Benita Hume
Nacimiento : 1906-10-14, London, England, UK
Muerte : 1967-11-01
Historia
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Benita Hume (14 October 1906 – 1 November 1967) was an English film actress. She appeared in 44 films between 1925 and 1955. She was married to actor Ronald Colman from 1938 to his death in 1958. She starred with Colman in both versions of the situation comedy The Halls of Ivy, an NBC Radio program (1949–1952) and a CBS Television show (1954–1955). She also made occasional guest appearances with her husband on The Jack Benny Show on radio, where the Colmans were portrayed as Benny's long-suffering next-door neighbors. She was also married to actor George Sanders from 1959 to her death in 1967. She died in Egerton, Kent, England from bone cancer at age 61.
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Trouble-prone Billy Peck and his gang descend on a traveling circus that has just hit town, and before long their antics are causing the circus owner all kinds of problems.
Lady Kitty Winton
A chic jewel thief in England falls in love with one of her marks.
Julia Layton
A young boy is forced to leave his family in the South and move in with relatives he doesn't know in New York.
Rita Parker
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Janet King
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Evelyn Standish
A British romantic drama film directed by T. Hayes Hunter
Audrey Paxton
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Marda Blackett
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Margaret Sones
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Mary Lamb
British comedy directed by John Daumery ...
Countess Ricardi
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Yvonne
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Eve Martin
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Marion Lee
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Mary Shelton
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Jean McDonald
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Telephone Receptionist (uncredited)
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