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The Bitter Waters (1956)
Character: Louisa Pallant
At the beginning of the 20th century, a rich American boy touring Europe with his uncle stops at a trendy German resort and meets a pretty young girl who is there with her mother, a widow. The young couple fall for each other, until the young girl's mother's past begins to have an effect on their relationship.
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Into the Blue (1950)
Character: Kate Fergusson
Enjoying a holiday in the sun, Mr and Mrs Fergusson are relaxing on board a chartered yacht off the coast of France - their only crew, the skipper-owner and his adopted daughter. On taking a turn around the deck, Mr Fergusson is rather put-out to discover a stowaway helping himself to the comforts of their dinghy. Though very charming, the stranger refuses to give any explanation for his presence - and the Fergussons soon find themselves involved in a rather more eventful sailing trip than they had expected!
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The Last Man (1932)
Character: Marian
Directed by Howard Higgin. With Charles Bickford, Constance Cummings, Alec B. Francis, Alan Roscoe.
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Wings (1983)
Character: Emily Stilson
An elderly woman, a former aviatrix, is gradually recovering from a stroke.
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Cyrano de Bergerac (1938)
Character: Roxane
Inspired by Edmond Rostand's 1897 play, this 1938 BBC Television studio production retells the comic and heroic drama of the 17th-century Gascon swordsman, poet, and philosopher, Cyrano de Bergerac (1990). Secretly and passionately in love with beautiful Roxane, Cyrano, who is embarrassed by his elongated nose, is shocked to find out that she has fallen head-over-heels in love with the handsome but superficial recruit to the Cadets de Gascogne, Christian de Neuvillette. As a result, convinced that he stands no chance against the handsome but tongue-tied suitor, Cyrano steps aside and becomes Christian's tutor in the delicate matters of love, composing poems and ardent letters to help him woo Roxane.
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Strangers on Honeymoon (1936)
Character: October
Instead of accepting a well-to-do suitor, an orphan marries a tramp as a bet, but he turns out to be an English peer on the run for a murder he did not commit.
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Late Summer (1963)
Character: Helga
Helga and David travel to a secluded hotel for some alone time. Helga is much older than David and tongues wag among the other guests. The more time they are together the more age difference becomes a rift between them.
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Love Song (1985)
Character: Dame Phillipa Hatchard
The life of a successful student couple at Cambridge University.
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Lover Come Back (1931)
Character: Connie Lee
Tempress Vivian Marsh (Betty Bronseon) lures Tom Evans (Jack Mulhall) away from stenographer Connie Lee (Constance Cummings), the girl he really loves. Connie, on the rebound, has an affair with her married boss Yates (Jameson Thomas). Vivian, not content with her successful conquest of milquetoast Tony, decides to have a romantic liaison with Yates as well. Tony discovers her infidelity, gets a divorce, and returns to Connie, who is a bit less pure than when he abandoned her.
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In the Cool of the Day (1963)
Character: Mrs. Nina Gellert
After he mends a marital rift between a vacationing young couple, the bored, fragile wife falls hopelessly in love with the husband's ex-colleague who is married to a long-suffering and emotionally and physically scarred woman. The couple soon runs off to Greece together to pursue the romance.
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The Criminal Code (1931)
Character: Mary Brady
After young Robert Graham commits a murder while drunk and defending his girlfriend, he is prosecuted by ambitious Mark Brady and sentenced to 10 years. Six years later, Brady becomes the prison warden and offers the beleaguered Robert a job as his chauffeur. Robert cleans up his act, but, on the eve of his pardon, his cellmate drags him back into the world of violence, and he faces a difficult choice that could return him to prison.
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Long Day's Journey Into Night (1973)
Character: Mary Tyrone
On a day in the summer of 1912, the family of retired matinee idol James Tyrone grapples with the morphine addiction of Tyrone's wife Mary, the illness of their youngest son Edmund, and the alcoholism and debauchery of the older son Jamie. As day turns into night, guilt, anger, despair, and regret threaten to destroy the family.
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This Man Is Mine (1934)
Character: Francesca Harper
The seemingly happy relationship between Tony and Jim is threatened when his manipulative, seductive former fiancee visits.
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The Intimate Stranger (1956)
Character: Kay Wallace
Film producer Reggie Wilson is worried he may have a dual personality. Fleeing Hollywood, he finds himself in England and married to the studio boss's daughter after which he quickly rises through the studio ranks. Then the letters begin to appear from a lovesick American actress who wants to know why he has thrown her over.
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Channel Crossing (1933)
Character: Marion Slade
Money isn't everything. Tycoon races against time to cross the English Channel in order to save a business deal, but along the way his whole value system is thrown into turmoil.
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The Mind Reader (1933)
Character: Sylvia
Con-man Chandler and his partner Frank decide to start a clairvoyant act. Chandler falls for Sylvia, one of their marks, but their relationship is challenged when his deception impacts others' lives and Sylvia urges him to reform.
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Remember Last Night? (1935)
Character: Carlotta Milburn
After a night of wild partying at a friend's house, a couple wake up to discover the party's host has been murdered in his bed.
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The Guilty Generation (1931)
Character: Maria Palmero
The children of feuding gangsters fall in love and fight to escape their parents' notoriety.
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American Madness (1932)
Character: Helen
Socially-conscious banker Thomas Dickson faces a crisis when his protégé is wrongly accused of robbing the bank, gossip of the robbery starts a bank run, and evidence suggests Dickson's wife had an affair... all in the same day.
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The Big Timer (1932)
Character: Honey Baldwin
Loud-mouth hamburger flipper, Cooky, thinks he can box. His big chance comes when everyone else quits the gym when it is inherited by a dame.
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Washington Merry-Go-Round (1932)
Character: Alice Wylie
Button Gwinett Brown is a freshman congressman on a mission to rid Washington of corruption. He quickly runs afoul of the powerful Senator Norton...
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Seven Sinners (1936)
Character: Caryl Fenton
Ed Harwood, a wisecracking private investigator from New York, discovers a crime at a hotel in Nice during a carnival. The unraveling of the mystery which lies behind will lead him and Caryl Fenton, a female insurance agent, who will become his companion, first to Paris, then to London, later through the English countryside and finally to Southampton, in search of a criminal train wrecker.
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The Billion Dollar Scandal (1933)
Character: Doris Masterson
An ex-convict working for a wealthy oil baron uncovers trouble while his brother becomes involved with the boss's daughter.
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The Foreman Went to France (1942)
Character: Anne Stafford
Based on the true story of Melbourne Johns, an aircraft factory foreman sent to France to prevent the Nazis getting hold of some vital equipment.
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Glamour (1934)
Character: Linda Fayne
An ambitious chorus girl finds fame, marriage, and motherhood with a talented composer, only to leave him for a handsome singer.
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The Last Parade (1931)
Character: Molly Pearson
During the war two friends love the same nurse. After the war one becomes a detective, the other a racketeer.
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Dead Man's Folly (1986)
Character: Amy Folliatt
During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs.
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Looking for Trouble (1934)
Character: Ethel Greenwood
Joe and Casey trouble-shoot for the phone company. They try to prove that Joes's girl Ethel's boss Dan is a crook but are trapped by criminals and left in a burning building.
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Busman's Honeymoon (1940)
Character: Harriet Vane
When Lord Peter Wimsey marries Harriet Vane, a crime author, they both promise to give up crime for good. As a wedding present, Peter purchases the old house where Harriet grew up, but when they try to move in the previous owner is nowhere to be found, until they start to clean the house and find his body in the cellar...
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The Battle of the Sexes (1960)
Character: Angela Barrows
Angela Barrows is a man-eating business woman sent by her American employer to investigate their export opportunities in Edinburgh. En route she meets Robert MacPherson, a businessman who asks for her help to bring his company into the 20th Century. The staff, led by Mr Martin, has other ideas—and a battle between the old and new business methods soon breaks out.
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This England (1941)
Character: Ann
Set in Claverly Village, it follows the fortunes of the Rookebys (Clements) and the ne'r-do-well Appleyards (Williams) from the time of the Normans, 1588, 1804, 1914, and 1940. Made to support morale during the war, its message is basically that you can't suppress the British; they've been there since the beginning; they'll be there to the end.
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Sammy Going South (1963)
Character: Gloria van Imhoff
After he is orphaned by an air raid on Port Said during the Suez Crisis, a young boy attempts to go by himself from the Suez Canal to Durban in South Africa where his nearest relative, Aunt Jane, lives. On the way he meets a variety of different people who help or hinder his journey - including an ageing diamond smuggler.
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Attorney for the Defense (1932)
Character: Ruth Barry
A lawyer is haunted by a previous case in which he manipulated evidence and convicted an innocent man.
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Movie Crazy (1932)
Character: Mary Sears
After a mix-up with his application photograph, an aspiring actor is invited to a screen test and goes off to Hollywood.
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Broadway Thru a Keyhole (1933)
Character: Joan Whelan
Racketeer Frank Rocci is smitten with Joan Whelan, a dancer at Texas Guinan's famous Broadway night spot. He uses his influence to help her get a starring role in the show, hoping that it will also get Joan to fall in love with him. After scoring a hit, Joan accepts Frank's marriage proposal, more out of gratitude than love. The situation gets even stickier when she falls for a handsome band leader during a trip to Florida. Can she tell Frank she's in love with someone else?
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Heads We Go (1933)
Character: Betty Smith / Dorothy Kay
A model inherits a great deal of money and pretends to be a movie star.
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John and Julie (1955)
Character: Mrs. Davidson
The adventures of two children who runaway to London to see the coronation of Queen Elizabeth.
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Blithe Spirit (1945)
Character: Ruth Condomine
A harmless séance at a novelist's home summons the ghost of his glamorous first wife.
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Behind the Mask (1932)
Character: Julie Arnold
A Secret Service agent nabs a scalpel-happy doctor who runs drugs in caskets.
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Night After Night (1932)
Character: Miss Jerry Healy
A former boxer purchases a classy speakeasy and falls in love with a wealthy society girl.
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