Diana Churchill
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Biography: Diana Churchill (21 August 1913 – 8 October 1994) was an English actress. She was born Diana Josephine Churchill in Wembley, Middlesex on 21 August 1913. On leaving school she begged her father to let her train for the stage. She made her first professional appearance in 1931 and her film debut in 1933, but her big break came in 1935 with the comedy film Foreign Affaires. She was a crisp, opulent blonde with blue eyes who appeared in several British films, including Scott of the Antarctic (1948) as Kathleen Scott. She was married to the actors Barry K. Barnes (1938-1965) and Mervyn Johns (1976-1992). She died from multiple sclerosis at age 81 in Northwood on 8 October 1994.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Wembley, London, England, UK
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Birthday: August 21, 1913
Age: 111 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: October 08, 1994
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The History of Mr. Polly
Overview: Quiet and somewhat direction-less, Alfred Polly uses the money he inherits from his father to marry and to set up shop in a small town. His heart is in neither of these enterprises and he eventually resorts to desperate measures to break free. His random wanderings in the countryside lead him to a new opportunity that just might be what he's been looking for all along.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-02-08
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Service for Ladies
Overview: Max Tracey is the head waiter at a London hotel. He falls in love at first sight with Sylvia Robertson, an aristocratic woman, and poses as a prince to win her love. In this venture, he is aided by Mr. Westlake, a Ruritanian monarch who owes him a favour. When Sylvia discovers Max's deception, she is appalled, but the situation is resolved when her father tells her that he was once a hotel dishwasher.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-01-14
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Dishonour Bright
Overview: A man is cited as the co-respondent in a divorce case, but is cheerfully unashamed when he appears in court.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-09-21
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Castle of Crimes
Overview: A wealthy French widow is poisoned in her home, Inspector Hanaud investigates..
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-10-26
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Yes, Madam?
Overview: The hilarious tale of two cousins who must complete a period in domestic service in order to receive an inheritance.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-11-01
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Pot Luck
Overview: A retired Scotland Yard detective, Patrick Fitzpatrick (Tom Walls) comes back to take one final case, tracking down a missing vase which has been stolen by a gang of thieves specialising in taking art treasures. His investigation takes him to the home of the innocent Mr Pye (Robertson Hare), whose house has been used by the crooks to hide their proceeds.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-04-01
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The Winter's Tale
Overview: King Leontes of Bohemia suspects his wife, Hermione, and his friend, Polixenes, of betraying him. When he forces Polixenes to flee for his life, Leontes sets in motion a chain of events that lead to death, a ferocious bear, an infant left in the snow, young love, and a statue coming to life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-05-27
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Foreign Affaires
Overview: An ageing aristocrat schemes to secure his dwindling finances by any means – fair or foul!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-11-21
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Sensation
Overview: Pat Heaton may be the best crime reporter in town but his fiancée Claire, despairing of the more tawdry aspects of his profession, makes him promise to give the job up. When a pretty waitress is found murdered, however, Pat falls in line with the rest of the 'Murder Gang' the pack of reporters who gather to glean stories by fair means or foul!
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-12-16
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The Dominant Sex
Overview: A mature comedy based on the hit stage play in which a loving but strained marriage is put to the test!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-01-26
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Scott of the Antarctic
Overview: The true story of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his ill-fated expedition to try to be the first man to discover the South Pole - only to find that the murderously cold weather and a rival team of Norwegian explorers conspire against him
Genres: Adventure Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-11-29
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Housemaster
Overview: Three girls arrive at a stuffy English public school and cause all sorts of problems with both the staff and pupils.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-01-31
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Sally Bishop
Overview: A British romantic drama film directed by T. Hayes Hunter
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-10-17
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School for Husbands
Overview: A couple of lonesome wives, Marion Carter and Diana Cheswick fall for philanderer Leonard Drummon, and arrange to get their husbands, Geoffrey Carter and Morgan Cheswick, off to Paris so they can be free for one night of fun and frolic. The husbands are all for this as they think it will cure their wives of being infatuated with this man-about-town. And they might run into some fun in Paris. Actually, the philanderer is the one who put the idea in their heads to go away so the coast will be clear for his marauding raid party, with no intentions of curing anybody of anything.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-08-11
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Law and Disorder
Overview: On the eve of WWII a young defence lawyer, assisted by his wife, invaigles his way into a gang of foreign saboteurs. Comedy thriller, ably executed by a satisfactory cast.
Genres: Comedy Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-07-06
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