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Edgar Norton is a Actor British born on 11 august 1868 at London (United-kingdom)
Edgar Norton was an English-born American character actor. Born in London, England on August 11, 1868, he was active on both stage and screen, his theater performances were on both the London and Broadway stages, and his film career spanned both the silent and "talkie" eras in Hollywood. During his 30 year film career, he would appear in over 90 films. Many consider his most memorable role to be that of Poole, the butler to Dr. Jekyll in the 1931 classic, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde -- a role he had been playing on-stage since 1898, opposite Richard Mansfield as Jekyll. He would die in the Woodland Hills section of Los Angeles in February 1953.
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 11 august 1868 at London (United-kingdom)
Death 6 february 1953 (at 84 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Birth 11 august 1868 at London (United-kingdom)
Death 6 february 1953 (at 84 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
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Devotion (1946)
, 1h47Directed by Edward Chodorov, Robert Buckner, Curtis Bernhardt
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Films about writers, Films about families
Actors Olivia de Havilland, Ida Lupino, Paul Henreid, Sydney Greenstreet, Nancy Coleman, John Arthur Kennedy
Roles Club Member (uncredited)
Rating65%
The story takes place in the early 1800s, when the Brontë sisters Charlotte and Anne have made the decision to leave their family - their sister Emily, their brother Branwell, their aunt and their vicar father - to take positions as governesses in other families. The two sisters long to break free from their tedious life and get experiences from the outside world, to prepare for their careers as writers.
Kitty (1945)
, 1h43Directed by Mitchell Leisen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Actors Paulette Goddard, Ray Milland, Patric Knowles, Reginald Owen, Cecil Kellaway, Constance Collier
Roles Earl of Campton
Rating68%
In 1783, Kitty (Goddard) is caught trying to pick the pocket of the painter Thomas Gainsborough (Kellaway). He offers to pay her more to sit for a portrait for him. There, she attracts the attention of Sir Hugh Marcy (Milland) and the Earl of Carstairs (Knowles). Sir Hugh, upon finding out her real social status, offers her a job as a scullery maid. Kitty learns that he is impoverished, having lost his post in the foreign office due to a scandal.
The Suspect (1945)
, 1h25Directed by Robert Siodmak
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Charles Laughton, Ella Raines, Stanley Ridges, Henry Daniell, Rosalind Ivan, Molly Lamont
Roles Mr. Frazer (uncredited)
Rating72%
Philip Marshall (Charles Laughton) is a kind, henpecked accountant who strikes up an innocent friendship with a young stenographer (Ella Raines) who had approached him looking for work. He gradually finds himself falling in love with her, but keeps the relationship platonic.
Captain Kidd (1945)
, 1h30Directed by Rowland V. Lee
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Swashbuckler, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films
Actors Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, John Carradine, Gilbert Roland, John Qualen
Roles Nobleman with King William III (uncredited)
Rating62%
In 1699, William Kidd (Charles Laughton), a pirate who has recently captured the ship The Twelve Apostles and killed its crew, presents himself at the court of King William III (Henry Daniell) as an honest shipmaster seeking royal backing. With this backing, he recruits a crew from the inmates of Newgate and Marshalsea prisons, promising them a royal pardon at the end of their voyage. Among the new recruits is the quarrelsome, though cultured Adam Mercy (Randolph Scott), whom Kidd makes his new master gunner because of his claimed prior service with a famous pirate.
Are These Our Parents? (1944)
, 1h13Directed by William Nigh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Helen Vinson, Lyle Talbot, Ivan Lebedeff, Noel Neill, Emma Dunn, Addison Richards
A mother's preference for partying, boozing, and running around with an assortment of sleazy characters results in her neglecting her nubile teenage daughter, who subsequently finds herself mixed up with teenage boys, nightclub owners, and murder.
Rings on Her Fingers (1942)
, 1h26Directed by Rouben Mamoulian
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Crime, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Henry Fonda, Gene Tierney, Laird Cregar, Spring Byington, Shepperd Strudwick, Henry Stephenson
Roles Paul
Rating65%
Susan Miller (Gene Tierney) works as a girdle salesgirl in a big department store. She dreams of living on the other side. An elderly woman, calling herself Mrs. Maybelle Worthington (Spring Byington), comes to buy some underwear. As her partner Warren (Laird Cregar) meets her at the department store to announce her that her daughter run away to get married, they notice the "resemblance" of Susan with their "daughter". They ask her to impersonate her that evening at their party. She sees the opportunity to peek over the other side, dressing in expensive clothes as she never wore before.
The Corsican Brothers (1941)
, 1h51Directed by Gregory Ratoff
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Swashbuckler, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Ruth Warrick, Akim Tamiroff, J. Carrol Naish, H. B. Warner, John Emery
Roles Colonna's Barber (Uncredited)
Rating64%
In Corsica, the entire Franchi clan gather in anticipation of the birth of the child of Count and Countess Franchi (Henry Wilcoxon, Gloria Holden). Dr. Enrico Paoli (H. B. Warner) informs the count that his wife has given birth to Siamese twins. Count Franchi insists he try to separate them surgically, even after Paoli tells him that it would be a miracle if the babies survived. Before he can begin, however, the Franchis' bitter rivals the Colonnas launch a surprise attack, led by Baron Colonna (Akim Tamiroff). All of the Franchis are killed except the babies, who are carried to safety by Paoli and faithful family retainer Lorenzo (J. Carrol Naish).
A Chump at Oxford (1940)
, 1h3Directed by Alfred J. Goulding, Harve Foster
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Buddy films
Actors Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Wilfred Lucas, James Finlayson, Anita Garvin, Forrester Harvey
Roles Professor Witherspoon (uncredited)
Rating71%
Stan and Ollie are down to their last six bucks and call a lift to a job agency to find work. A City Water Dept. truck driver offers them a lift and drenches them with water as a joke and leaves them behind. They finally arrive in a badly damaged car that has been towed away. At the job agency a call comes from Mrs. Vandeveer looking for a maid and butler to help at a dinner party she is holding that night. Ollie tells the receptionist they can fill the post and to leave it to them. They arrive and Stan is dressed in drag, pretending to be the maid "Agnes".
, 1h29Directed by Joe May
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors George Sanders, Margaret Lindsay, Vincent Price, Dick Foran, Nan Grey, Cecil Kellaway
Roles Phineas Weed - Jaffrey's Servant
Rating69%
En 1828, la famille Pyncheon est ruinée et ses membres rivalisent pour obtenir la maison ancestrale, Seven Gables. Pour y parvenir, Jaffrey Pyncheon obtient une fausse déclaration de meurtre accusant son frère Clifford. Hepzibah, la fiancée de Clifford, attend vingt ans que son futur époux soit libéré. Mais à son insu, Clifford et son compagnon de cellule, Matthew, préparent un complot...
Brother Orchid (1940)
, 1h28Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime, Romance
Themes Gangster films
Actors Edward G. Robinson, Ann Sothern, Humphrey Bogart, Donald Crisp, Ralph Bellamy, Allen Jenkins
Roles Meadows - London Butler (uncredited)
Rating69%
Crime boss Little John Sarto (Edward G. Robinson) retires suddenly, giving leadership of his gang to Jack Buck (Humphrey Bogart), while he leaves for a tour of Europe to acquire "class". However, Sarto is repeatedly swindled and finally loses all his money.
Son of Frankenstein (1939)
, 1h39Directed by Rowland V. Lee
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Films based on science fiction novels, Frankenstein films, Cyberpunk films
Actors Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, Josephine Hutchinson, Donnie Dunagan
Roles Thomas Benson
Rating70%
Years after the events of the last film Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (Basil Rathbone), son of Henry Frankenstein (creator of the Monster), relocates his wife Elsa (Josephine Hutchinson) and their young son Peter (Donnie Dunagan) to the family castle in the eponymous village. Wolf wants to redeem his father's reputation, but finds that such a feat will be harder than he thought after he encounters hostility from the villagers. Aside from his family, Wolf's only friend is the local policeman Inspector Krogh (Lionel Atwill) who bears an artificial arm, his real arm having been "ripped out by the roots" in an encounter with the Monster as a child.
Captain Fury (1939)
, 1h32Directed by Hal Roach, Gordon Douglas
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Western
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Brian Aherne, Victor McLaglen, Paul Lukas, John Carradine, June Lang, Douglass Dumbrille
Roles Governor's Aide - Hamilton
Rating60%
Captain Michael Fury is an Irish patriot transported to New South Wales for his political involvement. He escapes from the convict colony and lives the life of a bushranger until he's captured by a settler's daughter, Jeanette Dupre. Dupre receives a £100 reward for the capture. Fury is pardoned by the Governor. He reunites with Dupre and they marry.
The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
, 1h47Directed by James Whale
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Swashbuckler, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about families, Politique, Political films, Histoire de France, Films about royalty
Actors Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, Warren William, Joseph Schildkraut, Albert Dekker, Alan Hale
Roles Fouquet's Servant
Rating69%
The 1939 adaptation alters history significantly by making Fouquet (Joseph Schildkraut) a thoroughly evil, scheming mastermind. He, Colbert (Walter Kingsford), d'Artagnan (Warren William) and the musketeers are the only ones who know of the existence of a twin brother, and Fouquet uses his influence to keep everyone silent. The main story was changed by portraying Louis XIV as selfish, cruel, and incompetent, and Philippe the kind-hearted brother who is raised by d'Artagnan and the musketeers and does not even know that he has an identical twin.
Rulers of the Sea (1939)
, 1h36Directed by Frank Lloyd
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Margaret Lockwood, George Bancroft, Montagu Love, Alan Ladd, Lawrence Grant
Roles Mr. McKinnon (Uncredited)
Rating63%
La lutte d'un homme pour construire un bateau à vapeur pour lui faire traverser l'Atlantique malgré tous les revers, et sa victoire contre un voilier d'élite au début du 19e siècle.
Campus Confessions (1938)
, 1h7Directed by George Archainbaud
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Actors Betty Grable, William Henry, Fritz Feld, John Arledge, Thurston Hall, Lane Chandler
Roles James
Rating61%