Clive Brook

Acting

Clive Brook

Born June 1, 1887 · Tufnell Park, London, England, UK

Died November 17, 1974 · aged 87

Clifford Hardman "Clive" Brook (1 June 1887 – 17 November 1974) was an English film actor.

Known For

A Dangerous WomanA Dangerous Woman · 1929
A Dangerous Woman
3.81929
MovieDramaCrime
The commissioner of an African outpost lives with a woman who drives the white men to their deaths with her seductive ways. The commissioner learns that his brother will be his next assistant, and the woman begins working her wiles on him....
French DressingFrench Dressing · 1927
French Dressing
3.71927
MovieComedyRomance
Philip and Cynthia Grey are a pair of recently-wed Bostonians, and Cynthia is properly back-bay no-action quiet and dowdy, and Philip resigns himself to the quietness (no action) regularity of their home. But then along comes a blonde, Peggy Nash, who adds some action and outside-regularity to Philip's life. Cynthia is somewhat upset at this turn of events, and decides to go to Paris - the Wickedest City in the World - and get a quiet divorce. Cynthia soon finds out that Paris is a really gay city, especially after Henri de Briac, shows up and offers to be her guide to the delights of Paris (primarily him). Cynthia quickly sheds some of her dowdy ways and dowdy clothes, and is having herself what was once quaintly described as a gay old time. Philip then shows up in Paris, deciding he wants Cynthia back as his wife, and Peggy shows up right behind him and, soon, it is up to Henri to make the pairing-arrangements for the foursome.
ConvoyConvoy · 1940
Convoy
5.61940
MovieDramaWar
A tale of life on board a Royal Navy cruiser assigned to protect the vital convoys between America and England during WWII.
Shanghai ExpressShanghai Express · 1932
Shanghai Express
7.01932
MovieDramaRomance
A beautiful temptress re-kindles an old romance while trying to escape her past during a tension-packed train journey.
Charming SinnersCharming Sinners · 1929
Charming Sinners
7.51929
MovieDrama
Charming Sinners was a stilted adaptation of Somerset Maugham's play The Constant Wife. Robert Miles (Clive Brook) starts the ball rolling when he falls in love with Anne-Marie Whitley (Mary Nolan), the best friend of his own wife Kathryn (Ruth Chatterton). In retaliation, Kathryn begins a flirtation with her former boyfriend Karl Kraley (William Powell). After reels and reels of verbal fencing, the status quo is re-established, and Robert and Kathryn are reunited.
Gallant LadyGallant Lady · 1933
Gallant Lady
7.31933
MovieDrama
Unwed mother gives up baby for adoption and hopes to get it back when the adoptive mother dies.
HulaHula · 1927
Hula
6.11927
MovieRomanceDrama
The daughter of a pineapple plantation owner in Hawaii sets her sights on a married English engineer.
Human DesiresHuman Desires · 1924
Human Desires
10.01924
MovieRomance
In Paris an actress divorces a jealous impresario and weds the officer who once saved from from suicide.

Movies

A Dangerous WomanA Dangerous Woman · 1929
A Dangerous Woman
3.81929
MovieDramaCrime
The commissioner of an African outpost lives with a woman who drives the white men to their deaths with her seductive ways. The commissioner learns that his brother will be his next assistant, and the woman begins working her wiles on him....
French DressingFrench Dressing · 1927
French Dressing
3.71927
MovieComedyRomance
Philip and Cynthia Grey are a pair of recently-wed Bostonians, and Cynthia is properly back-bay no-action quiet and dowdy, and Philip resigns himself to the quietness (no action) regularity of their home. But then along comes a blonde, Peggy Nash, who adds some action and outside-regularity to Philip's life. Cynthia is somewhat upset at this turn of events, and decides to go to Paris - the Wickedest City in the World - and get a quiet divorce. Cynthia soon finds out that Paris is a really gay city, especially after Henri de Briac, shows up and offers to be her guide to the delights of Paris (primarily him). Cynthia quickly sheds some of her dowdy ways and dowdy clothes, and is having herself what was once quaintly described as a gay old time. Philip then shows up in Paris, deciding he wants Cynthia back as his wife, and Peggy shows up right behind him and, soon, it is up to Henri to make the pairing-arrangements for the foursome.
ConvoyConvoy · 1940
Convoy
5.61940
MovieDramaWar
A tale of life on board a Royal Navy cruiser assigned to protect the vital convoys between America and England during WWII.
Shanghai ExpressShanghai Express · 1932
Shanghai Express
7.01932
MovieDramaRomance
A beautiful temptress re-kindles an old romance while trying to escape her past during a tension-packed train journey.
Charming SinnersCharming Sinners · 1929
Charming Sinners
7.51929
MovieDrama
Charming Sinners was a stilted adaptation of Somerset Maugham's play The Constant Wife. Robert Miles (Clive Brook) starts the ball rolling when he falls in love with Anne-Marie Whitley (Mary Nolan), the best friend of his own wife Kathryn (Ruth Chatterton). In retaliation, Kathryn begins a flirtation with her former boyfriend Karl Kraley (William Powell). After reels and reels of verbal fencing, the status quo is re-established, and Robert and Kathryn are reunited.
Gallant LadyGallant Lady · 1933
Gallant Lady
7.31933
MovieDrama
Unwed mother gives up baby for adoption and hopes to get it back when the adoptive mother dies.
HulaHula · 1927
Hula
6.11927
MovieRomanceDrama
The daughter of a pineapple plantation owner in Hawaii sets her sights on a married English engineer.
Human DesiresHuman Desires · 1924
Human Desires
10.01924
MovieRomance
In Paris an actress divorces a jealous impresario and weds the officer who once saved from from suicide.
Let's Try AgainLet's Try Again · 1934
Let's Try Again
3.51934
MovieDrama
To divorce, or not to divorce. That is the question pondered by a married couple of 10 years who miss their burning desire for each other (Clive Brook and Diana Wynyard) in this 1934 film directed by Worthington Miner.
CavalcadeCavalcade · 1933
Cavalcade
5.51933
MovieDramaWar
A cavalcade of English life from New Year's Eve 1899 until 1933 is seen through the eyes of well-to-do Londoners Jane and Robert Marryot. Amongst events touching their family are the Boer War, the death of Queen Victoria, the sinking of the Titanic, and the Great War.
UnderworldUnderworld · 1927
Underworld
7.01927
MovieDramaCrime
Boisterous gangster kingpin Bull Weed rehabilitates his former lawyer from his alcoholic haze, but complications arise when he falls for Weed's girlfriend.
Anybody's WomanAnybody's Woman · 1930
Anybody's Woman
6.61930
MovieDrama
A lawyer, left by his wife, gets drunk and marries a chorus girl, or so he learns the morning after.
CompromiseCompromise · 1925
Compromise
7.01925
MovieDrama
Compromise is a silent film drama produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and directed by Alan Crosland. The film is now thought to be a lost film.
The List of Adrian MessengerThe List of Adrian Messenger · 1963
The List of Adrian Messenger
6.71963
MovieMysteryThriller
Adrian Messenger, a famous writer, asks his friend Anthony Gethryn, a former British agent, to help him investigate the whereabouts of the people who appear on a list, without asking him the reason why he should do so.
Breach of PromiseBreach of Promise · 1942
Breach 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.
The Laughing LadyThe Laughing Lady · 1929
The Laughing Lady
7.31929
MovieDrama
A society woman wrongly -- and very publicly -- accused of infidelity is dropped by her friends, spurned by her husband, and faced with the loss of her child.
The Four FeathersThe Four Feathers · 1929
The Four Feathers
5.01929
MovieDramaAdventure
An Englishman (Richard Arlen) fights in the Sudan after receiving white feathers of cowardice from his fiancee (Fay Wray) and friends.
The Popular SinThe Popular Sin · 1926
The Popular Sin
3.31926
MovieComedyRomance
Philandering husband George Montfort purchases railroad tickets for a weekend tryst in the mountains with his latest paramour. When his wife Yvonne finds the tickets, George hastily explains that they were bought as an anniversary present for her. Yvonne doesn't believe George, but she decides to use her ticket anyway, while George remains behind in Paris on "business."
Afraid to LoveAfraid to Love · 1927
Afraid to Love
9.01927
MovieComedy
When Sir Reginald Belsize's uncle dies he leaves him a fortune on condition that he give up his current unsuitable lover Helen and marry someone else within twenty four hours. Helen agrees to this so long as the woman he picks is less attractive than she is. The woman he picks is however beautiful and cultured and he quickly falls in love with her.
Make Me a StarMake Me a Star · 1932
Make Me a Star
6.41932
MovieRomanceComedy
A grocery clerk, longing to become a cowboy actor, goes to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune. Unfortunately, his acting ability is non-existent.
Husband's HolidayHusband's Holiday · 1931
Husband's Holiday
9.01931
MovieDrama
A stuffy family man cheats on his wife but she refuses him a divorce at first. Meanwhile his mistress resents her second class status.
Out to WinOut to Win · 1923
Out to Win
10.01923
MovieCrimeDrama
A tramp is hired to pose as a financier to obtain a Balkan radium concession.
Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes · 1932
Sherlock Holmes
5.91932
MovieDramaMystery
Moriarty is sentenced to death, and Sherlock Holmes prepares to retire to the country and marry his girl. But Moriarty has sworn that Holmes, Lt. Col. Gore-King of Scotland Yard, and his trial judge shall all be hanged too. When Moriarty escapes and proceeds to put his threat into operation, Holmes has to postpone his retirement.
When Love Grows ColdWhen Love Grows Cold · 1926
When Love Grows Cold
10.01926
MovieDrama
Margaret has given up her stage career to marry inventor Jerry Benson. Jerry fails to impress oil executive William Graves with his idea, but Margaret has better luck when she catches Graves' attention and she both makes the sale and becomes the object of Graves' obsession. Profits from the invention make the Bensons wealthy; however Graves schemes to steal Margaret from Jerry by swindling them out of their money and getting Broadway floozy Gloria to break up their marriage.