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Diana Churchill

Рождение : 1913-08-21, Wembley, London, England, UK

Смерть : 1994-10-08

История

Diana Churchill (21 August 1913 – 8 October 1994) was an English actress. She was born Diana Josephine Churchill in Wembley, Middlesex on 21 August 1913. On leaving school she begged her father to let her train for the stage. She made her first professional appearance in 1931 and her film debut in 1933, but her big break came in 1935 with the comedy film Foreign Affaires. She was a crisp, opulent blonde with blue eyes who appeared in several British films, including Scott of the Antarctic (1948) as Kathleen Scott. She was married to the actors Barry K. Barnes (1938-1965) and Mervyn Johns (1976-1992). She died from multiple sclerosis at age 81 in Northwood on 8 October 1994.

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The History of Mr. Polly

Annie Larkins

Quiet and somewhat direction-less, Alfred Polly uses the money he inherits from his father to marry and to set up shop in a small town. His heart is in neither of these enterprises and he eventually resorts to desperate measures to break free. His random wanderings in the countryside lead him to a new opportunity that just might be what he's been looking for all along.

Scott of the Antarctic

Kathleen Scott

The true story of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his ill-fated expedition to try to be the first man to discover the South Pole - only to find that the murderously cold weather and a rival team of Norwegian explorers conspire against him

Castle of Crimes

Betty Harlowe

A wealthy French widow is poisoned in her home, Inspector Hanaud investigates..

Law and Disorder

Janet Preston

On the eve of WWII a young defence lawyer, assisted by his wife, invaigles his way into a gang of foreign saboteurs. Comedy thriller, ably executed by a satisfactory cast.

Yes, Madam?

Sally Gault

The hilarious tale of two cousins who must complete a period in domestic service in order to receive an inheritance.

Housemaster

Rosemary Faringdon

Three girls arrive at a stuffy English public school and cause all sorts of problems with both the staff and pupils.

School for Husbands

Marion Carter

A couple of lonesome wives, Marion Carter and Diana Cheswick fall for philanderer Leonard Drummon, and arrange to get their husbands, Geoffrey Carter and Morgan Cheswick, off to Paris so they can be free for one night of fun and frolic. The husbands are all for this as they think it will cure their wives of being infatuated with this man-about-town. And they might run into some fun in Paris. Actually, the philanderer is the one who put the idea in their heads to go away so the coast will be clear for his marauding raid party, with no intentions of curing anybody of anything.

The Dominant Sex

Angela Shale

A mature comedy based on the hit stage play in which a loving but strained marriage is put to the test!

Sensation

Maisie Turnpit

Pat Heaton may be the best crime reporter in town but his fiancée Claire, despairing of the more tawdry aspects of his profession, makes him promise to give the job up. When a pretty waitress is found murdered, however, Pat falls in line with the rest of the 'Murder Gang' the pack of reporters who gather to glean stories by fair means or foul!

Dishonour Bright

Ivy Lamb Champion

A man is cited as the co-respondent in a divorce case, but is cheerfully unashamed when he appears in court.

Pot Luck

A retired Scotland Yard detective, Patrick Fitzpatrick (Tom Walls) comes back to take one final case, tracking down a missing vase which has been stolen by a gang of thieves specialising in taking art treasures. His investigation takes him to the home of the innocent Mr Pye (Robertson Hare), whose house has been used by the crooks to hide their proceeds.

Foreign Affaires

Sophie

An ageing aristocrat schemes to secure his dwindling finances by any means - fair or foul!

Sally Bishop

Typist

A British romantic drama film directed by T. Hayes Hunter

Service for Ladies

Minor Role

Max Tracey is the head waiter at a London hotel. He falls in love at first sight with Sylvia Robertson, an aristocratic woman, and poses as a prince to win her love. In this venture, he is aided by Mr. Westlake, a Ruritanian monarch who owes him a favour. When Sylvia discovers Max's deception, she is appalled, but the situation is resolved when her father tells her that he was once a hotel dishwasher.