Acting
William Freshman
Born — Died
1902-11-01 — 1980-01-01
Place of birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Known for
Acting
Credits
24 titles
Known for
7.018th century English aristocrat Sir Percy Blakeney leads a double life. He appears to be merely the effete aristocrat, but in reality is part of an underground effort to free French nobles from Robespierre's Reign of Terror.
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1934
6.7The inhabitants of a peaceful village begin receiving mysterious hate mail penned by someone with malicious thoughts.
Poison Pen
1939
For ten years, The Terror has laughed at both police and public. And for ten years, two of his erstwhile associates, Joe Conner and 'Soapy' Marks, have plotted revenge on the mastermind whose double-crossing sent them to Dartmoor prison without their share of the bullion stolen in a daring raid.
The Terror
1938
9.0'Farmer loves singer whom his half-brother marries and abandons with baby.' (British Film Catalogue)
Love's Old Sweet Song
1933
7.0A Soho restaurateur's protégé becomes a star.
Greek Street
1930
10.0'Devon. Rich widow helps poor squire by pretending his ancestor hid treasure.' (British Film Catalogue)
Widecombe Fair
1928
Film credits
1930s · 8 titles
7.018th century English aristocrat Sir Percy Blakeney leads a double life. He appears to be merely the effete aristocrat, but in reality is part of an underground effort to free French nobles from Robespierre's Reign of Terror.
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1934
9.0'Farmer loves singer whom his half-brother marries and abandons with baby.' (British Film Catalogue)
Love's Old Sweet Song
1933
7.0A Soho restaurateur's protégé becomes a star.
Greek Street
1930
7.0'Advertisement for Film Weekly, in which British actors impersonate Hollywood stars in scenes from recent films; the audience is invited to compete for a prize of £100 for naming the best impersonation.' (BFI)
Star Impersonations
1930
9.0'Innocent blacksmith hanged on circumstantial evidence.' (British Film Catalogue)
Thread o' Scarlet
1930
Michel, a young sailor, returns home to Marseilles to find that his former lover, Francine, now works in the local brothel. In a jealous rage, he picks a fight with her and an aggressive client, Julot, leading to tragedy for all three.
Night Shadows
1931
Jimmy finds an abandoned baby while motorcycling in the country.
Bachelor's Baby
1932
6.6Urged by famous airman Ellissen the Lennartz Company puts into reality the project proposed by his friend Droste: F.P.1, a huge floating platform in the Atlantic that makes long-distance flights viable. Ellissen is in love with company heiress Claire, but when he returns from his adventures to save the endangered F.P.1 he finds out that he has lost her to Droste. English version of F.P.1 antwortet nicht with Conrad Veidt replacing Hans Albers as the jaded pilot Ellissen.
F.P.1
1933
1920s · 8 titles
10.0'Devon. Rich widow helps poor squire by pretending his ancestor hid treasure.' (British Film Catalogue)
Widecombe Fair
1928
8.0A spy has his son steal an Admiral's submarine plans.
The Luck of the Navy
1927
A man poses as the reincarnation of a woman's drowned husband.
Creation
1922
No synopsis available yet.
Die stärkere Macht
1929
A British romantic drama film directed by J. Steven Edwards
A Broken Romance
1929
7.0A major and his wife return from abroad and pose as servants to observe their adolescent children.
The Rising Generation
1928
7.0'An author marries an already-married prostitute because she resembles his dead fiancée.' (British Film Institute)
Those Who Love
1929
No synopsis available yet.
Glorious Youth
1928
Behind the camera
6.7The inhabitants of a peaceful village begin receiving mysterious hate mail penned by someone with malicious thoughts.
Poison Pen
1939
For ten years, The Terror has laughed at both police and public. And for ten years, two of his erstwhile associates, Joe Conner and 'Soapy' Marks, have plotted revenge on the mastermind whose double-crossing sent them to Dartmoor prison without their share of the bullion stolen in a daring raid.
The Terror
1938
7.0Two businessmen have the shock of their lives when a woman appears out of their past bearing a 23 year old son - and one of them may be the father!
Aren't Men Beasts!
1937
10.0Wallflower Jane Wilton has always lived in the shadow of her beautiful and popular sister Beatrice. Making things worse, Beatrice is spiteful and cruel, directing all manner of nastiness towards the submissive and uncomplaining Jane. But when Beatrice sets her cap for Jane's erstwhile boy friend Basil Gilbert, she goes a shade too far. For once, the worm turns, and Jane fights tooth and nail to win her man back. A retelling of the Cinderella story.
Jane Steps Out
1938
6.0Pat Heaton may be the best crime reporter in town but his fiancée Claire, despairing of the more tawdry aspects of his profession, makes him promise to give the job up. When a pretty waitress is found murdered, however, Pat falls in line with the rest of the 'Murder Gang' the pack of reporters who gather to glean stories by fair means or foul!
Sensation
1936
Barney O'Hara (Will Mahoney) and his young daughter Pat (Jean Hatton) tour the carnival circuit with a side show act, but when Pat is asked to sing at a party being given by a wealthy land-owner, her voice fails.
Come Up Smiling
1939
Barney O'Hara (Will Mahoney) and his young daughter Pat (Jean Hatton) tour the carnival circuit with a side show act, but when Pat is asked to sing at a party being given by a wealthy land-owner, her voice fails.
Come Up Smiling
1939
7.0A British intelligence officer discovers a plot to assassinate the President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt at the Tehran Conference during World War II.
Teheran
1946