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O. B. Clarence is a Actor born on 25 march 1870
Oliver Burchett Clarence (25 March 1870, Hampstead, London – 2 October 1955, Hove, Sussex) was an English actor.
Following his education at Dover College and University College Hospital, he made his stage debut in 1890. His experience included Shakespearean repertory with Frank Benson and Ben Greet. He performed in over eighty shows in London and also toured the provinces and appeared abroad too.
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Birth name Oliver Burchett Clarence
Birth 25 march 1870
Death 2 october 1955 (at 85 years) at Hove (United-kingdom)
Birth 25 march 1870
Death 2 october 1955 (at 85 years) at Hove (United-kingdom)
Following his education at Dover College and University College Hospital, he made his stage debut in 1890. His experience included Shakespearean repertory with Frank Benson and Ben Greet. He performed in over eighty shows in London and also toured the provinces and appeared abroad too.
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Meet Me at Dawn (1947)
, 1h39Directed by Thornton Freeland
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Adventure
Actors William Eythe, Stanley Holloway, Hazel Court, Beatrice Campbell, Basil Sydney, Margaret Rutherford
Rating57%
Uncle Silas (1947)
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Horror
Actors Jean Simmons, Katína Paxinoú, Derrick De Marney, Derek Bond, Esmond Knight, Marjorie Rhodes
Roles Vicar
Rating65%
Caroline Ruthyn is the teenage niece of the her elderly uncle Silas, a sickly and at one time unbalanced man who becomes her guardian on the death of her father. The fact that Silas is broke and greedy and young Caroline is the heir to her father's vast fortune is reason enough for Caroline to be wary, but her fears increase when she meets Silas's perverted son and when she discovers that her fearsome former governess, Madame de la Rougierre, is working with her uncle...
Great Expectations (1946)
, 1h58Directed by David Lean, George Pollock
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about children
Actors John Mills, Jean Simmons, Valerie Hobson, Alec Guinness, Martita Hunt, Finlay Currie
Roles the Aged Parent
Rating77%
Orphan Phillip "Pip" Pirrip (Anthony Wager) lives with his shrewish older sister and her kind-hearted blacksmith husband, Joe Gargery (Bernard Miles). One day, Pip runs into an escaped convict, Abel Magwitch (Finlay Currie), who intimidates the boy into getting him some food and a file for his chains. Magwitch is caught when he attacks a hated fellow escapee, and is taken back to the prison ship.
School for Secrets (1946)
, 1h42Directed by Peter Ustinov
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors Ralph Richardson, Raymond Huntley, John Laurie, Ernest Jay, David Tomlinson, Finlay Currie
Roles Old Retainer
Rating64%
A group of British scientists work to develop a radar system. School for Secrets tells the story of the 'Boffins' - research scientists - who discovered and developed radar and helped avoid the German invasion of Britain in 1940. Five different scientists, led by Professor Heatherville (Ralph Richardson), are brought together to work in secrecy and under pressure to develop the weapon. Their dedication disrupts their family lives as they are forced to sacrifice everything to make a breakthrough. Their success is illustrated by the effect radar has on the fighting abilities of the RAF over the skies of Britain in the summer and autumn months of 1940. However, Germany is also planning its own radar capability and British commandos are dispatched to strike at a Nazi installation. The scientists then complete their work just in time for the Battle of Britain.
A Place of One's Own (1945)
, 1h32Directed by Bernard Knowles
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Ghost films
Actors James Mason, Margaret Lockwood, Barbara Mullen, Dennis Price, Dulcie Gray, Helen Haye
Roles Perkins
Rating61%
(The plot summary is copied verbatim from the website "Britmovie".) Mr and Mrs Smedhurst (James Mason and Barbara Mullen) are a business couple wanting to retire. They find a mansion in the country, Bellingham House, at a bargain price. They move in along with their servants and soon learn the house is supposedly haunted – but Mr Smedhurst in particular is sceptical of the paranormal myth. They invite a young companion, Annette (Margaret Lockwood), to join them but within days of arriving she steadily begins hearing strange voices. The new owners learn that a young invalid girl was believed to have been murdered 40 years previously in the house – and their preconceptions of the supernatural are challenged.
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 Dr. Graham
Rating71%
Penn of Pennsylvania (1942)
, 1h18Directed by Lance Comfort
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Films about religion
Actors Clifford Evans, Deborah Kerr, Aubrey Mallalieu, O. B. Clarence, Charles Carson, Henry Oscar
Roles Lord Cecil
Rating56%
Dangerous Moonlight (1941)
, 1h34Directed by Brian Desmond Hurst
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Aviation films, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films, Political films
Actors Anton Walbrook, Sally Gray, John Laurie, Guy Middleton, Cecil Parker, Alan Keith
Roles Waiter with Tray of Wine
Rating61%
During the German invasion of Poland, Polish airman and piano virtuoso, Stefan Radetzky (Anton Walbrook) meets American reporter Carole Peters (Sally Gray). He volunteers to fly a "suicide mission" against Germany, but is not selected. Radetzky is among the last to escape Warsaw and months later, in New York, he and Carole meet again, and marry.
, 1h27Directed by Walter Forde
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Gordon Harker, Alastair Sim, Phyllis Calvert, Edward Chapman, Raymond Huntley, David Horne
Roles Professor Mackenzie
Rating66%
Hornleigh and Sergeant Bingham join the army in an effort to uncover a ring of German spies.
Major Barbara (1941)
, 2h11Directed by David Lean, Harold French, Gabriel Pascal
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Wendy Hiller, Rex Harrison, Robert Morley, Robert Newton, Sybil Thorndike, Emlyn Williams
Roles Pettigrew
Rating67%
In this social satire, Barbara Undershaft (Hiller), an idealistic major in the Salvation Army, is deeply troubled by the fact that her father, Andrew Undershaft (Robert Morley), is a wealthy weapons manufacturer. Meanwhile, Andrew is looking for an heir for his industrial empire, in particular a foundling like himself.
Old Mother Riley's Circus (1941)
, 1h20Directed by Thomas Bentley
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors John Longden, Edgar Driver, Roy Emerton, O. B. Clarence, Syd Crossley, Hector Abbas
Rating49%
Old Mother Riley is the ringmaster after taking over a big top with flagging fortunes. Although the circus is plagued by the disappearance of its owner, and the bailiffs are at the door, the show somehow manages to go on. Money starts to pour in, financial disaster is avoided, and Mother Riley discovers her long-lost daughter is in fact the star of the show.
Quiet Wedding (1941)
, 1h20Directed by Anthony Asquith
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Margaret Lockwood, Derek Farr, David Tomlinson, A. E. Matthews, Athene Seyler, Jean Cadell
Roles Sir Robert McFarland, the First Magistrate
Rating66%
A young couple become engaged, but enjoy a number of comedic adventures before their wedding day.
Old Mother Riley in Business (1941)
Directed by John Baxter
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Cyril Chamberlain, Ernest Butcher, O. B. Clarence, Edgar Driver, Roddy Hughes, Edie Martin
Rating53%
Old Mother Riley comes to the rescue of local shopkeepers after a ruthless chain, "Golden Stores" makes its aggressive presence felt. The boisterous Irish washerwoman gives the chain stores boss a push into the river and soon finds herself a wanted woman, donning a nurse's outfit to escape from the hospital in which she is hiding.
Quiet Wedding (1941)
, 1h20Directed by Michael Anderson, Anthony Asquith
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Margaret Lockwood, Derek Farr, Athene Seyler, Jean Cadell, David Tomlinson, Peggy Ashcroft
Roles Sir Robert McFarland, the First Magistrate
Rating66%
Dallas Chaytor et Janet Boyd viennent de se fiancer et voudraient un mariage sans histoires. Mais amis et famille ont d'autres idées en tête...
Return to Yesterday (1940)
, 1h9Directed 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 Mr. Truscott
Rating62%
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.