Acting
Diana Napier
Born January 31, 1905 · Bath, Somerset, England, UK
Died March 12, 1982 · aged 77
Diana Napier (31 January 1905 – 12 March 1982) was an English film actress. She was born Alice Mary Ellis in Bath, Somerset and died in Windlesham, Surrey, aged 77. Napier, known to her family as "Mollie", was married three times. Her first husband was the actor G.H. Mulcaster whom she married in 1927 and later divorced. Her second was the Austrian tenor, Richard Tauber (1891–1948), to whom she w…
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The Farmer's Wife · 1928The Farmer's Wife
★ 5.61928
MovieComedyDrama
Successful middle-aged farmer Samuel Sweetland becomes widowed, then his daughter marries and leaves home. Deciding he wishes to remarry, Sweetland pursues some local women he considers prospects.
The Rise of Catherine the Great · 1934The Rise of Catherine the Great
★ 5.81934
MovieDramaHistory
The woman who will become Catherine the Great marries into the Russian royal family when she weds Grand Duke Peter, the nephew of Empress Elizabeth. Although the couple has moments of contentment, Peter's cruel and erratic behavior causes a rift between him and Catherine. Mere months after Peter succeeds his aunt as the ruler of Russia, a revolt is brewing, and Catherine is poised to ascend to the throne as the country's new empress.
The Private Life of Don Juan · 1934The Private Life of Don Juan
★ 6.01934
MovieRomanceDrama
What do women want? Don Juan is aging. He's arrived secretly in Seville after a 20 year absence. His wife Dolores, whom he hasn't lived with in five years, still loves him. He refuses to see her; he fears the life of a husband. She has bought his debts and will remand him to jail for two years if he won't come to her. Meanwhile, an impostor is climbing the balconies of Seville claiming to be Don Juan.
Mimi · 1935Mimi
★ 5.81935
MovieDramaRomance
A struggling playwright in 1850s Paris and his mate finds love that furnishes him with the inspiration he has long sought.
Pagliacci · 1936Pagliacci
★ 9.01936
MovieMusicDrama
Canio and his Comedia dell'Arte troupe tour Italy. His wife Nedda meets a young cadet and they plan to elope. He tries to leave her when he finds how important she is for his husband, but a rejected trouper interferes. As jealous Canio suspects the truth the tragedy approaches. The film was partly made in Ufacolor.
Heart's Desire · 1935Heart's Desire
★ 9.01935
Movie
Richard Tauber, the great Austrian tenor, features in the story of a singing peasant from a Vienna beer-garden who conquers London, but at a cost...
Wedding Rehearsal · 1932Wedding Rehearsal
★ 5.51932
MovieComedyDrama
The grandmother of a British nobleman, reluctant to marry, plays matchmaker. He outmaneuvers her by getting all of the matches married off.
Land Without Music · 1936Land Without Music
★ 6.51936
MovieMusicComedy
Believing real life is an operetta, the citizens of the European country Lucco break into song at every blink of an eye. Since everybody's singing, nobody works, there's no money to pay taxes, and the country faces bankruptcy, leading the ruling princess to declare all music illegal. Enter opera singer Richard Tauber and American journalist Jimmy Durante to save the day and lead the citizens to march on the palace in protest--and in song.
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