Acting

Belle Chrystall

Born April 25, 1910 · Preston, Lancashire, England, UK

Died June 7, 2003 · aged 93

From Wikipedia Belle Chrystall (25 April 1910 – 7 June 2003) was a British actress who appeared in a number of leading roles in British films during the 1930s. She was born in Preston, Lancashire in 1910. She came to London and after appearing on stage was given a minor part in a film A Warm Corner, directed by Victor Saville but she was given no more work after that. The filming of Hindle Wakes …

Known For

Poison PenPoison Pen · 1939
Poison Pen
★ 6.71939
MovieDrama
The inhabitants of a peaceful village begin receiving mysterious hate mail penned by someone with malicious thoughts.
Hindle WakesHindle Wakes · 1931
Hindle Wakes
★ 10.01931
MovieDrama
A Lancashire mill girl has an illicit adventure with the owner's son while on holiday. Based on the once notorious Houghton play.
Yellow SandsYellow Sands · 1938
Yellow Sands
1938
MovieComedy
Village romance and gossip collide amongst the West Country fisherfolk of Yellow Sands, as the Varwell family gathers to celebrate the birthday of their aging matriarch, Jennifer. Apart from her Communist nephew, faithful companion and sozzled brother, everyone pays their homage with one eye towards shoring up their expected inheritances - but Jennifer may have her own ideas when she finally makes out her will.
The Edge of the WorldThe Edge of the World · 1937
The Edge of the World
★ 7.21937
MovieDrama
A way of life is dying on a remote Scottish island, but some of the inhabitants resist evacuating to the mainland.
Friday the ThirteenthFriday the Thirteenth · 1933
Friday the Thirteenth
★ 6.41933
MovieComedyDrama
It is pouring with rain at one minute to midnight on Friday the thirteenth, and the driver of a London bus is peering through his blurred windscreen as his vehicle sails down an empty road. Suddenly, lightning strikes, and a vast crane above topples into the path of the oncoming bus... Then Big Ben begins to wind backwards. Time recedes. And we discover the lives of all the passengers and the events that brought them to that late-night bus journey, from the con-man with a hundred-pound cheque to the businessman's distraught and elderly wife. Time flows on, inevitably, to the crash -- and past it, as some live and some die.
The Frightened LadyThe Frightened Lady · 1932
The Frightened Lady
★ 9.01932
MovieMysteryCrime
A young woman goes to stay at the house of Lord Lebanon, but two murders in quick succession lead to the arrival of detectives and cause the woman to fear for her life.
The Scotland Yard MysteryThe Scotland Yard Mystery · 1934
The Scotland Yard Mystery
★ 5.31934
MovieDramaMystery
A doctor uses his unique medical knowledge to mastermind a lucrative life-insurance scam; in a rare film role, legendary thespian Gerald du Maurier stars as the Metropolitan Police Commissioner who sets out to uncover the secret of five empty coffins and catch the villainous swine responsible for such depravities.
Hobson's ChoiceHobson's Choice · 1931
Hobson's Choice
★ 5.51931
MovieRomanceComedy
A coarse boot-shop owner becomes outraged when his eldest daughter decides to marry a meek cobbler.

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