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Acting
Marguerite Allan
Born August 30, 1905 · St. Petersburg, Russia
Died January 29, 1994 · aged 88
No biography available.
Known For
Under the Greenwood Tree · 1929Under the Greenwood Tree
★ 7.01929
MovieDrama
A girl organist is blamed for ousting the village choir.
A Romance of Seville · 1929A Romance of Seville
★ 6.01929
MovieRomance
Dolores and Ramon celebrate their arranged betrothal with little enthusiasm: Dolores has a lover, and Ramon wants his freedom so that he can pursue Pepita. Having heard of Ramon's betrothal, Pepita gives her heart to another but when bandits accost her and try to rob her father, they give the dashing Ramon just the chance he needs to prove the gallant lover!
Matinee Idol · 1933Matinee Idol
★ 7.51933
MovieCrimeDrama
A well-known actor is murdered. Another performer becomes an amateur sleuth so she can prove her sister is innocent of the crime.
Luck of the Navy · 1938Luck of the Navy
★ 8.01938
MovieDrama
With Britain on the brink of war, an enemy spy plans to steal secret documents and lay the blame on Clive Stanton.
The Plaything · 1929The Plaything
1929
MovieRomance
A Scot acquires sophistication in order to spurn the socialite who spurned him.
Those Were the Days · 1934Those Were the Days
★ 8.31934
MovieMusicComedy
A farce based on Arthur Wing Pinero's play 'The Magistrate' in which the son (John Mills) of a stern magistrate (Will Hay) visits a music hall against the wishes of his father. In true farcical style, the magistrate too ends up at the music hall, and before long all the characters are trying not to avoid each other... Mainly notable (a) because of its depiction of the music hall as seen by a generation which knew it intimately (b) because of its use of music hall acts of the time and (c) because it gave Will Hay his first film role.
Breach of Promise · 1942Breach of Promise
★ 10.01942
MovieRomance
Low-key British comedy starring Clive Brook as a successful playwright who is sued for breach of promise by a mysterious beauty he claims not to know.
Widecombe Fair · 1928Widecombe Fair
★ 10.01928
Movie
'Devon. Rich widow helps poor squire by pretending his ancestor hid treasure.' (British Film Catalogue)
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The Plaything · 1929The Plaything
1929
MovieRomance
A Scot acquires sophistication in order to spurn the socialite who spurned him.
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