Marie Ault

Acting

Marie Ault

Born — Died

1870-09-02 — 1951-05-09

Place of birth

Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK

Known for

Acting

Credits

55 titles

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marie Ault (2 September 1870 – 9 May 1951) was a British character actress of stage and film. She was a star in many British films of the silent era, but is most remembered for her role as Daisy Bunting's mother in The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Other notable film work includes the role of Rummy Mitchens in the film of Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara (1941). On stage from 1891, Ault's theatre work included the original production of Love on the Dole in 1935, as well as the 1941 film version.

Known for

Blithe Spirit poster
6.9

While holding a séance for skeptical novelist Charles Condomine, self-proclaimed 'spiritualist medium' Madame Arcati inadvertently summons the spirit of his deceased first wife Elvira, leading to an increasingly complex love triangle with Ruth, his current wife of five years.

Blithe Spirit

1945

Jamaica Inn poster
6.1

In early 19th-century Cornwall, young Mary Yellan travels to live with her aunt and uncle at the remote Jamaica Inn, where she discovers the inn is a front for a violent gang of wreckers who lure ships to their doom along the coast. As she becomes entangled in their crimes, Mary must fight to survive and uncover the truth behind the terror that haunts the moors.

Jamaica Inn

1939

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog poster
7.2

London. A mysterious serial killer brutally murders young blond women by stalking them in the night fog. One foggy, sinister night, a young man who claims his name is Jonathan Drew arrives at the guest house run by the Bunting family and rents a room.

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

1927

Caesar and Cleopatra poster
6.2

At the height of the Roman Civil War, an aging Julius Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen Cleopatra, whom he teaches how to rule Egypt.

Caesar and Cleopatra

1945

We Dive at Dawn poster
6.3

A gripping tale of WWII naval warfare in the Baltics, starring John Mills as Lt. Freddie Taylor, a British submarine Captain. The crew of the Sea Tiger are summoned from leave on shore with their families, and sent on a secret mission to intercept the Nazi battleship Brandenburg. In the ensuing battle the British submarine is damaged by a German destroyer. The submarine is leaking fuel so badly that the crew won't be able to make it back to Britain before running out somewhere along the Danish coast. When it seems that their only option may be to blow up the submarine and try to escape to Denmark, seaman James Hobson hatches a plan...

We Dive at Dawn

1943

Major Barbara poster
6.8

Idealistic young Barbara is the daughter of rich weapons manufacturer Andrew Undershaft. She rebels against her estranged father by joining the Salvation Army. Wooed by professor-turned-preacher Adolphus Cusins, Barbara eventually grows disillusioned with her causes and begins to see things from her father's perspective.

Major Barbara

1941

Film credits

1940s · 18 titles

Blithe Spirit poster
6.9

While holding a séance for skeptical novelist Charles Condomine, self-proclaimed 'spiritualist medium' Madame Arcati inadvertently summons the spirit of his deceased first wife Elvira, leading to an increasingly complex love triangle with Ruth, his current wife of five years.

Blithe Spirit

1945

Caesar and Cleopatra poster
6.2

At the height of the Roman Civil War, an aging Julius Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen Cleopatra, whom he teaches how to rule Egypt.

Caesar and Cleopatra

1945

We Dive at Dawn poster
6.3

A gripping tale of WWII naval warfare in the Baltics, starring John Mills as Lt. Freddie Taylor, a British submarine Captain. The crew of the Sea Tiger are summoned from leave on shore with their families, and sent on a secret mission to intercept the Nazi battleship Brandenburg. In the ensuing battle the British submarine is damaged by a German destroyer. The submarine is leaking fuel so badly that the crew won't be able to make it back to Britain before running out somewhere along the Danish coast. When it seems that their only option may be to blow up the submarine and try to escape to Denmark, seaman James Hobson hatches a plan...

We Dive at Dawn

1943

Major Barbara poster
6.8

Idealistic young Barbara is the daughter of rich weapons manufacturer Andrew Undershaft. She rebels against her estranged father by joining the Salvation Army. Wooed by professor-turned-preacher Adolphus Cusins, Barbara eventually grows disillusioned with her causes and begins to see things from her father's perspective.

Major Barbara

1941

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

Love on the Dole poster
5.9

Depressing and realistic family drama about the struggles of unemployment and poverty in 1930s Lancashire. The 20-year-old Kerr gives an emotionally charged performance as Hardcastle, one of the cotton workers trying to make life better. Interlaced with humour that brings a ray of sunshine to the pervasive bleakness, this remains a powerful social study of life between the wars, and was a rare problem picture to come out of Britain at the time.

Love on the Dole

1941

I See a Dark Stranger poster
6.5

Proud Irishwoman Bridie Quilty journeys to Dublin while World War II rages across Europe. During her travels, she encounters J. Miller, who recruits her as a Nazi spy. She acquires the necessary information that leads to the breakout of a German spy who holds key information about the Allies' newest offensive plans. However, the arrival of British officer David Baynes and his romancing of Bridie lead to unexpected consequences.

I See a Dark Stranger

1946

Madness of the Heart poster
6.0

A blind Englishwoman weds a French nobleman and moves into his family's chateau, but she quickly realizes someone there wants her out of the way.

Madness of the Heart

1949

The Demi-Paradise poster
6.6

Ivan Kouznetsoff, a Russian engineer, recounts during World War II his stay in England prior to the war working on a new propeller for ice-breaking ships. Naïve about British people and convinced by hearsay that they are shallow and hypocritical, Ivan is both bemused and amused by them. He is blunt in his opinions about Britons and at first this puts off his hosts, including the lovely Ann Tisdall, whose grandfather runs the shipbuilding firm that will make use of Ivan's propeller. The longer Ivan stays, however, the more he comes to understand the humor, warmth, strength, and conviction of the British people, and the more they come to see him as a friend rather than merely a suspicious Russian. As a romantic bond grows between Ivan and Ann, a cultural bond begins to grow as well, particularly as the war begins and Russia is attacked by Germany.

The Demi-Paradise

1943

Wanted for Murder poster
6.4

The son of a notorious hangman is gradually becoming insane and he finds himself unable to resist the urge to strangle women to death.

Wanted for Murder

1946

The Man from Morocco poster
6.0

With the ending of the Spanish Civil War, a dispirited band of volunteers from the International Brigades seeks refuge in France. But on reaching the frontier, the band is disarmed, and all are detained as political prisoners. Then come instructions from Vichy that all fit prisoners are to be sent to Morocco to work on the Sahara railway for the Germans. However, one man manages to escape to London with vital information for the Allies.

The Man from Morocco

1945

Blanche Fury poster
6.2

Penniless Blanche Fuller takes a job as a governess at the estate of her rich relations, the Fury family. To better her position in life, Blanche marries her dull cousin, Laurence Fury, who has a daughter she's fond of. But Blanche begins a tempestuous romance with steward Philip Thorn. Together, they hatch a murderous plan to gain control of the estate.

Blanche Fury

1948

Freedom Radio poster
7.0

Hitler's doctor is gradually realising that the Nazi regime isn't as good as it pretends to be when his friends start to "disappear" into the camps. His wife is courted by the party and accepts a political post in Berlin. Meanwhile Dr Karl decides to try to do something to counteract the Nazi propaganda and with the help of an engineer and a few friends he sets up the Freedom Radio to counteract the Nazi propaganda.

Freedom Radio

1941

They Knew Mr. Knight poster
6.2

After a chance train encounter with Laurence Knight, Tom Blake's family's fortunes prosper on the beneficence of the great financier. A developing friendship leads to the Knights selling their home to the Blakes when they move back to London. All looks rosy for the Blakes as share prices in Mr Knight's new business venture soar, but is their confidence misplaced?

They Knew Mr. Knight

1946

The Missing Million poster
5.6

Rex Walton, millionaire man-about-town, mysteriously disappears on the eve of his wedding after an attempt at blackmail by infamous criminal The Panda. His plucky sister Joan aids the police in their investigations, but Rex’s disappearance sets in motion a chain of violent and incomprehensible events when blackmail turns to murder...

The Missing Million

1942

The Three Weird Sisters poster
7.5

Three older sisters live on their family estate in Wales. This household once proudly reigned over a mining town, but the mines dried up and the estate and the town have fallen on hard times. When the land crumbles and a number of homes in the town are destroyed the sisters promise to rebuild the homes.

The Three Weird Sisters

1948

No artwork available
9.0

A young woman who comes to Liverpool for domestic employment and finds romance with a young sailor who winds up in hospital after a fight.

It Happened One Sunday

1944

Twilight Hour poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Twilight Hour

1945

1930s · 9 titles

Jamaica Inn poster
6.1

In early 19th-century Cornwall, young Mary Yellan travels to live with her aunt and uncle at the remote Jamaica Inn, where she discovers the inn is a front for a violent gang of wreckers who lure ships to their doom along the coast. As she becomes entangled in their crimes, Mary must fight to survive and uncover the truth behind the terror that haunts the moors.

Jamaica Inn

1939

Maid Happy poster
7.0

'Switzerland. Schoolgirl poses as socialite to win diplomat.' (British Film Catalogue)

Maid Happy

1933

The Speckled Band poster
5.8

After her sister dies under mysterious circumstances, a young heiress seeks Holmes' help when she feels threatened by her brutish stepfather.

The Speckled Band

1931

No artwork available
7.0

'Bachelor has his friend's wife pose as his own to fool rich uncle.' (British Film Catalogue)

Lend Me Your Wife

1935

Money for Speed poster
10.0

A motorcycle champion becomes a stunt rider after he is banned from speedway racing.

Money for Speed

1933

Third Time Lucky poster
6.5

Third Time Lucky" was released in February 1931 and was the first film to star Bobby Howes in a leading role. Based on a play by Arnold Ridley, who also wrote "The Ghost Train", and later went on to star in "Dad's Army", "Third time lucky" tells the story of a timid parson (Howes) who steps in to protect his ward from blackmail at the hands of Garry Marsh and Gordon Harker.

Third Time Lucky

1931

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Little Fella

1933

Contraband Love poster
10.0

JP Paul Machin poses as a fugitive along the Cornish coast to gain the trust of a local smuggling ring. As he integrates into their world, he works to identify the leader and bring the group to justice.

Contraband Love

1931

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

1920s · 26 titles

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog poster
7.2

London. A mysterious serial killer brutally murders young blond women by stalking them in the night fog. One foggy, sinister night, a young man who claims his name is Jonathan Drew arrives at the guest house run by the Bunting family and rents a room.

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

1927

No artwork available
10.0

Based on the play "Summer Lightning" by Ernest Denny, two housewives become embroiled with a foreign spy network.

Troublesome Wives

1928

The Triumph of the Rat poster
6.6

Pierre Boucheron, alias 'The Rat' and a former underworld notoriety, is now living the high life as the kept man of Zelie de Chaumet. But when she learns he is planning to marry another woman, her vengeance pursues him into the murkiest depths of Paris...

The Triumph of the Rat

1926

The Monkey's Paw poster
7.0

A couple dreams that a magic paw returns their dead son.

The Monkey's Paw

1923

Mademoiselle from Armentieres poster
9.0

A French girl meets her captured British lover whilst acting as a spy.

Mademoiselle from Armentieres

1927

No artwork available
9.0

A rich coster's daughter loves a steward who is blamed for killing a blackmailing tramp.

Class and No Class

1921

The Return of the Rat poster
6.6

The rich, amoral Zelie is married to Pierre Boucheron, "The Rat" - but her interest in another man is an open secret. Forced to defend his honour, the Rat takes refuge in his old domain of the Paris underworld. But even here he has a rival - and when murder is afoot, the sinister Morel's ambition threatens to cost the Rat dear....

The Return of the Rat

1929

Woman to Woman poster
5.8

Lost film. David Compton leaves his expecting French girl-friend Louise Boucher, a dancer at the Moulin Rouge, for the war where he looses his memory. Building a new life from scratch after the war, he gets married in London. Louise, now a mother, thinks him dead. She becomes a famous dancer under the name Deloryse but falls gravely ill. One night, as David is in the audience of her show, he recovers his memory. When she learns that David is married to another woman, Louise turns her son in the care of David's new wife and accepting a dancing job at a party, she dies there of exhaustion and sorrow.

Woman to Woman

1923

No artwork available
7.0

Lord Byron's wife leaves him after a jealous lady plots his ruin.

A Prince of Lovers

1922

The Rolling Road poster
8.0

A marooned sailor and his stowaway sister-in-law are rescued by her husband.

The Rolling Road

1927

Madame Pompadour poster
7.0

The French king's mistress frees her jailed lover and makes him her bodyguard.

Madame Pompadour

1927

Paddy The Next Best Thing poster
8.0

A girl refuses the attentions of a young playboy with whom her sister is in love.

Paddy The Next Best Thing

1923

No artwork available
8.0

A French captain persuades a rich widow to become his mistress, but it is a scheme to test her love.

The Prude's Fall

1925

Hindle Wakes poster
7.1

A young working-class girl causes a stir when she sneaks off for a romantic getaway with the wealthy heir of the mill where she works.

Hindle Wakes

1927

No artwork available
7.0

British silent drama film based on the 1913 novel The Paupers of Portman Square by I.A.R. Wylie.

The Grass Orphan

1922

The Rat poster
8.5

When bored courtesan Zelie de Chaumet begs her lover, the corrupt and powerful Stetz, to take her slumming, the pair encounter Pierre Boucheron, alias 'The Rat' , boy-king of the Paris underworld, and the innocent Odile. Love, life and jewels are risked and lost in this powerful romantic melodrama as the four characters' lives are changed by this chance encounter for ever.

The Rat

1925

Kitty poster
6.0

Alex St. George, a young RFC pilot, is anxious about fighting in the First World War. He is comforted by sensitive shop assistant Kitty, and the two fall in love, marrying before Alex is sent to the front. But his snobbish mother disapproves of the match, and when Alex returns home paralysed and in a cataleptic state, Mrs. St. George plots to keep him from his wife until she can arrange an annulment. But the determined Kitty has plans of her own....

Kitty

1929

Yellow Stockings poster
8.0

'A destitute girl inherits a fortune from her grandmother, and has to fight off fortune hunters. She is eventually reunited with the man who first gave her shelter.' (British Film Institute)

Yellow Stockings

1928

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Downstream

1929

The Alley Cat poster
9.5

A man who thinks he killed a millionaire is cared for by a Cockney girl and becomes a composer.

The Alley Cat

1929

No artwork available
10.0

'France, 1918. Armistice saves girl and pilot from death, but not Canadian agent.' (British Film Catalogue)

Victory

1928

Dawn poster
10.0

A nurse helps 210 men escape to England before the Germans catch and execute her.

Dawn

1928

No artwork available
10.0

In Italy, a ward wins her affianced guardian by saving him from a rival's knife.

The Starlit Garden

1923

The Silver Lining poster
10.0

The Silver Lining is a 1927 British silent drama film. Widow Hurst has two sons who fall out over a girl. One son attempts to frame the other for the theft of some pearls but when his brother is imprisoned he eventually confesses his crime to his mother and guilt ridden arranges for a band of gypsies to shoot him.

The Silver Lining

1928

Life poster
5.5

No synopsis available yet.

Life

1929

Roses of Picardy poster
NR

In France, and ex-lieutenant returns to find his sweetheart is caring for a baron's blinded son.

Roses of Picardy

1927