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Simone Silva

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Simone Silva

Born August 15, 1928 · Cairo, Egypt

Died November 30, 1957 · aged 29

Simone Silva was born to French-Italian parents in Cairo as Martha Simone de Bouillard. She was known mainly in England, where the great majority of her films were produced, as an actress of B-movies, who usually played supporting roles and bit parts.This mostly forgotten actress in some ways was more bright in life than in her very short career. Her tragic death was not entirely the result of na…

Known For

Desperate MomentDesperate Moment · 1953
Desperate Moment
★ 6.51953
MovieThriller
Story of a Dutchman's flight across post-war Germany trying to locate the man who alone can clear him of a false murder charge. (BFI Website)
The Weak and the WickedThe Weak and the Wicked · 1954
The Weak and the Wicked
★ 6.51954
MovieDrama
Jean Raymond an upper class woman with a gambling addiction, is given a twelve-month prison sentence resulting from her inability to pay her debts. At first she is overwhelmingly depressed by life in the women's prison; gradually, however, her misery is relieved by the many close friends she makes there. This sympathetic drama traces the contrasting lives and often faltering progress of the inmates of a women's prison.
Duel in the JungleDuel in the Jungle · 1954
Duel in the Jungle
★ 6.41954
MovieAdventure
An American insurance investigator is sent to Rhodesia to investigate the mysterious death of a diamond broker who drowned whilst diving off the coast. The broker was insured for $1 million so the insurers are suspicious.
Turn the Key SoftlyTurn the Key Softly · 1953
Turn the Key Softly
★ 6.31953
MovieCrimeDrama
A bitter burglar, a prostitute and an elderly shoplifter spend their first day out of jail.
Street of ShadowsStreet of Shadows · 1953
Street of Shadows
★ 5.61953
MovieDramaCrime
A saloon owner falls in love with the abused wife of a heavy gambler. He is snared into a web of intrigue when an ex-girlfriend is found murdered in his apartment.
Lady Godiva Rides AgainLady Godiva Rides Again · 1951
Lady Godiva Rides Again
★ 5.91951
MovieComedy
Marjory Clark wins a competition in her Midland town and finds herself in a Festival of Britain procession as Lady Godiva - though not in the buff. This leads by way of a suspect beauty competition to the show-business world of London. But it could be a slippery slope for simple home-town Marge.
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, LeidenschaftMythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft · 2021
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
★ 7.02021
MovieDocumentaryHistory
The SleepwalkerThe Sleepwalker · 1951
The Sleepwalker
★ 6.01951
MovieComedy
Victor Boniface's life is not exactly a rest cure. Just imagine: Victor is both a store detective and a ... shoplifter (only when he walks in his sleep, mind you)! And falling in love while sleepwalking is no bed of roses either, as the good-natured man simply forgets everything after waking up. Fortunately love wins the game in the end. Does that mean that life will become as easy as pie ? Certainly not: the little Bonifaces will be sleepwalkers just like their daddy!

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