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Clive Brook is a Actor, Director, Adaptation and Producer British born on 1 june 1887 at London (United-kingdom)

Clive Brook

Clive Brook
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Birth name Clifford Hardman Brook
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 1 june 1887 at London (United-kingdom)
Death 17 november 1974 (at 87 years) at London (United-kingdom)

Clive Brook (born Clifford Hardman Brook, 1 June 1887 – 17 November 1974) was a British film actor.

After making his first screen appearance in 1920, Brook emerged as a leading British actor in the early 1920s. After moving to the United States, Brook became one of the major stars for Paramount Pictures in the late silent era. During 1928–29 Brook successfully made the transition to sound and continued to feature in many of Hollywood's most prestigious films, including a number of literary adaptations. In the mid-1930s he returned to Britain, where he appeared regularly in leading film roles for a further decade.

Biography

Il se marie avec Mildred Evelyn dont il eut deux enfants : Faith Brook et Lyndon Brook.

Best films

Cavalcade
Cavalcade
(1933)
(Actor) Shanghai Express
Shanghai Express
(1932)
(Actor) Underworld
Underworld
(1927)
(Actor)

Usually with

Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
(3 films)
Evelyn Brent
Evelyn Brent
(7 films)
Adolph Zukor
Adolph Zukor
(5 films)
Elliott Mason
Elliott Mason
(3 films)
Laurence Hanray
Laurence Hanray
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Clive Brook (86 films)

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Actor

The List of Adrian Messenger
The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)
, 1h34
Directed by John Huston
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors George C. Scott, Dana Wynter, Kirk Douglas, Paul Frees, John Merivale, Clive Brook
Roles Marquis of Gleneyre
Rating67% 3.397623.397623.397623.397623.39762
A writer named Adrian Messenger (John Merivale) believes a series of apparently unrelated "accidental" deaths are actually linked murders. He asks his friend Anthony Gethryn (George C. Scott), recently retired from MI5, to help clear up the mystery. However, Messenger's plane is bombed while he is en route to collect evidence to confirm his suspicions and, with his dying breath, he tries to tell a fellow passenger the key to the mystery.
On Approval
On Approval (1944)

Directed by Clive Brook
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Beatrice Lillie, Clive Brook, Googie Withers, Roland Culver, O. B. Clarence, Laurence Hanray
Roles George, 10th Duke of Bristol
Rating71% 3.5866153.5866153.5866153.5866153.586615
The Flemish Farm
The Flemish Farm (1943)
, 1h22
Genres Drama, War
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Clive Brook, Clifford Evans, Jane Baxter, Wylie Watson, Philip Friend, Ronald Squire
Roles Maj. Lessart
Rating59% 2.953132.953132.953132.953132.95313
In May 1940, as German forces sweep across France and Belgium, the remains of the Belgian Air Force are bottled up near the Flemish coast, and billeted at a farm in the Flemish countryside. Ordered by their government to surrender, the commander gives orders that the regimental colours be honorably buried, rather than surrendered to the invaders. The few pilots with serviceable aeroplanes fly to England to join the Allied airforces, while those remaining are forced to surrender.
Freedom Radio
Freedom Radio (1941)
, 1h35
Directed by Michael Anderson, Anthony Asquith
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War
Themes Politique, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Clive Brook, Diana Wynyard, Raymond Huntley, Derek Farr, Joyce Howard, Howard Marion-Crawford
Roles Dr. Karl Roder
Rating64% 3.24153.24153.24153.24153.2415
An eminent Viennese doctor in Germany becomes increasingly disillusioned with the oppressive brutality of the Nazis. His wife however, is flattered by the attentions of the Führer, and accepts a political post in Berlin. At first the doctor does nothing as his friends "disappear", but eventually, with the aid of an engineer, he creates a secret radio station where he broadcasts condemnations of Hitler and prays for a "better" Germany to arise from the ashes of his ruined country. The birth of "Freedom Radio" sees the creation of an underground group of anti-Nazis who regard Karl as their leader.
Convoy
Convoy (1940)
, 1h30
Directed by Pen Tennyson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Clive Brook, John Clements, Edward Chapman, Judy Campbell, Penelope Dudley-Ward, Edward Rigby
Roles Captain Tom Armitage
Rating59% 2.9959052.9959052.9959052.9959052.995905
A Royal Navy cruiser returns to base to find all leave has been cancelled and they are to start out straight away for a special mission. They are sent to meet a convoy and escort them safely into English coastal waters. One stubborn merchant ship captain refuses to join the convoy and is attacked by a U-boat which sets a trap for the convoy and its escorts.
Return to Yesterday
Return to Yesterday (1940)
, 1h9
Directed by Robert Stevenson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Clive Brook, Anna Lee, May Whitty, Hartley Power, Milton Rosmer, Olga Lindo
Roles Robert Maine / Manning
Rating62% 3.1396953.1396953.1396953.1396953.139695
A British Hollywood star disappears and returns to the small seaside town where he had once worked as a struggling actor at the local theatre. Without anyone realising who he is, he agrees to appear in the theatre's latest production and falls in love with the leading lady.
The Ware Case
The Ware Case (1938)
, 1h19
Directed by Robert Stevenson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Clive Brook, Jane Baxter, Barry K. Barnes, C.V. France, Francis L. Sullivan, Frank Cellier
Roles Sir Hubert Ware
Rating62% 3.1416053.1416053.1416053.1416053.141605
The jury looks back on events that lead to profligate baronet Sir Hubert Ware being tried for murder. His brother-in-law's corpse has been found floating in Sir Hubert's garden pond. The baronet is eventually found not guilty, but upon returning home, finds his lawyer is having an affair with his wife. In the ensuing argument, and on discovering his wife loves another man, Sir Hubert confesses his guilt and then makes a suicidal leap from a balcony.
Action for Slander
Action for Slander (1937)
, 1h23
Directed by Tim Whelan
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Clive Brook, Ann Todd, Margaretta Scott, Arthur Margetson, Ronald Squire, Athole Stewart
Roles Ann Daviot
Rating64% 3.2204953.2204953.2204953.2204953.220495
Major George Daviot is left by his wife Ann due to their growing estrangement and her knowledge that he has fallen in love with another woman, Josie Bradford, the wife of one of his fellow officers. Daviot goes off with friends for a weekend party at a country house attended by a number of prominent figures including businessmen and politicians as well as Captain Bradford and his wife. The tension between Bradford and Daviot is obvious during grouse shooting as Bradford is clearly aware of Daviot's affair with his wife.
Where Sinners Meet
Where Sinners Meet (1934)

Directed by J. Walter Ruben
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Diana Wynyard, Clive Brook, Billie Burke, Reginald Owen, Alan Mowbray, Gilbert Emery
Roles Mr. Latimer
Rating57% 2.859012.859012.859012.859012.85901
Leonard and Anne drive along the lovers' road to Dover, intending to embark for Calais and go to Paris. The car breaks down and Saunders takes them to a nearby hotel, which turns out to be a residence with servants, owned by a Mr. Latimer. They are told they cannot leave for seven days so that they can see if a marriage between them will work. The next day, Anne begins to notice things about Leonard that she ignored before. Another couple in the house are about to leave after seven days—Leonard's wife Eustasia and her lover Nicholas.