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Betty Lawford is a Actor British born on 1 february 1912
Betty Lawford (February 1, 1912 - November 20, 1960) was an English actress. She was briefly married to the American actor-director Monta Bell. She was a cousin of the actor Peter Lawford.
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The Devil Thumbs a Ride (1947)
, 1h2Directed by Felix E. Feist
Genres Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Lawrence Tierney, Betty Lawford, Nanette June "Nan" Leslie, Andrew Tombes, Harry Shannon, William Gould
Roles Agnes Smith
Rating67%
Steve Morgan (Tierney) is a charming sociopath who has just robbed and killed a cinema cashier. Seeking to escape, he hitches a ride to Los Angeles with unsuspecting Jimmy 'Fergie' Ferguson (North). Part way the pair stops at a gas station and picks up two women. Encountering a roadblock, Morgan persuades the party to spend the night at an unoccupied beach house. The police close in as one by one Morgan begins killing the threesome.
Stage Door Canteen (1943)
, 2h12Directed by Frank Borzage
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Politique, Musical films, Political films
Actors Cheryl Walker, Lon McCallister, Tallulah Bankhead, Kenny Baker, Margaret Early, Ralph Bellamy
Roles Betty Lawford
Rating62%
The storyline of the film follows several women who volunteer for the Canteen and who must adhere to strict rules of conduct, the most important of which is that while their job is to provide friendly companionship to and be dance partners for the (often nervous) men who are soon to be sent into combat, no romantic fraternization is allowed. One volunteer who confesses to only becoming involved in the Canteen in order to be discovered by one of the Hollywood stars in attendance, ultimately finds herself falling in love with one of the soldiers.
Stolen Holiday (1937)
, 1h20Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama, Romance
Actors Kay Francis, Claude Rains, Ian Hunter, Alison Skipworth, Alexander D'Arcy, Betty Lawford
Roles Helen Tuttle
Rating62%
In 1931 Paris, Nicole Picot (Kay Francis), a model for a fashionable dress shop, is hired by nearly-penniless Stefan Orloff (Claude Rains) to help persuade a financier to fund his ambitious plans. By 1934, Stefan has established an investment bank; in gratitude, he provides the capital that Nicole needs to set up her own business and become a successful dress designer (though she insists on paying him back).
Criminal Lawyer (1937)
, 1h12Directed by Christy Cabanne, James Anderson, Edward Killy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Crime, Romance
Actors Lee Tracy, Margot Grahame, Eduardo Ciannelli, Betty Lawford, Erik Rhodes, Wilfred Lucas
Roles Betty Walker
Rating58%
Love Before Breakfast (1936)
, 1h10Directed by Walter Lang
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Carole Lombard, Preston Foster, Cesar Romero, Janet Beecher, Betty Lawford, Richard Carle
Roles Countess Jane Campanella
Rating61%
Kay Colby (Carole Lombard) is a Park Avenue beauty with two suitors: fiancé Bill Wadsworth (Cesar Romero) and Scott Miller (Preston Foster). To clear his way, Scott buys the oil company Bill works for and sends him to Japan. Then he sends his own girl friend, Countess Campanella (Betty Lawford), to Honolulu to get her out of the way as well. Kay is upset by Bill's leaving, and annoyed by Scott pressing his suit, but Scott has the assistance and approval of Kay's mother (Janet Beecher) in his efforts, and the advice of his friend and business partner, Brinkerhoff (Richard Carle).
Berkeley Square (1933)
, 1h25Directed by Frank Lloyd
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Time travel films, Films based on plays
Actors Leslie Howard, Heather Angel, Beryl Mercer, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Samuel S. Hinds, Lionel Belmore
Roles Marjorie Frant
Rating64%
In 1784, shortly after the United States wins its independence, American Peter Standish (Leslie Howard) sails from New York to England to marry his cousin. Upon hearing of a Frenchman crossing the English Channel in a balloon, Peter regrets that he will not be able to see the marvels the future has in store.
The Monkey's Paw (1933)
, 58minutesDirected by Ernest B. Schoedsack, Wesley Ruggles
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Actors Ivan F. Simpson, C. Aubrey Smith, Louise Carter, Betty Lawford, Winter Hall, Herbert Bunston
Roles Rose
Rating66%
Gallant Lady (1933)
, 1h24Directed by Gregory La Cava
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Ann Harding, Clive Brook, Otto Kruger, Tullio Carminati, Dickie Moore, Janet Beecher
Roles Cynthia Haddon
Rating68%
This script must be run from the command line
Secrets of a Secretary (1931)
, 1h11Directed by George Abbott
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Claudette Colbert, Herbert Marshall, Betty Lawford, Mary Boland, Berton Churchill, Betty Garde
Roles Sylvia Merritt
Rating62%
Society girl becomes a social secretary when her father dies penniless. From a story by Charles Brackett.
Old English (1930)
, 1h25Directed by Alfred E. Green
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on plays
Actors George Arliss, Leon Janney, Doris Lloyd, Betty Lawford, Reginald Sheffield, Murray Kinnell
Roles Phyllis
Rating55%
Heythorp is an old ship owner who finds himself on the verge of bankruptcy. He worries about his grandchildren, who are currently being taken care of by the miserly Mrs. Larne, the widowed wife of his son. She asks Heythorp for money, but suspecting that she will use the money on herself, he refuses. Although Heythorp is being hounded by creditors, he manages to get a loan using some shady dealings for which he may be prosecuted. Heythorp wants to use this money for an investment which will provide an independent allowance for his beloved grandchildren, Jock and Phyllis, that can not be touched by the greedy Mrs. Larne. Although he manages to arrange everything so he can die in peace, he is uncovered and threatened with exposure. In the end, Heythorp manages to escape punishment for his underhanded scheme.
, 1h11Directed by Basil Dean
Origin USA
Genres Crime
Themes Sherlock Holmes films, Buddy films
Actors Clive Brook, H. Reeves-Smith, Betty Lawford, Phillips Holmes, Donald Crisp, Harry T. Morey
Roles Mary Watson
Rating51%
L'histoire est inspirée de deux nouvelles de Conan Doyle : Le Détective agonisant et Son dernier coup d'archet.
Gentlemen of the Press (1929)
, 1h20Directed by Millard Webb
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Films based on plays
Actors Walter Huston, Kay Francis, Charles Ruggles, Norman Foster, Betty Lawford, Brian Donlevy
Roles Dorothy Snell Hanley
Rating65%