Arthur Young

Acting

Arthur Young

Born September 2, 1898 · Bristol, England, UK

Died February 24, 1959 · aged 60

Arthur Young was an English actor, notable for roles including Gladstone in the 1951 The Lady with a Lamp. He can be seen as a window cleaner in the film Radio Parade of 1935. He regularly appeared in BBC radio plays and was a member of the Corporation’s Drama Repertory Company in the late 1950s.

Known For

An Inspector CallsAn Inspector Calls · 1954
An Inspector Calls
★ 7.21954
MovieCrimeDrama
An upper-crust family dinner is interrupted by a police inspector who brings news that a girl known to everyone present has died in suspicious circumstances. It seems that any or all of them could have had a hand in her death. But who is the mysterious Inspector and what can he want of them?
21 Days21 Days · 1940
21 Days
★ 6.11940
MovieDramaRomance
After Larry Darrent accidentally kills his lover's blackmailing husband, someone else is arrested for the crime. When he is found guilty, Larry and Wanda have just three weeks together before he must give himself up— or let an innocent man go to the gallows.
The Lady with a LampThe Lady with a Lamp · 1951
The Lady with a Lamp
★ 6.61951
MovieDrama
Based on the Reginald Berkeley stage play, this compelling historical drama offers a depiction of the life story of Florence Nightingale, the young 19th-century Englishwoman famously drawn to a career in nursing. Traveling to Turkey during the Crimean War, Florence gains a reputation for being devoted to the care of wounded soldiers and for pioneering higher standards for sanitary hospital conditions.
The Root of All EvilThe Root of All Evil · 1947
The Root of All Evil
★ 7.41947
MovieDrama
Jeckie Farnish is a level-headed young woman, unlike her spoiled younger sister, Rushie. When the sisters become involved with charming businessman Charles Mortimer, the resulting tragedy leads to a lust for revenge on Rushie's part. However, Jeckie knows that she can always turn to reliable Joe Bartle in times of need.
Victoria the GreatVictoria the Great · 1937
Victoria the Great
★ 5.61937
MovieDramaHistory
The film biography of Queen Victoria focusing initially on the early years of her reign with her marriage to Prince Albert and her subsequent rule after Albert's death in 1861.
No LimitNo Limit · 1935
No Limit
★ 6.51935
MovieComedy
George Shuttleworth is convinced that he has the talent to win the Isle of Man TT races, despite what his neighbours back home in Wigan may think. During the trials, the brakes go on George's bike, 'The Shuttleworth Snap', which he made himself. As a result, he breaks the TT lap record, becoming an instant motor-cycling star. As the big race approaches, George soon realises that other jealous riders will stop at nothing to make sure he does not take part in the race. An early George Formby film and probably his best.
Portrait from LifePortrait from Life · 1948
Portrait from Life
★ 6.31948
MovieDramaMystery
A British army officer becomes fascinated by the portrait of a young woman. He travels to Germany to find her, only to discover that she is suffering from amnesia.
The Twenty Questions Murder MysteryThe Twenty Questions Murder Mystery · 1950
The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery
★ 6.01950
MovieMysteryComedy
The story evolves around a radio panel game show "Twenty Questions." The panel is challenged with an anonymous question. The answer leads to a series of murders in which the killer uses the programme to name his victims in advance. Two reporters spot a link between them and enlist the aid of the panel in trapping the guilty party.

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