Annie Esmond
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Annie Esmond was a British film actress.
Annie Esmond was born in Surrey
, England
on 27th September 1873. She made her stage debut in pantomime in Sheffield
in 1891 and later appeared on the American as well as British stage for many years before going into silent films and later talkies. She died on the 4th January 1945
Annie Esmond was born in Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
on 27th September 1873. She made her stage debut in pantomime in Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
in 1891 and later appeared on the American as well as British stage for many years before going into silent films and later talkies. She died on the 4th January 1945
Selected filmography
- Dawn (1917)
- The Right ElementThe Right ElementThe Right Element is a 1919 British silent drama film directed by Rex Wilson and starring Campbell Gullan, Miriam Ferris and Tom Reynolds. It was based on a story by Roland Pertwee.-Cast:* Campbell Gullan - Frank Kemble* Miriam Ferris - Madeleine Wade...
(1919) - PossessionPossession (1919 film)Possession is a 1919 British silent romance film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Edwards, Chrissie White and Gerald Ames. It was an adaptation of the novel Phroso by Anthony Hope.-Cast:* Henry Edwards - Blaise Barewsky...
(1919) - The Yellow Claw (1920)
- UnmarriedUnmarried (1920 film)Unmarried is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by Rex Wilson and starring Gerald du Maurier, Malvina Longfellow and Edmund Gwenn. The film portrays an unmarried mother and the social workers who support her.-Partial cast:...
(1920) - KippsKipps (1921 film)Kipps is a 1921 British drama film directed by Harold M. Shaw and starring George K. Arthur, Edna Flugrath and Christine Rayner. It is an adaptation of the novel Kipps by H.G. Wells.-Cast:* George K...
(1921) - The Passionate FriendsThe Passionate Friends (1923 film)The Passionate Friends is a 1923 British romantic drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Milton Rosmer, Valia and Fred Raynham. It is based on the H.G...
(1923) - God's ClayGod's ClayGod's Clay is a 1928 British drama film directed by Graham Cutts and starring Anny Ondra, Trilby Clark, Haddon Mason and Franklyn Bellamy. A respectable woman's position in society is threatened by a blackmailer. It is an adaptation of the novel God's Clay by Claude Askew and Alice Askew...
(1928) - Alf's Button (1930)
- To Oblige a LadyTo Oblige a LadyTo Oblige a Lady is a 1931 British comedy film directed by H. Manning Haynes and starring Maisie Gay, Warwick Ward, Lilian Oldland, Haddon Mason and James Carew. A couple rent a luxury flat and try and to pass it off as their own in order to impress a wealthy relative...
(1931) - Sally BishopSally Bishop (1932 film)Sally Bishop is a 1932 British romantic drama film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Joan Barry, Harold Huth and Isabel Jeans. It is an adaptation of the 1910 novel Sally Bishop, a Romance by E...
(1932) - Service for Ladies (1932)
- The Iron DukeThe Iron Duke (film)The Iron Duke is a 1934 British historical film directed by Victor Saville and starring George Arliss, Ellaline Terriss, Gladys Cooper and Peter Gawthorne...
(1934) - Virginia's HusbandVirginia's Husband (1934 film)Virginia's Husband is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Dorothy Boyd, Reginald Gardiner and Enid Stamp-Taylor. It was based on the play Virginia's Husband by Florence Kilpatrick...
(1934) - Royal CavalcadeRoyal CavalcadeRoyal Cavalcade is a 1935 British, black-and-white, drama film directed by six separate directors: Thomas Bentley , Herbert Brenon, Norman Lee, Walter Summers, Will Kellino and Marcel Varnel. The film features Marie Lohr, Hermione Baddeley, Owen Nares, Robert Hale, Austin Trevor, James Carew,...
(1935) - Abdul the DamnedAbdul the DamnedAbdul the Damned is a 1935 British drama film directed by Karl Grune and starring Fritz Kortner, Nils Asther and John Stuart. It was made by British International Pictures. It set in the Ottoman Empire in the years before the First World War where the Sultan and the Young Turks battle for power...
(1935) - The Improper DuchessThe Improper DuchessThe Improper Duchess is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Harry Hughes and starring Yvonne Arnaud, Hugh Wakefield, Wilfrid Caithness and Arthur Finn. The film is based on the 1931 play of the same name by J. B...
(1936) - Thunder in the CityThunder in the CityThunder in the City is a 1937 British drama film directed by Marion Gering and starring Edward G. Robinson, Luli Deste, Nigel Bruce and Ralph Richardson.- Plot summary :...
(1937) - His Lordship RegretsHis Lordship RegretsHis Lordship Regrets is a 1938 British comedy film durected by Maclean Rogers and starring Claude Hulbert, Winifred Shotter, Gina Malo and Aubrey Mallalieu.-Cast:* Claude Hulbert - Lord Cavender* Winifred Shotter - Mary/Mabel...
(1938) - Save a Little SunshineSave a Little SunshineSave a Little Sunshine is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Norman Lee and starring Dave Willis, Patricia Kirkwood and Tommy Trinder. After he is sacked from his job, a man buys a share in a hotel.-Production:...
(1938) - Cottage to LetCottage to LetCottage to Let is a 1941 spy film starring Leslie Banks, Alastair Sim and John Mills. Set in World War II Scotland, its plot concerns Nazi spies trying to kidnap an inventor.-Plot:...
(1941) - Let the People SingLet the People Sing (film)Let the People Sing is a 1942 British comedy film directed by John Baxter and starring Alastair Sim, Fred Emney and Edward Rigby. A small town bands together to try to save their music hall from closure. It was based on the novel Let the People Sing by J.B...
(1942) - Dear OctopusDear OctopusDear Octopus is a 1943 British comedy film directed by Harold French and starring Margaret Lockwood, Michael Wilding and Celia Johnson. It is based on a 1938 play Dear Octopus written by Dodie Smith...
(1943)