Acting
Annie Esmond
Born 1873-09-26 · Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
Acting credits
6.4Renowned 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
6.0A visiting American engages in a bold business promotion, the likes of which the British have not seen.
Thunder in the City
1937
9.0A silent film version of the Gershwin stage musical
Tiptoes
1927
7.0An orphan named Innocence leaves her county home after her foster-father dies. She travels to the city and makes a living as a novelist. Subsequently, she has an affair with a painter named Amadis de Jocelyn, who later dumps her.
Innocent
1921
6.4Film musical taken from JB Priestley's novel about three musicians joining together to save a failing concert party, the Dinky Doos.
The Good Companions
1933
6.7Allied spies and Nazi Agents insinuate themselves at a Scottish cottage (converted to a wartime hospital) with interests on an inventor's nearly perfected bomb sight.
Cottage to Let
1941
A sailor falls in love with a woman he meets at the dockside, but is deeply conflicted because his former lover is in prison.
Ebb Tide
1932
8.0A couple rent a luxury flat and try to pass it off as their own in order to impress a wealthy relative.
To Oblige a Lady
1931
7.0Holmes and Watson match wits with an opera star intent on blackmailing a king.
A Scandal in Bohemia
1921
7.0A bookmaker with a fancy for detective work attempts to prevent the execution of a potentially innocent man.
Saloon Bar
1940
6.0A dapper Englishman has an affair with his wife’s best friend. A risque and very British marital farce.
Lend Me Your Husband
1935
A divorced knight nearly becomes the lover of his married daughter.
The Sins Ye Do
1924
9.0Syd Chaplin And Betty Balfour star in this British International Picture.
A Little Bit of Fluff
1928
About a businessman (H.F.Maltby) who borrows his wife's pearls to cover a business loan, only for the pearls to then go missing.
Pearls Bring Tears
1937
5.8A really well made British murder mystery from British Gaumont studios. Story opens with a dead body found in a trunk. Who's the cold-blooded killer?
The Silent Passenger
1935
A bank manager who has successfully bought into a lucrative gold mine manages to foil the plot of some confidence tricksters who plan to swindle him out of his investment.
All That Glitters
1936
8.0From a series of films made to raise awareness of the risks of idle gossip providing vital information to enemy spies and collaborators. This Ealing Studios production features well-known 1940s actor John Mills, playing a sailor who then divulges his sailing details to his girlfriend aloud.. The consequences prove disastrous when his boat next leaves to cross the English Channel.
All Hands
1940
8.3A soldier discovers a button made from Aladdin's lamp grants wishes when rubbed.
Alf's Button
1930
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Lucky Loser
1934
8.0A frightened woman is murdered in the London apartment of a well-known novelist named Henry Leroux. The police arrest Leroux's butler, but he escapes and runs off to a mysterious opium den, the lair of a drug dealer named Mister King. Gaston Max, a detective from Paris, arrives in London to investigate the drug trafficking. Although the police take down the gang, Mr. King escapes and manages to keep his true identity a secret.
The Yellow Claw
1921
A family heirloom is stolen and the family attempts to recover it.
The Jewel
1933
After a wealthy woman is killed, her extended family all fall under suspicion of murder.
Murder in the Family
1938
6.8An out-of-work comedian persuades a drunken nobleman to join a protest against the closing of a village hall.
Let the People Sing
1942
9.0The King of Moldavia tries to negotiate a loan from the United States in return for oil concessions, with the wily assistance of the Duchess of Tann.
The Improper Duchess
1936