Herbert Bunston
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Biography: Herbert Bunston (15 April 1874 – 27 February 1935) was an English stage and screen actor. He is remembered for his role as Dr. John Seward in the Broadway and film versions of Dracula. Bunston was born in Charmouth and briefly attended Cranleigh School in Surrey before working as an actor. Bunston emigrated to the United States in 1922. His first Broadway appearance was Arthur Wing Pinero's The Enchanted Cottage in 1923. Other short-running roles in That Awful Mrs. Eaton! and Simon Called Peter were followed by a critically noticed role in a run of 260 performances of 1925's Young Woodley. On October 5, 1927, Bunston debuted as Dr John Seward in a Broadway production of Dracula alongside Bela Lugosi. Bunston's other Broadway credits include Young Woodley (1925), Simon Called Peter (1924), That Awful Mrs. Eaton (1924), The Enchanted Cottage (1923), and Drink (1903). Bunston's stage success led to a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Between 1929 and 1935 he had mainly character roles in over 30 films, and 1931 he re-created his Broadway role in the film adaptation of Dracula. Bunston married Emily Fox Chaffey (1866-1939) in 1898 and they had two children, Margaret, and John. Bunston died of a heart attack on February 27, 1935.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Dorset, England, UK
Adult: No
Birthday: April 15, 1874
Age: 151 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: February 27, 1935
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Dracula
Overview: British estate agent Renfield travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a castle in London. After Dracula enslaves Renfield and drives him to insanity, the pair sail to London together and Dracula, a secret vampire, begins preying on London socialites.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-02-12
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The Richest Girl in the World
Overview: Millionairess Dorothy Hunter is tired of finding out that her boyfriends love her for her money, and equally weary of losing eligible beaus who don't want to be considered fortune-hunters. That's why she trades identities with her secretary Sylvia before embarking on her next romance with Tony Travers. This causes numerous complications not only for Dorothy and Tony but for Sylvia, whose own husband Philip is not the most patient of men.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-09-21
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The Little Minister
Overview: The stoic, proper Rev. Gavin Dishart, newly assigned to a church in the small Scottish village of Thrums, finds himself unexpectedly falling for one of his parishioners, the hot-blooded Gypsy girl Babbie. A village-wide scandal soon erupts over the minister's relationship with this feisty, passionate young woman, who holds a secret about the village's nobleman, Lord Milford Rintoul, and his role in an increasingly fractious labor dispute.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-12-28
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Smilin' Through
Overview: On the day of his wedding, Sir John Carteret's fiancée, Moonyeen, is killed by a jealous rival named Jeremy, leaving him emotionally devastated. Carteret spends three decades in seclusion, mostly communing with the spirit of Moonyeen, until he learns that her niece, Kathleen, has become an orphan. He adopts and raises the child as his own but is alarmed when, as a young woman, she falls in love with the son of Moonyeen's murderer.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-09-24
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The Age of Innocence
Overview: An engaged attorney and a divorcee fall for each other in 1870s Manhattan.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-09-14
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Dr. Monica
Overview: A prominent New York doctor, unable to have a child, discovers her philandering husband has impregnated her best friend.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-06-23
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The Lady of Scandal
Overview: A famous British actress gets involved with two members of a reserved British noble family, whose plan to get rid of her backfires.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-05-24
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The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
Overview: There is a big charity function at the house of Mrs. Cheyney and a lot of society is present. With her rich husband, deceased, rich old Lord Elton and playboy Lord Arthur Dilling are both very interested in the mysterious Fay. Invited to the house of Mrs. Webley, Fay is again the center of attention for Arthur and Elton with her leaning towards stuffy old Elton. When Arthur sees Charles, Fay's Butler, lurking in the gardens, he remembers that Charles was a thief caught in Monte Carlo and he figures that Fay may be more interested in the pearls of Mrs. Webley, which she is. After Fay takes the pearls, but before she can toss them out the window, she is caught by Arthur who is very disappointed in how things are turning out.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-07-06
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Once a Lady
Overview: A young Russian woman marries a wealthy Englishman, and has a daughter with him. After she has an affair with one of his friends, she is forced to leave Britain and moves to Paris. Many years later, her daughter approaches her, needing her help.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-11-07
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Old English
Overview: An old man unethically provides an income for his two grandchildren.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-08-12
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Ambassador Bill
Overview: An American ambassador arrives in a small country that is being convulsed by political intrigue and civil unrest. He befriends the young boy who is to be the country's king, to ensure that the boy is prepared to take on the role and also to see that he lives long enough to assume the crown.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-11-13
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Long Lost Father
Overview: A long-absent father is reunited with his daughter, who still holds a grudge that he had deserted his family years earlier.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-01-19
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Cardinal Richelieu
Overview: The cunning Cardinal Richelieu must save King Louis XIII from treachery within his inner circle.
Genres: History Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-04-18
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Desirable
Overview: A man meets the daughter of his lover and they begin to fall in love.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-09-08
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Dracula
Overview: 8-minute shortened version of Tod Browning's 1931 classic "Dracula."
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-01-01
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The Monkey's Paw
Overview: A mother wishes for the return of her dead son, a wish that is granted by the severed paw of a dead monkey.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-01-13
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The Last Flight
Overview: Cary, Shep, Bill, and Francis are pilots during World War I. The four friends, haunted by the devastation of the war, head to Paris instead of home, where they meet Nikki, an eccentric and wealthy young woman. Nikki is drawn to Cary, and the five friends, tagged by the boorish reporter, Frink, drink their way from Paris to Lisbon.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-08-29
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The Moonstone
Overview: A valuable gem from India is stolen in an old dark mansion and it is up to Scotland Yard inspector Charles Irwin to find out who did it among all the suspects who were in the house.
Genres: Comedy Mystery Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-08-20
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Vanity Fair
Overview: An ambitious and ruthless young woman advances from the position of governess to the heights of British society.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-03-15
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File 113
Overview: A Parisian cop sets out to solve a sudden series of crimes, including robbery and blackmail. Based on a novel by Émile Gaboriau.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-01-05
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A Shot in the Dark
Overview: An amateur sleuth solves three murders at his son's New England college.
Genres: Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-01-31
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Under Suspicion
Overview: A group of Canadian Royal Mounted Police officers arrive home after serving overseas with the Allied Army. After enjoying a birthday banquet for the aged Major Manners amid much singing and revelry, Inspector Turner reveals suspicions about a new recruit, John Smith, whom he knows to be using a pseudonym and whose war record contains something potentially damaging.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-12-28
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Always Goodbye
Overview: Stranded and broke after her erstwhile boyfriend leaves her, A onetime London heiress joins a con man to bilk a millionaire at his Italian villa. Little do they realize that he knows full well who they are after being tipped off by Scotland Yard.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-05-24
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Charlie Chan's Chance
Overview: Charlie is the intended murder victim here, and he avoids death only by chance. To find the murderer (since, of course, murder does occur), Charlie must outguess Scotland Yard and New York City police.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-01-24
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Clive of India
Overview: Fort St. David, Cuddalore, southern India, 1748. While colonial empires battle to seize an enormous territory, rich in spices and precious metals beyond the wildest dreams, and try to gain the favor of the local kings, Robert Clive (1725-1774), a frustrated but talented clerk who works for the East Indian Company and struggles to earn his fortune, makes a bold decision that will change his life forever.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama History War Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-01-25
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Les Misérables
Overview: In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
Genres: Drama History Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-04-20
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