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Violet Farebrother (22 August 1888 – 27 September 1969) was an English film actress. She appeared in 25 films between 1911 and 1965, including three films directed by Alfred Hitchcock. She was born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, and died in Eastbourne, Sussex.
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 22 august 1888 at Grimsby (United-kingdom)
Death 27 september 1969 (at 81 years) at Eastbourne (United-kingdom)
Birth 22 august 1888 at Grimsby (United-kingdom)
Death 27 september 1969 (at 81 years) at Eastbourne (United-kingdom)
Violet Farebrother (22 August 1888 – 27 September 1969) was an English film actress. She appeared in 25 films between 1911 and 1965, including three films directed by Alfred Hitchcock. She was born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, and died in Eastbourne, Sussex.
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Fortune Is a Woman (1957)
, 1h30Directed by Sidney Gilliat
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Jack Hawkins, Arlene Dahl, Dennis Price, Violet Farebrother, Ian Hunter, Geoffrey Keen
Roles Mrs Moreton
Rating67%
London insurance investigator Oliver Branwell goes to Louis Manor to probe a recent fire. Tracey Moreton lives there with his wife Sarah and his mother. He introduces them to Oliver, as well as his neighbor and cousin, Clive, and describes a valuable painting that was lost in the blaze. Tracey isn't aware that Sarah and Oliver were once romantically involved.
Man of the Moment (1955)
, 1h28Directed by John Paddy Carstairs
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Monde imaginaire
Actors Lana Morris, Norman Wisdom, Belinda Lee, Jerry Desmonde, Karel Štěpánek, Garry Marsh
Roles Queen of Tawaki
Rating62%
Faute de trouver quelqu'un de disponible, Norman, un employé du ministère de l'Outre-Mer, est envoyé représenter le Royaume-Uni lors d'une conférence à Genève. Accidentellement, il vote contre une motion qui aurait permis une intervention étrangère dans les affaires de Tawaki, une paisible nation du Pacifique. Ce vote lui fait gagner la gratitude de la reine de Tawaki, qui lui laisse toute latitude à propos des affaires de son pays.
The Woman for Joe (1955)
, 1h31Directed by George More O'Ferrall
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Diane Cilento, Jill Ireland, George Baker, David Kossoff, Violet Farebrother, Earl Cameron
Roles Ma Gollatz
Rating56%
Midget George Wilson pulls strings to obtain a job in the circus for Mary, a Hungarian lady he's fallen madly in love with. Mary is happy to have the job, singing to the lions, but although she likes George, her feelings for circus owner Joe Harrop are stronger. The jealousy and tensions caused affect the running of the circus.
Cup-Tie Honeymoon (1948)
, 1h33Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Sports films, Association football films
Actors Betty Jumel, Patricia Phoenix, Violet Farebrother, Barry K. Barnes, Bernard Youens
Roles Mary Chambers
Rating49%
A business man's son (Powell) has to choose between playing for his father's team and their rivals in a football match. He does the right thing and romantically impresses his father's secretary.
Look Before You Love (1948)
Directed by Harold Huth
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Margaret Lockwood, Griffith Jones, Norman Wooland, Maurice Denham, Frederick Piper, Bruce Seton
Rating54%
The Pearls of the Crown (1937)
, 1h58Directed by Christian-Jaque, Sacha Guitry
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Historical
Actors Sacha Guitry, Enrico Glori, Ermete Zacconi, Renée Saint-Cyr, Arletty, Marcel Dalio
Roles An Old Lady
Rating68%
L'historien Jean Martin (Sacha Guitry) raconte à sa jeune épouse Françoise (Jacqueline Delubac) l'histoire fabuleuse d'un collier composé de sept perles fines, jadis offert par le pape Clément VII (Ermete Zacconi) à sa nièce Catherine de Médicis (Paulette Elambert), quelques mois avant le mariage de cette dernière avec le futur Henri II... Quatre des perles, remises à Élisabeth I (Yvette Pienne) peu après l'exécution de Marie Stuart (Jacqueline Delubac) ornent désormais les arceaux de la couronne royale britannique, mais les trois dernières ont mystérieusement disparu. Jean Martin décide alors de partir en quête des joyaux manquants, imité en cela par un officier de la Maison royale anglaise (Lyn Harding) et un camérier du pape (Enrico Glori).
It’s Not Cricket (1937)
Directed by Ralph Ince
Genres Comedy
Actors Claude Hulbert, Henry Kendall, Clifford Heatherley, Sylvia Marriott, Violet Farebrother, Frederick Burtwell
Roles Lady Harlow
Where's Sally? (1936)
, 1h11Directed by Arthur B. Woods
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Chili Bouchier, Gene Gerrard, Claude Hulbert, Reginald Purdell, Renee Gadd, Violet Farebrother
Roles Mrs. Hickory
A womanising playboy becomes tired of his philandering lifestyle and asks his current girlfriend to marry him. At the wedding reception, his best man makes a speech treating the entire gathering to the finer details of the bridegroom's chequered romantic history. The bride becomes upset, and her new husband is furious with his best friend for being so indiscreet. He whisks her straight out of the wedding hall and they set off on honeymoon.
It's a Bet (1935)
, 1h9Directed by Alexander Esway
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Gene Gerrard, Helen Chandler, Judy Kelly, Allen Vincent, Alf Goddard, Jimmy Godden
Roles Lady Allway
Rating62%
A reporter goes on the run for a month to win a bet from his editor.
Mr. Cohen Takes a Walk (1935)
, 1h20Directed by William Beaudine
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Paul Graetz, Violet Farebrother, Chili Bouchier, Barry Livesey, Ralph Truman, Kenneth Villiers
Roles Rachel Cohen
Rating69%
Jake Cohen, the owner of a department store (Graetz), goes on the road, and leaves it under the control of his children, only to have to return when they fight with each other on the eve of a worker's strike.
At the Villa Rose (1930)
, 1h39Directed by Leslie S. Hiscott
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Crime
Actors Norah Baring, Richard Cooper, Austin Trevor, Barbara Gott, Francis Lister, Amy Brandon Thomas
Roles Helen
Murder! (1930)
, 1h38Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Crime
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Herbert Marshall, Norah Baring, Phyllis Konstam, Una O'Connor, Edward Chapman, Miles Mander
Rating62%
Diana Baring (Norah Baring), a young actress in a travelling theatre troupe, is found in a daze with blood on her clothes, standing by the murdered body of another young actress, Edna Druce. The poker used to commit the murder was at Diana's feet, but she has no memory of what happened during the minutes the crime was committed. The two young women were thought to have been rivals, and the police arrest her. Diana withholds some important information deliberately, to protect something about the identity of a man that she will not name.
Easy Virtue (1928)
, 1h39Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays, Adaptation d'une pièce de théâtre de Noel Coward
Actors Isabel Jeans, Franklin Dyall, Ian Hunter, Dorothy Boyd, Violet Farebrother, Frank Elliott
Roles Mrs. Whittaker
Rating53%
“ 'Virtue is its own reward' they say -- but 'easy virtue' is society's reward for a slandered reputation.
Downhill (1927)
, 1h20Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Adventure
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Films based on plays, Erotic thriller films
Actors Ivor Novello, Isabel Jeans, Ian Hunter, Violet Farebrother, Norman McKinnel, Ben Webster
Rating59%
At an expensive English boarding school for boys, Roddy Berwick (Ivor Novello) is School Captain and star rugby player. He and his best friend Tim (Robin Irvine) start seeing a waitress Mabel (Annette Benson). Out of pique, she tells the headmaster that she is pregnant and that Roddy is the father. In fact it was Tim, who cannot afford to be expelled because he needs to win a scholarship to attend Oxford University. Promising Tim that he will never reveal the truth, Roddy accepts expulsion.