Nancy Burne

Acting

Nancy Burne

Born December 23, 1907 · Chorlton, Lancashire, England, UK

Died March 25, 1954 · aged 46

From Wikipedia Nancy Burne (23 December 1907, Chorlton, Lancashire – 25 March 1954) was an English stage and film actress. She began her film career at British International Pictures, starring alongside comedians such as Gene Gerrard, Stanley Lupino and Will Hay. Most of her subsequent screen appearances were as a leading lady in quota quickies. She starred alongside John Loder in the 1935 roman…

Known For

Reasonable DoubtReasonable Doubt · 1936
Reasonable Doubt
1936
MovieDrama
A lawyer's love for a young girl causes him to defend the man he thinks to be her lover. During the trial the lawyer finds out that the man is his own son.
Flying Fifty-FiveFlying Fifty-Five · 1939
Flying Fifty-Five
7.51939
MovieDrama
Bill Urquhart, a young wastrel disinherited by his father, tries to get a job as a jockey – just about the only thing he’s really good at. His name and position work against him, however, so he adopts an alias and prevails upon the charity of a drunken friend Charles Barrington, through whom he meets Stella Barrington - who has not only inherited her father’s racing stables but also his debts. Still incognito, he takes on the job of stable lad for Stella but little does she realise that he could be the man to finally put an end to her money worries forever.
Lend Me Your HusbandLend Me Your Husband · 1935
Lend Me Your Husband
6.01935
MovieComedy
A dapper Englishman has an affair with his wife’s best friend. A risque and very British marital farce.
It Happened in ParisIt Happened in Paris · 1935
It Happened in Paris
6.21935
MovieRomanceComedy
Paul, artistically-inclined son of an American millionaire, moves to Paris where he can find inspiration and study the masters. While there, he finds inspiration of a different sort in the form of the beautiful Jacqueline.
Dandy DickDandy Dick · 1935
Dandy Dick
6.91935
MovieComedy
The Very Reverend Richard Jedd has a problem: the church spire, now in a parlous state of repair, will cost nearly £1,000 to fix. When various money-raising schemes go awry, he is persuaded to waive his principles and bet what’s left of his savings on Dandy Dick, a 10-1 odds-on at the local races. A simple tonic to enhance the nag’s performance seems a good idea… but when the butler decides to intervene, the respectable clergyman finds himself in the middle of a doping scandal – and worse!
The Love NestThe Love Nest · 1933
The Love Nest
8.01933
MovieComedy
On the eve of his own marriage, a man offers shelter to a runaway wife with whom he strikes up an unexpected bond.
John HalifaxJohn Halifax · 1938
John Halifax
9.01938
MovieDrama
Adapted from the novel by Elizabeth Craik it tells the story of John Halifax who, despite humble beginnings, becomes a highly respected local businessman. As partner in a mill he weathers the turbulent economic times of the early 1800s.
Facing the MusicFacing the Music · 1933
Facing the Music
10.01933
MovieMusicRomance
A joyful medley of farce, romance, song and slapstick starring Stanley Lupino as an impressionable youth whose pursuit of an opera singer’s niece lands him in trouble!

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