo and introverted Nell in order to investigate fear. However, the manor is indeed haunted by an evil spirit that makes the stay for Marrow and others very unfortunate. The study turns into a heart-stopping nightmare for Marrow and others trapped in a mysterious mansion.
The second in the James Bond series, the film centers on 007’s battle against a secret criminal organization called SPECTRE. Seeking revenge for the death of their agent Dr. No, the group plans to kill James Bond and uses ravishing Tatiana Romanova to lure him to Istanbul. Bond willingly falls in their trap.
The first film in the James Bond series, Dr. No sees the suave agent '007' go to Jamaica to investigate the mysterious disappearance of another secret agent and ends up saving the American space programme from the destructive clutches of a megalomaniac scientist. Starring Sean Connery as James Bond, this film sets the tone for the rest of the series.
When a British and a Soviet ballistic missile submarine go missing British superspy James Bond is forced to collaborate with sexy Russian agent Anya Amasova. They identify shipping tycoon and scientist Karl Stromberg as the culprit and as they work towards stopping him from destroying the world, a seven-foot giant with scary steel teeth, becomes their main adversary.
Tasked with recovering two warheads stolen by a terrorist group called SPECTRE under the leadership of their number two man Emilio Largo, James Bond travels to Bahamas. There, he enters Largo’s lair, going underwater to find the warheads, braving attacks from sharks and men. However, he must convince Largo’s mistress to help him if he wants to succeed.
A local handyman saves a child from a fire. However, in the process, he disfigures his face due to which the townspeople start to avoid him.
This Italian drama film revolves around the innocent romance between a teenage boy and a girl, which is threatened by some of the staff in their school.
NASA spaceship is hijacked and the Americans think that it is the Soviets while the British accuse the Japanese. Accordingly, James Bond is sent to Japan to find a solution. Once there, he has to face danger at every step; but carries on with his task with the help of Aki, a Japanese secret service agent.
Agent 007, James Bond is sent to investigate the death of three MI6 agents who were mysteriously killed while investigating the operations of a Caribbean island dictator Dr. Kananga. During his investigations, he discovers Dr. Kananga’s alter ego is Mr. Big—a drug lord who wants monopoly over the heroin business—and must stop him.
The sensitive solar cell technology, Solex Agitator, goes missing and then is being sold to the highest bidder. On a mission to recover it, James Bond is beleaguered by the world’s most expensive assassin, Francisco Scaramanga, famous for carrying a golden gun. As Bond tracks him down with the help of Mary Goodnight, the two have a deadly confrontation on Scaramanga’s faraway island.
Secret agent, James Bond, is assigned to retrieve an encryption device (A.T.A.C.) from the British spy ship that accidently sunk near Greece. He is joined by Melina Havelock, daughter of the murdered oceanographer who was appointed by the British to trace the ship. Seeking revenge for her parents’ murders, she teams up with Bond to find the device before the Russians do.
This spy film is the sixth installment of the James Bond film series. The film revolves around the British spy James Bond as he pursues a criminal who hypnotizes and traps beautiful women around the world.
Corridor of Mirrors is a mystery drama film which tells the story of a wealthy British artist who falls for a beautiful young woman. However, he also starts to believe that he may have loved her in a previous life. However, soon his preoccupation with the past turns into an obsession.
When some mysterious activities are detected in the diamond market, James Bond is asked to investigate. Impersonating as a diamond smuggler and assassin, he travels to Las Vegas and infiltrates the smuggling ring only to find Ernst Stavro Blofeld, his old enemy, stocking diamonds to use in his deadly space based laser weapon.
British Agent 009 carrying a fake Fabergé egg dies while crossing over to West Berlin from East. Shortly, a real Fabergé egg also appears at a British auction, making MI6 suspicious of Soviet involvement. Eventually James Bond is pressed into action and he travels to India, where she meets Octopussy, a wealthy businesswoman and smuggler.
Vivanne is an unmarried nightclub singer whose life turns upside down after Jerry, her lover is arrested for murder. She eventually finds shelter at a boarding-house run by Nellie, a woman who provides help to unmarried mothers. However, unknown to Vivanne, Nellie is actually a cruel and selfish woman with an ulterior motive.
Al Walker, a violent criminal, escapes after killing the prison warden, and with his gang, takes Dr. Andrew Collins, his family, and friends, hostage. While spending the night in Walker’s captivity, Collins, a police psychologist, gets him talking and learns about his recurring violent dream. The psychologist traces the roots of his dream to his childhood, helping him overcome the criminal mindset.
When a Drax Industries spacecraft called the Moonraker is hijacked in midair, James Bond is called in to investigate. But right from the start, his life is in danger. As Bond uncovers Drax industries’ owner Hugo Drax’s plan to end all life on Earth, he and CIA agent, Holly Goodhead, must fly to space to stop Drax.
Based on the novel by Edith Kneipple Roberts, the film follows Mary Hagen, the adopted daughter of Minta and Jim Hagen. She is beautiful, gay and talented, everything that can make a girl happy. But in the way is a cruel gossip concerning her biological father. Is he Tom Bates, the former resident who was sent away by his family years ago?
James Bond recovers a microchip from the body of a dead agent to realize that it has sinister applications. The developer of the chip, Max Zorin, has plans to destroy Silicon Valley thus gaining a monopoly over microchip manufacturing. Bond must stop Zorin but Zorin’s formidable bodyguard May Day stands in his way.
Mr Patman is a male nurse working night shift at a psychiatric ward. He is well-liked by the patients, as he treats all of them with care. However, he dislikes the doctors due to their lack of compassion for the patients. He develops an attraction to Miss Peabody, one of his colleagues. But slowly, he also begins to lose his grip on reality.
The Decision of Christopher Blake is a drama film which tells the story of Evelyn and Ken Blake, who are about to get divorced after Ken commits adultery. Things get complicated for their 12 year old son Christopher, who is both hurt and confused. He is unable to decide which one of his parents he wants to stay with.
Aida is a musical drama film which tells the story of Radames, a military commander, who falls for a young woman, whom he mistakes for a slave in the country which he had conquered along with his army. He soon finds himself struggling between his affection for the woman and his loyalty to the King of Egypt.
Affluent playboy Dax Xenos, son of a revolutionary from Corteguay, South America, is raised in Italy where his father served as ambassador after helping rebel leader Rojo become Corteguay’s president. Years after his father’s death, Dax learns the truth behind his death and leads a revolution against Rojo, now a despotic dictator. Dax plans to launch democracy in his country. Can he?
This comedy film revolves around an American widower and an English divorcee who meet during a vacation. They soon find themselves attracted to each other, and get married. However, shortly after, the marriage loses its bloom, but they still can’t seem to leave each other.
The Queen of England has been kidnapped, and the British Secret Service has no option but to ask the French secret service for help, as their best man is no longer alive.
Lois Maxwell Awards
| That Hagen Girl | Most Promising Newcomer - Female | 1948 |
