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Wedding Rehearsal (1932)
Character: N/A
The grandmother of a British nobleman, reluctant to marry, plays matchmaker. He outmaneuvers her by getting all of the matches married off.
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Hammer the Toff (1952)
Character: Emily Ebbutt
A detective proves that a Robin Hood-type crook did not steal a metal formula.
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The Inspector (1962)
Character: Barge Woman
At the end of WW2, a compassionate Dutch policeman helps smuggle a Jewish woman into British Palestine.
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Serena (1962)
Character: Landlady
Scotland Yard investigate when a woman, apparently the estranged wife of a London painter, is murdered with a shotgun in rural Surrey at the same time as the artist's striking model with her long black hair disappears.
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Bedelia (1946)
Character: Mrs. McAfee
Bedelia Carrington is living happily, it appears, in Monte Carlo with her husband Charlie Carrington. But a cultivated young artist, Ben Chaney, begins probing into her past with curious concern. Chaney, who is really a detective, learns that Bedelia's obsession for money has led her, in the past, to husband-poisoning for the insurance money.
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Doctor at Large (1957)
Character: Outpatient (uncredited)
Losing out to Dr. Bingham (Michael Medwin) in a competition for house surgeon when he offends a member of the board, young Dr. Simon Sparrow (Dirk Bogarde) finds himself going from post to post, filling in for other physicians. At one distant country post, he is taken aback when he works with a patient whose husband died after Simon treated the man years before. In another hospital, Simon examines a surprisingly mature teen and also tries courting devoted nurse Nan McPherson (Shirley Eaton).
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A Cry from the Streets (1958)
Character: Ma Robbins
Bittersweet story about London's unwanted children and the good people trying to help them. Ann is a social worker, while Bill is an electrician whose contract with the local care home introduces him to the children and Ann. Events start to escalate out of control when a child takes possession of a loaded gun.
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Salute the Toff (1952)
Character: Emily Ebbutt (uncredited)
The Toff solves the mystery of a missing employer. One of the BFi's most wanted films.
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Turn the Key Softly (1953)
Character: Barmaid (uncredited)
A bitter burglar, a prostitute and an elderly shoplifter spend their first day out of jail.
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I See a Dark Stranger (1946)
Character: Hotel Floor Cleaner (uncredited)
Proud Irishwoman Bridie Quilty journeys to Dublin while World War II rages across Europe. During her travels, she encounters J. Miller, who recruits her as a Nazi spy. She acquires the necessary information that leads to the breakout of a German spy who holds key information about the Allies' newest offensive plans. However, the arrival of British officer David Baynes and his romancing of Bridie lead to unexpected consequences.
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We Dive at Dawn (1943)
Character: N/A
A gripping tale of WWII naval warfare in the Baltics, starring John Mills as Lt. Freddie Taylor, a British submarine Captain. The crew of the Sea Tiger are summoned from leave on shore with their families, and sent on a secret mission to intercept the Nazi battleship Brandenburg. In the ensuing battle the British submarine is damaged by a German destroyer. The submarine is leaking fuel so badly that the crew won't be able to make it back to Britain before running out somewhere along the Danish coast. When it seems that their only option may be to blow up the submarine and try to escape to Denmark, seaman James Hobson hatches a plan...
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