Acting
Morton Selten
Born January 6, 1860 · Marlborough, England, UK
Died July 27, 1939 · aged 79
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Morton Selten (6 January 1860 – 27 July 1939) was a British stage and film actor. He was occasionally credited as Morton Selton. Given the name Morton Richard Stubbs at birth, and claimed as the son of Morton Stubbs, it was generally acknowledged that Selten was an illegitimate son of the then Prince of Wales (and future King Edward VII). He began acting on…
Known For
The Thief of Bagdad · 1940The Thief of Bagdad
★ 7.11940
MovieAdventureFantasy
When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess.
The Divorce of Lady X · 1938The Divorce of Lady X
★ 5.91938
MovieComedyRomance
A London barrister believes the woman who spent the night in his hotel suite is the erring wife of his newest client.
Fire Over England · 1937Fire Over England
★ 6.21937
MovieHistoryDrama
In 1588, relations between Spain and England are at the breaking point. With the support of Queen Elizabeth I, British sea raiders such as Sir Francis Drake regularly capture Spanish merchantmen, bringing gold from the New World.
The Ghost Goes West · 1935The Ghost Goes West
★ 6.71935
MovieRomanceComedy
Peggy Martin, daughter of a wealthy American businessman, persuades her father to buy a haunted Scottish castle from Donald Glourie. As the castle is dismantled and transported to Florida, its ghost tags along. Donald and Peggy fall in love, but the restless apparition proves to unwelcome, and they must find a way to appease the kilt-wearing spirit.
A Yank at Oxford · 1938A Yank at Oxford
★ 6.81938
MovieDramaRomance
A brash young American aristocrat attending Oxford University gets a chance to prove himself and win the heart of his antagonist's sister.
Moscow Nights · 1934Moscow Nights
★ 5.91934
MovieRomanceWar
During the First World War, Russian officer Ignatoff, wounded, falls in love with his nurse, Natasha. But she is subject to an upcoming marriage of family convenience to Brioukow, a wealthy industrialist of peasant stock. Brioukow is unjustifiably jealous, since Natasha has not betrayed him. He forces Ignatoff into his debt as a means of humiliating him. When Ignatoff's new friend, Madame Sabline, offers to pay his debt, preventing his ruin, Ignatoff comes quickly to realize that Madame Sabline has an ulterior motive, one that could prove dangerous to more lives than just Ignatoff's.
Somebody's Darling · 1925Somebody's Darling
★ 8.01925
MovieComedy
A squire's novelist son poses as a nurse to save an heiress from her guardian's private asylum.
Wedding Rehearsal · 1932Wedding Rehearsal
★ 5.51932
MovieComedyDrama
The grandmother of a British nobleman, reluctant to marry, plays matchmaker. He outmaneuvers her by getting all of the matches married off.
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Action for Slander · 1937Action for Slander
★ 7.01937
MovieDrama
A bankrupt officer, accused of cheating at cards, defends his honour with a writ.
Judge Trotter (as Morton Selton)
Young Man's Fancy · 1939Young Man's Fancy
★ 6.41939
Movie
An aristocrat falls in love with a human cannonball
Mr. Fothergill
Juggernaut · 1936Juggernaut
★ 4.51936
MovieMystery
An evil doctor and the greedy wife of a rich man plot to poison him so they can get their hands on his money.
Sir Charles Clifford





