Judy Kelly

Acting

Judy Kelly

Born 1913-11-01 · Sydney, Australia.

From Wikipedia Judy Kelly (1 November 1913 – 22 October 1991) was an Australian-born British actress. She arrived in Britain in 1932 after winning a competition organised by the Australian British Empire Films, which included 3 months tuition at the British International Studios at Elstree. She appeared in a number of films for British International Pictures during the 1930s. She was sometimes cast as a love interest for the comedian Leslie Fuller, and also appeared alongside the musical stars Gene Gerrard and Stanley Lupino. She appeared in the 1941 stage musical Lady Behave. Her final film was a supporting role in the comedy Warning to Wantons in 1949.

Acting credits

Dead of Night poster
7.2

An architect, visiting an English country house, realizes the other guests are familiar from his recurring nightmare. When they share their tales of the supernatural, he is filled with a growing dread.

Dead of Night

1945

Hawleys of High Street poster
9.0

A butcher and a draper stand for election to the local council.

Hawleys of High Street

1933

The Last Chance poster
6.5

Alan Burmister leaves Devon on a secret gun-running expedition immediately after his engagement to Mary Perrin is announced; he returns at Christmas to find himself accused of the murder of Ivor Connel, a moneylender. Mary's father had always hoped that his daughter would marry John Worrall, a rising barrister. Worrall is briefed for the defence, but when he loses the case and Alan is condemned to penal servitude for life, no one but the judge realises that he has not made use of the best piece of defence evidence...

The Last Chance

1937

The Private Life of Henry VIII poster
6.4

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.

The Private Life of Henry VIII

1933

The Rise of Catherine the Great poster
5.8

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 Rise of Catherine the Great

1934

Dancing with Crime poster
6.1

When his best friend is murdered inside a London dancehall, a cab driver and his girlfriend involve themselves in the investigation and discover a major criminal operation hiding behind the club's friendly facade.

Dancing with Crime

1947

Money Talks poster
6.0

This exuberant comedy about Jewish domestic life tells the story of an old man who is to inherit a legacy if he can prove he is in need, and who thus begins to gamble spectacularly with his savings.

Money Talks

1932

George and Margaret poster
7.0

The Frictions of a suburban family come to boiling point.

George and Margaret

1940

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9.0

A Film Directed by David MacDonald ....

The Midas Touch

1940

No artwork available
7.5

In Paris a leading theatre impresario is murdered on opening night, shortly after replacing his leading lady. A police Inspector in the audience takes over the investigation. The film was shot at Elstree Studios. It was a close remake of the 1937 Austrian film Premiere and re-used a number of musical scenes from the original which were dubbed into English.

Premiere

1938

Saloon Bar poster
7.0

A bookmaker with a fancy for detective work attempts to prevent the execution of a potentially innocent man.

Saloon Bar

1940

No artwork available
7.0

An evening of cocktails and frolicking lands a chap in hot water when he's suspected of masterminding a criminal gang!

Their Night Out

1933

Dead Man's Shoes poster
7.0

An amnesia victim is a well liked and respected member of his community--until one day someone from his past shows up with evidence that in "the old days" he had been a notorious criminal, and threatens to expose him unless he pays off.

Dead Man's Shoes

1940

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NR

Austin promotional short, showing a tour around the country by many Austin models, from the Seven to the Ascot.

All That Is England

1932

The Black Abbot poster
6.3

A gang of crooks uses the legend of a ghost haunting an old dark mansion to help them kidnap a rich man.

The Black Abbot

1934

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Marry the Girl

1935

Adam's Apple poster
7.0

An American on his honeymoon in Paris, organises the kidnapping of his interfering mother-in-law.

Adam's Apple

1928

No artwork available
7.0

British crime film directed by George A. Cooper.

Anything Might Happen

1934

Things Are Looking Up poster
6.5

A scatterbrained circus lady must cover for her sour schoolmistress sister.

Things Are Looking Up

1935

Mannequin poster
10.0

'Boxer leaves true love for society lady, but returns.' (British Film Catalogue)

Mannequin

1933

Over She Goes poster
7.0

Three friends plan to marry their sweethearts, but when the former fiancée of one of them shows up threatening breach of promise because she's after his aristocratic title, they must think on their toes and resurrect his dead uncle, leading to comedic chaos.

Over She Goes

1937

A Star Fell from Heaven poster
10.0

In this comedy, a talented singer is hired to dub the voice of a star who has lost his own. During the film's premiere, news that he sang the songs slips out and suddenly he finds that he himself has become a star. Unfortunately he soon encounters unanticipated problems. He is especially concerned about his girl friend who dumped him in favor of the voiceless star.

A Star Fell from Heaven

1936

Crime on the Hill poster
6.8

In this murder mystery, Vicar Casson looks into the poisoning of a wealthy man. He soon finds that the man they convicted, the fiance of the rich man's niece, was innocent.

Crime on the Hill

1933

First Offence poster
8.0

After his father sells his car, an immature playboy steals it back, and gets involved with a gang of professional car thieves. British remake of "Mauvaise graine" (1934).

First Offence

1936