Acting

Valentine Dunn

Born — Died

1905-02-12 — 1980-08-14

Place of birth

Hillhead, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Known for

Acting

Credits

15 titles

Known for

Film credits

1950s · 3 titles

1940s · 8 titles

The Lamp Still Burns poster
5.8

A tribute to the important work of female nurses during World War II.

The Lamp Still Burns

1943

Quiet Wedding poster
5.3

A young couple become engaged, but enjoy a number of comedic aventures before their wedding day.

Quiet Wedding

1941

Millions Like Us poster
5.6

When Celia Crowson is called up for war service, she hopes for a glamorous job in one of the services, but as a single girl, she is directed into a factory making aircraft parts. Here she meets other girls from all different walks of life and begins a relationship with a young airman.

Millions Like Us

1943

A Song for Tomorrow poster
6.3

Derek Wardwell (Shaun Noble) is struck with amnesia, and the last thing he remembers is the beautiful voice of opera singer Helen Maxwell (Evelyn Maccabe). When he regains consciousness, Wardwell thinks he's in love with her. After his amnesia is cured, Wardwell returns to his fiancee while Helen begins a romance with his doctor.

A Song for Tomorrow

1948

Great Day poster
7.4

An impending V.I.P. visit causes bustle in an English village, while the Ellis family struggles with private problems.

Great Day

1945

Old Mother Riley Detective poster
7.0

A night watchman is being bludgeoned, as a safe is cracked open in the offices of the District Food Controller. A list of wartime foods to be rationed is stolen, and the police fear gangsters are planning to sell the foods on the black market. As the office charwoman, Old Mother Riley's fingerprints are all over the safe, and she becomes the police's number one suspect. To prove her innocence, Mother Riley turns detective, adopting various methods and disguises to track down the villains.

Old Mother Riley Detective

1943

Banana Ridge poster
6.2

When Susie Long appears, together with her 20 year old son, Pink and Pound are thrown into confusion that one of them could be his father.

Banana Ridge

1942

Loyal Heart poster
8.0

This heartwarming British drama is based on Beth the Sheepdog, a novel by Ernest Lewis. The story concerns the efforts of various interested human parties to enter Beth in the All-England Dog Championship. When a farmer is unsuccessful in his efforts to purchase Beth for his own, he spitefully accuses the dog’s owner of sheep stealing.

Loyal Heart

1947

1930s · 4 titles