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Amy Dalby

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Birth name Amy Mary Dalby
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 1 january 1888
Death 10 march 1969 (at 81 years)

Amy Mary Dalby (1888, Clerkenwell, London, England — 10 March 1969) was a British actress of stage and screen, often in kindly or eccentric spinster roles.

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Harry Terry
Harry Terry
(4 films)
Martita Hunt
Martita Hunt
(4 films)
Sidney Gilliat
Sidney Gilliat
(2 films)
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Leslie Arliss
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Don Chaffey
Don Chaffey
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Filmography of Amy Dalby (23 films)

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Actress

Smashing Time
Smashing Time (1967)
, 1h36
Directed by Desmond Davis
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre
Actors Rita Tushingham, Lynn Redgrave, Michael York, Anna Quayle, Irene Handl, Ian Carmichael
Roles Demolished Old Lady
Rating59% 2.953112.953112.953112.953112.95311
Brenda (Rita Tushingham) and Yvonne (Lynn Redgrave), two girls from the North of England, arrive in London to seek fame and fortune. However, their image of the city is quickly tarnished when they are robbed of their savings. Determined not to let her chance slip, Yvonne visits Carnaby Street in the hope of catching the eye of a trendy photographer, whilst Brenda has to stay behind and do the washing up in a 'greasy spoon' cafe after the girls can't afford to pay.
Smoke Over London
Smoke Over London (1966)
, 1h46
Directed by Alberto Sordi
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy
Actors Alberto Sordi, Fiona Lewis, Clara Bindi, Amy Dalby, Michael Trubshawe, Caroline Munro
Roles Duchessa di Bradford
Rating57% 2.867162.867162.867162.867162.86716
Dante Fontana is an antique dealer of Perugia, and is infatuated with British culture. But he is always thwarted by his wife and relatives, who see him as a silly dreamer who gets lost in stories rather than doing serious work. But Dante does not lose hope, and plans a vacation to London to learn more about the habits of the British so much that make him mad. However, Dante is hard to settle in, and often makes typical Italian blunders, gaining the scorn of the highly educated and refined British public. After taking part in a fox hunt, Dante is invited by a rich English nobleman who shows him an ancient Etruscan statuette. Dante says that the object is a fake and shatters it. Then chased away by gunfire, Dante takes refuge with a group of young flower children and with them, takes part in a riot. Arrested, Dante is sent back to Italy where he resumes his monotonous work.
The Secret of My Success
The Secret of My Success (1965)
, 1h52
Directed by Andrew L. Stone
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors James Booth, Shirley Jones, Stella Stevens, Honor Blackman, Lionel Jeffries, Richard Vernon
Roles Mrs. Tate
Rating51% 2.568882.568882.568882.568882.56888
Thanks to his mother's help, Arthur Tate somehow makes a remarkable rise from a lowly constable to the ruler of a South America country.
The Old Dark House
The Old Dark House (1963)
, 1h26
Directed by William Castle
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Ghost films, Comedy horror films
Actors Tom Poston, Robert Morley, Janette Scott, Joyce Grenfell, Mervyn Johns, Fenella Fielding
Roles Gambler (uncredited)
Rating54% 2.706072.706072.706072.706072.70607
Tom Penderel, un américain, installé en Angleterre où il est vendeur de voitures, livre une voiture à un vieux milliardaire excentrique, Jasper Femm, qui vit dans une étrange résidence avec de nombreux membres de sa famille. Or, quand il arrive, on lui annonce que Jasper Femm vient de mourir. Face à la tempête qui se lève, il se voit proposer de passer la nuit dans la résidence des Femm…
The Haunting
The Haunting (1963)
, 1h52
Directed by Robert Wise
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about sexuality, Ghost films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, Russ Tamblyn, Fay Compton, Lois Maxwell
Roles Abigail Crain at 80 years old (uncredited)
Rating73% 3.6976953.6976953.6976953.6976953.697695
Dr. John Markway narrates the history of the 90-year-old Hill House, which was constructed by Hugh Crain as a home for his wife. She died when her carriage crashed against a tree as she approached the house for the first time. Crain remarried, but his second wife died in the house from a fall down the stairs. Crain's daughter Abigail lived in the house for the rest of her life, never moving out of the nursery. She died calling for her nurse-companion. The companion inherited the house, but later hanged herself from a spiral staircase in the library. Hill House was eventually inherited by a Mrs. Sanderson, although it has stood empty for some time.
Lamp in Assassin Mews
Lamp in Assassin Mews (1962)
, 1h5
Directed by Godfrey Grayson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Francis Matthews, Lisa Daniely, Ian Fleming, Amy Dalby, Ann Sears, Colin Tapley
Roles Victoria Potts
Rating64% 3.2047553.2047553.2047553.2047553.204755
Modernising councillor Jack Norton becomes the target of a couple of elderly serial killers when he plans to remove a gas lamp outside their home.
The Man Upstairs
The Man Upstairs (1958)
, 1h28
Directed by Don Chaffey
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Richard Attenborough, Bernard Lee, Donald Houston, Dorothy Alison, Patricia Jessel, Virginia Maskell
Roles Miss Acres
Rating64% 3.239773.239773.239773.239773.23977
Peter Watson is troubled with pain and an inability to sleep. He tries to light the gas-fire and seeks help from another lodger, artist Nicholas, who is spending the night with his model, and is reluctant to be disturbed. Another neighbour, Pollen calls for police help. The others in the boarding house are awaken by this time, and Mrs. Harris tries to help the mentally confused Watson but he also refuses her help. The police clash with Dr. Sanderson, a welfare worker, who thinks he can take the gun-toting Watson without complications, but when a police sergeant is injured, Police Inspector Thompson is determined to take Watson by force if necessary.
Further Up the Creek
Further Up the Creek (1958)
, 1h31
Directed by Val Guest
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Military humor in film
Actors David Tomlinson, Frankie Howerd, Shirley Eaton, Dame Thora Hird, Lionel Jeffries, Samuel John Kydd
Roles Eadie Lovelace
Rating56% 2.815912.815912.815912.815912.81591
Navy frigate the "Aristotle" is sold to a Middle Eastern power, and against regulations the ship's bos'n tries to make a profit by selling tickets to passengers seeking a luxury cruise. When the Captain discovers what is going on, he attempts to straighten things out.
The Man Upstairs
The Man Upstairs (1958)
, 1h28
Directed by Don Chaffey
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Richard Attenborough, Bernard Lee, Donald Houston, Dorothy Alison, Patricia Jessel, Virginia Maskell
Roles Miss Acres
Rating64% 3.239773.239773.239773.239773.23977
Peter Watson est un ancien scientifique qui vit à l'étage du dessus (upstairs) d'une pension de famille à Londres. Il est en pleine dépression, persuadé d'être responsable de la mort d'un collègue lors d'une expérience. Une nuit, il est à l'origine d'un problème avec les autres habitants, l'un d'eux va appeler la police, et les choses vont s'envenimer.
Brandy for the Parson
Brandy for the Parson (1952)
, 1h19
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors James Donald, Kenneth More, Jean Lodge, Frederick Piper, Charles Hawtrey, Michael Trubshawe
Roles Postmistress
Rating57% 2.861742.861742.861742.861742.86174
Bill and Petronilla are a young couple on a yachting holiday. They agree to give a lift to friendly Tony and his cargo, who unbeknownst to them is a brandy smuggler. Before they know it, the couple are fleeing cross-country, being chased by customs men.
The Wicked Lady
The Wicked Lady (1946)
, 1h44
Directed by Leslie Arliss
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Swashbuckler, Adventure, Historical
Actors Margaret Lockwood, James Mason, Patricia Roc, Griffith Jones, Michael Rennie, Felix Aylmer
Roles Aunt Doll
Rating67% 3.3921153.3921153.3921153.3921153.392115
Caroline (Patricia Roc) invites her beautiful, green-eyed friend Barbara (Margaret Lockwood) to her upcoming wedding to wealthy landowner and local magistrate Sir Ralph Skelton (Griffith Jones). A scheming Barbara soon has Sir Ralph totally entranced. Caroline, wishing only his happiness, stands aside, and even allows Barbara to persuade her to be the maid of honour so as to lessen the scandal of the abrupt change of brides. At the wedding reception, Barbara meets a handsome stranger, Kit Locksby (Michael Rennie). It is love at first sight for both, but too late.