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Acting
Annie Esmond
Born September 26, 1873 · Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
Died January 4, 1945 · aged 71
No biography available.
Known For
Thunder in the City · 1937Thunder in the City
★ 6.01937
MovieComedyDrama
A visiting American engages in a bold business promotion, the likes of which the British have not seen.
Abdul the Damned · 1935Abdul the Damned
★ 6.51935
MovieDramaHistory
In 1908, Sultan Abdul Hamid rules the Turkish Empire, but he is faced with the threat of revolt by the Young Turk party. He allows Hilmi Pasha, the leader of the Young Turks, to return from exile and form the country's first constitutional government. With tensions still growing, chief of police Kadar Pasha assassinates Hassan Bey, the leader of the Old Turk party, and makes it look as if a Young Turk committed the crime, in order to give Abdul an excuse for arresting the Young Turk leaders. Meanwhile, Abdul becomes infatuated with a visiting Austrian singer. When she rejects his advances, she endangers both herself and her fiancé, a Turkish officer who also knows who really shot Hassan Bey.
The Private Life of Henry VIII · 1933The Private Life of Henry VIII
★ 6.41933
MovieHistoryDrama
Renowned for his excess, King Henry VIII goes through a series of wives during his rule. With Anne Boleyn, his second betrothed, executed on charges of treason, Henry weds maid Jane Seymour, but that wedded bliss also ends in tragedy. Not one to be single for long, the tyrannical king chooses German-born Anne of Cleves, but their union lasts only months before an annulment is granted, and so Henry's reign of spousal terror continues.
Cottage to Let · 1941Cottage to Let
★ 6.71941
MovieThrillerMystery
Allied spies and Nazi Agents insinuate themselves at a Scottish cottage (converted to a wartime hospital) with interests on an inventor's nearly perfected bomb sight.
Innocent · 1921Innocent
★ 7.01921
MovieDrama
An orphan named Innocence leaves her county home after her foster-father dies. She travels to the city and makes a living as a novelist. Subsequently, she has an affair with a painter named Amadis de Jocelyn, who later dumps her.
To Oblige a Lady · 1931To Oblige a Lady
★ 8.01931
MovieComedy
A couple rent a luxury flat and try to pass it off as their own in order to impress a wealthy relative.
Bulldog Drummond at Bay · 1937Bulldog Drummond at Bay
★ 6.31937
MovieActionThriller
Drummond goes up against foreign agents who are trying to steal plans for a top-secret aircraft.
All Hands · 1940All Hands
★ 8.01940
MovieWar
From a series of films made to raise awareness of the risks of idle gossip providing vital information to enemy spies and collaborators. This Ealing Studios production features well-known 1940s actor John Mills, playing a sailor who then divulges his sailing details to his girlfriend aloud.. The consequences prove disastrous when his boat next leaves to cross the English Channel.
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Cottage to Let · 1941Cottage to Let
★ 6.71941
MovieThrillerMystery
Allied spies and Nazi Agents insinuate themselves at a Scottish cottage (converted to a wartime hospital) with interests on an inventor's nearly perfected bomb sight.
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