Acting
Mabel Poulton
Born July 29, 1901 · Bethnal Green, London, England, UK
Died December 21, 1994 · aged 93
From Wikipedia Mabel Lilian Poulton (29 July 1901 – 21 December 1994) was an English film actress, popular in Britain during the era of silent films. Born in Bethnal Green, London, England, Poulton worked as a stenographer and entered films by chance. Her first role in George Pearson's Nothing Else Matters (1920) was opposite Betty Balfour, who was also making her debut, and the film was a succe…
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Escape! · 1930Escape!
★ 6.31930
MovieCrimeDrama
When Matt Denant (Gerald de Maurier) finds himself wrongly imprisoned for manslaughter, he takes an opportunity to escape from jail during a foggy day and is forced to rely on the goodwill of local people to remain a fugitive of the law.
Heart of an Actress · 1924Heart of an Actress
★ 7.01924
MovieDramaRomance
Desire brings out the worst in an actress' suitors-- One a well-to-do patron of London's theatre set, the other a lovestruck loner on the verge of penning a play dedicated to her.
Star Impersonations · 1930Star Impersonations
★ 7.01930
Movie
'Advertisement for Film Weekly, in which British actors impersonate Hollywood stars in scenes from recent films; the audience is invited to compete for a prize of £100 for naming the best impersonation.' (BFI)
Crown v. Stevens · 1936Crown v. Stevens
★ 6.51936
MovieCrimeThriller
When an ex-dancer marries a man for his money she is surprised to find he is a real skinflint. She owes a lot of money to a loan-shark who is after her. However, her husband does carry a lot of life insurance.
The Constant Nymph · 1928The Constant Nymph
★ 10.01928
MovieDramaRomance
Sanger, an eccentric expatriate composer, dies in his house in the Austrian Alps, leaving his daughters penniless. The young composer Lewis Dodd, a longstanding friend of the family, falls in love with their cousin Florence when she comes to take the girls back to England. But little Tessa Sanger is in love with Lewis herself, and when she runs away from school and comes to live with Florence and her husband, their already-shaky marriage is further undermined
Taxi for Two · 1929Taxi for Two
★ 10.01929
MovieComedyDrama
'Lady's son poses as chauffeur to woo girl who buys taxi.' (British Film Catalogue)
The Glad Eye · 1927The Glad Eye
★ 10.01927
MovieComedy
'The story concerns the misadventures of two flighty husbands in Paris on the spree. They find an excuse for their absence from home by pretending that they are accompanying a famous airman on a flight, but the latter does not proceed according to plan, and they have a hard time countering the suspicious questionings and moves of the sophisticated wife.' (BFI)
The Alley Cat · 1929The Alley Cat
★ 9.51929
MovieDramaCrime
A man who thinks he killed a millionaire is cared for by a Cockney girl and becomes a composer.
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