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Valerie Hobson is a Actor British born on 14 april 1917 at Larne (United-kingdom)
Valerie Hobson (14 April 1917 – 13 November 1998) was a British actress who appeared in a number of films during the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. She was born Babette Valerie Louise Hobson in Larne, County Antrim, in present-day Northern Ireland. Her second husband was John Profumo, a Government Minister who became the subject of a sensational sex scandal in 1963.
(1946)
(Actress)
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Valerie Hobson
Birth name Babette Valerie Louise Hobson
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 14 april 1917 at Larne (United-kingdom)
Death 13 november 1998 (at 81 years) at London (United-kingdom)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 14 april 1917 at Larne (United-kingdom)
Death 13 november 1998 (at 81 years) at London (United-kingdom)
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Knave of Hearts (1954)
, 1h40Directed by René Clément
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Gérard Philipe, Valerie Hobson, Natasha Parry, Germaine Montero, Joan Greenwood, Margaret Johnston
Roles Catherine Ripois
Rating67%
André Ripois, un Français exilé à Londres, est un Don Juan. Sa femme Catherine, lasse de ses infidélités, part pour Édimbourg pour préparer son divorce. Pendant ce temps, André, entre plusieurs liaisons opportunistes, s'éprend de Patricia, une amie de sa femme, et utilise pour la séduire de nombreux stratagèmes.
Background (1953)
, 1h23Directed by Daniel Birt
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Valerie Hobson, Philip Friend, Norman Wooland, Janette Scott, Mandy Miller, Jeremy Spenser
Roles Barbie Lomax
Rating60%
John and Barbie Lomax (Friend and Hobson) have been married for almost 20 years, but the marriage has seemingly reached breaking point. After leaving the army, John has been working hard on making a career for himself as a barrister, which takes up all of his time and attention, leaving him exhausted and irritable. He acts intolerantly and dismissively towards Barbie and their three children, and the marital relationship comes under intolerable strain as the couple argue, bicker and snipe constantly at each other. Realising that the poisoned atmosphere is not good for the children to experience, they agree that in the circumstances divorce is the lesser evil.
The Card (1952)
, 1h31Directed by Ronald Neame
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Sports films, Association football films
Actors Alec Guinness, Petula Clark, Valerie Hobson, Glynis Johns, Edward Chapman, Joan Hickson
Roles Countess of Chell
Rating69%
The film follows the adventures and misadventures of Edward Henry (Denry) Machin, an ambitious young man from a poor background.
Who Goes There! (1952)
, 1h25Directed by Anthony Kimmins
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Nigel Patrick, Valerie Hobson, George Cole, Peggy Cummins, A. E. Matthews, Anthony Bushell
Roles Alex Cornwall
Rating54%
The Voice of Merrill (1952)
, 1h23Directed by John Gilling
Origin United-kingdom
Actors Valerie Hobson, James Robertson Justice, Edward Underdown, Henry Kendall, Garry Marsh, Samuel John Kydd
Roles Alycia Roche
Rating66%
A convicted female blackmailer is found murdered in her flat and suspicion falls on three men, all of whom the police believe may have had reason to wish her dead: struggling author Hugh Allen (Edward Underdown) who had previously been involved in a relationship with the dead woman; Allen's publisher Ronald Parker (Henry Kendall), who had been blackmailed out of several thousand pounds while she was in his employ, and arrogant playwright Jonathan Roach (James Robertson Justice) who clearly knew the woman, but is evasive about the exact nature of their acquaintance. None of the three can provide a verifiable alibi for the time of the murder, so Inspector Thornton (Garry Marsh) decides to shadow them in the belief that sooner or later the guilty party will betray himself.
Meet Me Tonight (1952)
, 1h21Directed by Anthony Pelissier
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Anthology film
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Nigel Patrick, Ted Ray, Valerie Hobson, Kay Walsh, Jessie Royce Landis, Martita Hunt
Roles Stella Cartwright
Rating61%
In "The Red Peppers", a husband and wife song and dance team (Kay Walsh, Ted Ray) bicker with each other, another performer (Martita Hunt), and the theatre manager (Frank Pettingell). In "Fumed Oak", a middle-aged man (Stanley Holloway) finally has enough of his wife, daughter, and mother-in-law (Betty Ann Davies, Dorothy Gordon, and Mary Merrall respectively). Having saved enough money secretly, he announces to his stunned family that he is leaving, never to see them again. In the final segment, "Ways and Means", a husband (Michael Trubshawe) informs his wife (Valerie Hobson) that he has gambled away their money, leaving little to pay their debts, especially to Olive (Jessie Royce Landis). They pawn their last few valuable possessions, hoping to win enough in the casino. However, Olive takes the seat the husband was waiting for and proceeds to win a great deal of money. When she gets up, he takes his rightful place and loses all he has. That night, the couple awake to find Olive's butler, Murdoch (Jack Warner), trying to steal from them. After laughing at him (since they have nothing worth the effort), the wife proposes he rob from his employer and split the money with them. Murdoch takes Olive's winnings, but double crosses the couple, only to end up caught by the police.
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
, 1h46Directed by Robert Hamer
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime, Black comedy
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Dennis Price, Valerie Hobson, Joan Greenwood, Alec Guinness, Miles Malleson, Clive Morton
Roles Edith D'Ascoyne
Rating79%
In Edwardian Britain, Louis Mazzini (Dennis Price), tenth Duke of Chalfont, writes his memoirs while in prison awaiting his death by hanging the next morning. Most of the film consists of a flashback in which Louis narrates the events leading to his imprisonment.
Train of Events (1949)
, 1h28Directed by Basil Dearden, Charles Crichton, Sidney Cole
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Anthology film
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films, Film se déroulant dans un train
Actors Jack Warner, Peter Finch, Valerie Hobson, Susan Shaw, Miles Malleson, Leslie Phillips
Roles Stella
Rating64%
The film opens with a long shot of a Liverpool-bound train waiting to depart from Euston station in London. The train leaves with various characters on board.
The Rocking Horse Winner (1949)
, 1h31Directed by Anthony Pelissier
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Fantasy
Actors Valerie Hobson, John Howard Davies, Ronald Squire, John Mills, Hugh Sinclair, Charles Goldner
Roles Hester Grahame
Rating72%
Un jeune garçon peut prédire les gagnants des courses de chevaux lorsqu'il est sur son cheval à bascule.
The Interrupted Journey (1949)
, 1h20Directed by Daniel Birt
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller
Actors Richard Todd, Valerie Hobson, Christine Norden, Tom Walls, Ralph Truman, Alexander Gauge
Roles Carol North
Rating66%
John North, a struggling writer, is running away with his mistress. After meeting her in London he is sure they are being followed both in the street and at the railway cafe where they have a cup of tea. Once they are on the train he still can't rid himself of his unease as they sit discussing their new life together. Once she is asleep, North goes out into the corridor to try and gather his thoughts and it is then he again sees the man he believes has been following them. In a fit of panic, North pulls the communication cord and jumps off the train. By chance the train is stopped just a couple of minutes away from his house. When he gets there he finds his wife, Carol, waiting for him as usual, as though nothing were wrong. Feeling a burst of fresh affection for her, he embraces her.
Blanche Fury (1948)
, 1h30Directed by Roger Vadim, Marc Allégret, Alexandre Astruc, George Pollock
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Historical, Romance
Actors Valerie Hobson, Stewart Granger, Michael Gough, Marc Allégret, Walter Fitzgerald, Maurice Denham
Roles Blanche Fury
Rating66%
The plot is based on an actual homicide case from Victorian England. Blanche Fury (Valerie Hobson) is a beautiful and genteel woman, forced into menial domestic service after the death of her parents. After a succession of failed positions, she receives an invitation to become governess for the granddaughter of her rich uncle Simon, whom she has never previously met due to an unspecified dispute between him and her father. On arriving at the impressive country estate she first encounters Philip Thorn (Stewart Granger), whom she mistakes for her cousin Laurence. In fact, he is the illegitimate and only son of the former owner of the estate, Adam Fury. Thorn tells her the legend of the founder of the Fury family, killed in battle, his body defended by the ghost of his pet Barbary ape. The ape of the Furies is said to protect the family and wreak vengeance on anyone who crosses them.
The Small Voice (1948)
, 1h25Directed by Fergus McDonell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller
Actors Valerie Hobson, Howard Keel, James Donald, David Greene, Michael Balfour, Glyn Dearman
Roles Eleanor Byrne
Rating62%
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 Estella
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.
The Years Between (1946)
, 1h28Directed by Compton Bennett
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Michael Redgrave, Valerie Hobson, Flora Robson, Felix Aylmer, Dulcie Gray, Edward Rigby
Roles Diana Wentworth
Rating66%
The film charts the homecoming of a British MI6 officer, who had been working with the French Resistance and was presumed dead. His wife is about to marry again, and to become an MP, and all must now readjust to the new situation.
The Adventures of Tartu (1943)
, 1h51Directed by Harold S. Bucquet
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Spy, Romance
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Robert Donat, Valerie Hobson, Walter Rilla, Glynis Johns, Josephine Wilson, Martin Miller
Roles Maruschuka Lanova
Rating68%
British Captain Terence Stevenson (Robert Donat) accepts an assignment even more dangerous than his everyday wartime job of defusing unexploded bombs. Fluent in Romanian and German and having studied chemical engineering, he is parachuted into Romania to assume the identity of Captain Jan Tartu, a member of the fascist Iron Guard. He makes his way to Czechoslovakia to steal the formula of a new Nazi poison gas and sabotage the chemical plant where it is being manufactured.