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Marriott Edgar
Born October 5, 1880 · Kirkcudbright, Scotland, UK
Died May 5, 1951 · aged 70
No biography available.
Known For
Where's That Fire · 1939Where's That Fire
★ 7.31939
MovieComedy
Capt Viking and his incompetent fire crew accidentally foil a plot to steal the crown jewels.
King Arthur Was a Gentleman · 1942King Arthur Was a Gentleman
★ 6.21942
MovieComedyMusic
Arthur King joins the army, and soon starts fantasizing about King Arthur and his knights.
Back-Room Boy · 1942Back-Room Boy
★ 6.61942
MovieComedy
Jilted by his fiancee, Arthur Pilbeam gets a job as far away from women as possible. Alone in a lighthouse, he soon finds that 12 other people end up living on the tiny island. Thirteen is an unlucky number; and one-by-one they disappear ...
Good Morning, Boys! · 1937Good Morning, Boys!
★ 7.21937
MovieComedyCrime
Dr. Benjamin Twist (Hay) and his pupils become involved with art thieves on a trip to Paris. Hay’s seamy schoolmaster act is supported by a fine cast including Charles Hawtrey and Lilli Palmer.
The Ghost Train · 1941The Ghost Train
★ 6.11941
MovieComedyHorror
Mismatched travellers are stranded overnight at a lonely rural railway station. They soon learn of local superstition about a phantom train which is said to travel these parts at dead of night, carrying ghosts from a long-ago train wreck in the area.
Bees in Paradise · 1944Bees in Paradise
★ 6.11944
MovieComedyMusic
Four pilots become stranded on a tropical island inhabited by beautiful women.
I Thank You · 1941I Thank You
★ 7.31941
MovieComedy
Classic comedy starring Arthur Askey. The perils, humiliations and humour of trying to run a second-rate theatrical company are further compounded when financial aid, given by the former famous music-hall star Lady Randall (Lily Morris), is withdrawn. Not to be defeated, the stars decide the show must go on and devise a plan to persuade her to reinvest
Oh, Mr. Porter! · 1937Oh, Mr. Porter!
★ 7.01937
MovieComedy
Comedy in which a bungling railway worker is given the job of stationmaster at a rundown station in rural Ireland, where his sidekicks are a toothless old gaffer and a portly young loudmouth. Hilarious adventures ensue, including a locomotive chase after gunrunners make off with a train.
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