Acting

Polly Emery

Born — Died

1875-05-10 — 1958-10-31

Place of birth

Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK

Known for

Acting

Credits

10 titles

Known for

Film credits

1930s · 7 titles

Peg of Old Drury poster
6.8

a biopic of eighteenth-century Irish actress Peg Woffington. It was based on the play Masks and Faces.

Peg of Old Drury

1935

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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

A Sister to Assist 'Er poster
7.0

A poor woman poses as her rich twin to fool a mean landlady.

A Sister to Assist 'Er

1930

The Crouching Beast poster
9.0

In 1915 during the First World War, a British secret agent is killed while stealing secret Turkish plans for the Gallipoli Campaign but manages to pass his information to an American journalist.

The Crouching Beast

1935

After Dark poster
7.5

If it wasn't British, this would be in the Forgotten Horrors book. Hugh (Inspector Holt in HUMAN MONSTER) has some valuable jewels stolen. They're hidden in the back of an old clock in an antique shop. When the thieves return for them, the clock has been sold! They trace it to a creepy country estate. When Hugh and the niece of one of the crooks also show up, things get hairy.

After Dark

1933

A Honeymoon Adventure poster
5.6

An exciting tale of international crooks and stolen plans, in which an inventor is kidnapped by foreign agents whilst honeymooning in Scotland.

A Honeymoon Adventure

1931

The Third String poster
7.0

A man poses as a boxer to impress a woman, but then is forced to fight a real champion.

The Third String

1932