Patricia Cutts

Acting

Patricia Cutts

Born 1926-07-20 · London, England, UK

Patricia Cutts (20 July 1926 – 6 September 1974) was an English film and television actress. She was the first person to portray the character of Blanche Hunt in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street. It would have been her most high-profile regular role to date but after appearing in only two episodes, Cutts was found dead at her flat in Chelsea, London, aged 48. An inquest into her death produced a verdict of suicide by barbiturate poisoning. From Wikipedia.

Acting credits

North by Northwest poster
8.0

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.

North by Northwest

1959

The Tingler poster
6.4

A pathologist experiments with a deaf-mute woman who is unable to scream to prove that humans die of fright due to an organism he names The Tingler that lives within each person on the spinal cord and is suppressed only when people scream when scared.

The Tingler

1959

I Was a Male War Bride poster
6.9

After marrying an American lieutenant with whom he was assigned to work in post-war Germany, a French captain attempts to find a way to accompany her back to the States under the terms of the War Bride Act.

I Was a Male War Bride

1949

The Long Dark Hall poster
6.7

A devoted family man tries to help a beautiful alcoholic showgirl with her life, and becomes the the only suspect when someone else murders her.

The Long Dark Hall

1951

Merry Andrew poster
6.0

When eccentric English teacher Andrew Larabee needs a raise in order for his fiancée to marry him, his interest in archaeology leads him to an ancient statue's burial site. But when he finds a traveling circus directly above the statue's location, he accidentally becomes part of the act. With a newfound passion for performance and an attraction to the beautiful acrobat Selena, Andrew must decide what is truly important to him.

Merry Andrew

1958

Battle of the Coral Sea poster
5.8

A US submarine and its crew are captured by the Japanese on the eve of a major WWII battle.

Battle of the Coral Sea

1959

Private Road poster
6.1

Receptionist Anne’s new relationship with nascent writer Peter is opening her eyes to a new lifestyle, one far removed from her comfortable middle-class background.

Private Road

1971

Those People Next Door poster
5.8

The Twiggs are a typical working-class family: Sam (Jack Warner) and Mary (Marjorie Rhodes) are trying to bring their family up in the shadow of the Blitz whilst taking everything in good humour. Their neighbours Joe (Charles Victor) and Emma (Gladys Henson) are constantly in the Twiggs house, borrowing a cup of sugar or using their Anderson shelter and between them the two working class families put the world to rights. But when their daughter falls for an upper class RAF pilot the Twiggs are asked by his mother, Lady Diana Stephens to tell their daughter to call the romance off, as the social gap between the families is too large. Incensed by Lady Diana s offer of money, Sam Twigg throws her out of the house. But events take a sudden turn as the war enters the Twiggs own living room. Will the two families manage to overcome their disdain for each other and let true love find its way?

Those People Next Door

1953

Your Witness poster
6.2

Adam Hayward is a successful New York City defense lawyer. One day he receives a cable that the British war buddy who saved his life at Anzio Beach is now in trouble with the law in England. Taking the advice of his secretary to go to England rather than wire money, Adam arrives in his friend's village to find him about to stand trial for the murder of the hired stable-hand, Lawrence.

Your Witness

1950

The Man Who Loved Redheads poster
5.1

Framed in flashback, The Man Who Loved Redheads is an anecdotal comedy about a man (John Justin) whose life is defined by his first romantic experience. That liaison occurred in Justin's youth, when the young man matures and enters the diplomatic world, he spends the rest of his career searching for his first love.

The Man Who Loved Redheads

1955

Just William's Luck poster
7.8

Comic adventures of an 11-year-old boy and his neighborhood pals.

Just William's Luck

1947

Just William's Luck poster
7.8

Comic adventures of an 11-year-old boy and his neighborhood pals.

Just William's Luck

1947

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 Happiness of Three Women poster
6.5

Three women staying at a remote Welsh inn toss coins into a well wishing to improve their miserable lives. Along comes postman Evans (who also wrote the original play and collaborated on the screenplay) to help them out and set them straight.

The Happiness of Three Women

1954

The Adventures of P.C. 49: Investigating the Case of the Guardian Angel poster
5.9

A police constable goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of violent thieves.

The Adventures of P.C. 49: Investigating the Case of the Guardian Angel

1949

Flying with Prudence poster
NR

A dramatised instruction film made to instil in RAF flying personnel the importance of flight safety in peacetime.

Flying with Prudence

1946

Self Made Lady poster
4.7

Early '30s British drama, starring Heather Angel, about a poor girl who achieves success as a fashion designer.

Self Made Lady

1932