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Other notable film roles included Waterloo Road ( 1944 ), Alfred Hitchcock's Stage Fright ( 1950 ), Folly to be Wise ( 1953 ), and An Inspector Calls ( 1954 ).

His performance as Mr Squales in London Belongs to Me ( 1948 ) impressed Alec Guinness so much that he based his own performance in The Ladykillers ( 1955 ) on it, and is often mistaken for Sim as a consequence.