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Reckless Decision (1933)
Character: Doris' Stepmother
A mother and father try to find a way to protect their young daughter against the influences of booze, wild parties and dancing during the Jazz Age.
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Tell Your Children (1922)
Character: Lady Sybil Edwards
A Lady stops her daughter from eloping with a farmer, takes away her baby, and makes her marry a Lord.
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Old Mother Riley in Society (1940)
Character: Duchess
Old Mother Riley does the laundry for the dancers in the pantomime "Aladdin", where her daughter Kitty works as a chorus girl. Sneaking a peek at the show one day, Mother Riley accidentally pops up through a trap door onto the stage. Accosted by the angry star, Mother Riley’s belligerent responses have the audience in stitches. Outraged, the star walks out, leaving Kitty to take over the leading role, to great success.
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The Middle Watch (1930)
Character: Lady Agatha Hewitt
'Captain tries to hide accidental female passengers from admiral.' (British Film Catalogue)
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The Beggar Student (1931)
Character: Countess Novalska
Simultaneously filmed English language version of a period operetta, in which a Polish noblewoman is romantically linked with a revolutionary student activist.
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Drake of England (1935)
Character: Lady Sydenham
Imposing Canadian-born stage actor and playwright Matherson Lang was one of the twentieth century's great Shakespearean players, and became Britain's foremost screen actor during the 1920s; in Drake of England, one of his final films, he takes the title role in Arthur Woods' portrayal of the life and times of the flamboyant piratical adventurer who founded Britain's sea fortunes. From clandestine romance at the court of Elizabeth I to conquests in the newly discovered lands of South America and spectacular victory over the Armada, Drake of England offers a panoramic overview of Drake's life.
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Touch and Go (1955)
Character: Mrs Pritchett
When Jim Fletcher is told by his firm that his new furniture designs are not in keeping with the firm's image he threatens to resign, and decides to uproot his family and emigrate to Australia - but his problems are only just beginning.
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The Feminine Touch (1956)
Character: Other Patient
Following a group of five very different student nurses during their first year of training at an NHS hospital in London called St. Augustine’s Hospital (filmed at Guy's Hospital), where they live in a dormitory. Susan (Belinda Lee) is reliable and sensible; Pat (Delphi Lawrence) is flighty and open; Maureen (Adrienne Corri) is Irish and loud; Ann (Henryetta Edwards) is a typical public school girl; and Liz (Barbara Archer) comes from a typical working class background. As they get to know each other, they bond in spite of their differences.
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They Flew Alone (1942)
Character: Woman
The story of flyer Amy Johnson the girl from Yorkshire who won the hearts of the British public in the 1930s with her record-breaking solo flights around the world. Her marriage to fellow aviator Jim Mallison was less noteworthy.
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The Black Sheep of Whitehall (1942)
Character: Matron
A professor teaching at a correspondence school discovers that a Nazi agent is trying to prevent a trade treaty being signed between England and South America.
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Blood Orange (1953)
Character: Lady Marchant
Discharged by his employer, a private eye stays on a jewel theft case after a model with information for him is murdered.
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The Holly and the Ivy (1952)
Character: Aunt Lydia
An English clergyman's neglect of his grown children, in his zeal to tend to his parishioners, comes to the surface at a Christmas family gathering.
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Quiet Wedding (1941)
Character: Lady Yeldham
A young couple become engaged, but enjoy a number of comedic aventures before their wedding day.
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