Betty Ann Davies

Acting

Betty Ann Davies

Born 1910-12-24 · London, England, UK

Betty Ann Davies (24 December 1910 - 14 May 1955) was a British stage and film actress.

Acting credits

The Passionate Friends poster
6.8

A woman is torn between the love of her life, who's married to someone else, and her older husband.

The Passionate Friends

1949

The Belles of St Trinian's poster
6.4

The unruly schoolgirls of St Trinian's are more interested in men and mischief than homework and hockey. But greater trouble than ever beckons when the arrival at the school of Princess Fatima of Makyad coincides with the return of recently expelled Arabella Fritton, who has the kidnap of a prize racehorse on her mind.

The Belles of St Trinian's

1954

Joy Ride poster
6.5

Two cousins invite their girlfriends on a joy-ride, but car trouble leads to catastrophe!

Joy Ride

1935

Outcast of the Islands poster
5.8

After financial improprieties are discovered at the Eastern trading company where he works, Peter Willems flees the resulting disgrace and criminal charges. He persuades the man who gave him his start in life, the merchant ship captain Lingard, to bring him to a trading post on a remote Indonesian island where he can hide out.

Outcast of the Islands

1951

It Always Rains on Sunday poster
6.6

During a rainy Sunday afternoon, an escaped prisoner tries to hide out at the home of his ex-fiance.

It Always Rains on Sunday

1947

The Blue Lamp poster
6.6

P.C. George Dixon is a long-serving traditional copper who is due to retire shortly. He takes a new recruit under his aegis and introduces him to the easy-going night beat. Dixon is a classic ordinary hero but also anachronistic, unprepared and unable to answer the violence of the 1950s.

The Blue Lamp

1950

Blackout poster
6.2

When a beautiful young woman suddenly offers inebriated Casey Morrow a lot of money for a quick and easy job, he doesn't ask too many questions. But when the girl's father is found murdered the following day and Morrow's coat is soaked with blood, he must unravel the mystery to clear his name.

Blackout

1954

No artwork available
10.0

An amoral young dancer falls in love with a band leader.

She Knew What She Wanted

1936

Now Barabbas poster
6.5

A prison governor deals with a variety of different prisoners, including a charming murderer.

Now Barabbas

1949

Cosh Boy poster
5.5

Roy Walsh is a brash and enterprising thug who bullies his friends into subservience. He and his gang assault and rob people on the street, but things get increasingly dangerous when their behavior escalates to larger crimes.

Cosh Boy

1953

Trio poster
6.4

W. Somerset Maugham introduces three more of his stories about human foibles.

Trio

1950

No artwork available
7.0

The hall porter at an Oxbridge College inherits an Earldom and enjoys a series of adventures.

Chick

1936

Alias John Preston poster
5.8

A mysterious young man settles in a rural English town and immediately starts making a good impression. Before long he has insinuated himself into local life, is married and is serving on the board of the local hospital. Everything seems to be going well for him until a newly appointed consultant psychiatrist shows up and starts asking some probing questions.

Alias John Preston

1955

Death at Broadcasting House poster
6.1

An actor is murdered live on air whilst a play is being broadcast. Everyone in the play and broadcasting house fall under suspicion.

Death at Broadcasting House

1934

Grand National Night poster
7.9

The story of a husband's implication in his wife's death, his stupid disposal of her body and the police enquiry which almost embroils him in a murder charge.

Grand National Night

1953

To the Public Danger poster
6.2

Four people with very different backgrounds meet by chance at an English pub and gradually become carried away in a bout of thrill-seeking. When their spree gets out of hand, each person faces a moral choice with lasting consequences.

To the Public Danger

1948

The History of Mr. Polly poster
7.5

Quiet and somewhat direction-less, Alfred Polly uses the money he inherits from his father to marry and to set up shop in a small town. His heart is in neither of these enterprises and he eventually resorts to desperate measures to break free. His random wanderings in the countryside lead him to a new opportunity that just might be what he's been looking for all along.

The History of Mr. Polly

1949

Escape poster
5.7

A convict sentenced to three years for killing a detective escapes and goes on the lam, aided by a local girl.

Escape

1948

The Woman with No Name poster
8.0

This is a British drama film from 1950 about a young woman in London in WW2 with amnesia.

The Woman with No Name

1950

Meet Me Tonight poster
7.1

Meet Me Tonight was the American title for the British-filmed Tonight at 8:30, adapted from the Noel Coward stage production of the same name.

Meet Me Tonight

1952

The Man in Black poster
6.0

A woman conspires to steal her stepdaughter's inheritance following the mysterious death of her millionaire husband.

The Man in Black

1950

Excuse My Glove poster
8.0

A young man, whose main interest in life is stained glass, accidentally accepts a challenge to fight in a fair boxing booth.

Excuse My Glove

1936

Children Galore poster
5.3

As a going away gift to a small village, the local Lord and Lady promise a new cottage to the local couple with the most grandchildren. Competitive instincts and petty jealousies ensue.

Children Galore

1955

No artwork available
7.0

Jimmy Forbes returns to England after being on the run in Australia for 20 years. He finds that his wife has gone up in the world and become wealthy. Their children know little about him but as he observes them he realises they have problems and his cunning might come to their aid.

Under a Cloud

1937