Arthur Margetson

Acting

Arthur Margetson

Born 1887-04-26 · Marylebone, London, England, UK

Acting credits

Random Harvest poster
7.3

Wandered away from his asylum, an amnesiac World War I veteran falls in love with a music hall star but his amnesia makes it difficult to last.

Random Harvest

1942

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death poster
6.9

During WWII several murders occur at a convalescent home where Dr. Watson has volunteered his services. He summons Holmes for help and the master detective proceeds to solve the crime from a long list of suspects including the owners of the home, the staff and the patients recovering there.

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

1943

Commandos Strike at Dawn poster
5.5

A gentle widower with a small daughter finds his peaceful small rural village suddenly invaded by Nazis and, enraged in short order by their atrocities, becomes the leader of an aggressive underground movement.

Commandos Strike at Dawn

1942

Little Friend poster
5.0

A girl becomes an unwilling witness in her parents' scandalous divorce case.

Little Friend

1934

Return to Yesterday poster
6.7

Robert Maine is torn between returning to the glamour of Hollywood and working with a small theatre company in England.

Return to Yesterday

1940

Broken Blossoms poster
6.1

A Chinese missionary comes to England and helps a young girl ill-treated by her father. A remake of D. W. Griffith's masterpiece.

Broken Blossoms

1936

The Mystery of the Mary Celeste poster
5.5

During a horrific storm at sea, the crew realizes that there is a murderer among them who is killing them off one by one.

The Mystery of the Mary Celeste

1935

Action for Slander poster
7.0

A bankrupt officer, accused of cheating at cards, defends his honour with a writ.

Action for Slander

1937

Smash and Grab poster
6.4

John Forrest, an insurance investigator with a weakness for model railways, is on the trail of a gang of smash-and-grab thieves targeting Europe's most prestigious jewellers. As the chase leads him to Ireland, Forrest finds he needs help and who better to call upon than his impossibly elegant, highly capable wife, Alice?

Smash and Grab

1937

Thumbs Up poster
7.0

In this wartime musical, a feisty singer working in a London dive swears that she will become a star. She gets a job in an airplane plant when she learns that her fiance, a producer, and his partner are looking for new talent at the war factories. While working there, the woman meets a handsome RAF officer and falls in love. This causes some trouble.

Thumbs Up

1943

No artwork available
10.0

An overheard conversation leads to clues that a kidnapping plot is afoot.

The Nursemaid Who Disappeared

1939

The Great Defender poster
4.6

Sir Douglas Rolls is a highly respected defence lawyer of many years experience. Now in rapidly failing health, he is advised to retreat from the courtroom and pursue more pleasurable activities. But it is just at this point in his life that his great lost love a woman his own strong sense of duty led him to give up twenty years ago, and whom he still loves deeply walks into his chambers to ask that he defend her adulterous husband, now to stand trial for murder. Reluctantly agreeing to take on the case, Sir Douglas soon finds there is more to the story than meets the eye.

The Great Defender

1934

Juggernaut poster
4.5

An evil doctor and the greedy wife of a rich man plot to poison him so they can get their hands on his money.

Juggernaut

1936

No artwork available
9.0

'Butler inherits title but keeps it secret to woo employer's daughter.' (British Film Catalogue)

His Grace Gives Notice

1933

Many Waters poster
8.0

An elderly couple reminisce about the romantic adventures of their youth.

Many Waters

1931

I Give My Heart poster
7.0

The Loves of Madame du Barry was the American title of the 1935 British operetta I Give My Heart, based on the stage musical The Du Barry. German actress Gitta Alpar stars as Jeanne, the young 18th century Parisian milliner who sleeps her way to the uppermost rungs of French aristocracy, emerging at last as the glamorous Madame du Barry, mistress of Louis XV (Owen Nares). Refusing to gloss over du Barry's sexual peccadilloes (as previous films with Norma Talmadge and Dolores del Rio had done), the film presents the "heroine" as a whore, pure and simple-or, on second thought, not so pure and simple! Particularly troublesome for American censors was a scene in which du Barry is depicted as a resident of a bawdy house. Otherwise, The Loves of Madame du Barry is standard historical-drama fare, allowing dozens of top European actors to play "dress-up" for 90 minutes.

I Give My Heart

1935

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

The Return of Carol Deane

1938

No artwork available
8.0

Recounting the life and romantic struggles of the celebrated Italian opera composer Vincenzo Bellini. Set in 19th-century Naples, the story follows the young and ambitious Bellini as he struggles to establish himself in the world of classical music. Bellini falls deeply in love with Maddalena Fumaroli, the daughter of a high-ranking official. Her devotion and faith in his talent serve as the "divine spark" that drives him to compose his most famous works, including the opera Norma. Their romance faces stiff opposition from Maddalena’s father, who views a struggling musician as an unsuitable match for his daughter. To ensure Bellini’s success, Maddalena makes significant personal sacrifices, eventually leading to a poignant and tragic conclusion.

The Divine Spark

1935

Wolves poster
8.0

An outlaw leader fakes a draw for a sick girl so he can help her escape

Wolves

1930

Pagliacci poster
9.0

Canio and his Comedia dell'Arte troupe tour Italy. His wife Nedda meets a young cadet and they plan to elope. He tries to leave her when he finds how important she is for his husband, but a rejected trouper interferes. As jealous Canio suspects the truth the tragedy approaches. The film was partly made in Ufacolor.

Pagliacci

1936

Other People's Sins poster
10.0

A father takes the blame for a crime committed by his daughter.

Other People's Sins

1931

No artwork available
9.0

A comedy film directed by Frank Richardson

Flat No. 9

1932

Music Hath Charms poster
9.0

This cheerful maze of melody, song, comedy and drama showcases the talents of Henry Hall and His Dance Band.

Music Hath Charms

1936