Nova Pilbeam

Acting

Nova Pilbeam

Born November 15, 1919 · Wimbledon, London, England, UK

Died July 17, 2015 · aged 95

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nova Margery Pilbeam (15 November 1919 – 17 July 2015) was an English film and stage actress. Pilbeam gained attention as a child stage actress. This led to much work in her teen years. She appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's film The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934), in which she plays a girl who is abducted, following this with her lead performance as Lady Jane Grey…

Known For

Cheer Boys CheerCheer Boys Cheer · 1939
Cheer Boys Cheer
6.31939
MovieComedy
Shades of "Romeo and Juliet" with rival British Brewery owners who hate each other and their children who fall in love.
The Man Who Knew Too MuchThe Man Who Knew Too Much · 1934
The Man Who Knew Too Much
6.51934
MovieThrillerMystery
While vacationing in St. Moritz, a British couple receive a clue to an imminent assassination attempt, only to learn that their daughter has been kidnapped to keep them quiet.
Young and InnocentYoung and Innocent · 1937
Young and Innocent
6.61937
MovieThrillerRomance
When a young writer is falsely accused of murdering a famous actress, he escapes custody and joins forces with the daughter of a police constable to prove his innocence.
Little FriendLittle Friend · 1934
Little Friend
5.01934
MovieDrama
A girl becomes an unwilling witness in her parents' scandalous divorce case.
Tudor RoseTudor Rose · 1936
Tudor Rose
8.11936
MovieDramaHistory
The tragic story of Lady Jane Grey, the young queen who reigned in England for nine days before she was executed.
CounterblastCounterblast · 1948
Counterblast
6.31948
MovieThrillerDrama
An escaped World War 2 Nazi doctor impersonates a murdered English doctor so he can work on a vaccination to protect the Germans in their planned germ warfare.
Yellow CanaryYellow Canary · 1943
Yellow Canary
5.31943
MovieDramaThriller
In 1940 Sally Maitland is forced to leave England, ostracised as a Nazi sympathiser by everyone including her well-to-do family. On the ship to Halifax, Canada, she is courted by Polish aristocrat Jan Orloch and by awkward British navel intelligence officer Jimmy Garrick. She shows herself somewhat more amenable to Orloch's advances, and agrees to meet his mother in Halifax. Once there however, it becomes clear no-one is really who they say they are.
The Next of KinThe Next of Kin · 1942
The Next of Kin
5.41942
MovieDramaWar
Lots of slogans such as "Be like Dad, Keep Mum" and "Keep it under your Hat" are visible on the walls in various scenes to reinforce the plot of this British wartime movie illustrating how gossipy talk can result in unknowingly giving valuable information to Nazi spies.

Movies

Cheer Boys CheerCheer Boys Cheer · 1939
Cheer Boys Cheer
6.31939
MovieComedy
Shades of "Romeo and Juliet" with rival British Brewery owners who hate each other and their children who fall in love.
The Man Who Knew Too MuchThe Man Who Knew Too Much · 1934
The Man Who Knew Too Much
6.51934
MovieThrillerMystery
While vacationing in St. Moritz, a British couple receive a clue to an imminent assassination attempt, only to learn that their daughter has been kidnapped to keep them quiet.
Young and InnocentYoung and Innocent · 1937
Young and Innocent
6.61937
MovieThrillerRomance
When a young writer is falsely accused of murdering a famous actress, he escapes custody and joins forces with the daughter of a police constable to prove his innocence.
Little FriendLittle Friend · 1934
Little Friend
5.01934
MovieDrama
A girl becomes an unwilling witness in her parents' scandalous divorce case.
Tudor RoseTudor Rose · 1936
Tudor Rose
8.11936
MovieDramaHistory
The tragic story of Lady Jane Grey, the young queen who reigned in England for nine days before she was executed.
CounterblastCounterblast · 1948
Counterblast
6.31948
MovieThrillerDrama
An escaped World War 2 Nazi doctor impersonates a murdered English doctor so he can work on a vaccination to protect the Germans in their planned germ warfare.
Yellow CanaryYellow Canary · 1943
Yellow Canary
5.31943
MovieDramaThriller
In 1940 Sally Maitland is forced to leave England, ostracised as a Nazi sympathiser by everyone including her well-to-do family. On the ship to Halifax, Canada, she is courted by Polish aristocrat Jan Orloch and by awkward British navel intelligence officer Jimmy Garrick. She shows herself somewhat more amenable to Orloch's advances, and agrees to meet his mother in Halifax. Once there however, it becomes clear no-one is really who they say they are.
The Next of KinThe Next of Kin · 1942
The Next of Kin
5.41942
MovieDramaWar
Lots of slogans such as "Be like Dad, Keep Mum" and "Keep it under your Hat" are visible on the walls in various scenes to reinforce the plot of this British wartime movie illustrating how gossipy talk can result in unknowingly giving valuable information to Nazi spies.
Spring MeetingSpring Meeting · 1941
Spring Meeting
5.31941
MovieComedy
Tiny Fox-Collier and her son, Tony, are broke. A cheery and handsome young man about town, Tony knows he can rely on his mother for a brainwave to save them from utter destitution. This she has: a visit is scheduled to the Irish country estate of her old flame Sir Richard Furze, now a wealthy widower with two daughters. But while Tiny is determined to see her son marry the beautiful but haughty Joan, it seems Tony only has eyes for Joan’s spirited younger sister, Baby.
Green FingersGreen Fingers · 1947
Green Fingers
6.61947
MovieDrama
A fisherman begins studying to be an osteopath. Although he isn't finished with medical school, he begins treating his landlady's daughter who is believed to have a chronic illness. He seems to cure her, and the case draws a lot of attention, some of it negative because he was unlicensed when he treated her. He still does not have a degree when he marries the daughter and begins practising osteopathy.
Banana RidgeBanana Ridge · 1942
Banana Ridge
6.21942
MovieComedy
When Susie Long appears, together with her 20 year old son, Pink and Pound are thrown into confusion that one of them could be his father.
Pastor HallPastor Hall · 1940
Pastor Hall
8.01940
MovieDrama
The village of Altdorf has to come to terms with Chancellor Hitler and the arrival of a platoon of Stormtroopers. The Stormtroopers go about teaching and enforcing "The New Order", but Pastor Hall, a kind and gentle man, won't be cowed. Some villagers join the Nazi party avidly, and some just go along with things, hoping for a quiet life, but Pastor Hall takes his convictions to the pulpit.
The Three Weird SistersThe Three Weird Sisters · 1948
The Three Weird Sisters
7.51948
MovieCrimeDrama
Three older sisters live on their family estate in Wales. This household once proudly reigned over a mining town, but the mines dried up and the estate and the town have fallen on hard times. When the land crumbles and a number of homes in the town are destroyed the sisters promise to rebuild the homes.
This Man Is MineThis Man Is Mine · 1946
This Man Is Mine
10.01946
MovieWarComedy
One wartime Christmas the well-to-do Ferguson family extends a festive welcome to various strays, with comic results.
Out of ChaosOut of Chaos · 1944
Out of Chaos
8.01944
MovieDocumentary
Examines the role of art in WWII; featuring Henry Moore's drawings of London Underground during bombing raids, Paul Nash's paintings of aircraft dumps, Stanley Spencer's shipbuilding panels, Evelyn Dunbar's land girls, alongside many amateur artists too.