
Acting
Violet Farebrother
Born — Died
1888-08-22 — 1969-09-27
Place of birth
Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Known for
Acting
Credits
24 titles
Known for
7.0Burt Lancaster plays a pirate with a taste for intrigue and acrobatics who involves himself in the goings on of a revolution in the Caribbean in the late 1700s. A light hearted adventure involving prison breaks, an oddball scientist, sailing ships, naval fights and tons of swordplay.
The Crimson Pirate
1952
6.0Armchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation, and later by Thames Television from mid-1968.
Armchair Theatre
1956
5.9When actress Diana Baring is found in a daze beside her colleague’s murdered body, all evidence points to her guilt. During the trial, juror Sir John Menier doubts the verdict, but yields to pressure. Haunted by remorse, he launches his own investigation.
Murder!
1930
5.3Unjustly accused of adultery in a scandalous divorce, Larita Filton flees to the French Riviera. She soon falls in love with a young Englishman, John Whittaker, and begins anew under an assumed name. But when John brings her home to his disapproving family, Larita’s past begins to resurface.
Easy Virtue
1928
A former secret service agent turned private detective finds himself hired as a Nazi-hunter to avenge a murder committed during the Second World War.
Contract to Kill
1965
6.5The story of the seven pearls of the English Crown, from Henry VIII to 1937 – three of them missing.
The Pearls of the Crown
1937
Film credits
1950s · 6 titles
7.0Burt Lancaster plays a pirate with a taste for intrigue and acrobatics who involves himself in the goings on of a revolution in the Caribbean in the late 1700s. A light hearted adventure involving prison breaks, an oddball scientist, sailing ships, naval fights and tons of swordplay.
The Crimson Pirate
1952
6.4Returning from a cricket match in Ireland, Peter Weston gains a pet alligator from another passenger who abandons it with him. He is horrified and while his first instinct is to get rid of it he develops a relationship with a young Irishwoman who appears to be entwined with the reptile. He soon discovers that Daisy is tame and seems to be the way to Moira's heart.
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955
6.6Norman is a file clerk who accidentally becomes a British delegate to a diplomatic conference, befriends the queen of a remote island, and winds up a knight. Norman leaves rooms in shambles, tailors in shreds, and diplomats in bandages. Chased by gunmen and assassins of foreign powers, Norman finds himself running through active TV studio sets and interrupts various programs and performances in progress
Man of the Moment
1955
6.8An insurance man discovers his ex-girlfriend and her husband's art-forgery/arson scam.
Fortune Is a Woman
1957
6.0A young woman marries a gentleman farmer who may have murdered his first wife.
The Solitary Child
1958
7.0A carnival boss and a little person from the sideshow compete for the same woman.
The Woman for Joe
1955
1940s · 3 titles
7.0Romance in Rio for a girl of the embassy staff.
Look Before You Love
1948
6.0Joe Butler, a soccer player whose father is the company chairman, is faced with a difficult choice: should he play the championship match on his father's team or should he play it on his school's team. He chooses wisely and finds love and happiness with a secretary.
Cup-Tie Honeymoon
1948
Dennis O'Shea joins a gang of smugglers in order to raise the money to pay for his brother, who is fleeing from the IRA, to move to the USA. But after he accidentally kills a constable during a smuggling trip, the policeman's dog begins to follow him.
The Voice Within
1946
1930s · 11 titles
5.9When actress Diana Baring is found in a daze beside her colleague’s murdered body, all evidence points to her guilt. During the trial, juror Sir John Menier doubts the verdict, but yields to pressure. Haunted by remorse, he launches his own investigation.
Murder!
1930
6.5The story of the seven pearls of the English Crown, from Henry VIII to 1937 – three of them missing.
The Pearls of the Crown
1937
7.1Old Mr. Cohen (Paul Graetz) simply walks away from his London department store, leaving his sons to run it.
Mr. Cohen Takes a Walk
1935
7.0Jewel thieves kill a rich widow and frame a fake medium.
At the Villa Rose
1930
7.0A young English reporter makes a bet with a wealthy publisher that he can disappear for a month. In his absence the publisher makes much of the mysterious disappearance in an attempt to boost the circulation of his newspaper.
It's a Bet
1935
A king goes on strike and takes a holiday. A double is found to impersonate him who brings disgrace to the throne.
Change for a Sovereign
1937
“Light farcical comedy with humour of the Old School brand. A young French woman married to a selfish games-fan Englishman is the centre of the story.” - BFI.
It’s Not Cricket
1937
“The reconciliation of a divorced couple following the publisher husband's marriage to his secretary.” - BFI.
The Office Wife
1934
A lighthearted look at the personal struggles of two newlywed stage performers who are driven to separation by their interfering parents.
This Acting Business
1933
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Enemy of the Police
1933
'Honeymoon wife learns of husband's past and runs away.' (British Film Catalogue)
Where's Sally?
1936
1920s · 2 titles
5.3Unjustly accused of adultery in a scandalous divorce, Larita Filton flees to the French Riviera. She soon falls in love with a young Englishman, John Whittaker, and begins anew under an assumed name. But when John brings her home to his disapproving family, Larita’s past begins to resurface.
Easy Virtue
1928
5.7When school captain Roddy Berwick takes the blame for his friend’s scandal, he is expelled and disowned by his family. Cast out of his privileged world, Roddy drifts through a series of humiliations—from waiter to penniless actor to gigolo—descending ever further into ruin and self-disgust.
Downhill
1927
Series credits
6.0Armchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation, and later by Thames Television from mid-1968.
Armchair Theatre
1956
A former secret service agent turned private detective finds himself hired as a Nazi-hunter to avenge a murder committed during the Second World War.
Contract to Kill
1965
