Acting

Arthur Chesney

Born November 21, 1881 · Wandsworth, London, England, UK

Died August 27, 1949 · aged 67

Arthur Chesney (born Arthur Kellaway; 21 November 1881 – 27 August 1949) was a British film and stage actor. His older brother was screen actor Edmund Gwenn (born Edmund Kellaway).

Known For

The Lodger: A Story of the London FogThe Lodger: A Story of the London Fog · 1927
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
7.21927
MovieCrimeThriller
London. A mysterious serial killer brutally murders young blond women by stalking them in the night fog. One foggy, sinister night, a young man who claims his name is Jonathan Drew arrives at the guest house run by the Bunting family and rents a room.
I Know Where I'm Going!I Know Where I'm Going! · 1945
I Know Where I'm Going!
7.11945
MovieRomanceDrama
Plucky Englishwoman Joan Webster travels to the remote islands of the Scottish Hebrides in order to marry a wealthy industrialist. Trapped by inclement weather on the Isle of Mull and unable to continue to her destination, Joan finds herself charmed by the straightforward, no-nonsense islanders around her, and becomes increasingly attracted to naval officer Torquil MacNeil, who holds a secret that may change her life forever.
Indiscretions of EveIndiscretions of Eve · 1932
Indiscretions of Eve
10.01932
MovieComedyMusic
Eve and Peter fall in love at first sight at a New Year's Eve party, but are separated by Eve's jealous fiancé, Ralph. With neither knowing the other's name, they both spend the following day searching frantically for each other around London. Peter's only clue is a set of shop mannequins, all perfect likenesses of Eve - and all made by Ralph's factory.
Sorrell and SonSorrell and Son · 1934
Sorrell and Son
5.01934
MovieDrama
Stephen Sorrell, a decorated war hero, raises his son Kit alone after Kit's mother deserts husband and child in the boy's infancy. Sorrell loses a promising job offer and is forced to take work as a menial. Both his dignity and his health are damaged as he suffers under the exhausting labor and harsh treatment he receives as a hotel porter. But Sorrell thrives in the knowledge that his son will benefit from his labors. Sorrell has allowed the boy to believe his mother dead, but when the mother shows up, wanting to re-enter the young man's life, Sorrell must make hard decisions.
The Fortunate FoolThe Fortunate Fool · 1933
The Fortunate Fool
5.81933
MovieComedy
A wealthy author, looking for material, 'adopts' an incorrigible thief he finds in the streets, together with an attractive typist who is down on her luck.
The Queen's AffairThe Queen's Affair · 1934
The Queen's Affair
10.01934
MovieRomance
Poor New York shop girl Nadina receives the unexpected news that she is next in line to be queen of an Eastern European country. On her arrival in Ruritania, a revolution is in progress, and only minutes before her coronation, Nadina is forced into exile. She flees to Paris with her nurse, and then travels on to Switzerland. There Nadina encounters the Ruritanian revolutionary leader Carl, recuperating from the trials of revolution, and the couple unexpectedly fall in love. When the revolution collapses in Ruritania, they return and marry, thus forming a constitutional monarchy supported by all the people.
Lord BabsLord Babs · 1932
Lord Babs
8.01932
MovieMusicComedy
A steward inherits the estate of an earl. To repel the advances of an unwanted fiancee, he pretends that he has regressed to childhood behaviors.
O.H.M.S.O.H.M.S. · 1937
O.H.M.S.
4.71937
MovieActionComedy
American racketeer Jimmie Dean travels to England, where he assumes the identity of a Canadian whom he has been falsely accused of murdering. Jimmie is then forced to join the British army in the dead man's place. He falls in love with the Canadian's childhood playmate, Sally Briggs, and becomes a hero after saving an isolated English colony in China.

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