Toni Edgar-Bruce

Acting

Toni Edgar-Bruce

Born — Died

1892-06-03 — 1966-03-28

Place of birth

London, England, UK

Known for

Acting

Credits

29 titles

Known for

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 First of the Few poster
6.7

This 1942 fictionalized biopic chronicles the true story of how two of the most remarkable men in aviation history - visionary Spitfire designer R.J. Mitchell and his test pilot Geoffrey Crisp - designed a streamlined monoplane that led to the development of the Spitfire.

The First of the Few

1942

No artwork available
6.7

King Charles II first meets Nell Gwyn after seeing her do a turn at Drury Lane. They soon become close, the King preferring her feisty irreverent company to that of the aristocratic French Duchess of Portsmouth. Nell becomes his most loyal subject, while ever-ready to take the Duchess down a peg. But the actress can never hope to be fully accepted by the King's circle despite his constant attentions.

Nell Gwyn

1934

Waltz Time poster
10.0

Waltz Time is a 1945 British musical film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Carol Raye, Peter Graves and Patricia Medina. In Imperial Vienna a young Grand Duchess is prevented from marrying the man she loves.

Waltz Time

1945

Leave It to Me poster
7.0

The owner of a professional help agency poses as a poet at a wealthy patron's ball and prevents a necklace from being stolen by thieves.

Leave It to Me

1933

Return to Yesterday poster
6.7

Robert Maine is torn between returning to the glamour of Hollywood and working with a small theatre company in England.

Return to Yesterday

1940

Film credits

1940s · 7 titles

1930s · 20 titles

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

No artwork available
6.7

King Charles II first meets Nell Gwyn after seeing her do a turn at Drury Lane. They soon become close, the King preferring her feisty irreverent company to that of the aristocratic French Duchess of Portsmouth. Nell becomes his most loyal subject, while ever-ready to take the Duchess down a peg. But the actress can never hope to be fully accepted by the King's circle despite his constant attentions.

Nell Gwyn

1934

Leave It to Me poster
7.0

The owner of a professional help agency poses as a poet at a wealthy patron's ball and prevents a necklace from being stolen by thieves.

Leave It to Me

1933

Mannequin poster
10.0

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

Mannequin

1933

Heads We Go poster
8.0

A model inherits a great deal of money and pretends to be a movie star.

Heads We Go

1933

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Night Mail

1935

No artwork available
8.0

A beautician meets and falls in love with a young man, and they soon marry. What she doesn't know, however, is that her new husband is actually a millionaire who is suffering from amnesia—and he already has a wife.

Mr. What's-His-Name?

1935

No artwork available
9.0

Based on the 1920 operetta "The Last Waltz" by Oscar Straus.

The Last Waltz

1936

Falling for You poster
9.0

In this comedy, two rival reporters vie for the scoop on the whereabouts of a missing heiress. They find her in Switzerland. One of the journalists falls in love with her and saves her from marrying an aristocrat. His rival gets to write the story as a consolation prize.

Falling for You

1933

Boys Will Be Girls poster
7.3

Matronly great aunt Emily went off to Africa and left behind her wanna be snobbish family. Ten years later, upon her death, the greedy family members awaits the reading of the will. Ready to celebrate their fortunes the family gathers the evening before with a big party. A great assortment of characters, comic ones, are all expecting to get their share of the inheritance.

Boys Will Be Girls

1938

Mr. Bill the Conqueror poster
8.0

A British comedy film directed by Norman Walker

Mr. Bill the Conqueror

1932

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

The Melody-Maker

1933

No artwork available
10.0

A woman, disappointed in love, becomes increasingly cynical and attempts to marry a wealthy man.

As Good as New

1933

The Broken Melody poster
7.0

A composer goes to Devil's Island for killing his wife's lover, then writes an opera about it.

The Broken Melody

1934

Tell England poster
8.3

In England, two young friends, confronted with the outbreak of World War I, enlist together to serve in the same company on the battle-field.

Tell England

1931

Lucky Girl poster
9.0

Stephan Gregorovitch, the unwilling king of a bankrupt Ruritanian country, along with his hucksterish chancellor and musically-inclined bodyguard, travel incognito to London for some fun. An invitation to a party held by Duke Hugo seems just the ticket, but the presence of jewel thieves in the vicinity soon puts paid to any ideas of a relaxing evening!

Lucky Girl

1932

A Warm Corner poster
5.9

This early Gainsborough film is truly a lost treasure and easily one of the most daring and risque films ever made. At least half a dozen different tales seem to be going on at once all finally meeting in the end. The story starts in the Lido hotel where our "Pickles" remarks upon the fact that everyone in the register is called Smith. Hes trying to chat up Mimi so shell split up with her boyfriend as her boyfriends uncle has other plans for his nephew - alas what no one knows is that he and Mimi have already been married for a few months on the sly!

A Warm Corner

1930

Diamond Cut Diamond poster
10.0

One of the guests tries to foil a gang of jewel-robbers during a country house weekend party.

Diamond Cut Diamond

1932

Brother Alfred poster
7.0

Vaudevillian Gene Gerrard stars as George, a young man on a yacht moored off Monte Carlo who has a tiff with his fiancée, goes ashore on a glorious binge, then finds himself accused of assaulting a prince! When he attempts to extricate himself by pretending to be his non-existent twin brother, he finds he's really in trouble...

Brother Alfred

1932

No artwork available
8.0

A barge operator helps a schoolteacher tackle a gang of criminals.

Captain Bill

1935